Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-04-03
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FRIDAY MORNiNG. APRIL 8.
TORY EDITOR AT JOHNSON.


like one, aud we never dream like one. Heaven
forbid that we ever should. We must remind the
'Frec Prass man, II he is a man Of feeling that
blazing i too true an adjunct of a democrat
The path of democracy has always lccn traced in
blazeS u blood, His own country tells with an
in'ernittmg but bowling voice, that the coat of
arms Of the democrat is the torch and bowie knife
Gle that hath cars, let him hear We leg him TO
rctract what he has SAID; we can have no hope,
that jnries which periure themselves, to save a
murderer, will convict for a libel however dsgra-
celul."-J. ID GILMAN.
GILMAN pleads baby. lie says, that,
although he published, in his own name,
what we attributed to him, yet he is not
responsible, because he was moved there
unto by the Devil, Mr.. Ferries, and other
royal peers. He stood before the world,
to be sure, as the ostcnsiblc editor of the
Standard, fighting the battles of royalty
in his own name, and claiming the reward
which he got in British gold"-but,
forsooth, he was only a man of straw :!
the mere conduit pipe through which the
ultra Tories of Canada might pour their
abuse upon our republican institutions!
Most noble vocaton,-most fitting en-
ployment, for one who avows his utter
detestation of the "vilcly abominablc"
name of a 'democrat''! But, most lame
and impotent defence, for champion
of democracy. Admit all he now says to
be true, and what does it prove! why,
that he was very contemplate fellow in
Canada, and, if possible, would make
himself more SO, hcre-a man pretending
TO edit paper, but without caste, or abil-
ity to write even paragraph, and there
fore under the necessity of saying Just
what other people put into his mouth.
Poor fellow! How cruel, to insnuatc
that he ever said any thing! But, quere.
If this was his condition in Canada, is he
any better off here? is not the old promp-
ter at his elbow the same spirit that
moved him to ''implore Heaven that he
might never look, speak, or dream like a
democratic" Our word for it, the very
same; and what is more, that prayer was
heard and answered. lie will never be
mistaken for democrat on this side of IS.
But let us hear little of his history.
During the three first years of my residence in
Canada, | was foreman of the Office from which
the MiSsiskoui Standard was issued but had no
connection with, or control over, the Editorial de-
partment of that paper, or interest IN the establish
ment whatever. But at the commencement of the
4th Vol. became connected with its pccunary
interests, but not with its editorial columns, and
had not the remarks which Stacy has quoted, d
Others which | could not contenancc, made their
appearance in the Standard, should never have
assumed the editorial duties Of that paper. But a
short time previous to my leaving the province, a
number OF articles We're handed in, by the editor,
for publication, which de lined admitting, conse-
quen,y Mr.. ferries, withdrew from the paper.
According to this, it seems that he went
to Canada as a journeyman, and had three
years to make up his mind whether he
was democrat or a tory, and finally,
with great dcliberation embarked as a
partner in Tory newspaper, and ult-
mately became sole proprietor and editor
1t is needless to say, that under Glman's
management, the Standard was one OF
the most ultra loyal papers in all Canada
Il, e. Il. Il
fair sample Of its spirit and character; ant
what is more, it is in perfect accordance
with the language and department of Gil
man himself, when last we saw him TO
he was then Dragging his deeds ofvalo
in the Queens service against the Pat
riots, and declared more than once il
our presence, with great emphasis, tina
she would shoot down q Yankee sym,
pathizcr who might cross the line, a
readily as he mouM a mail dag, and tia
he should glory IN the dced." From a
this, it will be perceived that his CONVEX
sion to torylsm was no spasmodic opera
ton, but an enlightened, gradual, deepen
Ing work OF grace in the heart; and whi
he says in the extract, evidently come
from the heart. lie was doubtless SINGER
in it, and we presume has not changed h
sentiments in the least. Nor shall "
ever quarrel with him for tins. If ma
chooses to be Tory, so be it. That
his privilege. But, we repeat, when SUI
"miscreant" presumes to pass himself {
as democrat, and wantonly abuses O
fellow citizens. we shall not fail IN infnr