Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-04
What was the Game!

The Standard is displeased with the dccl-
nation OF General Walton. But we may as
well give its own language
just AS we 90 to Ircss, we are favored with
letter y! decllnatiUn from Gen. alton.
winch We give below. The game wnicu we
most feared has been played and it is not
VERY GiihcuIt to recognize Ia 1t the fingers Of
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W hls party s,cIus determined TO maintain it's
oid distinctive organization, irrespective oi
the 'eellll5s uI the masses, and to swallow in
ITS raptriJuS NAV every thing watch stands
III lts way. Whether tue ten perance men of
Vermont are to be bought like sheep in the
sham lies. remains to be seen. We have only
tlmc to say, that we hope the friends OF tenn
perance will stand firm in their opposition to
Judge Royce, and teach these political gam
hlers that they are neither to be outwitted in
their plans, nor to be driven into the support
OF Il candidate who has not the manliness to
avow his opinions upon the question of the
liquor law, but in his desire to curry favor
with botA rum and cold water, stultifes him-
sell IN his silly attempts to disguise his real
sentiments. We would recommend the call
ing OF state Temperance Convention as
soon as the third Wednesday in August for
the purpose of nominating candidate to
take the place of Gen. Walton, unless the
Central Committee will take that duty upon
| themselves. We understand that meeting
oil the State Committee Of the Republican
party was to be held in Montpelier on Thurs
day evening, tyesterday,) for the purpose of
| making new nomination for the Office of
Governor. and we have no doubt that it is Il
part OF the programme to place the name of
Judge Royce at the head of that ticket. This.
Wing thimble-riggers doubt not will be
trump trick, and temperance men NAV as
well throw up their hands at once, and make
no further resistance to their edicts Asa
member OF that Committee, we enter our
solemn protest against any such scheme.
We know nothing of "the game" which
the Standard talks about, and car do M
better than to turn it over to me Statesman,
whose editor WAS me.uoer of the nomina
ting committee With the editor of the Stan
oa'o' nj would have fair chance to see
wat games were going on, if there were any.
In his account of what was done, the States
man says;
The State Temperance Convention was
/ holden the day previous to the Mass Conven-
ton, and was not largely attended, hut exh-
hited in its discussions extreme ultriism on
the subject oil temperance. The letters Of
/ UutBc Royce ana Ar. clark, published hy us
last week, were read, and were the topic of
violent and excited debate. DR. Powers also
read his own letter to the candidates, and the
omission Of the candidates to give a specifc
answer t. his inquiries were the theme Of his
constant derunciatun during the day. liz
language and manner were those of a dictn-
tor and master Of his humble DEPENDENTS
lie charged ulon both the candidates wiilrul
Iecrl tluu, lrcvdrication and fraud, and hello
them up as unworthy of credit or resr,ct.
lie sriguatiz d their letters as hypocritical
and cyasiye, and ayowcd that he could under
no circumstances vote for either. Judg,
Royce in answer to the letter OF DR.. Powers.
said that he would, after the Mass Convention.
answer any question in relation to tempe
r,'uc', and it was suggested to Dr. Powers
at Wr"als it would he wiser to wait but
lie rejected the idea with great contrmpt.
aud declared that whatever he might say in
future, he WOULD not believe him, or supper,
INN. No witness IN court, impeached dis
credited and with character blasted, could be
treated with more contumel y, insult and con
tempt, than DIR, Powers visited upon the I'M