Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-08-09

Of LamoilIe county to believe they will do their
duty and their whole duty ia the coming cleo
tom and stand by their principles and their party
without any fear Of all the ruin which the YER
mout Patriot can bring upon them, or any other
paper which chooses TO misrepresent, libel and
abuse the democratic party for the sake of eleva.
ting to Office the imps Of whiggery and The sym
pahsers of those who rejoice over the defeat of
democratic candidate for the Presidency.
Here is another slap from the sole organ of the
old line democracy-a slap aimed straight at the
Patriots bread basket, and sent home with will :
Fiom the Burlington Daily sentinel, Aus4.
Lamoille County.
~ Observe The Patriot of this week It
backs ont of its abuse aud threats of last week.
and despairing of saving the Free Soil County
ticket, makes itself silly by representing the de
mocracy as being in .favor OF The State ticket !!
That paper will hnd that neither threats or soft
soap" Will avail in this case.
Since wri ing the abnye we have received the
following communication:
Mr.. PAUL: | see that the editor Of the Patri-
OF in his blind rage against Old democrats who
would not be sud ut his bidding to the Free
SoIers, in his last paper attacks a Deputy In
spector Of our County III dastardly manner as
Is his WON'T and inSinuutes what he ddrcS not as.
serl.
Now as there is but one custom-house deputy
in the county he might as well have called his
name.
1t must be Mr. Crane, for years The high sher-
1T of our county, and for the last two years the
representative from Cambridge las firuI, unwa-
vering and reliable democrat as any IN the
State, who has done and is doing tho true de-
nocracy good service.
Eastman docs not himself believe one word Of
his base inslnuolions aud every one here knows
them to be false.
lie seems to think that all democrats are con-
lrolled by the same selfish motives that govern
INN, and 1t * well understood here, that he sold
his paper to the Free SoiIefs on the promise tn It
he should receive additional subscribers from
that party, while he expected TO retain his old
ones by brow beating aud abusing all who dared
TO dissent from his conrse. But in this he will
be mistaken, and before he Is through with II,
will fad the force Of he maxms, that I" Consls-
tency Is a jewel" and honesty the best policy"
Democrats are fearless and will! pay htlle at
tention to his Slang whanging, further than to
R.Uk The man He seems Just now to lave a
| holy horror Of custom house Offices | would
llketo know ii he is the same Eastman who at
Ter some eighteen months Of earnest s0ttcitdion
! personally and by his friends, got Mr. Richard
son cmOved FROM the Office OF Deputy Inspector
at Montpelier, worth 240 dollars year, and
himself appointed, and would like to know il
this appointment was not so unpopular and the
! Democracy Of that vicinity so ludI snant at it.
that they threatened to get up auolher paper
there rs the organ of the party, and Eastman L
aprense t1em had To resign the office after hold
lng Il about twenty days and humbiy ask 10 hurt
Mr.. Richardson reeppoinied, which was done.
This pugnaclous Patriot editor had better re
member auo'hcr old addge, That those wh'
live III glass houses should not throw stones.
LAMOILLE.