Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-15
Curious.

Mr. Edit0r Il regret that brief no.
tice with the above heading, which ]
sent you some ten days ago, has thus far
failed to appear in your columns. Sup
posing that that may not have reached
you, write again, and say nearly as be-
fore.
Is is not really curious that the little
notice under the above heading, in your
Daily of January 10, and in the Weekly
of January IS, signed Dandy" should
have stirred the souls of men of at least
two of the learned professions to such
prompt and earnest, though not very
modest or conciliatory, replies?
Our attention was first directed to a
short note from Rev B. NJ. Hall, in
which he takes upon himself the respon-
sibility of denying the statements made
by Dandy, and in affirming that in al
most every particular his article misrep-
/ resents the case, and is calculated to mis-
lead the public mind.
Now it is quite possible that Mr.. Hall
is very honest in saying what he does,
but if so, he certainly labors under a
gross misapprehension with regard to
the facts in the case. Very likely his
/ sources Of information have not been Of
the most reliable character. lie says,
The true history can be written, if it
shall be deemed necessary" etc. And
50 doubtless it can, and nobody would
be better pleased to see such a history
than the Congregationalists Of Dandy
But until lIr. Hall becomes better in
formed with regard to the Dandy
troubles, he is not the man to write such
a history. And was it not rather bold
in him to come out with such positive
denial of facts concerning which he evil
IDENTIFY knows so little?
Should there be a thorough investiga-
ton of the matter, before the proper
tribunal, as we hope there soon will be,
some facts may be established curious
indeed" but Of a character somewhat
different from what Mr. Hall suppOses.
Next comes a curious article, of con-
siderable length, professingt0 be a reply
to Dandy, signed Fair Play" That
article is too low and trifing to deserve
a reply, and indicates anything else
rather than a disposition for fair play.
Let any sensible person read Danby's
short article in your Daily Of January
18th. or the Weekly Of January 18Th,
and then read Fair Plays pretended re-
ply, and without prejudice make up his
mind as to where the truth probably lies,
and Dandy need have no apprchensions
as to the results. lie wrote his short
article in all honesty and sincerity, not
supposing that his statements would be
called in question by any one. He had
no thought of star ing newspaper dis
cussion. And Notwithstanding all that
has been said, or may be said, to the
contrary, it still remains that Danfy's
statements are substantially true.
If it Is true that the Meeting House at
Dandy has often been called g Union
House, and the society which built it
The Union Meeting House Society, " 1t
is true that OF the stock of that house
+z,-o-tb;rds L oz,-rod bz- 7,arzons connect
80 Ill
ca Win the No1s Ig=''Ioial 7CCl9'H' "iiii9
less than one-third IS owned by persons
who are not in sympathy with the Con
oregationaIiste and that protesting
Methodists own but very little, whether
rracisa1r so 10 M q little nqra o- 8
little less. may pcrhape he doubtful It
Is tr1a that while the CONGREGATIONAL
lists have chceriulIy consented 'haj the