The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-25
OLD TIME RINGS.
letter OF Governor Tichenor.

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very unsettled condition.
1t appeal. that they were in sort of
"Jack Easy" three-cornered duel, strug-
Cling against the entertainments of New
York; assisting the states against the com
mon enemy, and at the same time suffering
from home troubles by selfish, designing
persons, who aspired 10 control.
The last class are the subject of letter
from Governor Tichenor to John Baker,
Esq, which enclose for publication.
1t appears from this letter that ring |
existed at this early day as well as at the |
present day. Bennington county is the |
historic ground of Vermont, it being the
Oldest settlement in the state, and much Of |
her earlier organization being perfected in |
that locality.
The bleach seal" which was first used,
eventually gave place to the civil court
and the ballot, but with them designing
politicians formed their rings, greatly re-
tarding the final organization and the es
I tablishmcni of good government The
| seeds from which ring politicians spring
are either indigenous or arc well preserved,
In Bennington county as elsewhere, the
past ten years will stand as witnesses. Yet
the warnings have been given once and
again that no one can long control the
votes of Bennington county. Those who
trust TO the rings and arc controlled by
them will find they stand on slippery foun-
dation.
The question of richenor would well
apply to the present period, by slight
change of locality, as well rs in the las,
century Bennington county is not alone
other portions of the state have rings to
TO contend with, and IL the present legisla-
turc adjourns without accomplishing their
work, as the people expect, the next cleo
ton will ring with thunder tones that can
not he mistaken. G.
LETTER OF GOVERNOR TlCnENoR.
BENNINGTON, August 90, 1870.
DEAR SIR This moment was honor
ed with your letter Of yesterday | feel
myself under obligations TO you, sir and
to the inhabitants of Arlington who l
know are strongly attached to the laws and
to the true interests and peace of their
country. They know how to weigh the
motives of those men in this county, who
are making use of every species of decep-
ton that the deprayed mind of man is
capable of, to impose upon the ignorant
and credulous, and to bring them forward
as active agents in pulling down public
men and public measures, to give place to
themselves. This opposition of theirs does
not, conceive, arise frol0motivcs origin
ally hostile to our government or from a
sense that its measures are wrong but it
arises from family, interest, pride, mortiii-
cation and disappointment. Whoever will
look back and trace the conduct of certain
: persons or families from an early period OF
our government, cannot be at loss III say
ing that the motives of these men all CEN
Z ter in the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of a few in
| dividuals. l ask where is the equal distri-
8 button of civil offices within this county ?
Why IS ii that they all center in Benning-
ton and SALISBURY ? Is it because within
! these towns are comprised all the honesty,
9 ability and good sense of the county? To
this Arlington, Pownal, Sandgate, Rupert,
; etc. will say no. For moment examine
, the facts as it respects the distribution OF
civil offices among particular men within
the county Bennington and SALISBURY
formerly represented in the council one
third, and now one-fourth, of the state
these two towns furnish the judges of our
, county courts, one family furnishes the
, county with a sheriff, deputy and clerk,
David RI is the colonel of regiment, j. r..
is a member of the house, Judge of Pro-
bate, Justice of the Peace and late major
four of his nephews, including his son, are
commissioned officers David Fay, Adju-
tant General and States Attorney Moses
X. has been judge, counsellor, governor
| and member of senate. He is now out of
S office, and since the dccease os our late
c governor, the family conceive that the APP
G pointment belongs to him as ,fgM To
c preserve the influence of this particular
family, the whole county is alarmed, the
vilest falsehood is not too great to be i'm.
posed upon the public, which may respect
public men and measures. | am the first
:. victim of their vengeance to make room
for Moses; and to accomplish this impor-
tant object it is necessary to adopt the
measures which they now pursue In this
n way we may account for the vile calum.
+ MES that unhappily agitatc the people OF
this county and district.
feel myself as an individual alone
in society, when opposed to this family ar.
!, istocracy. | expected a union of interests
= against me- expected union of lies,
u Misrepresentation and faseh0ods. | am,
!, therefore, ready to meet them and any
II event that may personally respect me,
= But honestly confess to you, sir, (and tc
Il your bosom and to a few of my friends &c
u whom you may be disposed to communi
Il cate it, that unless there is more system
,, zeal and energy among the friends of GOV.
. eminent, it will not be in the power of this
VI county to rid themselves of the aristocrati,
family influence or junto that goDerns them
The moment Pownal presumed to act indie
Il pendently this junto were in arms, and
e have since redoubled their zeal. The issue
Il has been made known to you | an
J. persuaded Pownal will remain firm
g | sincerely hope Arlington and
l. Sandgate, who first set the example, vii
s be united, and as for the other towns alloy,
@ let them remain under q family despotism
J. IL they have not spirit enough to be indie
J. pendent, and act and judge for themselves
Is l had determined in my own mind Il
d have been silent spectator of the family
/ struggle, and until this moment have re
l. NAMED so, but the falsehoods and calum
o MES that are propagated have thrown IN,
" from my guard. No measure Is too bas,
70 for them to adopt, and, to use the languag,
a of an old Roman, "no man too vile to b,
l. their brother"
d The gentleman you have mentioned is
II soldier and knows his duty no person
? would stand fairer chance of obtaining
o commission, provided it could be known
D that he would be a friend to himsclt-unti
v l am assured of this cannot recommend
,e him.
II This letter is the reflection of the mo
ment-it contains the undisguised senti
ments of my heart and presume you will
not use it to my injury.
II Yours sincerely,
u ISAAC TICHENoR.
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