Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-09-02
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BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER ?. 1859
THE TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION.

THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Wenotice in several quarters ry gatifyin
notices of the late meeting in this place of tn
State Teachers Association. A correspond
ent of the Vermont Journal, who signs blm
self "Hilo," gives the fullest account of tn,
meeting which we have seen, except our own
and in making up his account he drew. as ht
says, "freely upon the columns of the Bur
lington Free Press, whose full and accurate
reports throughout were in keeping with the
excellent manner in which the Messrs. Bene-
dict conduct the paper" IILo Introduce
his account as follows -
This beautiful village has been thronged
through the three days Of the meeting, with
a large and INTELLIGENT assemblage Of teach
ers, and those who have the educational inter
/ ests Of the State at heart. And all acree that
the ninth Annual meeting has been hv far
| the most interesting and beneficial in its re-
| suits, Of any he As lciatipn has ever held.
! The people # Burlington are certainly the
/ warmest hearted and most ho-pitahle, it was
| ever my 20 fortune b meet The hirhest
compliment | can pay them, is to say thar
they are full worthy t. live in their beautiful
town, and that the people and town are d
| fitting accompaniment each for the other
II those who 50 kindly welcomed and enter
talned your humble servant, who. albeit IA
previous stranger, could have received no
warmer welcome from dearest friends. let
me through YOU, extend nv grateful thanks
and gratitude for favOrs | shall ever rrcOl ect
with emotions Of sincere pleasure. The hos
pltlllty Of the town s ~ .o~r liv rendered
to all attending the meeting. and strangers
found friends and pleasant homes among the
best citizens of Burlington. This social fea-
ture added much to the enjoyment of the oc
casion. ! am temptei to give you an
extended description Of this beautiful place
but the prt caedings of the Convention viii
necessarily occupy so large a space that
must reserve it for future time, when. if
YOU and v0ur readers say the word, it shall
be forthcoming. Enough for the present to
say, that it is far the finest town in Vermont
and every Vermonter should be proud Of it.
IHE lsE. AND OTHERWISE, LETTER.-The
New York Hrqd. which first published the
famous Wise-DonnelIy epistle, explains how
it obtained possession Of the same. 1t states
that the letter was entrusted confdentially
to Confidence Cassidy that copies were
taken Of it and distributed among the politi-
clans that the Herald's agent heard of the
letter, and bought copy for twenty dollars
The Herald adds Is 1t would be curious to
know how the twenty pieces were divided,
and how much Of the money Cassidy receiv- |
ed. 90 Cassidy denies that the letter was /
made public by his means He implies that |
he was so shocked by It's contents that he
hardly veutured to le any body know of its |
existence, and tries to shove responsibility
of It's publication on to Donnelly, who had |
confessed to having shown it. Donnely /
responds that, Of course he SH0rcd it. for /
how else was it to be Of service but by show
ing it to men like Cassidy, high in the conf
lence Of the Democratic Party but as to
the treacherous publication Of it, he yet
knows not how it was brought about, though
he intends to know before he gets through
with it, There seems 10 be no doubt on the
public mind generally. that the Albany Jun
"a, of which Cassidy is a chief one, was at the
1)ttom Of the raseality. Probably it IS only
new case of the old ro-ues' practice. where
me steals and another receives tine booty.
)ne swears that he has not got it, and the
,ther swears he never stole it. while both are
ascals alike.
The effect of the letter remains, however its
publication was brought about; and a
.erce struggle is going on among the man
sinS politicians Of New York, on the side Of
he Softs to get al the delegates to Charles
on appointed by the State Convention
which they intend to control, and on the a
ide Of the Hands to secure a fair share of
hem from their own line of Democrats, by
leanS of District elections, if they cannot
feet their object in another way.
The DROUCHT IN MAINE is said to be very :
3yere In MANY towns the wells are dried