Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-03

correspond with other places, and thus accom-
,Iish the desired end. The pleasure Of ma
inc the requisite contribution should be DIFF
fused among many, as many as may be conve>
Iicnt and practicable without allowing that
pleasure to be monopolized by only few.
VIII YOU, my dear sir, turn these suggestions
over in your fertile mind, and if You approve
heir object, give to it your powerful aid,
am. faithfully, your friend,
and obcdcnt servant,
Henry Grenncll. Esq.
IT We laid before our readers, on Saturday,
the eloquent and admirable letter Of HENRY
CLAY, addressed to Mr.. GRIyNELL, of y. York,
in behalf of one of the most patient. uniirng,
devoted and self-sacriiicing IN the list OF Chris
tan men who have surrendered their energies,
their time and their means, to the work Of benc-
fitting their ce,-the Rev. Father THEoBALu
MATHEW, the Apostle OF Temperance. Faith
er MATHEW has Just completed an extensive
aud fatigning tour, on his noble mission, in the
United States, during which he has administer
ed the Pledge to hundreds of thousands Of his
frllow-men, VERY many Of whom, it may be
hoped, are thus redeemed from fate far worse
than death) and during which, more than once,
Frustrated him with the disease from which it
is probable that he will never recover. More
than SIN MILLIONS Of the human race has this
martyr in a holy cause, by patient seeking and
faithful watching and warning, enlisted under
the life and ealth,gvng banner of Temper
ancc
In this divine cause Of Charity and Peace he
has devoted his life, his health his furtune. His
youth and physical energies are cannot renew :
but it is within our power to testify our respect
and gratitude for his character, and his labors
in the cause of humanity, by giving back to
him the fortune he has expended IN that cause
and thus enable him to pass the evening Of lis
days free from the cares and solicitudes thai
hasten decay, and his
"happy life
To blossom downwards like the purple beethoven
This good man, his mission erminatcd is
now in New York, whence lie viii shortly en-
bark for his native land, with more Of the in.
frmites Of years, and feeber in health, than
when more than two years ago. he landed on
our shores. lie has enriched our country with
the blessing that leads to prosperty-humbly
without ostentation, asking and expecting ne
earthly reward, but cheeHully, uniaeringy
and with brave heart and boundess success
Shall he be permitted to leave us with no sub.
stantial evidence of our appreciation of the val
ne of his services, when we can testify it in a
manner easiest for us, and most important, j.
not most valuable, to him
And this is the point to which we would in
wife the attention of cur readers. We have
published the noble letter of Mr.. CLAY. We
subjoin the generous Appeal" which it elici
ted from seine Of the best men in New York -
1t is as follows -
An APrEAL To THE AMERICAN rUBLIc IL DEHALF or
THE vEVY REV. FATHER MATHEW.
| Ono OF the Creates. belciactors ot the human
family that our favored country has ever cutrraIucu
about to leave ana to return to his native LAND
10 die after lite devoted to the poor the afflicted
and the rcndle.s
! Fifteen years ago the good and rcvered Father
Mathew, stimulated 10y tue benevolent desire to IN
crca-c the comforts and add to the happiness OF Ii,
/ people OF Ireland, invited them to ION the temper
/ aucc army, and with INN to abandon the use OF al
| that could IuloXlcdte.
Al his Invrauon that people, proyerbial for thci
generous hospitality lali aside long cherished habits
-ln "A Jew years, nearly sN millions enrolled them
srNcs among his drscprs, and afforded il sell sac
rlilcng spectacle TO mankind, the like OF which ha
lew pala,lrls.
IN accomplishing so great an amount of good, In,
demands on Father Mathews benevoeucc mccrssa
rlly increased. The naked were to be- cuthrd ia,
hungry ted, the Orphan lodged, tie i,Ilrrug rncour
aged, and the p"r supported until work could b,
. IIuculcd. Ia icr distress many, nay, the N $
Of turo", turned to II e good seli-denyiu. Falhe
Matthew.
lie hesraed not to give, so long as he had an,
tlung {" distribute aud when lever and famine over
wucm"d ms country, and he saw the poor aud tn,
yTluOu " ON he had paleruaiy gathered a,ouu,
mn, stricken down by the pcstlIrncr, he became un
aur D." relieve only when hr mad spent ali hr pos
sssrd, and had exhausted all ms credit II ms mss
. OF mercy and love.
Tine famine year left the " Apostle of Trmper
aucr" trum twenty tive to tlnrty thousand dollar
IN debt, incurred solely IN behalf OF suffering hu
manly.
Reduced, thus, to point where stronger mrl
would despair, Father Mathew looked only Tor
new lirId Of labor. Trusting in Heaven he accent
ed an invitation which he had received from differ
eni sections OF our country, and came to woIl
among uS
We have all ben witnesses of his zeal end Of l. IL
devotion IN his sacred calling, since ms ARRIVAL /,
jay, lol9 RrEardtss OF health iorLetiul If iatI,ur
ANXIOUS only TO reclaim the m.ioItumate, and 10 wl
our youth to The ways OF sobrtly, his labors hay,
he ~ unteaslng. More than hat million Of on
pope have taken the temperance plrIup AT M
lands, Everywhere he has gone he has scaterr,
me dressings OF peace, OF happiness, aud OF goo,
wi!l among men, broadcast over the land
Fellow cltIzens: III our duty to proclaim 10 va,
ana 10 our country, that now, when ms mission lla
terminated, nothing awaits this 200 and pou, ulnI
on his return 10 his home, but increis d misfortune
ana accumulated sni'crlhIs, unless au effort he made
Z" Ir'leHr ann from ms prcurlary responsibilities.
J We refer you to lhr ro1 irui au l,r.uG lrtlc
from Hon Henry Clay 10 lleury uirlnuelI, ESQ
whIch we are PERMITTED to publish, tor the tull pal
:, CcN'"IN OF Inc Coca aihers wuutIl poslliuu-a po
. 1luon Whcn we have eHdeuyured uuril, and truth
f ij'' 10 lay before YOU.
l"s' ". VISIT our country - min ,ter 10 on
amusement, ana whose mpics IONS a q. a.must a
trans ~ ~ ArH vsts return TO their Ia, mes iuudr
VITA tue pr ot, ct our munlicrBcc and gene u-Ii,
Shall II te did fellow titlon. that yuG .a5uudJIc