We must not think the less of any body because they don't think as we do. The right of individual opinion is sacred to all. What we of the Merry family want is a fair field and full discussion, and then see if we don't all think alike, and pull one way like good fellows. Occasionally, though, the letters were edited to keep the peace. He is afraid of quarreling among the young folks, and don't believe in dueling.
Cousins seem to have taken the hints inherent in the non-silent editing.
It was silent editing that caused at least one subscriber to bow out of the Chat. I take the hint, however. It was his last letter to the Museum . You got no prestige from being abusive. And that in itself provides an atmosphere that's ripe for conflict.