The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-02

had he not denied the truth OF hleBHtoI19 oIouRht
against him that day--thcse which could not there
be provcdLy those prclelring them, but which have
since been shown clearly that no man, after see
ing the testimony, will attempt to gainsay or deny it
The Mercury says--'No charge is brought against
him, (NIR, HoDGEs) except that he opposes Bank
at Brandon In tho Voice of last week, Mr.. HAS
1zE1L has seen, ere this, that other charges were
brought thathe denied them, and in consequence
of his denial and the lack of proof the spot, the
nomination was made.
About that parallel attempted to be drawn be-
tween Mn HoDoEs and the people Of Bran
don and vicinity, we have word to say. In the
first place, tits no parallel at all, In the second
nlacc, if parallel could be shown, manfree from
this cngrossing self interest," should have been pre-
sented, so that impartial legislation might be had.
We will attempt to show arhy the cases supposed are
not parallel Rutland has had Banking facilities for
TWENTY-FIVE years, while BIURdon has had mono
without mourning the expense OF going sixteen
miles for them, unless the people went to Orwell,
Il miles. One thing is selfevdent, and that Is, II
Brandon custom was not worth having, Rutland
Bank stockholders could have no objection to the
people Of Brandon havinga Bank for their otrn ac-
commodation Brandon gave Mr. HODGES the first
nomination, hoping lie had mognonimity sutfi-
cient to place that town on footing with Rutland,
on the score of Banking facilities. Mr.. HODGES
has twice proved recrcant TO the trust reposed in
him. If such facilities are worth any thing to Rut-
land, they would be to Brandon. All Brandon has
asked, was, to be placed on level with Rutland in
this respect. 1t has not asked that Rutland should
be deprived of the facilities she has enjoyed for
twenty-five years. in order that Brandon mi ht take
her place. If there had been no Bank at Rutland,
and the two towns were applying for Charters,
and there was probability that but ono could be
obtained,- 1.-The strife being which should have it,
there would be moro of a similarity in the cases
named If our good friend over the big Hill would
bring forward real parallel case, to the one now
presented, lot him suppose the Rutland Bank to
cease operations for % years "a Bank be estab-
lshod at Brandon, and one which should furnish the
Rutland business men with 60 to 90 day loans =
they to come 16 miles for $50 or 500, they might
wish to hire and come again at the end Of the time
to pay up, or pay half, and renew on the other
half this would place Brandon on an equal foot
ing with Rutland. Suppose again, that Brandon
continues in this business reft gears longer and
Rutland in the meantime, must come to Brandon
for her Bank accomnoi atoms. This would begin
to look like parallel case. We will suppose Mr.,
HODGES, at tho end Of the tOcenty, Of ne second,
TWENTY-FIVE years. should nominate JOHN A. Co
NASr, Of Brandona as candidate for Senator trusting
he would show sufficient liberaty in egis lating, to
place Rutland alongside of Brandon, on the score of
business facilities. Mr.. CoNAET should be twice
elected and at each time should lend biswhole en-
ergies to the keeping down Of Rutland. At the
third Convention, Mr.. HODGES should demonstrate
against another nomination Of Mr. NANr,-char-
ging him with striking hands with political oppo-
neat for tho purpose Of crushing or keeping down
Rutland interests, and Mr.. CCNANT should deny AL
this-assurng the Convention that he was not in
the Legislative Halls at the time referred TO- aud in
consequence of this denial should get the nomns-
ton still after the Convention adjourned, positive
proof wss adducad thet he had lied outright about
the matter, then my friend HASKELL would approx
innate to parallel but not ELL then.
As TO the prescription named, tl.cre is nothing of
it.
To the queries raised in the last few sentences OF
our Woodstock friend, we will remark that We DC
otintend defeating the Whig party Of this County
but will do all we can for its support we will also
do what We can to oppose the nominations Of the
few who prets@! to be Wigs, but are intact, hon
archists in Legislation.