Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-04-07
RANDOLPH. March u 1912

pOssession,) TO the Standard. This mus, close IL
controversy.
RANDOLPH, March "a 1912
.HessrS. Editors:-A recent number of the Ia
noble STANDARD, by some unaccounlabe sccident
strayed OIL IN this direction aud was found in his
p'ace' IL created almost as much surprise as did
me appearance ct IFS editor ut the Liberty party
slate Convention holden here in January.
II was said, when that Convention WINS in ses
sion, that he came down here ftiy or sjx,v miles
through almost impassabIe snow drifts, TO sell his
press 10 the Liberty party, as il was understood
1hhl 81. ClaIrs paper must he printed IN The State
somewl ere, in order TO luke we'll |, is now
shrewdly suspected thai he came to sell himself
hut It does not appear That he got great bid for
the press or himself, though he was appointed on
an Important committee, aud strongly urged to act.
and am surprised that he should feel under the
'sa5t obligation -. hs-= iglsa s.-a-s IA .y., af
that party in general, The Rev Mr. ST.. CIair II,
particular. Know OF but one way To account for
lis misrepresentation and thar occurred In ,, 10
consequences OF his great pretensiuns 10 fairness
towards opponents. | AN inclined 10 believe ,h,,
ne feit some compnnctloEs atOut certain ,b sto
res' published last summer respecting "S,n,Ii.
mud Bank Reform" and in order TO MAINTAIN ms
character recently given him by 81. Clair for being
the most honest Wing editor in the Stute,r he
thought he must balance souns OF his fibs told for
the party aud agoinst lis opponents by telling fbs
IN favor OF his opponents and against his own pur-
~ and friends.
AT any rate he is either guilty of wilful misrep.
resenluilon ~ his accounts OF Tint Convention or
e'se qute 100 careless and lndistiuct in his reco-
iecucn TO be relied on as witness. Mr.. p now
coniesses that he was mistaken as TO the time when
81. Clair made the declaration about which YOUR
correspondents and himself are at issue. and II is
equally true that he 0dS mistaken in reference 10
the substance OF Nh. St. CIuirs remarks. | did
not take notes OF what Mr.. st. C. said, and could
not be certain what his precise words were, The
substance was tlla the "iedders" or "leadipp men,
Ind made oyerures 10 ST. L. to get irp another CO.
aiion ticket. II was no, that "cerain men IN the
Democratic party" had intimcied such and such
things. recollect this very distinctly for | was
not little surprised at 81. Glars pretended init
macy with the Democratic leaders | was sur
prlsed, too, that so much importance should be Of.
achrd to the matter 10y the meeting for suppos.
ed 81. Glars political friends knew him too well
to believe my story he ght tell unless it was al
least probable and il was not likely that The Lo.
coiocos would have made their propositions TO
such hair Drained, eaky Liberty man as ST. C.,
if they had any TO make.
Mr. p. makes quite as palpable blunder in his
statements relative to one Of our twnsmen, whom
he has most unjustiiahly dragged before the pub
lie. lie tells us, in substance, that Mr. hehayrs
u young merchant OF Randolph Centre tg.i him.
among other things, that lie had sent M accounI
of the first days proceedings 10 the Wateis-..s.s
Now this is ali false. There is no Hebard, mei.
chant, here. There is n trader by that name at
East Randolph, but he did not and could not tell
Poland any such thing, fo he only attended the
Convention part Of the fist day, and he could
not have sent up his account ill the next morning
Hebart! lief! the Convention and The place before
The Convention broke up the first day, aud did no,
return, and has not Poland since This |
know personally and can prove by others.
Ii is equally lulse thar Hebard was only man
who understood 81. Clair as your correspondent
did. ] heard many speak OF /, who understood il
as it was reported in the Mercury, though did
not; and every one here understood IL as il was
reported in the Waichman, and you will find the
Patriot, TOO, and other LOeoloco papers, gave the
same account Of The matter.
In haste, yours p.