The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-09-02
For the Voice OF Freedom.

Mr., EDITOR There is 50 much pains tn,
ken by certain political managers oftA;g town
to make the Wings Of the County believe that
there is nothing right except it come from
their hands, and if Brandon or any other
trecmen choose to have an opinion Of their
own, and act accordingly, they are tLeroupon
traitors to the Wing party; that have ven
tured to give what deem TO tie the facts con-
nccted with the controversy about candidates
for the Senate.
If the Wings of Rutland County knew as
much OF the management OF MAJ. HOpGEs,
and those in his interest in East Rutland as
do the people Of Rutland, he would hereafter
get very little support il the County for any
Office.
1t is difficult sometimes to catch and hold
on to slippery man long enough to deter
mine what sort Of a fish he is. MAJOR
HODGES is one Of this sort. He looks better
than he feels, and now that the public have
got hold ofhiln, they will do well to examine
his high pretensions. Whoever takes the
trouble to look into the Majors characterwill
find that he has but little regard lorany thing
but dollars and cents his selfshness, char.
actcrizcd as it has been by distinguished
citizen of the State as pigiSh,' is the sole cause
Of his abuse of the claims OF Brandon, cntrust-
ed to his hands as representative Of the
County.
The Wool growers Of Rutland County we'll
know that he has done more than any other
man to depress and keep down the price Of
wool in this eection. He has for wears made
it his business, in order to make q few hous-
and dollars, 10 tell the farmer that the price
OF wool must come down, and when he had
offered some TWO thirds Gifts value, wouldaGd
that the price must rate lower still! In this
way many farmer, whose vote is asked to
give him another boost, has been delraudcd Of
part of the value Of his wool clip
Being farmer myself have been led to
watch the course Of Mr.. IoDGEs, both as
business man and politician, and am free
to say that have no respect for the man who,
living in the midst of a wool-growing commu-
nifty, will labor, as lie has, so constantly and
zealously toinjuIc rather than benefit the
farmer.
l hope you, Mr. Editor, will let the plain
truth come outiu relation to NAL HoDGEs'
nomination. His managers here would have
the public believe that your Brandon Wings
we're guilty of talsehooI in preferring char
ges against NAL HODGES, at tie Rutland
Convention. Ii | understand the matter
rightly, he was charged with playing into the
hands of our political opponents in the Sen
ate,i order to secure the democratic strength
in that body, against the Brandon Bank. This
charge of deserving tie WhgEuriy to gain so
selfish an end, was more than trca HI, Jrieat'5
could swallow; and to secure their yotes in
the Convention he was iGduced to dony tie
act charged. In s'if,iustiEcauos, the truth of
the charges was fully substsntis,ed At the
Clarendon Convention, and SO clearly that
SOLOMON FooT acknowledged the proof to
be conclusive 1t was therefore shameless
talgehood which secured the nomination Of
MAJOR HODGES.
1t is said that Brandon only is dissadectcd.
In my opinion there is more hostility in Tut
land to his nomination than in any other sec
ton, and for the reason that dc people here
know him better.
The to,cn of Rutland am persuaded, does
not oppose itself TO Brandon, 1t is the Bqak
Of Rutland only, through its President and
| Attorneys, and while it remains the policy Of
| the State to limit the legal rate Of interest to
six per cent, it cannot long refuse to a -four
ishing people the facilities of Banking at their
own door, when the Bank OF Rutland is able
! to divide twelve per cent among its stock
holders, as | an told it has done the past year,
and more than an average oftwelye per cent.
for over tHeH'y years.
If there is any thing that will again secure
| the election Of MAJ. HoDGEs to the Senate,
it will be the cry that to split and dirj9e will
give the election to the Locos This game
now is and will be rcsorted to to secure the
defeat of the independent Wings Of the Coun-
ty, and to save the Major from disgrace.
There can be no danger that Wing Sena-
| tors will not be elected when the party poll
two votes where the democrats cSn one.
Wings should be careful how they vote Gor
a man they dcspisc, VIXEN the effect will be to
destroy and render powerless their hess
friends who have opposed Themselves to cor
rupt otiice-holders.
a WING FARMER OF RUTLAND.
Rutland, Aug. 90, 1877.