The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20
tFor the Rutland Herald.l
Letter from X. ". Marsh.
BRANDON. January 8. [,

Sl"eSs engagements. as suggested to YOU
in private note The other day, have pre-,
vented me from noticing, until the present
'ime' your very genllemanly effusicn of
the 26,h of December last.
Self respect, and regard to those rules
otpropriely which should govern our nm.
tual correspondence aud Intercourse would
induce your attempted reply to my former
letter. which reply is certainly remarka.
Die Tor its vulgarily, if not for lis obscuri.
ty-and | must confess that, for sometime.
hesl'ated as to what course to pursue or
what duty required ofme. Blu. inasmuch
as circumstances have placed you in 20.
sI'Ion as editor of newspaper whereby
you nave the means Of giving publicity
and circulation to whatever YOU are dis
posed to say or write, and as YOU have
raised the question Of veraciiy between US
ny silence might be construed into m i'm,
pied admission Of the truth Of those DELHI
crate falsehoods and Misrepresentation
In which you have been disposed to ia.
du'ge have, reluctantly, concluded to no.
'lce what otherwise might be treated in a
far different manner.
In doing this have no. the vanity 10
suppose we are placed on terms of eouaIi.
". have no fish women to Introduce
10 your readers, having formed no such
acqualn'ances' have no fancy picture
with, or without eoloring to exhibit In
these lille matters of taste acknowledge
your snpsrlo7ity-you sland unrivaled
and alone! The very words in which
you describe these delicate and int es,Ior
characters - in which you clolhe YOUR
thoughts aid sentiments discover YOUR
wonderful powers Of invention. Thew ars
literally
Wods 20 debascd and hard, no stone
Is hard enough to touch them on"
Besides you have he privilege, as ed.
tor OF saying the last word and you have
seen tit TO exercise this privilege ty h4v.
Ing The las; word in the very paper in
which my letter appears. You cannot
even permit that article OF one column in
length, 10 go before your readers for one
short week, or even a moment, with
fair chance OF Obtaining their candid M
prejodIced opinion, but you must seek 10
influence or forestaIl that opinion BY re.
ply OF nearly two columns, leadsa, and
occupying prominen! place under the
editorial mead in the same sheet.
Although your reply is destitute ofloeic
yet j! canLot be denied That you discover
signs OF intellectual aspirations and pros.
pect offuture greatness which only need
a little cultivation 10 become successful.
AS these seem grateful 10 your feelings
shall do nothing 10 repress them. would
rather encourage you to emulate those
examples found in history Of
other men, not more promising than your.
SELL rising by The force OF their own I'M
aided geniuses from small beginnings 10
great and envied distinction. Take cour.
age then never despair-'or
Though you noao are smal and voting
VI Judgment weak and feeble tongue,
Yet all great learned men like you,
Once learned 10 read their 0, P, O."
By pursuing this course your fame will
not be poslhumons. You will, by ard bv.
have the pleasure of hearing it said ofyou
rs was truly remarked Of another great
-hetorician.
"Wheneer he choose TO show his speech,
lite loitiness OF sound was rich.'
Excuse me sir, for resorlng to quota,
ion' but with your bright example before
ne | could not well resist the temptation.
But with all these disadvantages under
which labor will try and correct some
If the very slight errors into which you
must have Inadvertently laIlen. II |
lightly understand your las! article you
lisclaim having misrepreSenled the Libef.
y party. or what you are pleased to term
is "eaders." Let rs see In your pa
Der oflhe 22d of last August you speak of
rhe frauds, receptions, miserable false~
FOODS and misrepresentation OF the bypo.
ritical leaders of this party" You are
luile careful, however, not 10 EXPOSE
iugle fraud or deception nor point GU,