Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-01
Accuracv offhe Democrat. The Democrat

accuracy OF the democrat. The Democrat
Of last week contained It's usual amount of ac-
curate information on vurious subjects. We
noticed two articles in which this distinguish
ing characteristic Of the Loco Foco papers.
was displayed in a wonderful manner. The
first was from the Boston Post, (Which always
speaks the truth y denying that Harrington,
the Worcester Postmaster, and editor Of the
Worcester Republican, Loco Foco paper
had absconded, or was defaulter, or that any
connexion of his had been concerned in coun-
terfeiling. The other article was from the W.
Patriot, equally good authority with the Post
and Globe, and even better, for it sometimes
tells more than the truth. The latter article
stated that the Supreme Court of this State
was SO far Loco Foco as 10 have decided re-
Gently at Rutland, that bank bills are not
money: In reply TO these articles we quote
the following.
From the Worcester Spy Of Feb. 20.
ANOTHER LEG TREASURER
~ GONE! -kn
Jubal Harrington, Post Master OF Wor-
cesler, the head Of the Loco Foco party 10
in this County. the Editor of the Worcester
Republican, which was their organ, their
representative to the General Court when
they had the ascendancy in this town, and
repeatedly, their candidate for Congress
from this district, gave leg bail to his friends,
on the night ofthe lth inst, and has ever
since been among the missing The last
that heard from him was in New York,
where he took a passage for Georgia, on
his way, as is supposed, to that paradise OF
rogues. Texas. lie has dcoampcd under
rather serious imputations Of official defal.
cation, connexion in combination for coun.
terfeiling the coin Of the country, and forge
ry. Olthe extent OF his defalca,ions, we are
not informed They are not so large. how.
ever but that his bondsmen will be abund
antly able to pay, whatsoever the balance
may be found to be- Their interests have
undoubtedly been protected. as far as posi-
Bile, by the faithful and assiduous clerk, who
has had the principal management OF the Of
fee.
The reported agency Of Harrington in
procuring dies for counterfeiting. is fully
confirmed, so that no doubt remains Of hi:
guilt. Since he absconded. it has been dis
covered that the endorsements to several
notes, which he had passed of, amounting
in the aggregate, TO near a thousand dollars
were forged Whether there are more such
in existence is not yet known. 1t is ascer
u -
tanned, however. that the commencement o
! his forgeries was not Of recent date, but that
as much as four years since, schiic repre-
senfatiue 10 the General Court, he passed Q
note of that character, which he aherward.
took up.
We were not at all surprised at these dc
velopements, neither. as we apprehended
were great portion Of the people Of ihi.
place The offences are but the practica
operation Of the principles which be FIRE
quently advocated. and which. personally
he took little pains 10 conceal He has. new
ertheless, been sustained by the administra
ton. in one of the best and most responsible,
Offices in the county. and has been supported
for other highly responsible trusts, by hi
parizans here, with all the opportunit,
which they must necessarily have had. 70
knowing his tue character. Bytheir fruits
let them be judged