Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-04-14

north school house is disgrace 10 this village
II would dshonor an Indian wigwnm village
} and be deemed Unfit for place in Hotcntot
kraal. We recommend to the gentleman who
owns the land behind it, to plant il wi.ASprr
this season, as he may be saved the trouble oil
erecting carecrws-this building will answer
every purpose. We doubt if any bind has flown
over that part Of the common for two years
past. Indeed we know of two horses, on which
the crows had evidently legitimate claim, that
have spent year in that neighborhood in per-
feet safety.
The meeting voted tax Of "a per cent of the
Grand List, to support summer schools for five
months.
PRAcrIcAL ENANcIPArIoS.-In the Yer
mont Chronicle we find az interesting article
on this subject. A writer in the Boston Cour-
Ter, it seems, signing himself Aigernon Sidney,
lately addressed several letters To DR. Charming
on the subject of Aboliuonism. In one of them
he remarked on the apparent want of DISPOSE
ton among aboltionists to demonstrate practical
ly, their benevoence towards the slaves; s. illus
traed it by stating that not long since poor col
ored man had succeeded in purchasing his own
liberty & that of part ofhis family, s. car e to N.
York for assistance, where he was advised TO
call on the leading abolitionists for aid, which
he did without success. The writer of the
letters afterwards addressed o communication
to the editor of the Courier, in which he sta
ted, "tha! coiored woman and her four sons
had been purchased by a southern slave trader,
and were to be taken to New Orleans to be sod
at auction, while her husband and some other
children were to be left behind. She applied 10
poor clergyman and with mothers energy
entreated him to purchase her and her children.
He was principled against holding slaves, and
had not the means 10 gire them their ffceds,a.
But her distress SC wrought upon him thaahc
borrowed the money, and set them free This
debt has hung like mill stone about his nbek
ever since; and 10 meet the interest and install
ments as they became due, he has been Obliged
to sell his library and even his furniture, and
live in the most economical manner. This
clergyman is one of the most eloquent writers
in the country. By selEdenial and privations
he has at length reduced his slave debt TO six
hundred dollars" The writer then adds, "bere
are i've persons freed from slavery; here is
debt OF $500 expressing the individual who be- |
nevolently assumed it," and he offers TO nav |
$500 Of it, if any member or members of the |
Abolition Society will pay like sum; and when
the amount is so raised, the name of the clergy
man shall be made known and the $500 deposit
ed to his credit in Boston bank.
This appeal called forth member of the An
II Slavery Society who, in the same paper offer
ed to advance the 800 dollars required. The
result was, deposite of 5000 to the credit of
Rev. X. X. GURLEY, Secretary of the Amcri-
can Colonization Society, and the clergyman in
question.
II all the discussions of the slavery question
had tendency to an equally profitable result,
we would say, let our papers TEEN with them.
JOHN II. BLACK is cumming the people of
" ashington, it seems, from his testimonials
published IN the National Intelligencer. We
should think he must have collected money
enough by this time TO put his seminary in op-
'ration at Montreal We are afraid, however.
lie VIII still continue TO be slack about attend
ng TO that business. He is fond of variety. |
md wishes TO See the whole country, for he !
lever travels over the same ground. or visits
ne same place twice. Some of his acquaintan-
es here would be glad TO have him call mo.sv.ks
md they would promise him particular stt.o-
ion and entertainment.
The trial Of Ratkbtn, of Buf alo, for for.
ery, commenced at Batavia, March 81, as viii :
e seen by an extract in another column from /
'uiialo paper. On the cross examination of {
me OF the witnesses, kathbun's counsel wish
a 70 show that the stoppage OF the L. S. Bark
branches more than doubled the price OF money, c
nd that during the yea, 1885, Rathbun had ,
expended more than million In shaves, lie. in :
xtra INTEREST,"! All this was admitted by The /
opposite counsel. The trial exctes great inter !
st IN the State Of New York, and eminent :
ounse are engaged for the prisoner.
PATENrs.-It was lately stated in the Brit
'h Parliament, that the expense of taking out
patent in England, is about $500. Il is
proposed to reduce it to about half that sum.
Here, the expense is about $50. This is fair !
pecimen Of the difference in the cost OF such n
Kings in the two countries. g
The fatal Grim. Con. case, reported as hav.
ng come from the Cooperstown journal. Is
tated by that paper never to have happened: I
i least, never TO have been published in that !,
'aper; and the editor has heard of no such thing
his neghborhood. g