Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-10
BASE EORGERN.

some weeks since, the IOCOOCOS IN ONO net
up and published a forged circular, purporting
to cmanatc from the Wing committee, in which
the most revolving language and sentiments
were attributed to the party. But the thing
was TO gross and absurd to 60 the rounds of even
the ocoioco papers 1t was instantly nailed
to the counter, and the authors detected and
exposed. So palpablc and odious was the i'm
position that not above half dozen of the most
degraded of the administration prints, through
outthe countrycould mister impudcnce enough
to give it publicity, and by common consent, it
had gone to the receptacle OF things lost uron
earth. But now, three weeks after the thing
was dead and buried, Winslow has dug it up
dressed it out with some of his choice editorial,
and presented it to his readers and this, too
with a FULL KNOWLEDGE Of its infamous
origin and character But this is in perfect
character with the Sentinel and we shall not
waste time nor words upon it, The document
bears the impress of falsehood upon its face and,
as we before remarked, no respectable admins
tration paper in the country has digntcd it
with notice. Even Mr.. Van Ness, in his fourth
of July harangue, could not condescend TO be-
stow upon 1t a passing remark! Would he
have passed it over in silence if he had believed
one word of it! No, no. lie knew and ap-
prcciated its infamous character, and he dared
not insult his audience with it. The following
from an Ohio paper puts the thing in its true
| light; and we dismiss the subject with the sin
gle remark that our opponents are reduced
CT ,,c,tb
them when they find themselves compelled t.
resort to such unspeakable mcanncss
From the Ohio State Journal.
THE AUTHOR OF THE FORGED CIRCULAR
DISCOVERED.
| The following statement mad, out and signed By
Col. y. II. Swayne, and the hon. GustavUs Swan
administration menu of the disclosure before them
will put the public in possession OF the material iac
in relation the paternity of the vile document whCl
was attempted to be palmed upon the public as tn,
| genuine production OF the Wing Central COMMITTEE
Columbus, June |, l-i0.
At the request of several gentlemen the undcrsGn
ed this day attended at the Office of Nrav Thomas
Esq for the purpose OF investigating the authorship .
the circular purportng to be issued by order of t.
Wing Central Committee, dated May H. $50 siguo
alfred Kelley chairman, and which Is alleged 10 b
| q forgery.
Mr. Rufus b. Sage appeared before Us and made tn
following statement Having seen the direction UpoI
one o. tue ';cuars, his knowed of the hand wrl
ting enabled hun TO identity the writer The perso!
referred to was the reporter of the proceedings of III
senate last winter for the Bulletin, and an Occasional
contributor of editorial articles for that paper during
that period. He was, and is, decided friend Of tn
adm. !nlsra ton Mr.. Sage was for some time a jour
newman printer in the Office of the Bulletin, snd ha
frequently set from articles in his hand writing. TIL,
coincidence of a mass of type found together in tn
Bulletin Office with those which had been used il
printing the circular, especially regards the figure
and capital letters in the circular with other crcum
stances not necessary be detailed here had sasiic
HIM that the circular was printed at the Buctn Office
lie called on the person referred to- and charged hin
with its authorship, He denied ii but some day
afterwards when the excitement in Columbus in re
laton to the subject had become considerable, conf
den,ally acknowledged to Mr.. Sage that he was tho
author, and requested his friendly aid, IN av,rtn
He stated to Mr.. Sage that he had printed it himscl
and put the following signature 10 il!