Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-02-08

VT. CHRONICLE & VT. TELEGRAPH. |
The article referred TO is that headed
"A Southern Convention on the third
page of the Chronicle the 5th inst. We
copied it, verbatim et literatim, with all |
the L" emphasizing" from the Nea0- York
Evangelist, where we found it without
note or comment" Just as it stands in our
own paper. In the next edition of the
above courteous paragraph, therefore, the
Editor of the Telegraph will please insert
"New-Y DIRK Evangelist " in the place of
Vermont Chronicle" The Evangelist
being of the same faith with the Telegraph
on this subject, will of course take it all
kindly, as the most charitable, brother y,
and proper language, that can be- The
Editor will do his readers the Justice to
let them know that zoe deserve no other
credit in the case than that of following
the lead ofthe Evangelist. He will please
accept our assurances, however, that we
duly appreciate the feelings and motives
which led him to place our name in the
above connection.-W Chronicle.
"SouTHERN 1.-The ed
itors of the Vermont Chronicle declare
that the article under this head which we
copied from their paper. was by them copi-
ed from the New York Evangelist
Very we'll. Butthe editors ofthe Chron-
lcIe do not deny that their object in pub
fishing the article was to strengthen pre-
Judice against abolition.-W. Telegraph.
When we wrote the paragraph to which
the above refers, the analogy between diff
terent kinds of newspaper articles and diff
terent species Of animals did not occur to
US. Articles reIatingin any way to slave
: ry, for instance, are the chamelionS Of
newspapers. AS the color of those ami
| mails is said to change when they pass
= from the grey trunk to the green leaves Of
a Notwithstanding the hue of the objects
they touch so the meaning, spirit and OBJ
ject of these paragraphs depend entirely
on the paper in which they appear
What is the essence of truth, and Justice,
I and brotherly love, in the Evangelist, be-
/ comes full OF all denominations the moment
= it appears ia the Vermont Chronicle
p This change Of meaning must depend on
the paper and not on the reader; because
to suppose the latter would be to impute
" something wrong to the intellectual or
e moral vision of the Telegraph,-which
d can by no means be allowed.
n TO be serious. We do deny what the
a Telegraph imputes 10 US and we also
e deny the right 9th Editor OF the Tee-
graph, or any other man. either as a gen
tleman or a Christian, or as a man in
: civilized society, to impute to the Chroni.
II Gle any other motives in such case thar
e he would impute TO the Evangelist The
+ practice of which this in a specimen is
e equally Inconsistent with the ordinary
S cIvlltles of life and with Christian charity
= II is among the worst phenomena Of the
d American press. 1t is Of class with the
most degrading tricks OF political Partizan.
ship. 1t injures the moral sense ofall who
!, have fellowship with it; and is at wal
Il with all that is manly, and gentIemanlv
y and Christian, in the intercourse of those
o whose opinions happen to differ on any
! subject whatever.
= Again, we deny the right of the Editor
# of the Telegraph, in any character tina
o can properI y be assumed Ia civilized life
! to neglect, as he has done,-after readine
our statement made two weeks ago, IL
do US the justice of full acquittal before
e his readers, and to persist in imputing t.
= US such motive, without the least part
n Gle Of evidence and on mere Suspicion
IS We deny his right as a man, to neglec
% making a full and frank acknowledge
mert of error in such case; and we as
sert that obedience 10 the dictates of an en-.
I, lightcned conscience would inGaIlib!y pro
q duce such an acknowledgements, and that g
J. Christian Editor is the last man in the
n world who ought to be destitute of the
l. moral courage and the candor ALWAYS tc
= obey those dictates. TO acknowledge ar
error, when committed promptly and in
the full extent OF It, is among the first O
y, editorial duties; and is the proper test O.
u editorial msnIiness and moral courage.
/ We have thought it our duty to speak
., plainly on this Subject, and with direc
J. reference to the Vermont Telegraph, once
IS for ALL That paper circulates where ours
$ does 1t is seen by our readers. 1t is IN.
dc the patronage Of a denomination that
l we should rejoice to see making all posi-
- bic advances in all well-doing. We re-
! gard them as Christian brethren and are
J. unwilling that the papers patronized by
J. that denomination and ours should appear
: before the public as holding towards each
It other any other relations than such as be.
# come gentlemen and Christians. If the
v Telegraph will walk with us accordingly,
the public will be saved from much that is
un5ecoming and unpleasant; if not, we
have on y to take care that the transgress
IS ion be not ours.
d If this article should seem severe, we
e have only to say that the words have been
re we'll considered, and that we have endeay