Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-12-30
COMMUNICATIONS.


To tie readers Of The Burlington Free Press and others,
may remember that on tho 7h of October last appear
ed in tho Communication tho signature
"veunont entitled "Charles Dickens" and embracing STRIFE
upon editorial in tho papor Of September 10TH
concerning well arthof This communication
accompanied by editorial article replying portion of II
(which the editor considered personally onsye and pOmis
ing, Eat other opportunity" notice the rost mmo-
dateiy Addressed the editor published believe,
Oct 4h dsclaiming all intentional personality and promising,
when the EDITORS reply should DO completed reondo to both
portions oft the FREQ Press Of the 9st October the ed-
Tor himself the apparently peeomo and certainly able
services correspondent answered the signature
of "Vermonto his article being accompanied by the follow
ing editorial comments
"vErMoNrER VERMONT. We ash the attention Of
err which grnccs columns 1t written in
aver to VERMONT whose article appeared in this paper fort
reach In We desire submit few additional
rcmas regard to Mr. Dickens the subject of his writings
md his in this country Permonp
reply avail ourselves Of another occasion to do We
will only add that the sentiments in the communication Of
'Vsrmontcr generally l concurrence Vermont
complains in his second letter. that made an understandable
reference TO private convosations' in replying what
deemed offensive personal mputaton, And pray hoSe pr
vatc conversations have dscosod Whose but our own
And bud we not perfect right to do this II strikes us as
somewa, novel doctrine that cannot be allowed TO re-
peat his own conversation without breach OF confidence
him q since permitted him to appear anonymous
ly Now, confess canuot exactly understand the force of
This compliant We know Of newspaper code which iohIds
an editor from prcsHmng 10 no5 anonymous correspondent
mont the list all booted and spued throws down the
glove IN most knghty style, exhos to say our last words
with AL possible dcsatc aud then poes his ancc and rely
Ing with sufficient self competency his superior teng
be preparing demoh at 'one swoop Now We
very plain and very humble neither accustomed the
tournament ambitious to be distinguished there as either
vanquishod. But nevertheless assure Vermont
that will endoavor to receive his charge with eqnnnimity
and composure and If it must be will prepare oGrse to
Stall before it and die with deoency.' "
Encouraged aud invited by this eonsong assurnnce" i'm
modatcy forwarded the editor tho following letter. intended
TO be full and final reply himself and his correspondent II
what he eased to call "my charge :; and must do
him the justice say it eceved" with mora &c
quauny and cOmposuro" than he had promised for it
until the 9th of December oeeks after his assurance
given, that obtained acknowledgment of its
cep and then the editor declined to publish il, he
or satisfactory the odor ut ell events and
which shall give Vermont private letter. which pri
letter Vermont this date dec 25 has received
"Wo OUGHT adds the editor "to have made this acknowodg
ment before, but have fundamentally omitted it,"
Precudcd us from replying in tho to which he
invited me- lay before YOU through this medium, tho article
which he refused publish AS he has given for
that REFUSAL you will be under tho necessity, am, of infer
ring them from the article itself
Dec. H. lS42