Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-04-11

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~ part OF the United States towards Virginia nm
Maryland, not to abolish slavery in the district
Columbia without the consent of these States the
rs the duty OF Congress to obtain consent, Of
falling to DO so, at TO remove the scat of Go,
. eminent
' To your last question, l reply that l shout
0 most certainly have approved such law.
Il am, Gentlemen,
: Respectfully,
Your obedt servant,
CHARLES PAINE
MEssRs Geo A. ALLEN,
N. LOVELY,
JAMES MITCHELL,
D. A. BRANAN,
One further item Of history. Mcssrs Editors anc
investigator and his charge of hypocrisy apains
the Wings of Vermont may slide. On the l2,l
OF June ls4i, Gov. MArrocKs our present popu
lar Chief Magistrate, but then one OF our Repre-
sentatlves in Congress presented a petition for tn,
Abolition Of Slavery in the District Of Columbia
Inc presentation OF which he managed in spite o
the gag rule, 10, accompany with the following
brief but glorious speech"
~ present this petition Mr.. Speaker not for N,
,dfe purpose o. roing myself against IL, BUT BE.
CAUSE lBELIEvE IN MY SOUL, THAT THE PRAYER
THEREOF OUGHT TO DE GRANTED so AS TO FREE
THIS LAND or LIBERTY FROM THE NATIoNA,
AND BANNING SIN OF SLAVERY IN THIS DIR
own B.ILIwIcK, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -
Aud his Y the man Messrs Eliors, entertoinuo
aud avowing n Tie face Of the Representative bo
dy OF The people Of be Uutcd ,mtes. such sep,l.
rnenls as these, whose election by the people of
Vermont 10 the Office Of their Governor, was de-
feated by the votes OF ABoLIrIoNrsTs! Ireioice to
be able to say that the WHO'S of Vernon, re.
main true to him and his principles and rust
IN Providence that shall never feel ambitious or
participating in the glory of any political tri
umph which must result in either his or their de-
feat
have now Mcssrs Editors, concluded nv re-
ply to the charge of your correspondent, that the
wings OF Vermont are not sin favor of abolish.
ing the odous institution of domestic slavery"-
This reply is somewhat volumnous in its deta lis
oil testimony. But that is investigators business
not mine. II the Wings of Vermont have
done great deal Of pork in the cause of
human freedom, it only renders the ignorance
or the dishonesty of him who asperses them
the more glaring. This, too, is "Inyestiea.
.ors business, not mine If investigator arguing
Tor the future from the past has supposed that the
Wings would continue to abstain from reoelIinp
the attacks OF vli6ers in the ranks of the Liberty
Party, and that he could with impunity continue
those attacks, and found himself suddenly headed
this, 200, is his business not mine am not the
aggressor in this controversy. Your corresnon.
dent takes his position and vaingloriousIy chailen
ges any committee or individual member of the
wing Party in the whole Union to overthrow
those positions. As an individual member of,bat
party, think have shown the absolute faIs,v of
histra position His second and onlv remaining
one stands on no frmer foundation, as l will en-.
deavour in your next paper to show
And now, Messrs Editors, appeal to you, and IN
the candid and honest among your re adet TO deter
mine, IN view of,he facts l have anayed. whether
'hs Wings ofvermom and the Address ofther Com.
m''ee srejn s'y chsrgabie with hypoen sy in their
profession OF hostility TO slavery ask yoa and
men, II The Wing State Committee, in view of these
'se's' would have been true to those whom ,hey rem
resented OF faithful in the performance Of their du,y
nuey nad omitted to declare. in the words Of thai,
that they contend "for the aboli,ioo NJ ,he
oo''os institution Of domestic slavery by sny and ey-
e'y constitutional meansi" You and ttev am
Pe'susaea' Will answer in tie negative Therefore
manu- over 70 inseslgaor, the foolscap sfhypocri-
I" "'nen ne has lsbored 80 industrisusly TO adjust
sP'" WIS heAos ei'he whigs Of yernent, and rec.
onneho hin to inseribe upon il the following fa;,
sh''ysh Of hs a,gHmsnf IL 10 the: You WIZ. Vi
an not sSls TO deny, haze pa,,es ,,,o,,,,o,,