The Van Buren press., 1860-01-27
New YORK, Jan 10, 1860.

should be marked by Southern merchants.
The letter is as follows:
NEW YORK, Jan 10, 1860.
10 ---~ -
Ian Burea, -drk.,
DEAR Sin In the enclosed slip, cut
from the New York Herald of yesterday,
y0u will among others, find the names of
Freeland of the firm of FREELAND, SouIREs
e. Co., and Benedict, of the firm of BENE-
DICT, HALL d. Co., the former Dry Goods
merchants, and the latter dealers in Boots
and Shoes, both of this City These
Houses have had Drummers - canvass
ing your State and City, this winter. solic-
iting !SoutAern Trade. As they are
" strong Abolition Houses" Iconsider it
due to your merchants that they should be
advised of the fact. Mr.. HALL, of the firm
of Benedict, Hall & Co, contributed a
large sum of money to the election of j. c.
Fremont to the Presidency in 1856, Tor
rather to the fund raised for that purpose.
If you will hand the enclosed to one of
your papers for publication. it may be the
means of preventing the merchants of your
City and State, furnishing to firms opposed
to the peculiar institution " of the South,
the means of more successfully injuring the
interests of those whose confidence they are
disposed to betrayal the same time you
will be assisting the cause of justice.
Yours, DC, -
Several Of the merchants Of Fayetteville,
Cane Hill, Fort Smith, and some at this
place. are or have been customers of Bene-
dict, Hall d. Co., and ii they are Abolition-
lists, as we must think they are, from the
facts before us-we think it the duty of all
merchants from this section of the country
to discontinue dealing with them. From
the slips accompanying the letter, we copy
the following -
The Beecierites in Session,
Warm Anti Slapery Discassion-Proposifioa to De
sert the Board Of Foreign Missions.
On Friday evening last. the regular
weekly meeting of the members of Plym-
outh Church, Brooklyn, was held in that
place of worship. After the transaction OF
some matters connected with the regular
Friday evening meetings, they resolved
themselves Into q regular business meeting,
Mr.. Bowen being called to the chair.
In the course of business and debate,
81 Mr.. BENEpIcT, Of the firm Of Benedict
Hall & Co., said he was as much anti
slavery as any other person, ana was a.
anxious to see freedom established through
out the Union. But he was not one OF
those men who harp on single idea, talk
ing of it to every body whom they meet, &C
TO bed and dream about it, and rise agar
only to resume it. In regard to the ques
tion of contributing TO the Board of For
.eign Missions, or to the American MiSsiona
| ~ Association, he would say that the form
er was well known to them and had accom-
plished great Zeal of good, while the lat
ter was comparatively new and unknown
The Board of Missions had had to contend
against great many difficulties, but they
had the guidance of their counsel, in whom
| they had great confidence. He did no
think it right that the Board should be i'll
,terrogated us to. the way in which they ap
piled contributions raised for the benefit o
the association ;. but all persons should be
lieve that they will always apply it to th'
best of their ability"
The Agent of Benedict, Hall & Co., Mr.
COY, who has an extensive acquaintance here
and is regarded as gentlemen, in ou
City last week, and was shown the lette
and slips above, he says there is eerfainl,
a mistake in the matter, and that it shall
be cleared up. We would willingly d.
liuStice to all men-and if Messrs; Benedict
Hall & Co, prove to our satisfaction tha
they have been unjustly treated, their vindi
cation shall appear in our columns.
We think the proof too strong agains
them to be rebutted, and if the merchant
of this section after being informed of thcs
facts, continue to purchase of them-Me
too should be marked.
To show further, that they are consider
ed at home as ultra Anti Slavery men. W
copy the following from the New Yor
Day Book
y CnSEEcrroN.-We -.ccgrct to saw tn;
not long s..ncc we inserted in our column
= the advertisement Of Messrs Benedict, Ha
& Co, of No. Is Park Row. At that tin
f we were not aware that Mr. Benedict ws
an ultra anti-slavcry man, and a warm SUI
porter of the peculiar doctrines of Mr.. Hel
~ Ward Beecher as report of his spcct
at recent meeting in Beecher's churC
r in another column, shows. Justice to o,
| Southern friends requires us to make tn
Explanation, as it is well known that Il
settled principle upon which we try faitl
G fully to conduct our business is not to il
scrt into our columns the advertisement
Of any mercantile house which we know I
0 be untrue to the Constitutional rights of Il
South. In large city like New Norl
/, where one knows not even his near neig
: Dor, mistakes may sometimes occur, bl
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