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

felt authorized, as | conclude, to make and
vinGicate the nomination, and probably in
the Society, no questions were asked, but
the nomination of the Committee accepted.
Hence consider the Society exonerated,
and that they acted in accordance with what
they honestly thought right and proper and
without the least intention or expectation of
enlisting me by an election to an Office,
the last measure that any society would
adopt with hope Of success.
hope this plain statement will prove suf-
6cient to satisfy all those in the community
who have felt an interest in the affair, as my
official duties, in the present state of my
health, are more than can properly perform,
and must prevent me from taking an active
part in public affairs. If, however, there be
anyt hing inaccura ate in this communication
as desire correct impression should be
made upon the public, | will acknowledge
myself under obligation to any one who
will properly correct the statements. co.
HADLEY Proctor.
Rutland, May s, 1887.
EDITORIAL NoTEs.-O) The ground Of
the dissatisfaction, on the part of "the
friends of the Ant-Slavery Society" here
alluded to, ought to be understood. If we
are in possession of the truth in the case, it
is this They {" the friends of the Anti
Slavery Society," regretted the appoint
ment Of brother Proctor, as Vice President
Of the Society, for no other reason but for
the very good one that they had no evil
dence tn at he had yet united with the town
Society in his own town, or that he had at
any time avowed himself friend and sup
porter of the distinctive principles and
measures Of the Anti-Savery Society,"
Some of them knew that he had formerly,
and recently, treated the agents Of the pa
rent Society with gross neglect, while they
were laboring in his church and vicinity,
thus lending his influence, by so much, to
obstruct the progress of the Society's ap-
pointed measures. Is it strange then that
they were unwilling the affair should pass
in silence % If he had reformed, they
could discover no good reason why he
should be unwilling to have it known. If
he bad not, silence on their part, would be
suicide and treason.
(2.) The writer gave US to understand
that he had no objection whatever to its
being known to brother Proctor who he was.
1t was from his own views of modesty only,
taking into consideration the present rela-
tive situations Of himself and brother P,
| that his name was suppressed. 1t must
have been noticed by all, that his article dis
covered, on his part, no lack Of intellect
no moral obliquity; and brother z. himself
does not remember that there was any
| thing Objectionable in its letter or spirit"
1t may BE- added to this thai. the writer gave
his true initial and place of residence
Doubtless he supposed as we did, that if
brother P. tOds real and hearty friend of
the cause of abolition, he would only need
reminding of the fact that there were sus-
picions that he was not, and he would feel
called upon, not so much by obligation to
notice the source from whence he received
the information, as by duty owed to the
suffering cause which be loved. On the
contrary, if the Society through mis-infor-
nation had embraced man Of some influ-
ence, who lent that influence against the
Society's objects and measures, the writer
judged, and as we think most correctly, that
the Society had right to know it; and
that it was the duty of members of the
Society, Of whom he was one, to inquire
as the Telegraph was the medium through
which the appointment Of brother P. as one
of the Society's officers had been made pub
lie, he judged, and in our opinion correctly
that the Telegraph was now the proper
medium through which to ask for and re
ceive the information desired and due.
, (3.) The saying that "the remarks O
DR.. Allen were not addressed" to'him
looks a little like evasion-like get off
1t is true, brother Allen formally addressed
the editor, and probably because he hal
:" not the slightest acquaintance with tn
e gentleman" for whose consideration hi
e remarks were designed. But who that rea
= the communication did not consider it ad
: dressed through the Telegraph to brothe
n Procter2 Its direct, unequivocal and un
y ambiguous language ran thus: "Now, a
o the above imputation is directly calculate
10 to iRjure the cause of abolitonism, and
h also, to stamp an equivocal character on tn
d Rev. Mr.. Proctor, it is TO be hoped that eli