The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-08-10
August 10, 1843.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.

The following highly interesting doc
ument, copy from the Vermont Free
man of the 4th instant. will append q
few notes to the article, so as to help, il
possible, the noble hero who bangs
away so powerfully from the thicket,-
II the writer is what he processes to be-
hope he will leave his ambush, and
take the open field. 1t don't look well
for An Abolitionst' to skulk, while he
processes to be in the anti-slavery ranks.
T1oN.
1t is with regret that I feel called
upon to warn the abolitionists to be-
ware of the movements of Mr.. Jed
edlah Holcomb, of Brandon, in this
county. I have held my peace and
witnessed his movements, till dare
do so no longer. For some time I
have suspected him Of being Wing
in disguise, and yet so long as there
was any room for doubt, felt unwil-
ling to state my suspicious TO others.
But since he has been in this county,
his acts leave no room for question.
W
He is sustained by, and his prop
erty is mortgagcd to,thc, leading Wing
III Brandon, who would not counten-
ance him an hour, ifhe took an indie
pendent ground.(2) He is opposed
TO all political action by abolilionists
independent of the pro~slavery par
ties-and is now, by the advice and
aid of the Wings, on a mission to
Peacham, TO see John Mattocks, to
sec if he cannot get something from
him by way Of profession, which
willinducc Judge Williams to de-
cline his nomination from the Abo-
litionists. He has stated to several
of my friends that if Mattocks would
come out for abolition, Williams
would decline, which is not only false
but perfectly ridiculous. For, in the
first place, Mattocks has already come
out against slavery as much as any
man can, and yet support Henry
Clay or pro-slavely patty. And
in the second place the Wings have
done all in their power to get Will
inns to decline in favor Of their can
didatc which he has utterly refused
to do. This / state from u personal
interview with Judge W. and know
Mr.. HIS representation to be false.
(3)
| therefore admonish the abolition
ISIS, Especially cast Of the mountain,
where he is less known,) to be on
their guard against the movements
of this individually No doubt ne
is an abolitionist in the abstract, but
more of q whig than an abolitionist.
Nearly all his subscribers are now
Henry Clay Wings. EIe is depend
ent on them fol support, and must Of
course do their bidding.(5) Nor
would it be at all strange, should he
advocate the elevation of all the pro-
slavery candidates they have in nom
ination, as he did Of Charles Paine
last year.(G) Nor would iLbe stlangc,
if after all, he should have the assul-
ance to ask the Liberty party to
"pay him tor the time aud money he
had spent in the cause" i. c. in the
cause of whiggery; to prevent the
success of their eforts.O
AN ABoLITIONIsT
Rutland, July %.
(D Have at any time intimatcd to any
one that | was not so much of Wing as
to want suitable protection to American
industry? Ii is true, that for number
ofyears, | have not thought proper to
vote for every candidate nominated by
that party, nor would do it now. In
1910, while many who are now strong
Liberty Party men were almost splitting
their throats, from hurraing for 'Tippa-
canoe and Tyler too could not vote
for those candidates. That however did
not chang eSmy opinion in regard to meas
0res TO be pursued by government. L
have watched the movements of roliti-
cans on both sides for long time, and
having seen SO many things could not
approve, have made up my mind, that |
will not so far pledge myself to any par
ty, as to vote for, or support man, just
because he is nomin ated by such par
ty. My political sentiments, am ever
ready to make known, when proper oc:
casion presents, and this is the first init
nation | have had that was suspected
OF being Wing in disg@ise.' am
glad this brave hero has discharged his
big gun; 1t must have burst in little
while if he hadn't. think it must have
kicked as it was, with Suc5 load, all