Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-02-08
Charity and Forgiveness.
NEWPORT. FEB. 8. 187l


A. A. EARLE-Dear Sir: In the last is
sue of your paper | noticed an article re-
hecting rather severely upon y. F. Ball,
and censuring the citizens, officials, and
paper of Newport, for not taking legal ac
ton in the matter, and feel compelled, in
justice to Mr.. Ball and his friends, to say
a word in reference TO the affair."
Noone denies that Mr.. Ball has been in
discreet, has done wrong, but he acknowl-
edges his error, and has settled to the full
satisfaction Of the parties interested and
allow me to state in defence of the citizens
Of Newport and the Express-in withhold
ing what you may term Just censure, that
they were reminded of one scriptural in
junction, which you might have possibly
overlooked in your research, namely: eff
thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke
him-and if he repent forgive him" and
acted in spirit Of charity, rather than Of
fear or malice-and, while all most hearth
ly denounce the sin, they would by their
sympathy and encouragement, help the
man 10 be man, and regain the position
in society from which his folly has thrown
him. Your statement in regard 10 the $50
bill is erroneous.
Mr.. Ball has stood high in the esteem Of
our citizens, and we hope he may so con-
duct himself in the future, as to overcome
any and all distrust that may be cherished
against him. | trust you may feel disposed
TO refute, as far as may be, any prejudice
that may arise from the statement publish
cd in your paper.
CHARITY.
o, yes, to be sure, he acknowledges hi
error;;" that is, he has been cHught, and Is
sorry for that. Whoever heard of t ief
that belonged to the first families and
who stood high in the esteem Of his fell
low citizens, who was not sorry for the same
mishap? So long as one can pilfer from
stores, shops, and other places, getting Off
clear with his booty, he has no compunc-
tons of conscience that the public is aware
Of, but when his crimes are brought to
light and he is held up to the gaze Of the
public, his heart sottens immeasurably, ana
he, Ball fashion, comes down several pegs,
acknowledges his error, asks pardon, set
ties up, when Richards himself again"
Charity" says Ball has settled to the
full satisfaction Of the parties therefore,
inasmuch as the different parties are no
longer losers, they care nothing for the
thefts; their property is returned and they
feel good-forgiving Why should the
state interfere 10 crush one Of the first
men of Newport when the rest don't
want it to? "Charity's" scripture in re-
gard to rebuking" our brother" is good
only Mr.. Ball is not a relative Of ours; he
is of kin to Mr.. Camp, and so come to
think it all over Camp did the clean thing
in not mentioning the oddities of his "bro
Their" Ball. We dare say he spends the
most Of his time at Indian Point of late
"rebuking him" That is right, David
Keep being good. You conquered you
friend Clarke imam exciting political con
test" and your noble soul is capable of We
greater achievements in other fields. Gu
correspondent says Ball has stood high il
the esteem of the citizens. We knew i
and said so in our notice of him. VIII,
shouldn't he stand high now, as he does
He has settled up to the full satisfaction
of the parties, and will steal more on tn
sly hereafter. What a disgrace it would b.
TO him, and to his family, and to the New
port Farmers Club, and to the first fam
lilies" with which he is connected, to b
caught third time We like the peopl
of Newport. We always did. We lik
the paper that is printed there. We sdor
the editor thereof. We can't help but thin
of what a lot of good blood he has circul'
ting in his veins and slowed away in h
arteries. We like the people of New
port, we say. They don't get MAD and tur
up their aristocratic noses, and say 90 o fe
at every mean and dirty thing which hal
pens there. They forgive things-alI Il
time-forgive everybody Jas soon as the
"settle up.") When Huntley & Barre
took the goods from their store and spiritt
them away all over the state, hiding son
of them at their homes, and buryirg ot
ers deep down in the bowels of the cart
Just to save little money, whereby the
could support themselves and live honestl
the people in that village to a man, forga'
them, or will, as soon as they settle up
the satisfaction of all parties" A few yea
ago they forgave Snow, and Ryther, al
Moore, and others of her first families
for their midnight depredations Good.
That is the way to do. Then how can
fail to like Newport, when it is peopl
with such good souls? That village
dreadful near heaven-in fact little t
near for the comfort Of the angels, or
the safety of the gliding on their wings