Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-05-27
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PERsoSAL.--The Burlington Times gives
a foil column to 4. p. Walton, in which there
are three grievances Firs--that he played
a two faced game about Burlington post Of
Ace, by assuring Mr.. Bigelow that in the
Burlington post-tffice matter be should take
no part, aud afterwards being one Of Mr..
Benedict's most active friends second, en-
gineering the " big Globe job" in Congress
and third, allowing Capt. Dew to make war
on the Times, aud its editor Mr.. Lamb.
We are exceedingly obliged to the Times
for this frank specification. and now We give
an equally frank answer. 1t is true that Mr..
Walton expected to have nothing to do with
the Burlington pos, office, and told Mr.. Big
elow 80 1t is true that as a member Of Con-
gress be was disposed to be no, only just but
liberal to all his brethren of the Republcsu
press, and what did be do Ss to the Bar'ing-
ton post ofieef Burlington people made up
their case in their own way, Mr.. w. having
no hand in it. When the matter OF Offices
came up, the Vermont Senators aud Members
decided to act as delegation upon Presi-
dental appointments, oonceding to each
member the particular responsibility fJr cases
in his baliwick. Accordingly each member
presented his cases, with the papers Of all
the candidates so that all had a chance, and bis
opinion, to the delegation aud the opinion
Of the member having special charge it was
understood would be always concurred 10 by
the delegation as matter OF course, il no
reasons appeared to the contrary in the papers
"A contingency that never happened, as we
recollect in single case. The Burlington
case was decided under that general rule, and
Mr.. Walton was chargeable with no other re-
possibility than this: lie conceded to those
having charge of the case their right accord
ing to the tul and then, when the case had
been passed upon. he, as secretary Of the DEL
egation, transmitted the papers and recon-
mendation Of the delegation to the Postmas-
ter General, just as he did in every case ac-
ted upon by the delegation. II that was a
two faced game" the Times is right. If il
was only conforming to the rule Of the dele
cation and performing a mere clerical duty.
Mir. Walton was right and the Times has no
good reason for complaining Of him-much
less for malignant personal attacks Of every
conceivable sort.
As to the secohd grievance Mr.. Walton
never engineered " the big Globe job" but
a much smaller one, resting upon the same
principle Of common honesty. As the House
has just vindicated the principle on which
Mr.. w acted, be has nothing more to say on
that subject.
I Finally. as to Drew VS.. Lamb, we have
only to say that Lamb was the assailaut Of
Drew, Walton aud others, and neither Mr..
Lamb nor the Times had any right to COM
plain for getting whipped for it. Both de-
served it justly.
We notice that the Times labors sorely a.
bout its attack on Mr. Howes, and yet it has
never toucLe ed the real point in the case -
Would it ever have attacked Mr.. Howes had
he not been connected with Mr. Walton ? 1t
is the malignity OF the Times we have con-
demned We should be glad it i, could plead
not guilty.