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

5000 per year And this written propo
silon | put oto the hands of the Arbra
tors; and whether or no, il was any heir
10 them in making such speedy DISPOSE
ton of This "dfiicult matter" | do mol
know; but one thing know, & that is The
award shows that they thought my propo
sltlon 10 put my salary at 5000 was more
IN accordance with the principles of equi-
y--of "HUMAN RIGHTS" than that of the
Committee which was to fix it at 5000
And here | leave this matter for the pres.
en', and hope never to feel myself called
upon thus publicly to touch itagain ~
Bu, there is another grievous complain,
you have recently brought before your
readers which demands notice, viz: Tha,
| should presume 10 revoke the powers oil
of The Arbitralors 10 whom was submitted
for decision my claim against you for s98
on a certain bond. You know perfectly
=
(but had not the gnanimity to. stale j..
that in this reservation | only exercised
my legal right, just as fairly as you did
yours when you appealed the judgment |
obtained against you in Justice Court Tor
1913 TO the County Court. You know
also that the reason of my avaiing my.
self ofthis legal right, was a misunder.
standing between your counsel and mine,
and that it was too late when the error
was detected, for me TO introduce the nee
essary testimony 10 correct it(8) And
last not least, you published this SANDER
while you mad my written proposition,
handed you by Rev. Mr.. Kellogg. to en-
ter into bonds to submit the case to the
arblrament of Azel SpaIdiog Esq and l..
B. Peck Esq or either of these gentle
men a, your option; and this proposition
| now repeai.(9) l would gladly close
my communication here; and indeed had
intended to, but feel constrained to say
a word more in relation principally TO
what has passed since the arbralion.-
And before ] proceed ! wilt say TIA
much as | feel and know that have suf
fered at the hands OF the Executive Com
mitee of the VI. A S. s.. still sympo,
thise with them in view Of the heavy bur-
den OF debts upon their hands, and believe
it 10 be the duty at least of those by whose
&C, they were constituted said Committee,
10 step forward and relieve them. And
were it in my power, it would afford me
grea, pleasure to be the instrument of eC
letting this relief And had hoped that
after having obtained settlement with
hem by arbitration, (beiog obliged to sub
nit the matter on their own terms, which
were very unequal, i. e. allowing all the
of the Committee 10 be witness
es for themselves against myself alone,
,ine of them actually testilying in the
case, and also 10 agree 10 collect wha,ev-
er might be awarded to me, or lose il,)
hat | should at least have their counter
,nce 10 aid me ia collecting whatever
should finally appear to be my due. But
u this l have been Disappointed, which |
hink the following facts will clearly show.
At the recent Liberty party State Convex
ion held at Rochester, Rowland 4. Robin
,on, Chairman oflhe Executive Committee,
It his request was allowed 10 make state
nent of the Liabilities OF the Committee TO
he Convention, and appeal to the Anti
lavery friends present, and through them
0 all in the State for help. This | be-
ieve was as it should be. Eut to my sur
rise, in the enumeration of their debts.
ny claim which had so recently been al
owed, was not alluded 10. | obtained
,ermission to correct this mistake, and
vas told by Mr.. Robinson in reply, that
lie intended only 10 exhIbi! those debts for
which the Committee were personally H.
Ible. And now how stands the case .
One item of the $1,000 said to be due,
vas, if recollect right, about 5000, due
0 Jedediah Holcomb, the same that was
PRESENTED before the Al bitrators at Mid.
leoury the week previous, to prove that
Holcomb had collected and paid on the
eb!s of the Committee more than had
n given period oflime. The same was
lso published by the treasurer, b. F.
Haskell, last January, as so much paid