Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-12-29

signed members Of the windham County Anti Ma
sonic Society" both bearing the well known impress
every one, and for to write II out and publish In
full, with all his titles whether wJrthiy or unworhily
earned and worn, would neither be an imparting Of !
knowledge gratifying TO the tast9 q our aders, /
nor should we regard in the least complimentary to
Of our paper In seeing his III print in col
umns We have said We were surprised, aud we were,
for two reasons-First at the misrcprescu;a us and
glaring untruths therein contained and secondly, |
that our OF the PHGNiX oonsenedto the pub
lcaon Of either Of the articles IN their paper. We
admire an Independent press, aud In our efforts we
aim to publish an INDEPENDENT newspaper lut in so
doing shall never perm. the columns OF paper
to be used by any correspondent ia impugning the
tons or conduct on men 81 wen known honesty and
integrity and in thus attacking them, to give pub
icy to the st kind Of Interpretation and false
hood. Tho author Of those articles may have honestly
imagined that there did all that he represented
sucn an imagination on his part is due solely to the
muddled condition of his brain, and therefore may be
entitled to sympathy rather than condemnation But
the editors Of the pnHNx (ono of them ut least
present at the meeting and klcr, when the articles
were handed In for publication, that the facts were
grossly exaggerated ard contained falschoods with
out number. Wherefore, then, Is their excuse or
justification for publishing the articles in question?
If to crafty the leen yndicyeness or iusane de-
Of men, If 90 lend the columns Of a newspaper for
the publishing Of scandaous and untruthfn tales Of
better mon, and Of jciees which are blessing to
| the community In which they exist or If 10 iii a
paper with articles tending to impung the motives and
actions of m comprising large majority Of public
| meeting, and whom every one knows had honestly at
heart the prosperity aud best interests Of the comu
nifty 10 which they livc-be independent journalism
|
| to that exalted honor
1t certainly was displaying degree Of arrogance
Anti-A a'onic Society to make up ticket Of candi-
dates for the district Offices to be voted for the legal
voters Of the village at their annual meeting without
even consulting them for the purpose OF knowing
whether they would ,ept said Offices If elected
SIN further, it was in opinion, insulting to tue
| good sense and common intelligence Of such candi-
dates to parade their names before the public upon
printed tickle, and through the columns of a news
paper, bearing the heading "Anti-Masonic Ticket
without ascertainiug whether their men were in
fIct Anti-Masons or in sympathy with the Anti Ma
| sonic movement, for the writer that
| there many honest and respectable men who g
Masons, they Anti Masons or in sympathy
| with any AutMasonic society movement Apaln Il
has always seemed to being in excee iingly lad
taste for to undertake to control the free actn
Of a public meeting, or those competing a. by his
voice. and then Get refuse to endorse his own
sentiments by his vote and then, because the Deoup
in the exercise Of their own Tree wiz do moi see N tn
be guided in their actions by the advice and appeals of
these men, and by their votes endorse their practi
cable and ridiculous measures portcntous Of much
evil show their yndictye and spite by nruralnr
and growing like dog with sore read and in so
doing grossly misreprcsent the facts the people
through the columns Of somo friendly newspaper.
That there was an ''.,nt-Masonc" party present at
the village meeting, has been correctly stated by "a
LOCKER on an that that party composed OF not
edng eight Of the legal voters Of the village Of
Brattleboro, Is equally true.
Mr.. LOO .er y = speaking Of the proposition to
amend the village charter, says, chow, or by What
vote, 1t carried, Is not clearly Understood A
graduate Of the Canal street School House Chat being
the school to which one OF the members of the Anil
Masonic party was recommended in very respectful
manner to attend in order to qualify him for under
fatf cl5J ba,c sundars,rG h hs ",c IiSnts o.
been present, just how the measure carried And
sugh 'sS voi9 nave informed the public,
carried ny overwhelming majority its favor with
pu ' 5O,,', a. ~ "s, u snh1 ,he question was
usual, well established and lawful manner Of stating
a,,i,"s r3 ,vhat,rer LinJ Cr et,araa, '"i'l IA as
70 r ri a, b, =, - III ". ma s0 ~
A., 49, s ,,,i, ,t i an ti, IA" pres,rlOes,
IT, NJ -, ars arJ tboro Va iar,. 80 ne'.u uioh
It thei' zee yer hSS "a. s IN io ,ii oi IoieIs
@ ~; ni sevn IN Niii; e meet
is ~ IA al ~ 40. pl ~ nale--Who
. H and mn pnderstsnd n, 'i S pas Oh the
" % naan nf me- vae rn T,a' ,g Ies, ihierests
"a t'io p i a. IL ,aS s anu the hecesses
aUr naye ann Esr mas n Field ESD,
wan s 20 =, '1 Yer ia,i ne SO drawn as in
nrovisnns Of the tonsiittion or re- "on ay i .t
~ So s a co,,,n q, ~ y, -. tne BcueTai Ia" OF
.he state, as soLlt 70 drIit new charter for
si y, ~ is % NO. ~ ~ Io,! ran! one
lam 'nao 'ru % y, could 40 the work
-. ~, 80, 80. 49, y ne can ana VIII
eo ~ OF INA. ~ Wce Seocu IA .ne interest OF any
ion =, no ..rin, " or arc ,ho esu svi'ieineh DC
a. i'u =, ~ sleu , az ose 10 ne VINO saw
Mt to vote against thelr candidates, who had already
uevih.u w I p % ruan.g upon their Anti Ma
SOM. I & ~, tnVy nte .ne tng 81 honest men
apou' mem, anu Wv. peoiie wen know hoy VIII serve
4ti iA4s'iu,i!i nv ~ nv act OF theirs VIII the
puIue % Mncn tue people now nave to bear
| DC ilAue tI uIn,uI 9i enPensNs.
MT: io0ASI On conPialns bitterly because the
hes's tai'c 20 .o u'1 certain haters deemed By
nm nm ~ 49, a. - 'e PiusPerity OF tue village.
80 ~ - -. - A.sA Ho power " ac'
upon a.! al ~ ~ " me- ih tne warrant Loes
me- hot ass Auo" tS meeting can De mad at any
'e , an, nate h W ore IegAi 'oteTs
,,, yr ~ thn ins,rnc,i i' 1 ~ sIecneu IN tAe
VA 49, -. 80 49,, liz -. w Commute DC,
,6ir ns Irsf nj a cbaIter rs Nm ,b w. ~ SUNNI
tnc'I NV IA "a Ior tle cohsdefaIn OF
W '' 80, % -, "a, ne lisohs oi the law are
oroAI anu d 20 protes inc rights Of INC
smalirst mh'rlties, ana no power can circumyent IT,
q iiin, 90 , y cI,irtss,i ANU 'N'' the wrongs com
RI. ,ti a. a. 49,. !. a.. L., 4, 80, 40 .
hat mere ~ hHsohic party In the village Of Brat
|
u, ma, ~ n,, in'IS unctts governing ih'
f W. ifrinl,ing thr law is ntiri al an
, s i. @ tb r,r, 'l'eiy iaise ana s'eh Al
sdn,io, q, a., a,i % S ot' ~ Ml'nuut me eHs
, % a. , i. 40 UNJUST 10 'Ae Tree voters o
'ls low eyrnirg ~ Irevi,,,s f., t, ,, ~
&c" 70 ,t fo t' eiGe'lnh ARG mum
psry society or sect held caucus u, Ib m
nItt' ,c 5 NVIt Icy, a. eaueu i IA PUBIC room
Ticset To- be sunporsrd iy the frfe, a. ,b %
rhsfr aim VA, "a sicc ;h h t',1.l ~ .ls lo.i
,,iiis,a1 ,,,,,,, 49,, AZ, - nun possloe IuI
membersLip or rclia6ns preferenc,. a. ~ u; -,
r. tlniy r1nrn ban csn n, LII m % III - g. :
b,ei raror ,rtnoscri, ,,rcns 30. vi "a tS
. ,in, ipnf,rs No ,,i ~ ~ '' , Vas htlu s y,
. srcy,t csuc,i.inq, tc, ,yr Az "a, H. '
thc s.o,qisb Har,s ''' WIZ '''"'uO u tue "u'' a."
- 20 Tad sono power tho ,,ig,is ,;o ,s
r., see onraI ~ ,s "a H. II s'' ~. ~ US
= val Sr,ra N, a.. a hii,i w. - ns
e - W sa aIsi, nj. ,v :" o'li'' iEee US
. III. ,,r;t 'r -. 49, IT, IT, ,. go
roines ,ras , a u NE F,Snlr ant-5, on'
1 olnees Was 'eei.u anu GU, oi nine persons chosen
oi ,t -a, ny ii p'v''u .! uAo', anu ioul
mele No. & - itss. " ivbut1F aht-hlasoti'
r i1ihsu, was as nuhiualel l9r the same once 10y
tAe ouAehs cauels ana was OF course elected r,t
.oe', 'ic ~ e..ilnlleu oppusuoh OF the anti
p,s II 'iis u,tt' aiutus mem one gran
"a , u iiS =, mn ~ " a. 81! ray We hhu" IL
wv NJ in ttue'' a. ~ " 'h'lf noml
lIun " suppL'' AsAln, lusst3u ul 'onIy hNe oelni
~, a. - LAM me- VI AMY was NtI' sun iui
tla' ~ Va, mat ~ any one 70 deeat
snse Sis 70 h1 Eoeas ny me avs OF tn
"a, - "i' - III, 20 saw t eli!e lrul1sl
W. SaS n.lao 1a a. Win o-t nan uoHeh aus
sehuhs N1's taI Nnsie 'ncis was buI one cindida
nominated ISr tho ono, .hat ne DC elected ny r
= t0'. Nu,v Wa s",lr aug ming uuIAlI OF uh'emo
! efauS ap3 ait' anu S,n ,ss Pr"isston was 2p
posed u! e party the clli1ehs NoIlh
lnrH Not uig mat GUY II was Sl'a'l! uriohstratei
t4at ~ ,,.,'"''"I rs 0H''''" h'c me-
The charter aud bylaws of the village the genera
be elected by ballot, it was clearly in the power Of n