The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-16
COMMUNICATION.
For the Peoples Press.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.

Mr.. BELL.-On perusing your two last
papers | find some, (no doubt unintentionaD
mistakes. "A Practical Whig," in your
paper of the End inst. has made an admission
against himself which may have led san
Independent Whig," and yourself into an err
ror in your paper of The 9th inst. 1t was
this. He admits that in case Addison coun-
ty had been fully represented in the district
convention, Mr.. Slade would have doubtless
received the nomination. deny that po-
sition, and shall show il incorrect, and that
Mr.. Marsh would have been nominated had
every town in the district been represented.
There are fifty six towns in the district, for.
~ of them only were represented, giving
100 votes. Of those votes on the last ball
lot Mr.. Marsh had II, Mr.. Slade 43, MIR.
Bradley 8, and Mr.. Eaton 3. There were
sixteen towns not represented, which would
be entitled 10 AZ votes, twelve of which are
in Adds on county, Two in Franklin, one in
Chittenden, and one in Grand Isle. shall
take it for granted that none will deny but
that those four towns in the northern coun-
ties, would be as likely 10 60 for Marsh, at
that those twelve in Addison, would GO
for Slade. IF that is admitted those twelve
votes added to II make for Marsh SO, and
the Sc added to 43 would make for Slade 70,
and six scattering, Marsh lacking two of
majority, and as Slade did moi gain on The
third ballot while Marsh gained ls, there
could be no reasonable doubt but that Marsh
would have majority on the fourth ballot.
But another fact appears very evident, that
/ e H. su,a1,a - AJ1,son
would have been as likely TO gone for Marsh
as some of those ten did which were repre-.
scented. Another fact appears conclusive,
that those towns not represented did not take
much interest concerning The nomination.
The wings of those towns had the bump of
magnanimity very large and felt perfectly
willing that Mr.. Slade, or some other per-
son should receive the nomination, as Mr..
Slade had held the office twelve years, and
as Mr.. Shades friends at the two last Of his
nominations had given his opposers 10 un-
derstand it would be his last time asking
for the office, it he'd, without doubt, ten
dency TO enlarge that bump. 1t appears al.
so that their bump Of decision was rather
small, as they did not wish TO take any Of
the responsibility OF the nomination upon
their own shoulders. have not a shadow
of doubt but that Mr.. Marsh would have
received the nomination if every town in
the district had been fully and fairly repre-
sented in that convention, and | think also
| by nm increased majority.
A few words to my neighbor " an lnde.
! pendent Wing" who the people out west
here call one fourth whig, two fourths abo.
lition, AMI three or four fourths Loco Foco.
] wonld ask him to point out something
wrong in that convention before condemning
it merely by insinuaiion. The only thing
that have heard about any unfairness in
that convention, | learned at Middlebury
yesterday, and did not consider that very
criminal, after five delegates had departed
in the stage at noon on the day previous to
the convention, it was ascertained that three
oflhem would be against Mr.. Slades's nom.
inaticn. and just at night Two more friendly
TO Mr.. Sla5e were rather privately pushed
Of for Burlington and arrived in season to
prevent the entire vote of the town going
for Mr.. Marsh. 2nd. ask him TO show
what IA towns in Addison county we're moi
represented in that convention, as | can find
but twelve, and those IL do not contain bu
very few over one third Of the population
ofthe county. Sd. ask him. when he
says Mr.. S. will be our Representative in
The next congress, whether he means Mr.
Slade who he is s,ufing, or Mr.. Smith, who
he will vote for; if he means Mr.. Smith. anC
Mr.. Sladc persists in running shall no
dispute the point with him, but if he mean:
Dir. Slade, his word will prove false, or
shall be very much mistaken.
A CONSISTENT WHrG.
Bridpori, Aug. 10Th, ls43.