Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-25

PIES should &c sulied to promote the piety
and cdi6calion Of our chnrches.p Joseph
Freeman was appointed chairman Of thai
Committee. which appointment, together
wRa the facts have been relating as 10
what transpired previously, Sufficiently
Indicates the Fart he acted in getting up
that meeting and securing its results.-
Now If such meeting was to be held,
why, af.er all his professions Of ingenu-
business and friendship towards me in the
matter. and the agreement for correspond
ence between US as individuals. did he not
have at least the magnanimity and fair
dealing TO notify me and allow me to be
present if l chose? The course he has
pursued ever since will answer this ques.
tion. The phrase, spirit 8, principles"
standing as docs. and emphasized as il
is, in The first paragraph of the Circular
put forth by The Committee. the words,
without doubt, being from his pen as
chairman and leader in the thing, suffi-
GENTLY show why it was not desirable to
have me present. They wanted to Willy
the Telegraph and lay plan for dealing
surreptitiously with its publisher. Several
weeks afterwards received letter from
joseph Freeman, not as an individual
correspondent, as agreed on between him
and me, but as Chairman Of the Commit
tee, asking for my best terms of sale
Things having taken this shape, / men,
toned the affair to my Brother, who, hay-
| ing learned that John Conant OF this vii
LACE was one Of the Committee with
/ Joseph Freeman, wished would suspend
an answer until be could have a consult.
alton with the Committee, and see if he
could rot yet secure the paper, thro' TIE
Commil,ee, to himself and brother Brown.
waited some time for that, and then an
swered brother Freeman's communication,
/ giving to him the terms on which would
sell, reserving to myself as many SUBJ
scribers as should choose not 10 be trans
ferred. Without another word from bro.
Freeman, either for himself or The Com
mittee, the next thing | heard was, that
they were getting out paper at Middle
bury, to be called the Vermont Baptist
Journal. And 10, and behold, in short
time the paper appeared, sure enough
and full enough, too, Of assumption, insin-
ualion, and falsehood. These hove al
ready been pretty fully exposed. Il is
proper to stale here that, subsequen, to all
this, in the meeting of the Convention to
promote the interests of that paper. held
in the Baptist Vestry in this village, Jo-
seph Free nan, during little discussion
that came up from an attack made on ";he
: Editor Of the Telegraph" fully. frankly,
and voluntarily acquitted me, before the
Convention. Of any hing unfair OF dishon
orable, in what had taken place between
him and me on the subject, previously Il
( the appearance Of their paper which con
= tanned their Circular. | should be happy
in reciprocating the compliment if | coul,
D as an honest man, but cannot.
!, This detail Of f,cts has been exhibited
not because it was supposed that it coul
. be Interesting to the reader, otherwis
y than as completing the Developments {
The case should rot have given it vi
der ordinary circumstances. But my al
!, saIants, in their desperation and reckless
ness, have driven me to straits, by the
! false and foul charges and more false ar
foul insinuations. am charged vii
:. having acted in disguise and it is insil
:, !, ua,ed thai | hold some awful sentimen
= which conceal, bat which they do n
" pretend TO designate, point out, or 10 ar
- way expose l am determined row tn
= /. shall be seen and known where Il
disguise, concealment, and corrupt sem
- menls are. They commenced with pie
= ting together, in ministerial couferenc
~ and other clerical conclaves. This thu
:. carried on for years. before they dared
ny bring the matter to light. And the THU
DC thew conceived in the darkness OF the
they have broOghI out clothed with il
81 putty and fraud. These are they "
:, now accuse me Of keeping back my Sc