Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-25
From the Emancipotor.
Letter from Lewis Tappan,
WASHINGTON, Fen. %, l847.


WASHINGTON, FEB. %, l847.
DEAR Bro. LEAvIrT:-Beng herein the ten
miles square owned by the people of the United
States-on visit Of few days, have thought.
you might be pleased to receive a letter from
fellow soldier of the army of Emancipation On
arriving here almost the first person | met, and
the first recognized, was our worthy BAPTIST
brother, L. ?. Noble, who presides at the "Bu-
reau" Of the business department of the Nation
al Era. His smiling face and intrepid mein
showed that he felt conscious Of being engaged
in good cause, and that "all's we'll" He ac-
companed me to my lodgings next door to May
or Seatons, opposite the Post Office Department.
We soon went to the Office of the Era, over the
door OF which on a sign of gold letters, 10 inch
es square, | read "NATIONAL ERA" A
brick two story house opposite the,southern end
of the Patent Office, is occupied solely as an Of
fee, &c. The Publishing agents office on The
first floor Here were three or four clerks en-
tering subscribers names, mailing back numbers,
writing wrappers, &c. In small contiguous
building in the rear the press was at work. Two
colored men were turning the wheel-free men
and the sheets were very rapidly delivered by
the fly attached to this excellent press
The pamphlet then on the press was "a Let
ter to the Rt. Rev. L. Sullivan Ives, Bishop of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of
North Carolina occasioned by his late address
to the Convention of his diocese by Protestant
Eplscopaan." This pamphlet of Is pp. double
columns, from the Job press of Buell. g. Blanch-
ard, printers of the National Era, is supposed to
be written by Judge Jay of New York. Bishop
lves-a native of the State of New York. in des-
crlbing the attendance of masters and slaves at
the services held in a certain part of his diocese.
and in referring to the appearance and condition
of the slaves, most blasphemously quoted and APP
Piled the following passage of the sacred scrip
lures, Happy are the people who are in such a
case; yea, blessed are the people who hare the
L0rd tor their God" Judge Jay has under
taken to show the actual condition of the South
ern slaves from the testimony of Southern clergy
men and laymen, and Southern newspapers, and
has administered a caustic, but well merited re-
buke to this Northern Bishop with Southern
principles | should not say so-for but few
even ofSouthern clergymen, | trust would so far
misrepresent the facts, and so greatly misappy
scripture, as to defend slavery as gospel insti-
tuition This well written and timely pamphlet
will be on sale by William Harmed, New York,
and 1900 Of them are to be distributed, learn,
gratuitously among the clergy and laity of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, and it is to be hop
ed that they will read mark, learn and inward
ly digest the contents. The important facts
contained in this letter. make it valuable to every
anti-slavery person, and considering the well
known fidelity of the author in his quotations
and researches, they are, as was said in another
case, facts that may be relied upon.
In the second story, 'front.' is the printing office
Messrs Buell. g. Blanchard and their Journey
men were all industrously at work at the case,
distributing type and composing for the next pa
per- These young and respectable printers are
entitled to the friendship and euogium of every
friend of Liberty in this country Brought up
in the office of the veteran printers, Gales &
Seaton, and with new job office of their own,
they unhestatingly resolved on proffering their
services to print the National Era They are
out-and-out Anti-slavery men, and have printed,
distributed and voted Liberty Ticket in this
district. How able they are in their profession
the beautiful sheet issued weekly from their Of
flee, bears ample proof. In the same story,
rear, is the editors office, but he prepares most
of his copy at his lodgings, where, after his re-
turn from the Capitol saw him with his wife
and four little ones His health is now restored
and he is laboring with his usual ndustry-the
Doctor usually writing his editorials after his lit
tie family are asleep
No violence has been offered to the persons of
those engaged in the Anti-Slavery enterprise
here, nor to the freo press establishment in this
city by the Executive Committee of the Ameri-
can and Foreign Anti-Slayery Society. Had an
inferior looking paper been issued, filled with the
violence ofmany party zealots, and hurting de-
| fianee at slaveholders-had the policy been pur-
sued that is often imputed to us-had we, in fine,
acted out the prncip pies and measures which ma
nv in the Slave States have been taught to be-
lieve we adopted and pursued, the press would
doubtless, ere this have been demolished. Had
it been an individual enterprise it would here
have stood less chance Of success. As editor
of press owned by the Executive Committee,
Dr.. B. has probably been more careful and i'm
posed more restraint upon himself than if he
were the owner of the establishment, While the
Publishing agent has been laborious g. indefatiga-
bic in his Office, DR.. Bailey has united much
tact with sound Judgment, and the course pur-
sued has received the appreciation of the Lib
: erty party, as appears by the numerous express
sions of confidence from various quarters 1t is
so be hoped that any who think otherwise will
have patience confidence and faith in man-ep-
deavor to realize the delicacy of the position Of an
anti-slavery editor in this District-and trust a
: long-tried unhinching, and experienced editor,
who, with his family, has embarked his all in the
S tempestuous sea Of Liberty.
l. would not forget to mention the valuable ser
: vices performed in aid of the undertaking BY ia