Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-02-22
Feb. y, 1887.

made upon the Telegraph, two weeks ago,
who expected that these self-exalted exem-
plars Of "moral courage" christian candor
and courtesy, civilization, honor, &c. &c.
would so soon withdraw themselves into so
narrow q cOrner7 But so it is, and here
il is:
THE Editor Of the Telegraph will
have il that the article beaded &" A South !
ern Convention" at the appearance OF
which in the Chronicle he was so much |
moved. really IS Chameleon and
that his breaking out on the accession was
therefore all right and proper-and claims
that we ought to insert a column or two OF
argument 10 prove il. Really, It does not
require much moral courage" to say No.
in such a case. Our readers have all the
facts and are perfectly competent to decide
for themselves whether our comments
were just"
@ Our readers" now have the whole con-
uoversy, thu. far, before them, and they will
"decide for themselves whether our COM
neDts were just"
SAYS the Chronicle, "Really, it does not
require much moral courage to say No, in
such case" Nothing more true. Direct
ly the opposite Of moral courage-moral
eosGrdice, an unmanly shrinking from duty,
from the dictates Of justice, conscience and
common honesty, is all that was requisite
to the very conduct Of these editors in the
case. However, it is very much what might
have been expected by those who are &C.
quainted with the shutting, one-sided course
pursued by the editors Of lha, print. 1t need
not have been expected that they would so
sxpose their own sophistry to the view OF
their readers rs to allow them to see the
last defense Of the Telegraph against their
brutal attack. So manly thing should not
be looked ior from such men. After such q
retreat, let them write no more homilies on
moral courage.
The patience Of our readers is now be-
spoken for q moment, while their attention
10 turned to the Boston Recorder, whose
editoris Joseph Tracy, brother TO one Of the
present editors Of the Chronicle, and himself
former editor Of the Chronicle. II was IN
der his administration that the Chronicle Sc
itsslfupto be an oracle, great j who's
word must be law among its readers, an
from whose decision there must be no az
peal. This selflihed-up individual no,
occupies much the same relation TO tn
Chronicle that be formerly assumed for tn
Chronicle, and that the Chronicle now as
pires for to lis readers. After copying tn
present controversy between the Chronicl
and Telegraph, up to the point where th
ChrocicIe "backed out" the Recorder thu
discourseth:
ave copy these passages, COR the SAX,
not Of showing how completely our brett
rem at Windsor have used up" poor M
Murray, but Of furnishing many good pc
piein this commonwealth, aud eisewher
--some Of whom are editors,-with m
ror, in which they may see their own face
There ore some other subjects, articles
which are as chamelion-like as articles
slavery.
This practice Of forming party, al
then treating a man who does not join
as if he belonged to an opposite party, a
that without his consent, and then ascr
ing party motives to him for every thi
he says and does, is very natural. 1T
force that brings them together be
same, it is all one, whether you run yo
head against post or the post RI
against your head and on the same pr
ciple, the man with whom you are unr,
sonably angry, always appears to be
very illtempered fellow, and the n
whom you oppose with party virulen
appears TO be a virulent partizan. Y
may, therefore, mostfully believe your o
misrepresentation of him But "
treatment is none the less unjust for th
Whatever may be said Of slaveholdi
for the sake Of gain" or for any otl
purpose, or without any regard to
holders purpose,-such conduct is sun
sin which repentance. If genuine ,
thorough, would abolish Immediately.
we hare not ihe vanity TO ask the ed
Of the Boston Recorder to copy the repl,
the Telegraph tothe Chronicle-which
medIatsiy fSIlo~sa what ihe Recorder
co5ied-mercly for the sake OF showing
readers how his "poor brother" OF
Chronicle Is "used up.". Our demand
if he have sufficient moral courage
Christian candor, that he now do the T
graph the justice to allow II self-defel
before his readers, against the attacks of
Chronicle. -aaA.-.
We shall not stop now TO comment U
the Recorders characteristic my sticisu
We have, however, passing rsmar
make upon a single tangible point.