Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-03-29
Communication.

70 nave drawn 'pon me the ire OF the True Dem"1'"
or its editor, whoever he may be. That letter was
intended merely to undcceive the public in matter
which has been much mis- represented and contained
no reflections all upon the editor OF that paper He
seems now however to have taken up the cudgel in
earnest, and, although his first article may perhaps
bear the construction which he insinuates, of ga
statement of fact, qualified according to his own
view of the case" yet ,he tenor and temper OF his
second article, place his purpose to impugn my mo-
tivns, beyond doubt
He begins with a specimen of logic not very un- |
common with the lower grade of news paper driVe'-
Hers the character of which best Illustrated by put
ting a case A man in a public station is ossaed IN
respect of his public conlu:t il he is SILENT heis I'M
derstood to admit the charge-if he vindlcates nm
self then il is the consciousness OF guilt winch VIII
not permit him to he silent.
My object was not by any labored argument to
vindcae myself but to correct false impression
which had been produced upon the public mind. For
thi, am nrraigned before the editorial chair OF the
True Democrat, aud the following sentence is pro-
nonnced. 1--WE cannot consent however that he
should screen himself from the odnm which willlust
ly pursue his conduct or the occasion by tissue oil
skilful misrepresentation" &C. Here after attribu-
ting TO me the most unworthy motives he winds up
with charge of deliberate fasehood. He then pro-
Ceeus WIN W1at ne calls Ol oiuo
to expose that misrepresentation. This statement
bears upon It's face the satisfactory evidence that
he is either too citizen of this country to
derstand its history, willing 10 perpeuate the de
cep,ion to which alluded in my former communca-
ton.
II his statement is compared with my own 1t Will
be found tina, the differ in only one, or at most
two particulars TO which in due time shall direct
my attention.
After tracing the history Of the campaign DOWN to
the decisive action of the Sth January, he proceeds to
state that "thc enemy were nnyiousy warning an op-
porunity of rcganing their los, fame by renewing the
attacks This mus, be the creation OF his own fan
cy; hut its truth or untruth is not important TO
the purpose Of the argument, let it pass Hethen pro-
ceeds to notice the bombardment of Fort St. Philip
the nth Of January and the capture of Fort Bow
yer, on the 18th of February, and then very trum-
phantly asks, "Wl Senator Phelps say that the dan
ger was past? II he has read my communication
carefully he would have that had asserted no
such thing did assert that the danger was past,
when the habeas corpus issued and the Judge i'm
prsoned an assertion which think shall establish.
He then proceeds with statement of the difficult
" with Loualier, and the issuing of the writ, which
he states 10 have occurred the 9Th day Of March,
two days later than had stated it (he is right as TO
the da,e) AMI winds up with the statement, that on
the 6 h Of March ga rumor" OF peace came but no.
thing official was known.
The only particulars in my statement Of the tran.
racsn which he controyers, are, LIST That the dan
ger over and % That the he rs Of peace had ar
rived in camp. If succeed in showing that peace
h,J h.o, ,c,r,r, concluded and ,bo, ,hr command.
"a' "ee" "''"'''s '''''''",' ''o ''.'' Wv
er' on oo'" S'u's "e'o VI w " W" NV 'S''''
mnch logic T." show mat me danger was over
Inc I,"o"'he extinct ''o'l p''u'''e"' w. 49, II,
Neps' 81 SESSION oil -'h oo"sesS' see''s u se'''e
the point -,
IN 'hco'n "' rc"rnrh'v inc .'E'S'''"'e' l'' I""
isisnal VINO were oo'p'''ss sa7sH'u 'nn' 'ehe"'u
INVASION was not to be npp'ehended' anc mat any
event the territory oil he stale was secure from y"
danger 'dr'nrned sine de- On ne ism me same
monh' W.. L'rin9sfon' one o. ''eh' o'c"So1' aus
1as hha r'SteH'hs hr"'s' nset"en 'yng cV -noo"e
e'ha nag " s'"ee, 'e'"r"e" n''h INC "v0r"'"',o"
oe"Tta from me Aah'irdt maj a leafy@ peace n0o
oeen co"c'"ue" ~ "'en' oe'i'een me co"'"'tSS'0"'
cue '"o " ~, "' ",io' ','''o" WIS e1"
."'"e' III ''''''' P"''' "'''" ','u ''e'' forwarded
"' ''''' ',''".', """' ''o"I" nn' o,''-
WV va, 'e "'''D'' ''','S'' a"a oi''useu
ee"e'a Joy '.' u" -"'"' VIZ '"l'
va W, ''! ''''I ,''sr n''es's loi Lo"n'
'e' NV" '",3' '''"' VI" me ON OF harch' zen Jack
'o" VI. '''",s nom was .'"3'oh 'ny' ny
" Ne II" NV '"s'"as'e' "eherai ) once inc
- .sS,'n "' We secretary OF war informing
"' 'c'"'h Oh 'he treaty OF peace, was
e"""s t 10, on ano'her snhlcc' nut he received
,ois cain os'has'er GENERAL dated Feorr-
I,..,.hos rc,a,E,ha' .he oeafer was charee'
,.,an rl,co he,v.esn me s'a'e oil peace whici
nN:,.;.n We United states and Urea
- ,,,,,o,,eI sh'...,''N om memoir Of tn
e'. -. -. r. - "'',' Me war, by Lntour
-. -i., c'., , '',N''n Yet in III
Is,.,, e h., IA ~, ,,,;a .,,;,r w o'sht to hnv
;..,,,nad ,,s Nv, h.a, ., 'p"s 'u''o' who m
.;,,;.n of iii. o,,,n,,n No.. ,'"' " "SuraIlze
Iho,.,. f,,oobood h,,, ,>,,l -. -. NV Wv de
Of vernon, the nssf lin, ,bo Ere, uD" ''a ps,9
L.,,d i, 49, ca."rs ,,. Wv "'s' 'u'"o' o' peae
Wet ,h. a., 49,. IT, p y" ''e W"
-, III ~, 10Y e !" .'c' Tue 'io
~" TO-, r '''" " ''''s'ae'ory sout
VI" WV 'o'" VI A'o'""iy Iie'euHg