Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-16
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY. MARCH I6, 1912.

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nd to movements connected with it, COM
nenced with exposing base fraud, palmed
IF upon community for effect. The expos
ire was so abundant and full that probably
he fraud was clearly seen by readers in
general. But on taking second glance at
he Circular signed by the Committee,
perceive that all the evidence in the case,
furnished by their own heads and hands
against themselves, was not shown. The
extract used for exposing them last week,
embraced their entire introductory paragraph,
exclusive of the heading and the common
salutatory phrase. / now see that the second
taken in connection would have
exhibited the case in stronger light. And
inasmuch as | have occasion to use that
for another purpose, I will here
repeat the preceding one in connection with
it, together with the heading and salutation.
They read thus:
"To THE BAPTIST CHURCHES OF VERMONT.
Dear Brethren during the meeting of
the State Convention at Poultney, In Oct.
last, the undersigned were appointed COM
mittee to make arrangements for supplying,
to the members of our denomination in this
State, religious newspaper, devoted TO
their interests, whose spirit and principles
should be suited to promote the piety and
edification Of our churches.
"It was there ascertained that, the want
of such paper, was felt and acknowledged
from one extremity of the State 10 the other"
The Committee commence with address
ing themselves to "he Baptist Churches
of Vermont "-including the entire demon
nation of Baptist communicates - and go
on to say that" dming the meeting Of
the State Convention at Poultney, in Oct.
| last, the undersigned were appointed COM
mittee," &c. From what here appears, Io
one, unacquainted with the facts in the case,
would suspect anything else but that this
Committee was appointed by the State Con-
| vention, in their meeting at PoultneY. And
the next paragraph tends to confirm this
view and deepen the impression. 1t says,
"It was there ascertsined," &c. Where
ascertained2 Where but in the meeting
ofthe State Contention" before spoken Of?
Now the facts are as stated last week
the Convention had nothing to do with any
such thing. No proposition for anything of
the kind was brought before "the meeting of
the State Convention Pat all. Irepeat-the
representation is utterly false. The Com
mittee were appointed by clan Of plotting
| indiy iduals, assembled privately for that
purpose. The Committee are not the ap-
pointed representatives of the Convention,
but the tools Of faction that is arraying
itself against the Telegraph. If they will
violate the truth so fiagrantly in such way
what can be expected of them otherwise
! The Committee who have thus put forth
this imposition and fraud, are Joseph Free,
man, John Conant, and Rylaad Fletcher.
They say,-"It was there ascerlained
that the want of such a paper aDas felt ana
acknowledged from one extremity of the
State to the other" Here is an imposing
statement. In connection with this state.
4 ment from the Committee, take now the
Editors
"Redsons for commencing the Journal.
I 81. A large portion of the families con-
necled with our denomination In this State
are either destitute of religious paper, or
else are supplied with one published out Of
the State. 3. There has been for several
years past, but particularly of late, an earn
est and increasing demand for new paper.
3. The brethren who were appointed COM
mittee at Poultney, last Oct. having been
unable to make any arrangements that would,
in their opinion, be satisfactory to them
selves or the denomination, are DESTROYS
that new paper should be commenced, as
soon as practicable" H.
In reply to all these assumptions, insinua'
tons, and glaring impositions, touching "the
want of such paper" being "felt and ac
knowIed from one extremity of the State tc
the other"-"a large portion of the familie:
connected with our denomination in the
State being "either destitute of religious
paper, or else are supplied with one pub
lished out of the State n-the "earnest and
increasing demand for NEW paper,n &c.
have brief statement of facts to make
! When the Telegraph was started, the stock
was taken up, in $40 shares, by the demon.
inaiion, in different Parts Of the State. With
numerous and various shifts. as TO publish.
E ers and editors, the proprietors, with much
3 ADO and many outcries for help, kept along
! Inc paper during seven years at which
Z time, the type being worn cut and the es.
tablishmsnt fast running down on thei,
! hands. The most of them were glad to sell
me their stock at fifty per cent One hun.
dred dollars of it were sold 10 me in thi.
town for forty. More or less of it bad ex
. changed hands at twenty five per cent