Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1839-12-02

The following statement is copied from the
Cincinnati Evening Post. Can it be true? Sur".
y Col. johnson has had this trust of edticaliI.
Indians long enough, if he executes as here stated.
Should not the truth be ascerlaned? .-
"VISIT TO THE VICE PRESIDENT
Extract from letter, dated
22d SEPTEMBER, 1889.
AS you insist upon having sketch ofmy visit
to the Vice Presidents Springs here it isl
1t was at the end of July when started from
Frankfort, in buggy, with friend OF mine and
while we were passing heap of planks, called Il
bridge, close TO the Springs, our carriage broke.
We walked up to Johnson's, and q man came,
who conveyed ii on Il cart to wagon maker, 10
be mended.
| The house connected with the Springs, buii
up for the accommodation of the visiteis, we found
scarcely fit for 80 or 40 boarders in spite of
which there was crowd of about 100 people Of
every description.
| fit were permitted to contradict what some
kentucky papers related about the highly roman
tic situation of the Springs, would venture to
say that all around looked barren and gloomy so
as to render it almost impossible to escape, at first,
an unpleasant sensation. ut.
We went Immediately down to the Spring,
whose water may be excellent for the sick, but
not agreeable 10 the healthy Leaving then to
others the discovery Of its chemical and whole
some properties, we directed our steps towards
a row of negro-looking cabins, where we were
told the Vice President temporarily was.
Passing in front of a door, gentleman dressed
in his morning gown, and writing ut table
! close 10 the door, politely invited us in. IL
J was the Vice President himself; who, max
ing apology for his being obliged to close let
ter, introduced us to gentleman in the nex
room, q Colonel of the U. s. Dragons
That gentleman, on hearing we were stran-
: gers, complimenled us on the ground that the al
lens who come to this country are the best support
ers of Democracy; but Col. johnson soon came
in and taking part in the ersalion, said, IL was
his system to welcome foreigners and believe
them gentlemen until they turn out not to be so.
In the course of the conversation, as fur as We
I could Judge of him, we recognized the true sol
der, but as to discovering any thing which coult
=, show the statesman or the officer fit for the higl
( place he occupied, we rather disappointed
: The dinner hour came; il was TO him wht
could best avail himselfof his elbows to get int
{ the dnner-room, where ] should have forgiven
j The " Z. (aD we were soon Informed tint the tav
n ern was kept on his account the bad meal he ad
4 minisered TO his guests, We're it not the mudd.
o water and want of ice, sensibly felt with the Their
II mometer at 90
G We intended to visit in the evening the Indian
If .4cademy of which we had heard much said, bi
IS our feelings had already been too much hurt h.
u the view of many wreched idle boys about I'll
establishment performing in and outside the low
est services, who proved 10 be the .aeadem,eian
IS themselves. Their number increased toward
Dr. dusk, and they were TO be seen, dirty halt nakel
g. looking around for horse to watch, or any oihe
e, such performance, to get picayune, an
> convert It INTO grog-some Of them were pubcl
playing at cards to cheat each other Of the earn
n ings ofthe day.
I'll This is but the truth concerning them. Tn
is the education they get in virtue of anact Of Coz
gress, and it rests upon them to spread knowIedg
- among their nation when they return home poo
u Indians unfortunate people, when will they l.
well treated by the tralnplcrs of the soil one
tie theirs tIE
nd We were obliged to send up the wheels of O,
IN, buggy to have it back four pupils of the Acad
on my, for rHng remunerationS look each on the
&c. shoulders one ofthem, and cagvieu 1t through Il
woods to the wagon makor Akw