Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-09-02
The Challenge Accepted !

(From the T.nmollc Standard.)
Mn. EDrroR :-The following chaUcnce
appears in the last iIlcgiimatc moral and 30.
litical bawd, published at ST. Adams, yclcp,
the Vermont Republican, under the Uscn.
sble management of IA certain bpcd wear
ng the cognDmcn of Jcpila Bradley
we do moi rlam perfection for Mr.. Snilr; but
We do cha ensc this mean and hypocritical elan,
tnt which tho editor oi the STANDARD is the orran) To
show by any decent and respectable person. an thing
in his whole life either dishonest lshonoraL!e. II
after having wihs,o"d their hue, o''iic, 10, ycar.
II they have now made any new discoveries let them
out with it at once. Nnmorc insnua,nn but come
out with your charge, and proofs, or skulk back To
the hrns % vudr "wn lsgnliicrn e..
Now Sir, believing with good and snt-
Gricnt reason. that the above challenge was
given ont with the knowledge and approba-
ton Of Mr. SMILES personal friends, not to
say rr'atires, nor Levi, his hopeful son-in-
law, whose aspirations for IA private sccreta.
ryship to his llustriouS sire, are strihingy
manifest whenever he speaks on the sub cct
of the approaching election, which he is not
slow TO do on every proper and improper
occasion, and more especially as the said
Levi has hccn for few weeks past, loating
about the counties of Franklin and LA.
noble, 90 use happy expression of his
OWN "slrnging his lines" and making ready
for the coming contest. But to the cllal-
lcngr.
Some 21or3O years ago, IA company, con-
sisin. of tie aioicsnid pure and immaculate
Nathan Smile, and number of others were
on their return from the city Of Montreal,
where they had been to dispose of their pro.
, ducc and procure ncccssaricS for their own
USE, principally salt. On passing the GUS
tomhouSe on the Vermont side of the line,
said travellers loads we're entered and trli-
~ so, as was supposed by most of the CONF
pany. The revenue officer however, to sat.
iiy himself that all was right and tina, Gov
crnmcat was no, dctraudcd of its just due,
took the liberty to wake personal cxam'-
nation, and in doing so, discovered 10, of
merchandise, consisting (aS now rccollcc,ed
but impcrirc,ly) of sundry articles Of hard
ware, such as jjowsharps, pins, needles, jack
knives, f,h-hooks &C., which, it appeared,
was the property of said Nathan Smile,
, whcrcupon, the goods were seized This
5 calamity seemed wholly unlocked for by Mr..
Smile, which weighed down his spirits ex-
! cecdingly, insomuch that he shed tears and
wcpt aloud. lcsaid, that unless there could
. be some compromise made about the bust
i ness, it would ruin him, and earnestly solici.
I, ted his associates, then with him, to rcndei
a him some assistance, promising at the SAND
. time, in the most sacred manner to indcm-
!, nifty them for all the expense they should in,
eur in doing 50. Whether these cxtravagan
= man''""' on that occasion, wcr.
n real, or o.,l ,or the purpose of en-
It listing sympathy IN his behalf, is left as un
4 ;u,r,rt,ut In al, Inr c,pn :, L,J a.,
- effect on his companions. One of the mum
e, Der, in consequence of his anxious mportu
H. mites and solemn promises of indcnnnifica
n, ton, bonded the goods and procured thei
&c release, then went to Burlington and sa,
~ Mr.. NanNcss, then Collector, and settle
70 the business by paying Gas near as is no,
g recollcc,cd) about sixty dollars. After a
y this arrangement, the person who had thu
to generously ntrrfcred in his behalf, called o
a, Mr.. Smile for the promised remuneration
y, when 10 this pink Of perfection and iniall
p bility refused it urging various frvolou
= excuses for thus dIsrcgarding his former pos
ii. tive engagement. The only alternative WI
of a suit at law, by which Mr.. Smile was con
, ,rr PEELED to pay all the money, which was e,
,se pended for INN, excepting some II or
aid dollars, which, with much trouble undoub
'Is s eddy, was finally lost. The above is but
st condensed statement of but one of the mar
acts of reachery and rascaity, which,
me common report may be relied on, this san
.,ho Mr.. Smile has been guilty of, in his transa
the tons with people in his neighborhood.
aed Though the challenger does not claim pc
fin. lection for his champion, Mr.. Smile, he do
vas claim that he has talents, industry aud no
esty that are inimitable, and i, IS quite W,