The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-05
V O l.. VI. NO. 1


and can see no great chance for
Rev. Mr. Bascom to have kept his ey
Mr. Clay all the while, and at the
time oficiatc as President of the Uni
sity in Lexington, unless he is on
Client which suppose will not
claimed. Suppose President Labart
Middlebury College should be writer
in regard to the practices of Samue
Phelps and he should say he had kn|z
him publicly and privately for six year
that he knea0 Mr. Phelps had drank nd
toxicating liquors for tina; length of ii
would that be received as testimony,
peclall y i'll should present counter t,
mony from such men as Sias Virgil
William Sade and other response
men Or, should the Rev. Will
Mitchell of Rutland be written 10 in
gard 10 the virtues OF Solomon Foot,
Mr.. Mitchell should say. | have kno
Mr. Foot for fifteen gears. both pubhA
and prl0ateiy and knO,0 he has not play
at cards or any other game of hazard
money during the fifteen years; and
should prove by unimpeachable tesliu'
ny that he had frequently practised ga |
bling during that time, and Esquire q
nant was sitting as Court, what wou|
ne DO with Mr. MjtchelPs testimony? I'll
not my friend officiated as Justice al
Juryman, and investigated matters enoud
10 hnoaO that such Negative testimony isl
no avail whatever, when brought agair|
admissible, affirmative testimony? Sui
pose one Of Esq, Conant's horses shou|
be stolen, and the theft should be charg|
upon German Hammond, and on trid
Deacon Davenport should affirm that 4
had known Mr. Fl. for eighteen veal
that Mr. Hammond was a member
the same church as himself and that
kmea0 Mr. II. did not take The horse
while at the same time Elder4Thomas-
Deacon observation-disclosures Button ar
Esq. Conants sons should testify tn;
they SAP MIR Hammond take the horse
would not Mr. Conant be tempted 10 sa
to Mr. Davenport, you must be a knaa
or fool? Other cases might be suppc
ed like that Of Rev Nathaniel E. Johl
Mr. Fairchild-Rev. M
Taylor, almost without number, when II
friends of the culprlts supposed them vii
uous men, while at the same time the
we're committing their deeds of liceniou
ness, and perhaps some, like Mr. johnson
had been al it so long that they could Ii
remember the commencement of them
But | have not quite done with the Reve
end Doctors testimony yet. In Mr. Ba:
;om's second letter he Says" | nee
'cacely add, that called upon, unde
similar circumslaces, | should most chez
ully attest the good character of a1y of m
without reference 10 poLiticd
citations or distinctions, nor do | bciev
ing of them would hesitate calling on me
o this effect, should it be found necessa
~" Mr. Bascom seems to offer himseI
is a sta nding witness to the coed chara(
er Of all his neighbors Well, since h
has offered 1t, will take his testimony O
he affirmative Of Gen. JOHN McCaiia
good character | suppose my friend wi
loI object to my taking his own witnes
o overthrow his position, as this is allow
ID in Courts of law What does Mr. NJ
Gala say2 Why that as late as July At
l843 Mr. Clay won between one and tw
hundred dollars near Lexington, by gam
ling with man, and that Mr. Nc Call
las abundant testimony 10 substantate III
.harge. Mr. Bascom says he hnOeOs M
Clay has not gambIed in ta0enty yea,s
yet says at the same time, he is ready
certify 10 the good character of any OF h
and Mr. Nc Gala, living
lexington, must be as near a neighbor a
ArClay who lives in Ashland therefore
ccording to the testimony of this witres
lr McCaIla's character is good hi
word can be relied upon, and if any par
f MIR Bascom's testimony is received,
must be the affirmative part. Had h
aid, he considered Mr. Clay guilty c
one of the charges preferred against him
would have been an expression OF opin'
m perel,r opd t,,ouIJ h,ra hoen tol-o