Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-09-27
"Stolen the livery oil The court of Heave
To serve the Devil in"
THE RICHMOND OUTRAGE, ONCE MORE

HE hlCt NOND w lRAEE, ONCE NUKE
MIR. EDITOR The writer ofVeritas is much
obliged for the insertion of his reply "Cinna," in
your last Free Press, Notwithstanding the csustic
remarks on one sentence, in which You saw fit 10
indulge. He indeed struck with terror on
reading your structures, to think that while limo.
Gently attempting to give the rationale of most
infamous outrage, he had unconscouslv let drop
sentiment, which the whole tenor Of the article in
question, as well IA every emotion OF his heart, 50
III cidedly cnniemned But on re peruslng the edit.
oria remarks and his own, he thought he discov.
cred that the whole difficulty lay in the misappre.
hension or sophisry of The Free Press. Allow the
genuine language of the writer to be here requoed,
"If Mr. Hunter by course of mendacy and deceit
had surrendered his political independence and be.
come the degraded victim of lice and bribery, il
seems not unreasonable TO suppose that ia carrying
out such course he should give too just cause of
offence TO some individuals" The idea intended
TO be conveyed is this THAT in carrying on, a
mendacous and deceful course, man would be
rery likely to give cause of offence to some ind.
| vlduas, VIZ : those whom he deceves. in all com.
munlies there are some who canno, brook course
of lying and deceit in their neig ebors. And in pol
tiles this course is as likely TO give offence as when
practised in other matters That it il very repre-.
hensible al any time, il is presumed win not be de.
MED. For it is moi easy TO conceive that it can be
done withou actually misusng some one or more
persons. Has the Editor o the Free Press phlos.
ophy enough, not TO take offence under any conceiv.
able circumstances OF this kind, If so, il certainly
deserves TO he placed to his credit. II not, we
judge he would think j, quite understandable 10 con-
clude that nothing but resort 10 tar and feathers
would satisfy his Vengeance. So il Verilas concIu.
ded that Mr.. Hunter might hare gipen some cause
Of offence to some persons, he had no idea lha, il
would lead him 10 justify The summary means oil
redress resorled 10 in the case.
But the way in which you quote the language, by
leaving out The words 'to suppose, would give n
very different cooring to the sentiment, and make
the writer say in substance, that it is reasonable to
take offence nj censurabe course in Others
whereas The only legitimate inference from the
language seems to be, that, while the cause Of
offence is mo, just, buD TOO just, it is not IN.
reasonable TO suppose that some would be likely to
take umbrage AZ IT, But il so they evidently need
the phiosophy Of Christianity 10 restrain beth the
degree Of resentment, and The ferocily of the
requItal,
+ And now, friend Stacy though it is not demanded
Of lhee 10 insert this communication, as it is no
believed the public will be so unchaIabe with ,ht
language under consideration as thyself yet The oil,
rule, do unto others, &C. seems TO ask thee not tc
shut it out Of Thy columns. Certainly, its pubca
li0n will once more oblige, yours, SC.
| Richmond, Sent 20, 1889, VERIFAS