Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-07-07

=
your readers in your morning edition on thf
- Methodist Book Room" matters, will you ale
DO the public the favor of publishing the las
clause Of Judge Barnsrd's decision in the cas-
Of Lauahsn V. Carlton, tried last week befor
the New York Supreme Court. We enclose you
the copy from the New York Tribune.
Your servants,
s HUS uNGroS,
A. J. HOWARD.
We cheerfully publish not only the last clause,
but the whole Of the last paragraph Of Judge
Barnard's decision. 1t is as follows
Without having applied against the reator s
case well settled rules Of law have smined with
no little care and labor every fact caring upon
the question, whether he should be permitted us
matter Of right again to make an examination
such IS he seeks upon this applicable n. If had
the least doubt upon the question, SHOULD direct
the writ to issue. But have none. 1t is time
that this controversy should end Il tends TO
bring into scandal and disgrace not only the
Book Concern, but the Church Until the re-
lator's charges we're made, the Concern, as the
papers show, met with almost unexampled pros
perity It's profits for about y yesrs were nearly
: 1000, 600. What the effect Of these charges
continued snd repeated, although examined and
refuted-is net stated, but can be readily under
stood by business men. 1t will be surprising,
indeed, if much longer continued. the effect
shall not be disastrous 10 the Concern. Ii is
divided against itself, and We have it from
high authority that unless this division shall
cease. the Book Concern cannot stand The
motion must be denied with costs.
1t should be explained that Judge B4rnards
decision was on a motion made in behalf of DR..
Lsnshan for a msndsmus to compel Dr. Cs' lton
to show him the books of the Methodist Book
Concern In previous portions Of his de ,ision
the Judge says:
" The REALTORS difficulty has been tt at he
claimed the right to have pirate co1fr Of of
them (the bocks) to remove them from their
accustomed places, and this claim has bee pro-
perly resisted by the respondent 1t is di ficult
for me TO understand how q careful, d udent
Christian gentleman could make the chare IS, in
situations and imputstions against the y sspon-
dent and the Book Concern without the high
es; evidence to support them. They are II Of only
unsupported by evidence, but are sigma lly and
overwhelmingly refnted and overthrow | am
unable to resist the conclusion that the i stor is
hostile to the respondent,and the best in erests
Of the Book Concern, 8
Tue papers snow the reiator is lnfe nor and
subordinate in position to the respond mt, and
wholly subject in his official action to the con-
troll and direction Of Dr. Carlton, an 4 that he
has 10 right TO any books or papers it'll which
the respondent or the Book Commit &c do not
Voluntarily furnish him.
All this is sufficiently explicit. The only
misfortune about it. for Dr. Carl; on's side of
the controversy, is that Judge Bsrnard's
character or want Of character IS such that
neither his opinion nor his word carries any
weigh; with a very large class vi respectable
people
We may add that we have not the slightest
desire to take sides in the controve rsy Bat it
has seemed to us case in which tn, interests Of
public morality and of religion de- handed that
the responsible parties should coui the fullest