Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-05-26

'SS "SN''J HIS paper is not de-
signed to supercede the Advocate OF Nor
al Reform, but to be a co-vorker, The
latter for females, the former for males
1t is eventually to become a semi-month-
| ly.
john r MCDowALL.-There NAV be
those who ask why l am careful to defend
the reputation ofthis individual. Nv an
swcr is two-fold: |. consider him iden-
! tilted with the cause Of Moral Reform. In
this opinion | am sustained BY his patrons
and donors generally. 2. Iview him 10
be one Of Gods prosecuted servants, hay
ing claim to the sympathies of all lovers
ofmoral purity, who would p omote the
keeping Of the seventh command. Dur
ing late investigation, at which l was
present, facts deeply interesting Mr. Nc
DoWalI and the cause which he advocates,
were disclosed, which the public have a
right to know. Some Of them arc briefly
these:
! VIM. Goo3cll, who knew Mr. Mellow
ell before he came to this city, and has
been acquainted with Lis whole course
here, made the following among many
ether Statements, which were corroborat-
ed by several ladies aid clergymcn: Mr.
MtDowall, before he commenced his
"Journal," published certain articles in the
: Genius of Temperance, Mr. Goodell's pa
per, which, together with the "Magda}cn
Report" occasioned mighty commotion
IN this polluted city, at one time threaten
ing great violence Subsequently Mr.
Nc DowaIl communicated through the
Female Advocate, a paper then connected
with the temperance establishment, and a
few small, scattering female Moral Re-
form Societies We're formed here and
there. lie next commenced public lee
turing on the subject, in a Protestant
Methodist chapel, IN a remote part Of the
city. He finally undertook to teach more
publicly, by giving lecture in Chatham
Street Chapel but one half Ct the expense
deepening the house fell on his own Shout
dcrs, which he was unable to sustain
Lewis Tappan, whose name is dear to all
true philanthropists, came to his re!icf]-|
AT that time the city was ringing with
calls for missionaries to 20 to the West.
Mr. Goodell took the liberty to call on the
West TO send missionaries to the CITY 0fI
New This timely call was re-
sponded to, so that by return of mail he
received money to sustain Mr. Mcdowell |
inquiry was now set on foot THROUGH the
city to find out to what denomination of
Christians Mr. GoodelI belonged. This
inquiry came not from the infidcls-not
from the steWs and brothels--but from the
highest sources Of ecclesiastical influence
IN this city. And what could possibly be
the object of such an inquiry? What else
but to send after him the demon of perse-
cuton, under the garb ofchurch discipline.
who has since struck his dire fancs into
the devoted Mcdowell? Happily for Mr.
G0odeij, and perhaps for the cause in that
stage, he had not then connected with anv
religious body. The indictment Of Me-
DoWall's Journal as nuisance, v1sdoubt.
less procured through the same ecclesias-
teal influence; but the municipal and iu-
dlclaI authorities were not sufficiently COR
rupt to crush and sacrifice this servant of
God and bcnefactor Of man. Now arose
up IN this city the Female Bcnevoltnt So.
ciety, which proposed to build an asylum,
where those who were rescued from iccn.
.lousncss could be sent for reformation
Mr. Nc Dowall favored the idea of havino
such an institution, but looked further, de-
pending chiefly on throwing light uron
he public mind as a means of cffcctual I
and general reformation-thc same means
used for the accomplishments Of any other
moral or religious enterprise. Funds we're
sent in TO Mr. Mcdowell from various
parts Of the country where his journal
circulated, In May 1888 the Female Be-
oeVolent Society appointed committee 10
cooperate with Mr. Nc Dowall in forward
ing the great work As this society tc-
came known, some Of the finds forwarded
for the benefit of the cause were dcsicnat-
I'd to its disposal for the erection Of an asv- ;
um, while others continued to he directed |
% Mr. Nc Dowall. In short time this
society had the arrogance to claim the dis,