Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-03
MIR, QUITS.

We arc happy in having an opportunity
10 do this gentleman justice in reference to
ID paragraph copied into our columns a few
days since, severely consuming him for his
remarks on the survey bill. The following
from the Woodstock Mercury, will set the
public right on this subject. After quoting
the article alluded TO, the Mercury proceeds
1.-THE article, is tissue of falsehoods from begin
ming to end. In the first place, Mr. Cuts did not
speak upon the passage of the bill for geological
survey Of the state either Thursday morning, or
at any other time. Nor did he make any such re.
marks, as are here attributed to him. The only re-
marks made by Mr.. C. in any ,ray relating to the
| bW were made on Wednesday evening Nov. 10Th.
upon an amendment offered by Mr. Villas of Chelsea.
leading Loco Foco member of the house which
proposed to leave to future legislature to fix 1m-
pcnsaton for the survey. This amendment was on
posed dy Mr. c., and in the course fhis remarks Mr.
c. said SHAT il had been whispered to his part,
friends, By certain gentlemen, rho had Mrora this
and other ojstac!es in The tray Of this biH that this
ras party question, because surrey had been re-
commended bya ITiig Gorernor and If adopt by a
Wig Legislature, then to the Hhiq party, ,rould
attach all the credit Of the measure, nut Mr. c. scoRx.
ED ALL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE MEASURES OF PUBLIC POL
ICY, MERE PARTY QUESTIONS IN THIS HOUSE." The
amendment was further opposed by Messrs Chand-
Ter Of WOODSTOCK, Seargent and Shafer, and rejected
The question then came up on the final passage of
the bull, and after some discussion in which Mr. Cuts
did not jon the bill was lost. For the truth of the
above statement, we refer readers the report
of the proceedings it appeared in Walton Daily
Journal OF Nov. 10th. Thus it will be seem that so
far as Mr. Cults is concerned, there is not particle
of truth inlhe above extract But the same is ,hoer
fabrication, made out of whole cloth, either by the
editor ofthe La noe Wing, or by SO ne other ind
vldual, to injnre the reputation of Mr.. c."
We are not surprised that the friends of
Mr.. c. should feel little sensitive, at seeing
the sturdy champion Of good cause thus
unccromoniously denounced without reason !;
but they should make some allowance for
the strong feelings of those friends of the sur
vey bill, who, surprising the measure had
been wantonly sacrificed, were ready to visit
a severe responsibility somewhere. But
we are satisfied from this statement of the
facts that Mr.. Cuts has been uniusty CEN
sured in the matter, and most cheerfully do
We embrace the earliest opportunity to make
the amende honorable. We are not prepar-
ed to believe, however, that there was any
sinister design upon the reputation of Mr. c.
as most certainly he had provoked no hos
tity of the kind ; and sure we are, that r,s
reputation is not Of texture to be injured
by so puny shaft. AS gentleman, he is
universally respected as a man of talents,
and sound legislator. he stood among the
first in theHouse and as DIN ardent and eff.
cicnt supporter Of the Survey Bill, he is en-
titled to thanks of all friends of that meas
urC.