Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-23

dard for years. In taking such cVuIsc tneao uOi-
cgatcs will be sustained for the hearts Of the peo-
pic Of the North will henceforth continue to echo
the sentiment, "Frcelom Is National, and Slavery
Is Sectional"
To The Republican Of the present week con-
iains an article wherein we are distinctly named,
md in which arc several statements and imputa
tons that do not rest on n sufficiently solid basis Of
fact to escape passing notice They are taken up
in the order in which they appear In the above pa
per.
l. ave can conceive Of nothing more dendish
and diaholical IN man, than 10 conceal goating ma
Lightly under the cloak Of assumed sympathy, In
giving publicity TO fisehood, or to the truth under
false coloring for the purpose Of affecting more
surely the ruin Of a neghbor"
This paragraphs was evidently designed to charge
M with giving publicity to fasei,ood, to the
truth under false coloring. We plead mot guilty
10 both Of these counts We stated no more nor
less than plain, unvarnishcd fact, fact admitted
by our ncighbor in the article from which the par
agraph quoted was taken. We knew no moro Of
the transaction than appeared upon the face Of the
advertisement. Entertaining, rs we then did, no
sort Of suspicion that this public notice Of public
sale was not bona fde, we could not make an alm-
sion to Il in more simple or respectful terms This
charge Of falschool Is therefore readily disposed Of
We have never made It habit Of inquiring Of our
neighbours attorney, the sheriff. nor Of any other
individual into his practices, liabilities, solycney or
character, ond he must pardon US for being igno-
rant where information is only 10 be obtained
through such channels
2. at IA late fashion TO drag tho private af-
fairs Of individuals before the public, and author
iled only by loose rumor, and to make them the
subject Of newspaper paragraphs Il might If fol.
loved up open some curious phases In private biog
raphy."
Tho truth Of these assertions is apparent to all
who have perused the columns Of the Republican
since the first Of January This ''lato fashion,
first introduced to our personal experience by
that same paper in its issue Dated February 9th,
1867 when and where the 'privaie affairs Of
the Editor Of the PnGSIN and Of certain other in
viduals therein named. the report Of which was
"authoriael only by loose rumor,'' was paradel
before the public in newspaper paragraph, - and
in manner which gave publicity to faischooI
or to the truth under false coloring." The motive
We will not call in question.
@. "The unvarnislel truth Is that the para
graph quoted, originated in uniuixed malice aud
was written with the hops aud design Of producing
the catastrophe which he prcieuds to 'rgrct'. "
In the above paragraph and in other portions Of
the article under consideration VIC are charged with
being actua,ed with ''unmixcd malice" and "gloat-
ing malignity." These charges 50 often repeated
strike Us as peculiarly inapposte. The Editor Of
the Republican, being familiar doubtless with
Scripture considers that las face answereih to face
in the water, 50 doth the heart Of man TO man, -
and hence charges US with "HnMired MALICE and
''gloaiiag maiigHiiy'' in cur paragraph alluding
~ him. We are driven to the conclusion. that ey.
CRY mention Of the private afiirs Of one editor b,
another. in the opinion Of the Eiitor Of the Repb.
iieaa, can only proceed from "uAmired malice
and ''glostiag saiisaiiyi' and therefore that thu
notice of our private Affairs in the Repu5iiean O
Feb. 9Th, must have proceeded from ''HHmirci
malice and "gioaiiag naiigniiy." The Eliiol
Of the Republican IL at full liberty to take the horn
of the dilemma be has selected and leave the work.
10 tho irresistible conclusion that, In all the notice
7 OF tiIis Character WuIcn nave an0rne1 the cOIumn
Of his paper for the last Eve or six years, he la
been aetuated by this motive and this alone.
We bear our ncighbor no malice whatever W,
have never sought to injure his reputation nor hi
business. nor do VIC wish to produce any such catas
trcphe which be 30 strongly deprecates. With null
titudes Of others We are pleased to be assured Their
is nothing "roiten in Denmark, - but that there il
continued reason to hope that the RsTu5iieaa vii
long be conducted by its present amiable editor. Il
Il perhaps unnecessary to add that it would be diff
heult to select competitor who, in most respects
would prove more satisfactory,