Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-15
A DESPERATE ONSLAUGHT.

An honest Hbernan, while speaking of some
contemplate charges against friend, wound
up by saying, "they were like small potatoes in
Aud Ireland" How are they? asked a by
stander. "Why, no great things, to be shoor,
my Honey"
The Vermont Walchman, leading the forlorn
hope of the wing presses in the State, which, for
some weeks have been squibbing about without
attracting much attention, makes in the last
number, a desperate onslaught on the Hon. l.. B.
| Peck, our candidate for Governor, making out a
case as clear as mud that Mr.. P. is opposed to
the Wilmot Proviso, and therefore unworthy the
support of free sellers for the Office to which
they have nominated him. And how think you,
kind reader, this annihlating charge is made
out SO conclusively? Why, out of the sole and
simple fact that Mr.. Peck voted for Col. Forney,
of Pennsylvania, for Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives
As this vote seems to constitute the head and
front of Mr.. Peck's political offences, in the
sight of these Holy Wiies of Whiggery," 1t
may be well, at this time, to state briefly the cir
cumstances under which it was given, that any
who are not already informed, and really wish to
know the truth, may see whether it furnishes e.
ven a shadow of a reason why any free soiel
should hesitate a moment about supporting Mr
Peck on that account
After the election Of Speaker, in which Mr.
Peck, through that protracted balloting, had un
sworvingly voted against the SHAREHOLDERS can
ddate, Mr.. Cobb, although a member of thu
same party with which Mr.. P. formerly acted
the election of man to fill the office of thu
Clerkship, which is not political Office, cam'
before the House. The nation were justly max
inc an cutlery against the members of Congress
for spending so much time and money in elect
ing its officers, and demanded that the election
of men to fill places of minor Importance
which could have no particular bearing on tn
great question that had caused such splittin,
and delay on speaker, should be speedily made
One of the two only candidates for the clerksh
who were brought forward and voted for wit
the least expectation of being elected, was MI
, Campbell, of Tennessee, a wing and slavehold
, err The other was Col. Forney, of Pennsylvania
a democrat and Northern man. Now should MI
Peck have voted for one of these, or thrown scat
e tering votes tending to delay an election so in
d periously demanded by the business of the cour
:. try? Who dares question the good sense an
e patriotic motive that caused him to decide ft
l. the former of the two courses? Well, the
d who should he have voted for? Campbell
g wing and stakeholder? Had he gone for
e wing, he would have been justly denounced I
|. a turn, coat, and when it was found that TIL
v wing was a southern STAKEHOLDER. he would ha,
e been double a traitor to his constituency! VIII
q then was his alternative what other than
d go with Boothe, Of Connecticut and some 9th
q original free sellers, who thought as he did abo
n the matter Of duty to secure an early electio
g and vote for Forney, especially as his vote mig
If elect Northern man, and defeat slaveholdil
l. candidate, whom all our wing members frc
l. Vermont, with their beautiful consistency, we
;. supporting through the whole ballotlng!
70 But Forney, it is said, as editor of a newsp
+. per, had formerly spoken disparagingly of t
ne Freesoil party. But do they show that Mr.Pe
10 was aware of this ? No, nor will they attem
w it; for those who are acquitted with him knt
k. how little he troubles himself about the parts
warfare of editors, and what this and that loC