Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19

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the idea, that "the Author Of Nature has |
annexed pleasure to some actions ard pain
to others, arrespectire Of causes aud Effects"
We have not said, that, :. the Author of M. |
Iure governs in any such leay as men gov
ern. bat Only, thai, if God annexes plea |
sure and pain 10 Certain actions g.. then,
zoe are under his ,gore1mment," in the
sense mot the same manncr Of government
as we are underline government Of the civ
! il magistrates (6)
Mr.. Murray says, 1.-The editor Of the
Wdtchman Is himself a priest. priest
is slave"
/ do not know what he means by "a
! priest" Ii he means, that l am IN the
habit Of talking aud writing to the people
any thing that have mind to, ac-
Knowledge | am priest, In this sense
bn, II he means that feel bound 10 preach,
write, deftn or couHtenance in any way
what CO not believe 10 be true, epel The
charge. lchallenge Mr.. Murray to show
wherein am slave to any sect, purity, or
creed. | embrace Unversalsm and de-
lend j., because Lam convinced of It's truth;
but lam as free as air to investigate all SUBJ
Ircls and TO write and speak my convictions
on allsui Jects, as will. So is every 9th.
er Unlversal.st preacher. We design to
be the slaves" oflrulh, -'Esiares' 10 that
which wejudge will best promoe the in
leresls OF mankind. lam no more a slave
han Mr.. Murray himself. lspeak and
publish what think to be truth, on tie
sutJ"ctro which my paper is devoted and,
what think will be profitable TO my read
tIs. II they are not suited with my senti-
mtns and course, they are al perfect lber-
tyio dismiss me and employ another. In
what does my slavery cohsls' Will Mr.
Murray inform me ?(9)- Uairersatist
/ IVatchmaA
NO TES
\ CD No, | had not asked the Editor Of
the Watchman, or any Other editor, TO pub
lish my article. only complained that he
remarked upon il as he did, without letting
his readers see IT, If they had been permit
led 10 see IL, they could have judged for
themselves. As il was, they were shut up
TO The consideration Of his views Of it.
\ ~ My remark }" as be calls them, were
lone idea" Of which he speaks. Il those
reasons were bad ones, friend Ballou might
have served Il . cause Of truth by copyn g
and exposing them. On the other hand, if
they were good ones, il was due TO the cause
of ruth that they be suffered TO appear, in
/ asmuch as he medded with my work on he
r subject.
(3) This statement, that large proper
: lion OF INV remarks are Irrelevant, is asser-
zion. His readers will be under Iae neces-
! sly Of putting up with il Of course. Per
: haps they will be SAT-, flied with such treat
> nlent AS many Of them as are thoroughly
;, broken 10 the BIZ, saddle aad harness priest
craft, will 70 doubt be content with theil
IS priest forming an opinion for them and as
: sertng his opinion TO them, without know
ing for themselves.
!. Now take a glance at the matter
b preached al idea adverse 10 what is held a.
: fundamental among men generally, and gave
81 saccinclf some OF my reasons. The Edil
: or Of tie Waterman, without letting h
q readers see my own expression 0: my idea
/; or VI my reasons, commented at some lengil
!, upon NV article, and brought forward agdins
$ il pa:a graph from Bishop Bd,lef, whos
Ir writings are taken as authority in III
~ schools, and are deemed 10 be exceedlngl
OF profound and instructive. These remark
~ from the E litor Of the Waterman, togelhe
= with his authority quoted, TO which The learn
:, ed wosJ have 50 long raid such Difference
J.. copied into the Telegraph entire. By thi
IN time what could be expected but that ther
le should be room and occasion for extende
remarks on my part? Whether those re
~ marks were or were not relevant, The reader
Of tie Telegraph can judge, because the
!, have had an opportunity TO do IL. The reaC
y. ers Of the Watchman. as many Of them a
have not seen tie Telegraph, cannot judg,
IL. because they have not had the opportunity
rs (4) Remember this. Ii his views ayre
IT, with those have advanced on this poin
{, what is be doing but making war of WORD
~ which are only sound without sense2 f,
!, him 10 pretend that | have only made
lc- wrong use of language-il this be what
ch will do to gel out of the dificulry-dOes d
r meet the case. am understood. There
w no obscurily in my language and no an
- b'gui'y. The readers oil the Telegraph, ha
10. ing now seen his productions aud mine /
hat the case, can judge whether have spoke
md with dlrecIness and plainness, and whelhe
his if there be any obscurily Of meaning fro
The the use OF language, it is on my part or {
Mr. his. When, then, he says, 'frieud Moray
! is v;s,.. IS ~, n,,nr, aud nI.n c -. Mn,