Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-03-30
LETTER FROM MIR. BARBER-No. s.


DIR in my previous commuhlcatioas nave I
given history of the proceedings of the fee
demecratic members OF the Legislature, and have
stated the reasons which influenced my course IN
those proceedings In all did, | endeavored. to
the -beskof.my judgment and ability, to subserve
~ femaheptinteresis OF tne free Democracy
kkRere wffe man., things which operated to pre-
s2t being done which would have PIE
rec, but they weresthings beyond my control,
7p44 n dNo.act with reference to. the circum-
sauces as they ,oere and not rs would have had
mem, ~ coaN nave controlled them acted
ltIif0qglp W lIEAccokdanee with the decisions OF
msJonty my owe party. never cast vote
tfon ne can2ldfes OF el9er the other parties, on
tiy IN concurrence with the vote OF the mdIorry o,
myss Cap any'ct we '1fteen say as much
Can a. - harton, 3e (ofsmest OF nv accusers,
- as DID NO, nevoe'ler t,rastus air
e. Il ~ we hehlpers Vi our
y1s 80 p.use,o eu"oio " our
rs ,ney ..u given ho'lce IN
80 s. Il = a9X 49, W rohsei' LA
I'M i, "A ~ E5}|<< "a M ~ ue 'ne same
TNIX n ~ q. H0a,.o ''ho wing Can
80 ,.as,o 49, !, aaai '"ey kaii
fcy I no "a a;datess 81 u;aac 49, .o.o
nomina,io, l.. Thew NvsnId no, Va 'sn s Nv
"a. moi, eroe s,,;,a - IL ID ~ iol
{kin,, ,ho ooai;,;on al Id - ~ NNe e''
M amocrsts ;uste,d of ,he 'ua; ny NY Ia
Il ftsnncb .dhor.n,s IN nr;no;nlo 81 y "
thev all mr. nearly aU won, IN Co. = q
rvs wb;o candidate .no;rs, ono ~, n Jat..s
no nsrsavor;roi,, fr th &C. II ~ =
hen oyar hoi l. T, 49, NJ 3.
srnnor, ~ ,ho. ca.s;d,,assof 49, sr,,, Ill s..y
,hafrf Ia y. - Wv t..i wv Ply, "iie'l,et
,o.i;,;n 80. l soJ't ~ pol,oy w We
Andor A. " K.,h 1 s,p Ca.eu rms sn5 NJ NJ
RniIev a.. s.a,as spr;soo R...sSnr i,,st as NM
| niErbnalv ~ + IA ,bsse cand;da,es who mad
agreed with mes -n,t,y ithstahdinp fhey had al!
onnosad a.yn;on win tAe democrats TIhey Wire.
ali verv objectionable m tho deIocrats. becabIse
thew "a onnosed IN cnAltion, hut 7. more Man
anv other persorsins;sfsa Thai the democratsfhad
NO BUSINESS n ohsac, ~ Sur Candidates on that
oround and that we had rioht to nominate
such candidates assvleasea us and that they were
hound NV tho contrac, 10 Sv,e for them. IL had
been engaged in transferring the free party
/ IN the oId line pa.tv SHOULD not Ee been
likely 10 have been fighting SO strenu Isly as |
| did for men " no we're opposed 10 ain hnion with
that party.
A wrier over the signature of i" Abo,ionst
in your paper of Dec. 23d, publishes the follow
lao statement. which he SAYS came fiom member
of the Legislature to him:
! II NAV be(iealous of Barber g. Field, but
tb;nl, one ureA object they have aimed at since
1 the commandment Of the session. is to defta,
1 Shafier :. and honesty believe Barber would
! have led off to trade with the wings had not all
ev 90 been tuEned ON Mr.. Shafler for the Senate.
! IF the conjecture Of This wise man of the Legis.
ilature were hrue, It would prove taat ali The
4 CHARGES aoAinst me Of seeking a coalition with
,bc democrAs because of INV o, line procIiyi,ies
\ we're mere ISLANDERS, and that the secret of my
4 wish 10 nnEte with the democrats WAS hostility
10 the eleIt;on Of Mr. Sbatler to the Senate 10
show boI b,see IS The last nsuuation is, need
Il rnlv ,o Slate that ono before got TO Montpeher
I + ,,,ent;dned 10 nv political friends as we as
acknowledgements. Thai nv reference was or Mr..
Il xha,e, IrS Scnatpr 2jso defy any man to show
tl,ttat eyer exnresscd anv hostility TO Mr. Shat
Ias-,, no,nina,inn TO that Office hy he free demo
in the legislature until siier he had refused
4 ~n,;c;,ly IN meet with and act with the members
.s,f pnr nartv who did mt contnrn ,hnir views
f.. h;s r. rero,;nn ,o tho eyn. ,;nncy of The un;cn
49, 10 ds,nocr,,. ,ha, ,onl; 40 oround
IL ,,na fr(,n, ,,};lh sh, wv, ho }tnlv ~
,nnt NV. snmr ;'', ~ n;ba,
e. ' toa n nv, ,.ho
,'r,;,,, ro,lr4,,ed al "; ,,;nr;,,
r. r ,a rartv And did no ,DEs ,his stand un
''t' rors.n'n, snl;o;,nd NJ Sb,frr anI
mts t p,n"{ h IN ,ba re., #
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wa "''' ,o'o' ~ '''u ,h"
S,r ""at,1" rafSad ,a dn
~ Nus SI,,o, 'o and soo ~ ,h,
!" ,h soy ,fes ha # ,hev met , ne az
O nsTtv ~ ", we had Sone before I would summon,
NJ. Shafler S nomination for Senator! Al would
.nu do. The minority insisted on reading the
manr;iy out of the pa ty and SO long as thew oc
.cuSy that att,ade. for one. shall t3 under M
csrecial Oh jpaton to SUPPORT their nominations