Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-02-03

conspicuous part lisa tissue Of errors from benin
nng to end, and were not Judge Carpenter viii
bed and tnduced by the writer in "A shameful
manner, would not notice it, Who the writer
! IS, that informed Mr. Atkins Of this transaction
| | know not, but judge il is the same individ-
nal, living in N, who furnishes matter for the
Arglts from time to time, whenever ANYTHING oc-
ours To disturb the equanimity of his profound
mind. lie belongs to that same list Of Alesicd
monsters described by Pollok, who make
"hellish meals
OF good mems names
! would like 10 describe him, so thnt if n nor
son ever saw him he would know him. Int have
not room in this article
The article in question declares that this voung
man is an african, and carries the idea that he
Would be a dlsagreeable subject to associate with
lhis Is assuming what should be proved | nm
informed that his mother was creole and bis
lather trenchman and ii so, it would be hard
to extract African blood from his veins. As IN
his color, he is about the shade of n number ~
gentlemen who walk your streets, and who are
not suspected OF having Niger" blood in them.
iiis features show the Spaniard his hair soft and
silky, mot wooley) and his disposition mild and
iorglylng-a pattern for those white voung men
who would crush his prospects and blast his homes
forever. i'''
But how was he used by the nice voy1o ,oc,
who objected 70 him ON account of his colorP In
the hrst place, the committee for getting up the
dancing school, took his name and placed il lpon
the paper without objection, which admitted Kim
to all the privileges Of the school. lie then had
the same rights there as had his prosecutors
The second night of the school the youno men
took IA vote to see if the lad should remain when
nineteen voted to have him leave, and twelve Ia
have him stay The young ladies, feeling that
they had rights IN the matter, took vote, and il
STOOD thns-eghteen TO have him stay, and ono
to have him go. Putting the eighteen votes from
the ladies and the twelve from the gentlemen tn-
gether and 1t makes thirty put the one yota
from the lady with the nineteen votes from tbe
gentlemen, md it makes twenty--so we have Ten
majority to have him remain
Was the vote Of the ladies' respaeted9 M
The gallant young men, on the third nigbt no.
quested their teacher to dissolve the scboS ~
ing paper for another school, with the coloTed
lad dropped out The article in the Arms saws
tins was done after dancing a short time hut il
was not until the school closed for the EVENING
The charge that conyassed the town. and in.
u9ced d. l. \; TO write the article he did. and
which appeared in the Journal is another mail
eious error, for knew nothing the article mil
i was published Neither have any lieksnit-
ties to work for the lad did take nm inferes,
IN the boys welfare, and wanted his rigLts as
well as the rights Of all, respected. judge Car
penter, d. T. \. and myself had children attend-
ing thAt school, and we We're interested in the
manner 1t was conducted. Had the persecnted
lad been low, drinking, rowdy fellow. the feel
ing Tor him would have been different Bnt as
he was attending to his own business. not lev;nS
straw in the way of his ichiie superiors las ihe
lhlnk) as he was learning good trade. and mai
ing Roadway in it as he had been admitted 10
ihe Academy, and pronounced good smart how
by the Principals as he was a member Of a So
lay School, and had taken n merit for declama.
'tion, by disinterested committee, and belonged
10 the NoThfeh Dramatic Club, il aid see,n
strange to us outsiders" that such an opposition
should have been raised against him.
The lnsinuatons that Judge Carpenter uonla
rot let him sit with him at bis table, nor in his
'ew In church, are ialsehoods the lad ALWAYS
atlng with him when at home, and prefers sitti9s
Nlth white boys in the gallery, having for wears
'sslsted IN blowing the organ
ms young man, who has troops of friends ,,
vas brought from New Orleans during the war
y Judge Carpenters Oldest son, and he has been
veil cared for and educated, and will he respected
nd honored when some OF those whoyotedagninstl
nm, and wrote scurilous h6eis against him. will
9 forgotten. Great praise then, is due his ben {
'hctor, for the interest he has taken In him nnd
he time will come when it will be said" iaoS-
neh as ye hare done Il unto he haa of these ne
zee do"e ""o me- j. G.
am Of the opinion Of Charles Sumner WIN I'm +, -
nj letter TO me eolored people, at Washington ID u
vs. 1t u little short Of absurdity 10 Gala govern
ent republican In form, which makes discrlmlnatiar
rights on account ofcolor and establishes an ogarcbx
the Skin s"N"'