The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-20
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Rutland, June Sd, 1874,
Gen. d. VIC. CLARKE & OUR CORRESPON-
DENT, "JUSTlCE,"


The day we left for Baltimore, q communication
signed "Justice" was handed US in the proof, 10
which in the hurry Of preparation Tor our journey
we mid hut little attention, otherwise than to read
has,y,and TO ascertain that the manuscrpt,w ac-
companied with responsible name. If we thought
at all of the matter it was that some difficulty had
occurred among the delegates and members OF the
Rutland nand in their expedition to the Ba'u-
more whir convention, with which our correspond
ent proposed to stir up the coon camp, somewhat
We thought no more of the matter. On our return
from Baltimore after an absence OF three weeks,
we found the communication Of Gen. Clarke, and
another signed "Inyesligator, which we publish
this week, on our table, 1t was impossible for
us to find room for them IN the Ago ofihat week
We also found another communication from Cen
Cla IKE complaining Of the non appearance OF his
first communication. 1t is sufficient. we presume,
for us to state these facts to show Cen Clarke that
we had no intention Of doing him injustice, either
by the publ cation of Justice in the first place, or
BY the delay in publishing his answer. As 10 en-
dorsing the communication of Justice as Gene
asserts, we did no such thing. Whenever a COM
munlca,ion is published in the Age we must be put
in possession Of the real name of its auihor-and
then he stands on his own bottom. Our corrcspon-
dents are responsible for their own communlca-
lions, and we endorse them just as much as we do
the advertisements that appear IN our paper. We
frequently publish communications, at the soIic''a-
ton. and upon the responsibility of correspondents
which we by no means approve, and we consider
and have so stated in our paper, that such cores
pondcn,s are responsible 10 the public in the letter
and manner Of their communications, We do no
intend however, we will state, TO publish commu
nicaons very personally offensive in any case, ye
with us as with all editors, such things will creeI
into print
In the case Of "Juslice" and Gen. Clarke, th'
latter it will be seen denies all the charges ALLEGED
against him, while the former re-asscrts them AM
declares that they can be sustained, and in d lie,
ter which we received from him to-day (Junc Is,
he pronounces the Gard, of the Band, pubshe
in the Rutland Herald, TO be "notorious false
hood" and asserts that they (thc members OF tn
Bond) ''were driven into i, by the aristociacy O
the place" Now, while we are free TO state tina
had we examined the first communication Of Jus
,ice with more care, we might have thought it in
expedient 10 publish it, inasmuch as it would in
yolyc the parties concerned in a useless controver
sy we deny all intention Of having intended lnjus
tice to any one, and can only say that our CORES
pondent Justice seems able TO take care O
himself and will undoubtedly do so. If he hav
done Gen. Clarke injustice, W. have no doubt bu
that he is ready end willing to make ample resti
tuition, and while we say, unhesltatlngly, that w
do not believe Gen. Clarke capable of wIIlu
speculation" or "illsehood,' we as unhesitating
" say that we do not believe our correspondent
has intended 10 charge him falsely with either
MADAM. RumOr may have been against Gen. c
in this matter and by her tongue he may have sui
Cered as most of us have, and Justice ma
have given ear too willingly to her gossip. lfw
may presume Il word at the close of this Article
we should express a hope that Gen. Clarke do no
clay to heart" the oiar, and that "Jusce" Sc
: that he do justice in the premises,