The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-08-03
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Brandon, Thursday, August 3, 1913.
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defence. feel also in duty bound TO speak
: of his conduct relative TO matters between
him and the Executive Committee Of the
VT. A. S. Society, and the abolitonists oil
the State. l will first speak Of my own deal
with him. AS the readers of the last Vol
ume of the Voice are already aware, went
,, into copartnership with him in June, last
year. In the fall Il thought the wisest course
for me, would be to separate from him. AZ
ter much effort, he agreed TO leave it to e.
, P. Walton, Sen., of Montpelier, and Ed.
? ward D. Barber of Middlebury, to say how
he should go ont, but would not agree to
abide their decision. They decided, and he
would not abide. He then said ii would
give him the subscription list of Montpelier
and Waterbury, j. e., the pay from those who
were then subscribers, for that Volume, in
addition TO what the arbitrators thought he
ought to have, he would go out Of the con-
Germ, and 60 into other business. This list
lie would not sell me for less than TWO hun
dred and fifty dollars. Ipondered the sub
ject Till the next morning, and concluded to
accept. He then refused to stand, but fin
ally said if would give him fifty subscrib.
ers in addition 10 the $3.50 worth, over and
above what Referees thought right, he would
go out. Here was; III could no. leave
without losing all had expended for types
team hire time incidental expenses &C..
probably costing not less than $3.50. And
| could not get released the other way short
of what have named. | was hen mem
Der Of the committee. A contract existed
between him and US, that gave him the
publishing Of the Voice of Freedom, with
salary. for three years. Although opposed
TO making the contract; yet when the ma
jority had voted for it, signed with them.
Having seen his principles developed, in
consequence of my confidence in his integ
riiy and capabilily of transacting business,
and in consequence, getting into his clutch
es, saw no better way for myself and the
other members of the COMMITTEE than 10
buy him out. ! accordingly agreed 10 give
him fifty copies Of the Voice for a year, he
Obtaining the subscribers. When he draft
ed the contract, he made it to read that he |
was to receive $500 from new subscribers,
he obtaining them. This | would not sign
until he gave another writing, saying he
would obtain SO subscribers at his own ex-
pense for the $l00, unless reduced the
price of the paper. In that case he was TO
obtain enough more to make up the amount,
and in case discontinued publishing the
Voice of Freedom before three years from
June 1912 expired, was 10 pay him the
balance of the 800. He was TO set about
the work Of getting the subscribers immedi-
ately, that might pay up. Eight months
and one day elapsed after this wiring was
signed, before the last paper under MIR. Bur
Ieigh's editing, was struck off, and no sub
scribers obtained. But the week | started
the paper here, | received letter from
Seely, and another from w. X. Upham,
lawyer very politely informing me that |
must toe up and hand over the cash in
stead of papers. These letters were dated
June 27th-fve days after Burleigh's last
No. Of the Voice was issued, ana 20 cts.
postage taxed. did not see proper TO re-
spond ly way of writing, and since that, {
Greeting has arrived. | shall not attend {
ba fret Cn,rf ,uhioh ie To bo hatI IN M,pt 9
'elier next Monday, otherwise than by r
ending a hand. If the case is carried up 10 t
higher Court, will then see what can be S
lone. will say this to Joab Seely, now Y
t he feels determined to swallow the left Il
landed Blacksmith in this way, he must q
AXE tools and all for the law allows me to !
AIRY with me set of tools, and will make S
i'm feel worse than Jonah did the whale a
Leaving this part, will speak Of another. G
last winter. Seely told me that certain men v
n Burlington, Jericho, Richmond, Waits |;
ED and Warren. took the Voice, in con- b
ection with paying Donations-lhat they o
we're to be raid in batter, and in such arli- II
les, as could not well be separated. Of l.
cred to take so many subscriptions in Mont q
elier as he said be wanted in those towns. S
tut no-he could not do that, but must have a
lem at discount Of one third, he running P
lie risk, &c. let him have those named n
, the Voice last spring, at that rate. He "
ranged for those in Burlington, Jericho, n
ichmond and Waitsfeld, named as above, II
Y getting me credited on my accoun, with 8
lessrs. Cobb and Co. Of Montpelier for pa 81
er, FIR about 1888, and giving written II
romise to pay them for me, $l0,34 by the e.
st day of May following. The trade was u |,
lade January 9th. He said he did not IL