Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-09-07
GEO. J. STANNARD.
J. 5. ADAMS,
r. c. BENTON.

- my i"' ASuSl az n 4's04i'u Nhe'S ~ ihid
. night and had q protractod interview witt
Colonel Sawyer. At that. and IN three sub
sequont interviews at different times anc
places, he Acknowledged thst the production
of the letters would .desiroy him." ii,
begged Col. SAWYER, with toars,n to run
him. and used every art OF persuasion and
cntreaty to secure the suppression Of the
letters and the evidence
To relieve Col. Sawyer rom any obliga-
ton, Of former friendship, :ie attempt was
made On orr part, to secure the evidence in
I jos possession by legal process. An order
was procured from one Of the side
Judges of lamoiIle County, for
the taking of Col Sawyer's deposition
sad Of the proof in hi. possession. At Hyde
lark on Saturday afternoon last-tbc earliest
lo-.illc time that could be .et-and Mr.
J. .xter. to hs immense disgust and in spite
ol an obvious a,temp, to avoid It. WIS served
rI,h an order to be present.
The witnesses duly appeared with Bazters
+ j .'ers' when Mr.. Ba1ter's Counsel moved
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s'Ponem'nt until after the election mainly
upon the ground that the 'a'"g Of He f''i'-
"77 r'H" "Y'Tf Mr. B1'''r s f'ar0f''f
I'D oil' ci the pending election. The mag's-
''te being "a Baxter man, and having had a
f.irafe mfTr'1r r'h BaIto oH tie 1aJeet
o. FI7doF afternoon. granted the postpone
h-nt-
Inc extracts from MI Baxter letters
v"re subsequently, procured as appears above
AL up'" '"em Win the accompanying proof
w. rect 'he ease rs Oel''e the great jury ''
Tie people
We submit that 1t Is '''ar case Inc
character oi MI sio'r' ''F truth ana 'eiaci-
ty ha7 been questioned by 10 man nor j.
there Il "on who ''l'e'es OF dare pre-
t.ad that Col. Il. g. Benton would
s. his hand To- hc. No man VIII
daie dispute Col aawyer' own
clear uncdui'ocai statement all the more
damuins To MI ba1"i' IRON 'l' lac' '''a'
d comes iroH one VINO owns HiS oo''s'''o"s
q 'i'a' ana VINO "ou'd NOT "iiiDs'y 'NJuie
Pc N'Hil'i'' ''''' ''l'''-i' ''' anu ''''''''
Wa Tie extracts nom MI D'A''i ''''''-
! ''"leh'e' N'Ic" accuracy 'c''iu'u 10 0Y
''"eral sfA>NA"D' Hon. j. ; ADAMS ana
Ooi' Il ! btNiON') anu 'hen ie' any eahuia
man ask himself what possible explanation
oil TINS business can DC gwen consistent Win
'if Da1'ef inno''h''- ~ course MS i''-
'e'S DO not relate the transaction upon 'n'ir
i.''-PoFtus Baker Is not iooi enough ior
It but they ''ief 10 II P''"'sy ." ''s
20 anu 'He uc'ianu' are ni"uc p'''''s'y !"
, .-,.,t disgracefuI niece of busincss
N''''' -'-'' '''''''' ''''-''''' ~ '''''' t''
Iably underhanded transaction MS decia-
ration that he is &c youv man, for similar
obs b,s announcement that Storrs =. bo.
,...I
'''''
y0u' his warning 'ha' ms name ma" not
ie used in connection with the Storrs case.
Connect tbese with Storrs' statement with
. -,
Oh ''''''- anu ''' any 'iinn
nssy them that can. No wonder that
NJ. Baxter declared that these letters would
i. y..,.o..t,
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""' ''' ''"'" '''''-''' " '"' "'''
District shall tins man. seli'd''grSeed'
longer disgrGce Us, as our Representative
1.-Two vo,r s,.vcr,, tho Pail.
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. RE LAST ENKf EENKKD OF MR. Hoffs
RI; ,.,,. 81 II,i. IL i:-.:.