Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-10-13
Down with all Traitors i!
OBNDIAT WUUIJ,
Committee Of the Free Democrat
W. SPRAGUE, |. l.. SCRIBNER,
|. y. RUST, r. klLBOURNE,
+. bICKFORD, HORACE BEChLEY,
1--WE the undersigned believe the above state

ments are correct
W. SPRAGUE, l. L. SCRIBNER,
l. y. RUST, r. klLBOURNE,
+. BCKFORD, HORACE BECkLEY,
ii. y. BARNES"
The Committee took up the charges made by
Briggs, Slayton and Winch, against John Greg
ory in the following order, as published in the
circular" and " Freeman Extra > issued hut a
short tune before election.
lst The Circular declares, At both the
County ami State Conventions, II was distinctly
understood and agreed by the whole party that
the liquor question, so called, should not be en-
grated upon our political creed and as Il potl-
cal party we would have nothing to do with the
question: John Gregory saw iii to excite
The friends OF Temperance throughout, the Co
and to labor untlrngy and assist largely IN get
ting 40 Convention composed mainly Of Wings
pretendngly for the ostensbe and sole purpose
of sustaining the Liquor Law OF the last session."
The Committee came to the unanimous con
clusion, that tie first statement, chat we agreed
TO keep aloof from the Temperance question, was
untrue, as no action was taken upon this subject
either at the County or State Conventions, each
individual being LETT to act in that matter as he
deemed best, and Mr.. Gregory in exciting the
did but do his duty, las the Rum party had held
Convention, and compelled the Maine Law
people to act IN self defenoe,) and in accordance
with other Temperance men of all parties.
2nd. The Circular intimates and the Freeman
Extra declares, that John Gregory had pledged
himself to +. i. Walton, Jr, Geo. w Collamer
A. w. Wilder Heman Carpenter and Others
that he would If elected vote for Wing United
States Senator.
The Committee were also unanimous in de-
claring these statements to be false and unjust,
as the following certificates will show
81 hereby certify that no pledge OF any sort
whatever was made 10 me by John Gregory,
pending the late election for senators in this
County, that If elected he would vote, under
certain circumstances, for Wing United States
Senator.
E.P. WALTON, JR."
Montpelier, Oct, :, 1853.
81 hereby certify that have had no converse
ton with Mr.. Gregory in relation to political mat
tiers. The statement that Mr.. Gregory having
agreed with me to vote for my brother for Sena-
tor is false IN every particular so far as con-
cened-I will SO certify under oath if required
or requested.
GEO. W. COLLAMER.
Montpelier, Sept. 20, 1853.
hereby certify that John Gregory made no
pledges TO me previous to the last September
election that in case he was elected TO the Sen.
ate he would vote for Wing United States Sen
atoT.
llEMAN CARPENTER
Mortified, Oct, ), 1858"
al hereby certify that Mr. Gregory called in
/ to my store, some two weeks before the election
/ and inquired how he felt towards the election
| of the Hon. Jacob Collamer for United States
Senator, and whether ii elected, be would vote
for him If he could not elect a Free Democrat
In reply he stated, he should consider himself
bound to do what he could for his own party, bu
in case he could not elect their man, he would
prefer Colamer to Phelps in consequence of hli
Temperance principles.
A. w. WILDER,
Montpelier, Sept. Q, 1853"
Sd. The Freeman Extra" charges Mr.. Greg
DRY with being " the principal author of the Ten
perance Political Convention" which Is untrue