Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-08-23
Are the Wings AbOlitiOniSts?
For the Freeman.
BRANDON, August Is, 1874.
Mr.. EDITOR


Mr.. EDITOR:
Sir,-l desire to call the attention of the public
to the following circumstances: In April last, one
Of the members of the Wing State Committee,
who is supposed to be the author of their Address
published last February, wrote an article over the
signature of" Vermont Whg," Gin reply to my
previous articles, signed " Investgator,") which
was published in the Rutland Herald, occupying
some six or seven columns That article, deduct
ing its personalities pretended to give the evil
Ience in favor of the claim made by the Wing par
ty that they commended for the abolition Of slave
ry." The editor of the Herald with commenda
bic fairness, promised me the privilege of reply
ing, but observed that, as he had other matters on
hand, he should prefer delaying my reply to
some future time. TO this | expressed my will
lingness, as the subject was increasing, instead Of
diminishing, in Importance previous to the cleo
tons. A few weeks from this time, addressed to
him a letter enquirng what space he would grant
me, and how soon he wished my reply. To this
he returned no answer. The next week, | think,
wrote him again. Both of those letters he re-
ceved, but made no answer. Instead of doing
tmatng that my right to reply was forfeited by de-
ay-but offering to publish two columns for me
on the outside of his next weeks paper or the week
after. The paper containing this notice he never
sent 10 me, and it was by mere accident that |
heard of it in season to forward him short reply
to the introduction of 'Vt. Whig," which he pub
lished.
Soon after this | sent to the editor of the Herald
the enclosed communication, us full reply to the
proof furnished by 'Vt. Whg' This he negec-
ted to publish but on the 10th of July personally
introduced the subject to me at Rutland, by obser-
wing, in substance, that he had doubts as to what
duty required of him in the matter-that he con-
suited some of the leading Wings in Rutland. and
they advised him not to publish it. He further
said, by way ofapoogy, that the object of his pa
per was to advocate only one side of a question, J..
that it had particular purpose, or object to &C
complish; and he could not consent to publish any
thing tending to thwart that object or prevent its
accomplishment. accordingly demanded of him
, my manuscript. He informed me it was at his
house, and he would send it in a short time
$ waited about two weeks and then wrote him q
line, which he neither answered nor sent me the
i manuscript. then sent twice by the stagemun
= and once by Dea. Ira Button. They both taileC
/ of obtaining 1.-THE reason achy, the reader car
= Judge for himself Fortunately, retained copy
Y which is herewith suboined, with but slight vari
= atoms, containing some later evidence on a few
= points.
d The subject has assumed a new and increasin;
It interest from the fact that the Wing State Conven
IS ton at Burlington have renewed their claim tina
s. they are the abolition party; and Hon. William
n Slade, the Wing candidate for Governor, in hi
f. letter Of July 10, to the Sheldon convention, de
e cares that the Wing party constitute, to all pres
ent practical purposes, the true Liberty party"
10 Yours in the cause of Truth and Freedom,
n r. " MARSH