The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-08-27

It's princi ples, is wholesale fabrication
that We have before exposed.
CHARLES X. WILLIAMS, wing candi>
date for Governor, in 1886 and 1910
supported Martin Van Buren,, the dem
ocraiic candidate for the Presidency
afterwards the abolition candidate for
GoverDor-then turned square round
aud supported STAKEHOLDER for Prcsi.
dent then came out against the Conn
promise aud tie Fugitive Slave law aud
against Daniel We bster-and now de-.
clares he shall support Webster or any
other mau who is the Wing candidate
for the Presidency Post
- II is not easy to condensc greater
amount of reckless misstatement
into the same number of lines, than the
corresponding editor" has done. a
bove. We have direct and explicit au>
ihoriiy for saying that Gov. WILLIAMS
did not vote for Martin Van Buren, in
1886 and 1910; he did not "turn
square round" in voting for Gen. TAy-
LoR, but did the only thing a sincere am
,i-slavery Wing honestly could do, TO
carry out his principles aud there is
no reliable authority phatever for say
ing whether he will or will not vote for
Daniel Webster.
1.-THE doctrine of the Register seems
To be, that when a law rs passed by the
proper authorities, il is the duty Of all
to submit TO II without any further OPP
position aud not 10 seek its repeal. -
Post.
This remark is founded wholly on
paragraph of ours, noticing the fact
that submission to law, after its enaci-
ment, is not inconsistent with opposition
to i, before its passage. Every person
who possesses ordinary sense will see at
once that there is no connection between
this manifest truth-which no one will
dispute-and the deduction Of the Posf,
which nobody would think Of defending
This is fair specimen at once of the
Posts candor, and of its sophistry.
" He does moi deny that he has dero-
tea his paper TO a defence Of Mr.. Peck
and to eulogize upon his principles and
character, but says, you cannot find
these things appearing edifo,ioHy !"
And after thus indirectly admitting what
we charged upon him, he vigorously
pronounces it. a canton and malicious
untrufh. Post
What we pronounced "a wanton
and malicious untruth," was the precise
charge that Barber made against us
part of which was. that pe were "enthu.
siaslic in encomiums on Mr. Peck" for
advocating certain doctrines in his let.
ter. We offered to allow any honorable
man, Of Barriers o'cn choosing. to ex-
anime our files for what Barber has re-
peatedly said they contain-promising
TO publish the statement Of his friend,
as to the result, OH condition that the
Post should do the same. This more
than fair offer Barber declines, and thus
confesses the MIST atement charged.
Barrett, as usual. begins to whine
and to talk abou; scurrility." and slow
and pointless invectivc." and personal
spite" This sounds well in the mouth
of the man who began. without provo.
cation, to fill his paper with personal at.
tdcks upon US. He has played this
game before and came ont just where he
has now. He has provoked by his a
buse and scurrilty. such replies as his
personal spite " tow ards US warranted
and has always Withdrawn from the cou-
test whimpering, like discounted cur,
and complaining Of being abused ~
Post
The Post had t,co ,ceeks the start of us in
this controversy, and has had II, the whining
to itself We have dssec.ed and exposed
BARRIERS conduct, so far as he has chosen to
bring il before the pubic--otherwlse we
have had nothing to do with personalities.
We are contentel now, as we have always
been heretofore, and have so sail, that the
Post should continue it's personal scurrilites
in just tho style the taste Of its correspond.
ing editor may dictate, and so long as be
pleases.