The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-08-14
ALANSON ST. CLAIR.

ALANSON ST. CLAIR,
Has been about this region some time en-
gagged in promoting the cause of third party
ism, alias, Locofocoism. From information
which reached our ears OF his GORGEOUS per-
versions Of the truth, in relation the senti-
ments and policy Of the Wing party and the
gracious and willy manner in which he at
tempted to entrap public sentiment in other
respects,we felt that duty as a wing editorde-
manded our notice of a man whose name
otherwise we should not have deigned to place
in our columns. This excited the ire of this
K everend individual, and on commencement
day. we found a h sndbill posted throughout
the town, charging us with "q6bJling, mis-
representation and taisehood." The same 4
busive course be has Stree pursued by publ
cations in the Voice of Freedom, and the
Green Mountain Freeman, beraling us most
soundly for styling him a brazen-faced de-
ceiver ct cetera, and challenging us, and in
our default, the Hon. S. s. Phelps, and the
Hon. William Slade, to public discussions
with him through the county; and an induce
ment, proposes TO transport us about, and
support us free Of expense : and why should
he not have added, dividing Tie avails of the
itincrancy equally with each member. All we
nave said III our paper. in relation to this man
we believe tobe true. That he is attempting
to hoodwink the people in relation TO Mr..
Clay's sentiments npon The subjects ef Tariff
and Annexation, that he is a retigiosO, politi-
co third party, i~tinerant lecturer. That he
breaches political abolition on the
Sabbath, and retails l%ocofoco ISLANDERS ON
week days; and that filter tool Of locofoco-
ism cannot be found, we again must re-assert
as our belief.
Among other things which wo asserted a.
bout St. Clair at the time we said "tIat since
he had come TO town he had declared that in
in VermOnt he pas a locofoco, and in Neu
Hampshire a uhig." This, St. Clair pro-
nounces "entirely untrue and without the
least foundation" land the most like in'en
tional uutruth for the sake of its desired re-
suit, of any thing ! have recently been called
upon to correct" Happily, in relation to this
charge, we have the most positive and direct
proofat hand. What St. Clair himself re-
CARDS the most untruthful and groundless
charge Of all others being proved, we shall
withhold evidence upon another point, unit
a more convenient occasion shall present it.
self. After p%erusing the card from Mr.. Cobb
we would ask who is guilty of falsehood
A CARD.
Mr.. Bell Sir-In justice to myself |
claim a small space in your columns in
vlndication Of the statement made to you
by me, with regard to a conversation be-
tween myself and one Rec. A. st Clair,
who has of late been e~ndeavoring to en-
tighten the good people of Middlebury,
on the subject of Sd party politics. The
article in question as published in your
paper commenced thus
"How he porks ito show what re-
lance is to be placed on st Clair, since he
has come to town, he has declared that in
Vermont he is a Loco, and in New Hamp.
shire he is a Wing"
Now the above is true to a letter, and
/ must confess | was astonished when |
learned that he denied ever having made
the statement. But / must own that not
~withstanding the zig-zag course of argu-
ment that this Mr.. St. Clair used in his
conversation with me-and the unani-
mo us opinion of all who had ever been
acquainted with him that his word was a
kind of doubtful commodity especially in
these days o secession and Come-out-ism,
say notwithstanding all this l did not
suppose that he would deny what he had
said but a few days before unless he has
taken up the old adage that "al! things are
fair in Politics"
Icould hardly believe my own eyes
when | read his denial ofthe above state
ment, published in the Green Mountain
Freeman, and also the Voice ofFreedom.