Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-27
THE HERALD,
THURSDAY. MARCH q, isIs.

Raw CuA's Wooouousr In our re.
mark, made q while since, IN reference 10
the passage OF what We conceived 10 be an
objectionable and pro.eup've resolution Of
/ the Rnlsnd County Temperance Society,
we t,h bound 10 Justification Of our,elf and
the course pursued by US in relation to The
License question, TO make allusioo to few
particular individuals Who were most &C.
tive IN procuring the passage Of this reso.
luton, aDd who, from sinister or selfish mo-
nrc,, were led TO denouncs Us IN no meas.
ured ietms, md urge upon the CONVENTION
the necessity Of adopting principle 50 in
,olleren, IN It's nature, and 50 revolving to
the feelings Of every free an independent
mind. Ia these remarks we alluded brief
/ " to a certain preacher OF Universalism -
and the gentleman whose name stands nj
the head Of this article, imagining himself
the one to whom refereacc was mnde, md
/ projeuiac 10 believe tina, injustice has been
done him, requests the privilege OF replying
through our columns. This favor we
grant most chccrfully tho it viii be seen
that notwithstanding he has made q long
comment on the few lines of our article
which he applies 10 himself he, BY an adj
roa mancuvre--so peculiar TO himself
mana ges TO dodge the question st Is,ue, and
by the cry ofptrseeniion, md the pr,ftndsd
belief that he is about to be dragged n vic
tim, to he offered up as sacrifice to the in
,olerenec Of opposing religious sccts he
would cvade IN explanation or reply TO the
only charge we really brought against him.
/ With the religious tene,s Of This gentle.
man we have nothing to do Whether the
preaching Of his peculiar doctrine has ten
deney to teach men their responsibility or
their irrrsponsibilhy 10 their Maker, is for
evcty one TO Judge, ench for himself His
attempt, therefore, to draw u. ont rs the
cont"mncr Of his, or any religious creed is
as silly MS ne will find it unnvolIng. 1.-THE
Rev gentleman surpo.cs that he is 10 man
umc,urc sympathy by attempting to show
lhsl we, in our remarks, were ac,uacd by n
desire to stigm1tizc tho 'one million Of his
denomination, and Of which, it would an.
pear from his language, h, is the rcprcsen.
tntive and hcad-wc believe he will find
himself cgregiously mistaken. Our re.
mnrks were moi intended as an attack upon
Universnism but were designed to express
our opinion Of the specimen Of it, exhibited
by himself upon the occasion referred TO
Lc, the gentleman look 10 it tina, he brings
no reproneh upon the million of people
under his kindly care and guidance, md
who, Mt all times and under all circums,an.
ces, boast Of their swn lbernliiy, and so
loudl y condemn the intolerance Ct others
Where we wonld ask, is the consistency Of
a man who by day and by mig ht is mourning
over the ilIiberaIily Of ,ecls, and yc, who
places himself in the front rank OF those
few who are ever ready 10 denounce oil
who will not abandon every thing else md
follow, or profe" TO follow lhem7 SIT
every fellow take care Of his own toes ~
WIS the exclamation Of The jacknss, when
he took it into his head TO perform horn
pipe among the chicken, OF the barnyard-
and so doubtless thought our Rev friend,
when he set out upon crusade against The
principle for which his one million oil
friends are so zealously contending
But says the gentleman, 'rhe Temper
anee platform is broad one" Very true
"Sectarian differences are no, there known u
Very good And he lis not to be driven
from T. Bless US who ever ,hough
OF driving him off, II VIC thought there
was any danger OF his leaving, we'd cal
him back with But is the gentlemen
sure tina, By the mad act. Of hiI (rcnl OF
prctended) zeal for the cause, other, vii
not BE- driven of who nre as worthy to hold
place there as HIMSELF He Informs u,
that the cause Of Temperance find, man,
able advocates in the ranks OF Universal
ism Thi, is no new Eac, 10 us. We know
OF many such, who nre The preserving, nr
dent and devoted friends Of the causc o
Temperance, and who in this and ever,
other desirable reform in mornls, are eve
active AMI benevolent But TO their credl
be II SAID VIC know OF no such man VII,
would not cond'mn the pro.criplve spur
manifested by The Rev. Mr. WoodhousC
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