Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-20
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"PANTON RIGHT SIDE UPS,

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ceptivs flourish" of the popular clergy
and their allies, and to make bare their
manGuvreings, 10 accomplish
their malicious designs. have few re-
marks to make with regard to compli-
ment, said 10 have been paid US by A.
Harvey, of Bridport. at the late Conven-
ton at Brandon" Panton right side
up"
Now l would be glad 10 know that
Panton is "rigLt side up" as the phrase
is ironically understood. Ifi is, | have
yet to learn what "right side up'' means.
If in his use of the phrase, he wishes tito
bear its literal signi6ca!ion-why, then it
is we'll enough, and true enough. Our
town itself lis right side up,'' and has
been, we suppose, ever since the flood
Al any rate, as i: was applied to none,
save ours and two others, we are obliged
to infer that several towns about US are
scrong size up. 1.-The means to be under
stood that the church here is in peacea-
BILE and prosperous state, "those knowing
the state of things" here. know what 10
think of it. A word in regard to this and
you can judge for yourself. ....
We have witnessed the pernicious ef-
fects of this modern system of priestcraft,
here, for considerable length of time.
The church has been theatre of 2erpet-
ual discord and confusion, for Two or three
years past, the sole cause of which has
been, an effort of the ministers to sway
the scepter over the church, and 10 make
every mans mind and conscience conform
10 their own notion of things. Ia noticing
their Management, of things, have often
oeen reminded of the remark ofthe i" Doc
tor" that "men are dupable animals
quacks in law, medicine, and theology
know this, and practice from their knowl-
edge" But there is "ssl' of individu-
ais, that are so amazing headstrong'
that they cannot make them mind"
The church has lately, on motion of their
minister, excluded one OF this unmanage-
able set" in order, suppose. to silence
the rest, or brighten them to obedience.
What they Intend to do next, am not
able to say.
But, 10 return. Isuppose brother Har.
vey meant that we were right side for a
new paper He forms his opinion. !
suppose, from the appearance of things
alone. the minister being decidedly in ia
vor of it. Ever since the meeting of the
Association last fall, we have been antici
paling the Semi.Annual Meeting here
We went TO meeting at the appointed time
heard the introductory Sermon" (tc
what, | wonder p tho "Exegeses ant
Essays" This consumed the tine, SC
that 1t became necessary to adjourn. A
the close of the exercise, some one-lhe
clerk | think-said that the business O
the Association would be referred to &
committee" that the audience might b
entertained with preaching. during thu
next day. thought it rather strange a
the time. But it has become fashionable
it seems, to do public business in private
Alter sermon, in the afternoon of the sec
ond day, brother Harvey said he wished
to de,ain the audience few moments
There was business of importance tina
demanded their attention. He then sale
he wished to introduce for their consider
. alton "a new Baptist paper" After max
ing pompous display of the sheet, ht
proceeded to read the address Of GU,
committee" and their reasons for com
mencing the Journal" To this he ap
pended some complimentary remarks L
the Journal, and some direct insnuation
against the Telegraph He concluded
his remarks, by making an appeal TO III,
sympathies ofthe people, in favor of broth
er Markham, stating that he had got u,
this Specimen number" at an expense o
some fifty or hundred Dollars. upon hi
own pecuniary responsibility, which /,
him would be total loss, in case the pa
per failed He was not aware, perhaps
thai he was touching upon the most deli
; cate organs of their whole system, viz