Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-29
Another Letter from Mr.. TOrrey,
BALTIMORE JAIL, Nd.
Nov. 81, 1914,

Nov. 81, 1874.
My dear Alden,-Father Ide has written you to
appflze you of the sudden change of tactic in my
prosecutors. Now my trial is to be hurried on as
fast as possible, before have time to overthrow
the new devices of the enemy against me. A let
ter received to night, dispOses ofone of their wit
nesses, showing him to be a graduate of Sing
Sing, where he took degree of III. T. (horse
thiefO But that will not be. enough. and before
yo1r next weekly issue, snail probably be De-
yonh the reach of succor, and deprived of all in
tercourse with my friends for many years. Had
the steps been taken to place the matter before the
Supreme Court, | should have cared less. am
somewhat used to suffering. But to suffer use
essly, comes little hard.
! never saw the paper containg the list per-
sons who contributed to my relief: and know but
few of them. But, to one and all of them, ! beg
leave to express my heartfelt gratitude for their
kindness to me. God will reward them ten-fold
in their own bosUrns, though cannot. They who
give cup of cold water, in the name of my bless
ed Savior to the least of his children will not lose
their reward in this life or in the world to come
to which this is the Introductory stage the portico,
the adytum. Heaven is only the upper room of
our dwelling place, and its rewards are just as near
| - ust sure
In settling up my accounts, may be obliged,
Notwithstanding Mr. Johnson's liberal refusal ola
ny further fee, (of which | was not apprised till
yesterday to draw on you for small sum, which
trust you Will meet. | know various persons
have in hand for me, more than shall want, tho
they. are widely scattered.
shall try 10 reply to Scobe this week; and also
to prepare a Defence that will Sc rye at least for a
parting salute to slavery.
As no further effort can be made this opportu-
pity having passed away, to place my Virginia case
before the Supreme Court till my imprisonment
here, If am convicted, shall end, and, as shall
then, to all practical purposes, be forgotten by
those who head the abolition movement, who will
be absorbed in duties and cares, ever new, ever
increasing, suppose must prepare my mind and
heart for long continued bondage here and in
Virginia. When the slaves chains are broken,
mine may be, but probably not before In the
circle of those who know and love me, my prison
will supply at least an additional impulse to labor
for the day of redemption to the suffering poor.
i Judge, from what my wife says that the tale in
regard to my aledged second attempt TO escape
/ is not understood by my friends When my cloth
ing, Sc, were restored to me some time in Sep
tember, two saws were placed in my razor case by
one of the keepers as trap. After advising with
my counsel, called in the warden, and handed
them to him. Some one of the subordinates to
stir up popular opinion against me, as a =" most
f desperate fellow, had tale of second tempt
to escape put in several ofthe Baltimore papers
sent letter to the American, exposing the hoax,
which was but partially inserted. This is the
: whole truth, so far as | know. If there any
e wrong impressions about it among my friends,
publish this statement. At the time of this aledg-
ed second attempt, was too feeble to the
cell without the help of my fellow prisoner
CHARLES II. ToRREE