Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-05
Shirt Of cur Exchanges.


The Burlington Free Press, in pungeni and well writ
ten article inmoalizes the Hon Paul Dillingham;, IT, BY
tracing bis geneaogy direct TO the celebrated "AFiiu
Dodgrr."
The pecuar,ics Of character 10 both are thus
portrayed
We venture affirm (nd IL are wrong we shall take
pleasure 10 saying so) that Dir Paul Dillingham; JUNIOR
he e1oeuye senienrss Of his management While represent
ing his District in Congress, Is able 10 present himself ~
THREE different and distinct aspects 10 reference 10 every
oasAI measure tina. was passed "Po" ~,
Srcond opposed to tand Third neutral ~ relation 70
H. So rare a felicity Of c'fcumsianeesi enabling eandi,
date for office compete with janus aud give hun one
IS not often the lot Of politician TO secure 10 himself
There are but politicians among those The sxy
Of whose political morality would permit them 70 DO 81 who
in reference 10 questionable bill. say to Mr. My
dear sir naree you the Importance u that meas
ure and rotsd for a.; and TO Mr. b; Ny dear sir,
think as You do, that should have been DE-
iesied AID poied lay il TIE table !; aud 10 Mr c.
My dear SIR Il WIS opinion, IL - yours, that Il was
not have aay tng " do with that measure, and 80
did nj rofe at all.
That the claims Of his hero this honorable paternity
may be placed beyond dispute, the Free Pres proceeds
with most eonsolhg particularly to the proofs
On the 18th Of February, I5l7, the famous THHrK
Mttttos BnL" making a. additional appropriations Tor
bringing the war with MeIco to sPEEDYtD and AMI.
cable lem'nalon was P1sseo ~ is L w;Inn,
Ptoyiso and Mr. Dillingham; vOied for II, as did Messrs
Coamer, Fooe, and Marsh.
ing acted the House Bill passed " Three Million BIZ
Of their own, differing in particular from that previously
passed BY the HOUSE s1epag that d'd soT embrace ie
lyilmot Proyso On the Sd Of March this Bill taken
no IN the House for Mt Wmot moved hrs
Provso 10 make the Bill correspond with the already
passed. and then in the Senate for their The
Provso was ysecfsd by vote Of "a IU2-Mr Colamer
Mr Foole Mr Marsh, aud BIZ Dillingham; asaH voting 'si
II, Of course.
lection Of his Pfovso, Mr wilmoioved TnE BiLt
uros rhBLr, 70 anal The action 81 the senate GA a.
House Bill Our readers viii perceive At once the PfoPr
ety. nay, the necessy, Of this motion, al this Tine to
those who upheld the dnetne of the Wlmot PrUviso
matter OF irrxbie principle and IN sincerity and not Al
lodging and skuhing erPedeney 'hunung pohuesns.-
The Senate could any moment concur with the hons'
in passing the Bill before ibeu they could reIeet Thu
ProvsO and send the Bill back The House had done ihei
outy the premises The majority had said 10 the Slave
olders Of the Souh Whose behalf aud for whose ben
eft aud whose nsgat0n the country had been weked
peepiiated into az Aggressive war Gentemen we val
give you the 50 O 40 asked for by the President 10
Ieds the work Of makiag peace bot wish you TO On
dersiand that Slave Territory be enEtafte
upon this already siaycrdden Union. All who thus rea
and resolved favor Of Freedom aud Humanity Soi
ed Of Jaror Of the motion 10 lay the Bill upon th
table. The notion however was iost-yeas 81, nays d.
party drill and party propensi,es being stronger thai
principle and regard Tor consistency combined But her
was Mf Paul Dilnghams vote on this question: Was ID
found the wilmoi PrDyiso and To the antislsse
sentiment Of his State Beloved reader, don imagine at
such thing Hsre.was his opportunity 10 hit the Wilma
Proyo deadly stab, and "o lay anchor to windward
with that lsrge section Of his party who bitterly oPPns
ed TO H. Sir Dillingham; 10 no, the In neglect his SOP
porunities =. Here his chance 10 display that sna
cunning which great many very bright end eseula,in
political tAeteans pride themselves but which not untfe
quenty returns to plague the Inventor On looking
the yeas and nays End the Of Judge CoLLAstr
MIR FoorE and Mr. MsRsH recorded ~ PeIseverng and
sent support Of the Of Feedom and - rAyo
Of the moon lay the bill the table, and MT Pal %
hsgham MS sgsns the motion, and eonSequentl
AelissT TuE WnHoT PRovno!
Now, then, We ask. Why did Mr Dillingham; vote again'
laying this bill upon the table As consistent, uprgi
and intelligent legislator he voted with meaning y
infused To lay the bill upon the table either because
wished IL To 10 be RrJEeTLD--one or the other
aided by bis vote TO bring the question precisely 10 thus
and he did openly. and, we are bound TO sssum'
inellgeny. And hGrihg aded TO present this final ssu
his duty To meet II like man, and like New Eul
land man. Did he do soi We leave the 10 OF
readers Im1edsisy after the vote refusing 10 lay uPo
the table, the bill read the third he previous que
moved aud seconded aud the main question ofde
ed TO be put, via. "SHALL rms BiLL PAssf II was d.
eided in the aiffmatveyeas lis, nays 81. Again do "
find Nessrs. CoLLANER, fooTE and MaRsa true then
selves and their constituents voting ia the Magazine, vii
wilmot Brinkerhof King, Wen,woi,h and other uDnne
ing Wnoi Proviso " democrats Of the North and Yves
Bot where this " QuEsTIoS do discover Il
vote Of Paul Dillingham;, Jr., Of YENNosT' Gentle re-
der NOWHERE : Sitting in his dishonored place in Il
House Of Representatives and having his vote A.
HaHHfes pTrr0Hsiy in 10 dsfeaf the Wilmot Pr
vso, he permits his TO be called and closes his
| in ignominous silence.
The Boston Atlas has article upon the probable dur
ton Of the war, and expresses the opinion that will
| impossible TO "eongaer peace" with Mexico and th'
'hough ravuge her land, desolae her fields sack
hum her cities and butcher her people far and wide
will as she has declared, make peace $50 long
American soldier remains upon the soil Of MeIieo An
paying meriied compliment, to brave soldiers, and
eng the spirit that animaiss the Mexcans the 7as
/ eludes by the inquiry:
/ What can we hope accomplish BY arms with peop
who meet US with such determined spr, Of patriotic
sisisnce as thss With their seAeoast boekaded, ,h,
principal cities in enemys hands, and their capital
pecIed every moment TO alnay with the expectation III