Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-12-22
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FRfDfY, DEC. %, 1913,

Next To being wise ourselves, is being the cause
of wit in others. Truly the newspaper world may
thank us, on the above Fasiaff principle, TOR the
smariest thing it has seen this many day. The
account we gave two weeks since of she Rail Road
Convention here, has caused tnglng in the wr-
ting hand of the Keene Sentinel, which reaches
even 10 the tip Of the pen. IL the Carefully pre-
pared article, which has called forth such admra-
ton of our zeal, has reused tthe of the interes;
among our Vermont readers, that it evidently has
at the Office of the Sentinel, we ate amply repaid
for our 'careful PREPARATION, and neal has not
been in vain. We did not wish, however, to over
do the matter, and really feared that we had been
quite too egotstical, finding how "Brattleboro-
Bratteboro, seemed ringing in the ears of the ex-
cited New Hampshire man. But a reference to
the piece showed US that our fears were groundess
and that the effect owing, rather to the pecu-
liar state of the readers nerves, than to any
sive self-trumpeting Of ours
We are happy to see the Sentinel acknowledges,
that in the convention equa rights aud privileges
were literally extended to ALL whatever might be
their particular interests" This is bot Just We
regret that We too could not come in for share of
this approval for impar,iality. We were not con-
But we may be blind in our prejudices. It is hard
however that we may not be allowed the benefit Of
our own professions oil hberality, and when we ex-
press our "hope To see an exact report Of his (Mr
Prentss) remarks" to be told so abruptly tina, we
'desire to hear no more of them" That is not
quite courteous in the Editor, il is indeed fiat con-
tradiction and obliges to repeat that desire
exact report of that speech. We do not say that
the information conveyed was altogether "palata-
BILE" to u.s. for we would rejoice in our neigh.
boris difficulties. But we really wish to know how
many grades OF sixty and seventy feet to the mile
there would be between Filchbnrg and Keene, and
how long they must be. In our unfSvoIsble posi-
ton in the house, did not get them all as they
were mentioned by the speaker.
| What seems more than all else to have excited
our keene friend that meeting on the morning
after the convention was dissolved. That indeed
was the unkindest cut of ALL II was "cuting loose
from the general convention" with vengeance
an act at once ungracious and ungrateful. They
might at least have waited for the "large and spir-
tied meeting shortly to be held at Burlington -
The more especially as at that meeting sample time
will be insisted on TO determine the route between
Fitch burg and Burlington. Like rivsl candidates
for political offices, the people on the various routes
should submit their several pretensions 20 conven-
ton, quietly fold their hands till the choice is made
and alter the decision the unsuccessful candidates
should forever hold their peace. Such, certainly
was not the spirit of that morning meeting, and we
guess It will not be that of the Athol meeting TO.
day, (2lst) "Be sure you are right, then 20
ahead, said Davy Crockett. There was something