Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-28
The Wisconsin Senator.

The Wisconsin Senator.
The Globe wades deeper into the mire
and reiterates, in a milder form, its in
sulting remarks regarding the private
life of Senator Carpenter. This second
attack upon the name of the Wisconsin
| Senator is contained in column and
half of editorial effusion, which is as re-
markable for its dignifed and gentle
manly tone and its verbose sentences, as
it is for lack of argument and sustenta-
ton of its SANDERS upon the name of
Matt Carpenter. 1t is indeed long
winded article, replete with studied Ian
guage and doubtful phrases, which are
useful and appropriate in throwing
mist around the point in question, but
which in no respect satisfy the unbiased
minds of those who desire a concise and
acuminate composition on such an inn
portant question. Such remarks as ''Our
gushing FRIEND, ''no gentleman, etc,
etc, read very smoothly and nicely, and
may be true or not-the truth or falsity
of such accusations being immaterial to
| the public and ourselves.
The only thing to be considered is,
that most malicious and unfounded as
sertions were made regarding the p7i0Gte
| life and character of Senator Carpenter,
of which the Globe most truly says
''We did not stop to inquire into the
truth or falsity of the alleged course
and conduct of the Senator :" and it is
this indiscreet haste for retailing scan
dalous gossip that we especially depre-
cate. Moreover, our friend says: eve
expressly refused to sully our columns
with the scandal" for which, in no way
remarkable, refusal, the obvious expla-
nation can be given of an insufficient
pecuniary responsibility to incur an ac-
countableness for libel. Further on, the
antediluvian editor says ''our friend asks
us why we do not publish a certain
special dispatch to the Baltimore Ameri-
eG7a-mind you, the paper which he rep
resents had not as yet published it." If
the latter sentence refers to the HERALD
as not having published it, the reason is
palpable if to the Baltimore american,
the statement is false, as the latter paper
of course published its special dispatch,
and also among a great deal of proof
publishes the following explanation of
the dirty scandal concerning Senator
Carpenter
Senator Carpenter came to Long
Branch on the Both of July to see Presi-
dent Grant A gentleman and his wife,
intimate trends of his family, accom-
panied him from Plttsburg to Harris
burg, en- route for Long Branch. When
they arrived at Harrisburg the husband
concluded to return home, and sent his
wife, who was in delicate health, to
Long Branch under the care of Mr.. Car
penter. They came here on the evening
of the Both, as already stated, and went
to the West End Hotel. There were
no vacant rooms, and Mr.. Carpen-
ter was given letter of introduction
to the proprietor of the Ocean House.
Before he left the West End Hotel he
was approached by a somewhat notori-
Gus newspaper correspondent, who had
been imprisoned at Washington for con-
tempt in refusing to answer certain ques-
tons propounded by Senate committee
The correspondent shook hands with
him, but no allusion was made to their
former difficulty. Mr.. Carpenter left
the West End Hotel and went to the
Ocean House, where he presented his
letter of introduction and secured room
for the invalid lady and room for him |
self. The correspondent betook him
self to the telegraph office and sent a |
dispatch to the New York San to the |
effect that Senator Carpenter had been
refused room at the West End Hotel |
because she had too much baggage with |
him for single man.
We said nothing detrimental to the
personal piety of the irrascible, splenetic
and also somewhat gushing intellectual
paragon of the Globe. We merely stated
that severe charges had been made
against the name of the Wisconsin
Senator that the latter denied these IN
toto; that his denial was sustained |
by prominent gentlemen at Long
Branch, and by reporters for infu-
entail Journals whose veracity is as
reputable as that of the Tribune
libeller; that the Senator had stated
III COuNeISdllOn, InaC ne should bring
suits against the Tribune for defamation
of character although with great hest
fancy did he bring into public notice the
name of the respected lady and friend
of his family, who accompanied him to
Long Branch. The above and much
more did we publish, both from that
which we knew from personal acquaint-
ance with the Senator, and from the tes-
timony of others, and now let this end
the matter.
Some of our leading public men
from New England have frequently
been attacked for alleged personal delin-
quencies, but never in such mean, dirty
manner as the assault upon Carpenter.
Whether his private life, in some re-
spects, is perfectly upright or not, may
be none of our business; whether he is
guilty of the alleged misdemeanor at
Long Branch or not, is of our business.
and we prefer to consider him innocent
0f tho nrrocc a roar i,,cy,ira1 NV |