The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-27

gy OF Mrs. Forbes and tho assistance Of DAN 'Ongiro,
they got lodging IN hotel, and procured credit q
esiaurant attached % the houseno easy matter for
iamily in q state of desttution. having
extraordinary energy and had rot Dap Ongaro
co operated in finding them In shelter the family must
have persisted and the guilt Of their Assassination would
have been on the heads OF the pous cheating humsnia
ans Of New England who ought therefore, 70 show I'M
bounded gratitude TO him for preserving them from The
they in hourly fear Of being again turned into ho
street Dali 0ngaro could then do more for S; the
they expected would be their last This protractsd msn-
tai torture and their prvatons stopped their education
and affected the health Of al-especisly Of my
cember, learned had been for q long time very I'D,
and had two days previously been attacked most severely
with tic doloreux In the head A medical man who
had been called in had prescribed remedies which they
had not the money to purchase On the 10Th December tho
pain was less acute whether they had eventually pro
cured the remedies did not learn They had, however,
at that date received letter from me, informing them
that was my way from tho West 70 New York That
gave them fresh courage but they cannot live cour-
age; and when the following week brings, instead Of
mittance, the OF my being unable 70 move of my
to them from here December 20 s6 which they will
ceve about the 18th or 18th Of this month And what ara
$40 In such difficulty?
What has been the conduct OF the humanitarans IN Tins
emergency Their dominant thought has been 10 shunc
OIL the responsibility instead Of eagerly seeking " apply
remedy and thereby they have increased their RESPONSE
bity Beings who deserve the name of men, especially
such advance pretensons be humanarians, ought
TO have Wed with each other in their efforts 10 have re-
paired the mischief leaving as very minor consideration
less OF blame attributable one or the other person.
But with creatures whose every idea is SELF whose every
aS az ,ss mere vany ana specuaon the cSnseraons
disbursement are above every other.
TIE ANSWER HE GOT FROM HORACE GREnEs.
The reply Of Horace Greeley Va Illustrative
Of the feelings Of certain humanitarans, and OF
the state Of public sentiment in this part Of tho
world. he did not even hint at remedying the mis-
chief he merely looked at the responsibility and cast
about for excuse for doing nothing First no known
the advocate Of the higher aw) argued that had no e-
gal claim according TO the lower law Then that false pro-
phet of higher law laid down new rueyin morals-vz:
that alone to blame, because ought to have known
that Of that sort never are kep-never arc
meant be kept What peculiar school Of mora ty No
blame shadow Of proof for those who break moral en-
gagcments the most stringent but culpabity and ruin
without pity for those who believe in the sacreiness Of
legation The false prophet concluded by asserting thas
such things were the same In Europe is MOI Tor me TO
dispute the accuracy Of Mr. Greeeys general estimate OF
his counrymen must, however, assert that know
Of some exceptions 70 his sweeping accusation AS
Of repudiaors emphacay and toto repe the charge.
know not one solitary circumstance which sustain,
while know OF many facts which directly contradict that
part Of his imputation.
One example will cite which with many others
under my immediate notice. Ia January 1861 being NJ
Lausanne, In Switzerland was by Mazzn requested to
80 to the United States He SAID he could only give
me the money to carry me 70 London, but that
be requisite for my voyage across the Atlantic, and
that when reached New York an Italian, for whom
he gave me letter, would see that was W. supplied
honor suficed for such the habit in Europe, and
started for England that same evening. On my arrival
in London informed that there had been fund,
which then exhausted through an unusual rush Of
demands. sum was, however, Immediately collected
among the English enough 10 send me and 70 let me
have something in hand on my landing in America.
Those English had rot been consulted in the matter Of
Ms2zin-t was with them simply point Of honor such
is the habit in Europe) not to cast discredt on an en-
gagement made BY brother liberal When got 70 this
city the Italians who had not been consulted respecting
my coming) thought that azz nj had done wrong e.
pecting encouragem Mt from America aud in sending
here yet those Italians unhesitatnely resolved that
the word Of italian who had acted in good faith ought
10 be and should be respected (such the habit IN Eu
rope); therefore, though convinced that my exertons
them to enable TO make the eseay and to return,
which essay, as the Italians had predicted, proved an
RAD PATH or THE Aso1mosrsm
will furnish you with fact which goes far 70 de-
monstrate that the refusal Of the New England humanit
TO honor their engagements, last summer and au-
tumn an isolated instance Of Reputation, but part
Of regular system OF interruptions deceit, practised
tare osome dune of course who relies on the sacred
Of moral obligations gentleman now 10 business
here acted from 1885 70 1S45 as treasurer 70 the Society
for the Protection Of Fugitive Slaves As the calls for
money at irregular intervals, and az il
ta that mpediments should delay the fogitives, he
requested by the committee TO advance whatever
cash might be wanted though there not funds
enough in his hands to the outlay, the committee
l promising that any deficiency should be made good to
Linn He did be had been asked to do and DISCO
vered that the subscriptions Of the exemplary humana
| rans falling short far behind his advances He
natcaly put of and put or The debt at length
lated to about 81 $780, when be became very pssng for
settlement and refused TO involve himself any deeper,
whereupon the committee guessed would be better 70
dissolve the society," since did not cover It's expendi
monstrances, dissolve the society and having BY that
trick wiped off the debt they Immediately reorganiSed,
bringing in few new members VINO would not Join while
the society in debt after which maDoeuvre the
cey went before, using the books minutes,
&C. as if nothing extraordinary had occurred This pro-
ceedng should style mpudent lying, cheating and swim
ding-certain New Englanders may term il smart and
praiseworthy but II it be not swindiDg should IKE 70
hear what deeper degree Of fraud constitutes swndng
Ny advice to that gentleman was that he should lay
he whole before the anti slavery societies of Europe and
should enlghten the public He replied thai he did NOT
wish injure the abolitonism maintain how
ever that aboonsm being struggle for the triumph Of
the great principles Of liberty, truth and justice, the
it is taken out OF the hands OF cheats the beter
for humanity for most assuredy be left in the hands
Of swinders il must be swinded
REFERENCE TO SUMNER AND AMOS LAWRENCE
You express surprise at my letter to Mr. Sumner,
that the first you heard the subject How,
them last summer did YOU write from Massachusetts, 70
previous been at Davenport, on my way to join him
You say that Mr.. Amos Lawrence probably never heard
Of my name How, then, did he give Capt B. copy Of
repeat that every effort TO shuttle OF the responsibility
makes the matter % h0or 81 delay @
would not behave brutality The very cannibas do not
FEED on the women and children Of their partyhey
devour only such Of their enemies as they can catch.
The next letter is TO the person. and preiacsA
by the following head note
On the 18th january sanborn replied 10 mine Of tho
9th. He explained that he had done much AID The
cause that he had caused % IN money and 70 b
given to Captain also 900 to be voted 70 HIM by the
Chicago committee of which he had received $780, also,
had done many other things Of similar nature-a6 $500,
recently, for secret service''-addng that, he had
known Of the engagement between Captain B. and myself,
he would have supported my wife and children, rather
than allow what has happened to take pacc.
Registered No. 1,914.]
1877 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, sd or January, 1858
10 I. B. SANBoRS, Esq, Concord, Mass;
Yours OF january Is duly came to hand. could NOT
reply earlier having been confined to my bed from peu
was incorrect 70 the number or days you kept the draft
of Mr.. Gerrit Smith, that "exaggeratonn Of
mine. BE spoke from memory and liable 70 mistake
and he doubtless calculated the time he sent It till he got
back BY post as being about three weeks-he did not
count the days.
regret that the explanations contained in your
nicaton were not In your letter Of January as they