[Journeyings and Journalings Among] The Green Mountains

Dear Douglass—I have returned from my second campaign for the paper. My first meeting was at North Harrisburgh, Sunday the 7th. The attendance was good, and the audience seemed to take a deep interest in the matter. I met there friend Miles, a delegate from the Peace Society of this State, to the Peace Convention of 1851. He made some remarks in favor of Free labor Produce.

Monday, 8th—Held meeting at [Vergennes]. This is a hard place for anti-slavery. The attendance, however, was pretty good. I was here [illegible] with opposition in the person of P. C. Tucker, Esq., one of the oldest and ablest lawyers in the town. Mr. Tucker's answers to certain questions, [propounded] him in relation to how he should act if members of his own family were chained, and his declaration that he believed parson [illegible] lied in his professed willingness to send relatives into slavery, brought down laughter upon his head. Upon the whole, I am indebted to Mr. Tucker for adding to the interest of the meeting. He is a courteous though subtle opponent, but I prefer his course to that of those who stay away.

Tuesday, 7th—At Weybridge. Had a good meeting. The people here listened with the utmost attention. I put up with [...], who, together with his wife, are staunch abolitionists of the old Liberty Party stamp, but, unlike the first standard bearer of that party, they retain their faith in the power of God, through the instrumentality of truth, to remove prejudice without removing the victims of it.

Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again;
The eternal years of God are hers;
But Error, wounded, writhes with pain,
And dies [amid] his worshippers.

Wednesday, 10th. At Middlebury. Had a good meeting for this place. Stopped with Mr. Kenworthy, an Englishman, who, true to his national instincts, hates slavers. I am indebted to E. D. Barker, Esq., for circulating notice.

Rutland, 11th—Meeting here small, notwithstanding the efforts of [R. R. Thrall], Esq., and his clerk, Edward Hodges, to get up a good attendance. Mr. Thrall is a whole souled man. Mr. Hodges deserves to be an abolitionist, and if he continues in his present course will get to be one.

Williston, 22d—Here had a good meeting. Was listened to with apparent interest to the end. I am indebted to E [illegible] Stansbury for publishing notice.

J. C. H.

Burlington, March 22d, 1852