New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-02
LITTER FROM MR. WM GOODEEL.

SIR: As my name sppesss in your report this r,crr.
rg. Of the 60 ca ed "Free Corverticn at Rutlsad
wish ycrr resd,rs 10 know how cans tn be thsr'i
what .aia or rather attempted to say. whep there
what SOFT C "fres ducusson" / found, aud wis.
thought OF the Copyerticn.
he'd nothing to DO rish getting up the Convention,
and heard nott ing Of it until saw the Cal il print
where smcpg ali be ISM ss OF the sgosrs. ssw only
cue whom could emeubs' 10 h.Ye seen OF r. ard ci
lad &C idea Of attending un TO do go
wa. told tbe. there would be god opportunity for me
T. pres.r. the e'shs Of katiocs Abolition az hold
II eu and sseured that there would be- Tree dis
cussi, or ell TIE topics that might be ntr1ducsd:
ct,dtgiy started ir season 10 reach Rct!nrd
about roon on Fiidsy. Esry in the attsrroou Henry
c. Wright epcBs about fifty uinutes IN support ot
uoiuton Nc. l. affirming bis 6oot'ioe that tho al,
"thori'y Of each Individual soul II s5soue aud dos,
.cee Is reply AID proceeding to illustrate the
eweesress Of bis entmen's by sUpposing tnat Kid
rspper Should the ten: 10 seizo anu eniave one
cf the little children tbeIe. Would the Convention
accord TO biu the SOLE absolute aud hosl authority TO
ooLtroi bic ows opinious and Practice as stated in
ths resolution Would sbey be guilty CT dasrant
Ercrg (as tie resolution expressed ~ in attsup,-
ing to control" him Before could complete tue seq
teree II. G. Wright, perceiviug the drift OF my psrs-
bic, hastily called me TO trder uoder the rule restrict
iug speakers, eIcsp. the mover of the resolution, 10
ten mi, utes The President sid the ten minutes
wsre Lot GU. Some moved to extend my time to
fifteen mlnutes which Was granted only used
about two minutes OF it tc tiGsh What had begun.
ard sat down ugh should bsve been glad 10 speak
five or ten minutes NOE.
Ny next attempt TO he besrd was on the subject of
the immortality Of the soui and the future existence.
ard 10 reply 10 fpesksr WHO han SAID TINT t was
question OF 10 practical Importance. The hocr was
given 10 q geLtienbsn who kindly yielded NE tns TO
uabe tie remark that tbs icrtdrcss AID !nvo!.hisy
cf human rights depended, yitaiy, upon the dgnity
ard ssc,edness Of human nature, ead that Il should
come to be believed that de like boasts 1t would
be difficult il not iTpossibia to preserve ttc ccnvc-
tcn nat they have any gnts more ssored tnsn those
Of beasts. This speech may have occupied two mln-
Utee; brt TIE sentiment Was objected 10 By Ms Err
hsSs "a iIs f%ps
treated with cruelty. With l0avs Of the President,
bepsn 10 explain and di.elnim, was Interrupted by
soIlebo6y, resumed ard was suddenly snd peremp.
forty commanded by the President 70 sis DOM a1d
submit to the authority OF the Convention, wAcn, OF
course, ! did, but without understanding why was
put down, Any uore than Why Senator Luot III sim-
liar style put ice down bef'e the Legislative Con-
nttee il Msssac ausets il 1896. wa, exp aiming ny
leave of the President and had not occupied soovo
two minutes Slnie.
Resolution No T. denying the authority Of the Bible
WAS advocated by Mr.. Mayo in speech Of nearly 40
hour rose to reply, an0 Was csed to orcer, befors
rad tnAt ed tic first sentence by Cne Of the Com
uttes who seid tbet speakers hsd been selected for
the evening" by wtom the time vss accordingly oc-
cupied was told tbat the subject might bs called
I'D at another tine, when in'gut have my leo inr-
utes 20 answer the long speech But "the eonye-
pient season did not seem to arrive.
Ga Ssturcsy afterooon the question Of Slavery
up ard my name, alter that Of Pa kef Pisbury xM
but Oh tho printed prUgraume. DIR. Phs6ary spoke
ttty minutes IN expo-ltJn Of his phase 0f Abolition,
W tho.. being called To order BY t1o3e WHO held ny
views. Sut when my turn cams, was called - or
der at Il epd Of the 6fs teeu inmates bu ~as gra
cicusv p,ruitied 10 spesk fifteen ninr,es logger,
VIXEN lie Cofyt ntion decided by clOse vote to hear
nothing further in favor of National Abolition of
Slavery though tue dscusoa OF The otber place of
tne SANE subject wss resumed
ousiyeress BY ssvera! gentlemen, Including stephen
= Foster who in Sentiment szreed With the ID n-lolty
both 90 the Slavery atd the Bible questlcr, ana vno
sa0 that in bo free discussion haa been sinsi
MACY OtLsIs cad the sane snd was c0undeoty pre-
e;cteG that time would be prded 10 ule, on sun,
dny TO spesk On the Bible question. vas persuaded
t. 20 IL OD Sunday mo'Lirg ana see. out ovlois en-
ter ng the tent met si.h membe.e Of the COMMITTEES,
AID heard of 10 proposal of tho ki'd Une msmo,r
of the Conu ttee, 10 preeerce OF oners OF them ha1
previously congratulated me ths' ny yieSs ut s1e
R;he ere edvOc ed every Ssbbsth IN the churches.
Aud COS, Henry c. WrghI wantsd TO know If TAI
nc, Lsc time sioagh, al my life long, t0 promusse
M v;ess OF that eahject. Ard this | supposs,
proved 70 his mind thst the Ruturd Convertios "a,
.sa TO him. "Suppose snd those OF ny views should
advertise Fee Convection and tbsn, having
fully expressed my view. for uesry 80 hour SHOULD
not taye allowed you to ssy word i N reply woaa
you cal u D. Free ConveItionf' VITA great grav-
ity Henry c. Wright answered, " Fnend "ili.n
Goode J. do lot wish to dsbaie the qaestica wlt1
you; perceive you are not in good spirit |
could not fol bear laughing in his face and 60 turned
Tie bet apology can rnske f't the lanaserS =,
thu TIE, made mistake IN tryi-g 20 discu's 90 many
suhecs in three dave; in hsyirg said what mey
wanted 10 bear ard giving no room tIr the oteer s9
heve Only stated the facts to seuce the boast on nav
pg rad :" Free Convention 1T Rutland. Sach Al
eveEt ia yet ior the future.
Let me uo, he misurderstood. do MT deny sha',
to very gre.t variety OF persons auc classes o. psr
sosf. it rds perfee:iy Tree C.oveos'0t nd :,
wno decry marriage. II ives free 20 jpIituslsts,
whc cls;m 70 te the Only reliable teachers OF me 'anrs
life, srd to M.ttrialsts who bsisve 10 90 ~ ure ne
t.: s was free to those who, In The co sfees' sSa
uost hssphs ous reuage, ceaed tie e1'stetca of
suy G.o; sp1 yas free 10 those wbo prssch taas
tpeIe sre ss m,ry absolute sud supreme seds icn
within the sphere Of bis or dcnlcob ~ shs'e
sye human souls 1t was frts TO tnose Nno
dercurce TIE Bible, aud TO thoss Tno,, snie
they prsise the Bible, deny that tfutn ana fa!ss'
hood right ard wropg 10 be As ceEtalnsd 'ron rs
teachings. With sn sfcn, and after st'ugss, II
became f'ee iol.rsby So. to those Tno Oohe's Ia
the iifait.e inspiration of ths SCRIPTURES yes con
siue II 10 teach the grcssest m'teIi,n. aai I'e "
70 6:epIove TIE spirituality and inmorsnty OF tho
scul. To al tn.se perhsp, 70 sone o,her: Y E's a.
Hen-y c. Wight cad "a feast OF fst shngs, fAI OF
Marrow. IL wss siso nee TO oahooe vi sooa
lh.rgs, sueh tie cords nI Sion oi slavery an VI
various cttsr violations Of equal rghfs IL -,
"free 70 On able csstigstiou of tie "free-lovs
sbembaii0I tby spiritIalsij, and 20 > csIs,lc
esrC-f tf the ilhtersh.y AID ctgcssH Oh Ialse
lbeisEfy by ire ssme hard ln -tott, u Sss res 70
slu ost spythiug, except the s1yocsoy "i rstions
abolition, end the eIpression Of certain theological
tsre's which the msioriy Of the Convenlon WIN al
s h.terogenet theories has 70 rep adiste
aId TO hnstnrneAtize.
Ny iiisrds viii ucterst,ud th-t my stt.ndauce on
tie Corgs, .on te uir .,ed on Saturday. q, y. "A.
ivss 20 "supe rstiit us" ss 10 fod Bible toc tae
Ltxs 1ays rs6ns h .t preferred 10 the revelations