Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-05-30
INTELLIGENCE.
wardsboro and Tho nwo, uo..n,

III The Eiitor Of The Vermont Phanir Having oh
served In YOU. paper Of the 10th, a letter from Eras-
mus Plimpton IN which he denies having wheeled into
line or changed front, and IN which he claims 10 hov-
ing been abused and s%landercd, 1t seems necessary, in
order to have this matter fully understood by the rub
lie, to examine into 1t a little and see what his views
In regard TO the trouble In our country have been.
When the Star Of the West was fired into by the
rebels Z. Plimpton said that they (the rebcls) had
served the vessel and its troops just right. that they
had no business there, that South Carolina had ,eced-
ed and the fort belonged TO her for 1t was on her soil,
that any attempt to reinforce the fort would bring on
II collision and the first gun fired by the government
dissolved the Union forever.
Again; When it was rumOred that the troops were
to be withdrawn from Fort Sumter he said that it was
right; it would prevent a collision and save the Union.
He was told that that would not settle the difficulty,
to which he replied that he did not know rs it would
but there was one way in which it might be settled
and the North ought to adopt it, and that was for the
North to join the Southern Confcdcracy. He said if
the Republicans got up n civil war it would not be
two weeks before blood would run in the streets Of
New York, for he Democrats rould. fght for the SJuth.
lie said ifhe ras obliged 10 .fght al al he couH fgLt
for The South, for he thought they had been abused by
the North.
When Fort Sumter was taken he claimed il as a
victory.
Just before tie Extra Session Of the Legislature he
said the Republicans had got the country into civil
war and now they ought to fight it out and not ask the
democrats to help. them. He said he was for the gov
eminent if there was any but he did not know that
there was, although he was at the same time holding
Office under it.
He complains of being slandcrcd about n flag: well.
If he hau't got a Southern flag his family have told
what is not true.
In regard to the Post-oOice, which he saws we arc
trying to take from him, have but little to say. In
order to show his mrgndHimdy-a word by the way
he says the Republicans don't understandable pro-
posed to some Of the Republicans if they would find
n good and suitable person and have the office kept in
n convenient and suitable place, he would resign and
recommend such n person for Postmaster. Whether
the Republicans looked after II person and place to
suit him | am not informed, but | think it magnani-
nous in him to give his immense influence uih he ad-
ministrdtion to put Il Republican in Postmaster.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the foregoing are facts; many Of
them came under the personal knowledge of the wri-
ter and all can be sustained by the testimony Of good
and reliable persons. I do not think 4. Plimpton has
changed at all, but is the anne at heart he was before
he raised his fag-ono of the most dangerous enemies
of our govcrnment-one who pre'endS to support the
stars and stripes, but would sooner fight the Republic
cans than the rebels, even mt the hazard Of overthrow
ing the government and destroying this Union.
y REPUBLICAN OF WARDsBoRo.
May "a, 1861.