The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-01-03
A Small Matter.

Oh its Chairman, Mr.. RANKIN, appeared
recently in the Bellows Falls ArguS. 1t
is intended for political effect, and is
worthy of the man who. il is strongly in
situated by his ncighbors, issued hand.
bill just before the last election, contain
| ing what lie knew to be n falsehood and
forgery, with the vain hope of securing
the election Of rartizan favorite there
by. Tho mcrciless lashing he recoiv.
| ed" at the time has not been forgotten
and the editor and his paper stand on a
very poor underground for assailing
one of the ablest and most honorable
and respected members of the House
\ letter of Mr. RANKIN to the
Rev. Mr. Willard Of Windsor which
found its way into the Windsor .lonrnai
is seized upon b. the IrguS as the sub.
ject of its onslaught. We give that lat
ter in another column. As addressed TO
ole who had taken an active and earn.
est interest in the matters to which it
relates, and maintained with its author
a correspondence thereon through the
session, it needs no apology or cxrlana.
ton. We wish it might be read by cv.
cry freeman in the State, though we
have no evidence that it was intended
for publication.
Naturally enough, thc AtgcM Gu
deavors to find some respectable coad
jntor, in its work Of maliguity. ard
clutches, with the eagerncss of drown.
ing man. at Il straw from the Rutland
Urald, whose editor happened to differ
with the Chairman and amajority of the
Committee Oh + ,ucation. and hence. like
the twelfth juror, thought every body
else was very obstinate and 'dicta;orial.n
On that head. j, is sufficient to say that
the Committee actcd with the approval
and cordial cooperation Of Chief Justice
RrprtIp, leading member Of the
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