Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-02-16


some, lines by u falsc melence, that real estate 10
an immense amount was pledged Tor The pa,mea' ~
the bills, and many whn were Ignorant 81 the Laws
and the (,r,s o( the case have lhus ben deceived
Agents have been sen, abroad. We. sir Jo'- Elders,
gone inr,uslrd with greater and som' WIN lesser
amounts Of his WORTHLESS. trash. have been employ
ed IN g,i ing i, circulation, until II has ''""' us
,y,y into uluus, ever, part Of The United states
and -, l,s, :, n,eseryc nprea,ances Of honesty 10
himself publicly condemns his """ paper W
doubtful alternative 10 lie sme.) '"t 'hs IS no.
done um;, the country is flooded with IT. What
amour, is now out il Is imposs'oe 10 say WIN
cc,,o;n,y 1: In, I should Judge not much short ot
half a million II is not indeed strange that II
should have gained so wide circulation, lo"
are aware tina, there aye thousands Of uususpec,ins
peope, vino trouble themselves hut little to inquire
into the concerns of Banks, especially those Il, II
distance from ,heu,, and when bill is offered them
scarcel, inquire into It's senunenpss, or tie sokency
of the Bank, If IL I've recommended rs good even
by n stranger. This concern may say has now
wholly ceased TO exist, the plates | am informed
are disposed of, The office long since closed, and
all reasonable hope that any thing inriher
will be done bv Jo Smith in the banking
business at Kirkland entirely given up.
Indeed almost every individual concerned
in this operation is insolvcn', some by many
thousands nr dollars. somc have nbscondcd'
In addition ln all this the sta,u'c ot On Z"
declares "iha' no action shall b" brought
"upon any bills hereafter issued by any
"bank. banker or bankers. and intended
"for ciculatnn, or upon amy note. b"',
"bon,l. or other sccur,'v gwen AMI made
"payab'e 10 any such bank. NC. nnrF.
"such ba * &c. shall be Incorporated and
"author zod bv he laws Of tins S'o'c I"
tissue such bulls aud mates; but that ali
.such notes aud bills &c. shall be h"ld and
",aken in al, Courts as absolutely void
Sat. G AGO.
S,,ha, NAV cnnclnds with the answer
10 ynur last inquiries which Is involved 10
which ven speak a'c M, only worthless on
account Of he insolvency or rather com
plete annh,la,,on Of the Institution, bur
utterly VOID in law. That tins Bank is o
fraudurn, couccru, and tina, there Is not
the most distant prospect that Jo. Smith
will ever refund to the public the money
that he has thus obtained from them; or
which is abou, he same thing until fortune
turns in his .avor in the art OF ccromancy.
or he is enabled BY means Of his peep s'"nc
10 Law hold or,hosc golden treasures which
have so long been the object Of his search
He has 50 completely nnt the D'vll ~ the
blu.h. tint Il is suspected His Satanic
Majesty, has gwen HIM trcm' udrns k'ck
in his "soa' of honor" and sent him t"r'l
hcadong hpon the world. to seek ont an,
establish new "sla'cs' or seats Of empire
and new accomplices in inqn,y.*
You are quit" al liberty. SIR. to Publis
this letter # u shall be though, to be fu
the benefit OF tho public.
Respectfully Yours
II " HAYES
"lI is related by the Smith family that ATE
JOSEPH had got his golden plae." - spirit -.
saue'l him and PC, k,d them II hi. hands, J,
seized h"m aglm and suu.h ,rcuii> Il, n.h
HIS Satanic Majesty kr"pmg close -, h's hrc
applied his c!nNcn foot Ia he P,ol Ipl', Sea; ,
honor aud ,n'-td h'm s','ral Erl f"m hr grnn,t
tIieI"od b> T. il"w" Eq) Noone viii d"l
think TIA, 'hr,r rl,'e> vr'r reaII, derii>h II,
st,uueni-, hut, the, wee I" he Used u, IA
ser> ice "i satan. c'inin"n,l.r w,- ca-'> 'Nrrr
and II is sad rhu Io and III" Dew, had E,buui e
together h,'n'onnu-l, eve, sure.
The Nr'arunc. Cu\ New, has passp
into The hands ot RuFu, w. GRl.w.Lr
ond j. now published under the cognnmr
Of the Vergennes Ve ,nonier. II is YER
neatly executed, well filled sheet, an
wing TO the cor"-of course. Right wei
come "couSln Bucklngham,"
NEW HnsT OFFICE.-We learn that
Post Office has been established in s
George. located On The stage route fro
Burlington to Middebnry via Hnosbutu,
This Office will BE- an Accommodation u,
only to The people Of S.. George, bu, al
to the eat part OF Shelburn and soul H. we
part of WiIls'on. Geo. B. lsham, E,q.
appointed Pos, Master.
"Spcaking Of Cannon" said sobe
FACED canntryman the other day. to one
Sir Johns lntormers this side the lin
''rem'nds me Of VIVA, | saw this morning
"lndecd! SAID the informer. srizlnu |
pen and beg'nlng to write. "whal did "