Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-08-27
The MORAL CHARACTER OF COL.
PAINE

some weeks since our ne ghb0r Of the Tat-
riot gave out mysterious hint as to the moral
character of Co. Pane " met il =. once
by dema'd o. tina, paper 10 speak ont u'au'v
and make IS CHARGES sge inllly and br ,adlY.
with tho assurance tina, the friends of Col. p.
feared NJ scrutiny however severe. 70 that
the Patriot replied that it vas all ioic--'hat it
had no charges 10 make hut that JThiys had
most serious accusations Ia make against the
Col. More recently sc notice that an elitor-
we will not say he is not the very pink Of mo-
Eality, and decency, anl tcmprranca,-who is
located in Windsor county. processes that he
has no inclination to discuss CT P'sm,ral Char.
ac'er, but ye', rs he has communication from
ono who IS not 4 political frinll, he nub'i shes II,
with the remark that ~ Wigs have mind 10
handle Col. Paine without m.ttcns, thoy are
welcome TO do IT," i rer'aiu'y is very mtch
to the credit, either Of Co.. Pane or tie loco.
foco editors, they cannot, OF dare Mt, or will
not assail hs private character. Wheli we r..
member that those presses he'd up the pure and
patriotic HARRISON, as b'asPhempr, and con-
stantiy poured ont upon him, week after week,
which wckelness could contriye when we
remember too, tina; they persisted in THIS rlth-
les warfare upon his moral character through
the whole compalgn, against the dearest evi-
dence-yea, and that nany of them followcd
the old patriot TO his very grave, AID enleavnr.
ed to cheat The widow and the fatherlcss Of ,be
only legacy that the beloved and yeDera ed
Harrison hid to bcsow--the character Of
Christian and a Patriot, pure and above re.
proach lit seems cvceeiury -trl ~, that ,hece
presses have no more abuse ior Coz. p.--au
impufat:ons upon his Notwithstanding which
they know. or which ttsywi farther and IN ire
strange still, that they should conceal facts, if
they happen to possess any. II argues, We re-
peat, very great improvement in these ell tors,
or--ani that we take to b, tn, n,'--.h,, they
cam tpont 10 sing.e thing discr l'.le or lis
honorable to Col. Paine. Bd', says The Patrlnt--
and the Age re-echoes 1.-THE HRS have abu
sed Col. Pane, and impuguod his moral char
ac'er; aud these editors are very willing 10
adopt the offspring OF malice, the Jealousy, or
the suspicious OF Wings, wherever they can !ind
chance How much n.ore ready would thry
be TO make charges and subsfanliate them by
prooi-y they conld' We cave tina, Tor those
to judge who know the previous course OF these
editors.
fiavIng gone thus far, it is our duty to 90 SIN
farther and notice these reputed Wing stories
During the warm, long aud exciting contest at
the Wing State Convention, when the WHY'S
were hardly pressed on this side and that for
Arguments, against one candidate and another,
on two occasions We were astonlshed to hear
that Col P's moral character was objected to.
We say astonished-ior with many yeyrs ac-
quan,ane with Col. Paine, and with those who
have been Intimate with him, never, until he
WAS pressed as a candidate ior governor, dd We
hear of the least tang dscrei!.ab.e or dl.hunn-
Fable to HIM. Since these objectmIs were made
we have, as it vas our do to do, taken occa
sion 10 satisfy ourselves on The poia', ana we
feel bound 10 say distinctly, that we know Of
nothing in Co. P's moral character, or m his
conduct as citizen, to merit, IN the slightest
degree, the condemnation of the people, or to
justify Wing in Withholding his support. FIR,
very far, from tbs: We know HIM as a very lib.
eral supporter of the gospel, aud of ns hand.
maid, education rs one who is for strictly min
tanng law AID order, public peace. Hlo is him
sell good citizen, Of habits of sobre y, morality.
punctous in the propretes OF private life, and
with ready and liberal hand for every meas.
ure to advance the good of the community
That he is better than any and every body else,