Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-01-30

" public abuse Now, bis name appeared in
the papers Of Washington as one of this repu-
dated Committee, on the LIST Of January, and
was transferred into the locofoco papers of the
North, and ten IdSS oiiermardS began to attract
attention and comment in Vermont. Where
was Mr. BAErLE1r's srrsc Of the fragrant
irlustice' done hun by this unauthorized use
OF his name, all this time Did he come out
III the Washington papers, the next day after
becoming appraised OF this "tlagrant injustice
or the meet, or the NEXr, aud place himself
rctt0S in curidl Where was his senstiveness
at resting under " the impulaton OF being .
ignorant or unmindtul Of the common 1ropre
tcs Of lie,' while his name was flying on the !
wings OF the Press, from Maine TO California as
the Vermont member of the National Demo-
cratic Committee ?"
Gentle Shepherd tell me where :"
How comes it that nothing is heard from him
uaut the unexplained appearance Of his name
on the Committee had attracted wondering no.
tlcc, some ten dayS afterwards, in Vermont ?
Where slept the fires of his injured reputation,
d'lb Hi9 ItNHNu apprehension w fHt tpNthiDH
Yrolri''ics Of Ge?" All, no, Mr. BARTLETT,
this clcvcutl-hour awakening won't 20 down
.--aul this we will leave to the people Of
Vermont, irrespective Of party
If Mr.. BAsTLrrr has received "public
abuse and "iagraut injustice he has receive
el it from those who placed his nlms on the
COMMITTEES - mi he WaS on III. SPOT jrhcu, md
,chJc il o'cprs9d and could have placed the
mat,cr righ. in ~ hours. Wig did he not Do Il,
instead Of waiting TIL the absurd spectacle thus
made Of jnto had aroused unavoidable comment
II Vermont: H. finds j, more convenient, and
/ more polite, no doubt, to roll NJ the owes Of
his reconstructed honor at us, away of upin Yer
moa . and To- talk abuut diagram, injustice and
"pG5jc abuse" oI' what he calls, in the true
rpp'it Of ( riah Iictp. his umble namc.' But
VIC shall consent to no such proceeding. We
nave done hun no injustice, fragrant OF other
wise. We found his name going the rounds Of
he "dcmccrltlc" press as one Of the National
Democratic Committee" Of Baltimore Platform
Lacottcos, without contradiction or explanation
from HIN. We had II yighi to assume that it
was with his knowledge ana consent. He was
on the spot and said nothing, though he admits
ihot h. saw hs name "in the papers, and HU
rep~ias "enti.cly Ignorant how it came on the
Committee" Whit Greco ing scnsitlycncss.,
Here WIS 4 most uuwurrautablc and improper
Use Of his namn, calculated and pro3ucjnr tic
cn,ci, to make HIM ridiculous and prove him ig-
norant of tho common prophecies Of life, and
yet h. ayows that he has not taken the trouble
to find ont the ''unautborjacd" authors of it,
when they arc right under his nose! \ pretty
figure Mr. BARTLETT cuts. abusing newspaper
"atricturcs" III general, and ours in particular,
because he has. by his own admission. neglect
ed to protect his tumble name" and his knowl-
edge Of "the propret;cs Of hfe,' against the
vaccinations and imputa.ions Of the "Nationa
Democratic Committed" We can tell him
that newspaper "srictucS' on public men arc
quite as apt to be just as the structures of Con
groSsmcn on ucwspapers.-- and we refer to the
letter above as fine illustration We never
abused Mr. BARTLETT in our life and never
mean to; but We shall b. no means consent to
his crowding The sins of the "Na,ional Demo
cratic Committee upon Us. And we advise
him, hereafter, not to wait three weeks after hc
unGWkorj2,3 and Injurious use Of bis naroe be.
fore irving 10 lind out aomc'l'ng about j. and
placing the responsibility and the ceuause upon
the rirht shoulders
We certainly should have made no com
ncu's. if Mr. BARTLETT had contented HIM.