Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-04-14

The Governor Question.
While at the recent State Convention.
several prominent Republicans, from differ
ent sections Of the State, urged us to push
Mr.. Walton" Our reply was that we bad
no interest to push him. aside from
that which pertained to every other citizen
of the State, whether be resided in Whash-
ton or Essex county. We certainly have no
personal ends to serve BY such proceeding
We never exchanged syllable with hin
upon the subject, and have no knowledge
that he would accept the nomination. If ten
derel him. further than that ne has hitherto
obeyed the calls of the people, and has IN
variably reflected upon his constituents the
full measure of honor bestowed upon him.
We only know that he is more familiar
with the origin, the material civil and po-
litical history OF the State-her resources,
her capabilities, her people, their wants
and needs-tban any other man in eTmont !;
that he il unhinchingly true to his conyie-
tiOns of right; that no man Is farther above
and beyond ring" or corporation influence
than he and that he would bring to that
honorable office an intelligent and faithful
discharge of its duties corresponding to the
III OLE Out
other thing We know-that he will never
push himself. But these things are almost
equally well known by every Republican
OF average intelligence in the State. And il
these considerations constitute a sufficient
reason why he should be pushed for the posi-
ton, it applies just as much to others as to
US; so let them take turn at pushing
wnils we push along WGchHlGn.
The FREE Press comments quite ireei. OIL
the position which the Chronicle has taken
with reference to Brooklyn matters. 1t char
acterizes our articles as bitter" 1t even
quotes paragraph from the Chronicle, in
order to prove Its statement. The FREE
Pass is very deliberate Journal, not apt 10
be hasty or wrong, generally courteous and
lust in its treatment Of all persons and
things But it has fallen into grave error
in interpolating, parentheticllly, sentence
Of Its own into the heart Of the Chronicle
paragraph. If We had put the matter a.
the FREE Pass makes u put il, We should
have Justly deserved to be called bitter. g"
1t is not well, in making quotations, either
to leave out what belongs to the quotation,
or to insert what does not belong to it. In
either case, it is made to convey the idea Of
the critic, and not the opinion Of the author
Ter ont Chronicle.
We should be very sorry to misrepre>ent
the Chronicle in the smallest degree, and
We are willing to stand corrected, if in
error. Oar quotation from the Chronicle,
was as follows
Ii that church persists in permitting the
existence Of a ministry that Is sclndalous, if
it does not prove TO the satisfaction Of the
Council that Is, the al arfe Council that Is
TO come that it. ministry j. not corrupt but
if il stands convicted of supporting an in
pure minister. then the Council ! equal
geographically 80, 10 casting out both
church and minister from the communion Of
the churches lie may % on preaching 10
his own church. but be viii no longer be
recognized and accredited minister in our
order
The brackets. by common usage and by
authority (>ee Wilson on punctuation), in
dicate that the words enclosed therein were
not a portion Of the quotation but an ex-
panatory remark, inserted by the quoter
1t Is perhaps hardly correct to speak Of such
an insertion a an Interpolation, which
commonly means the foisting of something
into passage, which i liable t. be taken
as belonging TO il. and which alter, it
meaning Now. then, We viii repeat the
quotation with what belongs 20 il, and
inserting nothing
The Andoyer church viii find light
enough 10 repeat It. adm0niti1n aud call for
d mutual council and il resisted to cal. Tor
an apart council. and when such a e3un-
ell meets, il viii not be picked ty tie
offender The Aniuyer church
is a small church. bui il is not numbers
that " I'D prevail 1, j. equal 10 our ro.itv
to the bringing Of Plymouth Church 70 the
presence Of properly constituted council Of
the Brotherhood e Churche~ II that
church persists in permitting the existence
Of ministry that j. scauda.ous. Il It does
not prove 10 the satisfaction Of tie council
that It's ministry l. not corrupt, but il 1t
stands convicted Of supporting an impure
minister, then the culnci. i equal. Cougre-
.ati0nally 80. 10 casting out both church
and minister from the communion Of the
churches. he may g on preaching t. his
own church. bat be vii ID longer be rec
ognized and accredited minister in o11
order.-Ierm0at Chronicle, Naras 18th
Now. then, coneeding that the council
here last referred t. may no; necessarily be
an f1-parte council. bat may possibly be
Though we 90 not think the Caronic's tx
poets II r.A bel mutua. council. We % not
see that tie Glitter" i removed from the
Ct-onlr.e's words. nor the Injustice from iis
implied demand. DO; that Nh Be5cher'> !
ls-ailant> shall Prove him guilty, but that |
III church sha. prove him innocent. Yet |
We are glad to infer from the paragraph |
which heads this article, that the Ctronnls |
Toes not feel a. bitter as the tone Of IL form
II comments would indicate. nor mean quite /
II that its language might fairy be taken
10 imply.