Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-09

Cushman presiding, while was in that city.
Learning that the jury had found him guilty.
and that probably his sentence was about TO
be pronounced, 1 went into The Court to try
what my feelings might be on witnessing the
awful sentence thai it was expected would
be pronounced upon this poor, pitiable NOR
tal. But the sentence was not pronounced.
The counsel for the defendanttoo some ex-
ceptions to the proceedings in the course Of
the trial, and the case has gone up to the
higher Court, which sits next week. /: is
thought that il will amount only toa delay,
and that the decision cannot be reversed. |
visited, in company with a friend, The place
where the murder was committed. This
friend informed me that the murderer has a
brother engaged in the same Infamous and
ungodly business in that city. Let the aw-
fol crime into which the indulgence in this
monslrous sin led its victim, who, in. all
/ probability will soon be driven off in his
wickedness TO the bar of God, be warning
to his brother, and TO all others who indulge
their passions and lusts.
i At 5 IN the afternoon Of Tuesday, left
Albany in a small steamboat that took us
downover the overslaugh, so called-a shall
low in the Hudson, about half dozen miles
below Albany--where went on board the
boat Swallow, which fen with US to New
York at the rate Of mile in four minutes
There was manifestly strife, which was
highly censurable, between this boat and the
Rochester, which came down at the same
time, and which is capable of abort the same
speed. Such trifing with human life as is
sometime Manifested in these strifes is un-
pardonable. When will our grave and wise
Legislators turn modicum Of the attention
which they bestow upon trout-brooks and
frog ponds to this momentous subject?
/ On my arrival in Newly York, started, as
soon as it was light, for my former boarding
house; but upon reaching the door, found
it locked, aud the sign removed; but aftel
wandering about half hour or more, ant
hunting up advertisements, found my host
ess, who had, the day before, transferred he
!. goods to tenement in a more eligible par
Of the city, where trust she may be pefma
nently established, and long be blessed il
her laudable and truly praiseworthy endeav
ors to promote Temperance in eating an,
drinking. For human beings-intellectua
beings, immortal beings, should not live t.
eat and drink, but eat and drink to live.
meet with old friends and new ones stthi
house; and Notwithstanding the embarrass
ments Of the recent removal, this good VIC
man makes Us very comfortable.
Z | had forgotten 10 say that, on board Oh
!, boat, down the river, l fell in company wit
: those intellectual giants and moral heroe.
Beriah Green and Gerrit Smith, with otht
y noble and elevated spirits, the enjoyment {
+ whose company for one short hour is amp
I remuneration for the trouble and expense
o travelling TO this city. There was on boar
1 Baptist minister, who was old enough
y have been wise and good man-if age
le lone could have made him so-and he b;
y formerly figured largely in the denominatio
and yet has his influence. ! was introduce
[. to him by CERT Smith. After inquhing
& regard to the course, prosperity and prospec
at of the Telegraph, he very soon express,
at his dissymPaihy with abolitionists. H
Sc mouth was full of the sweeping charg
ID common among those who pass by on Il
st other side and leave the suffering and Il
u, dumb in the ditch. He charged us with u
he charitablenes s asperity, bitterness, holdii
ly a family quarrel with the Colonization S
ng ciety, dc. &c. While was replying
Dr. him on the last Of these charges mentione
ID and after his extended presentation of abu
of es and grievances complained of, don't y
ne think, charitable reader, that this very cha
M table individual called me, to my face.
~, tooE'2 made no other retort than to
es, mind him that while he INDUCED himself
in such language, consistency would requ
he him TO refrain from bringing charges of {
60, perity, &c. against aboIitionists. Ny She
r. is TOO near full to allow of an extended &
in count Of my interview with this individu
ae- His prejudice against the ''niggers," as
in uniformly called colored people, was inye
he rate. The first and best reason which
err gave for not espousing the Anli-Slavs
nd cause was improbable as il may seem
pal that he was expecting to travel more or !,
oc- in the slave States, in doing which il wo,
ion bevery Inconvenienrfor him tobe knownas
nd, taboltionist! And this is the answer to