Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-03-08

AND'AN GAAmFLE.-Au AHdldu went
to Pittsburgh and purchased barrel of
rum to sell to his red brethren. While
on his return to his tribe, he heard a Mo-
ravIan missionary deliver Temperance
address. His feelings were touched-he
took back the barrel of rum to the trader,
and declared he would neither drink nor
sell any more spirituous liquors, for it ,cas
against his conscience He earnestly
begged that it might be taken back, ad-
Ding that if it was not he would pour it
into the Ohio. The trader, as well as
the white peopl lie, were amazed, and as
sured him that it was the first barrel of
rum they had ever seen returned by an
Indian. 1t was taken back, and probably
sold to some white man, whose conscience
was less tender than the poor Indians S.
Would that every dealer in ardent spirits
throughout the Union would give con.
science candid hearing on this subject
and IT It's admonition should be listened
to and respected, few months would see
the United States free from all the hum
dreds OF thousands of drunkards that are
now kept so by the rum-sellers
The signs Of the times indicate a ter
minatlon to the trade of ardent spirits as
drink at no distant day. Public opinion
is omni potent in this land of liberty-and
when that opinion becomes concentrated
and bent on destroying an evil, no man
can long stand out against it. Many of
the present race of spirit dealers will hold
out to the last gasp; but one would think
no going man, or any one having the
present aspect Of things in vi2w, and any
regard for reputation or the commentator
of the virtuous, would now commence
this traffic-a traffic which is looked upon
with disgust, and will soon be branded
with infamY.-N Y. Sum-
CLIMAX OF AUDAc1TY I'm Virginia
House of Delegates Feb 2, Mr.. Nav
submitted the following resolutions, which
were ordered to be printed for the use OF
the members.
Resolved By the General ASSEMBLY OF
Firginia, That the following article be
proposed to the several states in this union
and to Congress, as an amendment 10 the
constitution ofthe United States:
The power ofthe Congress of the Uni
ted States snail not be 50 construed as to
authorize the passage Of any law for the
emanci patton Of slaves within the distric,
| Of Columbia, without the consent of the
individual proprietors thereof, unless by
the sanction ofthe Legislatures of Virginia
and Maryland and under such conditions
as they shall by law prescribe.
The power of Congress shall not he SO
construed as to authorize the passage OF
any law to prohibit the transportation OF
slaves from any state or territory in the
United States in which persons may be
held to S avery, to any other state or Terri
tory in which they ma be so held.
Congress shall have power, and they
are hereby required to pass such laws os
may be found necessary
lst 10 prevent and to punish the for.
nation of any society, association, or as.
sembIage ofpersons, in any state or terri
tory, for the purpose of offering the abo.
htieH ofsIavery in any other state or ter.
ritory of this union.
2. To prevent and to punish any at
tempt or act, made or done by writing,
printing, or otherwise, in any state or ter.
ritory ofthe union, to nsurrection or re-
belIion against the proprietorS thereof o,
against the laws and government of such
state or territory.
3. To prevent the transmission by mai
or the delivery from Post Offices, Of any
newspaper, or other printed paper, which
may tend to excite servile instruction OF
rebellion in any state or territory; end
which, by the laws thereof it may be de
clared penal to publish or circulate and
4. To enable the owners or proprietors
and their agents, more effectualy 10 re
cover any slave which may have abscond
ed from them and be found in another
state, and to punish any person who shall
aid, abet, or assist any slave; knowing him
or her to be claimed as such, in escaping
or concealng himself or herself, from hi.
or her owner or proprietor.
NEwsrAPERs.-Every thing undeI
heaven increases in price except newspa
pers. Beef and pork, -four and butter, su
gar, tea and cof,e, salt fish, and onions
dry goods and wet groceries, fuel and rent
buck-wheat and wash women, are all ad
vanced in price But newspapers, tina
most indispensable and no-getting-aIong
withont-it article-the sum and substanc,
of mans existence, remains IN statu quo
And yet there is nothing, not even steam
boats, that keep up with them in the marcl
of improvement. They are CONSTANT,
improving in size, appearance, and talen
in every thing but price-and all to tn
benefit of the reader. We have seen
man charge two and half dollars for al
\ article, the construction ofwhich probabI
occupied some bungler half daY, an