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

tions of its party. At the very time this extra
was issued, we we're informed that bribery fund
had been provided on the ocofoco side, confirmed
by an actual, though unsuccessful, attempt to buy
the vote Of Wing We may be tempted one
of these days TO carry this bribery business homo
to the Patriot Office: but when we do it, it will
not be IN sneakng extra, secretly issued on
the eve Of an election.
Remark 2.-Mr. Peck HAD said that he would
not have voted for the Tariff of 1876: we we're
sure of that fact, from the lips of one of his
friends; and when we wrote, it was under the
impression that The Patriot of Aug. 80 had said
the same thing. On examining, we find that this
is not so: Mr.. Peck had said it, but The Patriot
had not said it. We we're therefore guilty, tho
unconsciousy, of representing the Patriot Too
fdrordby to the friends of protection; and for
that, we confess VIC deserve abuse we ought 10
be rebuked for ever thinking that the Patri-
OF would permit Mr.. Peck 10 make SO frank an
avowal through its columns.
Remark 3-Fase, sir Patriot We did assert
the simple facts, that the Polk war is a war
for Slavery, and that Mr. Peck is a friend Of
Polk The true differences are, that Mr. Peck sup
ports Polk Notwithstanding the war, and supports
the war notwithstanding it is for slavery Sub
stantlally, therefore, he supports slavery; but
we were far from saying that he supports the ad-
ministration, and the war; because they are for
slavery. His position is bad enough, in our judg.
ment, without attributing to him so bad motive.
This motive The Patriot has supplied, and if the
public are disposed to judge him on such an in
depreciation Of The facts Mr.. Peck may thank
the Patriot. 1t is an Interpretation we have not
given.
Remark 4.-This story about Senator Davis is
"a lie well stuck TO-"
Remark 5.--In many instances, the very ocos
who voted for the Wmot provlso voted also for
the annexation of Texas; nothing could be fair
err, therefore, than to tell the ,rho,e story While
giving them all the credit they deserved for their
votes on the Wilmot proviso, we thought it just
to hold them to their responsibility for anrexa-
ton. No wonder the Patriot complains of such
fairness II is never guilty of It, The inimaton
that we gave those votes as recent ones, is all
contained the dates of the vote on MDuifie's
resolution, aud Of the approval of the resolutions
of annexation.
Remark 6. - Another falsehood we did not
"pass over" the vote on the Wilmot proviso, but
copied the very statement which the Patriot made
of it. AS to Nh PecpS views on that subject,
we knew nothing neither did the public know
them. We have not yet seen the first word from
him on that subject.
Remark "A "most infamous pcrvcrsiol." Of
facts, indeed, is the Patriot guilty Of We said
the Government proposed TO tax tea and coffee;
1t was true, every word of it. The government
is srW for that tax, and SO is the Union, which,
by "dn infamous pervcrsion," the Patriot would
have its readers think to be aversc to the project.
Remark S.-A veritable Roorbackl got mp by
the locos for effect upon locofoco abolitioniss.
which the Green Mountain Freeman may treat as
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