The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-03-19

lalsehoods against The Liberty party, charg'
ing them, through his correspondents, with
the guilt Of annexn9 Texas; and when ht
receives replies, supported by inconleslible
facts, exposing the monslrous ialldcy, and
turning the tables on him aud his party, wha
does he do with them? Why, he simply
refuses to publish them.
For what he says about me, l care moth
ing, as he is unworthy OF notice; and an
equally Indifferent concerning that he prints
il he brings no personal charges against my
private character. The ialsehoo1 OF these
( charges is only exceeded by the malice with
{ which they are dictated. The charge OIL
| dishonesty he publishes by meaDs OF d pa
per over which he has the apparent control;
aud in order to have hi. venom take effect, he
SEXES hold OF pretended incidents IN our pr-
vale deal, with which The public may ndur'
ally suppose he is personally!acquainIed. |
applied TO him for space 10 reply The next
week. He said, before Witnesses. | should
| have the liberty OF correcting, IN his paper,
any false statements he had made. AS near
! ly his whole statements contained In bis
"noles," and his arguments based on them,
were false, and in some instances had prov.
ed them TO be, prepared, IN short time,
the enclosed reply, In which fully exposed
IUetT IdlSeHOGu. DUl EIUlCOulD IL COu
veuient, ere this, TO be among the missing"
| leaving behind him strict orders 10 publish
nothing from me unless he saw and approv>
ed it He did not show his noble Inca
menls O. in Brandon again for weeks but
as soon as he did, handed him my reply.
In perfect keeping with his previous con-
duct, he refused me The privilege which he
had himself offered. and would not consent
tn publish th,a 1rtinlo ri Of ~
any time. Thus are criminal charges, Gin
moral point of view made against me, aud
am denied the right of self deieuce IN the
paper which published them.
What renders Hocomb's meanness more
degrading, is, the fact that it is not so much
his attack as the ebulition of The pent up
malice IF certain modest and amlable indl>
vlduals, whose patriotism is known by their
buster in politics, and whose argument con-
sstS in personal Pronunciation men who
initiate the lungs of The Voice weekly with
their Presidential vapor, poisoning the very
atmosphere in which it clrculates. These
men can never forgive me- for The fearless
exercise of my reasoning faculties, and the
honest expression Of my opinion, especially
If II comes in contact with their darling idol,
selhshness, which they christeDed, not long
since, by The name OF leading STAKEHOLDER,
duelI,l and gambler, and ready 10 chrlsten by
a0y other name when II will better suo>erve
their purposes. There is nothing too mean
for these men 10 do; nothing 100 vile or dir
" for them TO attempt; and their persecu-
lions toward any whom they are pleased To
style their enemies, will only end in death.
Let me not be misunderstood or m, srepre-
sented. | do not, in any Thing have said,
or may say, ilnpugn The motives Of The great
body of men composing the Wing or Demo
cratic parties. Nothing can be further from
my intention. Although they NAV be, and
probably are, sincere aud bonesl; yet, v hen
consider their professions, either they or
the friends OF Liberty, with whom act,very
much mI>judge As 10 the means best adapted
TO destroy the greatest political and social
evil the world ever witnessed. | have the
pleasure Of adding that have received let
tiers rom staunch Wings, strongly condemn
ing the unWarrantable course pursued 10y
the Voice., (and those political harpies who
control it) toward me. Hocomb is fiji in
strument OF these men, and eagerly volun-
leers his services as their willing tool.
consider them as principals in this onset,
dlscharging their missiles from behind an.
other, who, 10 adopt the language Of Junius,
elias never risen 10 the dignity of being ha-
ted, and has been despised with moderation"
r. V. NJ.
December IS, l345.
l take it that Lawyer Marshs "rsason-
ing faculties" have had full play IN his
preface, as the "poltical harpies who con-
trol' this paper were not in his wayl |
stated 10 this paper last fall, that if Texas
should be annexed, it would be done bv
those who should voie for it and because
| refused to insert articles on the same
side, | was very arbitrary The "slan-
1erous" part OF the matter will be noticed
heieafter. Is it not rather profound idea
hat L,wyer Marsh should care nothing
for what should print about him, if
made no charges against his private char
9cter? Wonder if Daniel Webster cou ID
alhom such logic
Think Lawyer, possessing such en-
arged views; such cOnScisnIiOpsness, and |
such a great heart for humanity, should
not be quite so severe upon simple, Tilt
.rale Blacksmith; and especially when
lm under the control OF these malicious,
political harpies! !" 1t appears to me
hat the sure way for the Lawyer TO have
rad chance TO reply 10 my charges
would have been 10 collect my overseers
ogether and let his reasoning faculties"
'lay upon them for awhile II this would
'ot cause them 10 surrender, | hardly
now what would! But as have never
isen 10 the dignity Of being hated" and
IN despised but moderately, some hope