Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-04-25
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(coNviDEETAL
ALBANY, April 10, 1874.
Dear Sir You will pardon me for sending
you he enclosed Tract, Believing you to be
Phiian,hropis,, desiring the abolition Of Duellins
and Slavery and opposed las bopc) to the eIeva
ton OF a man guilty Of both these crimes TO thu
P".'deucv. hope you will favor us with do
nsron ina, we may be enabled TO publish a larg,
number snd send them broadcast over the land |
you do not see Fl, to send donation Twill you senC
an order for number OF the Tracts 10 be ds,rb
u,ed by yourself
| In behalf Of the Executive Committee Of The
Eastern n. Y Anti Slavery Society. very respec,
| fully E. w. GOODWIN.
Ps You may remi, through the mail
! N b. We rrtlish fen thousand copies of the
first edition and hope to be able to send out i'm
ih0afand or more. The price is s. thousand u
The following is an extract from the Tract
enclosed IL This CONFIDENTIAL Circular -
THE DUELIsT,
Or, candid APPEAL 10 The moral and religious
portion Of our eounfyymen pho are inclined 10
support Henry Clay for the Presidency
Owing to the liability of good men being led into
the stu oil voting for DUELIsT to the Preslden.
cy, we have deemed il ncumben, upon US 10 set be-
Mr. Clay's connection with the murderous practice
ofdielng which as we think, it will be impossible
10 gainsay or set aside
These confidential" Circulars, asking tor Do
nations are addressed to Van Buren, politicians
The Circular from which we now copy was ad.
dressed to leading supporter of Van Buren,. Mr.
f. w Goodwin is Editor of the Abolition paper
in this city. We had supposed him conscien-
cIous AboIiiionis,, placing his opposition to Mr.
Clay upon that ground. II is not a week since he
came to us expressing the utmost solIcude against
The Annexation Of Texas but we did not then
1ream that he was engaged in "eonfdentiaE ef
on TO promote Van Buren's election and in ask
ng "Donations" from Van Buren, men to aid the
Party by whom Texas is TO be brought into the
Union
We now ask all right-minded, honest men, who
became Abolitionis,s from n sense Of duty; who
separated themselves from their party associations
10 devote their energies TO the cause Of African
who intended to know and &C
no party but that which opposed itself
TO Slavery whether their PRINCIPLES have no: been
sacrificed and their confidence abused Mr.. |
Van Buren, is in close alliance with the slave
holders HIS supporters, in Congress and in our
State Legislature have for years opposed every
measure tending to the Abolition of Slavery, or
designed to ameliora,e the condition OF Slaves
he is solemnlv pledged to Veto the only Cons
ntional Law Congress has the power to pass for
he Emancipation Of Slavery in the District Of
Columbia
Bnt even if aboIitioniss can forget or disregard
u these things, Mr. Van Buren, when President,
Vns gniIiv OF an sct of injustice and wrong of The
iolen Africans of the, Amstead, whom Providence
lrected TO our shores, which must excite the in
nj NH nth Il 10
nat the poor negroes on board that vessel were
idnapped and brought away unlawfnlly from
heir native country by two Spaniards named
luiz and Montez When claimed as slaves of
re men by whom they had been stolen, Mr. Van
'uren directed the United States District Attorney
" the District of New York (Mr Benjamin F.
uller) "to put himself in communication NTH
'uiz and Montez, and to offer them his adciee
nd aid, i necessary Nor was this ALL In I
e expectation that these poor kidnapped Africans a
ould be surrendered by the United States Dis g
let Court to their oppressors, President Van Bu- +,
n ordered the U. s. schr. Grampus round to :,
ew Haven for the purpose of receiving these
Gums and send them to Cuba. where they were =
De consigned TO slavery Yes the man whom o
e Aooiiionlsts now hope to re-e'ect when Pres. u
en' volunteered, to assist in booming free born v
ir'cons to Slavery And this too. in the viola. Il
IN OF the Laws Of Nations in violation of our 4
rea'y OF Client and in Violation of every dictate :,
humanity Had this very u s. schr. met the ;.
. Amistad upon the Atlantic, taking these stolen :
incans TO Cuba, j, would have been the duty of "
Paine to have captured her. But Mr.. Van p
'ureos sympathy with Slave-,raders was so ac. IL
'e tina, he no, only sent his District Attorney to "
q the Spanish Negro kicnappers, bu, directed e
'nona vessel TO be in readiness TO convey stolen
feemen into perpetual bondage,
Ana yet the Abolition Newspaper and the :.
BOLTON leaders are endeavoring to promote Mr.
an bnren's re election ALBANY Ere Jour. !.
oCoFOCO DUPLICITY AND FALSE II