New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-08
profession. and proises and considered them houora

professions and promises and considered them honora
bic TO himself
did not deem It necessary in my letter to Mr. Reese.
TO glve any of my remarks in the conversation
held az bis house But for the information and relief OF
the Editor viii him that did say to Mr..
Reese, that was glad to hear such sentiments ex-
pressed-and such assurances gwen oil his deermins,
uon to emancpate all those slaves at proper agesand
af he was glad the boys had and he should never
trouble them; that many la the North were unwilngto
make any Distinction between those shareholders who
were such by choice, and that class which was made
such hy the force of circumstances and that could on
my return make good Of his case In convincing my
friends that some shareholders good men, even
conversed with some of my fellow delegates in this
same strain while yet in the City OF Baltimore and
quoted my hOft rs one Of the good class
But Mr.. Reese is now what he was then and there
lore deserted 10 be turned Of doors for rtiag IN my
aiary Hose good things concerning The man rho ted nc
But you wrote them, says my accuser, Tor the pur-
pose OF showing them 10 others, publishing them =
Nei my object 10 vindcate him and his class from
unjust censure But have published those facts since
Mr. Reese reclaimed the he said he would re-
claim. Certsply have and in doing so have shown
haf ne was not always go bad man. have not made
public his badaess that done without me, and my
letter has not extended that fact single step The Ed
tor OF The Commercial and b NJ. Hall belong to the
church tor let the public know that he is pious Meth
odist) and our theology teaches that men fall from
grace The fscts that | wrote in my notes, and pub
shed, all go TO show how gracious William Reese
in ls4s This is the extent OF my revelations. What
he has revealed concerning himself SINCE Is has work.
not mine But confess to another object In that letter
VIZ: To intensity the public hatred of the Fugitive Slave
Law and this is the real cause of the Editors gentle and
brothery rebuke His darling Is my a5horence and am
quite willing to leave posty and the final Judgment TO
settle this matter between In the meantime shall
use my little influence in opposition to that inquty
hated it before and SO did the North generally, The
Commercial to the contrary Notwithstanding But we
hate it more than ever since this Of Reese and
p eston off, The facilities it Affords and the in
ducements it presents producing their fruts Mr..
William Reese that man of whom wrote 50 many good
things in lsfs and to whose praise haverepeated them
go often since has been ured by the hope OF gain rem
dered easy and sure by that wicked statue, joined
with the influence of The Commercial and has been in
ducei to ignore the will of his deceased wife, and his
own declared convictions of right He has torn from
home from wife, from child, fellow man. He has inn
INJURED him in the Baltimore JAIL and hopes convert
Northern sympahy-nsy, haada sympathy-into cash,
to the amount of : 800
Who will not hate law which can work such mis-.
chief upon. two nc once for II Is hard to tell
whether the the slave in this has suffered
the greatest harm. ETERNITY WILL TELL
But how cad to every feeling heart Is this state of
things Prestons reside can be invaded, himself torn
from all he values, without even the form OF law n
INJURED in the "Tombs - denied the rights and privileges
accorded to the verest feon, al sent riom proof into
perpetual bondage and the Editor of The Commercial
uers not one word Of warning rebuke nor the hrs
syllable of coincidence with for the victim, or mis- hap
less wife and child. "A gentleman in Baltimore has
deemed il his duty to reclaim fugitive from service.
That is all Very cool, truly But when | show the
public what good man this gentleman was before
the Slave Law enacted, this same calm and dispas
sonae Editor lashed into fury and heaven and
earthat least Boston, New York. the Annual a1d Gen
eral Conference.-The proclaim outlaw. He calls
upon ell to close their doors forever against my
trance Well, let him rage if he must little overflow
ing of the bile may be for his health and such exhibitions
of overseership may commend him strongly to
those whom he serves.
But hope the paroxysm will soon be over, and that
he will then be capable of seeing the in its true
light fear not his wrath, for it will njure none but
himself Even had he power to do what he evidently
desires; would not turn me one hairs breadth from
my course would sooner Z" wander in sheep skins and
goat skins, dwelling in dens and caves of the EARTH"
with my spirit free speak and act for the oppressed
against slavecstchers their agents apoog and SYM
pahsers than have all the ease, and honor, and emou
mens which The Commercial can realize in its present
course B. NJ. HALL.
Scheme, tddy dpra %, 1852