Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-03-13

more shall walk in the footsteps Of his ilustri-
Gus predecessor If the Gazette has not aban-
doned the Taylor platform, the sooner it with
draws the light of its countenance from the new
test, the better will it be for its consistency.
Again says the Gazette of the Waterman:
=" II applied for and obtained the government
printing, and now, because Secretary Webster
has appointed the Union Wing land for good
cdusel to do the same labor, the Udtchman is GO
ing off again to give aid and comfort to the enc
N.Y."
We have examined our files TO show precisely,
word for word, how we applied for and obtain
ed the government printing" but the paper is not
there. Suffice it TO say that the mode was this ;
we obtained land readily from every Wing mem
Der from Vermont except Judge Collamer, who
was III the Cabinet, statement that the Watch
man was zone Of the papers proper for the pat
ronage of the government" there were four
members, and of course four Of these letters,
each signed by one member. These were sent
through the post office TO different departments ;
and a certain one of them was not sent to the
State Department. because the gentleman giving
1t frankly told us that he wanted the laws IN ms
own district. That gentleman resides near the
Gazette, and if he favored that paper, we submit
whether the Gazette has any cause to complain
of our course on the OCCASION BY note to
Judge Collamor we simply invited him thus, 1--WE
quote from our copy of that note > to remem-
Der the Waterman & Journal in the patronage
Of ysur department if you Judge it to be consis-
tent with your duty 10 the public and the govern
mont" That was all: no begging no collision
with any body else-nobody's tender corns iniur-
ed--no reason for whining if we didn't get the
smaos; spoonful Of pap and what IL more, we
do not whine for losing 1t. That Is precisely the
way it was doue and the modus opcraudi is Civ
en- for the especial benefit of the Gazette nan.
suspecting that ho may have been unlncSy il his
own attempts. But dear friend l-remenber
one thing just dcserre the reputation of being
{" one of the papers proper" &c We are afraid
your last long article would be an unfortunate
specimen for exhibition. The insinuation hat
"the Waichman is going again to give aid and
comfort to the cncmy," is supcrlatiyoy ridiculous
in paper which not only repudiates the anti
slavery sentiment Of the Wing party, but thus
endorses and approves of the old line locoloco
junction Platform This item appeared edo
rally in the same Bellows Falls Gazette which
accuses us Of giving " aid and comfort to the en-
c.uy :"
"0F- Tho old line locofocos Of Vernon, r.
Gently held m1ss meeting az White River jun.
tlon-John Wright of Norwich preslding-,rd
passed resolutions dlsNowlng all connection with
the ubotlousts-n favor of the Union and the
f'uusfffufl ION doe lnrur Null tGa,t...r,
Gus and reprehensbe IN Vermont az in Soutl
Clrolina, and recommending Lewis Cas-, as the
proper candidate for the Presidency in 1872
Tho Old iiners ere booming quite sensible
We understand that friend Barker, of this village.
m1te very excellent speech on the occasion.
we have applied 20 friend for a copy for pub
iicliion, and hope 20 receive it,"
We guess this will DO for the p. T. Gazette.
All ami comfort to the enemy ~ and ga
gam too A word on that subject for ourselr
Tins is the first time we ever supposed that such
a charge could be made against Us. Certainly,
II true, the enemy" has never given us thanks.
aid, or even quarter Our position, for the whole
Of the twenty years imam and boyl that the pres.
ent editor Of the Watchman has been connected
with politics, has been different from that of,nost
OF our brethren of the press: indeed for much
OF that tlme THAT is, before the establishment of
the Caledonian and irasburgh Gazette.) was en-
tirely peculiar The Watchnan has been tls,
advance guard Of the Wing press in Vermont,
stationed within the very lines of the enemy and
under its heaviest batteries of all Sorts Ever
has our work been that Of warfare Ever have
we been obliged to maintain our post in the midst
OF the enemy, when to DO so was to forfeit the
good VIII OF the majority of the community in
which we live, and to forego the ease and the
advantages which political editors can usually
command when they are irH the minority
Whether we have discharged orr duty wen or
III, is not for MS To say what we may say is. TIM,
we do not co,et The post If any Wing can be
found who does We viii resign IL chcerlully on
the first opportunity, with The sincere hope that
by ablor service ana better success, he may at
least escape the roproach Of giving aid and
comfort to the enemy"