The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-07
MORE DEVELOPMENTS OF TREASON
Letter from Senator Wilson to Henry
&. Wright, Of Saiick.
REV. THEODORE PiRKER'S MANIFESTO.
general HEs1lxGsEN TO VICTOR aUGo.
Expulsion of Free Negroes from
Arkansas.
Opening Of Direct European Trade
with the South.
important Matters for the Consideration Of the
National Men in Congress,
Sc, Ac, &c.
ABOLITIONIsM IN THE NORTH.
senator Wilson's Reply TO Henry c.
Wright.


Washington read your letters to John Brown and
Gov. Wise, concerning a resolution passed at
meeting in this town. 10 the effect that lit is the
right and duty OF the North to incite slaves to
sstance, and to aid them in it." In your letters
you say that although United States Senator and
United States Postmaster were present, yet not
voice was raised against it by them nor by any one
else" was surprised and panied at this act of in
justice on your paIt, this wanton attempt to place
me in a false position before the country position
in sympathy with doctrine my heart and judg
ment alike condemn. Sir, when you referred 10 me
in your letters, you knew that had no sympathy
whatever with The sentiment, that at is the right
and duty Of the North to incite slaves resistance
and TO ard them in it, When you associated my
with the action of yourself and few
other persons ia that meeting who general
ly concur with You in sentiment, You knew
you were doing an act of injustice, that
your words would be used 10 excite, mislead and
deceive those already excited, misled and de-
ceived. Yes, sir, you knew those words would
place me in false p0sition-thit they would be
used TO lnflame the passions aud the preiudices of
the people OF The South against me and against
those with whom act, and against the cause we
advocate. have no words 10 Characterize this act
of personal unkinduess and of wrong towards one
who has never wronged you.
When called upon in the Senate to explain my
position in the meeting which passed your resolu
ton, did go without casting any reflections upon
Every far-minded man present at that meeting will
admit the correctness OF what said in the senate
concerning the passage of your resolution and the
action of the meeting. Mr.. j D. Manu. gentle
man of intelligence, tho ut the meeting, in a
co nmunicaton III the Boston Journal, says:-
The meeting was not properly meeting OF the citizens
OF Nack called for the purpose of expressing their opn
ions, bat notified 10 the usual manner OF meetings
called by neraut lecturers who wish to speak 10 the
people These meetings are quite common and are at
tended by all clas-es OF meDiens opponents and the
indifferent, who usually go and hear in silence, and let
the lecturer have his say uDmolcs;ed.
The referred to- Mr.. Wright offered resolu
ton the elect at resistance 10 irants 10 obedience
God - and therefore the slaves should be melted to
sis, their master. He spoke an hour and forty minutes
ard explained Tho meaning of his resolution to be,
armed ana iorcibe resistance, bat resistance by moral
religious, social and erciai means, 70 make slavery
unpopular aad Improbable. But very few voted the
resolution, and some spoke but Mr.. Wright.
AZ Gen. Wilson had addressed large meeting in the
place only few evenings before and had given his
views length and with much explciness, condemnng
the OF John Brown IN the strongest anner he pro-
badly did 1t necessary depart from his usual
custom OF listening IN quiet way and let those who
hired the hail DO as they Pleased and take the respons
The resolution Of Mr. Wright, as interpreted by him.
slavery by all proper ana legitimate means, bat ii
artiuily drawn by Mr. Wright go as 10 convey to those
who did not hta his explanations mean ng Of diIeront
character doubtless with view Of increasing the aar N
and excitement now prevailing in the South. Whatever
may be the sins Of Wilson in the matter Of slavery
that he has approved the act Of Brown either
in public or in private but has uniformly depored aud
condemned it,
Not content with the wrong done me in your let
tiers to Governor Wise ard John Brown, you have
in letter addressed to me, which find ia the
New YoRK HERALD of the cath inst, attempted
To sustain your original act OF misrepresentation.
Sir this act Of injustice this deliberate effort to
ass ociate my name with the sentiment embO-
died in ycur resolution, and to hold me respon-
sibe for the acts Of meeting in which j
was q mere spectator, fills me with amazement.
II being your purpose to deceive, it does not sur
prise that you should have commenced your
letter to me with an untruth, palpable falsehood.
In the first sentence you say that was called upon
Ito give account TO the slave drivers for attend
ing meeting to discuss resolution affirming the
and the right and duty of the North to aid them
in it." This statement is untrue and you knew
when you .penned it that it was untrue You
had an object to gain, and that object was to
raise doubt in regard to the correctness OF
what said in the Senate. The Nsw YORK HERALD
in commenting upon it, declares that Henry c.
Wight, the alleged lecturer, fatty contradicts VIII
son-it was not o lecture, but a meeting for discus
sion, publicly called" The meeting was called,
as you say il was, "to discuss resolution affirming
the right and duty Of slaves to resist their masters,
and the right and duty of the North 10 aid them in
it,, but il was called to hear you "lecture;" yes,
sir, to hear You ecurc upon resistance to tyrants
is obedience to God, in reference to the conduct of
John Brown at Harper Ferry The principal no.
fice for the meeting reads:-
Rev Henry c. Wright will lecture in School House Hail.
Sunday next at The Usual hours OF church service upon
''Faci and fiction in Religion the existence occupa-
ton and location OF the soul after leaves the bodyr
Also in the evening, at eis O'Clock, upon
Ressance Tyran,s obedience God, in reference
TO the conduct OF John Brown at Harper Ferry"
NAIIcK, Nov. IL, 1862
In response to this notice-not to discuss a re.
solution as you asscrtbut to hear you lecture
five or six hundred people Of this town assembled
not less than three hundred OF the number were
legal voters of the republican and democratic par
ties. They came in response TO the call, to hear
you lecture, and not TO discuss to act After the
meeting assembled you took the desk. asked the
meeting to appoint chairman, the getters up of
solution. Iou made a long speech; no one else
uttered word; the resolution was put and some
ten or fifteen persons out of five or six hundred
present voted for it. The grea, mass of the meet
ing did not vote they looked on In silence and De.
clined to take any part whatever in the meeting,
or to be in any degree responsible for its action.
In sense the resolution an expression Of the
sentiments Of the meeting, for more than nine
tenths of the persons present had part in its
ton and ninetenths of those present, if called upon
Mr.. Willard, the editor Of the Natick Observer, in
o note to me says
Twas prcsen. a, the lecture delivered by Mr. Henry
Wright the 20th OF November Iprinted the notice
the meeting which summoned to hear him lecture,
and net called as he says his Letter to you 'to
and Hs OF he s and
rcpublcaa parties being present Mr. Wright called to
spoke and forty minutes no one else uttered
word, ALL twas in no sense discussion. The vote in
MvOr o We resolution was small, not exceeding twelve
The the meeting declined TO any part in
action ,"g 70 be bound in any way by its donss. No
pres could mistake your position, for your
opiniols well known A few evenings before
you hal, IN the hall, and in presence Of
large mrsasy Of those present, "deplored regretted
and cd John Bro nvason and all gal and
violent ae Ny anti slavery men, and you declared thai
such acts au ed to The interests Of slavery Mr. wrghts
speech and hts resolution seemed 10 be aimed at the
position in your speech in opposition 70 BreSns
raid and TO b. IN opposition to your well known Opinions
end this was the opinion Of many others present.
Sir, you say In your letter to me that " . Mr.
Brown asked in an insolent tone II you were pre-
explained, "the slave drive. who held the lash
eTeg rev. said, am satisasd.'r Are can be