Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-03


lied into the Telegraph two weeks ago. Ed. Tel
! i. Is The Telegraph still open9
n D Ii this conviction actually existed
|, (which by the way our rapidly increasing
subscription list and numerous common.
i datory letters from various parts of the
State lead US to doubt somewhat,) it may
have been produced by friend Ms state
ments which we sayshaye not in all cases
been fair or true.
3. We have always felt at liberty to dc
with the Telegraph in this respect as edi.
tors usually do with all papers coming to
their Office, viz: copy anything we wish
only giving credit But the question is
not, whether we may copy from the
Telegraph. but Isl, whether the editor Of
that paper will give his charges in some
connecied form il we will allow him the
use of our columns, and cd. whether he
will allow US the use Of his paper for our
defence.
A. We are not aware that any fault has
been found with friend M. for copying from
the Journal. Wed find fault with him
in private conversation al Derby, and
again at Brandon, for mntilating and al
tering articles, so as 10 make them mean
what he wished to have. them, and not
what they originally did mean.
s. tits enough to saysthat here is mis-
take, neither the liberal" nor straight
forward" course of the Telegraph have
induced as to review our first decision.
s.. The offer to lay all the facts before
the jury. that we may be either acquitted
or condemned, as the facts may demand,
does not to US. look like considering our
selves as condemned by the Jury already.
z. Because we have no consciousness
OF guilt in this matter. Come to full in
yestigation of the thing, and if we are con-
victed before the people, or in our con.
science that we are wrong in the matter,
we will be suitably penilent Show as
that We are in the wrong and we will es-
TEEN ourselves verify guilty. if we do not
both confess and forsake the wrong.
8. Very charitable will the editor
make use Of our columns and tear off the
covering as fast as we may throw it
around our guilt2 He who assists us in
detecting error in our conduct or heart,
shall be esteemed a friend. We err so of.
ten that we need aid.
9. Our numerous labors, as the pastor
OF church, with several of our people
sick,- publisher and editor of tenn
perance paper, of which from 4 to 5000
copies Ct each number are circulated
editor. OF the Journal. and also the M
merous temperance and antislayery adj
dresses we are called TO deliver, render it
very inconyenient, if not impossible, 10
ransack the heterogeneous mass of matter
contained in tbs Telegraph for the last few
months-atnong which charges, direct
and indirect, against the Journal exist
We are willing to workout really we
can't do every thing. Give US the charg-
es in the Journal, or ifyou prefer, in the
Telegraph, in some connected form SO
that we shall not have over from to 9 i
columns to examine, and we will be Salts
he'd. But do not impose upon US labor
which, situated as we are, il is almost i'm.
possible to perform.
10. Let US have it alt now. Ifthere is
wrong about our proceedings the people
ought TO know it.
IL. We asked for small space in the
Telegraph, and that for short time only,
because we were confident that it would
De amply sufficient to establish our inno-
cence, and we have no feelings toward its
editor that would be grati6ed by iniuring
him. Our measures are entirely defen. I
slve. Gross and repeated charges have
been made both against our integrity and
veracity.-charges which, if true, render
both our paper and ourself unworthy of
the confidence of the christian puplic.-l
We say these charges are not true, and
have only asked for the privilege oil
making our defense through the same
columns hat circulated the charges. AS
there are always two sides to story, and
friend NJ. had given one to his readers.
and we have partially given the other 10
ours, We offered him the use Of the Jour-
nal that its patrons might hear his side,
and we asked for the use of the Telegraph.
that its readers might have the facts as we
understand them. Is friend nj. willing to
agree to this honorable proposal!
IL Has Mr.. NJ forgotten our converse.
ton at Derby, and again at Brandon, that
ne asks such question ! We scarcely
know what to make Of such question at.
ter the conversation we had.
ID. We told friend NJ. al Derby and at
Brandon, why we had not noticed his IN
fair statements. We also tod him, al both
of these places. that the time might come
when duty would demand that we should
give some attention 10 the subject, and that
whenever that time arrived he might ex-
pect to hear from US. What impression
did he wish to make by this charge -
Did he wish to have hisTeaders know the
iac:s2 Why does he charge us with fear.
ing an examination is il " for effect ~