Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-04

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Smith; Brougham's Sketches of S,a,es.
men; Miscellaneous Intelligence
For the Telegraph.
Brother Murray: Sir:--Having motto.
I'd the following, in the last Vt. Chroni.
Gle, Thought j. might be well to publish
it in the Telegraph.
1t would have been better. in connec.
ton with Mr.. Holcom's article in the last
Vt. Telegraph, to have mentioned our
reason for not inserting it in the Chroni-
Gle. But in this case, as in all such. he
that does the wrong has the worstof its
The Editor of the Chronicle had not
told the reason, any farther than this
The substance was as folIows-"a reply
to Mr.. lngraham has been received from
a member of the Executive Committee.
and TO save others the trouble of WRITING.
notice is given that in order to receive
attention, it must come from one of the par
Ties, H. e. COL Miller or the Committee.
The Editor of that paper seems to
charge one of US with committing a
sor0ng. Which of us | know not. If
the charge was designed for me, l will
say that did not know that the above acas
the reason for my articles being rejected.
1t is true that that reason was received bv
implication still supposed that had nv
views accorded more fully with those of
Mr.. Ingraham or Mr.. Tracy, ny article
would have found place in the Chroni-
Gle. If otherwise-if that was the sole
reason. | shall not complain. If the Ed
ltor has learned from experience that he
who commits wrong has thewors. oft
hope he will profit by it, and in future.
treat every subject and individual fairly,
thereby averting the worst of it. and al
the same time become safe exemplar for
the Editors OF the Telegraph and Voice
of Freedom. J. Ho1cowp
| Brandon, Sept 2, 1889.
| P.S / wish to correct an error Of
yours in the last Telegraph. Speaking
OF replying to Mr.. Ingraham at our last
Committee meeting. you say the subject
was not up. AS you was not there |
will state that the subject was talked over
but as one of the members had learned
that Mr.. Miller would reply, it was tho't
best to wait and see what his renlv o,os
before the committee did any thino IN
mat way If you understood from me as
you state In the Telegraph, one of us
was mistaken. My article was not pre.
sented, on account of the understandings
That Mr.. Miller would reply, and the
press OF other matters, &c. III
] misunderstood brother Holconb-that,s All.
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE So
cIETY. II was my design to extend nv
remarks, In connection with the article
under this head, on the frs. page. |
found myself too late, however, for the
outside of the paper-so that | had room
only for single shor, paragraph. |
shall add but few words here.
understand the matter to be abont
thus; Brother Brantly, formerly minister
IN Philadelphia. and recently editor of the
Southern Watchman. charged the Amer
lean and Foreign Bible Society with be-
ing an Anti-Slavery institution. Brother
Maclay, agent of the Society in the South
denied the charge, and added to the denial
what brother Brantly construed to be a
pledge to the South that the Society should
not De guilty of the horrible crime Of civ.
ing Bibles totheir slavesl
L was this alledged pledge that broth
er Culver alluded to, at the Sbaasbnrv
association, in June. The readers of the
ielegraph will see, for themselves how
the matter now stands. Brother Brandy
AYERS 'nal such pledge was given
brother Maclay denies ii.
john ScosLE's spEEcH, to be found
in another part of this paper. is commend.
ed to all classes of readers-especiaIlv -
all who wish for the best of evidence II
support Of the doctrine of Immediate
emancipation.