Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-31
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GEO. w. 4 c. c. BENEDICT.
EDITORS AND PRoPEIEToRs.
FRIDAY MORNING AUGUST 81 1856.
Something from Mr.. Baxter.

All other efforts to extort from Mr.. Bax-
ter challenge to the proof Of the charges
publicly made against HIM, having failed,
Hon. Daniel Roberts ON Thursday addressed
to Mr. Baxter the following letter
BrRmScroN, Aug. %, 1896.
IloN. PORTS BANTER
DEAR SIR In opposing
myself 10 your nomination and election to
Congress from this District, am not CON
seious Of being influenced by any other than
proper public considerations. was for a
time Special Agent Of the Treasury Depart
ment, and in recommending my appointment
you Joined the other members Of the Yer
mont delegation. For tins thank you-
was dropped for tho sole reason. as expressed
BY the Department. that such hserviccs ia this
section were no longer required that no
complaint had Lecn made against me and
that no person lad interfeYed for NY remoy-
al. This being So, have not, nor can have
any cause Of persouel complaint towards you
ON this account. For ought know, You
have always treated me fairly.
And now, in relation to certain charges
lrst made against You in the Fj,. Pros', and
afterwards restated before the Convention at
liyderark, (eharges with which nay own name
has hecn connected IN the speeches OF your
friends,) permit lne to say, that it is claimed
that evidence against you exists in your let
ters and other communication 20 some OF
your present and former friends, which, IL
produced, or allowed 10 be- stated, would set
this matter AZ rest. Among these persons,
may uame William Clnrp, late Collector,
Norman W Bingham. former neputy Col
lcctor at Island Porj. aud noa Special agent
OF the Treasury Department, Col FL Sawyer. .
Col L. e. Benton, y. ). Stcus. ESQ. and
john 4. Child. Esq, deceased. am free .
e. sly. THAT desire 10 see these charge, met. .
Willyou not, then. permit me to say from .
You. that you deny the truth ol these char .
gcs and challenge the rrooi Il them. and .
you rei,ase the gentlemen above named and .
all other lcrs1us from any cluilen-ai ohli-
cations to you to keep back any cyiccncc in .
their possession bearing upon thc-c char
yes.
shall Ice obliged to you for reply to this
request, sag, during the day. Ly letter drop
pa IN the Pos, Office or otherwise. and will
conform to your wishes as to publication
OF your reply
Your uhclicnt servant.
DANIEL ROBERTS. T
Hos. PoErrs BANTER,
American Hotel, Burlington. VI
sR HAx1ER's REPLY.
on Friday morning Mr.. Roberts letter was
returned to him through the Post oTee.with
ti,c following reply appended
BrauNcro>, Aug. .. l,15.
Having tbs day traced tie origin OF
one or tie vile ISLANDERS concerning ne, now
in circulation, to you, decline 90 receive or
hold any correspondence with You On the
subject, and return tie within accordingly.
Rc,Tcctfullyyours.
PORTU> BANTER
Hos. DANIEL RoEERTs,
Burlington, Vt.
This correspondence may safely be allowed to
sfcsk for itself The dullest cannot fail to
sec tnat here IL 40 DENIAL, by Mr.. Baxter, Of
any single statement made against him. 1t
amounts To nothing for him to say that there
are slander- in circulation concerning him.
Hc say that lie is a sandered man, unless
tie matters publicly charged against hm
ale trGe. W. say that he owes il to him
self to give the fullest opportunity for the
production Of the evidence on which those
charges rest II it fails TO sustain them,
then the authors of those charges will stand
convicted as slandeTers, and Mr.. Baxter will
step lorth triumphant. a distinct challenge
of the proof and permission to produce the
evidence, is what Mr. Baxter is asked to
give, and he declines. What possible e1-
planauon OF such course consistent with
innocence can he gwen?