Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-09
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 9, 1s42.


The - Vermont Baptist Journal.'
The appearance Of paper called BY this
name, published at MiddIebury by E. Max
ham, and edited by B. Briefly, pro tenn, was
announcedin The Telegraph last week.
feel called upon to take some notice Of it.
And first, some statements made by Com
mittee, in an address ofaheirs which forms
the leading article under the editorial head.
They say:
"During the meeting Of the State Con-
vention al Poultney, IN Oct. last, the under
signed were appointed committee to make
arrangements for supplying, to the members
Of our denomination in this State, reli-
gious newspaper, devoted to their interests,
whosespirn and principles should be suited
TO promote the piety and edifcation of our
churches -
Judging from this statement of theirs, By
aO'ion would il be supposed this Committee
were appointed2 BY The Stale Convention,
no doubt, as there is no intimation to the
contrary. Now no such thing was done by
the Convention. The representation is false,
altogether. individuals who were bent on
The destruction of the Telegraph, got to-
gether in ". r. Holchkiss' study, if have
: been rightly informed as 10 the place, and
y appointed This Committee. These plotting
: dndiyiduals had not the courage and man.
lhpOd to bring their warfare upon the Tele.
graph into the Convention. They knew il
they did they would be questioned before
cthe people for their reasons, and get exposed
One Of their number who occasionally gets
insane under excitement, in connection with
introducing The Editor Of the Christian
Watchman from Boston, and recommending
his paper, commenced letting off a TRADE
0gainst The Telegraph; but he was forth
with hushed up. by his parry - whether be
cause they considered him insane, or be
canse,they feared discussion, or both, | shall
not Undertake to determine. Only it j
manifest that they feared discussion, from
their skulking away and keeping their oper
atoms IN the dark, while they design Il
have il understood that it was conyen
iional thing they were doing. It is not tina
am now objectiDg TO a faction going b.
s.hemselves and holding caucus if thel
have laudable objects in view which requir
such measures. Bnt the thing objected t
is, that what is thus done by a-party in Sc
crel conclave should now, for the sake o
The effect, be held forth 10 the world in sue
language as to give the impression that
was done ID open daylight by the Conyen
ton. Such a.course appears to me 10 b
wanting in truth aud honesty. sss ..so
Again-This Committee say they wer
appointed ITO make arrangements for sur
plying, TO The members Of our denominatio
IN this State, a religious newspaper derofe
to their interests.". Two questions aris
hers; l. Who are to be the Judges, as
what these interests are2 3. What a,
these inferests2
First, ihen-lcho are 10 Be the Judges
This clan or party, Of course--or their Con
mitiee for ihem-or some individual selec,e
Cor their tool, 70 do-lheir bidding
Second - phat are "their interests
The interests which This faction assume
be the interests Of their readers, OF cours
Mark = they do not say the interests
Truth, anil Holiness, and Humanity, Al
Christianiiy- but "rHEiR inierests"-th
Is, what these parsizans assume, and W
from lime 10 time assume, 10 be the int,
esis Of those who may choose 10 comm
their eonsciences aud Judgments TO III,
keeping. i is a.conipcIed and shamel
appeal 10 sel6shDess and prejudice. The
INTERESTS are 70 be attended 10, whalev
becomes Of Christianity anI human salv