The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-20

1loLcUnnD Illus laNOr Wlln MS new allies, anu
trust he will meet with better success, at their
hands, in cancelling his cold debt" which was
contracted in opposing the organization of
the Liberty party in this State, than he has
met with for some years past in the Liberty
ranks, We think he has applied to the right
source.-Green Mountain Freeman.
What reply the Waterman will make to the fore
going we know not the Editor of that paper will
speak for HIMSELF and since my name is significant
ly connected with the Waterman, will speak for
myself
1t would have suited me much better, had Mr. Po-
land stated more clearly what he meant in his last
two sentences; but rs he has seen fit to use clark
sayings" in regard to the have pursued, the
reader is left to infer what he meant As am one
Of the readers, l will place what consider fair
construction on the meaning of the language used
In the first place them Mr. Poland rofSsS to be glad
that there is prospect of the Wings being more
honorable toward me than have been Liberty party
men, while at heart he does not rejoice in that pros
pect; as is fairly infcrrablc from his statement that
the sold debt due me was contracted for the pur
pose Of opposing the party to which henow belongs,
had refused very liberal aid in consequence Of my
then former opposition to that party.
Secondly, The inference to be drawn from the last
line Of Mr. Polands remarks, is that my object in
advocating the principles of the Wing party was to
subservc my own interests andnothing else. chal
lenge any other fair inference
Twill quote a sentiment advanced by Mr. Poland
In the next paragraph but one, below the one have
copied, which I wish him to bear in mind when at
lacking another. The language alluded to is as fol-
lows :-"No man is to be trusted, who will disregard
the rights of any man, black or white"
Twill now name some of the debts paid for the
Vermont Anti Slavery Society, which were con-
tracted while laboring to create stronger public
sentiment against slavery; most Of which | think
occurred while Mr. Poland prccssed to favor thatso-
c;ety. Two hundred and one dollars and sixty two
cents to George w. Cobb s, Co for paper, on which
to print the Voice of Freedom while Chauncey L.
Knapp was its editor and before | had heard that
Joseph Poland advocated the claims Of the Liberty
Party. Ipaid Henry Y. Barnes, of Montpelier, n
bout thirty dollars for Office rent which was due BE-
fore had any connection with the paper, any fllr-
ther tLau as a member Of the Ex. Committee, and
most of which was due whilea contract was existing
between Mr. Poland and Jol5 Seeev, in which Mr.
Poland was to share in the avails Of printing and
publishing the same paper, without any prospect Of
its being, for that time, a Liberty party paper.
paid nearly serenity dollars to Joseph Gordon Of Mid
dlebury, on debt the Committee were bound topay
and which came indirectly for paper on which TO
print the Voice of Freedom, before Mr. Poland did
his best to aid the election of John Tyler to the Vice
Presidency. Ipaid sl57 DC cents for type, which
Mr. Poland subsequently bought Of the tx. Com. Of
the Vt Antisavery Society. paid Sl4 to people
in Pttsford to balance that amount sent by them to
Q. L. Knapp when he edited the Voice, but which
through his neglect was not refunded in papers by
him; and l paid in various other ways, and other
debts enough to make in all about six hundred and
seventy five dollars of the Committees debts, for
which Josiah W. Hale, c. L. Knapp, and othermem-
bers were originally much bound to cancel as I
was.
In the spring Of 1912, at the solicitation Of several
members of the Committee, Doct Halo AMI c. L.
Knapp, among the number, and from my own desire
30 get the debts Of the Committee paid, took Ger
tifcate of agency to 60 cut when consistent, and
collect for the Vt A. S. Society and WAS to retain
one dollar to each two dollars collected and paid
on their debts. Finding, IN the fall oftha year, that
on debts were not likely to DO paid according to
contract, by Mr. Scely, run the hazard Of taking
the responsibility myself of getting the Commit
tee clear of throe years contract, which Doe Hale
and enough to constitute bare majority Of the CON-
mittce, had fastened upon myself and others, which
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vanccd. Well, to reward me fer this aim to help
them, they required me to pay six bundled dollars
on some of our debts and to publish the paper until
the three years should expire for which Mr. Secley
TO publish it, with authority agent to col
Icct back the six hundred dollars named. The loss
in publishing the paper at Montpelier, volume and
what the Rev. Joab Seeley took from me; together
with the SG75 paid for the Committee, placed me
ii straitcned circumstances for, although collect
ed back portion of the expense collecting was
more than it would have been tohave earned it
at blacksmithing, when able to work at it, And
had expended more than five hundred dollars in
various ways, previous to those operations in aim
Ing to advance temperance and antisavery princi-
PES and as my loss accrued from the act Of getting
:Ac outgoes Of this society cut short, felt that those
@ho professed to be friends of the cause, and had
encouraged former operations were morally bound
9, refund the amount exacted of me by the commit
tee. accordingly, in addition to presenting my
use privately, named it at a Liberty party copyen-
on, held at Montpelier in October, 1913 when
aomc Of the Simon pures had convened; but was
net by the very significant objection, "Wevo no.
ing to do with the old Society'5 debts"-we must
datance and build up true antisluvery party, &c.
i he winter following, Convention was held in
n hester, very full meeting. At this time Row.
.a.d T. Robinson presented the claims of the Com
"a. zee, and mine among the rest, and the way the
lnlter seemed to be disposed Of then, was Liberty
p9Fy convention was no place to talk about the
c"ms of the committee of the old Society, for those
Eglo had left the Old, and gone step further were