Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-04-02

to talk about limiting the responsibility OF an!
| representative to the bounds of Congresslona
| District.
Rut we nre anxious that our readers SHOULD
see precisely hom the Locoioco papers treat Thu
matter Of grave default on the part of n Loco
foco representative They will observe that il
no case. is there any attempt to excuse. or ac.
count for the default mcntioncd on the con,
trarv the common chorus is that the Free Press
has abused Mr.. Dillingham;! And the st Al.
bans penny whistle goes so far as to say that W
have a" personal grudgc" against that gentle
man. and that we hate" him D.! Dear me- how
dreadful!
The following arc the comments of our SEN
sivc friends. Do Trey not account for the
lodging Of a yanhee representative in the clear
est possible manner!
From the Vt. Patriot
Too Hard.
"'rhe Burlington Free Press is too severe upon Mr.
Dillingham;! We are afraid MIR Ds health viii be
affected by such cruel excoriations.
The people of the 4th District regret, extremely
regret that their Representatives do not please the Bur
linrtou Free Press. aud beg that paper 10 deal as
mc.cuiiy with them proper attention 10 its owl
! business will allow"
| From the Bennington Gazette,
PAM Dillingham;, Jr.
"Thc editor of the Burlington Free Press, could moi
suffer this gentleman to retire from his duties as
member of the House OF Representatives without a
cha actcristc display Of it's spleen II is passing anc
wondcrous strange TINT Mr.. Dillingham; should no
have conducted hms II! to the perfect SATISFACTION OF the
whir party in Vermont He is under many anc
great obligations 10 them for their support at every
election in which he has come before the people; an'
| then too his having ever been firm and consiscn
denociat would 50 naturally incline nm 10 'aVcF thei
views y
From the St Albass Republican
" After bestowing column or two OF the salcs
kind pt wittcislus upon Mc-srs. Benton and M'Pher
SON the editor othe Free Press falls 10 beaboring NJ
Dillingham;. His abuse of Mr. d We can understand
Ever since this modern Quixotte mounted the Rosln
OF the Free Press, he has gone so often out of hi
way attack this gentleman, that nothing short OF
personal grutge can account tor such conduct .
bitter is this hatred, that after Mr. Dillingham;
has retired from public life he hunts up excuse Il
parsue him into his retirement
And, lastly. We lay before our readers, witt
great satisfaction. one ofth Burlington Sent
ners remarkable Illustrations drawn from its CO
pious and reconcile knowledge Of natural histo
nv. 1T hath an ancient and a tish-likc smell,
10 Dc sure, Dut Is ttTy, tGy sc'cie vi us;oc''uo
furnishing so complete g. triumphant vindica
ton Of Mr.. Dillingham; The wit of our neigh
b2r is very keen if it is drawn from the gutter
Read
a15 Naturnsts tell us that q ccr.nin species
lobster when they hndt company OF larger fish
pleasant, spit from their mouth n quantity oil darl
na,,seatng liquid with which nature furnishes lhel
nbundantly The Editor the Fee Press has treat
Mr.. Dillingham; much III the same manner in his la
paper"
The Sentinel desires to be understood,
course, that Mr. d. is "a whale" though III
. extreme modesty Of that paper prevented its sa,
ing so. Verify, that gentleman has occasio
to cXclaim :--"savc me from my friends -
This is sample OF the true Locoioco tactic
Locotocoisn oM OF Congress is at all times PR
pared to throw up its cap aud hurrah, for Il
the malieasanccs, misteasanccs, and monica:
! ances Of Locolocosm in Congressman to st
fl enquiry and investigation into its iniquite
BY stale Jest, or a "nauseating" smile!