Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-08-16
Communicated.

The Bennington Gazette is too violent in its
attack on the reputation of the Wing Candi-
dates for the Senate, in that County, TO claim
the reputation of fairness or candour. We do
not blame the Editor of that paper for urging
the election Of senators nominated by the Van
Buren, party, or for using their best exerions
TO accomplish that object. But there are some
things they ought not TO do and for which no
apology can be found in the violence or bitter
ness Of party feeling And first
They ought not 10 lie. II is wrong for them
10 induce people 10 give their votes for any one,
on representations they make--knowing that
whilst making them they state that which is
untrue, for no one likes to be deceived, and
particularly by paper for which they are pay
ing their money Among various matters,
what could have induced the editor of that pa
per to state that the Wing Candidate for Sena-
Tor residing in the Bennington probate district
SIS a hedry Bank stock holder, and achose
feelings and interests are Tholiy identified
pith the Bank. When they know, and the
full means of knowledge is within their reach,
that the statement is false, deliberately utter
ed---and when they further know that the can
didate referred to does not own one share, or
the fraction Of share in the Bank of Bennlng-
ton, or in any other Bank, nor in any corpora
lion whatever. These are facts, and tits wrong,
morally and politically, TO make statements
so destitute of truth, for the purpose, and with
the design, Of deceivng the ireemen in giving
their votes. But should the people be awake
10 the fact that their candidates are Bank stock
holders &c. &C., then we state as facts that
their candidate Mr. Robinson is stock holder
in the Bank of Bennington, and that his inter-
est is connected with the Bank, and that as an
attorney he has collected debts for the Bank,
and is now prosecuting some Of its disputable
business land what is still more singular
the same MIR Robinson is director of other
Corporations. Under these circumstances,
what candour, sincerity, or propriety, is there
in Mr. Robinson, or the printer and user OF his
press and type in declaimng so much about
Banks and other Corporations ;---when the
same individuals are the most officious in get
ting its stock, doing its business and obtaining
the dictatorship of these various Corporations.
1t looks as if by much noise they meant to de-
ceive the people in relation to their real stand
ing with respect to those institutions.
Secondly They ought not to be gully Of
forgery What induced the editor of that pa
per 10 publishing the resolutions of the Wing
County Convention, TO alter its praseology, and
insert words altering its meaning and sense
and this Intentionally, deliberately, and with
the design TO deceive and mislead the lreemen
and voters of this county.
We wish 10 be understood in this matter.
We do not intend to enter into any conlrover-
sy with that paper, or its editors, for we hold
no converse with men who do not tell The
truth, or aim to---neither do we wish TO expose
any matter in writing TO their observation,
when il is not safe from alterations. But our
business is with the freemen, that they may
understand the truth of these facts and be on
the guard against such deception; for when a
man has once intentionally and designedly de-
eeived another, we may well be on our quad,
for they may do il again. They count much
also on the fact that there is no other paper in
the county TO expose their doings.