Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-07
" L. KILL NO.

heartl Q, the folly of man! But -
all it is to be earnestly hoped that o .S
ious paper will not dash into il 81 re- 5sIg
to cause it to smash, or even to mo-, al
fluence. would say farther. Il Us !.
Webster has done any thing that on,t,
impeach his character as a minispr Su
not call on the church to which b. W
longs, (where it ought to COY and
them the Information and let
manage it rather than put it in the to'.
vicious combat, and get it into A NJ.
tlhe object of which should betO Di pas
love and good will and so put it f
go to the utmost extent of the circnSt
of the Telegraph. What have nor
your subscribers to do with your local
erings? al Yours, for good orde.
Amos CHURCH,,
Hubbardton, June 26. lS4I.
(D 1t should be remembered bs
have already expressed ny regret tbarl
first admitted E. Webster to the cor,..I
Of the Telegraph, and thus opened 4
way to what has followed. | know ]
what more to do, but TO bring the me-,
10 as speedy a termination as poss5.
Indeed, so far am at present from r.!
ing very deep self-condemnatior in +.
lease. am not now sure that uy eAU,e,
sion of regret was very much called f,
II am not sure, after reflection, tia,
Webster's conduct ought to have ID
kept from the public, even if he had !
| himself led the way to its exposure-np
less, now that he has given not onIr
opportunity but the occasion. sVR]
that if a certain rapacious and rayaI
animal had appeared in Brandon, ull
the clothing of certain innocent and
that the former is wont to devOUE, 1
the devourer had exposed his true nj,
and character among US and abcota
brother Churchill would not only i1z
but require his exposurein the IeIegu
q And be would read patiently good d
article, describing his claws, bis teeA1
the manner and character of lis d-r
tons Now by as much as it is #:
!, for a man to destroy property rboo fl
wolf, by so much is the case in IL.
more importance than The cas- sr27o
Brother Churcbi|l's char1c u; s'ui
ty against "E. Webster and j Il 70,
I presume he would apply to tie
only in reference 10 the letter recv.ts
him from the former, which was PA
ed with his comments, 10 the Tee,
in the month Of April. l have coat
with brother Holcomb on the p jol
he offers for explanation the cJara,:
the letter-its containing a thrta', CO,
. postage charged. &c.
) ~ [ have seen nothing pecO"ar ID
good people of Brandon" in rr1l2l
! the matters specified in the chafge.
as for my readiness to iudu &c them
have only to repeat the expression Of
ing already given ia the introduction,
all the censuTe which shall be jad5ed
shall be patiently received.
~ Not any Of this is applicable"
self, 10 brother Holcomb, "orlhe good
, PIE of Brandon" IN general. am
E Informed that brother Churchill and
, son, knowing the character and Clc
stances of E.. Webster previously Il
coming 10 Brandon, kindly undeta
put the people here on their quart
dressing themselves with the facts 10
tain leading individuals in the vii
. but, meeting with such a reception
I describes above, they desisted. Ih
proach will res: where it belongs;
cannot reach those who did not re
! the Information.
i. (4) There can be no doubt tb.
y Webster ought to have been report
The church which gave him license,
[ ago. 1t ought to have been done b
church in Hubbardton, when they
! lowshiPped him as minister AID
afterwards, when his character was III
to leading members Of the church ia
j. don, it ought to have been done by
: or by the Brandon chusch. |, tof
. have taken the responsibility Of FsP'
5 him not only TO the church whc1 q
e ed him but to the world, and shall
him thus held up to censure, uniIl ~