Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-01-12
COMMUNICATIONS.

To scurrilious toriter IN The Vermoht Patriot:
Whether you should he rightuly addressedby
the title of Sir or .1iddam' IT, in my miud un-
certain nor nm very anxious to ascertain.
few words, by way OF advice, is all the attention
shall hestow upon your scurriity, and his, not so
much for your benefit, rs for the beneh' OF those
who are capable Of approaching correct counsel
and are, nevertheless, afflicted with desire for
scribhling in the newspapers
!. DO not attempt TO appear loo learned When
you make use OF such phrases ms "the bnbbing
Cvclousn and tho "poliiical Mncrcosque," you
may make some laughable mistakes, mud the
common people, for whom you write, may not
exactly understand the force and perineHcD oi your
illusions II is very doubtful WHEELER you I'M
dersiand them yourself.
2 Never NEEDLE with the private history of an
individual whether friend or an opponent, in the
columns ola newspaper The public have no in.
tcres and M righI 10 know ANY thing about IT,
Besides, y0ur private history perhaps, is not
altogether exempt from reproach. Men III glass
houses should not throw stones-nor women Ell
thcr.
3, Ncveniauni an opponent with his poverty or
defeat Ii is a narrow contracted mind, Htlle
SOUL that cnn do This
4. ~ hen yon prefer charges against an ndvid.
ual either publicly privately, he that they
are founded in truth. The ind iicdie illusions,
contained in your communication in the Patriot,
Indirectly contain chnrge against the writer of
tins article, OF NIlGn ~ -, DN no means, gUly,
I hat YOU have lied, TO not assert; You may,
perhaps, bc justified in the formation of incorrect
conclusions; but there is no excuse tor your sour.
ri.ity and lOw-hrcd ribi dry. ! quote from the
| Orange Co. Rcpuhlican OF SEPT. 1910.
1t seems that the authorship Of the article,
complained of is attributed 10 an individual, who
certainly did no. write it," " II in any manner, he
has abused or insullod any respectable females OF
Mr. Spears nmily, he is ready to mike them rs
handsome ali npu!ogy as is in MS pONer. 1t ioims
part of his disposition or character to war with
Women
A Wing Convention was holden Mt Newhury,
| VI. on the 25lh of August, 1910, ut which was
| present. IL was almost the only political Conyen-
tiou which attended during The year. he Or
ange County Republican,, containing HE offensive
! articles, WIS dated HE 9Th OF August, aud was
mostly ''made up" during my absence.
! s. When you prefer charges against all individ-
unl, he very sure, and not be guiily of Offences
similar to those charged. yourself Your article III
| the Patriot is MS obi ctiunable as The ono YOU
complain of in The Republican. Both were in bad
taste, but you had no right to complain Of elher.
g. 1t You want to play the part of a bablIling
! politician, and II seems that you do-you had
! better level your pop-gun at some one whom you
can nure, aud no. at one who is already IN the
| gutter. TIE individual whom you have aimed ut is
too Insignificant for public nocP. lie is Run
| Down." completely ind entirely, and really won
ders at The malice with which lie is pursued Ivy
| his opponents. The iotceSt kind of warfare, tha
was ever wnged, is beating nm opponent that Ina,
already yielded. Even savage revots ut this.
Z. Finally, il you must write nonsense for th'
public eye, select Il suitable journal as the recep
tacle of your fhh The Vermont Patriot, is,
know, far from being conducted on fair aud hon
orabe principles but this is iault too common
among political newspapers. The. Patriot is, nev
erlheless, too decent usually tor such trash a.
yours. Write for The esprit oil The Age" or io
Life in Lowell" or for some low-Iived penn,
concern, that NEEDLES with the private faults 0
individuals, and where no one looks for even thu
smallest vestige OF decency. RUN DOWN.