Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-06-19

GTWe find the following interesting l,,.
ter. from the Rev. Sylvester Holmes. in ,
late number ofihe Boston Recorder relic.
ious journal Of high standing in this com.
munity. II fully confirms some sta,em,n,,
respecting Gen. HarrisoD's christian ben.,
olence and moral character, which apDe,,
ed in our paper last week :-Aiias
To HE Editor Of ne Recorder.
| have noticed in the Atlas, highly r,,.
peclable paper OF your city,a communica,oo
in which reference was made 10 m. n
| do not mistake. j. T., the writer in II.
Atlas. is gentleman Of no ordinary merit
IN all the relations Of life In re,urnin1
from the Anniversaries in New York I
held conversation with a gentleman IA
whose name the nitii=..--is;-
among the various subjects. Gen Harrison
was introduced. and that very naturally. as
| have more than once been in Ohio' and
other Western States Ii did not then occur
TO me that the conversation might or would
be repeated, much less published As nv
much esteemed friend thought proper 10 re-.
fer 10 some facts by me stated, can ony
say they were very correctly repeated, and
il | regret that they were published, il j,
only because have, as a minister, had III.
tie TO do with any OF the exciting subjects
Of the day. These have thought il prop
or TO leave to those who have so much caor.
ic in their composition that they can breathe
hoi atmosphere most freely. | think |
have not voted more than three times in
twenty-five years. | do not say this BE-.
cause ! am sure have done RICH, in negrc.
ting TO go quietly TO the polls | have sta.
ted this fact that all may know tina, what
| said oil Gen. II. was not the over.drawn
picture OF pnrliznn. il was not said Or
political purposes, but in justice 10 what |
know of Gen. Fl. | see not why
man called from retirement and held up
by his fellow citizens for the highest place
in the gift Of the nation, should be called
an angel or devil. as will best serve The
purposes Of him who speaks think mos
seriously. that this state Of things, is one
Of the dangers Of the country | most love
do not say. or intimate, that Gen. Il. sa
Christian. nor do know tina, be is mol.
know that since saw him his mind has
been deeply interested on the subject of per.
sonal piciy. But do say. that in passing
extensively over the West, never heard
word said against the moral character Of
Gen. H. WAS first Introduced 10 him more
than year ago on the Stage at public
meeting Of Bible Society, in Beechers
church in Cincinnati. in which meeting be
he made an address. which was heard with
high appreciation. To this service he was
called by gentlemen OF high standing, and
gentlemen with moral feelings, that would
not call out any man on such an OCCASION
where be was we'll known, whose private
character was detective. remember one
Circumstance on that occasion which inter
csled me very much. The Rev. MIR. RaPer
q Methodist clergyman oil much distinction,
was speaker on that occasion. He had
been eoporai in the army commanded by
Gen. III. Both the gentlemen alluded 10
their former relation and present meeting
with mutual kindness and respect, and with
much feeling afterwards heard the Rrc
MIR. r. often speak OF Gen. III. in the kind.
est manner. Nearly year after the abOw
meeting. when as agent Of the American
Bible Society. had addressed the Rer
Mr.. Brooks congregation. where Gen, H.
attends worship. he did pledge the lot Of
land 10 the Bible cause, as stated by J. ].
and was presen, when S. p. Chase. Esq
was appointed to go and receive the deed
Now. Mr.. Editor. ! have been compelled
TO say these things in justice tomyself, and
no, from motive unworthy Of any Mus
ter, TO serve the purposes oil a party. ! have
only stated what k.Ow Of the gentleman
who is now before our nation. II Others
know base things. can only say am very
happy. that truth does not make me The
channel through which such .urbid waters
flow.
SYLVESTER HoLMEs.