Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-02

rsn rrrollect. An.riseT aan CANE in vith
V, C,mp ihsa NJ iis,, esus. ~ and tod
NJ IN rsursse 10 VI. lIuriba's house.
-hers ! recstve1 lbs ksnse.t car, ssd suen.
TN during Tia moe, vsvers uisl NJ bodiiy
.uheuag sod rpeu,sl rsnr ! ever srp<n
ssoed ~ m, he Durag M. ~hole Of nv
setsss d,d not call 10, l.qOo,. nor DO
,.assmtst that 1 Ich any desire OF cts'ins
iof u
This " ny .swmen; N the truth Of
~hich sm willing 10 sand ihr"orh LIE. 10
hss boot Of desih. and oil tlr Jo%Smeni seat
Ia rnaliag ihi, ssiem.ni. ! do y MT 10 pal
hate OF stcu.e myself but ,o tell tic truth
II would hs,s t.ern much ess'et lot ne, "
had gobe voluntarily and deliberately soo
drank. 10 have setDo~irdsed -, ard ssted
the forgiveness OF tlSe public ssd thrown m,
.cif On il,etf merc, No, the s,l-seeius God
sno~s, snd ks0~, that vas not ." and
nv Position ia peooiis, ooe. t~esuss ! have
no p-oof ths, ~ stsisa~ei - currec,. May
VI doue, .~ms ~,il believe ssd can cav
plst ihpss TIA, know me b-s'. Gill believe
ass Gfu II hs. been sad 10y .ume tina, !
u,si upiu,n. Nov declare that I never
hsd a pari,Ie ~ opium in IN, mouth IN my
life, 10 W, kno~l~dre I never ,s~ piece
va, ones, to know ~hst u ~ss. and ihsi was
ct Norwich, ., NJ. Bteckeouhes's s'nre. -
Tie showed me q piece, because ! wished 10
zee u.
With regard 10 the man Who s.he1 me 10
take the ,ods he IL a man, I should Judge,
about 20 yests 81 sgr, rather shor, and, ]
no,iccd, slightly p,ted with the small poI. -
lIa,ing NJ .uspic,Ons, took no more notice
" nh r~g.sd to The putting something In the
rla.s, I sm .. confident ,ha, he did u - n !
had seen him. though what II was do not
know Tie man who attended the iount,in,
/ / have not the slighie,, ,des knew sny thing
/ about IT,
/ Who this Jonathan Williams II, I do not
know. | do not remember ever working
with him. aud I told him 90. know not
I whether that ~ his right name. have m,
suspicion. that he came into the city the
ssme night that did, aud lslt soon sher the
FRIDAY tina, I was found. and tina, the whole
/ Ihing was arranged before he accosieJ me
I However II may he. feel that the whole
matter will ye, I've made plain; that by some
/ means or o,het, in ihe Providence Of God
/ the truth ~ my stale meni, respecting this
man, will he made as clear ~ the sun. May
God forgive him, for the wtoug he has done
me WIN regard TO The house. In which
MAS found, Vt IL sa,d 10 be house OF iil.farns
i have understood tina, II was not but, be
that as Il may, had II been the most notorious
house ia the ciiy, and had seen oas OF "
inmates, beiag in the sta,e vas IN when
NET this woman, I should have gone viii
her had M intention OF going 10 such !
house All ! wanted was rest and I have
every reason to b-licve that l should hav,
asked no questions. OF made M objections Il
any place.
And now, in view NJ the past, l can ga,
with Job, FOR the thing which ! grcail
feared, has come upon me, and that Of wbiol
was afraid, IL come unto me" ! hav
fallen. and koculy feeling this, l am willin
To- lie prns,rste in the dust where this lail ha
pu, me do no, presume to say that l az
not 10 blame was TO blame TO 90 with
stranger; but when lie spoke OF my ben
too proud, | do NJ, know but | would hav
gone any where with him. But still I wa
To blsme may be considered, also, I
blame 70, getting that brandy, giving way I
my desires for It but 81 btiet Tears OF reper
, lance, AMI earnest prayers ior forgiveness
fot that Of which might have been guilt
while under strong excitement, will avail
through the mercy Of Christ, l shall he fo'
given TO the Temperance friends I al
willing To bow am willing 10 he Gale
the meaneV ot all engaged in the grei
, cavse I am willing to bear with meekues
their censure. To my brethren IN the churcl
!. am willing thoy should do with me, an
I by me. as they in their judgment may decid
: submitting to them IN oil things as they vii
To those who may be prejudiced agains, M
blame you not cor d,sbeliering my STATE
!, mcnt. blame you no, for all that you ma
saw against me.
Nv Gods help will eadear so "a Ii,
y al. all and ~ mr. q m
es, PRAYER snd ws,chlulness, so to ms,nta
(, my integrity, that shall win your conhdenc
l. To those editors Of papers who have me,
y toned nv sad case with sympathy and col
Z sideraiion, can say tina, gratitude 10 lit
= word for my feelings towards you. In u
y bitter cups there are some mercy drops /; n
| lie - spared, my reason is spared. II
n hearts NJ my friends are not shut up again
o me. For these mercies ituN feel tnan
n fol and whatever may be my future sllu
N lion in life, pray God that I may 30 live
T. 10 honor tho profession lhst have made :
% that I may be more humble, feel more =
J. d.pendc nee on God, and by Ms grace, b
= cone more hrm, consistent, uncomPromi
ii Jog foe to stroog dunk, in all lis forms, ihi
10 1 ever have been before. might WI
" much more, but do not think II is necess
d ~. should have prepared this before, b
n wished To write every word myself, and al
81 nv name l have been, and still AN We
n, weak and feeble.
- This Is the only statement that has ev
NJ been put furih in writing ny me, and lea
er It with The public. May God assist the IN
I'd nudge aushI IN the matter.
:, JOHN ,. COUGH
a NJ, OAiaeV's dIdrcts az Uhca. HI
Iosiah Quincy, Jr delivered the Amt