Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-03
Letter from the Hon. Henry Bradley.


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Der ol 'I' lho',!y For'Y' ana VINO was IN "a III
t,l' cah.'H''e "I 'lat Fni,y Tor "'Vcrhor "i the
N''t' VI Nt" o'N' nv I'UcI Is III IcPIy 10
",c " enquiry Io,'l one o' our cI,IHenS' Nr W.
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u! "'A' l,oi''"n VI ,r"S' WI" nd'e ior iii'''y
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FEM lAN, aug. 10 1872.
| W lLLiAM W. llA(T, fS'i'
DeW SF:--l on favor oi Inc 3lh came duly
TO mana, III winch You say that 1t IS reported III
your section that. III conversation with Mr..
nun declared my intention to vote Tor ten,
scott Tor rrcSldcnt, ana you ASK IN the name OF
IA NUMBER OF cltlHelS Il thlS be tr'le.
II am correct III nay recollection OF the con-
VcrSatloh win MIR. lIuIl, 1t Is substantially as
follows: There was third individual present,
ana the topic was slavery, ana It's uSurpat1ons
and abuses. 1t was SAID that the South were
opposing General scott on the ground that he
was alltl>sIaVcrv, ana tlat he was III sympathy
wItn Wm' H. seward. rctnarEcd that II 1t
co"'" pc s''o"" tI'at 'le assumptions VI me
SCUM were 1ouhdcd on truth, would readily
vote Tor Gen. Scott, Tor desired to cast my
vote against Slavery.
Perhaps | ought to say that from the com
mcnccmcnt of the public life of Mr. Seward |
have had the most unwavciing confidence in
him as a man. as Il statesman and a true and
reliable friend of freedom 50 far as his inilu
rmcc shall prevail doubt not IT will be lust and
constitutional towards the North and towards
the slave.
From the first announcement of the doiurs of
the Democratic Baltimore Convention. in the
adoption Of its platform and the nomination Of
Gen. Pierce, To the present time. have rcgard-
ed the country as in state imminent peril.
The ninth article Of that platform had been
twice placed before the American people. and
received with great offence by larrc portion
OF the Democratic party nsomuch that in Isis,
many Of the leaders OF the party us well as thou
sands Of the rank and tile, planted themselves
upon the Buffalo platform plcdging unvieldinr
hostility to slavery. With this movement
svmpathiscd and co-operatcd in rood faith -
JHd9c IH',h VI NY surprise 10 ma ms same
ninth article again adopted with cXpIetvcs, if
possible infinitely more antl-rcpubcan and of
tcnslNr, closing up with this most unrcaSOna-
bic. unplIlIoScpIlcaI and insulting resolution:
HcSoircd, That the Democratic party will resist all
attempts at renewing III Congress or out OF 1t, the
aSilhI'"" oI .lr S"I'ry question: "nHrr Whatever
~ ,'''' ''' ''"', '''9 ~ ,'''"''
;, 10 al t'''s "cn 'II1c' 'ie nominee l"r
! ilcs"'"'' res "cc'Pt lle no'lli'a-
.i'n "Io" I''c I'm ''''l''" "i tlc Noh'cn-
''oi'i no' pco'''oc II Is 'NI'ccIci ol inc as
N''"'"n'' ""l "'O'"S' ''o ''''' 'Fl'1 II c''ioIa-
C.'.i'''.''i 'i' "!'"'i'"" ~ my J"""',,'h'
|"" WIN ''''" "''"Nr ''" SH't'y sd! thcrn
,''H "'G' 'r WIZ" Vi ',' Vi my me III CONNECT
i"'''~ ~ "'' INC '""o ''Pt'S' narh-
"u i,u''Nr'' 'o'' iicEald ana
nv '''''t"E .NE"'' """" 10 Vn' lowest country
,s>"''' 'H.i " ''''!'"L '"c u'Ul"cr''lc pat
l"''' ""' "'' ,,,'''''''' N',' I'Itc' without
o," "-''!'T' anu az l''lI Is cchoGd
=; wv P""'T SP''N''N' "' al h'iFclS, thc
,''' "I '',N'H I'"" 10 t"o H"alcst Hun
N.r ''at holHS 'oFth MS st htInehts III the forum
u II o''-'o'Ii'
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