Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-03-19
Senator Phelps Appeal--COv. SHADES Reply

Wa have received within few days pamphlet OF niue
more than 80 pages with this last title ana some "e'h
s,nce one of some 40 pages with the first. .
W. have read them both. Wercgret their Puoioauon' /"
will do neither of the authors any good IL wiz not uu
[ ,oon,,,;on nor will il do much to settle in the minds
of any one the question in dispute between ihem 40 o
viii think any better of either Of them for w'"ng anu
.b;,g these namphlets No Of Vermont VIII nave ms
state pride increased after reading them to know ha' %
author of one is bis representative IN Congress 1
the author Of the other fills the gubernatora ehA al ''
We have said that we regretted the publication Of tnrse
beeeren pamphlets. We do 30, for two reasons, t"'',
because they are disgrace the authors and calculated
as we have said BEFORE lower the reputation Of he oo
Secondly they do no credit the Wing party with whom
we are connected and with whom we have acted. Every
party has property in those men whom they elect 10 ON
ces or trust and emolumen and men 30 elected have no
right to do any act shall compromise or prejudice the
interests Of that party whom they ore indebted or once
and influence They have right to bring forward thei
personal feelings aud into the public arena and
make them the theme Of public discussion, TO the deu-
ent and disgrace those who have elected them TO Offices
of rank individuals who do This should and will be held
TO strict accountability for any aud all things, that they
do of this nature Whatever may be their rank station
they should aud will not be allowed inct wnnton inn
~ on great political pnriy WHO have wisely or IN
wisely reposed confidence in them. This confidence the
Wings Of Vermont will not permit these two honorable
their deirimen without holding them to strict seeounta-
bily For al the injury, for ell the disgrace, that shall
result the Mig party from this pamphlet war, they may
rely upon IT, that when the day Of reckoning comes and
come il will they will have 10 render strict account And
when the balanced and settled the amount they
have gained by this war will be easily reckoned.
We regret these publications say again They will
do any good From the perusa Of them and from
other facts within knowledge, have doubt
that Senator Phelps times msbehaVed at Washington
aud we have at ALL tina, Gov sade pledged himself
when be accepted the nomination for Governor, not TO IN
erere in the coming election for Senator The acts Of
tain individuals during the senatorial election Of ls4i
deeied no honor themselves the party which they
belong
As 1t was, in humble judgement Senator Phelps
should have been content with his triumph in being
elected and should have published HE pamphlet He
should have kept his lips closed, and bis pen still, is
the whole matter Of that election lie had right 10 graf
y his personal feelings the expense Of The party, Il
whom he owed 80 much, and who have CALAMITY sup
ported him. and whose foTheAranee he has often eGer
eised.
And Gov Slade should have been content TO be "Goyer
nor Of such State Vermont, which he declared Bur
linFlon when he accepted the nomination, homo
enough for any man lie should not have insrfered it
the senatorial election Of s4i have answered senalo
Phelps "appeal'
And they will both find in The end, that when the bal
Of the political struck, the of pofiea
honor they have gained by this controversy will be
eypher the right but the IN Of the integral number