Utica, Oct. 18, 1852.

Frederick Douglass:

Dear Sir:—From your last week's paper it appears that on the 1st of October some persons, claiming to be the "Liberty Part in State Convention," voted to strike out the name of George Curtiss of Utica, who had been nominated for State Prison Inspector by the Liberty Party State Convention, which adjourned sine die on the previous day, and to insert another name, on the alleged ground that Mr. Curtiss was reported and believed to be receving rent for one or more buildings occupied for the sale of intoxicating liquors. The following resolution, also, seeming to imply that Mr. Curtiss had been "found recreant to principles," was passed:

"Resolved, That the State Committee be empowered to supply the place of any others who may be found recreant to principles by the names of men true to the principles of a Righteous Civil Government."

Allow me to say, through your columns, that the report above referred to as the basis of the action taken, though it may be literally [transient] the whole truth of the matter, important facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to a right understanding of the case, and so producing the effect of falsehood. Mr. Curtiss is indeed the owner, in part, of a public house in which liquor is supposed to be sold; but this is a matter which neither is nor ever has been within his control—the premises being held on a long lease, having yet some years to run. Of the detestation in which he holds the liquor traffic, and of his fidelity to temperance principles, he has long since given full assurance, by placing himself in a position consistent with those principles at a voluntary sacrifice of thousands of dollars. It may be added, as evidence of his still maintaining this position, and of his determination not to permit the use of premises under his control for the sale of intoxicating liquors, that for several years past he has rejected hundreds of dollars annually which would else have accurued to him in shape of augmented rents.

Upon the haste with which, in this case, an evil report seems to have been taken up and accredited without investigation, I offer no comment.

Yours, truly,

Wareham Walker.