Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-01-21
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'V'' | r'''nunaS TO I at paper MI Ed
'''''r was sent TO inc Waterman
i"'S'iy morning Inc Waterman is
printed on Thursday. We thought it strange
'hat the Waterman OF the Sth did not con-
tam MI rs letter "Ihc r%eioindcr o. our
l'h' Waterman s. correspondent which
accompanies us publication removes our
surprise We presume the Waterman was
un"'IIihg TO trust the letter alone. The
Waterman IN substance endorses the charges
OF l7 correspondent against Mr.. f., cOnsi-
o'rS ms letter 4 "dodging and special plead
ing piece OF work, moro characteristic
OF the third class than a first class lawyer -
asks why attempt to reply to minor
charges and charges not made at all, and
leave the principal One the one to which he
sn'"'' nave especially given an explanation.
whoIly unnotl'Hd' and says; eve are
inclined to think that neither tho reply Of
Nr' t. nor th' c'r''ei admissions Of the
ir'r Press Will place the matter before the
people in any better light for Burlington
than 1t was hnforc.'
or the ''principll" charge, or what We
suppose it to he. We will say a few words
presently. What is meant by ''thc CARVED
ndmi@ ions ortho Free Press we cannot d.
vim hut as NJ T'ots saws. at is of no SORT
of con''Qnoncn.'' Thr Watchman SAYS that
common f'irneSs IN the part of the Free
Prs and Times would lead them to lay
before their rclders the article to which he
nttHmnts to r'rly." We do not admit that
comm'n %flirn'ss raquir : Of us t. insert a
fy' column article in our paper from any
paper because s'mc Of its points are contro-
vert'd in our columns. No journal would
admit such a claim for a moment We
stated fajrIy. and 81 did Mr.. Elmunds. such
,,oi,.- :. . o.,
l"'' ~ IL '''''' '' 'l' N"tch'"hn 5 cor
''sn'naon' rs were made the subject of com
mcnt. and that was enough. The Watch
man further SAYS. ait will REQUIRE harder
work than moro onihhli,r and ,l,;n, 30
p. -
ei''' burlington" ana "or representatives. ana
newspapers entirely from the charges (back-
cd ny the Official record) 50 successfully laid
at thrIr door.
What "quIbhIing and lodging the Watch
man has in view we donot know or suspect.
n"' te 'GVi''" T'c"Fd which backs the
c.'r-'s-"n"' upon earth can that he? The
waterman docs not inform us. Its correspon-
ueit however attempts to flsten on Mr.. Ed
munds II positive mis-statement of fact when
he Nen'cS IN express torias the charges that
ne as Speaker. ''r'!uScd to receive the pro-
positions OF the senate. The Watchman's
corrt'ppndent says eve arr compelled to
verify II tle c'arse W s1pP'sel, against an
unexpected denial. For that purpose he
quotes Wfat "thc reporter Tor the Daily
journal states about It. Can it be possible
that this is the ''oIHcial record. It, which the
Natchman refers The legislative journals
themselves have far too many plumbers in
them but my heaven deliver tn, momb,rs
Of the legislature and the State its.lr from tlo
consequences. ir..Wolt,n,s D,i,v J,nr,aI..
what is said and done durinr tbc session
In the present case the reporter did n,t
report correctly. The flct was os Mr. rI
munls stat d it.
Ia letter ot Mr.. ElnpnIs sna,kso r1,io
Language, and all the ar-umentation and
qucstionings about it bv the .,rr,sr,ndo,, 81
the Watchman will not break its farce an
in a condition to iud r, imn,rtioIlv nm
thu subject. We ar, quite content To leave
it to make its own way. even with the com.
IF the W4.chman's c,rrssn,nl,nt in
company.