The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-08-03
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the same agreement, Seely was to cancel
all the debts then educ and owing" from
The committee, for anti-slavery matters, by
the first of May this year. [ told the
committee did not believe he would pay
the debts. He was asked what security
he would give that the debts should be
paid. He said he had nothing to risk, or
secure with, but his salarv-he was will
ing to hazard that. This was the I'M
derslanding at the lime-that if he did not
pay our debts, he was to have nothing for
his services. When | was at Montpelier
last fall, l found that he did not intend
paying them, and told the committee
what he said about it. They decided no
had then violated no contract-lhat if he
did not fulfil by the frs! of May, it would
be time 10 complain He went on in his
agency until the first of May. Three
meetings Of the committee were held ia
April and May. for the purpose, mainly,
of settling with him. The first was held
think, on the first Wednesday Of April,
and an effort made, 10 see on what terms
IA settlement could be effected, when the
contract should expire. This meeting
think was called a. Seely's request. He
said il was allowed TO retain my agen.
Cyl he would do nothing more for the
committee. They did not seem to heed
this. He then said if they would guar
antee him $500, for what he had done
the last year, he would labor for them
this year for five or six hundred. This
was not acceded 10. And to wind eff, he
said if lhav did not settle with him o. that
meeting, he would see whether he could
bring them to a settlement They sepa-
rated on this. The next morning Re saw
Doctor Allen, and gave himto understand
that if there was not another meeting
called for the purpose Of settling with.him,
before the first Of My, be should sue the
committee, and attach the press and types.
Doctor Allen said he thought as SEQ
y might make trouble about publishing
The paper SC. it might be best to call the
and try once more to settle
Seely also saw r. I. Robinson and he
being the Chairman, and D1ct. Allen
he Secretary Of the COMM tee, they
Doth consented. Another meeting was
called Propositions were made, tho
sa lie as though the first of May had ar
lived. The committee propo ed that
Seely should render an account of sub
'criptions and other property in his
lands Il place the two contracts before
such men as Jenison, Seymour, Swift
&c. allow the parties make their state
nents and bring such testimony as per-
aimed to the SUI ject finally to throw
he whole matter before them, and such
um as they decided Seey shoul have,
10 much he should receive and if ho
lad not enough already in his hands,
hould be authorized to collect it. This
Ie refused to do. proposed that he
&c allowed salary, in proportion as no
lad paid on our debts. This proposition
e seemed to look upon with contempt.
% close this interview of the parties,
eely left the room, apparently in i'll hu-
Tor. After he had gone, it was agreed
, send notice for publication in the
DICE, that Seely's agency would expire
n :he first of May, and a request that
e call and settle The meeting was
cid believe on the nth Of May. AT
lis meeting, matters took pretty much
lch turn, as previously. He admit
ID that he had in his hand, subscrip-
ons and prop erty collected as Agent
bout $434. When asked if he would
Ike that for his services the last year,
e said he would not. When asked to
i've list Of the property, and the
ames of the donors who had not paid,
9 declare that the committee should
II hare them, till it was decided how
UGH he should haze for his services the
st year. | am not aware that the COM
lttee are any nearer getting settle
ent with Seely, than when they sepa-
ted in May. The reader may see by
ferring to his report, published in the
DICE of Freedom Of March 9th 1943,
at Seely charged $3.50, for sa airy and