Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-30
Juns 30, 1886.

formation has been otherwise extensively
given, that this friend OF the suffering
poor--this servant Of truth and righteous
ness, was about TO visit Vermont ON his
GRAND Of love and mercy. Bot the great
er adVaneement of the cause he advocates
seems to withhold him from us n present:
Ifso, we oughtto submit. The following
correspondence, it is hoped, will be a sat-
isaetory explanation to inquiring friends.
1t is proper to state that publicity is given
10 the correspondence on our own resPon-
sibility. II occurred to us that this would
be the shortest and surest way to afford
proper understanding Of the matter to all
interested.
Ny DEAR BROTHER Murray:
Our dear brother c. STUART is now
with me. | learn from him that he is I'M
der marching orders for your State, af-
ter he has visited Canada. | write this
line, dear brother, to lay before your mind
few considerations which press upon me
with peculiar force:-I New ork is
the Empire Stale It's exteat of territory,
its position with reference to the South, lis
numerous population, its vast politiceI
sway, its commercial relations with tie
South, Sc. sc, all m &c it A matter Of i'm
mense moment tn 1t it should be 0bOiih0n-
t-ed as speedily as possible, 3 There
har H,n, & LAT'I
iectWring in this State than in any free
State, (not excepting Connecteut.) 3. No
State in the Union is now so ripe for lee
lures as this Within the last ten weeks
have received invitations 70 lecture.
which, If were 10 accept and tutG would
occupy me until lS4O a. am the Oh
ly individual engaged in lecturing in the
State 5. When | came from Ohio, it
was with the fult expectation that our dear
brethren. c. Stuart and H. b. Stanton,
would be coad jutors in the business-and
probably two or three other persons
should not have felt it duty at all TO obtain
furlough of our friends in the West, to
labor awhile in New Y ork, had itnot been
for pledge from many OF the prime iPa
abolltionistS in this State, that there should
be force enough in the field to enable la
hor to be done with HIGH al 1ntaCe.
am now aboring at I'm menSr dtsadrantag'
because am laboriug alone Let m,
state q single fact. am worn down with
ID mass of Official correspondence. 6nt
it altogether impossible 10 answer, even by
a line, a considerable portion Of the appIi,
cations which am constantly rectIyin :
10 lecture M this state
Again, during the heat of summer, anC
in the fad, nay plan Of operations will be
God willing, TO take the interior. counties
visit each Of the towns, form societies. ant
then proceed to the next county--doinr
thorough work
Now, dear brother, you know that two
individuals visiting a county together, ant
operating. n the same time ia differen
parts Of leach rising upon the swell
which tho other makes, and both playing
into each others hands-thc actual accom-
pGshment Of each would be Just abou
DOUBLED, Not a nam can be had to TAX
hold Of this s;ate and lecture. The IiyinI
Voice!-Ihe living voice this is tn
great dssideratum.
AS to our dear brother Stanton, it
now ascertaincd that if he comes into thu
slate at all-whieh is exceedingly douO b
full. will be not to lecture, except oCca
sionaIly: but to be general correSpondin
secretary and experimenting agent aLo,
the concerns Of the State Society, the
press, publications, &c. &c.
Now. my dear brother, let me ask, WI
YOU not consent that our dear brother ST.
art be released from his. engagement
you that he may labor in this State d.
ring the season. Besides the reasons a
ready assigned, lei me add, that broth'
Stuart has resided six or eight years
the interior Of this state, is very extenslv
Unknown and great respected and HI
thus large capitol in character upt
which be can advantageously trade IN +
haIfof our glorious cause: whereas
Vermont he is not at all known, except
abolitionists, and 10 most Of them not Pc
sonally
My dear brother, my heart IS great
set upon this Arrangement. do not fe
as though could give 1t up. l besee
thee SAG ne not NAY The cause4-t
great, universal, glorious cause!-that
the question. Do, my dear brother, THU
and pray over this matter-and plea
wrlte roe 40 answer to this very speed
and direct to this city--and greatly obi
me.
In great haste. most truly,
Your brother for the desolate,