Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-07-29
WILL1AnsrowN, July 2Sd, 1858.

WILLIAAsTowS, July Esd, 1000.
EDITOR FREEMAN In your issue of the 22d
inst, is note, which suppose was penned by
yourself, in reference to the destruction of shade
trees in front of the Congregationalist Church,
in this place, in regard to which wish to say
few words through your columns.
The heading of your item Is A Dirty Tricky
is true, and the transaction is so looked upon by
the great mass of our citizens of all denomina-
tons, and of no UNCONVENTIONAL proclivities.-
But in regard to the correctness of the state
ment and supposition of the note, there are Sc
rious questions among the inhabitants OF this
town. That the trees were girdled is true
that they were girdled by enemies Of the Socio-
ty, is not certain, as it is not known who the
authors of the mischief are.
The trees were not set out by the Society, but
by individuals in the village, which did not at
the timo, nor has it since, met the appreciation
of many in the village and town, and even of
the Congregational Society itself. The general
presumption here, as believed by the writer of
this, is, that it WAS done from feelings existing
towards individuals who were officious in set
ting them out or because of the general disap-
probation of the setting out, and not in conse-
quence of any enmity toward the Society wor-
shipping in the Congregational House. This,
however, is all conjecture. So far as | am
aware, that Society is popular in the town, and
has no enemies who would do the g dirty trick -
for the purpose of being revcnged upon it.
The last sentence, Such a piece of smallness
is the meaner from the fact that it is natural to
suppose that some other religious society was
the nstigator," is, or should be beneath the dig
d nifty of a public Journalist. What, ask, il
e there in the fact that should make it naturd
to suppose that some other religious society wa
the instigator?" Why should you make tn
&c declaration that it was enemies of the Congrega
ID tional Church who took it upon themselves
i !; and then suppose it was some other religion
ty society that instigatcd the act? Are yo
th aware of any enmity existing on the part Q
other societies toward this one, which woul
eai naturally lead to the supposition you hay
sd made?
lg Had you understood the relationship an
le feeling of the various religious soc cites in tn
ID town toward each other, think you woul
not have penned the remark you did, for nor
ut other than friendly feeling exists between tt
n several denominations. difference OF rel
att .,
w gious views, it is true, exists ; nevertheless,
nd spirit of Christian friendship pervades cve1
of society toward the others; at least, 50 far as
have any means of knowing, and hence
an gard it as unbecoming in a public journal
nd cast such aspersons against religious societit
p- as to declare that it is natural to suppose tn
'ar should instgate such acts
cs will close by saying, there is not as yet tt
DOL least clue by which any individuals in town
out, are caused to suspect any particular pr
a'a son OF persons, as being engaged in the transa
tbe ton, although individuals have, as have 20
the expressed suspicion that any certain indlvl
,an uals did the work, and that without the lei
H. ground upon which to base such supposltlc
at Yours, for good order and truth,
Alison ScoTT.