Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-02

railing speech OF some length, and during |
my remarks, he was continually finging
vulgar wit and blackguord. He started to
run off the field, but was hndered by his
party. They were rather more cunning
than their General.
When sat down, friend Lord rose, and
said he "would not go into the theology Of
the question, because he did not understand
it. But he would notice what the gentle
man was pleased to call the philosophy of it,
Contemplate! he thought; tho The theory
was good one, if it could not be carried
out" But my Lord did not keep his prom
Use. Instead of examining the philosophy
of nv lecture, he followed his General. The
first thing he did was, to lug in those "taoo
ertraneous TOPICS" H. G. Wright and S.
S. Foster. He wanted capital. For he had
admitted his incompetency, to handle the
theology Of Non-Resistance; and also that
my contemplate philosophy had made gu:
a good theory. What else, therefore, could
we do? But soon he stood convicted of
falsehood before the auditory. He had the
impudence TO tell the audience, tina: they
heard me say in my Sunday evening lecture,
that Amos Blanchard, minister of Congre-
gationalism in Meriden, N. H. was an in
fdeL / stated that had no knowledge Of
saying so. l positively denied it; and re-
quested if any one ia the audience heard
me, that he should speak. No one answer
ed. Ny friend Lord, wanted to know of
me, if "did not say that Twas an infdel
to Amos Blanchard's religion" | answered,
"brother Lord knows did not. said that
l was an in6del, 20 a 1oar-nodking and pro-
slavery religion" But he did not see fit TO
make any retraction, and went ON with the
following TRADE: said that we abolished
marriage - there would be no protection,
should our principles prevail all good reg
ulations in society are dependent on human
ldao. "God grant | may never see the day
when all shall embrace such principles y
was the peroration Of his speech. | rose to
answer him, but the General and he seized
their hats, and ran off with the AUDIENCE
These lovers of good order, Of peacedbie
citizenship, Of cool temp er had all the black.
guard on their side-all the rage and anger,
! and the honor of breaking up the meeting
: Gen. Ryland Fletcher is a member of the
: Baptist church. l wonder if my friends
J Fletcher and Lord, were afraid to have their
speeches replied to- If not, why did they
fling out charges; and rail against Non
Resistance and then break up the meeting
> and run off, without giving an opportunity
for reply? I wonder if General Fletcher
is in the practice of treating strangers in
this way? Is he a Christian? Does he
lay claim to common honesty and fair deal
ing, even? If so, how strangely was he
!, beside himself on this occasion. As for my
= friend Lord, what can he say? Why, he
: is student, and the son Of College Pres
l ident. Very we'll, lei him wrap himself uT
o in his honorable appendages.
/ AS was leaving the house, heard one
9 woman speaking out in apprehension Of thei
= shameful conduct in breaking up the meet
y ing, and running off without giving tn
:, stranger an opportunity to answer the cEarg
/ es brought against them. But am quit
; sure that matters will eventuate for the bes
IS The seed sown has taken root fast in som
:, hearts. The next time go TO Cavendish
o trust the people WILDE prepared to listen I,
o my answer.
j. Yours, for love and peace,
e JOHN DAVIS.
; Cornish, NH Cd mo. 18th, 1912.
e P. S. If there is anything incorrect in tn,
i statement of facts, or other matters, in tn,
II preceding sketch, shall be happy to be cor
n rected. 10.
~ Annual Simultaneous Temperance
- Meetings.
+ Ga the day for holding these meetings
{ 1.-THE last Tuesday in February,] the Bran
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