Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-02-23

We give below the reply Of The IHde-
pendant to our article Of the Sd inst, on
Female Suffrage. We would invite special
attention to it; not only for the ability and
dignity with which it states and answers our
arguments and questions, and upholds the
cause of this reform but for the extremely
courteous and complimentary manner in which
it treats the supposed writer a style which
characteristics il SO eminontly above all other
papers.
We shall always take great pleasure in pub
fishing, for the benefit Of our readers and all
concerned, the replies Of the independent to
our articles, so long as they continue to eyiucC
the same candor, truthlunoss and intelligent
appreciation Of the subject that mark the
following We are happy to learn that in
one respect at least that Of being in low
company, the editor Of the hidcpendcH and
his coatreres in this movement consider Them
selves like Christ We hope that, in course
Of time, there will be otlcr resemblance be-
tween them. Is it too much to hope that
they may at length be found in low company
for the same reason that he was2
But seriously, we have one word to say To
the independents The trouble with it is NOT
our assertion that the Female Suffrage move.
ment has been sometimes found in "low COM
pany,' but our proof Of that assertion, in
putting The Independents with its frce-loyc
opinions, in the ranks Of that low company
where its defense Of the Richardson cas-,
rightly takes it, We have shown. conclu
sivoly from the public declaration, of Wom
ems Rights conventions, from the av1vc,
objects Of their peculiar papers, from the ut
terancos Of those who sympathze with thi
movement, that there is "a connection between
it and lax views of marriage and ofthe Divin,
word All such public uttcanco, Of men oil
conventions or newspapers, belong to Ia,
public and it is neither personal nor SANDER
Gus to use them in discussion. We suppos,
such things to be the expressions Of others
that they wish to stand by and be judged by
But if the independent refuses to recogniz,
this principle and instead of combining Itself
to gentlemauly discussion resorts to the
personal abuse of the writer instead Of an
swering his facts or his arguments, we shall
not promise not TO answer a fool according t
his folly. 1t is always a dangerous expert
ment for people who live in glass houses t,
throw stones If those whom they assai il
this way are too much of gentlemen to engag
in such warfare, others may take up tn
stones and in that case perhaps the assistan
editor Of the independent would be forced &
make some awkward explanations.
We advise the independent to conin
itself to impersonal discussion 1t is quit
clear that Dr. Lord belongs to family that
does not take the independent for final au
thority on questions of theology or morality
Tho writer is no less a parsonage than Rev Wtn. II
| Lord, p,D. pastor of the Congregational church 4
Montpelior, son Of the late President Of Dartmouth
college, and emp OF the old block. VI do
that he would If he had the power reestahsh snyer
and restore the dominion of the slayemastors; hut
understand that before the Rebellion, lac hold, Ike hi
father, that slavery of Divine appointment and tina
negroes especially fitted to be bought and sold liz
cattle and to be worked without wages Whether hg
had the graee 10 DO ashamed Of the low COMPANY int
which lac brought by views degrading we hav
never heard but nothing, certainly would be nat
irll than that trained to sympathze with slave
holders and slaychreedors and 10 REGARD slnverN as
blessing should he found throwing dirt tho champ
OF woman's suffrage. Ills assertion that many Of tr
| leading advocates Oi %
lie conventions have thrown their soorn and contcmp
Il upon the Christian idea Of marriage and that som
of them have announced tho hroldest ideas Of eed0r
and free love-, made rs il was not only without part
Gle Of evidence to support and in the face Of The mos
notorious iacts betiays an INSCRIPTIONS eilfontcr
which In any but apOlogst OF slavery would
cite establishment Take tie whole list OF public advt
Gates Of womans suffrage, and Dr. Lord may be dehed
name even one VINO repuuates marriage ana has az
nOunced the doctrine Of free love Let hun search wit
nom that at Seneca Falls In 1915 70 that at Montpee
IN 1870 and he cannot find single example OF such son
Imen's inenlea'ed 1S any regos11ed champion ol N
and noble men, and he richly deserved the satiO
which he received at the hands Of Mrs. Liyermore-
eastgatOn which fell upon him over the head Of MI
Poland the unfortunate editor of the HafciRaR an
journal,
Mrs Llvermore might we'll have reminded Dr. Lor
that his moral prOgenltOrs, the Pharsces, from motive
no doubt as honorable as his own, and with
less plausible, sought to excite popular Odium aains
Christ bv charging him with keeplnr 0loW comm M
She might also have reminded him that the opponents
wonans rights do not ali wear fine rainent Or move
the best socety for while the finds It's supporter
among the Intelligent conscientious phanthropc ant
orier-loying portion OF the community, there 4 not
grog-shOp or 0hor haunt Of low company" In all th
! land where It's claims are not derdod and where DR.
| Lords opposition would not win hun applause. tn,
ton doubt ehuokled NJ the thought that they had TIM
pastor OF the Congregational church their side, and
with him. Low e9mpanyh fofsooth Asifit were moi
notorious that "lewd fellows Of the bascr sort
ballot, and ready like Dr. Lord to heap odium on tn
advocates Of the movement