Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-12-16
hold one. No branless fertile than Wins
lows, ever conceived so rich an idea.
A CASE.

A CASE.
The editor Of the Sentinel having cs,ab.
lished his claim to an Office by odccrtisins
the Madisonian thinks il now only neccs-
snry TO show tia. some incumbent Is not rs
timc-scrving, trucking and contemplate q
party hack as himself, TO secure his object.
TO this end he quotes paragraph from our
columns, of Sept last, rejecting severely up.
on the President, and attempts to fix it upon
tho Pos, Master. But, Winslow knows, and
every man in this community knows, that
Mr.. Stacy was at that time fee hundred
miles from Burlington, and had no moro to
do with the article in question, than the man
in the moon. Nay, moro, he knovs, that
Immediately upon Mr.. Stacy's return, he
Withdrew the list Of lc,lers from the FREQ
Press, on the ground of that publication, and
essary.
But secondly, the Sentinel quotes for the
third or fourth time, one Of the resolutions
adopted by the County Convention last
summer, and cites the fact that we published
it as furnished in the official proceedings,
without gdrblng, as a browning act of polii-
cal tnrpI'ude,'l'e punishment for which ought.
of course, to be visited upon the Pos,-Nlas-
ter! 10 Il man accustomed to hang as a mere
"xcresencn upon his party without ono
thought OF his own, or manllncss enough 10
express it, if he h,i--wlIo never exnrcs,e,
an opinion on any political subject until tho
cur Is given at head -qnar,crs--who is ~ the
daily habit of garLIing official documents.
ana suppressing every thing not deemed ac-
crptabic 10 party eadcrs--in short, one who
has no individuality, no moral existence. bu,
merely regcfdtes, us he is acted upon by tho
political elements around him--wc saw. 70
such an one, the crime charged, is one of
heinous aspect. What the editor of m.
per give publicity TO the deliberate opinions
OF the pc"pic in convention assembled and
those opinions too, conflicting with the Ex.
ccu'ivc ! Well does the Sentinel stand ac-
Quilted Of! any such imputalions. How trl-
umphan'ly might it cite long catalogue of
crneing services II, the fooistool of power.
and challenge the world to show that i, had
ever hrsltatcd al any measure Of party, or
IISpcd ii word adverse to Executive dictation.
And then with what self; graduation might
the Sentinel refer to PArio, ,imrs--,cll how
ii hunted down every political opponent, that
did not Sympcthisr, how it invaded even
the domestic ircsde for lis vctim,--ayc,
ihrn recount how submiSsivclv it swallowed
Mr.. Van Burcn's neutrality law and dcnun.
ciatorv proclamation, "iAou, daring to opo
its lips or WAC lis tongue. Yea, us a crown.
ing jewell in its diadcm of infamy, and as in
striking contrast with the crime imputed us,
let the Sentinel refer 10 the fact that, when
in 1910, its party adopted among other reso-
lnions AT WiIlis,on, one in favor Of a prolcc-
tive tariff, the resolution was EXPUNG-
ED from the proceedings published in tho
Sentinel because i, was not deemed 0cccp-
tab'c TO Mr.. Van Buren,! Against such a
ca'"l"g"" OF service, wc enter no compe,i-
ton. Wed sooner be a dog, and bay tho
moon, than such Roman" But if our
ncishbor wants testimonials, we are at his
service; and if his case is fairly presented,
he will doubtless get an ollicc-wlen manly
independence, integrity, and just appreci-
alton Of the rights aud duties Of frcemcn.
CEASE to be regarded rs cardinal virtues.
In the mean time ice arc content will,
" singa'arHy" of expressing oar orn opin-
ioas, and gvi1, h,nest ani faithful utter
ancc to pnJlica sentiment, irrespective Of
whom it may please or whom offend.