Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-07-16
Correspondence fthe HERALD
Abolition Proceedings.
LOWELL, Mass,

LOWELL, Mass, July 10, 1910.
As suppose your readers would like TO hear the
abolition news, send you the following
The Methodist Conference is in session here and
the trial Of Laroy Sunderland of your city is going
with closed doors. lie tried in your city for
lying, and the committee being honest men, he was
convicted OF course. But ma orty of tins confer
abolitionists, and as they employed Sunder-
land and sent him TO New York TO lie for him, they
bound TO clear him, for all the dirty work they
pay him to perform. The minutes Of his New York
trial were all here and read but Scott Go. had
sooner heard them read, than they il would not
do to meet the evidence and therefore resored to
quirk, and set aside the whole for some pretended
informality. Sunderland was glad TO get Off that
way, and instead of meeting the trial before his
peers, is willing to brave the charge Of lying, and
escape by bubble.
But MIR. Davis Of your city was not willing to let
him go sco-iree, and after telling the conference,
that The only irdy 10 sdre SundeyIdnds soul, ,ods
10 turn him out ofhe church, /" and that otherwise
the devil was sure Of him." presented somo % new
charges against him for lying, since his New York
trial. and thus he succeeded in holding Sunderland
To- trial in the conference. Mr. Davis made a speech
Of some four hours in behalf ef the prosecution and
II he had been before sworn jury Of honest men, he
would have obtained verdict Of guilt, which would
have driven Sunderland from the company Of hone
men. But the abolitonists have held caucus, and
determined TO keep Sunderland in the ministry for
though bis trade has been lying for years, vet
II has been in their service, and for good motives,
Besides it is agreed that his lies never hurt any
body for his character is so bad that nobody be-
lievcs any thing they see in his paper and nobody
can prove any damages.
wonder the " moral and religions press Of Wall
sreet has not long since opened their battery upon
sunderland aud his paper, instead Of gnawing file
by abusing you and the Herald. II has been proved
here, that Iion's Watchman," has for years past
been loaded with SANDER and defamation, lying and
abuse Of every thing sacred and venerable Of every
body, however, aged, pious, or useful, until Sun
derlsnd and his press have become such a nuisance,
that more than once the grand jury have been on
the point Of presenting IT, And this precious saint
Sunderland foul and filthy he il to proverb, has
joined the cry against you, and lifted up his eyes
with pisus horror at the 4" abomnable Herald" and
this too, after copying every thing from your CO.
lumns for years past, which would serve his pur-
pose.
You will soon have this fellow back in your city,
when he will renew his attacks upon every decent
man among you who crosses his path for the aboli-
tionisis here bound by an oath 10 stick 10 him
Here he has impunity from the church authorities
whatever be his crimes, and civil or criminal pro-
secution be instituted unless YOU pay the costs
This conference will clear him there Is no doubt
and then, IL is reported, he will become n local
preacher, and still hold on 20 some abolition church
IN his region and live in New York So that by this
srtihce he cannot be brought TO trial for lying any
more. IL matters very little TO you in New York
however, about his still being preacher, for am
told that city will be polluted by him. he is SO noo
rlous; and that nobody is recognized as Methodist
who has any fellowship With him. You will do a
service 20 the Of public morals by unmasking
him from time 60 time in the Herald.
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