Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-01-27
For the Mnlchman and Journal.

For the Waterman and Journal.
Ma EptpR-As your correspondent vermont" has favor
cd your readers with four columns of commentary
ply TO of remarks concerning Mr. Dickens think
than fair that you furnish them with line
terri There only points in his communication
which desire notice. He represents having been the
give personal turn the controversy That your read
may judge of the Justice Of this charge desire to submit
brief Of tho facts the 10th orscpiembcr
published letter, the signature of Charles Dickens sup
posing to have been written by him. and commented upon
in few brief hastily written paragraphs, such boefn the
authenticity of the letter woud naturally provoke. On the 7
c October three weeks afterwards and amor Mr. Dickens had
pronounced the letter forgery published communication
from "Vcrmont" in reply remarks, which filled two
closely printed columns in paper. From this communication
the following is extract. The italics Vormont's."
Immediately after the appearance of the letter. the friends Of
Mr. Dickens (who are by the 10 this country neither few
quite contemplated felt authorized to pronounce Jrge
r-wbether uttered first through the New York Tater the
Liverpool Chronicle. Men who had every possible opportunity
to knowwho in intimate correspondence with Mr. Dick
enSwhose word and judgment were emneniy entitled TO o
pect declared that tho letter never written by the gentle
orally acknowledgements paper 1ou
could not have been ignorant othese protests yet you pass the
paper readers as genuinowithou hint that has
ever been suspected Is This dealing quite y Tth your read
general denial ofs authenticity should have led you least
doubt mud the issue proves how unfortunate you were when
you paimed it upon your renders as genuine"
To this paragraph replied as follows:
"Now, that " our readors may judge ofthe nnabo pro
prioy and courtesy of this attempted impeachment of our fair
facts othe case they nOph exist by coospon
dent at the time he wtc,c the above paragraph When the let
ter in question first made its appearance absent from
our editorial post and were in situation where We could not
the papers regularly. The consequence that had
read the offensive letter until few days before its appearance
columns and had board that time that its
authenticity denied by any and least of ALL by {" the
friends Of mr. Dickens" who in intimate eorrospon
dnce with him. aud who had ercry possible opportunity kso
nor arc we aware now except from our correspondence
aon that any such semi official authoritative denial of the let
ter had been made Al s was well known to our correpSn
fore his communication written Amer this statement,
readers judge for themselves who dealing "ariy" aud
'hoRo,v" with them, who attempting pdlm ofn as
genuine dshonoed," forged" aGd counterfeit" paper.
Such origin oho "personal QUARREL Vermont"
terms it, the responsibility of which he attempts with how
much propcty your readers judge fix upon Such
tho "prvate conversation" which have dragged be-
fore the public and for which have suffered such terrible
nagelation As Othello says,
"Thc very head and front Of our Offending
HIATT tbs extent, more"
Vermont has mpeuchod the correctness our state
ent We cheeruly submit verdict your readers as
its propcty Truc your correspondent says he didn't intend
be PERSONAL but ho must for attaching much
consequence disclaimer. The paragraph evidently was
written by accident and if Vermont in no
violation courtcy which should ever be regarded by
geuemen all say is that his Knowledge of what
good breeding much less perfect than supposed
il to be.
In your last paper he has grossly mcposented poraps
uqiantonay part of rcoindcr him. that we desire to
it, The oe of the paragraph which he garJies
follows:
Vermont the ground the time letter first makes
its appearance in paper and reads it, together with the
ments which accompany it, on tho day its here
lie asks leave write reply to it, which chccrly accord
to him, reckon him most intimate friends,
sentod with reasonable prompncss WE'LL time rolls and
the progress of events, steam ship from the Sen girt Isle
arrives at whuyes bringing from Mr. Dickens hand
certfcate in which he ponounccs the letter question
forgery Vcrmon then very 5rarey gaaniaousy comes
had Goo M abaut the Letter from the be"n U"e q, one Who
dnul Di ig,.r