Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-03-23

under obligation to inform you that brother
| O. S. Murray has never, since he resided In
this place, been before any tribunal for per-
sonal misdemeanor. Neither has he in any
degree forfeited christian character Or conf
| dence, ID consequence Of any personal dltti-
culties he may have had, out Of which un-
christian and slanderous reports have had
their origin and been literally circulated.
Fl. A. SUMNER.
J. FREEMAN.
awe, the undersigned, believe the above
statement to be fact - also we attended the
investigation Of the circumstances out Of
which grew the false reports alluded to in
the above, and found them 10 be unsustained.
s c45ss f ksoxsros, G Of iSs s -,
J John Conant, the other Deacon ef the
church-and late member of the Com
mittee for getting up the "new paper'--
refused 10 sign the foregoing certificate.
So the falsehood and Islander lies between
him, Ira NJ. Allen, and Joseph Freeman.
1t will be observed that the three witnesses
above speak advisedIy, having been pres
ent at the investigation Of the civcum-
stances out of which grew the false reports,
and found them The reportsl to be unsus-
tanned" Brother Sumner was present at
the Investigation; and Numerous others
who were present would testify, if desired,
to the above statements. 1t is furthermore
proper to say here that related the par
ticuIars of the case to brother Freeman, at
Poultney. last fall, and he at once excul-
pated me from all censure. Having thus
briefly got out as many statements and as
much proof as | deem necessary to stop
the mouths Of pratng sIonderers on this
point, proceed to
MYs SABBATH RACTICEs.
Some time in the month Of December
last, | had an engagement to be at place
between thirty and forty miles n.rlh Of
this, which required my paper TO be out
little earlier in the week than usual. Il
was not convenient at that time to get the
paper TO press in such a condition rs !
wanted it, without being at home myself
until the proof was read. Il was my de-
sign 10 have the wor!; in the Office in such
a state of forWardncss as 10 bring out the
paper conveniently, at the time desired
Seasonable arrangements We're made &C
cordingi ; out they failed to secure the
accomplishment Of all that was designed.
And here let it be borne in mind that TO get
along with work in printing office is
very different thing from getting along
with work on a farm; aud in place like
this, where there is onI Y one press, differ
ent from most other mechanic shops. The
farmers business can generally be put by
Or he can hire extra he p to get it along.
And so with those mechanic shops whose
work is net periodical, Or which have
neighboFs from whom they can obtain
help. Ia a newspaper printing office,
the paper must come out periodically, and
punctuany. If there is 20 be occasional
job~work done, the provision for it must be
economical, or it will be source Of loss
and not of gain. The conductor of print
ing establishment, with no neighbor print
er in town, cannot like the farmer, or like
some mechanics, at all times when he
chooses, run to a nejghbor for a few
hours work. And if he undertakes to
keep on hand at all times all the help be
might sometimes want on special occa-
sions, his business, as | said before could
not be made to sustain it. These explan-
atory remarks are made, no. by way Of
justilying any wrong doing, but 10 show
that printers may sometimes be stu ated
with their work from some 9TH
ers. AT the time alluded to in regard to
my own office, when Saturday came !
found the work not so far along as to war
rant the appearance of the paper at the |
lime | wanted it. without little extra e.
'ort. Our usual practice is to have the !
proof sheet off on Monday evening or
Tuesday morning-that our mailing NAV
De done On Tuesday. Al that time
wanted the pPof sheet half a day earlier