Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-09-23
N. MERIAM-AeAIN.


Since the appearance of what publish,
Ell, last week, in relation to this fTienhi' >.
communications, have received numerous
Communications and congratulations. &
Some think it strange that4 suffered the E
Telegraph to be filed so long: with VIA 8
was, TO them, so uninteresting. woul 3
call the attention Of such to my remark
introductory to friend Meriaul's appearance
before the readers of the Telegraph. They
may be found in the 29lll No. Of Vol 12-
first column-and are as folIows:-
% know not whether shall agree with
the writer in all things-nor whether shall
always be ready 10 enter into discussion
with him, if in anything eau not agree
with him. There are several important
things TO which | am already committed,
that yet remain unsettled in the minds q
some. EBy which last sentence I mcant
that had already a great work on NV
hands, without taking il upon me to lock
after this writer, unless it should be cor
venient.] The door Of discussion is open.
If anything be advanced by the writer now
introducing himself to the leaders Of the
Telegraph, which any shalt deem funda-
mentally erroneous, | trust some one will
be ready to point out the error, or errors, in
the same christian spirit which the writer
now appears to breathe"
In addition to this, will here state l!.a,
/ wrote to an esteemed friend, who ba>
great familiarity with the scriptures, r.
Iquesting :him-inasmuch as | already had
many things in hand to attend to-to have
an eye on the productions Of friend Merriam
and review them if he thought the cause Ct
truth required it. Having said and done ali
Ibis, it will be readily perceived that have
felt mere at liberty TO allow the writer's
productions to appear unaccompaGisd BIZ
any review or remarks of nv Own. than
otherwise should. And the reasons which
| rendered in last weeks paper for Gssisj"g
dlseontlnuance of friend Merian,'s cvM-
manications in the Telegraph, are, some of
them at least, reasons why L do no. n~w
leel called upon to go through with crit
zeal review Of them-although | can not !
subscribe TO ali the writer has advaacei-9
IL any one wishes to take .upsthe matter,
the Telegraph is open, as it has bcea.
Some have gathered from ffieaaaIerian.'s
predictions, that he is Unigersalist-orat
least a Restorationist. He has sad some
things, to be sure, which, by tRetazeIrcs.
would look that way. Bot he dis,iccIr
announced, in his Introductory articlc-.o
De found in the number Of The .Te!es5":A
already alluded to, published on the e.. Of
April last-that he hcldefo the odcc.yi g,
OIL lie and death, yea of SALVATIC.
and PLANTATION using the same en-
phasis which | have here used. And in
the succeeding paper he says:-"Asitis
possible some may suspect the wri>c. TO
hoid that the Restoralionist occupies tie 4
nee ' "a grouad-to prevent nrisconcep:ion
let u De observed that the writer has yet to
ieafR mat any passage of scripture teaches
mar even In eternity the period will come
when all men will be holy or happy"
The Telegraph is not closed against
trend Merriam SO much on account Of aay
peculiar views of his that have discovered
for, after all he has written, / am still at
a loss TO know what his leading views are F.
IS Tor the simple reason rendered last week.
do not conside, him 10 De a CONNIE,
enc religious Teacher. But Think there
probably no need Of any. plea in defence.
! my own federation md liberaiity-esPe-.
iaiiy towards friend Merriam, after all the
'rae'ical Demonstration. | have given for
we months past. On the contrary. am
more in danger of being charged :