The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-15
he Bank Question,

MONTPELIER, Nov. IL, 1862
Mr.. EnIToR-Dear Sir In your paper this
morning. | noticed an attempted reply to my
article Of Nov 7th, as to who was the real own
ers of the Brandon Monitor, from one ID. ID.
MilEken. at the time made statements in my
article that supposed | could prove without
trouble 10 myself. 1t is well understood IN
Breudon that the Monitor IS mere mouth
piece for particular few, and upon the poor
editor falls the censure. l pity rather than
blame the fellow, and would not deign reply
If the articles in the Monitor were read by those
that are acquainted with the editor and it's
prompters. I would say that the " Sprague
family y consists of two, father and son. They
are no more interested in this Bank Question
than two huuored and thirteen others, legal
voters of the town of Brandon, out of some
three hundred voters Does il not appear Idle
u!ous to say that oaly some three or four of
the CT ixens of our town are opposed to the re-
charter The facts show for themselves, | will
with your permission, publish an article from
g. w. Fsrmenter, the first seleotman and over
seer of the poor Of the town of Brandon, cor
roboratiay my statement liz full and even more.
This Mlliken refers to Mr. Parmenter, and
says that he was knowing to the circumstances.
Minf so and with your perms sslOn, Mr..
K liter, we wiki endeav0r to arrive at the facts
as stated in MIR. Parmenters article as follows
To I'VE EDITOR THE DAHr JousNAL--Dsar Sir;
tn, statement in journal OF the 7 inst.
ever ia signature of N SYrague, Jr., md the
same TO be subs taIIy At the of the sale
mentioned in that statement was part owner OF the
Brandon lyszettc now outor and was constitute the
agent of the prcretors to negotiate the sale and made
the bill OF til to %. l., Miiik>n. He said tbs
bill incorrect AID must be made to l.. Bixby. |
cordngy made it, aud went with il to the Bank, and
Nr. Bixby paid for it Brandon Bank bills taken from
the till money drawer e the Hsnk, in my presence.
receiped the bill, and to The ucG with NJ Bxby
and delivered the proper to him ara notified the hands
in the office that they wers subject to ais order.
Csc. ". PARNExrEk.
Brandon. kov.I0, 1868.
1t will be seen that Mr.. Parmen,er, whose
word none will doub., proves that there was an
absolute bill of sale to the cashier of Brandon
Bank, AMI said cashier counted out the bills of
the Bank for 1t, AID took formal possession of
the press and types. This most certainly gives
an absohte legal tndc of the press TO the Bank or
its cashier. Ii there was any condition to the
sale, that would Of course be expressed in the
bill. That there was not, proves conclusively
all haze asserted. The following certificates
show the number Of legal voters in town, aso
the nuEsber whose names are attached to the
cemonstrance against the re-charter of the
Brandon Bank:
BRANDON Tow Clerks OrrIoH)
Nov. 10th, 1852.
certify that hare examined, with No much as
The time would allow the grand list the town in cou
nection wth roll OF .ers so copies of sub
scribed BY the against the of
Brandon Bank and the list Of soldiers who have gone
the and make the foile wing result:
Whole number oflega voters, 400
NuRber soldiers 22l
Minors and aliens deducted SO 1856
325
am ct that this statement is exactly correct,
but is as HearF correct as can make 1t.
B. DAVENPORT, Town Clerk.
We kRr- examine ed the list CT names signed to the
monsrance agans the Quarter of the Brandon Bank
four papers presented us by I. Sprague Jr, which
we have marked with rel iIt, and fad 2l5 which
we consider leg voters.
3 DAVENPORT, Town Clerk.
G. W. FARMENTER, First Selectmar.
Branaep. Nov 10, 1852
Does this look as it "three or four " only
objected, and demonstrated against the wishes
of the majority? The officers of the Bank ask
this Legislature to legislate against the wishes
OF a large majority. Rave you ever heard oc a
single case where the Legislature chartered or
re-chartered Bank, when the people OF the
sown were opposed to said charter? think
not. 1t is the facts in the case, and only the
Jacts, that wish to brUg before the public,
Your OBJ DIT serv't
n. L. SPRAUGE, JR.