Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-06-01

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a copperhead."
Had that assertion been made by the
editor of the Argus, we should have been
little staggered but coming as it did,
from the editor of q christian paper, VIC
were perfectly astomded. Of the six
men who were locked up in the church
(actthout a '.sherif1'" or his orders) unbe-
known to the choir, or to Mr.. Cuttings
friends, not one of them was ever called
a republican. and of the men outside of
the church who opposed Mr.. Cuttings
friends in their attempt to 60 into the
house to sing, and practice upon the organ,
/ do not believe it could be proved that
there were present more than three men
who were ever called republicans. j. I.
Parish was mentioned in the Argus as the
leader of the copperhead wing, We can
not say that j. 7. Parish is acopporhead,
we only know that he made this remark,
when asked if he called A. H. Camp re-
publican mo" said he, IF he had been,
never would have voted for him Let
the public judge, if it can, without men,
tor.
The editor of the Repository takes
great deal of pains to tell us that the
friends of Mr.. Cutting had threatened to
break the house open, that sheriff had
been placed there to protect the house and
preserve the peace aud that there were
some blows struck. &C., but with his usu-
al "candor and fairness" he omits to state
that the democrats had threatened and
bullied the republicans all the week pre-
vious, and of their declaring that if they
did 20 into the house, lit would be over
dead men," He omits Likewise to tell
who struck the first blow. He says moth
ing about the murderous cudgcls that
were used by the copperheads, and that
they were prepared with great care before
hand. He says nothing about their in
teution to kill, if there was no other way
to keep the choir out-the members of
which have sustained the singing for the
Universalist Society for the last fifteen
years. He does not tell you that .the
chorister is prominent member of the
meeting house association. and that he
had as good right to 60 there to prac-
tice with his choir, as the other party
had the week previous. He does not tell
you the copperheads were never molested
in any of their choir meetings. He does
not state that the copperheads refused to
agree to settle the whole difficulty by OPEN
ing the house one Sunday. that Mr.. Cut
ting might finish up his appointment.
He does not tell you that Mr.. Cutting
has told his friends repeatedly. that he
was willing to leave any time, if they
thought it advisable, and for the "good
of the cause" otherwise, he was will
ling and ready to remain and fulfil his
engagements with them. His friends
have thus far insisted upon his remain
ing from principle, as they claim. They
utterly refuse to aid or assist in crushing
man for the free utterance of his senti-
ments upon the subject of the war and
emancipation in these stirring, historic
times. They would not like the record.
The article in the Christian Repository,
closed up as might he expected, with an
other malignant thrust at the Rev. Mr..
Cutting, who is accused of being all the
cause of all our woe. but think certain
member Of one of the orthodox churches
here, has given true solution of the
cause of our troubles. He says she
knew when ne saw the republicans and
democrats taking hold with SO much zeal
in the erection of the new church, that
there would be split; because there
were the antagonistic elements in the
men, they could no more mix than oil
and water" Thus you have it, and Mr.
Cutting is only the means in the hands o.
Providence of agitating the waters.
Now for the ground of complaint
against Mr.. Cnttipg and we take it fol
granted that they suggest the worst, 1b,
first charge is that he has been cutting
! provoking, insulting and abusive, in re
marks to those who differ from him il