Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-03

+" all war is defensive war"
(s.) The charge of designing to do him
an injury, is serious charge charge TO
which /, by no means, plead guilty. For
an answer TO it, see note (7)
41I assume no elevation above any |
human being, irrespective of his actions.
There are actions that will never conde-
scend to notice,-of which sort was the
miserable scurrility passed over in his for
mer eommunication,-and a large VEIN Of
the same runs throughout the present.
(5.) Solomon's, this, recollect.
(6.) Exactly. Language is the portrait
ure of thought: and of course attests the
character of the artist" Out Of thine own
mouth will judge thee. What then shall
be thought of the character Of the artist"
who gives such "portraiture Of his tho'ts"
as the following?: "Toothless serpent"-
"reptile meanness," &c. &C. Hannah did
indeed erect gallows for Mordecai, and
was himself hung upon it,-but be did not,
like this, the moment he had finished it,
climb up in presence of the spectators and
swing himself off voluntarily!
G.) Never was charge more groundless
never was one brought and left more en-
: tire1y without the shadow of any support
than this, that | nave undertaken to con-
trive and effect his hurt" tailoring to will
ify and traduce him" -" with the disposition
to in lure him" What is the head and front
of my offending? Why, stated that the
principal opposition met by the Circular
which thetConvention was pleased to adopt
came from brother freeman. Has he deni
ed that he opposed the Circular? On the
contrary, does he not continue his opposi-
ton? He has labored effort against it, in
this very piece now appearing. In what
then consists nv offence Is it that stat
ed that he made the ''principdp opposition?
He will not deny that he said more against
the Circular than all others together. And
besides, if he feels in duty bound to oppose
, it, and still persists in his opposition, why
should he not feel himself honored, rather
I than abused, to have the credit Of standing
a, the head of the opposition
But may be he did not wish to have it
told of-may be that, when he got home
e and looked the matter over candidly, he was
} ashamed Of his course, aud wished 10 have
it buried in silence as far as possible. Wei
! i then, let him say so; and let him retrace
= the steps ne has since taken; and he shall
f be forgiven ; and all can be healed in a
trice. But if he will persist in his opposi.
E ton through the Telegraph, how have in
}, jured him in making it known through the
Telegraph that he stands where he does
: If he feels himself to be in an uncomforta
bic attitude before the public, he must thanh
q his own -rashness fer getting him Tito tina
a attitude. had no design to call him out
II nor, on the contrary, had | any design tt
II prevent his coming out The occasion 70
Il nv mentioning his name, in connection
o., with the publication Of the Circular will
4 once be seen and appreciated by all. The
n Circular came from the Baptist State Con
II vention, which had just been in session.
- The natural inquiry in the mind Of ever,
J. person, on reading that production, must be
!" was this the unanimous voice Of the Con
ventlon or did it receive opposition-ant
ID if so, how much? 1t will be seen, therefore
VI that something like the information which
m my remarks, accompanying the Circular
'r gave, was called for.
But 1t may be that brother Freeman feel
- the hurt" TO have been received from m
J. representing him as failing to sustain hi
as position. Those who heard shall decid
he whether be did, or did not, sustain himsel
ut Furthermore, those who read shall yet judg
y; whether he does, or does not, now sustai
=. himself, when he gets through
~ 1t will be seen that have now gone owe
IA the whole ground, taking a view of ever
de material statement which made in regar
TO his course, in connection with the publ
81 cation Of the Circular. And now reite
ate,-in what does my offence consist 2
d. What is there, on my part, that NANTES
Is. the least disposition TO injure" him ?
m, l have never harbored such disposition,
I'D my inward feelings, SO am una BILE to di
ne cover anything that would indicate it,
ilS my outward actions. Let him point out Il
~ shadow of a Foundation for his grieyo,
hoe charge. He has not done it,
on 1t is no uncommon thing for those, VIII
be from whatever motives or circumstance
he have espoused a bad cause, to think ther
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