Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-08-18
COMMUNICATION.

TIC The editor Of The Vermoni Poiriof:
SIR-ln your paper Of the 9Th inst. find the
following paragraph:
Robins Dinsmore, Esq of Braintree who some
years ago, represented the town Of Williainslown
| III the Legislature, and with n strong federal ma
joriiy in the town, would probably have been re-
| elected, had he not ioriiten himself dotDn in the
| Nalchnan, and who was after wards connected
| with The Lowell (Nlassl Journal, till they had
time to take his dimensions is laboring TO enght-
On the public, through the columns OF the Watch
man, upon The subject Of " American Protection"
aud the Democratic candidates for The Presi-
| dency." Had Solomon lived at this day, there
are Two men in the 2d Congressional District who
would have eclipsed him tor oisdom. NJ So
| (IVW Sed, suppose. -Borrooed from Edsimdns
.4ge.)
My humble and grateful thanks are due to you,
| Sir, Tor the courteous and dignifed manner in
which you have fit To nolice tie above men.
toned articles in the Wa,chnan, and the indivd-
ual who furnished them. By SIMPLY asserting, as
you hnve in effect, done, that I" Robins Dinsmore,
Esq OF Bralntree," is smpleton, aud is so re-
garded by majority Of his fellow citizens you
have, doubtless, very satisfactorily demonstrated
to your readers, the folly OF American Protection
aud The consistency Of the sell-siyled democratic
party in being ready to support either Messrs Van
Buren,, Calhoun Buchanan, &c Tor the Pres-
dency Evry gentleman must of course, admire
the force of your logic, aud tie kind aud delicate
manner in which il is communicated. You were
certainly under obligations to defend II consis-
tency OF your party, aud you have done so in a
manner that precndcs all possibility of u repy.
1t is true, sir, that in 1888 had tue fortune 10
represent the town ol Wnms,owu, in the Leg
islaiure lhul in 1889, failed OF re election,
the vote being for Governor, Nathan Smile, l39
). H. JenIson. 1876 highest vote for representa-.
live, w. 5. Beck,lt, l39; Il. Dinsmore, l24 1t is
true too that was, Tor about ten months connec-
Ted with The Lowell Journal, aud was discharged
perhaps, tor the reason that | would not furnish
for its columns, such nrlIcles Gs the above pa,a-
graph from The Vermon' Patriot furnishes tuler-
tile specimen. Now ii these Jacis have any thing
10 do with the subjects OF "Amercan Protection
aud the Democratic candidates for the Presilen.
cy," you can turn up your democratic nostriIs,
with the most conteu,ptuous dIs,iain, whenever
those subjects are mentioned in your hearing. Ii
is rue that am 81 much Of simpleton as not 10
he able to understand the force OF your argument,
but as it is one which | perceive you frequently
adopt, in similar cases, nm bound 10 believe
there is power i'll it, which the greatest masters
in the art OF reasoning were never able to COM
| prelend. shall always eudeavor to trent YOU ,
sir, as a gentleman, OF fine feelings unrivaed
courtesy, aud profound logical powers, and none
hut such smpelons as you represent me 10 be,
am confident, would ever think Of doing any such
thing r. DINSMORE
Brainree, Aug. IA, l643.
- o. ie'"ht he W inquire, WIN Az une hn-
m'Ilty aud respect, upon my Bonded knees, with
! my hat off and my lnnds raised impIorngly, what
child of humanity there be- residing within
the limits OF the second Congressional District
who, in the judgment Of such an intellectual giant
us j. 4. MnrsIon, has the honor OF being as great
a/ooL as myself! The minds OF your numerous
readers aud admirers is in most painful suspense
on tins al.npprtant SUBJECT your argument
seems Incomplete without an answer to this in
curry. Perhaps when this is furnished we shall
all OF us DO enabled 10 SEE clearly the beauty of
Tree trade doctrines, aud lie protriey of support
ing such man AS J. L. Calhoun for the Presden-
cy, aud OF denouncing the Wings Tor supporting
John Tyler, at tie same time Till this is done,
"our sufierngs is iutoerable." RID.