Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-10-22
4 Perverted Imagination.

he eject 10 SUIT up lHt uVuiV h'"'' W $3.50
!. l}. Sanhorn, and be turns out a couple OF
olumns Of abuse upon our railroads aud
ourts through themedum Of that usefuland d
Wiling moulbplccc, The Springfield Reprlh- &
an. Thcrcccnt article is merely a rehash .
# the few facts and many fincies with
,hich his cars have been filled by the
paid and unpaid Of Governor
Smith, aud any one who stands in the way
VI the iulfllment Of the schemes OF these
,eutlcmeu, is tolcrably sure Of hauling
over the Goals. 1t is, undoubtedly un'
pleasant for Judge Royce, in view OF the
lumber and yiruleucc Of these attacks, that
his simple duty compelled him to sit in
,asc where the law required him to deny the
request Of the Republicans client; but it
ras his duty and he did it manfully. III
Isn't exactly pleasant to have these bosclcss
charges runt upon over and over again,
with appropriate changes Of scenery for
every act in the comedy, but Ike other un-
lust infections, we doubt not grace will be
youchsafcd Judge Royce for this purpose
They cannot harm him where he is known
To show to what extent Mr. Sauborn
allows his prcjudices to carry him inspeak.
Jog Of the opinion Of the Supreme Courtin
the case of Cheevcr & Hart rs. the Rut.
land Railroad company, he says
''The mastery opinion in thiscase was written
nv the late judge Steele. and declared by him no
Rutland. February $50. hut the Vermont
raiirnnd ring. after doing their best 20 prevent
it- delivery. went % work 10 keep 10 out nl the
published reports, and it cannot bee i1und there
where IL belongs printed copy OF i lle-
before me. however. and IL spliu enough why
fhe Central Vermont swiniler- want 90 hush
up Judge Stoclc's decision Hs long os they
cln.
Now the plain facts Of the case are, that
Judge Steele never revised the opinion IN
this case for publication in the Reports, al
though to our certain knowledge, he has
been requested so to do by the Reporter.
each year since its delivery So if the
I Central Railroad bribcd anybody to keep
that decision out Of the Reports, IL
ibribed Judge Steele, which proves too much
for the Rcm5I,caA's correspondents aDc
proves. what no man in Vermont who knew
Judge Steele, would for moment believe
Bat this specimen brick ouly PROVE
what the distorted imagination Of Mr.. San
born is capable OF ia the way Of guessing
thing, aud then stating it for f ct Any
thing peculiar in Nermoutis at once atrib
uted to bribery by Governor Smith aud bi
associates aud iuasmuch as nearly al. wis
dom is concentrated 10 Mr. Sauborn, Their
is very small hope Of altering his prccor
ceiyed opinions aud, after all, wo hari.
think The game would be worth the powdc
thrown away 10 trying.
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Washington. It ), that the President 90
Judge Richardson anticipate a speedy u
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t. History repeats itself During II
4 war some Of the Southern pewspapors lei
standing in their columns offers Of lar.
b. sums Of money for the assassination
T. President Lincoln, aud several ATTEMPTS
O earn it were frustrated before his murd
It by Booth. The Lexington. Mo-. Concai,
e now offers a reward for the murder of Pre-
ident Grant, closing an editorial upon d