National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-05-13
ReBOrdi Of GEN. Sfdnn0rd.

ment 10 the toliectOfsnlp OF lnls .
District.
AS near as we can learn, this feel
ing has its greatest strength in Or
leans County, where they are circu-
lating petions, which, in substance.
say that he is sadly Incorporate,
radically incompetent, and admins
tiers the duties OF his Office in a man.
ner generally offensive to the people.
Such statements we are fully pre-
pared to denOunce as greatly exag>
gerated; arising from personal spite,
and founded in revengeful untruth.
Our knowledge Of Gen. Stannard's |.
management of the affairs of his /
Office, has led us to the conclusion |
that he is honest to "A fault, if such
"A thing can be possible. and all do
ing business in his department have
no good reason to complain of the
| treatment they have received from
him, or his deputies. He has guard
ed the government matters entrust-
ed to his care with scrupulous iidel
ity, and his administration compares
favorably, and stands in honest con
trast with that of his late prede>
cessor.
a few sore headed "outS.' the
smugglers, and those of his person
al enemies who cannot forget the
bitter, foolish hatred Of the Ole BaX-
t,rquarrel,arc those arrayed against
him.
Gen. STANDARDS habits are good,
and III point of temperance, moral
character, and high. toned social
standing, he is as far above some Of
the prime movers against him as
the heavens are above the earth
We regard the movement to prevent
the appointment of Nermontf
representative soldier to the Office
. he now 50 properly holds, as unpa'
triotic and ungenerouS not in the
least suited TO the gratitude due hin
o from the people Of the State. 1t de
serves most signal defeat, whicl
u fate We most sincerely hope it vii
~ realize.
There are two features of til
movement deserving the severeS
= cenSure. One Is that parties irOl
D. out the State should come into ON
OF midst and lend their unWClcOme il
II tlucnCe in reNiVlng an old Qualre
Is from the cmbcrs Of which they HOP
1T to cnkmdIc a flame hot enough t
IS finally drive Stanuard from the o
is fee, which very large majority ,
s. NcrmontS most worthy citizens d,
e sire to have him hold. We wis
e. this question could he decided Il
OF the popular vote Of the State. |,
nc tcrlopcrs and laultfndcrS would /
rs instantly put to shameful silence.
{ Another feature is The unpara
-, lelrd impudcncc of the project
" endcavors TO convince the Sccrctal
of the Treasury, to whom these p
9, ttions are addressed, that Gener
RI Stannard, personally aud in his q
h. fee, is what the petitions most +
nj markably set forth. AS though
.re man of the thoughtful diSccrnmel
~. possessed 10y our Honorable Seer
nm tary, will count such grave charg
II. proven against character and rep
~. tatlon, because petitions, artiui
ha drawn and numcrously, or not II
merously, xgned, allege it. Let Il
testimony tending to eStabli
an drunkenness, lncoinpctency and :
en- ovcrbearing, offensive official d
all pertinent, be taken otherwise tn;
lid by circulating petitions among
be-. accuseds personal cuemicS-tho
dismissed from Office, or seized
the act Of smuggling, hy him. |
OF titions, of the kind mentioned, W
It'll prove no fact with the Secretary.
- 1t is to this remarkable feature
"'' the movement that we wish 70 inv
public attention, and invoke Il il
RS ccuSurc. Those seeking the 4,
ycr placement of Gen. Stalnard hay,
nee perfect right to petition for his
hat moval. but they have no right to,
ar tiiion charges against him, viii
zen are uuqucStionably false, and G
AIRY them SubStantiated 10y the sir,
,iol lures of many who have not r.
iur them, and do not know their &C
rhr tents. It is too easy "A matter to
tbc tain petitions for almost anNthin
the to have such papers, especially wi
less signed largely 10y rroNy--go Y,
Far toward proving fact. If
charges alleged against Gen. st
~ nard are true, why do not his op
o'h ncuts bring forward sworn allida,