Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-04-02
VERMONT OFFICE HOLDERS.
From tho Sentinel Of March ooh.

In our last issue, va noln'cdly denled mo mate
rial charges Of tho FREQ Press, affecting the charac-
to. of Judge Snalioy md ourself We did rot
then deem it necessary 10 60 into particulars but
the attempt of our tra1ucer to cvado the response
bility Of his language, and blunt tho edge Of his
accusations against us, calls for more extended
eomrent.
AS to the " facts" which the junior editor Of tho
Free Press says he gathered from tho " Blue Book,"
In regard TO cur salary ms P. NJ, tho pay Of our
clerks, and tho information from democrats Of un.
questioned s'r.iirs," Of vhioh he may have been
tho rl'i-- lad greedy receptacle, consider, arc
matt. u little moment In this controversy, yet
passing will remark that not ono of the assumed
items from tho " Blue Book" is correct, vet We are
willing 10 treat them rs such Mr. Thompson
never drow one dollar from the Government for
services in OF. Ct the Post Once, but has been
paid ont Of cur private funds--Mr stones salary
more than absorbing tho salary allowed by Govern.
uent to the P, ". No Office pays more than its
commissions let its expenses DO what they may
Eut, "a we observed, these upimpoItnnt matters
The imputa.ions nvevcl in tho above quoted
Language Of the Junior editor II tho Fret Prs,
are too broadly stated n be mistaken thoy arc
calculated and intended, # beleved, 70 destroy
character asa MN, and the charge if true, would
subject u. TO n criminal pro sccutirr and punish
ment rs public officer. Tic plain ard unc1uivo-
cal charge i. that by c-lluson with Hfr. Thomp.
son, compositor in or printing o'ica, mud uroI
b; false voucher VIC arc onoblodt' draw, and nro
receiving from tho government, 1.-TWO hundred and
II
rendered, and applying the 'nmo 70 cur private
purposes, thus dcirnudinr the Government out If
that sum. That thi, /, tho rlain and pnmistakah'e
construction to be given T. the statement and thnt
such was the design ard .a;on;on Of its author, 10
one doubts
Docs this pink Of christian charity find anything
in the blue Book 10 warrant such q charge
Even h, will mako no such prateusa. But when
the calumniator is called 70 answe- for his malici.
Gus falsehoods, he ubnin5ly attempts % shield
self n ma Nd Iyr1 rriti
ly appeals TO the sympathy Of tho community be-
cause we hold him u q strict accountability and
intend that be shall mako good his charges Of
stand branded as wilful and malicious libelcr.
The Sentincls very obvious i'll temper will
not cause US TO lose ours We can afford to
smile at its passion, and can promise, we
think, that tho entire equanimity and good
humor which has characterized our share of
this discussion shall be maintained 1t is
particular point Of grievance is in the mind
OF the Postmaster and Sentinel editor Most
parsons, wa believe, have supposed that it
lay In tho suggestion that the amount Of his
government pay formed n wCighty Lo'omp-
ton argument but that is, it seems, no. the
thing. Tho libel is charge that by col
fusion with Mr. Thompson, a compositor
in our the Sentinel Office, and upon
false vouchers, we Mr., Danforth] are
enabled to draw s27j year from govern
ment for services no mover rendered. thus de-
frauding tho Government, &c" Now this
"charge," we beg our readers to observe, is
ono Of the Sentinel's own bringing The
Free Press has contained not word Of it..
We have had nothing to aay 81 collision, "
"false vouchers" or fraud. We published
tho FACTS. Vhici remain and canno. bo d..
nied-that thai The Blue Book ;'7te, that Mr.,
Tsompsor ,0as on II. 3Oth Of September last
Clerk in the Burlington Pos. Ofes, ,0ith q
sdlory Of s275, and that Mr., Thompson pa,
and is cor,po,tor IN ihe S;rAa.l QFce, -
From theso facts tho Sentinel infers
the "chargs" above stated, an inference
which, under other circumstances, certainly
would not bs generally coal!3eral q necessary
one. If the public should now fall in with
tho Ssntinsl's deduction from the simple
statements wo made, It's editor will have
himself to thank Our community has not
now to learn for the first tina, tha, innocence
is not quick TO take of.nco All know that
az general rule, the man Of real integrity
is slow % believe that his character has been
impeached the virtuous woman finds il
hard to comprehend tho possibility that her
honor should DO questioned, "Do You tel
me lie comes most readily nom tho liar:
lips-the drab is commonly load.s: in pre-,
tosJations Of her virtue.
But tho Sentinel complains that va shield
ourselves behind the pages Of the Blue Book
We'll, if We need any shield in this matte,
we think the Blue Book will provo to be no
bad one. The Sentinel says the "assumet
items" from that publication arc not correct
We know nothing Of any assumed items
Those which we have published VIC can SHOW
u the Sentinel man, in black and Whit +,
the Blue Book f,r 1878, and NJ to correct
mesa VIC believe tho public viii generally c,u
slider it safe to assume tho clrr,cJnrs. Of th
Official record made mp for the use Of the Coy
ornmont Of tie country from the Official ?.
turns and lists in the oHi,o Of the Secretary a
State, tho unsupported assertion of a Bu
chanan newspaper to dc courrrr n,r,iti,
stlnding,
On the whole, hwayr 81, consider ia
article 0boye an Indication u.tH a edit.
Of he Sentinel isorpra.hmg l.t,.r fran