Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-09-30

ance or some other less excusable reason many
gross mistatements of fact and inference ana as
the whole tone Of the article is misleading
propose to offer few comments upon some 81 us
statements.
The writer says Is 1t may not be generally
known to vermonters that after the close Of the
revolutionary war our State was a pioneer in
the establishment Of mint at Rupert. with
5raaeh in Ulster Co., " Y. FOR the purpose
Of coming copper money
As this sentence contains an essential uutruth,
now for the first time promulgated, it is easy to
believe that &" it may not be generally known to
/ Vermonters ' Oar State 8" never established
any branch mint in Ulster County, n. Y, or
anywhere else. The Legislature CT Vermont
conferred upon Reuben Harmon, jr., the ezcld-
siye right of coming copper within the State Of
Vermont, AMI in no other State. lie established
mint st Rupert, where the lawful coins Of
Vermont, and only those, were struck.
The writer in the Irgl5 rad P1triaf proceeds
to say that attention had been directed to the
subject on account of an attempt TO cast oiium
unon the State. because there rms issued from
our mint coins with the likeness # George III,
and even some Of them having mis- name This
declaration again is utterly without foundation
Neither this writer nor any other has ever given
US the smallest fraction of proof that any such
coins ever came from the Vermont mint There
are doubtless plenty Of coins with the likeness Of
, Ge0rre ILL., on them, and his name too, but tntt
: thew we're struck az The Vermont mint is the
: uure.t fiction that ever was invented
. AGAIN. this writer informs US that Vermont
vras a nioueer in the matter Of coming ami soon
after etstes that Connecticut established her
mint probably in the winter or spring Oh ,'.'
: and that .s Vermont came next. lhe tIuln '7
the coming Of copper was author4ei ny Vermont
! in June l--j. while the Ac- authorizing DC ~
Connecticut vas in Oetober following more 'AtL
I three months aIterwarl. The net o. coming III
not probably prcceie the act o. ie-'s-''''I-
A,,in lie saws on the adoption q the tedei'-
r[,t.i.,,,,-r in Septeaaber. -, the State miuts
were e. c5urelleI o. Mind up Vow, 70 nap
mems unfortunately for this writers h-s'ofc--
accuracy that Congress received cileiai INFORM
otian the ratification Of the Constitution ny "a
sufficient number Of States in July less, anu
r-o-esiinrs under the Constitution dii not acil-
D.
auv commence an l--1. All tae states ,aa1
t0inei conpers at al. l-suet those bearing enc
date Of l--, They were not competed anu 'l,y
10 not APPEAR to have wound up ln .'''
Again, DE says, DO Neru NJ ISSUED 10 1.'As
bearing da-e later than l'7-, put mere is '''-
4ear. that st the Ulster County ofA--A COILS "-'e
male for Connecticut and Nerr. NJ as LATE --
I--4r Iftbers is any De 'r lance above
stated. Why does lie -ot give d 90 rs we -.4.'
not numisuatsts 10 Connect. -lt As " -.- as 10
rout would regard such srit. 17 a sIe'. -',
coverv. a zeal nugget ~ mum -mai- history. i'
the author ha, any evidence % KIDS '1l -s- -.''.
produce H. IL is not enough % announce ''''
be has evidence Of facts Of The ii'9l e@l---' de
nary character iu themselves illti'' "'--.' 10
and AZ the same time ~itl-.-l d, rom '-s -
er History is serious -l'a-' ana o'..-s
manufactured and lisI-nsel az PIC ".-
uame.es- writer The statement IA- IT us.
there is .rli..C. tl-- l,l- were -ii--.- liI d..