Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-03
From the Caiedonidn.
A PEEP AT TIE PASTE. p.
>t VAN NESS.


for the Office OF Senator 10 Congress, claim
inc to be a Republican. But the people
knew him so well they had no confidence
! in his political integrity. and therefore cleo
led Mr. SEYMOUR As might he expected, he
Iibereupon lrfl the Republican party and uni
ned with such old rank frdernlisls as Buchan-
Ian, Martin Chittenden. and Stephen HaighL
He was looked upon by the Republicans Of
those days as destitute Of honesty, and the
North Star, before il joined The federal Van
Buren, party, told some home truths .abou,
tihis demagogue The articles that follow
1 all appeared as editorial in the North Star.
nj the time Of their several dates Has the
leopard changed his spots ? Has Van Ness
4 become any more honest by living among
| the Sub Treasury nabobs Of Catholic Spain
No lie has been depreciaing in all The
qualities OF good man. Yet our neishbor
ofthe Star has circulated thousands Of his
Woods,ocd speech 1.-The was dishonest s. not
10 be believed then. is be not so now2 II
any one doubts the correctness OF our ex.
tracts. he can call at our Office and see for
himself
From the North Star Of March 81. 1927.
1 Speaking Of the "manifesto Of Governor
G.. Z Van Ness" Mr. Eaton said. "ll tends.
however, 10 confirm our suspicious respec-
ting the political character OF MIR Van Ness.
namely. that be is not only assuming for
what claim had he on the Legislature 10
warrant him this appointment more than
scores Of other citizens-but Facilitating, al.
ways drawn. as by the attraction OF magnet
TO the "loaves and fishes" and all for the
sOOd Of The people"
From the North Star OF May %. 1927
I'VE have perused the pro,ix and Ia.
bored replies OF Mr. Van Ness 10 Mr. Bailey
and Mr. Slade. one OF which occupies eigAI
and The other four close columns OF news
paper. They have no, to ooT understand
ing, subsiantiated single chage he brought
against Mr. Adams or the Administration in
his famous manifesto, but they prove his de-.
termination TO Wriie doKn the ndminislra-
ton. and 10 wriie himself up il possible
They go TO confirm, what was before well
known throughout this State. that his defeat
in the Senatorial Election will never be for.
girea--never forgotten. In them be de.
clares his FRS, address to the public inien.
ded for the Uni,ed States instead ofthe State
Of Vermont, exclusively They are replete
with sophistry. and calculated TO deceive the
credulods and unsusprc,ing. II is eviden,
that the whole is meant 10 have powerful
operation. on the approaching Presidential
Election. and il possible. to secure him a
snug seat in the Cabinet or some other
commanding station in the new government.
Il is one link in the great chain OF opera
lions which are intended 10 subveri The pres
ent government OF the United States. and 10
exali into power host OF unprinriplcd
choice Spirits OF whom Martin Van Barren
and C. r. Van Ness are speeimens-and
without intending any disparagemcn, TO the
character OF General Jackson. we mention
, as on! belief, that he is made The yaiyina
7 point solely Tor the purpose ofrfeciing with
Z more facility. with more certainty, their sci
: FISH and sinister objects.
5 From The North Star OF June IL. 1897.
I'll Our columns are again hardened will
another OF Mr. Van Ness's rejolnders TO a
gentleman who considered himself impi
Gated in the Governors first address 10 ihs
public That address, however. was inlen
ded more particularly to cooperate with
Southern influence in fuilhering The ambi
iious views Of the leaders oil self organized
party. and 10 raise themselves to the high
9 est Office in lhe government. rather than Il
+ have any immediate bearing upon The poll
o tics, official characters. and public stations
d Of this State.
S Instead OF supporting his charges agains
o Mr. Adams and the Administration, Gov. Var
\ Ness. has. in his replies. descended 10 low
n personal abuse Of The individuals VIII,
. dared confront him in these unIounde,
4 charges The burden OF his song and tn,
objectionable sin committed BY somebody
is--ihe loss OF his senatorial election i
!, His vaeilaiing principles stood upon lhi
: as upon a piyo,-wholly dependent on con
iingeney 1.-The result proved favorable. b,
q would prove irae TO the Administration;
not. an spos,aie l--'MESE TEKEL'
II From the North Star ofJune 10. 1927.
J. II is presumed that il will be no less graf
: flying 10 most OF our readers, than il is Il
ourselves that we have this week complete,
he task Of publishing all the tedious re
/. ljoindefs ofihe Ey.Governor and iroaid har
n been Senator. Our opinion respecting hi
d, political iniegriiy-or rather Tanf Of iii
B, well known TO the readers Of the Star; no
., has TINT opinion undergone any materia
y change, in consequence oil his late poliIlca
!, defaicaiion- such il must be considered
i BY those who were once his fiicods and sup
! porlers. We have always viewed him
v political Himmer--inluenced by an insa,ia
bic thirst for popularity and wealth, and Dies
iituic OF those innate qualities, which alon
lean form The basis republican character
, true, 10 prosperity and adsersily-lhrougl