Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-01-06
VERMONT POLITICS.


opted from the Temperance Standard an ar
icle, on Gov. Robnson's RENTING six
iundred dollar fine for violation Of the IL
.uor law, and calls this renewal Of the
Rum War; So be it, If you will have it
90 Now who renews the war--ihe Govern
or, who steps in 70 set aside the law, or he
EDITORS, who tell the people what the Govern
or has done We are sure, that if the Gov
ernor had not interiered, we never should
have bad occasion to copy the article com
planned Of Furthermore, in copying it, we
had no purpose to do any injustice to the
Governor, and as a voucher for our sincerity,
we copy the Patriots xplanation-thus
Messrs. H. H. Woodward and John Par
ker, Of South Royelton had been adjudged
by the supreme court to pay fines and costs
TO the amount Of about six hundred dollars
for selling liquor IN violation Of the law Of
1850. During the pendencv of the suit n.
gainst the respondents, application was made
by them, at several different times, 10 the
States Attorney, for a settlement, upon the
same conditions that other similar suits were
settled. The attorney refused TO make any
terms, stating. MS we nre told. that he should
make no settlement, tor any violation Of the
liquor law at South Royalton, bat would
prosecute to final Judgment. It was well
understood by all that inuumerable other cas-
es were settled by this officer fine govern
meni. and some of them for less than one
tenth the amount that might be proved. For
this unheard Of partiahty IN the administers
ton OF justice, the respondents refused to
pay the judgment and petition was pre-
scented to the Governor. setting forth the
facts and asking that the fines be RENTED
The Executive very properly addressed the
attorney, inquirng Of him if hi- administra-
ton had been as was repre- scented. but instead
ul Toceivng direct and courteous answer,
he was Informed that said States Attorney
would rerpohstrd'e against RENTING one cent
OF the fine or costs IN the case. The Gov
crnor, after a careful investigation OF all the
facts, placed the respondents upon the same
footing with others who had been similarly
situated IN Windsor County. and RENTED
the fine leaving them to pay the costs. -
These are the facts.
There is, however another portion Of the
attack upon the Governor by the Wuchmnu,
Standard, and hristian Repository, wh,h
demads attention. The impression is sought
TO he conveyed that the act Of the Governor
is unheard ot-and indeed II is. IN terms, de-
clarcd TO be an outrageous abuse of Exec
ulye authority" Perhaps so--hui let us
see If the Governor had no praccdcnt.
We are informed that when Mr. El,on
was Governor, Mr.. Sheriff Henry OF " ood-
stock, attached some liquors in the town of
BrIdgewaier belonging 10 a person who had
license 10 sell them. The liquors were DE.
posted IN the keeping OF Lyman Raymond
Esq. one OF the most respectable citizens uf
Windsor County. Mr.. Raymond was then
carrying on the mercantile business, aud un-
der the MXIty ofihe liquor laws 90 thlt time.
either with or without the advice of the OH
Ger who attached the liquor. suil them out
10 such ns needed them. tie of course reu-
dercd hmsef liable, and complaint WAS en-
tered by some one, aud q fine followed. But
through the influence OF some on. who now
complain the l1ndest at what Cos. Robinson
has done, Gov. Eaton was approached. as We
are informed, through his secretary of civil
end military affairs, Frederick Billings, ESQ
Of " oodstock aud The fine IRIS reunited We
learn. also, that Gov. Coihdgc durne his
.minlsiratcn. reunited the line of one Dick
insun. confined in iai in Wmdnltn County.
for violation Of the liquor law.
So far as Mr.. Raymond case is concern
ed 1t strikes rs that II is not erecedeut, un
less t.appearod that Woodward md Parker
had sold under ike circumstances. Nor is
it clear that Dickinson's case rs precedent.
He may have been unable to pay, and have
heen released on that ground, as wen as be-
cause imprisonment had been suilicien,
punishment. Let the Patriot give tie pub
lic satisfactory lacls' It 1t wishes to make a
GOO" 'r'e'er '' nov h"D'nso"' W CIT '''
ou,' NoS''o" "'7" s"''y o' '''''''"s ''s
-" w ''o '''''' '''y ''''''''s ''.u'"'
ihey able to pny the" fines Were ihey oc-
luo'ly imprisoned and for what length of
ume' II there IS reii'y good defence Tor
Gov hooinsoi'' we sh'iI n' s'AH 70 publish
IT, II 'Aefe Is no '"cn ''''no'' ana e'pe'
olal'y " ne in''nas 10 fnin Ohe il" 10y P''-
mi'''ns lhe iiN-or'ARers go escape we snAu
mot hesitate {" note l"e i'c' III 'pi'e oi me
sn"rI'ns "' 'he F''H'''
l'" WORDS n'" 'h 'n' 'u'locloi renew
my ''' NUN war; 100 "''''"'" n'''"
'he "'' oil ''e ia'' session 'a 7.'''"enl OF
'ne question: '"' ''''o' '"'''' announced
'' t'' same l'ne '''i' ''' H'' I'' ( "'1''y VINO
was S'usiiea "''n 'he Jaw rue "a'''m'"
give o'o''' 20 u'''.nof N'o'n'''l ''' sign.
ing ''e ac'' l"e I'"'o' N'r'ui''y 'n'fseu
proved The Uo'chmHn is Tor sustaining
and executing the lawfully efficiently,
honestly The PIiri0f anne4rs 90, be air1insf