Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-09-08
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gentleman of this town | was yesterday pre-
sented with copy of the last No. of the VT.
Statesman, containing most ridiculous at
tempt, by correspondent, to answer my COM
munication in the Herald of the 18th ult., in
regard to the loco foco caucus held in this vii
lage a few weeks ago. Inasmuch as this
democrat Of Rutland" (as he styles himselD
has told four distinct Democratic lies in the
article alluded to, you will oblige me by allow
ing me the privilege Of overhauling him through
your columns.
From the style, diction, sense, sentiment &
connexion .of ideas:of the article, am able
to judge, to my own satisfaction, who this
Democrat of Rutland" is. The intonations
of voice necessary to a proper reading of the
thing bear so strong resemblance TO the
rub-a-dub-dub which cooper makes in the
musical process of driving down hoop, that
one may be justified for supposing there were
strong sites of consangunity between the mu-
sic and the communication. He certainly
was no lawyer who wrote it; il he was, the
quill ought never again to acknowledge his &C.
quaintance.
'The thing called communication is all the edi.
tors own composition"
How came you to know this,-and what
right have you friend Democrat of Rutland
TO publicly affix the production OF an article in
a newsprint, correctly claiming TO be a COM
munication, upon the editor thereof, The i'm
pudence of the statement is only equalled by
its falsehood.
Lie No. 9.
| He tthe cdtor) sent his laquey To see if some
word was not dropped OF which advantage could be
taken. When the news came Ia him that some one
in the meeting called Mr.. Slade an aboltionist, be
forthwith took his armchair and concocled the mis-.
sile"
| 'Concoct a missile What an idea. A
brick-bat, a stone, lance, or an arrow is a
missile. The term concoct signiges 10 digest.
So then, according to this beautiful figure, the
edito, of the Herald sent his laquey or foot
servant over to the loco caucus, while he sa,
down in his arm chair to digest cobble- stone,
a brick-bat, or an arrow. | have heretofore
given specimen Of the Democratic talents in
Rutland in extemporaneous speaking, and il
gives me pleasure 10 add one instance of equal
rarity in writing.
| Lac No. 3.
"whcn the aristoc'ats Of the village learned there
was democratic meeting, they sent their boys TO dis
turb it,"
How do you like this insulting libel upon
the social character Of our village, good peo-
pie Of Rutland Which OF you gave orders
disturb the alternate expression of grief and
sorrow, the mad raving and raniing Of the
crest fallen vassals OF Martin Van Buren,, when
the returns of State elections from every quar-.
ter was crushing the last vesiigc of hope which
these struggling disciples of Democracy
could cherish Of the final success Of their maze
teri
The disturbance OF which this Democrat
OF Rutland" complains did not exist. The IN
seasonable Ginning OF the bell was not alto
gether the work of the boys. 1t was a stIic,
and labcrious " Democratic" performance uf
to the hour Of eight; after this the boys, "loi
lowing in the footsteps" OF their seniors, play,
ed several inierludes and overtures to the per
fomances above stairs; the foremost boy il
this and all other similar pieces OF mischie
was the son OF flaming, uncompromisin,
loco foco. This boy, ii was observed was a
the same occupation few evenings afterwards
on the occasion Of Tippecsnoe Club Thu
hme he may have been sent 10 disturb III
meeting, for aught know.
Lac. No. 4.
: As 10 the number, tbsre were pfobably some ff
or sIiy Democrats present. We were NOT seasibl
al the time that Wings there but have sine
learned that there were some THREE or FOUR"
Eve" must have been very nearly 'psensi
Me- that "a fact-almost torpid, one woul,
, suppose. The number Of locos present coul
: not have much exceeded 60 il multiplied b
, 8; and as for the three or four Wings" spokei
Of, this Democrat Of Rutland knew, SUPPLE,
) and ''insensible" as he was, that three fourth
OF the adults in the house were Wings.
5 The only Circumstance that occurred, fror
/, which the complaint Of this modest "Democrs
D Of Rutland" could have spun out his dii,
was this:-Some S OF 10 boys stood by IN
( omen door in converxa,ion annay, n,ly dsh.t,n
: the question whether or not thew could be al