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

that, as as ! could recollect there was about
500, or 1925, due me for monies had advanced on
antslavery debts, which the old Committee had au-
thorized me to collect back, and that if the friends
there would raise three hundred dollars for me
would ask for no more that my circumstances
were very much straitened in consequence of my
advances and losses, and that by dividing this sum
into five or ten dollars to town the burden would
be light for them, while it would furnish great re-
lief to me. On this, Doctor Hlle arose, and after
raising the inquiry to Vhat debts had paid said
HE hoped the friends would not "contribute any
more to these agents !" &c. All the explanation |
could give had no effect, as Mr. Poland will undoubt
eddy rccoect. At that time Doctor Hale had Il
mortgage of all the real estate had on earth, the
House l lived in together with the small lot and
other buildings, which mortgage he held because 1
paid HIS antislavery debts as well as mine and 9th
crs, with the money otherwise should have used to
pay him with, and in consequence Of these things l
have been obliged to surrender to him my title to
this property / now have to pay him seventy five
dollars Il year and The tares on Whist has now cost
him about 1925, and part Of this sum was made up
of ten per cent interest!
! have been somewhat particular in bringing out
facts, that the reader might see what ground had
for my peculiar sympathy for of the leaders of
the Liberty party. | will rcquotc Mr. Poanl's SEN
tnent,-"No mn is to be t2Sted wEo riH disregard
/ the rights Of ANY MN, BLACK or WIITTE!'-
Now if the several conventions named, did not DIS
regard my just claims upon their members for aid,
know not the meaning of the term, 'diSrcgard.'-
On Mr. Polands own ground, when had fallen into
the hands of Doct. Hale and a refundng to me of
portion of the monies had advanced, SolC'y for the
the benefit of Others might have enabled me to cx-
trcate myself and he used his influence aGqiast cd-
er mems contributing to my relief, lest be enabled
to redeem my home did he regard my rights? And
is he to be trusted? put this question home to Jo-
seph Poland will you answer it? Had you made
the contributions in time and money | had made,
and then, had more than half You was worth viru-
ally forced from you and You had asked those who
protested to be the best Of your friends three several
times when they had convened to confer on the
great principles of humanity, for a refunding Of
what YOU was Justly entitled to receive back, and
YOU should each time virtually receive the hypocrit
cal reply flat the ones YOU addHe5sclhad more i'm
portant business to attend to () would goa feel that
they regarded y0ur rights, and that they were
titled to any more confidence than otter men? An
-wer me honestly if you dare, and what becomes
Of your hypocrticel hoasting of moral prinoplc in
YOUR party above that of other men. | have been
more lengthy on the cold debt matter than at frs
Intended; but when had begun to write on the
subject, the recollection of the d1anJ1 hypocrisy
practised by some of the leading croakers for hui
m1nity, actually prevented my writing short arti-
Gle. It is cruel enough for man to be compelled
70 part with home he worked hard to secure, in
consequence of his c6;ats to do good, with barely
enough means lef: do a small business with with
license to BEG a portion Of il back, without having
the cold shoulder turned to him by his profcsed
friends, and at last to be jeered at by a proossel
christian G5otonis, with the 0fessed hope that Tie
men he calls coYnm will do better on the score Of
Gberality than the pnreheaFe@one have done. Blu.
will close on this part by copying the following:
At meeting Of the Executive Committee ofhe Yer
1913:
On inspection Of the accounts of the Committee with
Jededah Ioconh, there an ears to be balance due
him OF Thee thu dled ard forty one dollars ard eighty
three cents and lie is authorized gent ofhe Commit
tee to collect the above sum from the AGoonists Of
the State.
Theaboye sum having been advanced by J. Hocomb
to pay tie debts Of tie Vermont Anti-Sl0 ycy Society,
greatly to his present. Inconvenience, commend him
to the justice not tosav tie beney o,nce Of the Vermont
AbolitioIists to cradle him TO Obtain !s Just due
Il. T. ROBINSON, Chairman.
j. a. ALLEN, Secretary.
Since the foregoing was given have collected so
that but little 500 is now due, which do not
expect will be materially lessencd at present, in
consequence of such sympathy as Mr. Poland mani
TESTS
Now, Joseph Poland, I will say to you, You have
exhibited more real mcanness in the one short par
agraph copied, than have before noticed in your
paper; and if you intend using such poisoned ar
rows, YOU need not be surprised should they return
to plague the inventor I have ever treated YOU as
a man. You have once admitted into your paper
attack on me and refused me a chance to reply.
You now have made the meanest kind of an attack
on me- and if You do not retrlct shall hencefor tn
treat YOU us l think your conduct merits, by plac
ing you on the lis Of those unworthy to be called
men, and deal out to you such retorts as you de-
serve.
o. QUAL1FEcATIoNs OF CANDIDATES. Doct
J. w. HALE undoubtedly considers h!mscfa as well
qualified to olli3ate Sen ator as any one in nom
inaon, and ifh.s friends ADOPT "Poamble and
Resolution that they viii "morch up in a solid
PhijiaG" to tie Ballot Box and deposit their votes
for him. he viii undoubtedly receive a-election.
If they cannot go on foot, perhaps he will lend
them liz " Hoss!" Can any one doubt that the
Doctors Literature and Humanity cntitle him to an
elegation?
o. ABUSE OF Gov. SLADE. The Green Noun
tain Fl eeman do'< not degn to present any eciIcnce
of the abuse Of Governor Sade, by "the Wings who
control the policy of the State" This is as l ex-
pc cited, for is hard furnishing evidence which does
not exist and if the editor of that paper does not
arrange his falehoods more shrewdly, his true char
acter will he placed before community sooner than