The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-02-09
From the Emancipation.
From our Boston Correspondent.
BosToN, Jan. 16, 1889.

BOSTON, Jan. 10, 1889.
We are having fine sport at the State House, Cresson
is having hearing there memorial in respect to the
foreign slave-trade the object of which to be (or
ace cannot get copy of tD have and rep
resenatves in Congress their influence with the Ex
ecutive Washington to have some w. States ships sent
the of Africa for the purpose of checking more eff
fecuay the savetrade and of aordng protection to
our commerce there and to the colonies. In plain terms,
it is covert way to get help for colonization. The
mortal is signed by 100 q think) worthy of
Boston They, Cresson took occasion to say to the
committee of himself, not 'paid agents. of any soce
ty but whether they be not spectators in Lberan Com
merce, or Quaker gun powder; is not plain. Be this,
however, may, their memorial received, and
ferred to very respectable commltee and as the Old Bay
State believes in free discussion, the committee have been
giving Elliot very patient hearing He has addressed
them afternoons, and is to address them again FRI
day half past three O'clock after which, you will
from what follows, hope to have say in the
Meanwhile, the hearing of yesterday afforded
rare sport, Il must give you some account of it.
When the memorial in question presented in the
Senate, it referred, have said, to committee
Among others; Hon Seth Wh'',n"rSh; OF SoSkonk wa"
put upon it. He at in his place, and wished to
be excused from acting, assigning his reasons, that it
usual he believed, to put those upon such commit
tees favorable the prayer of the petitioners; and
he understood this to be colonization affair, and
opposed that scheme, believing that rather than abolish
slavery to help to do IT, it would to pe-peuate it
forever he did wish to have any thing do with the
matter This was the substance of his remarks The At
las in giving report of the proceedings of the Senate for
that day, of course reported them Mr. Whitmarsh how
ever, was excused from acting on the committee. Well
yesterday Elliot appeared for the second time before them
Mr.. Whtmarsh being present. He hogan by referring
to the hospitality he had received in Boston, and then to
personal assaults SANDER persecution &C. &C., and for
confirmation referred to the report in the Atlas of Mr.
Whtmarshs remarks. Mr.. Whtmarsh and called
friend Elliot to order-the chairman of the committee
however, allowed him proceed. That disposed
Of the committee entertained with the gories of
Colonization the wonders of the commercial of
Africa, &c. When the fairy tale told, Hon. Mr.
Whitmarsh and addressed the committee and the
dence He aid in substance, that the gentleman had
cused him of personality and prosecutions for language
ed in his place in the Senate, when notorous he had
done nothing than assign his for wishing
to act on the committees that in finally consenng to act
the committee he had not expected, should he allow
himself to be arragned before that committee, for words
spoken in debate in the Senate Chamber of Massachusetts,
and that the matter stood; he resigned his seat
the committee and wished it distinctly understood, that
he should have nothing to do in making up their report
Elliot apoogsed-he didn't mean the genteman-he
meant no ofence-he excu paed the gentleman entirely,
&c. SC. But it go. Mr.. Whtmarsh said he
should mt stop to handy words with him. He took the Ian
guage it fell from his lips. He should have nothing
more to do on the subject This too much. Elliot
took fire, and still pang Mr. Whmarsh meaning no
offence, &C., started off into violent philippe about
sauts from other quarters through the principally
one paper-a paper (not naming it) which if it lived and
continued 10 sehu out us paeiu influence over he oou
ry would involve the country in and boodshed and
rend this glorious Union in -
Chairman--s'The Chairman must call the gentleman to
order Such remarks have relevancy to the subject be-
fore the committee, SC. The chairman then proceeded
at length with explanation of the objects of inquiry and
the subject upon which the committee desired information
after which friend Elliot apoogised very humb y-said he
had not ed to bring i'll irrelevant matter, and that i'll
the committee should favor him with another hearing, he
would be very careful to cofne himself the subject in
question.
Wendell Phillips then stated to the comhttee that some
of the citizens wished hearing before them partly in sup
port and partly in opposition to the prayer of the memoir
asts. The chairman decided that they could not have it.
Notice then given that another memorial, remonstra
ting in part against the prayer of the present. would
be presented to the legislature, upon which, hoped
they would be INDUCED with hearing before the honora-
BILE committee. And thus ended friend Eot's second
hearing Yours, truly,