The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-08-26

! "UUR KEASONS' In the DICE OF last week, we
promised to give our readers, this week. of our
reasons for prefering the second Senatorial Wing
nominees, to the first, and we will now proceed to
give them. Before proceeding, however, to name
them, we will state few propositions, which VIC
trust no truc Whigtwill attempt to controvort.
The first proposition is that the business of the
country cannot be transacted with specie alone s.
one for this being that there is not enough
specie in the country for that purpose, and another
very important reason is, the extra and unnec
essary expense attending such amount of business
as would be done on tho specie,-no-credit sys-
| tenn.
The second proposition wc will name, is, that ia
cities for the transaction Of business should be i'm
partially extended to such sections as require them,
and this without detrment to community at large.
| THIRD :-Its not WING doctrine to extend to one
town. highly profitable corporate powers, when such
town has enjoyed such privileges for twenty years,
and at the time refuse to another town equally
demanding them such business facilities
! FOURTH 1T is not Wing doctrine to resort to
alsehood for the purpose Of of securing the nomna-
ton of an individual, as a candidate for Senator, or
OLllCl lllollf W ply Lllo IOu VI
tyrule,' to secure his election, and to those who
honestly refuse implicit obedience to such mandates,
present them very pretty tool caeda '..fle," for
them to gna,c!
We will now state some facts not specially based
on the foregoing propositions, but which may in-
cline that way, and such they will be rs appear
necessary to preface tour reasons" spoken Of
e 7 -,
plication was made for charter Of Bunk-to be
established in this town asking for one with
capital of $4,000 This bill passed the H)use, but
/ through the inStrumcntality Of GEORGE T. HODGES
it defeated in the Senate. Notwithstanding this
opposition of MIR. HODGES in 1S45, those interested
in having Bank established in Brandon, especially
those who resided in Rutland County, gave him
their support, as a body, in 1916 hoping he would
cease his opposition to the granting of this Charter
or that should he still oppose, the Bank might be
chartered in spite of his opposition. But what was
the return those friends of this Charter who sup
ported Mr.. HODGES, received for such support
Why, he doubled his diligence in making every
with, to oppose the Charter. In fact he virtually
represented the present incorporated Bank interest
in this vicinity instead of representing the people at
large Of Rutland County. Does any one doubt this
Let such persons look at the following facts In
lS46, the House passed & vote by yeas and nays on
the queston Of the Brandon Bank Charter and on
count, showed60 majority in its favor with only four
dissenting votes from Rutland County ;-Prevous to
the disposal of this Bill in the Senate, Hon. LEVI B.
laod 20 ~,
stated that he would go far not to oppose this
-Previous to the action of the Senate spo-
ken of, the President, on account of Illness vacated
his post, ana it became necessary that the yacan-
cy should be filled. On the announcement of the
tactby the Secretary to the Senate, GEo.T. HODGES
nominated LEVI B. Villas, so quick that, as one
Senator remarked, there was not period ftimc be-
tween the Secretary announcement and the said
nomination! "And the same day PLATE and Herod
were made friends together; for before they at
(pocaD enmity between themselves" And to ce-
nent this new friendly alliance, the one who con-
sidered himself honored against all demands Of
tesy, (his party in the Senate not numbering q
fourth part of the whole) appointed Notification"
season, at which the Hon, GEO. 7. IoDGEs was
invted~-accepted and partook of the flowing bowl,
which "drives dull cares away" Well, what next?
Why, when the question came before the Senate, of
deciding Brandon Bank Charter, Mr.. Villas voted
against it
We will Just state that aside from the votes d.
recty interested in the Banks of Rutland, Orwell
and NIiddlebury and which were last year cast in
the Senate there majority of that body in IA
yor of n Bank in this town. The main argument
used by Mr.. HODGES against granting the Brandon
Bank Charter, was, tha: there W2s too much D1AA-