Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-09-01
THE TELEGRAPH.
MR.. SHADES LETTER,
SEPTEMBER /.
To The Philadelphia Yong Mems Anti
NInrern SOcietN


apreared in the Telegraph beGore-others
may wish to know why it aPFe1rs at all.
The answer to both is this: some weeks
ago Mr. Slade enclosed the letter to us I'M
der his frank, in the shape of a Sip cut
from the Vermont State Journal, accom-
panied with no direction as to what diSpo-
sal he wished us to make Of it. 1t may he
proper to state here, that the letter first APP
pcared in the Philadelphia Tines, and
was copied from that paper into the State
Journal Under the circumstances we
concluded TO lay the article aside in 81
lcnce, because, /, We could not publish it
without comments-2, 70 publish it with
comments without making known how it
came into our possession, mi GIT be con-
,trued to SAVIOR Of wantonnt SIS, or Of a 60
ing out Of our way for the sake o. con-
troversy-3, our views Of editorial ctiQuet
towards correspondents disalIow ed an ex-
pose Of the manner in which the article
was thrown into our hands. Thus far to
show why it has not appeared before
The occasion Of its present appearance is
this: meeting Mr. SIadc in the road, in
this village one day last week, he demand
ed as q matter Of Just1ceHue 10 him, IN or
der that his ricws Of the subject treated O
In the letter might be kmown, that it be
published in the Telegraph Mr. Slade
was then informed that there was no OBJ
lection on our part to publishing the letter
accompanied with such structures as VIZ
should feel in duty bound to make. Or
what ground he places his plea Of justice
he neglected to inform us-more than this
we have not discovered it. Until, there
| fore, he explains, he will ofcourse under
stand that we G i've this publication Of thu
: letter more as an act of courtesy and of IA
vor than as a compliance with any rccog
r nized requisition ofjustice Here then j.
:, the letter, followed by such remarks as W.
: feel called upon to make, both as Chris
: tian and philanthropist.
e WAsHINeroN, March Is, 1886
It SIR have been honored with the re
II ceipt Of your letter of the 10Th INST. cover
z ing resolutions Of the Young Mems Anti
y Slavery SociCty Of the city and county Q
n Philadelphia, expressive Of their thanks
for the course pursued by me in Congress
in reference to the subject OF the abolition
Of slavery and the slave trade in the Dis
8 trict of Columbia Iembrace the earlips
q occasion which my public duties ,yrr.i;, t.
f express my thanks to the Society for it
9 appreciation, and to its committee of VIII icI
n you are the organ, for the terms in which
4 it has communicated to me their Resolu
/ tons. You have been pleased 10 assur
e me that they are not offered as a mer
empty compliment" Such an assure nc
: was not necessary, for it gives me pleasur
n to observe in the style of your address
: and in che date Of your Resolutions, ind
: cations that they have emanated from
: class Of my fellow citizens whose favora
BILE regards are not lightly bestowed, an
who are unused to compliments which 4
not spring from the heart. If It were RICH
to make the appreciation of men the end c
, human efforts, should certainly find n
a a slight reward in commentators from sue
a source. But both the commentator
II of your Society, and the act which ha
e drawn it forth, have had, trust, highr
origin than the purpose Of bl s.owing o
securing compliments and it would de
X tract greatly from the satisfaction | feel o
e receiving the resolutions you have Ser
e me, if could for a moment suppose thf
e they did not look far above the humble in
u dividual whom they honor, and find thei
motive in love for the cause he has er
Il deaEored to yindicate. tits noble Gauss
! and should make us all forget ourselves
= an ardent desire to secure its triumph.
What is that cause2 More than tw
millions of men-our brethren bv CON
= mon origin and a common destiny, al
y held as property ia this nation subjecte
= to the irresponsible control Of masters
: rapidly increasing in numbers only
augment the wealth of others; and subiec
ed TO all the incidents connected with th
sale, transfer. and transportation of person
70 al estate. regardless alike of eyery soci.
u relation, and Of every human right
st Your efforts look 10 their emancipatio