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

nave DCCu Of WOin ia q 49, PNHS-
years. Among Others from Addison County
Association, A. Harvey, Of Bridport, used
6 great swelling words of vanity;n and came
out by saying, "Panton is right side up
Bridport is right side up OraDeH is right
side up"! A person who was present and
heard him, thought his harangue would have
done better credit to political meeting in
times gone by. Those who know the state
of things in Orwell, will know how TO APP
preciate some of his other statements, as
well as the statements Of some others present.
There were, however, some candid slate
ments. Brother Hotchkiss, of Poutney,
went through and made statement mani
testify candid and correct. But when be
saw that the truth was blanching the copn-
tenances of those who had been called to-
gether by that veracious Committee, he
fred IL up" little as he closed and sat
down. He began by saying that he could
not speak so much for Poultney as had been
said for other places. Some Of the leading
influences set strong in favor Of the Tele-
graph. And some equally substantial were
in favor Of the Journal. After he had gone
through with this candid statement, and
was apparently about closing up TO sit down,
he seemed to hesitate and to feel called on
from what appeared in the countenances of
his co-laborers, to leave the thing in little
better shape! So he came out by making
such shift of words as to turn the balance
of power and influence against the Tele-
graph and in favor Of the opposition! 1t
was amusing, to see how necessary it was
felt to be to have the thing "talked up"
just right!
Committees were appointed to fix on a
location for the paper, and to nominate an
Editor. The former of these Committees
reported in favor of Middlebury, at present,
and the report was adopted. Whether it
will eventually be moved to Brandon, or not
will doubtless depend Oh whether it shall
be deemed more desirable to keep it where
there are superior advantages for publish
ing, or to take it where it can DO the great
est pecuniary harm to the Telegraph, by
getting away job-work, advertising, &C.
The latter Committee reported in favor Of
B. Briefly for Editor, and he was elected.
This being done, BROTHER CA. Thomas, very
inaprudently, yet honestly, called for an
explanation to be given to the readers of
the Journal, in regard to language used by
the Committee, appointed at Poultney last
| fall. He assumed that the Committee had
Inadvertently used language calculated to
give a wrong impression. He said the
Committee were not appointed by the Con-
rention, nor By the Board of the ConUen-
tion-which all concerned knew to be true.
The Chairman of the Committee, Joseph
Freeman, arose and denied that the Ian
guage of the Committee referred to had
been used "inaduertently"I He then made
feeble attempt to justify the use of such
language as the Committee had chosen
The amount Of his argument was, that the
Committee do not say in so many words
thus arranged, that they were appointed by
an act Of the Convention. Just as though
falsehood told by insinuation were no
talsehood!-or as though falsehood told in
one set of words were different thing from
falsehood told in another set Of words,
and therefore no falsehood! Webster's def
milton Of lying isl. "To utter falsehood
NTH an intention to deceive, or with an
immoral design. 2 To exhibit false
representation to say or do that a0hich
deceiUes another, 1pheu he has a right to
kno1o the truth, or aohen morality requires
just representation" Nothing can be
palmer than that the language Of the Com
tention to deceive" those who had "a right
to knolD the truth" The Chairman denied
peremptorily that the language was used
Observation-Disclosures virtually admitting that
it was chosen for the purpose. And yet he
pretended to think that the Editor Of the
Telegraph had treated them unfairly in re-
gard to it. Whereupon called for a copy
Of the Journal containing the Committees
language. While the paper was being
looked for, brother Reach, Of Addison, arose
and said that when he was boy he was
under the instruction Of Governor Galusha
and the Governor said his grammar was,
TO use language so as TO be understood -
And he affected 10 believe that the language
of the Committee was calculated to give an
understanding of the truth in the case
Brother G. A. Thomas, of Brandon, in the
nrevinns axnres sion nf bis uie1us To the con