Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-26
The Argus and its Expose.

LUG Argus HNu az tDt Oi tulS place. III Tvs
sst issue, unveiled o plot-almost as strocious
and startling as the notorious gunpowder plot
Of Guy Fawkes-by which " the present man
agament Of the FRREaAN " was to /" blow up 80
and out Of official existence the very worthy Ad-
utant General Of this State II believes, and
appears to have satisfactory reasons for its be-
lief, that " the present mana cement y intended
to do this wicked act, not by gunpowder, mines
and matches, but by the ald Of one l.. A !
Grant, pretty well known throughout Vermont
as neral OF the old Vermont Brigade in the
PALMER days OF Southern Rebellion and North !
ern Copperheldism and failing in that. by
means Of one Stephen Thomas, equally well
known as lighting General '-Democrot
though be was--in the hour when red-handed
Treason clutchei at the Nations throat The
.4rgus dlesn ind.ct the present manage
ment as beng insi.gated by tho Devil to DO
Ibis horrd thing but as simply moved thereto
BY tbs iactas the Argus puts it--thst Gen.
7. I. Washburn plays into the hands OF Wal
ton In everything meaning, We suppose our
usually amAble neighbor OF the WaichmdH--
nose tout ensemble j. doubtless entirely "a
mIilar % the readers OF ii. .lrgin from toe eIi-
| sjr's recherche pen-and-ink sketches Of him the
past sumner. We are simply astounded that
our grea. wIckslnes1 should be tho. suddenly
brought 80 light AMI especially amazed thas
light should beam lian ouch source, though.
now We come to think ot il, We believe it ia
settled chemical ae, thst ctrta'a animal sub
stances IN the later stages Of decomposition,
have ihe property Of emitting noe only odor but
Eight specially where the surroundings are pe-
culially dark. Of course taa Argus must be
luminous. The whole plan having been thus
unearthed, We almost fee compelled to turn
States evidence and make clean breast Of il
before the civil courts, lest we DO slmmarlly
brought before drum-head courts.martial. and
our friends had the writ Of ha5eas corpus sus-
pended in our case. We DO confess TO having
been IN the secret-athough nos Ia the riag "
that numerous irends and admirers OF Gen.
Grant, IN different parts oi the State DID pro-
pose to pre,eni HE name Tor the office OF Adm
tant General this Fail, bad be not removed ont
OF ouE borders. We slpposod this intention re
suited tom tbcIl love OF Gen. Grant, and their
appreciation OF his gallant services, as well as he
entire fitness Tor tine place, rather than rom any
haired OF Or prejudice against Sir. Wa-hburn.
That Gen. InOnas was IN the field ior the Office,
We never heard or dreamed Of till we read the
abusive and uncalled-lor TRADE agaius. that gen
tlemau IN the columns OF .he C0urier,--a TRADE
ct abuse those Who know how utterly che oar
tisan influence OF the Courier failed in inducing
Cen Thomas to place An improper man upon
his personal staff, when going South to 6gdi and
notpiay with the enemies OF The Republic, will
have no difficulty in accounting for We al !
iuced to that aouaa last week simply to say that
'ae people would 30 quite likely to sec the ami
mus OF the writer, and that If Gen. Ihomas
de lred, or would accept, the oficc Tor which he
was accused OF i" laying pipe, such attacks from
such sources would only hasten & contamination
the Courier seemed so much 10 fear The
present management Of the FIREMAN" has
quite respect for Gen. Washbugu and has a
thought Of coming 70 griet because, as the .lr- |
gus has it, 90 be plays into the hands Of Walton
IN everything II the palms o.. on, litlle-we
speak physiollly-oeighbor o. the Haichmgn
are sufficiently capacious to, and really do tightly
compass the iull measure OF six.ioot we'll pro- |
portloDed, live General, we, as hun bier member |
OF the editorial fraternity feel proud of the feat
OF our little brother-perhaps We should say
father-oi the quill and think we have right
to rejoice at IT, Are not zoe also one Of the Be-
hemians and does n, such an honor reflect by
reraeuona Little radiance on our humble head |
We 20 take 1t, and gleeiully e1claim, " Let
en- p1y.' Buff the Argus is really sincere
IN supporting our friend Washburn as " better
qualified ior The position and more Of man
than Gen. Thomas, we must insist that IT |
should bring to his advocacy litllc Of the |
"sbrewd management it 10 won't TO employ IN
the PRONUNCIATION oil its sbominable party doc |
TRIMS. The Adiutunt General may possibly |
think it but sorry compliment, FROM friend,
to have the world told that be plays into the
hands y Of such man as has been so infinitely |
lImned forth in certain pen.aud-ink portraits
with which that friend has recently illustrated
the columns Of the Argus. Please, Mr., Argus,
doh - draw any more portraits Of the lucky
stake holder nor write any more descriptions Of
his being " brought out by the floating popua.
ton OF two insurance Offices and one bank as a
compromises candidate Tor town representative
and the people refusing to ratlfy the compro.
misc by vote Of 81 to 70, for new man, whose
principal merit was that he was honest and
possessed good practical common sense Other
wise the AdIutant's friends may think your nd.
vocacy OF him is, as Artemu' Ward would say,
slightly " sarkustical.'
great revival Of religion is now progressing
in all the cOlored churches OF Richmond, and
every night the churches are densely crowded
AT the Third Street Baptist Church, one night
las, week there appeared over ono hundred
seekers at the alter.
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The Secretary Of the Interior, at the request
OF Gen Howard has turned ovpr IN tho Freed.