Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-08-31

II Governor. sdrocsiing the cisius Of the foi.
y ~ DC ground that he was omintnily qualified
II o., Office, and Gas firm, ,tTeisk. fouesrd. ooa-
II cal vh,r Well, N he vas q firm. oon.isien,
Il tLcn an1 has made no 'confessioa since, NOT
4 eel aay 'poriesl joijsa' TO wash away his for.
~ ues,, thea 5e 10 w.ig nee, and why there.
II, ,b5sld the Head be terrified les, he receive
- ra,e, of freemeni And " Judge William. was
~ w. and notb'ng bvf ~A,g. in isti. as the Her
II safmed, aud has made no Confession nor en-
"a o. ant political Jordan since, why repeat this
- !, and false iusnua,ion that he has been cham
- ,o. colorod toliticisn--s Trdersiisf and demo
-, wig and icoofecsr Enher tho Herald az
I Il med ,hat which was false 10 I'll. or IL virtually
u "a now--we care not which born Of tbs dilemma
a tsk., What Inconsistencies and contradictions
a on, driven into TO support an uEugheous cause,
"A OF, sound arguments are not TO be had"
81 Vow while il is unpleasant, to be thus drawn ou.
IN III. ear. and compelled speak farther upon TIN.
a.e,, feeling as We do personally friendly 10 this
h ,,l,man, admirns his talents, his legal attain
.,,, hi. social qualities, and his many virtues -
h % although we do sof like his political course
| >, We should have been satisfied with what has al
1 !, ,sr been said upon tho subject Blu, 'Pbio' or
No., Otherwise and we are called upon to Jusf,fy
900 the charge Of ut,ering |aisehood upon hi'
H. The gentleman kindly says tina, we can take
.scA hem Of the dilemma, we choose, bu, II agree
a. 70 him We shall take nofher horn, bu, the d.
~.a itself, and thai by the ears.
The recollection Of 'Philo' a. 10 the course pur.
sced BY the Herald in 1884, is just as correc, as il
vas ~ regard to the fate Of the Distribution act
d. e) he recollecu nothing about it Tor al lcast)
soih,ag correctly.
The Herald did no, in isiI, come out with any
[aese, offs own,-ihat tickle, Judge Williams &c.
d advocating his claims upon the grounds that he
pm emlnenhy qualified for the Office and was I
}r~, streighi- for,eard and consistent nhg.' IL u
b., ha, the first nomination Of Mr.. Paine in 1871
<aocssoned some dissfeo,ion among the wings IL
fgilsnd county, more especially however among
D. personal friends OF Judge Williams, in Ru,lan'
Sho had urged his claims for the nomination befor
<fe convention and did no, succeed. II was chsrg
b upon the convention tina, unfair means had beei
he'd to secure the nomination of Mr. Paine &c. ant
D. Herald did not immediately fail IN ,oiM the nom
Sshoa In the me ntme a communication was re
kved and published which communication, recon
Bonded Judge Williams to the support Of the free
ben Of Vermont, no, however as firm, straight
| fruard and eoas,stent ~hig. The next Herald
| tnlained only one article upon the subject that
| Communication opposed to Judge Williams, and tn
BIT paper contained his declinaton and in tn
2nc paper the ticket regularly nominated wa
l 4os,ed and afterwards supported. So much 70
L tha 'Phlo' so well recollec,s.' He asks 'wh
ben repca, this stale and false nsinua,ion that h
udgc W. has been chameleon colored politician
democra. and fcderals,,a whig and locofoco"
Now this may be TO the leaders Of the Iber
3lny a stale insinua,ion and we doubt MOI it is
1t as stale a. i, may be, we imagine that the trut
/, cannot be gainsayed However, il the consci
.ious leaders of that party have any peculiar pre-
ices against either Of the old political parties, W
oUd state for their relief that he (as we have al
PAWS understood the mstier) was not a very fir
t3eralis,, nor was he reliable and decided demo
Bat, undertaking TO please each party he did nc
faly succeed in either. And supposng the Her
81 IN 1884, had been deceived into the belief thu
Ae was a firm, straight. forward and consisler
thg, What does that show nothing. We know
tai al tina, time it was matter Of much speculs
6on A. 70 which party he mos, favored. and bot
o,io claimed Inn. Il was thought that he ha
,ored the election Of Gen. Harrison, and it wa
l enhden,ly asserted that in the previous presiden
election he had favored Mr.. Van Buren, and
bme twas thought he voted tho ticket. His pecu
D. sensitiveness to, and regard Of that exquis,el
kauiiful specimen Of Locofocolsm, viz the Rhod
kand Dorr Rebellion requires no comment. tt
sihibidon Of feeling which he has often manifesto
enn this subject, has done much to convince man
sho before doubted, Of the truth Of his attschme,
y Locofoco principles. Whether il is actually ur
tst he roied the Van Buren, ticket we of course q
D, pentpely know, and il he did we do no, preteu
account for his various turnngs. It has bee
eld hat the gentleman about those days had bee
A,ssed with vision. in which appeared an age
t'ailemsn, Keeling and tottering upon the brink
p grave, his legs encased in pair Of enormous
Rgs boots that this vision and these boots ha
tae connection with National politics and wha, q
he DO not now remembcr--and we will only ad
pa while las before s,ated) we do ieel high pc
f'HaI regard for this gentleman, We do not like
1'iicai alterations, nor do we think tina,
Y charged with falsehood in asserting tina, he is
'nan OF doubtful political character.
While the leaders Of the liberty party have be-
p 'nrousiy questioning Judge Mauocks upon Il
AS'Ieei Of aboi,i,onism would il not have been we
pad they questioned dlev candidate upon IA, politi
opinions We imagine that Judge William
foold hardly satisfy all his friends in one letter.
For the Her aid.
MI Editor As tbs time Of election approach