Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-05
LETTERS OF HON J. NJ BERRlrv
AND HON. A SABIN

To he Commiiire Of Correspondent, ,,
fhe Brandon Clay Club
The following letters in reply to ln,r,
,ions 10 attend the recent mass Convent,
held ut Brandon, were received BY the Com.
mittce of correspondence, dnd thropcL
whose kindness we are furnished with conn,
for publication.
The letter of The Hon Mr. Sabn w,,
read from the stand, aud was received vth
The most marked demonstrations of s,,isG.
ton By the assembled multitude. Its adm;
rable good sense and patriotic shirt co,,.
mend it strongly to that portion Of our ,l
low citizens, who, like Mr. Sabin, woull
cast olf,he sophis'rics and mystl;isms ~ ich
Third Party Aboli,ionists attempt to weave
around the Slavery question, and who o,
pcct the attainment of worthy ends BY vi.o
and patriotic means.
The letter from The eminent and oblo
Senator of the nobl, Wing State of Georgi,
was no, received until after the meetng
But in view of the high estimation in which
the Wings of Vermont, and of the Union
hold the patriotic public services Of this dis
unguished Senator, we, with un(tcncd
pleasure, lay his letter before our readers
Ii will be perceived that the concluding mar.
agraph holds out the intmation that he
may yet be able to meet the Green Noun
tain boys in their own State and we sin.
ccrev hope that before his return,'he Wings
Of Vermont may have the opportunity Of
sending, through him, Mcir greetings to the
noble and fearless Wings of Georgia.
There are feac men who would receive
more cordial welcome a, the hands of the
Green Mountain Boys than would JNo.
MACPHERSON BRRRIEN.
SARATOGA SPRINGS.
gath August, 1914
Ny Dear Sir,
On my arrival in New York, after
a hurried and fatiguing journey, to,
through, aud from Georgia, | received
your letter of the Cd Aug, and passing
on to this place, avail myself of the ear
liest moment to reply.
If | could have received n timely no.
tice of the wishes of my felow-citizens
of Vermont, nothing would have given
me more pleasure than to have met
them. You will see from the forego-
ing statement that this was impracti-
cable, previous engagements, my
own exhausted condition, and the sit
uation of my family, rendered it abso-
lutely so. | sincerely regret this, for
although l have no fears in the ap-
preaching contest for your gallant and
UNcoNauERED State, | have, as | told
you in Washington, a very strong de-
sire to commune personally with the
Wings of Vermont. We must how
ever, 90 where duty calls us. We are
soldiers of the Republic, "enIisted for
the war;" and the weakest portion of
our extended line, is that to which we
are bound to repair. | was strongly
pressed to remain in my own State,
but after meeting and exchangingcoun-
sells with twenty thousand patriotic
Wings, assembled within her borders,
l have felt that Georgia is safe. 90
to meet the Wings of the River Coun-
ties of New York, at Albany, next
week, and after few days rest here,
will proceed to Boston-and shall re-
joice if in the course of my summer
services, | shall find myself in the
midst of my fellow citizens of Vermont.
Pray convey this assurance to them,
and believe me,
Respectfully and truly Yours,
JNo MACPHERSON BERRIEN.
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