Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-16
Judge of the Munieipal Court might
construe into libel under the British

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A recent proceeding in the Municipal
Court, efectlng the liberty of the press and
Of the citizens, is the most remarkable in
The whole series Of departures from the
Constitution in the decision of that Court.
We doubt not the purity and upright mo-
lives of the Judge. We believe he SIM
cerely though at the moment that he was
right, but We know he is now satisfied
that he is wrong, and hence it is that in
the respectful manner in which it is the
right ofthe people to speak Of their rulers,
and Judges, We appeal to Judge Thacher
to revise some of his decisions, to which
we have referred, and see whether the
spirit OF the age, and OF our institutions,
do not demand a more cautious osscrv-
ance of written law and constitutional pro-
visions If there is possibility that the
Court is going too far, on any doubtful
matter. brought before them, is it not bet
ter never to assume the jurisdiction. than
by even a seeming usurpation of power,
compel the people to call upon the Legis-
lature either to impeach such Judge or to
abolish the Court in order to get rid of the
officer ?-Bos. Press
From the New-York Spectator.
To the Editor of the ~: Y: Spectator.
In the Spectator of the 18th inst. there
IS the following paragraph.
We pray him the editor of the Phil
adelphla Gazette,) to join US in our war
fare against further, and that detestable
corruption which we can never tolerate,
although Mr.. Webster,-N Noah, not Dan
iel,-does bestow his sanction upon its
continuance"
Please sir, to insert the following ex-
tracts from Daniel Webster's speeches,
last session Boston, by Perkins, Marvin,
& Co.-"All these you have ocitnessed,
but you aoitneSs them no more" Vol. l.,
p. 81.
"Thesc walls, which were consecrated
so long ago to the cause Of American
liberty, which aoituesSed her infant strug-
giles" ibm. S. II.
Sole survivor of an assembly of as
great men as the world has eoitnesseA"-
ibm. p. "a.
"Since no man vitnessed it," ID. p. asa.
You have all qoitntssed the uncer-
tainty of testimony, when witnesses are
called to testify, what other witnesses
said" ID, p. 479.
"Some around me are old enough to
have oitaessed and did ,citmess the inter-
esting scene Of the first Inauguration. -
Vol. 2, %.
"And what did we qeifmess, sir, when
the administration actually commenced,
ia the full exercise of its authority" TO-
p. l44.
"Mr. President, as far as | know, there
Is no civilized country on earth, in whic h,
on change Of rulers, there is such an
lnqulsition for spoil, as we have ritncssed
in this free republic" ID. p. 145.
1t will be prudent in you. sir, to be a
little more cautious in citing names
AS to your warfare against further and
your preference of farther, it is proper for
me to inform you that farther and far
tAest, are not words of legitimate origin,
but mere corruptions Of further, JurtAest.
If you disdain my authority, sir, pray
look into Johnson's quarto dictionary, and
satisfy YOURSELF But 60 TO higher au-
:horities than Johnson, for nv opinions
to authorities, sir, Of which you know
nothing, and which probably no man in
this country except IT. yself, has examined.
4oa condemn amidst; but you will
not find it easy to Danish that word, until
you have banished m;dst--a task of no
small difficulty.
Every man is free to give his opinions
in matters OF taste; but before YOU war
upon words, it will be wise to arm vour-
self with a great deal more philosophical
knowledge than you appear to possess.
N. WEBSTER.
EXPENSE OF PUBL1sn1Nc.-The Bos-
ton Times says that the Daily Herald
establishment OF that city has, within the
past year sunk $4,000! We mention this
fact mere V to give our friends Some idea
of the great expense attending the pub |
licaton of newspapers. No one unless |
acquainted on this subject, can form any
just conception Of the many incidental
expenses TO which publisher is subjected
in addition to what he su<tlins in the way
of delinquent subscribers, bad debts, &C..
These expenses when sing'y considered.
seem trifing, to be sure; but taken in The
aggregate, the amount appears almost in
credible. Perhaps Of any undertaking, a
is the most uncertain in its re-
suit And the main reason why it is SO.
is, that the price being generally triflinc,
a subscriber is induced to believe that a
delay of year or two on his part-or
even an eternal delay-can't make much
difference to the printer, partic ularlv as he
has got so many subscribers! This is the
grand secret of newspaper failures. |:
is this inatention to triAing deb, which
sinks in time, the most encourapinp.-
Let all those who thus delay the hour of
payment, keep in mind this significant
Droverb -" Sands from the Mountain