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

you repeat the offer to submit The question
in suit, TO Peck or Spaulding, will try you
once more, by submitting the matter to
Azel Spauding, Esq, and hereby author
ize Oramel II. Smith, Esq, to execute
bond with you that will abide the award,
on your Withdrawing the suit will, unless
provdentialy detained, be at Montpelier on
the 18th of this month, TO commence the
submission. l hope you will not dodge
this time!
(10) Cyrus Pdndle, r. T. Robinson, DR..
Allen, E. d. Barber, Benz. F. Haskell Dr.
EeIls and myself, were on the spot, and
made our statements. We were, however,
one party, and you was the other. Had
not your testimony been taken against all
of ours, YOU know you would have had
nothing allowed you, because all OF US, who
said anything about the matter, averred it
to be the understanding a year ago last
April, that you was TO pay our debts, or
have nothing for your services. We had
| no uISlDIeTeSleu testimony " pieSch', an"
had to abide the result. How much injury
YOU have sustained by the Committee !
know not. do know, however, that they
have sustained much from you. In the
winter Of l94l, al the Anniversary held in
this town, in consequence Of your FLEA OF
poverty, and loss sustained from your get
ling capszed by stagecoach, the year
previous, they allowed you about SLY more
than their per centage contract with you
required.
You told me few years ago, that when
you went into the employ OF the Bible
Society, you owed as much as two thou,
sand dollars above your means of paying.
You also told me, about the 1st of June,
1S42 that you expected 10 get all your debts
iquidated by the next fall. Now, if you
did owe the amount you named, and have
paid those debts, in addition TO supporting
yourself and family, can see no great
chance for you to nave lost, either from the
Bible or Anti Slavery Societies Your SYM
pothy, you speak Of, has been much like
that Of the Fox for the Fowl.
AT the arbitration, held at Middlebury, il
was named by one member of the Commit
tee that had collected and paid certain
amount - more than you had in certain
time. corrected the statement respecting
I h,u tod hv
me; but what was said about my having
collected and paid more than you had, on
our debts, other than what Won had applied
on your claim, was correct. What col
lecred from 1st June 1912 10 1,t March
! 1S43, l believe was about $3.50. Two
thirds OF this belonged 10 Committee, and
was paid on our old debts during that time.
All ] have as yet been able 10 learn Of your
paving on debts due 1St June, was the $25
to c. l.. Knapp, and The $50 to Burleigh,
as named in the Voice of August 3, 1843,
except what you applied as before named.
So trust that part is explained. however
paid 50 much, tina, in my report last March,
there was balance my due of about $3.50.
One of the debts paid, was 10 Messrs.
Cobb G. Co., Of near 5000, which was
noe signed with you, and you agreed TO
paw, but did not do it. Another was Bank
Note OF some $500. | also paid about $65
to Mr.. Gordon of MddIebury, and about
$50 to II. Y. Barnes Of Montpelier.
A little more about this matter. You
agreed last winter that you would pay Mr..
Burleigh's editing salary, if would pay
the same amount on other debts. | did it,
with the privilege of collecting back. You
would not even let him retain the $40 in
clothing, obtained for him at Stowe. to apply
on his saIary. At Rochester, Mr. Robinson,
while speaking of the Committee, included
all who were holden, whether present mem
bers or not. On this principle, what had
advanced was brought into the account
The sum as due me was called $500. Ii
will probably fall some short of that. The
design was TO stale the sums as high as
they were, and correct any errers which
might be found on close examination.
think you are the wrong man TO complain
Of i'll treatment from the Committee, after
their having sustained SO much pecuniary
loss from employing you, and you have
taken in various ways from two to three
thousand dollars for your services since
January 1899.
UD As have never attempted TO preach
| tAink your quotation from she 5oth Psalm
can not refer 10 me. believe neither of
my mothers sons have ever accused me of
slanderng them, and am moi aware Of
having slandered n0M any farther than the