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X Corp. v. Center for Countering Digital Hate, INC. Court Filing, retrieved on March 25, 2024 is part of . You can jump to any part in this filing . This part is 9 of 19. HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series here 3. “In Connection with a Public Issue” Finally, CCDH’s actions in furtherance of its free speech rights were in connection with a public issue. X Corp. alleges that CCDH uses its reports “to demand that platform providers kick the targeted users off of their platforms, thus silencing their viewpoints on broadly debated topics such as COVID-19 vaccines, reproductive healthcare, and climate change.” FAC ¶ 3; see also id. ¶ 44 (March 24, 2021 CCDH report on anti-vaxxers), ¶ 46 (November 10, 2022 CCDH article on hate speech), ¶ 49 (February 9, 2023 CCDH report on hate speech), id. ¶ 72 (“X Corp. has been harmed in its mission to provide its users with a platform in which topics of paramount public concern can be discussed and debated free from the censorship efforts of activist organizations advancing narrow ideological agendas through deceitful means.”). These reports implicate public issues. See Resolute Forest Prods., Inc. v. Greenpeace Int’l, 302 F. Supp. 3d 1005, 1025 (N.D. Cal. 2017) (“California courts have broadly construed public interest to include not only governmental matters, but also private conduct that impacts a broad segment of society and/or that affects a community in a manner similar to that of a governmental entity.” (internal quotation marks omitted); see also PPP Br. at 7 (“Public debate and interest on matters of disinformation and hate speech on social media platforms have been profound in recent years, including multiple congressional hearings and constant coverage by national media.”). X Corp. does not dispute this point. The Court therefore concludes that CCDH has met its burden at the first step of the anti-SLAPP analysis. This order will therefore go on to assess whether X Corp. has established that there is a probability that it will prevail on its claims. See Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 425.16(b)(1). Continue Reading . Here About HackerNoon Legal PDF Series: We bring you the most important technical and insightful public domain court case filings. This court case retrieved on March 25, 2024, from is part of the public domain. The court-created documents are works of the federal government, and under copyright law, are automatically placed in the public domain and may be shared without legal restriction. storage.courtlistener

Championing Public Dialogue: CCDH's Defense of Free Speech Rights

The concept of (AVs) has long sparked debate as to the ethics of transferred decision-making autonomy on roads. The Society of Automotive Engineers sets out 6 Levels of autonomy used officially across the industry to differentiate AV capability[1]. autonomous vehicles Levels 0-2 AV already exist in commercial markets. Level 3 is the first significant jump in capability. It describes vehicles that can self-drive for short periods, but require a human driver to be ready to intervene if the system requests it. Levels 4-5 then go beyond environmental detection. These encompass cutting-edge technologies which obviate human override altogether[2]. Level 4 AVs can complete an entire journey without human intervention under specific conditions. Level 5 can complete entire journeys under any circumstances. Level 5 would be associated with vehicles that don’t even need steering wheels or pedals, for example. The moral and ethical dilemmas that emerge surrounding these two higher levels of autonomy arise from the loss of almost all direct decision-making power. Correct functioning of core technologies, ability to value human life and principles, trade-offs, and accountability then all become issues under both ethical and legal frameworks. We will explore these, starting with the infamous Trolley Problem. The Trolley Problem The Trolley Problem is a thought experiment created within the branch of philosophy called virtue ethics and discusses how foreseeable consequences compare to intended consequences on a moral level. The main variation, devised by British philosopher Philippa Foot (1967)[3], is as follows: A trolley is running along a set of tracks, out of control and unable to break. 5 people are tied onto these tracks though, and the trolley is fast approaching them. You are stood off the tracks next to a lever, which if pulled would divert the trajectory of the trolley to a different set of tracks. This alternative track has only one person tied to it, so the trolley will currently kill 5 people, but this could be reduced to just one if you act. Do you pull the lever? Ethical Frameworks in Decision-Making The Trolley Problem can be viewed under many ethical frameworks. Consequentialists would argue it’s better to reduce overall harm in the outcome by any means necessary. Deontologists would argue that the act of pulling the lever and actively killing one person is more morally wrong than letting the trolley continue its due course. Utilitarians would argue that the most ethical choice creates the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people. Rawlsians would argue that all lives are equal, and to achieve justice and act most fairly one must prevent the greater harm. Rights-based ethics would argue that the right to life is absolute and should not be violated or sacrificed for any trade-off. Whichever ideology, our duty to minimize harm to others directly conflicts with our duty to choose the morally correct action. It’s the ability to value decisions and trade-offs like these that many question in autonomous vehicles[4]. For example, if an AV was about to crash, should passengers of the vehicle be prioritized over pedestrians/other vehicles? It isn’t just the ability to make tough decisions that must be considered in the ethics of autonomous vehicles though. When humans ourselves cannot agree on which ethical framework would best answer the Trolley Problem, how are we meant to program self-driving cars to weigh up trade-offs like these under one ideology? What basic values and principles should we be programming into AI? Should we want it to prioritise positive duties: the number of lives saved, or negative duties: minimising active harm done? Case Study In 2018, Uber tested Level 3 AV in Arizona, resulting in a tragic pedestrian fatality – the first caused by AV ever[5]. Being Level 3, there was a backup driver present in the vehicle, but it wasn’t enough. With the environmental detection system struggling to correctly identify the obstacle – here a pedestrian with a bike, the possibility of harm was not recognized by the car’s alert systems fast enough. By the time the backup driver was finally alerted to take control, the vehicle was already 0.2 seconds to impact, and traveling at 39mph[6]. This example does not necessarily discuss the trade-off of direct harm to AV passengers versus pedestrians external to the vehicle, as the backup driver was never at risk of harm herself. However, it does bring to light whether we can and should be relying on AI sensory detection over our own and whether manual override is a feasible backup in such high-pressure, pressed-for-time scenarios. It also highlights the issue of transferring autonomy even temporarily to an AV, via the lack of a moral agent culpable for the killing. In this case, Uber retracted more than 90 other Level 3 AVs it had been testing in Arizona and settled with the victim’s family. The backup driver on the other hand was charged with negligent homicide[7]. Was blame correctly placed on her or should it have been the vehicle – is the latter even possible? Ethical AI UNESCO outlines that AI ethical frameworks should prioritise avoiding harm and respecting human rights[8]. Safety and non-discrimination should underpin machine learning principles. Human oversight, control, and accountability should also be considered essential alongside responsible AI. Additional concepts of fairness, and ‘for the greater good’, suggest that we want AI to use a utilitarian ideology for decision-making. On the other hand, ‘respecting human rights’ plays into the moral rightness of actions themselves, i.e. deontology. Transparency will of course also be paramount in understanding how decisions end up being calculated by AVs. For evaluating harm caused or prevented in the case of an AV accident, we will need to understand how and why the underlying AI technology reaches a certain conclusion. Public trust in AVs will require understanding accountability, and making sure the right frameworks are being adhered to. Ethical Automated Decision-Making The European Parliamentary Research Service recognizes the ethical, legal, and economic concerns which must be addressed in developing and deploying automated decision-making AI[9]. This includes research into how to develop ethical principles in the underlying algorithms, and how to bring global policy and regulations up to speed with the exponential rate of AI innovation. In terms of human rights, human agency is also being prioritized, with research bodies wanting to protect the ‘right of end users not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing’[9]. On the technology side, cybersecurity standards will become more important to ensure secure and reliable systems. Ethical AI requires trustworthy software. Conclusion While we do not currently have the general public using Level 3+ AVs on roads in the UK, or any such vehicles available in domestic markets yet[10], major players in the industry like BMW, Tesla, and Mercedes aim to launch these by 2025 using technologies like Traffic Jam Pilot to do so[11]. If AVs get the ethics of decision-making right, there are great benefits to be seen. Some estimates predict a 90% reduction in traffic-related accidents with them on the roads[5]. Still, it is clear that we do not yet have quantifiable ethical and legal frameworks outlining how decisions should be made and trade-offs prioritised when it comes to the technologies that underpin AVs. AV players will therefore need to further outline what ‘minimise harm’ means, and which ethical ideology should dictate decision-making. As we saw with Uber’s accident in 2018[7], accountability and agency will also have to be clarified. All of these, how they are handled, and which direction we progress in, will have long-term ethical implications for society. References Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Autonomous Vehicles: A Case Study | by Helenjoy | Medium The Current State Of Play In Autonomous Cars | Hackaday The Trolley Problem — Origins. The Trolley Problem is a thought… | by Sara Bizarro | Medium Uber AV road fatality poses questions | News | Insurance Times Ethical Decision Making in Autonomous Vehicles: The AV Ethics Project | Science and Engineering Ethics (springer.com) ‘I’m the Operator’: The Aftermath of a Self-Driving Tragedy | WIRED Navigating Autonomous Vehicles Levels: The Vasquez Case and the Debate Between Level 3 and Level 4 Autonomy – Arizona State Law Journal AI Ethical Framework (rootstrap.com) EU guidelines on ethics in artificial intelligence: Context and implementation (europa.eu) Electric and Autonomous Vehicles: The Future Is Now | Bain & Company The future of autonomous vehicles (AV) | McKinsey

Ethical AI and Autonomous Vehicles: Championing Moral Principles in the Era of Self-Driving Cars

নৈতিক এআই এবং স্বায়ত্তশাসিত যানবাহন: স্ব-ড্রাইভিং গাড়ির যুগে নৈতিক নীতিগুলিকে চ্যাম্পিয়ন করা

Ethische KI und autonome Fahrzeuge: Verfechtung moralischer Prinzipien im Zeitalter selbstfahrender Autos

IA ética y vehículos autónomos: defender los principios morales en la era de los vehículos autónomos

IA éthique et véhicules autonomes : défendre les principes moraux à l’ère des voitures autonomes

नैतिक एआई और स्वायत्त वाहन: सेल्फ-ड्राइविंग कारों के युग में नैतिक सिद्धांतों का समर्थन

倫理的な AI と自動運転車: 自動運転車の時代における道徳原則の擁護

윤리적인 AI와 자율주행차: 자율주행차 시대의 도덕적 원칙 옹호

IA ética e veículos autônomos: defendendo princípios morais na era dos carros autônomos

Этический искусственный интеллект и автономные транспортные средства: отстаивание моральных принципов в эпоху беспилотных автомобилей

Etik Yapay Zeka ve Otonom Araçlar: Sürücüsüz Araçlar Çağında Ahlaki İlkelerin Savunulması

Trí tuệ nhân tạo có đạo đức và phương tiện tự lái: Ủng hộ các nguyên tắc đạo đức trong kỷ nguyên xe tự lái

道德人工智能和自动驾驶汽车：在自动驾驶汽车时代倡导道德原则

The wait is over! - it’s time to celebrate the champion startups of the world. Shout out to all of the participants in our ! You did a wonderful job showcasing your incredible startups and powering through another year. 2023 Startups of the Year is a community-driven voting platform brought to you by HackerNoon that recognizes and celebrates tech startups changing technology and the world for the better. The award started on May 8th, 2023, where the internet nominated and voted for 30k startups around the world. The voting period remained open until December 31, 2023, and now we are here with the winner announcement after a comprehensive evaluation by the HackerNoon team. Startups of the Year 2023 To see the top 3 startups in each respective city, visit and pick a city. hackernoon.com/startups You’ll get a little surprise 😉 Here are the Startups of the Year Regional Announcements: North America Europe Asia Africa South America Oceania Misc/Remote From all of us at HackerNoon, thank YOU for your excellent campaign perseverance 🥺 This year has been awesome! Startups of the Year 2023 is concluded with 623k+ total votes, up from 215k+ votes in the inaugural startup competition. We look forward to seeing you again in the next campaign (stay tuned 😉)! Without further ado, let us kick off the announcement by celebrating the cities with top votes per region for 2023 🎉 North America (11,697 votes): Winner: Bloomfilter Cleveland, Ohio (8,835 votes) - Winner: SerpApi Austin, Texas , California (5,564 votes) - Winner: Finch San Francisco (4,258 votes) - Winner: RELAYTO SoMa, California - (3339 votes) Winner: Windscribe Toronto, Canada, North America (3304 votes) - Winner: Vouched Seattle (2716 votes) - Winner: Seccuri Palo Alto, CA, North America (2671 votes) - Winner: Salsa Valley Miami, FL, North America (2,613 votes) - Winner: Majhi Group Manhattan, New York (2423 votes) - Winner: Flieber, Inc. New York City, NY, North America See the complete announcement for the . Startups of the Year, North America, here Europe (45,612 votes) - Winner: Algomo London, UK (2,344votes) - Winner: Data Lake Warsaw, Poland (1,955 votes) - Winner: Hoken Tech Bari, Italy (1716 votes) - Winner: Not8 Amsterdam, Netherlands (1657 votes) - Winner: KYVE Frankfurt Am Main, Germany (1566 votes) - Winner: BazaIT Kyiv, Ukraine (1496 votes) - Winner:  Unity Network Tallinn, Estonia (1,478 votes) - Winner: Volcaino Ghent, Belgium (1,288 votes) - Winner: Owl Me Dublin, Ireland (1198 votes) - Winner: Groover Paris, France See the complete announcement for the . Startups of the Year, Europe, here Oceania (3,350 votes) - Winner: Sharepass Melbourne (2,107 votes) - Winner: The Catfisher Project Perth, Australia (220 votes) - Winner: Gemini AI Solutions Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania (213 votes) - Winner: Nexustorage Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania (138 votes) - Winner: Coviu Sydney (124 votes) - Winner: Bopple Brisbane, Australia, Oceania (124 votes) - Winner: Regional CFO New South Wales, Australia, Oceania (106 votes) - Winner: Edit on the Spot Gold Coast, Australia, Oceania (93 votes) - Winner: Knowledge Satnav Canbera, Australia, Oceania , Australia, Oceania (48 votes) - Winner: Peptalk360 North Melbourne, Melbourne See the complete announcement for the . Startups of the Year, Oceania, here Asia (16,345 votes) - Winner: Serenity Shield Singapore (13,588 votes) - Winners: QUIXY Telangana, India (10,168 votes) - Winner: HealthySure Mumbai, India (3,865 votes) - Winner: InterviewBuddy Visakhapatnam, India (3,733 votes) - Winner: Omniflo Bengaluru, India (4589 votes) - Winner: MeNow Tel Aviv (3877 votes) - Winner: ForestVPN Dubai (2478 votes) - Winner: TechGraph Powai, Mumbai, India (1004 votes) - Winner: Reelo Ahmedabad, GJ, India (875 votes) - Winner: Debt Hunter Hong Kong, China See the complete announcement for the . Startups of the Year, Asia, here Africa (8,179 votes) - Winner: GO PLATFORM Algiers, Algeria (767 votes) - Winner: Tudu Accra, Ghana (415 votes) - Winner: Treford Lagos, Nigeria (265 votes) - Winner: Phalconwise Ogbomosho, Nigeria (157 votes) - Winner: AbuErdan Cairo (151 votes) - Winner: Eazipay Lekki (144 votes) - Winner: KaziConnect Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (101 votes) - Winner: faceATT Gauteng, South Africa (79 votes) - Winner: Dimagi Cape Town (71 votes) - Winner: Sabi Addis Ababa See the complete announcement for the . Startups of the Year, Africa, here South America (376 votes ) - Winner: UpGirl Santiago, Chile (217 votes) - Winner: Klever Sao Paulo, Brazil (191 votes) - Winner: Tributo Simple Buenos Aires, Argentina (127 votes) - Winner: Light-it Montevideo, Uruguay (87 votes) -Winner: Thousand Antioquia, Colombia (108 votes) - Winner: GetLavado Lima (101 votes) - Winner: Cogniflow Medellin (73 votes) - Winner: TPAGA Bogota (73 votes) - Winner: Reliv Quito (47 votes) - WInner: Quantex Cordoba See the complete announcement for the . Startups of the Year, South America, here Misc/Remote: Featured Startups (1500 votes) - Winner: CIC Chain Remote, Earth (1193 votes) - Winner: Reship Colony US Misc (146 Votes) - Winner: Partful UK, Misc (116 votes) - Winner: GoMining British Virgin Islands Misc (283 Votes) - Winner: tomorrowSpace Germany Misc (225 votes) - Winner: Dtravel Cayman Islands See the complete announcement for Misc/Remote startups . here Once again, HUGE CONGRATULATIONS and BIG PROPS to all of the top Startups of each region this year! The whole team at HackerNoon would like to thank you for your perseverance in the campaign, and we look forward to seeing you in the next campaign. About HackerNoon’s Startups Of The Year Startups of The Year is HackerNoon’s Flagship community-driven event celebrating startups that survived and thrived in 2023. 30,000 startups across 4200+ cities and six continents participated this year to be crowned the best startup in their city. Visit our page to learn more. FAQ Companies that blog more get 67% more leads - Jumpstart your company’s blogging journey by purchasing our . Business Blogging Package The 2023 Startups Of The Year is sponsored by: . . The winners get a free .Tech Domain, a HackerNoon NFT, and a Tech Company News Page. TECH Domains

Stand Up for the Champion Startups of the Year! 

বছরের চ্যাম্পিয়ন স্টার্টআপের জন্য দাঁড়ান!

Setzen Sie sich für die Champion-Startups des Jahres ein!

¡Defiende a las startups campeonas del año!

Défendez les startups championnes de l’année !

वर्ष के चैंपियन स्टार्टअप के लिए खड़े रहें!

今年のチャンピオンスタートアップのために立ち上がろう!

올해의 챔피언 스타트업을 위해 일어서세요!

Defenda as startups campeãs do ano!

Встаньте на защиту стартапов-чемпионов года!

Yılın Şampiyon Startup'ları için Ayağa Kalkın!

Hãy ủng hộ các công ty khởi nghiệp vô địch của năm!

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In the digital age, social media has become an essential platform for expressing opinions, raising awareness, and fostering conversations on a global scale. However, recent allegations of shadowbanning on major platforms during the Israel-Hamas conflict have ignited concerns about the fair treatment of content’s accessibility. As Meta, Instagram, and TikTok face accusations of suppressing voices based on their standpoint, an alternative social media app for adults, Clapper, is emerging as a platform that values and champions free speech. The Shadow-Banning Controversy Social media giants like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok have faced backlash for allegedly censoring content related to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Activists, journalists, and ordinary users worldwide have reported that posts expressing support for Palestinians, using hashtags like “#FreePalestine” or “#IStandWithPalestine,” have been hidden or, in some cases, shadow-banned. Digital rights organizations have been tracking potential violations of Palestinians' digital rights during the conflict. Some users have reported a decrease in engagement after posting content supporting Palestine, leading to concerns about the platforms' moderation systems and the fair treatment of such content. Clapper: A Haven for Free Speech Amidst these controversies, Clapper, a social media app designed for adults, has positioned itself as a platform that prioritizes free speech. Built on the belief that free speech is a fundamental and invaluable right, Clapper encourages users to exercise their First Amendment rights, even if their opinions differ from the platform's stance. Users on Clapper have found a refuge for expressing their views without fear of censorship. Unlike the major social media platforms facing accusations of shadowbanning, Clapper ensures that all users' voices are heard, fostering an environment where diverse opinions can coexist. The Clapper Experience One notable example is a TikTok user who, after being banned for posting educational videos about Israel's history of human rights violations, joined Clapper to be able to continue educating his audience of over half a million followers. The user expressed astonishment at the "night and day" difference in their experience. While TikTok immediately shadow-banned their content, Clapper provided a space where users engaged, shared opinions, and allowed for meaningful conversations. A 33-year-old marketing manager from Vancouver shared a similar sentiment. On Instagram, her views sharply decreased when she posted about Palestine, raising concerns about censorship. Clapper, however, offered a different experience, allowing for open discussions without the fear of shadow-banning. " " A lot of people on Clapper actually disagreed with my viewpoint, but I prefer that to getting silenced. At least when people disagree with my content, it allows for conversation and educational back and forth. When content is shadowbanned and creators are scared to post about a certain topic, it does us all a disservice. Commitment to Free Expression Clapper's commitment to free expression is a stark contrast to the challenges faced by users on mainstream social media platforms. As controversies surrounding content moderation continue to unfold, Clapper stands out as a platform that embraces the diversity of opinions, encouraging users to exercise their right to free speech without fear of repercussions. In a landscape where social media giants are scrutinized for their moderation practices, Clapper's approach reinforces the idea that free speech is an essential pillar of a thriving online community. As users seek platforms that prioritize open dialogue, Clapper has positioned itself as a beacon for those who value the unrestricted exchange of ideas.

Clapper: Championing Free Speech Amidst Social Media Censorship Controversies

ক্ল্যাপার: সোশ্যাল মিডিয়া সেন্সরশিপ বিতর্কের মধ্যে মুক্ত বক্তৃতাকে চ্যাম্পিয়ন করা

Clapper: Eintreten für freie Meinungsäußerung inmitten von Kontroversen über Zensur in sozialen Medien

Clapper: Defendiendo la libertad de expresión en medio de controversias sobre la censura en las redes sociales

Clapper : Défendre la liberté d'expression au milieu des controverses sur la censure des médias sociaux

क्लैपर: सोशल मीडिया सेंसरशिप विवादों के बीच मुक्त भाषण की वकालत

クラッパー氏：ソーシャルメディア検閲論争の中で言論の自由を擁護

클래퍼(Clapper): 소셜 미디어 검열 논란 속에서 언론의 자유 옹호

Clapper: Defendendo a liberdade de expressão em meio a controvérsias de censura nas redes sociais

Клэппер: защита свободы слова на фоне споров о цензуре в социальных сетях

Clapper: Sosyal Medya Sansürü Tartışmalarının Ortasında İfade Özgürlüğünü Desteklemek

Clapper: Ủng hộ tự do ngôn luận giữa những tranh cãi về kiểm duyệt trên mạng xã hội

Clapper：在社交媒体审查争议中倡导言论自由

MOLLY GIBSON FINDS A CHAMPION.

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Roobet Celebrates Nippon Baseball Championship With $1,000,000 Free-to-Play Contest

Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book . The New Champion here The New Champion The archdeacon did not return to the parsonage till close upon the hour of dinner, and there was therefore no time to discuss matters before that important ceremony. He seemed to be in an especial good humour, and welcomed his father-in-law with a sort of jovial earnestness that was usual with him when things on which he was intent were going on as he would have them. "It's all settled, my dear," said he to his wife as he washed his hands in his dressing-room, while she, according to her wont, sat listening in the bedroom; "Arabin has agreed to accept the living. He'll be here next week." And the archdeacon scrubbed his hands and rubbed his face with a violent alacrity, which showed that Arabin's coming was a great point gained. "Will he come here to Plumstead?" said the wife. "He has promised to stay a month with us," said the archdeacon, "so that he may see what his parish is like. You'll like Arabin very much. He's a gentleman in every respect, and full of humour." "He's very queer, isn't he?" asked the lady. "Well—he is a little odd in some of his fancies, but there's nothing about him you won't like. He is as staunch a churchman as there is at Oxford. I really don't know what we should do without Arabin. It's a great thing for me to have him so near me, and if anything can put Slope down, Arabin will do it." The Reverend Francis Arabin was a fellow of Lazarus, the favoured disciple of the great Dr. Gwynne, a High Churchman at all points—so high, indeed, that at one period of his career he had all but toppled over into the cesspool of Rome—a poet and also a polemical writer, a great pet in the common-rooms at Oxford, an eloquent clergyman, a droll, odd, humorous, energetic, conscientious man, and, as the archdeacon had boasted of him, a thorough gentleman. As he will hereafter be brought more closely to our notice, it is now only necessary to add that he had just been presented to the vicarage of St. Ewold by Dr. Grantly, in whose gift as archdeacon the living lay. St. Ewold is a parish lying just without the city of Barchester. The suburbs of the new town, indeed, are partly within its precincts, and the pretty church and parsonage are not much above a mile distant from the city gate. St. Ewold is not a rich piece of preferment—it is worth some three or four hundred a year at most, and has generally been held by a clergyman attached to the cathedral choir. The archdeacon, however, felt, when the living on this occasion became vacant, that it imperatively behoved him to aid the force of his party with some tower of strength, if any such tower could be got to occupy St. Ewold's. He had discussed the matter with his brethren in Barchester, not in any weak spirit as the holder of patronage to be used for his own or his family's benefit, but as one to whom was committed a trust on the due administration of which much of the church's welfare might depend. He had submitted to them the name of Mr. Arabin, as though the choice had rested with them all in conclave, and they had unanimously admitted that, if Mr. Arabin would accept St. Ewold's, no better choice could possibly be made. If Mr. Arabin would accept St. Ewold's! There lay the difficulty. Mr. Arabin was a man standing somewhat prominently before the world, that is, before the Church of England world. He was not a rich man, it is true, for he held no preferment but his fellowship; but he was a man not over-anxious for riches, not married of course, and one whose time was greatly taken up in discussing, both in print and on platforms, the privileges and practices of the church to which he belonged. As the archdeacon had done battle for its temporalities, so did Mr. Arabin do battle for its spiritualities, and both had done so conscientiously; that is, not so much each for his own benefit as for that of others. Holding such a position as Mr. Arabin did, there was much reason to doubt whether he would consent to become the parson of St. Ewold's, and Dr. Grantly had taken the trouble to go himself to Oxford on the matter. Dr. Gwynne and Dr. Grantly together had succeeded in persuading this eminent divine that duty required him to go to Barchester. There were wheels within wheels in this affair. For some time past Mr. Arabin had been engaged in a tremendous controversy with no less a person than Mr. Slope, respecting the apostolic succession. These two gentlemen had never seen each other, but they had been extremely bitter in print. Mr. Slope had endeavoured to strengthen his cause by calling Mr. Arabin an owl, and Mr. Arabin had retaliated by hinting that Mr. Slope was an infidel. This battle had been commenced in the columns of "The Jupiter," a powerful newspaper, the manager of which was very friendly to Mr. Slope's view of the case. The matter, however, had become too tedious for the readers of "The Jupiter," and a little note had therefore been appended to one of Mr. Slope's most telling rejoinders, in which it had been stated that no further letters from the reverend gentlemen could be inserted except as advertisements. Other methods of publication were, however, found, less expensive than advertisements in "The Jupiter," and the war went on merrily. Mr. Slope declared that the main part of the consecration of a clergyman was the self-devotion of the inner man to the duties of the ministry. Mr. Arabin contended that a man was not consecrated at all, had, indeed, no single attribute of a clergyman, unless he became so through the imposition of some bishop's hands, who had become a bishop through the imposition of other hands, and so on in a direct line to one of the apostles. Each had repeatedly hung the other on the horns of a dilemma, but neither seemed to be a whit the worse for the hanging; and so the war went on merrily. Whether or no the near neighbourhood of the foe may have acted in any way as an inducement to Mr. Arabin to accept the living of St. Ewold, we will not pretend to say; but it had at any rate been settled in Dr. Gwynne's library, at Lazarus, that he would accept it, and that he would lend his assistance towards driving the enemy out of Barchester, or, at any rate, silencing him while he remained there. Mr. Arabin intended to keep his rooms at Oxford and to have the assistance of a curate at St. Ewold, but he promised to give as much time as possible to the neighbourhood of Barchester, and from so great a man Dr. Grantly was quite satisfied with such a promise. It was no small part of the satisfaction derivable from such an arrangement that Bishop Proudie would be forced to institute into a living immediately under his own nose the enemy of his favourite chaplain. All through dinner the archdeacon's good humour shone brightly in his face. He ate of the good things heartily, he drank wine with his wife and daughter, he talked pleasantly of his doings at Oxford, told his father-in-law that he ought to visit Dr. Gwynne at Lazarus, and launched out again in praise of Mr. Arabin. "Is Mr. Arabin married, Papa?" asked Griselda. "No, my dear, the fellow of a college is never married." "Is he a young man, Papa?" "About forty, I believe," said the archdeacon. "Oh!" said Griselda. Had her father said eighty, Mr. Arabin would not have appeared to her to be very much older. When the two gentlemen were left alone over their wine, Mr. Harding told his tale of woe. But even this, sad as it was, did not much diminish the archdeacon's good humour, though it greatly added to his pugnacity. "He can't do it," said Dr. Grantly over and over again, as his father-in-law explained to him the terms on which the new warden of the hospital was to be appointed; "he can't do it. What he says is not worth the trouble of listening to. He can't alter the duties of the place." "Who can't?" asked the ex-warden. "Neither the bishop nor the chaplain, nor yet the bishop's wife, who, I take it, has really more to say to such matters than either of the other two. The whole body corporate of the palace together have no power to turn the warden of the hospital into a Sunday-schoolmaster." "But the bishop has the power to appoint whom he pleases, and—" "I don't know that; I rather think he'll find he has no such power. Let him try it, and see what the press will say. For once we shall have the popular cry on our side. But Proudie, ass as he is, knows the world too well to get such a hornet's nest about his ears." Mr. Harding winced at the idea of the press. He had had enough of that sort of publicity, and was unwilling to be shown up a second time either as a monster or as a martyr. He gently remarked that he hoped the newspapers would not get hold of his name again, and then suggested that perhaps it would be better that he should abandon his object. "I am getting old," said he, "and after all I doubt whether I am fit to undertake new duties." "New duties?" said the archdeacon; "don't I tell you there shall be no new duties?" "Or perhaps old duties either," said Mr. Harding; "I think I will remain content as I am." The picture of Mr. Slope carting away the rubbish was still present to his mind. The archdeacon drank off his glass of claret and prepared himself to be energetic. "I do hope," said he, "that you are not going to be so weak as to allow such a man as Mr. Slope to deter you from doing what you know it is your duty to do. You know it is your duty to resume your place at the hospital now that parliament has so settled the stipend as to remove those difficulties which induced you to resign it. You cannot deny this, and should your timidity now prevent you from doing so, your conscience will hereafter never forgive you," and as he finished this clause of his speech, he pushed over the bottle to his companion. "Your conscience will never forgive you," he continued. "You resigned the place from conscientious scruples, scruples which I greatly respected, though I did not share them. All your friends respected them, and you left your old house as rich in reputation as you were ruined in fortune. It is now expected that you will return. Dr. Gwynne was saying only the other day—" "Dr. Gwynne does not reflect how much older a man I am now than when he last saw me." "Old—nonsense," said the archdeacon; "you never thought yourself old till you listened to the impudent trash of that coxcomb at the palace." "I shall be sixty-five if I live till November," said Mr. Harding. "And seventy-five, if you live till November ten years," said the archdeacon. "And you bid fair to be as efficient then as you were ten years ago. But for heaven's sake let us have no pretence in this matter. Your plea of old age is a pretence. But you're not drinking your wine. It is only a pretence. The fact is, you are half-afraid of this Slope, and would rather subject yourself to comparative poverty and discomfort than come to blows with a man who will trample on you, if you let him." "I certainly don't like coming to blows, if I can help it." "Nor I neither—but sometimes we can't help it. This man's object is to induce you to refuse the hospital, that he may put some creature of his own into it; that he may show his power and insult us all by insulting you, whose cause and character are so intimately bound up with that of the chapter. You owe it to us all to resist him in this, even if you have no solicitude for yourself. But surely, for your own sake, you will not be so lily-livered as to fall into this trap which he has baited for you and let him take the very bread out of your mouth without a struggle." Mr. Harding did not like being called lily-livered, and was rather inclined to resent it. "I doubt there is any true courage," said he, "in squabbling for money." "If honest men did not squabble for money, in this wicked world of ours, the dishonest men would get it all, and I do not see that the cause of virtue would be much improved. No—we must use the means which we have. If we were to carry your argument home, we might give away every shilling of revenue which the church has, and I presume you are not prepared to say that the church would be strengthened by such a sacrifice." The archdeacon filled his glass and then emptied it, drinking with much reverence a silent toast to the well-being and permanent security of those temporalities which were so dear to his soul. "I think all quarrels between a clergyman and his bishop should be avoided," said Mr. Harding. "I think so too, but it is quite as much the duty of the bishop to look to that as of his inferior. I tell you what, my friend; I'll see the bishop in this matter—that is, if you will allow me—and you may be sure I will not compromise you. My opinion is that all this trash about the Sunday-schools and the sermons has originated wholly with Slope and Mrs. Proudie, and that the bishop knows nothing about it. The bishop can't very well refuse to see me, and I'll come upon him when he has neither his wife nor his chaplain by him. I think you'll find that it will end in his sending you the appointment without any condition whatever. And as to the seats in the cathedral, we may safely leave that to Mr. Dean. I believe the fool positively thinks that the bishop could walk away with the cathedral if he pleased." And so the matter was arranged between them. Mr. Harding had come expressly for advice, and therefore felt himself bound to take the advice given him. He had known, moreover, beforehand that the archdeacon would not hear of his giving the matter up, and accordingly, though he had in perfect good faith put forward his own views, he was prepared to yield. They therefore went into the drawing-room in good humour with each other, and the evening passed pleasantly in prophetic discussions on the future wars of Arabin and Slope. The frogs and the mice would be nothing to them, nor the angers of Agamemnon and Achilles. How the archdeacon rubbed his hands and plumed himself on the success of his last move. He could not himself descend into the arena with Slope, but Arabin would have no such scruples. Arabin was exactly the man for such work, and the only man whom he knew that was fit for it. The archdeacon's good humour and high buoyancy continued till, when reclining on his pillow, Mrs. Grantly commenced to give him her view of the state of affairs at Barchester. And then certainly he was startled. The last words he said that night were as follows:— "If she does, by heaven I'll never speak to her again. She dragged me into the mire once, but I'll not pollute myself with such filth as that—" And the archdeacon gave a shudder which shook the whole room, so violently was he convulsed with the thought which then agitated his mind. Now in this matter the widow Bold was scandalously ill-treated by her relatives. She had spoken to the man three or four times, and had expressed her willingness to teach in a Sunday-school. Such was the full extent of her sins in the matter of Mr. Slope. Poor Eleanor! But time will show. The next morning Mr. Harding returned to Barchester, no further word having been spoken in his hearing respecting Mr. Slope's acquaintance with his younger daughter. But he observed that the archdeacon at breakfast was less cordial than he had been on the preceding evening. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Anthony Trollope (2002). Barchester Towers. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved October 2022 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3409/pg3409-images.html This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at , located at . www.gutenberg.org https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html

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