Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-05-30

Written Tor the Vermont Phoenix
Letter 10 Rev. ID. w. &. Huntington :
DEAR SIR,-I find in the last PnG-
NIX your letter addressed to myself. Accept my
acknowledgment Of your remarkable condescension
in answering q matter that "merits no reply" and
in noticing thing so deserving of "neglect' as
my communication. While your tone is unmistak-
ale, it is to be regretted that you have so far sur
passed me in inditing "uncaled-for insinuatious"
as to make il necessary for me to reply. Allow me
in doing so to use your own numbers TO Indicate
the several parts of your letter as bring them
der review
l. presume may be permitted to infer that the
principal facts named in my article are admitted,
inasmuch as they not only not contradic:ed but
confirmed by your letter. "Some Of my alleged
facts, you say, however, care not facts but infer
enccs Of my own drafting" Admitting this. it does
not follow that my differences are not legitimate
the item of sugar exceptet) as think can en-
able you to see plainly. a. You contradict one
of my alleged differences by saying that "the breth
rcn referred to did not send any message to me. by
YOU" Why 10 you take the pains to contradict
this little word: Is it because you fear your two
brethren may think that you have misrepresented
them Or is it because you feel yourself humi-
ated by the possible inference that you were mere
messenger in the transaction In either case.
cannot let it pass that you did not give me good
reason to believe You sent Let inc remind you in
the first place that there a third person present
at our interview. Did you not say, in the hearing
Of that third person, that your two brethren irish
ed or requested you to say &C.. Did you not say,
.speatsdy that you were simply the bearer .. Of
that you were sent Besides, in the third SEN
tence from the one under review, you called your
communication to me message. The radical idea
Of the word is 10 send. know of no meaning OF
the word that does not imply sender Were you
ignorant of the meaning of this common English
word or were you sent' But il amer this you
still persist that you not sent, perfectly
willing you should take "the entire responsibility
upon your own shoulders.-QI) You say twas
not told that must not go into the pulpit" Do
! | say I was told = Look again and you will find
that l say "by such questioning learned" &c.
That learned what say did, You will be remind
ed when come to the second main division of your
lctter.-QII.) Beg pardon for swallowing some Of
the sugar. The blunder Of supposing it intended
for me, as il was left ,cifh me, is excusabe hope
4, You are at liberty to withdraw what remains, as
+ your letter clearly indicates that you need it in
your temper.
H. You say "express world Of surprise that
n three Methodist clergymen should take such po-
: sition relative to me and my people" mistake
Sir, to what surprised me- which my article give.
e you no reason to make My words expressive o.
n the cause Of my surprise are-"The manner il
i which my invitation was received on Friday i'll pre-
!, pared me for this in his instance was no
ready to receive it in return for what was meant
least an act of kindness" The circumstances un
IS der which the position was taken and espresso
D. surprised me- AS this mistake is the foundation
1t the entire second division of your letter, let m
state the Of my surprise in language that yo'
j. cannot misunderstood.
10 On the Oath of Feb you called at my house an,
" consulted me as clergyman about the session 0
y your Conference in Brattleboro. You asked me
N my people would entertain any of the expecte
&c ministers. told you that presumed they would
:" A short time after, as was passing your house
you left gentleman standing on your doorstep
and came out to me and inquired in what way 20
could ascertain the number Of ministers my peopl
u could entertain. replied that would speak of
o. to my congregation and request those who could
" give me their names with the number they woul
u take. You wished it done the next Sabbath.
u" suggested that as the time of the Conference va
distant so many might not agree to entertain
would if asked later You said had better wa
.i.o- 4 4 Al.
to ask each family personally. Some of the fam
ny lies in my society you asked, Just after the con
MS mencement of the conference called on one of Il
" leading members of your Society and inquired
n- all the oergymen were provided for. lie said tn,
on were, but that more were coming / told him tn
n II there was lack Of places to let know II al
70 l would obtain some, Now in asking US to ente
I'LL tain your ministers you virtually asked us to f.
las owship the Methodists as Chrisiians, and to e
py press said fellowship in the strong language
nu nearly weeks board When invited you
u'' supply my desk with your preachers you polite
. presumed you could as so many of them were
'ne remain over Sunday. After all this, sir, had
o'' reason to be surprised at your sudden appearan
'dS at my house with such message as you brough
IN Had you simply said that you could find none wi
ing to supply my desk should have only thong
all that you had not spoken to many and there I
ar. matter would have ended. Had you been in l
! 10 place you would have received The message und
Of the circumstances as an uncalled-for insult a
would have expressed something more of "a,
Adam" than "world Of surprise"
by The foundation of this section of your letter d
ng. posed Of let us examine some of the things IL