Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-08-04
For the Il e e g l

Petitioning Congress thros the President.
| Mr.. Editor:-I perceive from the Enan-
cipator, that petition for general Bank
! rupt Lap was signed by nearly three thou
sand men of New Y ork city, and forwarded
to President Tyler, with request that he
would present the same to Congress for the
action of that body. In the Message ac-
companying the memorial the President
sayss
"The accompanying memorial in favor
| Of the passage Of Bankrupt Law, signed by
| nearly 1900 Of the Inhabitants of the city
| Of New ork. has been forwarded 10 me,
attended by afequest that would submit
it TO the consideration Of Congress. can
not waive compliance with request upon
me by SO large and respectable number OF
my fellow citizens"
Now what would suggest in connection
with the above is, that memorial, couched
in respectful language, asking Congress to
: repeal all Laws which have been passed by
! that body in former years, which authorize
5 the buying, selling, or holding as slaves
(. any person in the District of Columbia, be
circulated, and if 5000 names of respecta
BILE men can be appended to it, send il te
President Tyler, asking bin TO treat this
subject and the petitioners, with the same
respect as he showed in the other case
, Can there not be found three, six, or Ter
thousand men in this State, as respectable
! as the New-Y orkers, who will sign such ;
e. petition? Perhaps President Tyler woule
r say, as the Lawyer did, "And if, and if
!, that alters the case" Let US, however
give him try, and as the Rev. Kiah Bale
has prepared short form Of petition o
} this subject, which may be. found in tn
! last Voice of Freedom, if you think bes
D. you will give i: to your readers.
a. Brandon, July 80, 1871. J. HoLcoMB.
"Whereas il is contended, that Congress
= have nothing to do with slavery-an
e. whereas it is believed that thew have hs
Id something to do with it intimes past, W
y your petitioners, respectfully request yoI
Honorable Body to repeal or declare vo
% all those laws, rules, or regulations, whic
rn sanction. or in any way give life to Il
III slavery and slave trade, which live al
Il. grow under the immediate eye OF OF
Government III the District of Columo
land that suitable measures should
On taken to educate all the children Of col
ar, in The District, so that they may De ao
no to read the word of God-and as IN du
- bound will ever pray"
1
rs Brother Murray-Sr. / observe tn
ny you have devoted one whole, and ts
nat half columns of the Telegraph 10 J. ht
ON comb, for "a reply to about dozen In
j. Of my article in No. AZ. Should ! as
- and you admit proportional space to n
ms should fill one whole number. But,.
is have heretofore expressed, do real
ave believe that the columns OF religio
paper ought to be more probably e
:" ployed; therefore shall not reply. 1
sea anxiety for the prosperity Of the TIE
of graph, and the cause it was intended
ion promote is, and ever has been such tina
would not willingly do the least thing
'' mar its originally intended character.
ave TO impede its kind reception with the B
list denomination in this State and el
The where: which I am satisfied from |
sonal observation and acquaintance v
'oa the people, il would do. should reply
anu Personal contest in all cases is disagrt
his Bile to the devotional soul. FoI his s.
reason the people Of Hubbardson tori