Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-23
SENATOR PHELPS APPEAL AND GOV. SHADES
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Ma Enron I'm your paper of,he 10Th inst, notic-
ed letter from Gov sladc, in which he denies the truth Of
assertion made by u.s. in article under the above cap
ton, in the Ph@nix Of the 10Th Of March last
We intend TO make statement in public print
respecting public man, respecting any thing else
which do not know to be true Of personal know
edge, which have learned from sources entitled
| the utmost confidence.
In order that there may be foil and clear understanding
Of the case The in which thu statement occurs
which the Gov takes exception will be given precisely
| it stands in the original article. We say;
we regret these publications. Qhe pampheis,) we say
again. TIey will do no any good From the pefuss
OF hem and from other facts within our own knowledge we
have doubt that Senator Phelps lines nsbchaved al
Washington and we have at all, that Gov. slade
pledged himse when he accepted the nomination for Gov
ernor not 10 Interfere in the coming election for Senator
II viii be observed that said that the pcrusal
the pamphlets, aud from other facts within our own know
edge had doubt but what Senator Phelps did so and
SO, and that Gov. sade promised thus and In other
words, that from VIVA, had to mind.
vinced satisfied that such and such things done and
said, viz that Senator Phelps did, and Gov. slade
pledged"
To this the Governor has given fat denial lie says in
| his letter, published in your last,
"You say that you have no doubt at oil that when
accepted the nomination for Governor, ia Is4lD pedg
Cd myself not 10 interfere IN the eieoiOH Of Senator -
While have doubt that such representations have been
made 10 you IN induce the belief that this true feel
",
not true in any sense and especially in the which
suppose you 10 intend namely that Of pledge refrain
Rom stating the facts subsequently disclosed ~ my
nicaon 10 the committee Of investigation and since proved
in my reply to Mr.. Phelps appeal"
This dcniul pretty emphatic, 10 borrow His Exccllen.
eys word, and doubtless Ills Ercellency intended IT,
But, inf Tiunacly, il is little emphaiic and like ali
guns when charged too high it may recoi II the Gov.
had stopped with saying that the thing Of which had no
doubt about, not true in any sense there would
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that not true in the which understood
IT. Now how does the Gov know unless he onnscieni,
what was the in which understood ~ Now il
unfortunately happens that did not intend" the
doubt in the in which HIS Exeelency SAYS viz
pledge not 10 communicate information 10 a committee Of
investigation. II we refer To the original article
shall that the pledge which say have doubt
was given alleged 10 have been made when the Gov
eePied his nomination In 1874. Now he was nominated
and accepted his nomination in June be could no, have
pledged himself not 10 state aets before inyesgnt
Ing committee" not then in existence aud which
created for nearly four months afterwards We certainly
did not understand His Exceleney prdging himself ia
June not 10 state facts before committee then existing
aud which we, in the innocence hearts never mag
nrd, dreamed, or thought, would exist
Bur perhaps His Excellency and his real fends had
even then eoncoeed contrved and arranged it, how else
could he think that accused him ofyoang his "pledge
in sense we never thought Of unless his own coward
conscience first made the nppeaiions His Exceleney
was TO get The nomination for Governor by the aid Of M
Phelps treHds From this elevation, his COURSE would
be easy to the goal Of his ambition. He and hi. real
Jrieads donbessy imagined he would step easily and
gracefully IRON the chair gnbcrnsora to the chair senate
rial But now was Mr. Phelps TO be disposed Off Why
said His Exceency in future, when the Legislature assem-
bles will make my horrd disclosures Of his conduc, nj
Washington and that will put him Of my way and tho
Wing party, grateful for my aid will elevate me al once to
The fof
will walk the courre alone.
We beg here 10 be understood We seeuse the Cover.
nor Of nothing We do say that such plot existed or
waseonyed by him OF his reai risnds We state fact.
Let others draw their inrenees he says he did no,
pledge himself not to disclose investigating commit
Tee We believe him We take him at his word. We
said that he did for good reason al least becau.
when we said we had no dOuLt he pledged himself not
10 iHferfs, no committee existed was thought Of or
dreamed about, by humble Selves do we believe
was by any one unless il by the Gov and his real
friends"
But His EKeelleney says was not true in any sense
that he pledged himself interfere in the coming sena
toal election, and have said that we had no doubt
but tina, he did This the issue between u.s. We wish to
be distinctly understood that do contradict His EH.
celeney We donOt deny his denial we will state some
Of the facts which caused say that had a0 dOBt
but when he "aeeePted the nomination for Governor he
did "pdg himself thus and thus We do not say that he
did but only that had "nO doubt he did so and we
now proceed give the that onvneed Us to such
degree that had then do dot and for that mat.
ter, have still
The Governor, in his pamphlet, page 30, says:
Thus the matter rested until the summer of 1874 when
Gov Matiocks unexpectedly declined reelection I'm.
medaely upon lis announcement found that there was
strong movement for my nomination. among e fieHds of
Mr. PholPs. then openly declared that was candidate
for the Senate and would consent 10 be nut aside v
any such movement determined to prevent if possible,
my nomination, and for that purpose TO Burlington
the place appointed for the State Conven more than
day in advance Of its meeting My efforts were
found myself surrounded by Influences induce NV con.
sent to be candidate, which very difficult 10 rsi.t
They not from the friends Of Mr. Phelps alone but
from my real friendslrom who desired nv election 10
the Senate but who said that epresentet that
icod not stand in the position in which my friends desir
ed TO place me- aud where deemed important for the
success Of the Wing ticket that should be pac
ed because wanted 70 be Senator and that this was ope
rating TO my njnry But aer much anxious delibeEaiion
yielded because would not give TO the urgent importu
mites Of friends, fiat aud repulsive denial was there.
fore nominated and subsequently elected"
This extract proves two things frs that the Gov con.
suited his real friends whether he should be candidate
for the gubernaioal Office second that he be
one Whether he and his real friends also at this time
consulted about the report be made the future inves
iigatng committee, not the Gov does inform Us
As we said BEFORE we absoSe Ills ETcelehey from all
pledge on this point,
(T0 30 osatinWed)
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