Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-04-17
WEBSTER AND HARRISON.

w Eds Eli AND lIAhNlcO4N
If Winslow has one spark of honor or
honesty about him, he will rcpublish the
following correction of a most gross and
deliberate falschood which has repeatedly
appeared in the columns of the Sentinel
within the last three months. But we
shall see whether, after having published,
and reiterated, time and again, known
calumny, the Sentinel will allow Its read
crs to see the truth. Justice to ITS pat
rons demands this but if, as seems to be
generally understood, it receives its PEN
sion from government, in consideration
that it is to discard truth and honesty, to
SANDER and abuse Gen. Harrison without
regard to reason, to make no retractions,
correct no Measurements, but deceive its
readers and the public to the uttermost
extcnt-lie, when called upon "by au-
thority," and if detected in falschood,
stick to it and reasscrt it; we say, if this
is the condition of the bond, Winslow will
not publish Mr.. Webstcr's letter. lie
receives for this vile service some two or
three hundred dollars as publisher of the
laws, and we know not how large a PEN
sion from the Post Office in this town. To
such base purposes is the peoples money
applied. It's by such corrupt appliances
that the present administration is endcav-
oring to sustain itself, and to stillc the
voice ofan Indignant people; but in vain.
Is it indeed wonderful that the expenses
of the Government are doubled ! is it any
wonder that the treasury IS bankrupt, and
the administration borrowing money to
pay of its army of ponsioncd libcllcrs?
or that the land is filed with falSehood
and calumny! But to the letter. TWAS
addressed to the Iarrsburgh Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1910.
To the Editor Of the Telegraph s. htehHsence.:
SIR: have this evening received your letter,
calling my attention to statement, which has
cen circulated in the newspapers upon no author-
Iy whatever, that IN 1883, ON us telng proposed
TO me 10 he on the same ticket with Gen. Harrison,
refused, observing that he was the "pitv OF his
friends and the scOrn and derl>lon Of his foes"
Although il would lie in vain that a man in public
life should set about conradictlng, by his own d.
rect authority, every anonymous statement or
declaration 10 lie found IN party presses, yet this
para graph was circulated so widely that | was
induced to take notice GIFT, and TO authorize a direct
aud positive contradiction of ii in the National
,ellgencer. For the leneiit of such as may not
have seen that denial, repeat il, as have done in
one or two other letters, which / presume are, or
will he, made public in those parts Of the country
where the gentlemen reside to whom they were
respectively written. The whole story is utterly
false. Friendly relations have existed between
Gen. HARRIsoN and myself for many years.
Nothing has ever occurred 10 interrupt these re-
| latiOns. Ga my return from Enropc late in De-
cembcr, heard Of his nomination ly the Harris
burg Convention, and took the earliest oppor-
tuniiv 10 declare publicly that approved the nomi-
nation, and should Join heartily with my fellow
citizens in giving it support. Gen. HARRsoN has
! long been before the country, in war and in peace
! The history of his life shows him 10 be a brave
soldier, patriotic citizen, and an honest man. It
is too late, quite too late, for dctracion to do its
Office upon his reputation, either military or civil
lie has now been selected by the general voice Of
those whose political principles agree with his
own, TO go to the head Of the column, and to bear
up and advance the flag under which it is hoped
those principles may he maintained and defended.
| do not only wish his nomination success, hut IN
tend also to do all that may become good cit-
zen to insure it. 1t may fall but # il should, |
verify believe that failure will be ominous Of a
long train ofpoIilical evils to the country. lfsus-