, 1840-09-26
STARTLING DEVELOPMENT.

the Rev. Abel Brown Of Northampton.
Mass. 1t will lie recollected. that MIR.
Brown with a moral courage. for which he
deserves great cridit. recently addressed n
letter to Mr.. Hallett of Boston. in which I've
EXPOSED the of MessFs. ". ii.
Harrison. Evans. Calhoun Of Mass. and
Judge Morris. But the following letter con-
tains Developments of similar movements,
calculated 10 show the excuses which the
wings Of Massachusetts are committing. to
promote the election of the Federal and
Abolition candidate.-[RicamOad Eng.
CORRESPONDENCE.
.Norilanp'on, (Nass.) alst Aag. 1870.
Mn. JOSH CLARK.
"Dear Sir:-Yours of The l7th inst. was
received Yesterday. | read it with pleas
and christian. You will appreciate this re-
mark. when | tell you. that | have now be-
fore me four letters. received within 4 lew
DAYS through the Post.Oaicc. unp1i3. and i'll
ed with insults! Oac Of them Is from tie
Editor Of the Boston AIS. Il Wing paper.
l. was written. evidently, for the Parpase
of taxing me with the postage. and insulting
.nc nj the same time-as the pretended MN
ries had been publicly answered. IN the most
definite manner, and the Editor hal seen
and read the letter answering the same. An
other letter. is anonymous. promising Tie 4
coat OF tar. feathers. &C., g.. n! growing
out of the Causes Won mention in cOnr letter.
The open ffankncsS and honest i1GI'~r o'
your letter. demand from me IN answer.
"Your first inquiry respecting Gen. liar-
rison and the letters Of members Of congress
which represent hin, 20 rs. Abo!iIon,sts. rs
DESTROYS TO 90 all in his power 70" the over
throw Of slavcrr. ms been publicly answered
in nv letter to Mr.. Hliielt. ! have Only
TO say. that nv statements in That letter are
not exaggerated. Gen. II. and his Northern
friends have bern earnestly Cnie1vcrln- 20
obtain the votes of t.lo Ah~n'l;l"niStS. and
hare tod us again and again. upon the Cen
erals authority. that he would Iii To tie "T
tent of his ability in ahol!Sh!HC slavery. In
order TO cain or make sure q! tie votes q!
the numerous Ahn'i'ir4is Is. members al Con
uress have written. UPON the 2u'ilnT,'y 81
Gen. H.. such letters rs the one described
in nv letter II Mr.. I~ia,lctt. 20 distinguished
men of the Wing party: they hav" s'."wn
those letters 80 y few OF the prominent Ah0-
,i,innists. who they supposed would tel their
DTPt1Tptl. Gllu l!.siGbN - - 'N-''
Having myself more than two years S!ncc
become satlSfrd that. Gen. Harrison VS. 4
mere tool uf the party. | have witrfc ed tn"
course Of his friends anon- rs. ard !'av"
l,nco WAITING since his n m =! n, for f'ciS
sufficient 20 convince T. e friends at cAranci-
nation that General was what ! knew h'n
IN be-. ohtainol - facts. ard when
thought proper. stated ihcnr: tic 'cSn,t nr"n
the public mind Won harH son II "'1h Tic
papers. perhaps 81 'rt s'A'r '#t n'""n-
sistpnt ktm'i:irai<t jei"yr> 'H.' D." can zoe
for Mr.. Van Blrcn. for b" HIS openly aud
frankly expressed his sentiments. and hS
friends even inre in Massachusetts 90 rpi
attempt tn cover them up; therefore we have
do officially with them; they arc rot hvfo'
crites.) The consequences OF my 'e.irn-
the truth respecting the letter ut n. =.
Calhoun, have been To show Inc AhoiitiontStS
al this Congressional District t,in corruption
of the man AID the LEADERS nt tho party. |
did no, Il disionorahie part in doln- this; ioE'
fhe frc.s which | stated were not o5ta!ne!
clandestine.y Or upon n promise OF secrecy
or in anv manner which did not give me Il
perfect and honorable right to use them
publicly. | did use them thus. For II.
have been sclndaliZed ard iasn'tri in n m
decent manner. ] have offered to meet the
Wings through their own papers or III pubic
discussion. and suffer them to prove Inc guIl'
ty of a single dishonora5ie act. ~ ot Prost,
tutinr the "sacred Office" in tho least re-
spect in the intire transaction; but they have
no wish 10 meet me any where or how but
hv the meanest abuse. Their attempted ablse
consists lst, in circulating 4 report tint Fam
a politician. under the ply Of the V. Barren
plrtv." am So FAR from being Il politician,
thai, | never TOOK the least part in political
meeting. until the Abolition Convention IN
Boston, about the Ist of June. and did very
little, even there. have also. within ter
days past, attended a political Convention
by the request of a few christian friends
loas enough to reada few verses in the Bible
and pray; and the most they could say o! my
prayer, was, that I prayed that the Conren
ton then convened. might scmbrace ans
carry on, the principles Of TIE Bible; tina
their Democracy might be that Of the BI
be-" | have voted only upon a few oc
casions, and then with the Wing party
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