Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-08-10
A REJOlNDER.

REJOlNDER.
We will stale for your Information, that the Wing
Convention at Montpelier according to the best Of our
recollection holden on the 3Olh day of June In
the Gazette OF July 9th which have mailed for you
you can read or procure to be read for YOU
"If ardent. Underwriting and uncompro missing devc-
ton to Wing princples-tslens OF high ORDER
thorough knowledge Of political and polii-
cal men-undoubed int egfpy-and complete identity
both from has political principles and his indvid-
uai ineresis with the great interests OF Vermont-com
mend man to their support then is Col Paine COM
mcnded by all these BELLOWS Fails Gazette.
We well knew You said so, and from hence argue the
inconsistency Of your conduct. II you were so well
persuaded OF the exceeding beauty, ma,cbess lowell
ness and spoess holiness of Mr. Paines character as
set forth in the above tremendous puff the wonder is
that you did support him, eas, put the ticket into
your paper. But no The murmer Of dissatisfaction
was heard running through the sa,ethe character Of
the nominee called in question, and the proceed.
ings Of the convention which nominated him were
complained Of as being deygnedy unfair unjust, WICK
rD' Pale fear sat broodng where late the flush of
resolution kinded tho glow Of independence. What
was to be done' How general the rebellion was had
had no, yet become apparenthereforc, notwithstand
ing Mr. Paine was ardent Underwriting" posse ssed
talents of high order" Thorough knowledge Of men
and politics." "undoubted lntegri,y"-n shor,-was
cut out and made mp expressly to fill this ofice-no,-
outstanding all this, the Gazette kept its mouth as
close as clam shell at ebbde for an entire month in
order TOO see on which side of the question the great
est number of Editors would enlst-ei,ing the disaf-
iected portion of the PEOPLE, whether great or small
whistle their complaints to the wind for all allowing
them his columns to express their grievances In proof
OF this assembling policy on the part Of the Gazette
Is only necessary 10 examine its conduct during the
doubtful period and compare it with its present course
AS soon as ii became certain that all The Wing presses
IN the State were determined to support the nomina-
Mons oil the convention, then, and not TN then does tho
Gazette break its singular silence and with stunning
shout Of PAINE RANNY, deserts TO the stronger
side as fast feet and fear love and leg, can carr, il,
appears TO be overzeaous TO make up lost time by at
lacking the Herald with its Spleen and by per.
sonaing individuals of this as Traitors and rine-
leaders IN rebeiion-and those individuals happen to
be the very men who advocate the supremacy of the
State convention and the obligation resting on the
wing party 10 support their nominations.
We can review own conduct in this matter with
pleasurelet others think ,oha, Mev please and san
chdt they please and shall not allow the Bellows Falls
ing that we, too, are tolerably clever in the art
led them, together with few remarks, from the Bur
ilneton Free Press. Measures were then Immediately
taken to get an expression Of pubic opinion throughout
he STATE. Intelligence, either verbal or written, or
both, has been obtained from nearly two thirds of the
counties, and from these sources the following opinion
was made up
LIST That the di.affection general-,ha, full two
thirds Of the Wings disapproved the nominations.
3D. That many Of the disaffecied ones would vote
for Mr.. Paine the ground that he was nominated by
the Convention, and tina, the residue coud no, vote at
all.
4,h Tha, more acceptable candidate, nominated even
on private responsibility, would better unite the dis
cordan' elements Of the party and secure greater
vote for Wing candidate Than would be obtained by
endeavoring 10 elect the Montpelier nominee; and
hence we conceived duty to be plain to break on,
OF the ranks and raise voice for some other candid.
ate. correspondent, who for MANY years has occu-
pied such position among political men as would en-
a'ie MN 10 Judge who the most generally acceptable
substitute would be, named the iicke, which the Her
aid adopted and would have supported, through thick
and thin, had not has unfortunate resignation occurred
Now, other presses may US Of turning traitors
locos aboliionis,s, nulhers Mormons, Swedenbourg.
sns' NohingaTans, Somethingarans or whatever else
suits their isncybe known 10 ALL sing lie nd several
Ss hare done rhai Judgtd 10 Be night, and ulR ID
tA> sG1ne sgaia y oiTcusidHcsI so require II TIL,
Zee county, We cannoi be privileged to form and er
prsss al foneSi opinion, slSD OFT WHO OF,
n"TrH nsr and how they came BY their authority.
MOST CHEERFULLY.
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