Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-24

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out Gems. y 81. Hezi,. .- 500 authorized
friend
Asaiu. d; tie C,ny,ri.. st q. #ra.f .a
the I5th inst. ou ale ri-st .Ia morning
previous to tie organiza,i,u. tlr .Ii,rl. 81
Mr. Baxter were plainly no.iaei rlls obese
charges would De- rull:ei, made before tuc
Convention, ard that the proof Of t.cm
would be made thcu and There. be should
venture to deny them. Word 90 this effect
was sent to him through bis prominent
friends, some of them government officials.
1t was quite extensively understood 'i.at
these charges would he made before the Con
vention, and the proof rendered. and The
friends of Mr.. Baxter IN greatnumbcrs were
open and loud in their Troclamati1ns. that
Mr.. Baxter would ard should publicly De-
fore the Convention brann these charges as
false, and challenge the proof. lis son,
Capt Baxter. was one whose zeal and conf
dcneo in ms father wa, thus manifested.
The Convention Organized. and there in
the face of three thousand rearle. tie char
res were recf ted. and d wac announced that
the prnof- ,yere ready If Mir BAXTER v-5plJ
s,mply DENY them and allow the rr5or to Zee
made which was in mart in the kceping of
gentlemen. who without sueb denial. felt un-
WILING to,nrearo. volunteer. I9pd clIls were
made Tor Mr. Bsxre,-bv hi. hune.t friends.
wso e,,...tcd and ,rcre c,nfdent of
- Al J., o.t,o~s ,,ot ms .-..,,5s
who know tina, l.c y,uld shrink from tins
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hin, 70 saw and he ,,igbt have ub;snere5 II
never So s,ftlv 81 dcnv tbe.a cbar,e- and
cbaIlo,,o tho ,.roor and relcsso cen,l.usr
,rom III confidential ol,I,,ations ~ ne 70 keen
hack any ezisonc. IN ,bei- possession g, and
nv spcb declaration he wopl5 haze set him.
self ri,b, bef,re ,,, ,so,,le. and has accDssr-
r ~. IA .L,- s.il,.l :, 81, GOD .t,,:-
cl,ar,cs u. MD have been 7u- IN omen shame
and ,,II,r,5 ~, tt, o,,,,s,,,. If honest mon
,. Was -, tho cold a, NJ R,v,e- ,bs. -es-
trained his s,..cb Iriss,;5 ,oo that Tho
Mace nd occasion were not convenient for
the Investigation or speb ebarres. But +,
wa. a. c.nveuiep; f,r the one side Is the
other. and II was az easy f., make the denial
before tia. cr,w5 a. !, Was To make tho
ehar,, If q c,,aml.t.e had been desired
to hear and renort the u-,5l.. q committee
could have been had-auy vlv to please
Mr. Baxter. But let us hay, done with
humbugs. Mr.. Baxter well knew. or apprc-
hended, as The truth ,eas, that Witnesses
were at the moment gathered at the Prcsi-
dents stand ready TO be produced and
documents ready TO sneak for themselves.
But 1t l. sand by some, that therc Charge
were tgs general to claim denial and should
have bepn more specific. It was 20 easy for .
Mr. Baxter, by simple denial. TO nave
forced ne either 10 abandon the cha1r,
or else 10 specify tie acts embraced uy i-.
that VI cannot coucede the soundnc-s Of thi. .
suggestion. Neyeriheless earnestly DESTROYS
to bear from Mr.. Baxter. ws waive formali- .
ties, and proceed to prgJuc, for 70 day
single specimen instance (lnd such instances
are daily mCltiplyiag) o.. the way he has
managed matters in tais District, which
falls under the general charge Of d-sposias
Of Offices .'ior personal and I,cuniary con-
siderstians.'
In ls6l. d. :. s.arrs. now an attorney at
law at Island Pond. Town clerk Of Brighton.
and Re,.uhl;csn eapdi ate f,- the States
Attoine,shir of Es-ex county. was living at
Hv5eYs,l lie had s-, died law VIII
Messrs Benton az Child. and was iu,- star.
inc m III, moor ard in 5.,.- lor his ,d,,..-