Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-24
Barton, Tuesday, May "a, 1870.
TERMS:
Rates of Advertising.
The Removal of Gen. Stannard.

trict. 1t presents the whole question
in its proper light, though in language
not half so severe as the facts would
seem to require. The especial agent
of the treasury" mentioned is Norman
W. Bingham, born, raised and we'll
though not favorably-known in this
county. One Of the assistant inspec.
tors spoken of is our friend Reuben |
NJ. Kimball, formerly of this village. |
Than these men Vermont never sent |
from her borders two more shameless |
and unprincipled, and in the matter of |
low intrigue and pure malevolence |
they will bear off the palm from all
competitors. Where they are known |
it is not worth while to inquire into
the cause Of any act they may commit.
1t is enough to know that self is the
object and falsehood the foundation
Of their fabric. They stand in bad re.
pute among good men, though we will
award to them the need of a certain
degree of smartness which has thus
far served them the good turn Of keep
ing them out Of places which were they
less shrewd might bring them into
snuggcr quarters than they would be
apt to relish. Selfish to the very last
degree of meanuess, and cherishing
their reyenges with the tenacity Of an
Indian, they scruple at no means
to accomplish their ends. These are
the men who, with the assistance of a
few subalterns, are night and day ran
sacking Vermont, manufacturing pub
lie opinion against and circulating pc.
titions for the removal of one they can
neither buy nor fashion to their dis
honest schemes. What charges do
they bring against Gen. Stannard +?
Do they accuse him Of malfeasance in
office? No, indeed that were an accu-
sation too ridiculous for them to make.
He is arbitrary in the conduct of his bu-
siness, and is drunkard, say they
Such are the statements Of the petit
tons now in circulation among peo.
pie who know nothing of his habits
only as they are informed of them by
the ones circulating the petitions and
the stories too. They have invaded
the length and breadth of Orleans
county aud obtained q brigade of
names to these petitions averring that
awe the signers have repeatedly seer
him drunk" when the facts are that
not one in twenty of the petitioners
ever saw the general in their lives. -
Such petition has been in circulation
in this town with considerable success
asserting their personal knowledge OF
his inebriety, when the fact is Gen
Stannard was never in Barton bu
once in his life, save as he went thro
it on the cars, and that once was foul
years ago, when he spoke at a public
meeting in the memorable campaign
against Portus Baxter. How ridicu
lous is all this What supreme non
sense to attempt the removal for sucl
q cause solely by petition! What d.
the working men of Vermont know
Of Gen. STANDARDS habits, only as they
hear of them from the voice of Islander
or the tongue Of praise? If gentle
men wish to remove him by such agen
cies, let them make their charges spe
cifc-tell when and where by sworl
aflidayits, and not resort to such a pu
Grille mode of warfare. When the,
have done this, and shown his genera
course to be unbecoming gentleman
or unworthy high official, we vii
respond with hearty amen and joil
the shout of /" out with him." The
again, when we see one man of re
spectacle standing at home ask for hi
removal we shall not seriously objec
but when these endeavors rest solel
with the men whose names are give
in this article, with score or so O
their plastic utensils, we shall not 500
join the hue and cry they, and the
alone, have raised and help drag lrol
Office man who fought for the pre-
ervaton Of his country while thes
sleuth hounds and defamers RENAME
at home, feeding and fattening fro
its treasury.
We have until quite recently favo
cd the removal of Gen. Stannard.-
We have never felt any very stror
attachment for him. We have noI
now. Our slight opposition to hi
however, does not arise from al
wrong doing in his official bushes
for we have never heard them broug
into question. Neither has it arts,
from his habits, for we know nothir
Of them. We have felt, and now fe,
that the general has not treated
fairly in the distribution OF his pa
ronage. This is all. But we propo
to rise superior to such paltry consi
erations and sink self for the main
nance of principle. Shonld we fail
act thus we but become as contemp
BILE and mean as the men who are nj
laboring to drag Gen. STANDARDS r,
utation away down, down to their o.
base level; and, whatever punishme
or ill fortune may yet be in store
us, may God in his all saving mel
protect US from that!
Gen. STANDARDS opponent is und
stood to be Gen. VIM. Wells, agai
whom rests no faint of suspicion
man well qualified fol- the position