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


eordlng to the station he occupied, in carrying out
Whigprinciples or measures And how ongis it
since this editor poured forth the most bitter
invectye on President Polk for vetong the River
& Harbor Bill and this on the ground that each
section of the country was entitled to such Legls-
1ativc aid
Mr. CLARKE says "NfR. HODGES is one Of the
regularly nominated candidates &c. 10 this we
reply that we arc ready to prove that MR. HODGES
would not have receivedthat nomination, had not
his Bank Attorney Led for him before the nominal
ting Committee. And on the principle that prom
isory Note obtained by fraud, is rendered Invalid,
we claim that said nomination was not binding on
the Wigs Of this County. We further claim that
had all the facts been placed fully before the pre-
vious supporters of MIR. HODGES, lie could not now
have obtained their support.
In regard to the nomination Of Mr.. VILAs we sta
ted the tact and the inference we had drawn. The
facts connected with this operation were list, Mr.
Villas had promised not to oppose the Charter spo-
ken of I'D, Mr.. HODGES ddnominate Mr.. Villas;
Sd after this occurred, Mr.. Villas voted against
said Charter ;-4th, Mr.. HODGES denied even being
in the Senate Chamber at the time said nomination
was made 18th, we considered it fairly interable
from the foregoing facts that this particular honor
was bestowed on MIR. Villas for the purpose of Sc
curing his opposition, as namod If the old adage-
"Actions speak louder than words is true, we can
vet see no reason for retracting on the score OF M
ference And, if Mr. CLARKE, for the purpose OF
securing continuance of Wing favors, chooses to
play the fawning sycophant to some would-be-great
men, and for their special benefit publicly comes in
as an accessory PrjacpaI to bolster up their repre-
hensbe acts and for this purpose reaches his party
lash across Addison County into Brandon for the
purpose of whipping in some men who have mind
Of their own, he may at last find that his character
as "qeatlemam' is already swallowed up in that OF
the ''2artisqn' too fully to be redeemed.
Whatever propriety there may be in appointing
members of minority party to preside for the tune
being over the deliberations Of the United States, or
Of State Senate, we believe the practice has not
vet prevailed; and we think the parallel attempted
TO be drawn by Mr.. CLARKE between the minority
voting thanks to the presiding officer, and that oil
appointing member Of small minority to preSaae,
looks rather slim quite too much so for man OF
Mn. CLARK's claim to clearness Of vision. Or this
however, others will judge, Mr. CLARKE's Mega
tive testimony respecting Mr.. HODGES knowledge OF
facts, looks quite too tmsy for Larger to present.
and we trust others will sovew it.
IfMr. CLARKE shall consider his 'partisan'' ding
at ourhumbe self fairly answered, we will lot this
unpleasant discussion" close hoping in the mean
time that he will 50 far recover the character OF
rrentleman" as not to treat with contempt those
who expo5e the wrong acts of friend or foe.
LAWS OF MAISE.-Through the polteness OF the
Publisher or Editor of the Maine Farmer, we have
received a copy of the Public Acts passed at the re-
cent session Of the Legislature Of that State and a.
mong the enacted Laws which we deem important,
we will name the foowing:-An Act to establish
Teachers Institutes, for preparing Teachers of Com
mon Schools An Act making those who are sum-
monod as witnesses before any Civil Court, liable to
pay eli damages sustained by the summoning party
in consequence of refusal to attend, unless reason
able excuse shall be given, the Court also having
power to araign and fine at discretion, not exceed
inc twenty dollars, and costs of prosecution com
mitted to Jail until the whole is paid Also an act
weighing testimony on the score ofcre6idty instead
Of religious be5ef ;-inhictng the pains and penal
ties of perjury in of false testimony being given
We think it would be greatimprovcment,s should
the Legislature of Maine, and the Legislatures Of al
the States, Immediately abolish all requirement o
Judicial Oatfs as it is not the administering Of al
oath that brings out the TRUTH but the fear of the
penalty annexed to perjury, if any thing aside from
strict moral principle,
p,n1o,> NTAcAzINr The Spptembe,