The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-02-08
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is $1,000 The old debts Of the COMMITTEES
presented at Rochester as then due, which
a week before was by the Committee
proved TO have beer paid, or secured to be
paid by J, Holcomb. | have only 10 add,
that if these apparent discrepancies can be
reconciled, l shall be happy 10 correct
any errors may have fallen into in these
statements. Q0) One word more, and |
have done. You close your three or fou,
columns OF SANDER in your Voice oflhe Sd
Of August last, by thrus, at my repua-
tation as a licensed preacher OF the Cos
pei MS follows; viz: ''If he is to hold such
license. ! hope he won't preach 10 eve.
ry one as he has to me-" | will close
my communication by preaching TO YOU
the following short sermon, and will leave
the task Of making the application to your
conscience. Viz: Thou givest Thy
mouth IVoicel to evil, and thy tongne
framelh deceit. Thou siueSt and sppakest
against thy brother, thou slanderest thine
own molhe''s son. These things hast
thou done, and kept silence; thou
lhoughtes that | was altogether such a
one as ,hyse!f: but l will reprove thee,
and set them in order before thine eyes"
Psalms l.. 10 20 Fl. QD
Yours for Truth and Rig hteousnese,
JoAB SEELY.
CD Certainly; and if your seven pages
of manuscript does not suffice you, after
return, hope you will free yourself of The
remainder of The gall apparently in your
heart, as it must be dangerous to let such
matter accumulate, without giving il vent!
| am sorry you was so dilfident ia regard 10
the Committee. |, appears, however, tina,
you have overcome that, and trust you
will henceforIh feel more free to speak your
mind in full, as you know it is your duty as
Gospel Minister to rebuke sin.
~ That's right like 10 see minister
reprove sinners, especially when he does il
with christian spirit! Let the Blacksmith
have all you think he deserves.
(3) The Committee were as ready 10
seIte with you last spring, and on the same
principles, as they were last month. And
The in'maiion from you, last year, that they
were 10, rea " 10 settle on fair terms, was
not correct. If you had collected $255S
previous to 1st Of May last, which Won
refused to give up 10 the Committee, and if
your relainOg that sum brought the balance
as you state, az $500, before deducing the
SSl2, can not see as any more could have
been due you 1st MAY, than last m"nth.
(4) rather think it was your slrorg plea
of poverty and suffering, that caused he
arbirators to allow yon anything. This IS
only my opinion. As to the nj arv you
sustained from waiting, | think others will
decide the Committee 40, in the fault.
(5) This same Mr.. Kellogg you have
introduced as wilre>s, also knows thar
YOU had jus, failed Of doing as you had
agreed in another case, and did not place
sufficient reliance on your promise, under
the circumstances, to think it worth while
to do anything about that question, until the
question in suit should be disposed Of.
am of the same opinion still. When this
is done, we will talk about the other matter.
Blu, why affect so much honesty, when you
have taken number of huDdleds of dollars
from me without rendering an equivalent?
You kno1o you have wronged ne; and if
you would do right, YOU would at once
withdraw the suit you brought against me
give up the 500 claim for papers, on which
you have sued for the money, and pay tack
the avails Of the Montpelier and Waterbury
subscriptions 10 the Voice, which you would
not sell me for less than $3.50. When you
do this, shall have some more reason 10
think you mean TO do right, Than have at
present.
Co IF anything wrong was stated, cor.
rec lion should be made. think. however,
that from your statement, fair inference
would be, that year was the time designed
by the arbilrators as the time for collecting
the amount Of your claim. lie that as it
may, the matter shall be set right on my
seeing the documents.
(7) If | did not name all the points IF
dispute between you and The Committee,
you are entitled to the privilege of correct
ing. You say your account from Sept. 10,
1871, 10 Jan. 10, 1914, was $2038 62 on the
credit side. know you made quite dis
play of figures. In your items making up