Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-01-28
VERMONT PATRIoT--EXTRA.

pliny as TO the dccency and fairness of Pat.
riot-c electioneerng:
VERMONT PATRIOT--EXTRA.
JANUARY !, 1917.
To The Democrats of LamoiHc County;
Since the last Patriot was Issued, facts of the
most alarming nature, in relation to the election
next Tuesday, have come to our knowledge. 1t
is most clearly ascertained that DIRECT TAX
O. a certain number of votes for Chandler has
BEEN LEVIED UPON EVERY TOWN IN
THE DISTRICT Every town is pledged to
give so many votes against Peck. To effect
this, men in each town have been supplied by
Chambers friends with Just as much money as
they have deemed necessary to get out the wings,
and to hire our friends to vote for Chandler, or
to stay away, from the polls Astounding as
this may seem to honest men, it is nevertheless
true, to the last letter. Remark !.
Besides the soitsoaplng Of the abotlons's by
the Watchman, it has pronul gated some Of the
most infamous lies that ever disgraced that tory
sheet Take an instance That paper says:
But where is Mr. PECK? lie authorizes
his organ the Patriot) 10 tell US that he ,could'm
hire rolled for the Polk Tariff, if he had been in
Congress-"
How perfectly dastardly and infamous is this
There has not been in the Patriot one letter out
of which this could be manufactured one sylla.
bic from which it could be inferred. 1t is from
the first letter to the last WlLLFUL AND
MALICIOUS LIE, for which there can be no
excuse or palliation. Remark
Again. That paper has charged upon Mr..
Peck that he is in favor Of the War because it is
a war for the extension of Slavery. Remark g.
We showed, last week, that Mr.. Wilmot, dem
ocrat from Pennsylvania, at ia, last session of
Congress, introduced an amendment TO billy
declaring that Slavery should never exist in any
OF the territory acquired in Mcxico--that this a
mendment was twice passed by the democratic
House of Representatives by lS majority and
was killed in the Senate by a federal Senator
from Massachusetts. Remark A. We showed
by the record that every democratic member from
New England, but one, and he, absent, voted for
the bill, while federal members refused to vote
at all--2 FROM VERMONT-and two voted
against it! and now in reply to this declaration
OF the House of Representatives at the last ses-
sion, declaration approved by the democrats Of
New Hampshire at a State Convention in last
October, and declaration with which Mr.. Peck
fully accords-in reply to this, instead OF taking
the subject Of Slavery as it noW stands, the
Waterman goes back 10 June, 1874, t,co gears
and nine months ago and parades the vote on the
admission of IeraS, as a recent uote ,pon lie
Sldue question, Remark 5, and seeks to throw
upon Mr.. Peck's shoulders the weight of these
stale, and nearly three years old votes, as votes
upon the subject Of the extension Of Slavery by
the war What has Mr.. Peck 10 do with the
admission of Texas? What has he to do with
votes taken three years since in Congress? What
has Texas to do with his election? Texas is an
neXed-Mr. Peck can do nothing about that. 1t
Is what he is NOW, how he stunds NOW, and
the vote we have given upon Mr. Wllmot's a.
mendment, with which he accords, shows how he
is upon the question Of the extension of Slavery,
and that he IS opposed 10 ii. Now is it not con-
tcmptible, 10 pass over the vote of the democratic
House OF Representatives, taken not fpe months
since on the question Of Slavery, with which
vote Mr.. Peck agrees, and attempt to make him
responsible for votes given nearly three gears
since? Remark
THE TEA .aND COFFEE TIN FOR
CARRYING on THE H.4R.
On this subject there has been by the Watch
man, the most infamous perverson of the facts.
"The Washington Union snys that six of the
members of the committee on Ways and Means
three wings and three democrats, were opposed
to a tax on tea and coffee for war purposes, and
the opinion Id openly expressed by the most indu-
eniiat democrats, that if bill be introduced for
that purpose it will not receive FIFTY VOTES
IN THE HOUSE"
With this assertion staring it in the face. the
Waterman has the mputeace to appeal TO the
people to vote against Peck, to prevent a tax Oh
tea and coffee Remark T..
In addition to the lies of the Waterman it Is
asserted that Mr.. Peck is u DIrec or of the Rail
road, aud Is now receiving pay as such! Imme-
dlately alter Mr.. Peck's election as Director of
the Railroad, he declared in the Patriot that he
should mol accept, and we soomnly assure his
friends that he does not act as a Director, is not
now receiving AMI Fever has received one cent
as such.
Here, then, democrats Of Lamole we have
unveiled to you mere glimpse OF the game that
Is playing to defeat Mr.. Peck, and we call on
you, by your love for the cause, by your detesta-
ton Of deceit and falsehood, by your dignity and
your pride, to rally and elect HIN. 1t lies with
you to do it. The fate of the district is in vour
hands and we conjure you to be faithful to your.
selves and the country.
NEWS!!
NOTE-There has been held at Irasburah.
secret meeting, attended by Geo. b. Chandler, in
person, at which the leader Of the Abolition party
in Caledonia county, in Lanolc county, aud Or
leans county, was present, AND SOLD TIE
| ABOLITION PARTY TO CHANDLER. -
They agree, Baxter, Of Derby, pledgng himself,
that all the wing aboionists shall vote for
Chandler, that the democratic abotionsts shall
either be induced TO go for Chandler, or shall
hold on to Rowell, aud thus secure Chambers G
lection. In proof of this we need only refer to
| the course of the Freeman and the Waterman.
The former has said barely nothing about the G.
lection for several weeks past, and this week, is
sues no paper at all, while The latter has gone
| further than the Freeman ever did on the Sla-
very question Remark