The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-02-08
OF CHELSEA.

The weather has been so cold 10 this
village that the thermometer stood as low
as 81 degrees below Zero and the Watch
man and Journal says the cold was so
intense at Montpelier, some two weeks ago,
that a thermometer hung out at Cottrll's
Inn, indicated 40 below Zero, and that the
mercury was frozen. During the latter part
of last week, the weather became more
mild, but did not ken the reason until
went 10 the Post Office on Friday, and
found the following contents, just disgorged
from the mental crater Of the Reverend
Joab Seely! His reverence does not tell
US the time of the eruption, but the date put
on at the Post Office at Montpelier was
Feb. LIST. So that must have been the time
the lava started for this place, which may
account in part for the moderation in the
atmosphere.
As Mr.. Cottrill takes the Voice, l will
suggest to him, if his thermometer mercury
has not yet had the frost taken from it, tina;
he hang a copy of this number Of the paper
along side his thermometer; and if the frost
does not start will pay him for his trouble
when go there.
l am sorry Mr.. Seely kept this matter
pent up so long, as he must have felt very
uncomfortable with such a load, when he
was going about, preaching the Gospel TO
sinners But TO the contents, as | must
append few notes by way of explaining,
&c.
J. Holcomb, Sir:-lt appears 10 have
been source of perpIexity and wonder to
many, las | have learned from time to
time) that have not long ago answered
your very extraordinary attack upon me
through the medium of your Voice of the
Sd of August last. And now that the rea-
son for this silence on my part no longer
exists, (Which was a fear that a reply
might operate against my Obtaining Set
,ement with The Executive Committee of
the Vermont Anti-slavery Society," and
as you have for so long time enjoyed
the full and undisurbed benefit OF this
overlooking of malice and hate, | trust
YOU will now allow me a reasonable space
in your paper to reply.U I shall aim
at trevity; not attempting to follow you
in all the details Of this violent, and I'M
genlIemanIy assault, hoping that | shall
not make it necessary in your estimation
TO say anything more upon the subject in
your paper: as cannot think your read
ers will be either amused or edited with
protrocted controversy of this natnre. (2)
And 6rsl: in reply to your charges and
insinuatons of dishonesty in my manage.
ment ofthe financial concerns of The Elk.
ecuiive Committee, and particularly that
| was falsely represented TO Abolitonists
in the State that the Committee were
wronging me, by Withholding the wages
which was my due; denying that the
Committee owed me anything atthe close
of my agency, first Of May lS43. will
only say that the award ofthe Arbltrators
showed that there was due me on the said
first day of May l643, S755.sS. AS
had collected from subscriptions in my
hands at the time my agency expired
(Which l refused to give up to the Com
mittee without a setlemen0 S255,88
which was presented in my account with
the Committee at the time of said arbitra-
ton, and which, together with SI2 ooe half
the fees of the ArbitratorS. was deducted
from the amonnt due me frs. day Of May