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


HIGHLY COMPLIMENTARY When we had pen
ned our last weeks editorials on the question in
VOWED in the then coming election, we designed not
continuing the discussion after the election had ia
ken place but our old friend CLARKE Of the ur-
lington Free Press comes down upon us in such
shape that we cannot well remain silent undor SgcB
a complimentary discharge from that quarter,
On reading the article through we thought VIC
could hardly afford room for the whole ofi but en-
more mature reflection we have concluded to make
other matter stand aside for this ro1cGnic eruption,
trusting that the sooner the lava is permitted to
spread the sooner will the Crater whence it enan-
ated become cool! We are heartily glad that Mr.
HODGES made but one visit to Burlington, between
| the Clarendon Convention and the time the last
Free Press was issued for, had he gone second
time our friend CLARKE must have shaken the
whole Green Mountain State from his political,
tc0ric explosion, and he must have become so thor
oughly scattered that it would have been difficult
matter to find substantial parts sufficient to const
| tute him a man.
Since we have been permitted to survive the shock
occasioned by Mr.. CLARKE discharge, we will al
lude to some of the points embraced in lis gentle
nlRtv comments w Z dI6 " sCC VIC Nt4tJ4 u
prominent Wing paper 50 remely-delicately
constituted as to feel dSgused at having the truth
told about political friend of his, and especially
when that friend had made it his chief business as
Legislator to rample on the rights of goodly por
ton of his constituents for two years in succession,
and this truth told in justification of a refusal to
longer support this friend in his autocratic acts
/ We are unable to see why an editor has any more
right to make an "lndecent' attack on political
opponent" than he has on who processes to be al
political friead who at the same time strains every
nerve to crush the prosperity of the very men from
whom he asks support We can see no proprety in
making an indecent attack on either; nor 90 wei
consider an exposure ofthe reprchensibe conduct of
a man, in his lcgisatiyccapacity, as at all 'ndc-
cent?, whether that Legislator be political friend
or foe. Atany rate, shall take the same liberty
to expose the mal-conduct of protested Wing that
we would with man Of any other party and hosd
who have heard and seen the denunciations Of one
JOHN TYLER, from certain sensitive edtor,now inl
our minds eve subsequent to his vacating a certain
Post Office, will very readily admit that said edition
once INDUCED in pretty strong language towards y
p,oftSsed Wig ;--one who had been lauded almost
to the skies, by THIS same cGtOf' we DelleNo inc
reason assigned for the Grange which came oycrthid
editor, was, that Mr. Tyler had not carried out
Wig principles in regard to certain Bank and th9
distribution of land sales. Perhaps Mr.. CLARK \
will roe say that the question Oft Bank cannot bi
elevated to pliaciple, but is only measure Let
him decide on that as best suits hmself bullet lnI
remember that if aprinciplo was involved in asking
for United States Bank "a distribution OF Land
sales appropriations for the improvement OF RivI
ers and Harbors then principle is involved IN ask
= ing for Bank Charter at Brandon. JouN TYLER
hardly began to trampe on the rights ofany portion
of the people which he called TO provide for Al
I has MR. HoDGEs over portion Of his constituents
vet he who could sing and hurrah until his throo
was almost split during the Presidential election o
1910. and two years after couldpour forth cursed
and anahemas, specially aimed at tic head of thi
otroitor" TYLER, now feels holy horror at on
simple statement of facts respecting man who Ger
taiply has not fallen behind President TYLER, ac