Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08

hose who had assailed my rights so rudely.
Out of respect to myself ], for that time,
brew myself upon my rights. In further
between the chairman ana
myself, asked him distinctly, before the |
audience, il he did not acknowledge the |
1oor to be rightfully mine-if did not
obtain it in an orderly manner. He ac-
did; but everything had now
come to be so disorderly that he required
me to be seated. All this while, and up 10
this very moment, one or two Of my lawless
assailants kept the floor. Under these cir
| refused 10 surrender my right.
keeping myself on my feet. One Of the
dlsordcrly faction now moved to adjourn
This was seconded by man occupying an
influential station in society and church-a
station from which better example ought
to have been expected-and he Immediately
started out with great and unbecoming pre-
cipitancy, accompanied with other persons
of standing," by which means the meet
ing was thrown into disorder and confus-
ion; and they were followed out, as before
remarked, by many we'll meaning, innocent
persons, who supposed the meeting to be
broken up, past recovery.
Such are the principal facts, so far as
am capable OF staling.them at the present
time. now claim the privilege Of draw
ing one or two differences from them, af
ter stating one additional fact, which is
this: Up 10 the present hour, have not
found, or heard OF, the individual who
denies that the floor was rightfully mine.
All | am censured for is, that / did not
surrender my rights at the discretion of
others. e.. that refused to be seated at
the request of the chairman. This ! I'M
derstand 10 be the ground of brother Hol-
combs complaint. Let US now turn and
look at the matter, for moment. All
acknowledge that the floor was rightfully
mine. OF course then, all must acknowl-
edge that my assailants were out of order,
and therefore they were the persons, in
stead of myself to be required to take their
seats. If they had kept in their places
there would have been no disorder But
| am told that it may be better, sometimes,
to yield rights. Very true. But who is
to be the judge7 Who but myself is to
decide for me when it becomes nv duta
to surrender my rights, and when it is
my duty to hold on upon them. until am
overcome and cloven down by lawless in
vasion? Call me Wngenerous, when
am found to be so,-but do not blame
me for not surrendering nv rights con
trary to my own convictions of duty. M,
generosity had been well stretched at tn,
previous meeting, and at the commence
ment of this. What yielded on thi
score was not little-givine way to this
and that, and the other individual to speak
and TO the introduction of an exotic amend
ment, while was all the time waiting Oh
the floor. And now that my rights wer
so rudely assailed, acknowledge that m,
generosity was brokeH felt that it ha,
been extended far enough. After suffer
ing so fragrant an invasion of my rights
it was too late to ask me TO be further gen
erous at that tine.
! leave the subject, for the present. witt
saying that l harbor no i'll will toward
any one-and that hope not often TO b
under the necessity of saying so muc
that savors so strongly of selfdefence.
P. S. Lest the opponents of Non-Resist
ance should take. occasion, from what
have now said about holding on upon rights
to taunt the cause Of Non Resistance. allo,
me to remind them that Non Resistant
have rights, in common with other huma
beings; and that there is nothing in the
doctrines derogatory TO the idea that it be
: longs TO them sometimes to assert them i
words, and protest against their INVASION
!. When their assailants resort to brute fore,
: they expect, of course, TO be overcome, an
without resistance. Hoofs and horns a,
. arguments which they have nothing
meet.
r WAR. Ii would seem that some Of Ii
d "powers that be" are "crylng havoc" an
L determined to let slip the dogs Of WARP
: When will men learn 10 be wiser-if the
d conIemn the idea of being more christian
Y than 10 butcher each other?
? What are those nrnfessei ania,ietara