Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-07-05

Au''4O was tHIItui1u utclaICl tl'
nominee.
Upon successive nominations the follow.
ing gentlemen were appointed the Republi
can County Committee for the year ensuing.
County COMMITTEE.
WN BRNsNAID, Burlington.
II. II. NEWELL, Charlotte.
!. c. WELcH, Williston.
Mr.. Hazard, from the Committee on Re
solutions reported the following, which were
unanimously adopted
/ R.o lre9, That We endorse the declaration Of
| p pies. and the nominations Of the State Re
I pu an Convention, and pledge to them our
eoraial support at the Polls.
hes0iVcd, That The prompt, intelligent and
patriotic action Of ou- Generals commanding the
military departments at the South in removing
di-loyal officials. and other obstacles 70 the work
Of reconstruction on Ia loyal basis, has onr
hearty approval, and that wc are in favor Of
supporting them, II necessary, by the full power
Of Congress.
The Convention .hen adjourned siqe De.
It is matter Of not much Consequence
but it may be well enough to state that the use
Of the name of 9lr. G. c. Benedict. as can
didltc for Senator, lad no encouragement
from Linn.
An We gave No intimati5n as to who /
was guilty of carrying nominations in re-
publican caucus by tie aid Of democratic /
votes; but the sensi,iyeness Of the Tunes
seems TO show pretty plainly where the shot
Bit. We shall leave 5ur ucishbor undis-
turb, in his efforts TO justify the practice.
As for Mr. Role, he is quite able to tlke
care Of himself
p. ;. And does SO, as follows
.Hosvs. Editors ofhe Free Pres:
see your neighbor Of the 3. TIns." this
morning in an article On your comments on the
Caucus Friday evening last. has taken occasion
to 80 hit 80 me again.
As far as ! am personally concerned l care
nothing for his attacks. We have no symra-
hi,s iu common and personally an alike re-
,ariicss Of lis praise or blame bu, truth aud
asti,e require reply as public as his attack
lie charges me with being Dem ,rat, using
h1 tenn in partisan sense. Il is false in
very way, in its length It's breadth and its
ie-ht, AMI be knew it to Be 20 when he wrote
bis article never voted iemocrlti, ticket ia
ny ne. was whig So long as there was
yh- PARTY, AMI since then have been a repub-
ican defended the administration Of the IA
aen,eI Lincoln aeainst' bis assaults and tie
oiiiers Of Vermont against his aspersions, and
IS I was So fortunate OF unfortunate as to 90 It
% language that r.t, he has never forgiven me.
n addition, tried once 70 10 him a favor, ami
S is Characteristic Of h.m. be tries 20 abuse me
-riL ana a friend Of the pr5hiJi;ary law and
a hates ue for that. and thinks if he can preiu-
ice the friends of the law against me be viii 50
Ar wcskea cur frc,s.
I freely confess, / In common with thousands
{ republicans diI believe the reconstruction
olicy Of Nlr. Lincoln AMI Mr. johnson was the
est policy TO be pursu after Mr. L.uco,n's
ntimely death but Congress thought other
1se And on the Ph,laleiphil platform lil
ssst in nominating A. L. Catliu for Representa- q
Sc, aud yotei for him ~ the same time voted
ID Gov. Dillingham; In fact boiled the no ,
.inati5n Of Mr. Vansickleu just as the el.tor Of j
be Times dii that Of Mr.. Baxter. We both
5t5i for w. c Smith Since the nomination q
u -iman Of New York have hai no Fympa-
ly with the '' Philadelphia platform " party /
Il is very seldom, Mr. Eli;or. that trouble Il
lu with personal matters, but I wish our citi- D
POS % know the facts in the case, AMI ss the =,
iitar Of the Times controls Dis paper, 1 ask
.aes 10 yours OR the above.
INEY B.lFE
July Ist. l-a1. {