Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-17
For the Freeman.
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Published by special request
Hard Pressed.
An article appeared in last weeks Free
man, and also another in the Argus. per-
sonally assaulting the Enterprise and its
editor, In language that indicated hard
pressure for want of argument and brains
on the one hand, and on the other want
of truth and common decency. These
tlimsy articles are too low and immoral to
demand an extended reply, but lest they
might deceive and thereby corrupt the
minds of the simple, it may he well to re-
view, in brief, this intended scandal.
The article in the Freeman was signed
George w. kennedy-a man, We are in
formed, protesting sanctitication. He
says: The Waterbury Enterprise lifts up
| its hands in holy horror. at the moral
| dcpravity' of the so called respectable
people of this place. 1t had supposed
| that it was coming into 4 decent commu-
nifty, but 10. it finds that the so called re-
spectacle people, partly composed of
church members. ah! indeed. are not
what they should be; but on the contrary,
show many manifestations of human de-
pravity, and moral corruption in the most
ridiculous form conceivable.'
We reply to this by saying that we never
have published 4 word, personally against
! the molal character of the people of
aterbury, and that wr,er very well
knows it. The article which he makes y
"Cry Of Distress about. spoke on general
principles against the practice of having
masquerade parti, s. We have never re
garded the people of Waterbury as ilnmor-
al compared with other places, neither 90
we now, but we must say that Il few have
manifested much weakness in exploding
like an air bubble over \ false interpreted
ton Of 4 moral suggestion. 1t reminds
us of the old saying - guilty conscience
needs no accuser Mr.. Kennedy quotes
what We said about the churchs morally
exposing her virginity (Biblically mean
ing, to become married to the world in
her affections), and then goes on to infer
that we talked of moral exposure. (for
shameD and that We said The sheet and
pillow case suggest night gown, and 4
night gown - But | forbear. NO
such idea was conveyed in that article or
intended by the writer. The idea origin
ated in the jealous mind of that accuser.
He also accuses the Enterprise of having
used vulgar language not proper for young
people to read, and yet he publishes those
same words again in Il paper of large cir
culation. perverts their true sense, and
gives them Il low beastly meaning. which
no pure minded person would ever do
All of the language called i'll question by
Mr. Kennedy, was drawn from the Bible
and was used in Il Biblical sense, which
our accuser would have known if his sane
tifcation had been a sanctiticalion through
1.-The truth" Is it not shocking that pro-
Il ( CD Il ! l.
ly attack on m honest effort toward moral
reform an effort in harmony with Il late
act of the legislature of one our principal
states?
The writer here replies in somewhat
bitter language to the article on the same
topic published in the -4ryus. He will see
the propricty of our Noncompliance with
his request to publish that portion Of his
reply which relates to the editorial Of our
confrcre Of the -4rgu> The -4rgus man
should attend to that.
We have said more on this subject than
we mtcnded-not because We cannot bear
SANDER. for We enjoy being rcproached for
the truth 5 sake-but because it gave us a
chance to correct the misapprehcnSions in
| wv minus VI SUM-, III lt-tli 10 TIE tIc-
sign of the original article We do. how
ever. feel grievcd that 4 man profe~ sing
goodness, OF even moral dcccncv, should
give vent to his irrtated vindictiycness
by garblin@. forging and disappearing
| 4 moral article, and that too in language
unbecoming a noted outlaw: and. thereby
casting his influence if he has ANY, in
favor of masked parties, which have proved
so great an evil in the past rs to cause the
New York Legislature to pass prohibito-
" law against it while Massachusetts
and other states are agitating the same
question. When the state legislatures N,
thus obliged to make laws against an evil
for their own temporal, personal protection
we think it becomes moral people, at least
to keep clear of that evil.
In closing. We wish to say. that the En-
hrpri>e has had. and has now no intention
to make personal reflection on the Young
people (nor has il once made mention OF
them thus) but holds in high esteem. tn.
citizens of Waterbury and vicinity; anC
We consider those >lanlerou> articles, pub
lished in the Frtcntuu and -4ry1t<. an out
rage on the good name of this people, anc
shall never believe that such base miSrcp
rt>cnt;ttIon> came from Il pure heart
UWerbHry EnteFpri>c.