The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-09-04
A BASE FRAUD ExPOSED!!
TYE FLETCHER HANDBILL.

gress upon the Army Bill, accompanied win re-
marks of the most vile and slanderous character
These RENAL ks also published in the Norlh
Star over the signature of $50 says Patriot -
These remarks it is minated and believed ny ma
ny were written in Mr. Flctcher's office, and that
The expense Of publication and distribution Ii IN
part paid from the eight dollars per day by
the man who was absent from the House nearly
two thirds of the time during the last session These
remarks are basely false Mr. + knows them to
be such, and yet permits them to be circulated
His handful says:
"rhe federal party have four representatives in
Congre. from the State of Vermont, viz, Hiland
Ilnll William Slade, Heman Allen, and Horace
Everett-all healthy, able bodied men. They with
Mr. Fletcher, take their seats in the house OF KEEP
resenatives The question IN relation 10 the dis-
mrbance on the northern frontier IS before the
house. A member from Mass. aud also ono from
Maine, most viely and wantonly attacked and ira
duced the character of the citizens of Vermont
and her institutions. These f0ur dem0crattc Whigs
(ns they are caled) CowARDs or TRAIToks, remain
ed as mum death-not lisp from them. Ihey
as silent as the grave, and apparently nave as
little regard for oul charactar; when as by ciap "
LhHnder, thcy are aroused from their federal and
pane reVeres, by the voice OF The sick, enaclalod
reason bereit FLLICHER, who, rising in his place
90 Them, like Hamlets ghost, most uuwelcome(
in an able, spirited, and mastery manner defended
Vermont from her reckless invaders, and proved
himself Il CHAMPION in defence OF our rights
Let the reader now turn to the speech Of Mr. Ev'
erett of this State upon the outside Of this paper,
and then ask himself, is the 1--WE quote from the
landbilD "SICK, E.fACL4TED, REASON'BE-
RET FLETCHER" worthy of the support Of
free men? Will honest men tolerate this attempt at
fl aud aud deception by The averment that he was
the ONLY man from Vermont who answered the re-
marks of members of other States roiecting upon
ours when he us a member of the House, should
nav eheard them, and be aware of the lacl?-a fraud
originating at Washington is plainly seen from
the suppression Of Everetts speech by the Globe,
and also that of Bronson's, Tory member from
n. Y. The Hundblll says the attack was made on
~ bv Wings This is another lalschood Bron-
son was the most violent of all Others With these
facts before them, can honest and candid men sup
port party that attempts to carry their points by
deception? Was there moro villainous game
attempted be played off upon the people, and
are they willing to be the dupes of such men, and
support him who is accessory, beyond doubt to the
whole scheme Will not freemen spurn such
double dealing, and the ballot boxes, show those
who would deceive them, that they capable OF
resentng insult? We copy the following remarks
from the Montpelier Watchman in relation to this
subject:
FALSEHOODS NAILED! GIVE HONOR TO
WHOM HONOR is DUE.
Ever since the commencement of this campaign
Districts have been at yhe fourth and sh
FIctcher's speech on the militia bi-claiming tina
he the only member from Vermont who dared
defend tho people OF the frontier from the assaults
made on the floor of the House-and boldly charp
ing the other members of the delegation with cul
pable neglect Of their duty. When we saw tho
uc.l,aF a
marks, we suspected the first glance, that there
was some trick on foot which was intended to zen
ure' to the exclusive benefit of tho loco focos
The simple fact than the Globe did not in that humble,
gre the remarks Of Bronson, Ohe loco ono who first
assaied the Northon people, )of Exams and IF Grcn
met,' but DID GIVE Gen. Fs repM at full length, led
us TO entertain this suspicion. Now, our suspicion
is sustained, and have the fullest proofthnt boil
the exclusive honor claimed for Gen Fletcher md
the abuse heaped upon the Wing delegation. are
unwarranted by the facts in the case Bronson n
New York led the in favor of the bill To es
tabsh nl}sta1y police the frontier; subseouept
ly Mr. Evans, in remarking upon this measure NJ
the administration, alluded TO the Windsor era nj
Jury in no complimentary terms. He was Instant,
interrupted-not by Gen. Fletcher, but by HOR
ACE EVERETT, the able and interchangeable Wbio
member from the third district. MIR Everett did no
wait even for Evans to finish his speech. but h,
promptly interfered, corrected the misrepresen,a
tion relative to the grand jury "a nd mr. Egans soio
he dissatisfied wm M EcereH's explanation ana
did not again al 'ude to the subject Subsequent tc
this MIR Grennel Of Mass followed in the debo,e
and he alluded to the excitement OF the people OF
Vermont: and who was first reply? Not Gen
Flelcher it HORACE EVERETT who
second time, promptly replied aud defended the neo.
pie of his state. The following is his speech de.
livered on the taoenty eigM Of June and 1t will he
remarked that Mr. Grennel, as well as Mr. Evans
was forced by Mr. Everett to ACKNOWLEDGE b;,nsol
wrong in his assault upon the people of this stare
[See Speech outside Caledonian1
Thus it will be seen that Mr. Everett uas nrop,,,
and successful in maintaining the honor and defc
ding the character ofVermont, and that Messrs
Evans and GrennelI were perfectly satisfied with
his explanation. Now for Gen. Fletcher. af,er al