Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-01-14


week after publishing long extract commentator
OF odd fellowship, makes the following remarkd
"Thcre are five Lodges in the State One
Burlington, Montpelier, Bethel, Windsor and Bra
tleboro all in II furnishing condition. In Wind
sor we understand the op position 10 the Instituted
has nearly ceased. We would not by this have
inferred that we mean to decide on either side
the controversy that is going on IN regard to Cd
Fellowship, as we merely make the statements al
matter of newspaper intelligence"
We beg leave 10 assure people of other State|
that the above is vile SANDER. Not one of III
four Lodges IN the State is in aourshing cond
ion and if the people Of the State possesses on
half the good sense generally attributed 10 then
not one Of them ever will be. In regard to Ill
opposition in Windsor the Age either tells will
fu falsehood, or has been humhugged by some on
who knows nothing of Windsor people. But
there IS one trait Of character that ought to b
made a crime punishable by hanging, II is that b
trayed by The editor Of the Age in the las, claus
spanie-like snbseryiency is unworthy the editor !
a newspaper and is seldom exhibited except by
consummate coward Windsor Journal.
We doubt not the editor of The Journ{
feels ashamed ofhimself by this time, I'd
the preceding article, as we have evd
considered him a gentleman whic
the above language would i'll become
In regard TO the flourishing condition I
the lodges referred 10. we have the stat
ments from gentlemen whose veracity VI
presume the editor Of the Journal, eve
would no, dispute. And to show that tn
is the fact we would merely say that in A
pril last there we're but 2 lodges in this sta
g. now there are eight The Bethel lodg
zoe knoo to he rapidly increasing-and
regards the Windsor lodge, we have see
nothing IN opposition to i, in the column
Of the Journal Tor long while and, hav
heard from some Of the most respectful.
citizens in Windsor, that the opposite
to the lodge had nearly ceased. If thd
have told us that which is not true, we a
not to blame-but shall be happy to
the matter right when we can get at t
facts from an appropriated source-an
if the editor OF the Journal can derive al
pride or satisfaction from the Iangua!
used in The two last sentances, in his pa
agraph, he is welcome TO it. We hid
supposed and do still suppose that new
paper has right 10 give a statement
what it understands TO be facts in regar
to any subject-reigious, moral or poll
cal-without being condemned, and e
pecially il he disclaims all interest or OPT
ion as regards the good or bad effects
the sentiments from which those fad
spring. We shall have no dispute with II
Journal as to the merits or demerils of Of
fellowship-as we once more wish it d
tinctly understood that we take no part
interest in the CO ntroversy, whatever.
But il our friend Merrlfield, should SO
let his prejudccs get the better OF his rd
son, as to forget his honor as gent
man s. station as an editor, & again alta
US in the manner he has in the above pd
graph merely because we publish what
believe TO be true in regard to an institute
composed Of members from all polite
parties, without endorsing the sentiments
the institution, we shall not condemn,
most truly pity him on account of the
citabli,y of his temperament.