Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-04-04
From the Friend Of Man.
aLEASINGs IN ALBANY, SINCE THE An
TI-SLAVERY coNVENTION.

eLEASINGs IN ALBANY, SINCE THE An
TI-sLAvERY coNVENTIoN.
Mr.. Goodell, As this city will here
after be most important point for the an
ti-slavery cause. it may not be uninterest-
ing to your readers to know somewhat
how the leasen worketh in this good and
ancient city. Be it known then that as
near as can guess. the appearances OF
things since the Convention. and since Mr.
Stewards lecture 10 the Capitol, (what au-
dacIous presumption =
"Give signs Of wo that all is losf''
in the Empire State TO the STAKEHOLDER,
and that brighter era dawns upon our
Cause, and upon the rights of our colored
people, and the crushed slave of the South.
The legislature will soon act upon the
antl-sIavery memorials. A report from
the committee is expected to-day-one OF
that committee WAS of opinion that their
chairman was disposed to feed US with
crumbs; but there seems to be determin-
alton by our friends in the Assembly, not
TO take up with slch rneagre fare. but to
require substantial food. We think we
are warranted in ihs view of the subject,
from several facts, VIZ: the almost unanl-
nous vote of the House. about 90 in ia
vor and only two voting against Mr.. Stew
arts occupying the Capitol, and the f.vor-
able manaer in which almost all the mem
bers of the Assembly speak Of the object
Of the memorials.
If it will not be thought amss, 1 will
close this short sketch by relating an an-
tcdote which happened here the other day.
Mr.. Porter, the Register Of the city, met
Mr.. BradiSh. the Speaker Of the Assem-
bly,, and upbraided him and the Assembly
for granting their chamber 10 Mr.. Stew
art. Mr.. p. wished to know how they
came to be so unwise as to let Stewart &C.
cupy the House. Mr. B. very judicious-
Iy replied. the Assembly are the servants,
not the masters of the people; and when
formal request was made by them to oc-
cupy the House, in a lawful way. and at
time when not occupied by the legisla-
ture, they had no right 10 refuse the sove
reign people the right 10 use their own
House. What noble sentiment 2-Wor'
thy the man who uttered it. Two years
ago, Gov. Marcy wanted Legislative action
against the inalienable right free dis.
cussion !! Put this and that together.
@ IN A CORNER.
Albany, March l9, 1888,
WEST INDIA EMANc1PAT1oN.-The
writer of the following is an educated
New-England man, who commenced
study for the ministry; but i'll health
com PEELED him 10 reIinqnish the desire o
his heart, and seek more conecnia
cline For some years he has resided in
the British West Indies, as agent of ar
extensive mercantile house in Connect
cut 1t will be- reroIlected that Antigua
is one Of the islands which at first intro
duced total emancipation without appren
ticrsbip.-NE Spec
Extract from u letter dated Antigua
Feb. 18th, 1851 am assured from
the best authority here, that real estate i:
worth 100 per CT. more Than it Was a few
years since never saw a more happy
people THAI they are here, and the appear
ance Of the cultivation is certainly very
beautiful. The crop this year will ex.
coed any former one ct is sadly ever
raIse1. In regard to the industry, sobri,
ETY. and good order Of the laboring PEG.
pie, | have heard but one voice and thai
Of praise.
Mr.. Els language is, cit is incredible
how we'll the people behave. and how
entirely they have disappointed the fears
of those who were opposed TO emanepa.
ton, among whom was one"
PARIS, Jan. %. lS3s:-Paris, during
the last week, has peen chiefly occupied
with the intense cold which Set in on the
9th inst, and has frozen all Europe" on
this side Of the Alps. Fory-three year:
have elapsed since spell of equaI severity
A few days ago, the thermometer decend
ed to nearly zero of Fahrenheit w,
hear of like weather in all the middle anc
southern parts o! France. The French
We're less prepared for it, in consequence
Of the unusual miIdpess Of December. anc
the first week Of the year. TO imagine
the suffering to which the poorer casse:
are exposed, you mus! have seen how they
are clad, and know how i'll they can al
ford to use any fuel at all Very few pos
sess wooIlen ofany desert Upton, and tie wo
men rarely wear or own bonnet The
cost of wood is twire or thrice as great a.
in our cities. The dwellings of the
French, moreover, are generally open anc
damp.
FoUNDLISGs IN PARIS.-From 1915
| ia IS2S I09 100 foundtinrrs ,,,oro .,c.;,,,<
at the hospital in Paris, out of whom il
the same time there died 80.764. III,
number of children preserved. deductine
those sent back to their parents. $1,000
being one to FIVE. Each child placed il
the country by the hospital, cost 100 francs