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ft280Here we have a striking illustration, of the responsibility which rests upon influential persons in each neighborhood. Had brothers Cleland $• Noble, kept themselves aloof frorn the A. S. cause, no effort would yet have beeti made in Greenwood, to enlist the sympathies of the people on the side of the down-trodden and suffering in our land; but like the good Samaritan, they have turned aside on their journey, to attend to the cries of the perishing who have fallen among robbers, and the command gentle reader is to thee, “go thou and do likewise.” From Greenwood* 1 returned to Indianapolis, made a hasty and very satisfactory call upon our excellent Governor, and some other influential citizens. 1 was pleased to find that they are generally waking up to a sense of the monstrous aggression of the slave power, upon the rights of the people of lie Northern States. Thus they are gradually becoming prepared, to unite for the overthrow of an institution, which has already overthrown, or very serionsly threatens, every beneficial institution in our land.Leaving my wife with our excellent friend V m. Saunders, seven miles west of Indianapolis, 1 visited Mooresville and Monrovia. In each place I addressed a respectable and attentive audience. Having learned that James Hadley of White-Lick had received a letter from Moses H Beedee of New England, stating that, Friends in Philadelphia have a rule of discipline, excluding members from other Yearly Meetings, residing there without certificates, fiom the privilege of sitting in meetings for discipline after one year; and that in violation of this rule, I had obtruded myself into the yearly meeting, by evading the door keepers; I called on James Hadley, and learning from him that he had received such a letter, I urged him to write to the clerk of Philadelphia yearly meeting, a letter of inquiry as to the veracity ofthestatements of Moses H. Beedee, but I amsorry to say he did not seem disposed to investigate the subject further, notwithstanding he had shown the letter containing the false charges, to many persons to my injury. My only remedy therefore seems to be, to publish this brief notice of the affair, and io request some kind friend in Philadelphia, to write to James Hadley,and also to Moses H. Beedee* on the subject.One very sensible Friend attended my meeting at Mooresvilie} as he told me out of curiosity, (o hear what a man of whom he had heard so many e-vil reports could soy. He said it was the first abolition meeting he had e-ver attended, and that his prejudices were so strong, it was about as much as he could do to make up his mind to go; but he candidly confessed, that he had been agreeably disappointed, and that lie had heard nothing to object o. “But,’ said he “I am told there are five sorts of abolitionists, and I would like to know of which sort thou art.” I replied, that I knew of but two kinds, the first were striving to abolish slavery; and the second strive only to abolish abolition; that,I belonged to the first and I took him for one of the second cla«s; we parted however in a very friendly manner* The columns of this paper are open for Mosep H. Beedee to exculpate himself if he can, from the charge of wilful misrepresentation.But why this secret circulation of slanderous reports by letter? What i9 the motive which impels thereto? Is it hatred of “Arnold Buffum?” Or is it not rather hatred of the holy cause in which he is engaged?I am not a mantoentcrany place by evading door keepers; but he that accuse# me of it, does that which is worse, he testifies falsely.
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New Garden Protectionist
New Garden, Indiana, US
Sat, Aug 07, 1841
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