Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-11-14
A SELF VINDICATION.
MONITOR OFFICE, }
Brandon, W., Nov. 8. {

W o. J
Hon. f. p. WALTON,
Dear SIr,-Through the Montpelier pa
pers, y. I. Sprague, Jr., uncerimoniously
drags my name before the public The Mon
itor makes but weekly tips, and as | don't
propose to give Mr. Sprague the benefit Of a
weeks silence, ask a brief space In your
Daily The representation that the officers
of the Brandon Bank are the real owners Of
the Monitor is an unmtigated falsehood. 49,
Further-any IntImation that any other prison
than myself possesses the slightest controlling
interest in the paper is equally false. The
recent editorial article in the Monitor, expos
ing the personal and sinister nature of the
unexpected opposition TO the reoharter of the
Brandon Bank-and which Mr. Sprague evil
IDENTIFY fears, may have some influence, ad verse
to the present darling scheme of the Sprague
family-was written by myself, wholly unbe-
known to any officer Of the Brandon Bank. -
No officer OF the Bank, or any other person,
ever sought directly or indirectly, the inAu-
ence of my paper, or one word through the
same--pro or con--in relation to the re-charter
Brandon Bank Nor did seek in my article to
voluntarily become a special advocate for the
recharter Of this Bank, | aimed simply. az a
candid and disnterested journalist, to public
u
ing decision upon the merits Of the case,
where it properly belongs, with the Legisla-
ture, the intelligence and virtue of which
then believed and still believe, sufficient to
survive the cunning intrgues of whole brig
ade OF home Generals and would be-Legisla-
tors. Relative to the printing materials for
merly owned by the Sprague family and their
friends, have TO say
The first intimatiop | raca;,o ~. A.. -
adjustment was for sale, came direct from
Mr.. Geo. w. Parmenter. (the Agent of the
owners who personally applied 10 me upon
the subject Does this look most as though
the officers of the Brandon Bank Thought
best to purchase the paper" or that the
Sprague party thought best to sell the paper
hnally purchased the printing materials,
etc, Of Mr.. Parmenter.
II in that, or any other purchase. | found II
necessary or convenient to hire few hum
dred dollars, and saw fit to hire of the
Brandon Bank, at six per cent, instead
of the Sprague family, at twelve DER
cent. interest, 1t was privilege which | sun
posed had an undoubted right to exercise.
And II the bill of sale was made out to
third party to hold the prop rty as collateral
security, for the benefit Of my sureties. and
- So - 'ANNNNi va NoHNtulthEts tue 1hhnleF OF
the Brandon Bank was mutually agreed upon
as that third party, was there in the transac-
ton anything dshonorable or unusual, or any
thing IN any way, identifying my interests
with those Of the Brandon Bank: Such are
the facts which Mr.. Sprague has so grossly.
and, as must believe, wil.fuly perverted for
Mr.. Parmenter, (of when Mr.. Sprsgue gets
his informal on upon the subject) was knowing
to the circumstance as herein related, and /
cannot believe he would give them render
ing so false.
No one can fiil to observe, that in attempt-
ing to nullify the supposed influence of my
late editorial, Mr.. Sprague has folt obliged to
re''rt To the last cowardly argument of rebel
dom, VIA personal attack upon me. For,
mark you. After having rushed into print,
with reference 70 said editorial then remodel
ed his published article, and ropubished it in
two papers-after all this attention to the sub
Ject, me editorial itself in its full length and
breadth, AID IN all its statements and repre-
sensations, still remains ncontroverted-as it
IS truthful and incontIovertable
am, ETC.
ID. l.. MILLIKEN,
EDITOR aud Froniictlr NJ be Brandon Monitor