Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-12-26

Free Spctch crushed out
VERNoNrvLLE, Mich, December, 1856.
Under date Of August 49, 1856 Mr. Moses
&. Church, formerly resident Of this place,
whore his parents now live, hut then being
ia the employ Of his uncle Harvey Hall, In
Columbus, Georgia, wrote n letter to his
father, which contained the following para
graph:
"Polnics Just now are all the 90 here,
in fact, ] never saw n community so wholly
given up to il in my life. We have only
two tickets, Fillmore and Buchanan, though
If there was little more courage aud little
more concert Of action, 1t would not BE- hard
TO get up Fremont Ticket, aud though
thele would be no chance Of his carrying
the State, ho would get more votes than
many suppose"
Another four years will see great chang
es throughout the entire South All this
talk about d'solving the Union, if Fremont
ls elected, Is nothing but so much gas
The working, non-slaveholdng mechanics,
and others who are dependent upon their
daily labor for their support, feel s1rely the
competition Of non-paid labor, and they do
not hesitate to say they would vote for Ere
mont If they had chance. As voters they are
are three 10 one of the Shareholders, and
they are fast finding ont their Strength
Thinking, sober men here, acknowledge
that they already see the beginning Of the
end, and one remarked to me only list week
that m his opinion ten years from that day
would not see slave In America. So
strong is this belief that he has disposed of
all his property of thar kind, and does not
intend to own any more. 1t is current G.
marx here among the working classes that
tor the future those who own slaves, and
have the benefit Of them, may do their own
watchlng-they will not | cluim to know
what | say, as we employ a good many
hands, and know what they say"
THIS paragraph was Published in the Ed-
ton County hsBubfcdH, aud some person,
actuated either by a mean, low-hved spirit of
mischief or a deep seated Internal mulignl-
ty. enclosed halt-shcet Of the paper ia an
envelope aud forwarded lt 10 Harvey Hall.
On receiving It, Mr.. Hall repaired IN hot
haste, and full OF fiery indignation, 10 the
boarding house of his nephew, to pour out
the walls Of red. hot wrath upon his head.
Mr.. Church unhesltaungly informed his UNI
Gle that he wrote the paragraph and that il
cun,aincd his honest convictions, though he
did not seek to promulgate them at the
South. Mr. Hall then told him that If these
were his sentiments he could not entertain
them at the South and he iet it TO be his
duty to rad the community Of his presence.
lie also threatened hun with personal vlo-
lence unless he speedily left the country
This was on Saturday. Mr.. Hall added
further, that he must leave the first part of
mex; week, and # he concluded 10 do So,
he need have no apprehension OF personal
violence. as he lfall) was the only one that
knew Of the letter, and 100 measures would
be tikento forcbIy eXpel hlm until he should
rcoort in the matter. There were two other
members Of the firm which employed Mr.
Church. On consulting with them, though
they wished his services, yet they told HIM
he had better leave for his uncle would sure
w carry his threat into execution " he did
not and the result would be riot and blood
shed. Mr.. Church saw thotil he undertook
to remain his life would be endangered, and
his wife aud young child left TO the mercies
of Georgia mob, and all heathendom, OK
cepl Missouri, could not have furnished one
more blood-thrsty, reckless aud unprinc-
Piled. Wisely, then, he concluded 10 leave
aud, arranging his business as best he could,
though at a sacrifice Of four or five hundred
dollars did So the next Wednesday.
Mr.. Hall is a native OF Vermont He em.
igrated to Georgia. There he acquired
wealth and slaves-property in the souls Of
men and has become what he Is At his
solicitation, h.s nephew left a lucrative siiua-
ton IN New York city to enter his employ,
and for writing the above paragraph to his
father, he is threatened with personal vlo-
lenGe' at the hands OF the slave-dnving IN
teresi of one Of the cites Of our confader-
ate republic, unless he speedily leaves.
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