Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-09

! ton! Just as though the great and true
interests of the human family and OIL Chrlsl's
Kingdom on earth, were not one, identical,
and indiyisible. Just as though il were be-
!. coming professedly enlightened people, or
as though il could be the duty of professed
followers of Christ in the middle of the 18th
century, or at any other time, to devote their
energies exclusively, or primarily, TO en-
trenching themselves within party limits, and
building up @their interests against, or in
distinction from the interests Of the human
brotherhood and Of Christianity. Do Christ
ian benevolence and universal philan-
thropy allow Of any such thing2
is true the Committee have not, nor
has the Editor dared to come out and place
the thing unequivocally in this shape, in so
many words. Nor have they yet ventured
10 attack the Telegraph in words. They
have with great manifest study and craft
mess avoided mentioning even the name
Of the Telegraph in any way. They have
carried this matter so far as to neglect TO
observe the requirements of common homes
" and common decency towards paper
they copy from, seizing on a paragraph from
The columns Of the Telegraph and transfer
ring it 10 their paper with my signature
attached to it, and without giving the least
credit to the source whence they obtained
lit-leaying il before their readers as though
it had been communicated for their paper
by me, when they took it from the Tele-
graph. am not complaining that they
took il. Nor should have complained,
under ordinary circumstances, that they fail
Ted to give credit. / only allude TO it to
show the disposition manifested in the case.
4 said they had not unequivocally and in
so many words "defned their position" as
TO the "interests" they propose to serve,
according TO the view have taken of the
necessary meaning of their language, But
all The circumstances make the thing toe
free and untrammelled discussion, and i'm.
partial devotion 10 the great interests of al
souls, that isto be the paramount thing with
them. For this is what The Telegraph has
been doing, and is pledged TO continue to do
And this is whar they hate the Telegraph
for. This is why they are now plotting te
crush it. II is too free for them. They car
neither fatter il nor whip il into their traces
; They can not compel it, nor in any way
! induce it 10 abandon the general good, an,
i, devote itself exclusively 10 what they il
2 their selishness and blindness deem TO b,
"their interests" If the general good il
what is wanted-if free discussion is wha
!. is desired - if human enlargement and hu
man salvation are what are sought = if th,
: establishing and upbuilding of pure AN,
genuine Christianity be what they wish 70
there aoas no need Of another paper
: For the Telegraph aods depoted TO these
). and they kne,o ii. They know it has al
: ways been wide open to them. Its oper
j free, and impartial course is what they fea
3 and what they shrink from. So they hav
! gone about getting themselves up an organ
). fol "Meir interests" With this they shu
# 10 attack the Telegraph in words. The
. abound in insinuations, however, as sha'
i by and by show And then it is a yer
& prudent and cunning thing in them 10 am
h bush themselves and conceal their attach
q until the Telegraph in open daylight en-
o counters them; so that they can then sa
e the Telegraph is ''querulous in manner.
J. But this is not all. What they lack in ope
= encounter and manly dealing, they can MOI
e. than make up in private SANDER and NAL
III cious detraction. The following letter frol
is brother Samuel Getting of Rutland, wi
m show specimen of the character Of II
r. measures resorled to against the Telegram
to by those who are getting up this new pape'
y Rutland. Feb. 8, ls42-
! NY Brother Murray
y You are talked against, which by Il
re .wav is not bad mark, though it shoul
to lead TO the most serious self-examinatio
e. We may not expect TO escape reproac
of but we may hope and endeavor not
% deserve it. The birds will pick at Il
~ best fruit; though do nor say that tht
= do this who pick you. | may not fatte
although I believe you would be above
.re should l attempt it. The place you occ
10 ply before The public is conspicuous al
on responsible one, and | doubt not but 20
ed object is 10 enllghten and correct pub