Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-08-17
TELEGRAPH AND JOURNAL.

We give below the remarks OF friend
NJ in reply to our last. We give them
for two reasons. lst, because he has re-
quested US so to do, and I'd, because we
wish to have our readers see where the
fear of investigation lies. We felt !ha. we
had been injured, and what is Of more con-
seqenee, our usefulness in the cause of
Christ had been injured, by the unfair, and
as we believe, untrue statements made by
the editor ofthe Telegraph. We thought
that he gave his readers a false coloring
1--WE do not say Intentionally in his ac-
count of the circumstances connected with
the g getting up of the Journal and that
by this false coloring he has to some ex-
tent, injured both our christian character
and usefulness. Under these circum-
stances we asked him if he was willing to
enter into an examination of the whole
matter, offering him the use of our col
umns, in order that if we are guilty ofthe
things whereof he accuses US he might
convict US before our own patrons. and thus
effectuaily crush the Journal in its infan-
cy. Knowing that many ofthe readers Of
4 the Telegraph. who read Ms charges
j against Us, would not see our defence if
made only in the Journal. we asked, not
as favor but as an act of justice, that he
would allow US The same space int the Tel
egraph that we offered him in the Journal.
If our proposal was not fair and honorable,
then we confess, we do not know what is
either fair or honorable. How this pro-
posal is met will be seen from the article
which follows. We do not intend to find
fault here We leave the matter with the
candid and intelligent readers of both the
Telegraph and Journal II they consider
such an article an honorable backing out
. from our proposal to have a ful! and open
, investigation of The matter in dispute be.
{ tween usswe can only say, they must view
fthe subject very differently from what we
) do. We knew that he had charged lin
: the Telegraph christian brother with
I circulating slanderous reports against him,
and when the injured man furnished an
, article for the Telegraph fully establishing
his innocence, he was told that it could no.
, be admitted. Still we thought too highly
: of friend M. to believe that he would re
fuse our proposal. II we are guilty ht
r ought to convict US before the people; i
We are innocent. he owes it as simple
, act of justice. 10 say nothing of christian
reparation, to allow US an opportunity 10
f establish our innocence. WEA AGAIN ASK
THE EDITOR OF THE TELEGRAPH, WILL
{ HE ACCEPT OF OUR PROPOSAL; OR ARE
WE TO CONSIDER HIS REFUSAL AS AN In.
: DIcATToN THAT HE TEARS THE INvEsTI
I. GAT1oN2 We were told at the time we
!. made our proposals that friend Nj. never
E would consent TO the investigation pro
/ posed, that by some cunning, or tact he
! would eyade it. We have before had ev.
Il idence of this tact, but we were not prepar
! ed for SUCH tact as we find 10 the follow
+ ing paragraphs:
s .Finding this conviction an abiding one will
|, the people, and finding that letting the matte
alone was not removing it, he at last comes to tn
= desperate conclusion that he must summon hi
o powers and muster his forces and affect dispo
d sition to meet the Telegraph. This manifestly
a all he intends to do. If his readers can be blind
ed by clustering, and farcical pretensen to throw
: ing down gantlet they are indeed to be pitied
4 Nothing can be palmer than that full and fai
examination and investigation of the whole cas-
is the the thing he intends to shun By all means.
"We shall now see whether he is g willing tia
the whole matter should be laid before them,
Il
e as are interested to know the truth in the
S. To all this we have only to say lst, thu
9, if ne Questions our willingness to examin
y the subject he has only 10 accept ourpropo:
i ais. I'd. That if be persists in refusing so
as do, it will be considered by US as an eVi
10 dence that he is conscious that he can M
FL sustain his charges. II is Of know use 70
W. him to say that his charges have alread
~ convicted, Us before the people" We sa
a. that many Of his charges are not facts, an
Ne we pledge ourselves to prove it or acknow
n, edge tina: the Journal is unworthy of th
10 confidence and patronage Of the Baptis
to of Vermont. If he thinks he can sustai
b. the charges he has made. we again as
ne him 10 come forward and do il. He b,
I'D now the power 10 show WHO'S unwiIlin