Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-17

himself and to the cause of emancipation to
explain" Whether brother P. did, or did
not, owe the Anti-Slavery Society an ex-
PLANTATION, we most cheerfully submit for the
decision of each individual who takes the
trouble to examine the case.
When be says: IL do not feel very
strong obligation toClear a concern which
never entangled," we wish toask him who
has done the entangling. How came it
about that he stands before the public an
officer of the Vermont Anti-Slavery Soce-
ty2 Why, he tells US, in another part Of
his communication, that a gentleman, with
whom he is somewhat intimate and whom
he much respects, having received an i'm
preston, from frequent conversation with
him (brother P.) on the subject OF Anti
Slavery, as well as from the fact that he
signed memorial to Congress, that he was
a member of the Society, "felt authorized
10 make and vlndicate the no nination," and
he was elected. In view, then, of his own
story, where did the ENHANCEMENT begin2
What is palmer than that it began with
impressions made by himself on the mind
of his friend, and that it was completed in
his election procured by this friend p
Surely, by this time the matter was sufi-
GENTLY entangled So thought brother M"
so thought brother Allen; SO thought, and
so think, we; and, feeling the Society, of
which we are all members, to be disturbed
and liable to be injured by such proceedings,
we felt justified in calling on those who,
as we conceived, entangled the matter, TO
clear it.
(4.) Il. brother Proctor is an abolitionist,
sympathizing with the Anti-Slavery Socie-
ty and wishing to promote its objects and
measures, how can he consistently wish
and labor to hush up the matter, and keep
it in silence? 1t is one Of the SocietY's
cardinal principles, that It's object is to be
attained by the e,rerti0n Of combined moral
influence. And what, or where is the in
fuence Of that man who is willing TO have
the public mind in suspense as to his stand
ing in relation to any great question Of pub
lie concernment? And how is any cause
of morals or religion benefited by having g
enrolled on its public list of officers the
name of man who holds himself in such
an attitude, that to escape responsibility or
odium-in a word, to suit his own con-
venience, or serve his own ends, he can, at
any time and on any occasion make it known
that his name has been used without his
consert2
On the other hand, if brother P. is not an
abolitionist, how can he, as an honest man,
wish to, have his name stand where it now
does? Why not frankly inform the Socie
ty that-a mistake was committed in his ap-
pointment, and at once withdraw
(5.) The reader will judge for himself
whether righteousness is more chargcabIc
upon NJ, or upon the friend of brother P
and upon brother P. himself.
How can that be called prescription, or
coercion, which only inquiries to know and
10 make known whether the nominal friends
of the cause are in truth its friends or its
oPPosers? We think the insinuations on
this point altogether gratuitous.
(6) What brother Procter's "pInin state
Dtent" amounts tor what correct i'm
preston" he expected to make by this COM
munication, that can be satisfactory to the
Anti-Slavery Society, we are at loss tc
determine. One thing he has done, how,
ever, for which he should have credit he
has exonerated the Society of all blame
But whether he is supporter of the Soce
tvs leading principles and measures, he has
not told us. Then what avails all he has
said ?