The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-09-05
Warner and his Pledges, Again.

ch-rgo OF having given any written
pledge to the Nebraska Democracy.
There is reserve, sbadiness about it.
not unworthy of ar adroit politician of
the Van Buren, school. In reply to an
inquiry on the subject, Mr.. Tucker says;
$50 far as | have any knowledge, Mr..
Joseph Warner never pressed any claim
upon the County Committee of the Dem
ocratlc party or upon the Convention, for
nomination nor have | any knowledge
that any other person, acting in his be-
half, did So Mr.. Warner never sought
any conversation with me on the subject,
aud fhc ever sought any with my as.
sociates Of the County Committee it was
not communicated to me.n
lie have knowledge" that Mr..
Warner used his best cndeavors person.
o/(V, to induce f, r. Wfight-of the
County Committeeman James Fletch-
er, leading Democrat, to help him to
! place on the Nebraska ticket We have
good reason to believe he did the same
with other leading Democrats. We do
not believe this fact to be in doubt with
any sensible, unprecedented man in the
county, who knows an, thing cf the cir
cumstauccs Mr. Tucker continues Il
"On the day when the democratic con-
vention met to make its nomination. |.
with other gentlemen. "souaht' an inter
view with Mr. Warner | had CONVEX.
sation with him at 0Ur and not at lis re.
quest No 1crittcR statement or pi,dyc
9roS Gjgen by Mr.. Warner upon Mat
oro"Y othcr occaSjon wUhiu my kno,c,
hdec"
We said last week that we Lad "cvi.
donce coming from a prominent Admin
isiraiion man, that Mr.. Warner lad Civ.
en- written statement or pledge to the
Nebraska Democracy on certain points"
We added that " the people are entitled
to know the nature of that pledge made
to men openly and decidedly holding
Nebraska principles"
Now, observe the language of Mr.
Tucker implies and comedies all that is
matcrial in the statement of our iufor.
mnnt who had his information fr0m
Mr.. Ttchc,'s o1cn m0Vth. lie under.
stood Mr. I. that a written paper had
been received from Mr.. Warner, giving
assurances on certain points deemed es
s"ntial by the Democracy ana further,
that Mr.. Warner l,ad made coDHiciiRg
rerIoi statements, which must be cx-
rlcit;y cleared up before W. could have
place Oh their ticket This state of
facts is essentially COZ firmed by Mr..
Tuckcr--he probably not deemlng the
first written document of Mr. Warner
in the nature Of pledge. The yubso-
qucnt " clearing up" was got along with
verbally, without passing writings" To
all inteuts and purposes, the result is the
samc-Mr Warner las will be seen BY
Mr.. fuckers statcment) having fully
committed himself Icf0re witHcsScs 9th.
or gentlemen j
'u' 'ir l "cHer uc"''S 'hat tue " SIN
s'V ,l"'s''o" ." "".'n no w'Sheu TO get
AZ - " al "'' ga ''e"'' ""o 10 "''o'
1T "'N"'u ~ p'" "'"' oo'or' "''hc'S'
Vs. N'S '"' -''o''sN' o''' No' u" We
''S''' ,'"' ~ was " '''"'c' sue" "
''''' u '"'"5S "'9"'y suspicious ana
'"oug"' '"o Fc"P'e entitled 10 know
'he nature "' 'na' pledge. MT Tucker,
WIN Je'ul'ica' SKILL evad'S the question:
ana lufpose'y AVOIDS giving iAe people
any satisfaction as to the real character
OF The interview lie says:
AZ tue interview 10 which have al
,t a "r',n Nv "'1" ''',' "Y'
nor any question of politicol Tor any 9th.
or kind of orthodoxy" discussed
HtT knew us general UOlltlc1i opinions as