Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-09-28
From The Portsmouth Journal
MILO ARE THE RAG BARONS?

FJh. ar. he pure Patriots? Who the friends Of
the - srkngmdn? Read the following moreedu
copied verbatim from Cyrus Rurtous new memoir
of asaae: Hill. Isaac Is par emiHence The great
Oenacrut" of this State lie IL Murtln the lists
Ssi,-trsasurer in Boston Ie il the mander
Of The f'hi,ful' in New Hampshire, when he is
here IN person, and they nre required 10 how
down go his old boots" IN his absence. The
reatler san see how much he berirnded thut pure
ilensecpa, and hard icorking ,nan Cyrus Barton
tie printer.
some of the thousand dollar notes were ne
goiiated by MIR. Hill at the Commonwealth Bank,
Bosa.n, and there had TO meet thetn-not as ne
afterwards paid his own notes nj the same bank,
ly Buying up the bills al 25 per cent discohnt, nat
bv paving the lull amount. Others OF them were
negotiated at the Merrnack County Bunk, and
" erre mel there. The three last negotiated
at uhe Mechanics Bank To secure whi+h the
Az onsgage transferred, aih where IL sill re
II snS, not for Mr.. Hills benefit, bu 10 secure the
T. lymenl of notes which Mr.. Hill has receiV-
Ell. abe money"
Can the hard money managers III New iat'r-
s ire believe their own memories Mheii ''y rec
o ecl that they voted for this man ns their Gov
e.aaor?
viii nil the loco editors, who prarcd against
fauks and Bankers, Just read the following ex
:, aci from the same s0tlrce,-nnd ronsider that
] suac Hill was Bank President, Spectator, a
p e,,siom Agent, ann their candidate for Governor
A, the Sniir time. Ami that this same man, nc
G. used by their own Cyrus Barton "i being Nih
&. paruator, and rs Barton says hy his own con
I ssion q bankrupt, is now The sale keeper OF IN
4 % Sans money Tor New England! Barton
ys:
ave now come IN mn important crisis in hi
pnsnciiou. Mr.. Hi! declares Tint "lI is known
, the nominal conductor of the State paper, tin
Y no improptient speculnii"''s of his, was lor
on ul his nr"perty dssipntrd" Whwihrr ll
: pecula.ioms were " inprovideht" or otherwise Tia
" nominal conductor of Tie Stale paper does no
re,tnd 10 say, hut he knew thai Mr.. Hill has
urclmsed western lands speculation, had pur
based landing on the river on speculation, n
ell rs various other parcels OF real estate. Thu
nominal conductor of the STATE paper kneio TIN
l. e had expended nearly ten THOUSAND dollars II
udug new fine mansion house, and half ii
l. inch more in erecting aud fiitIng up other tene
irnis. The nominal conductor of the State pa
J. err" knew, thar Mr.. Hill had used up n dOzel
housand dollars which he had paid him. rs we
. six thousand more paid him by John F. Brow
{ Dr. the Bookstore, in addition to the Salaries o
+naor nnh Governor, and part of the time tn
L ouLle salary Of Governor and Pension Agent, to
4 ether in all not less than twenty thousand dol
rS in five years, without sensibly, it at all, les
sning his ,lubg. In short the nominal conduc
Or Of The State paper knew that Mr.. Hills pc
Uniary affairs in great disorder, and thai II
vas in Siiling circumstances, for he had ii frOi
br. HNrs oWn lips MS well as from Others
vhom Mr.. Hill had proclaimed his opn bdnkrnpit
! ubliciy in The streets"