Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-30
Our County Commissioner.

l have the right of reply to "Observer and
colleagues. But the object and good effects of
this discussion ought here to be stated The
object was to set all things right as to our town
agenees-the most important work, temper
ance men just now, have to do. For in vain do
We execute the Law against unlicensed rumsell-
ers while they can retort upon us, that our town
agents sell I" for the purposes of drinking -
as well as they. The good effects of the dis
cussion are manifest and manifold Whereas
before the discussion-as was the avowed ground
of preference by his supporters, for Jones over
Foster, the agent at Mortified sold liquor to
respectable people for drinking purposes-to
wash sheep with, e. g-and things were quite
at loose ends Since the discussion commenced
new leaf is turned over-the selectmen have
fixed the salary, the Commissioner has ordered
the agent to keep book of sales, and so the
main motipe to sell for unlawful pur loses is
taken away.
shall make no reply to Vndicator" A
word to Defiance" AS he very heavily CEN
sures me for using fictitious signature, sup
pose this is his zeal name. His assertion that
attacked " our excellent town agent and that
insinuate that 6 he will sink the man in the
unprincipled agent, is base falsehood, which
nail to the counter, through and through II
never did anything Of the kind That many a
good temperance man LACKS thc special aualfs
eati1ns q be tot agent, and is either ignorant
> Of the Law or thinks certain accommodations
of it right and necessary, every intelligent man
Z knows And this is all said or implied of r,
Jones. De6ances holy horror at my mention
Of Z" cousnng" is rendered very pidul by
Judge Jones appointment of his cousin in Mid
dlesex-a man who was the faithful servant of
Jacob Scott, and one 10 be ousled from such an
agency as nuisance Of the old regime He is
weak enough to let out the scheme of R. Jones
friends Saying" they wisely kept away from
the temperance meeting which nominated Mr.,
Foster" Here it is. Anybody will sign pc
tition. Wen get as many names on for Jones
as possible. Then wen keep them away from
the temperance meeting. So when Foster calls
one it will be thinly attended. And then we'll
write to Judge Jones calling it a farce. And
so we'll carry our point Does Defiance think
any one will believe his statement, that, after
such anxiety and effort R. Jones &c hesitated
long before yielding to the urgent solicitation
of his friends to accept the appointment
"The anticipated abuse of your correspond
emit! Then R. Jones expected, .toresaw that
should abuse him Yes, And dreaded it. Car
any thing be more ludicrous! Especially al
there is not one word in my article, which
without the grossest abuse of language, can b.
said even to approach abuse.
But the sill lest thing in Defiance is this. "H
(R. Jones) will sntfer loss by the agency-saIa
ry small, &c. The salary is 5000, and cal
find plenty of as good temperance men in N. a
r. Jones, who would be glad of this pay for tn
service. would take it for that, and Mr. Eos
ter would take the agency for $50.
q The selectmen would not sanction Mr. Eos
ter's appointment on any consideration what
ever" This is a very brave declaration q
Defiance. But it is as shortsighted as reckless
One Of the selectmea Yonldn.t sancfian Mr.. E
appointment because he knew it would be o.
day with him (the seectman) about getting
gallon of liquor Of the Agent for haying IN soc
case and another reason akin to this. MI
Metcalf would have sanctioned Mr.. Foster, an
whether Judge Hadley would in case Judg
Jones had not shown decided preference fo
his cousin. submit to the proper tribunal. Th
continual cry " our trcelient agent our erce
lent Commissioner does Judge Jones thin
such fulsome stuff from his attorneys-or the
denunca ton of some of the best friends of ten
perance in the County-his ERNEST supporte
will make all right with him, or wrong viii
them Is this the way to put his administratic
on solid basis! Ifmy short article is 50 wea
as Observer and Defiance pretend, why has
taken no less than three of their articles to a
swer it = They thus either confess that thu
are very poor writers, or that their case is b
one aud SO needs good deal of labor -
both-which may be the truth, after all.
word of " Observer and am done. N
tico his disregard Of truth, ,oant Of sense al
logic, his DISQUALIFICATION, and the anti tempe
ance hearing of his article. l. Disregard
truth He says concede that Judge Jones b
+" acted with discrimination, decision and fdt
ity in all cases with the exception Of Mort
field" No such thng-not bit of it n
words are, we would fain hope, that o
Commissioner has exh ibited like courage a.
fidelity Gas in Barre) in most Of the towns
the county" Has Observer any excuse for tn
" misstating my language charge that Jud
Jones has not shown these qualities ia MIDI
Isex-if he has in Cabot and Calais. Then,
IN to the meeting that nominated Mr.. Foster.
n n (But Mr.. F. must vindicate this from Observe
~ fling that it was farce, &C., charge Obs
- yer with gross disregard of truth in say
. but about dozgl were present. consisting
& and boys, and but six voted. Not a
fSas there, and on the informal ballot Mr..
had ten, Mr.. j. Ia, This son-in.law and I
brothers in-aw ncluded,) Mcssrs. Smith
Preston had some votes-and some d id not v,
! s,sS The final ballot gave Jones but votes. | d
' give these facts because the whole number
votes is important, but to show that Obsei
paid no attention TO the truth in the case.
49, Want Of Sense, DISQUALIFICATION and a
temperance bearing of Observer His object,
and aim is to prove Mr. disqualified for t
agent, compares him (Mr. F. to "a d
I. drunkard,'' &c. But admits that he is f
rate temperance man-says " temperate
his all-absorbing them. his talk by day ant
night, at home or abroad-that he is the le