Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-12-05
butchery han a battle.-N. I. Spectator.
Pray tell US, astuie "Colonel," the difference be-
tween a "butchery'' and a battle"
For he Telegraph.
Pc A e.


acts Of a public officer, concern not hir1,rtt
alone, but the whole community. -.
ror adopted BY a private indiyiIuF ,ho,.,h
il be exceedingly injurious ia i',ora.rc,
may nevertheless do ~ccnpaIyely lille
harm, being limited in iI,pa.e,cc n ,ha
individual who adopts TIA, same er.
rOr, however, if ad'rL by Tie conductor Of
a public press dIAs through his pen to
thousands o' rs, an4 unsetlles the NOR
d p''ne'P''' many waveripg minds, and
may 10 "Acolab!e injury. As you have
Ae' 'My knowledge laid any claim 10
hhty in the annuLciation ofyour SEN
Is, you will not, | presume, regard
y Gself as being assailed in person or char
Ntcr, if your readers sometimes question
the correctness Of your conclusions, in re-
speet to truth or duty. You viii net, | am
confident, adhere to error, merely through
pride of opinion, because you have once ex-
pressed yourself favorable TO il. Nor can
you have become so welded 10 This
y laAh ~ navy NhttiNNs rs ~ W ttluNA-
ant to retrace your steps, If il can be shown
that there is :" more excellent wav.' "a
| have carefully examined "The Dec
%laration Of Sentiments" recently put forth
by "The New England Non Resistance
Society,"" ard fully endorsed in your pa
per Of the 81 Of October, and | am forced
10 The conclusion that many Of the scnli-
ments therein expressed, arc not only IN
scriptural but utterly destructive TO civil
social, and domestic peace and prosperity.
II | believed that such sentiments would
soon prevail, and be generally adopted, Ia
this country, ! should begin TO look about
Tor 4 refuge JoT my family, al least in some
land where law reigns. | woald seek pro-
lection under the sway Of Nicholas, or
Mahmoud even, if no other could be secur-
ed. Not hat hate L.TaRay less, but that
dread anarchy mere. ~
With your permission, therefore, I pro-
pose, in 4 series Of short articles, 10 dircc,
The attention OF your readers 10 some Of the
principles in that "DeclaTaIion,'' which :
regard as erroneous, and 10 some Of the iD-
evItable results oftheir general adopiion-
Do not however throw yourself into az atli-
tude Of defence, nor grid on your armor TO
fight for Peace. | have no controversy
with any one nor can | spare t;nae 10 write
a line, simply. for victory. NJ only desire
is TO find the truth, api aid IN its diffusion.
Should you find IT necessary TO appeal
notes TO any Of LIy articles, to correct mis-.
takes, or what you may regard as false rea-
soning, i beg that they may be penned in
the same spirit Of kindness and caldor with
which | shall constantly aim to write. For
any corrections made in such a Spirit | shall
be thankful. t3)
Yours, ia christian love,
HARVEY Gears.
Brandon Nov. 80, 1899.
C) | trust my brothers confidence in my sincere
desiro for ruth, is not altogether nj zpIaccd-and
tina; nothing may occur, during an interchange Of
views between Us, by which our mutual Confidence
and friendship may in the least be disturbed.
~ i have yet no means OF knowing rh:ch of the
Sentiments Of the Declaration my brot.er slludes
TO. But il strikes Inc that he is oyermuch terrified
Terrified without cause. lie will allow me 10
ask him what violence or harm TO their fellow be-
ings, he has known or heard OF, from the members
oil the New-England Nom Resistance Society-or
what mischief he can conceive of that would resuIt
from the adoption, by all mon, of all the sentiments
winch govern The members OF this Society 2 - What
rejHge does he, or his family, or any other human
beings need, from the acts of those whose princi-
pies VIII not allow them 10 DO violence, under any
circumstances, 10 their fellows
lie Is requested TO point out wherein the nrinei.
pies OF this Society discord with those which GOV
erned the conduct of the Prince of Pence and all
the martyrs who have followed in hi stems
whoever will fec to the Russian despot. or to
Tie successor OF the False Prophet, for refuge, l
must yet be allowed to trust in the Refuge of Israel.
"od Is my refuge and strength" 40 God. . = =
my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow ofthy
wings will make my refuge
t) Ii tail to manifest the same spirit of kind
ness and desire for truth rather than victory, WHICH
Judging from the present article, NAV be eyper,ej
from my correspondent, | shall hurt my own cane,
ana nave occasion for regret and rstraetiop. A.
"giraing on my armor TO fight fer Peace 7 ,r,s,
! may moi exceed the example set me by Paul who
JoHgAt the tgh oftaish.
VERMONT LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC H.
sTlrUrioN. II was my design 10 notice this
institution, last week. The quarterly ex-
animation took place On Thursday and Fri
DAY oil me week previous. The students
SO lar as heard them examined, acquitted
themselves creditably. The Institution is
IN a hounshing condition. The number of
s'udents IN attendance during the past term
was ~. The present term commenced on
MonJou