Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-16

RAMBOUILLET MERINOS

MEssRs. EDiTo Rs-In your paper of March
25h is a communication, signed wv. j." in regard
to the flock of Rambouillet Merinos now in my
possession. Nv. j." affects to doubt whether
these sheep are pure RaInbouet Mernos- whether
they ever belonged TO the Royal Flock at Ram
bouillct in France, and perhaps he doubts whether
they imported at all but insinuates that
Mr.. Collins borrowed the name Ramboulllet as
means of assisting the sale of the tlock,-and
sumcs that if his five questions not satisfactorily
answered, the public have right TO conclude that
they area humbug. Now beg leave to differ al
together from this wrter,--the public having no
right to conclude any thing of the kind, whether
"W. Us" questions are answered or not. Suppose
thousand and one "W. Us" in the land take it
into their heads TO PROFOUND each his own series of
questions, to be answered in a thousand and one
newspapers of the day, and i. should be deemed
expedent or convenient not to answer all these in
qlires Have the public right 10 conclude that
Mr.. David C. Collins, of Hartford, CT, is base e.
nough to assume the name of Rambouillet as II
cognonen for his sheep, TO aid him in the business
of selling a worthless flock? trow not. The
documentary evidence of the purity of the blood
of he Rambouilet flock is his own private prop
erty, while in his possession 10 do with 1t as he
chooses; and he is not to be called knave or a
cheat because he declines to publish it at the So
licitaon of every "W. j." who chooses 10 pro.
pound to him a series of questions, and threatens
IF" f E "S conclusions Of 'as ''''
Besides, DIV. j." is an anonymous wrter-one
of those privileged Ten who can stab in the dark.
Is any man hound to answer an anonymous wr-
ter who assois him? If these inquiries had been
presented alone, without any unknd insinuauons
connected with them, it would have been different
but even then, an anonymous writer cannot claim
much attention Let "W. j." give me his own
real name, as publicly as he has given his quest.
ions, and though do not acknowledge myself OBJ
hged to answer even them yet will DO it in the
mos, satisfactory manner" And all his inquiries
can be answered.
have heard in times past that Hon. VIM. JARVIS
at various times imported sheep TO the United Sta
ties, said by him to be pure Spanish herinos, of
several different families. hare nerer seen any
documentary Evidence that these irere pure FLOODED
sheep. Suppose take it upon me TO PROFOUND five
several questions TO Consul JARVIS as TO the pater-
nifty OF his sheep, and affect to doubt whether they
were what they were represented to be, and over
signature of l.. G. b., tell him that if these quest
ions are not satisfactorily answered the public will
have q right to conclude" that Pau.ar, Monlarco
Agulriss, Nigretti, &C., were "borrowed names,
to assist the sale of sheep having but little intrin
sic merit. Will he take my conclusions? No such
thing. He will say, All these matters in regard tc
my importations are matters of history; the facts
have been given 10 the public, and L. q. b. only
proves, by his inquiries, his own ignorance. Just
so in regard to the Rambouillet Mernos have
2 sheep now in this flock that once belonged to the
royal flock at Rambouillet, with the original marks
and numbers upon their ears land all the younger
sheep are the pure descendants OF the twenty Ram
bouillet ewes and the Ramboulllet buck "Grandee,
/ imported from the royal flock by Mr.. Collins II
: ls40 ;-and If "W. j." wants the evidence of this
0 evidence in regard TO the purity of their blood
in addition to what has been published and is be
Q fore the world, let him or any other man come L
me and his Inquiries shall be answered