Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-14

other colored men were returned to TINS
Assembly. some;high in the profession OF
the law one ofthem gentleman who for
talents and character, would be an honor
N anv country. The other editor of the
Watchman, Mr. Jordan, has long been a
member, and holds several other high ap-
pointments. A gentleman on the island
said to another, IL wonder that Osborn
should have the effrontery to set himself
up as candidate for the Assembly. III
had been born slave never could
have done it," "That is true" replied his
friend, IF you had been born a slave you
would have died slave, for you never
had talents enough to draw your feet out
of the chains"
The apprentices work for pay, on their
own DAYS, almost without exception
Those who have harsh masters will not
work for their masters on their own days,
but will work for somebody else. 1t is
said that the service of an apprentice for
the remaining five years Of his appren-
ticeship, will now sell for more than the
man himself would sell for when he was
a slave, before the Abolition Act. One
gentleman, very large estate holder, who
was resolutely opposed to Emancipation,
was asked what he expected would be,
come of his people, when the apprentice
ship expires. Said he, perhaps there are
some thirty or forty who are troublesome
fellows, that will 60 away, but the rest
have no doubt viii all stick by me. There
is one whom | manumitted many years
ago, and told him he might go where he
liked; he was we'll fitted to be a gentle
mans servant, and could do we'll. But be
said he had rather stay, and here he i:
yet have thirty or forty more, thai
were manumitted years before the Act
but they have never left me. furnished
them with little land, and they choose tc
keep near me, and now some of them have
farms of their own which they have pur
chased. They come to me for advice anc
when any difficulty occurs among them,
settle it. Iexpect the rest will do the same
and when the day comes for the ap
. premiership to expire, believe it will bt
the commencement of better times thar
this island ever saw or dreamed off,
Our friend was acquainted with a lady
in another island, who with her husband
manumitted their slaves year or two ago
a score or so in numbers The husband
died, and the lad y became embarrassed
7 when these manumitted slaves, some o
whom were acquiring property. spontane
!, ously came forward and worked her lands
/ and contributed of their means, money
more than an ample supply for all he
E necessities. When she demonstrates wit
, them, and says they are too generous, Civ
e ing her more than she can use, the repl
9 is, Did you not teach us to read the Bi
: bic, and treat us as if we were your ow
d children, before we were emancipated?'
o The disorders that took place during tn
e first few months after the LIST of Angus
v 1884; are ccounted for from the violenc
) of the drivers and overseers, who took ur
/. wearied pains to irritate and provoke til
Q, slaves, and then they would GO and ente
IS a complaint for insolence and insubordin,
'e ton. But this trick is now worn out
j. Many of the overseers and some planter
E. gratifed their revengeful spirit by fog
l. ging their slaves severely on the last hou
Is ofthe 3lst ofJuly, they being emancipat.
m the next morning. One man took an O
h woman, on the last night of slavery, al
c. shaved her head, logged her severely, ar
a. then put her in OK chains. But unlucki
L. for himself, he left her in chains ov
lg night, so that she was chained on Il
i'd first of August. for which he was severe
IN fined by the special magistrate.