Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-28

advocating the true anti-slavery doctrine
IN Christian manner. As the result
the editor is receiving such letters as the
following. The first after mentioning
that he had dropped the New ork OBJ
server for the Journal, says mo Star.
Whilst you may be thought too much
opposed to slavery, by some of our breth-
rem in the slaveholding states. believe
you speak the sentiments OF nine+enths of
the real Christians in this state; for we
are not so afraid of the word abolition
here. as in many other places. May the
Lord enable You to speak out plainly
against this and every other vice that dis
graces our landl With my best wishes
and sincere prayers remain your fellow
servant In the gospel" $780,.
! There are several other interesting
items, mentioned in the Journal) but the
one that interests me most is the Editors
remarks on staeery* He seems to be a
man of excellent sense and good spirit,
and if he will treat as he proposes On
"the objects. plans and movements of abo-
litlonists," &c. in proper spirit, he may
render essential service to his country. /
know that great portion Of the odium
attached to the name abolitionist, in the
South, is owing to the fact, that they are
misrepresented. Their objects, plans and
movements are not understood their
obscurity renders the terrible more terri
fc and hence everything that the i'm
agination can attach to throat-cutting,
numbering and househurning and insur-
rection-is immed .si'ly connected with
the idea of Gbolitinatsm.
And while would not be understood as
approving of all or any Of the measures
of Gbolitionists, still, ! do assure you they
are almost entirely misunderstood. Ignor-
ance does nobody any good. Then let
US have the light. For one will careful
ly. and I hope you will allow me to say,
pragerfalEy, read and consider all that
may come to my knowledge on this most
momentous subject In the meantime let
US earnestly beg to know the truth, and to
be led in the way we should CO." =
"The writer of this letter written from the far
South to friend in Cincinnati, and communicate
ed to the editor is by birth, education and in feel
ing, Southern man, and we believe a slavehold-
er. We should have hope of our country if all
R0SSSoGA
of the other il a Kentucklan. From Kentucky
we have received not few similar commenda-
tons of our course.-Ed. Jour-
The Speaker of the Ohio House of
Representatives called member to order
for barely abiding to the Alton massacre.
Perhaps he would consider the word,
"Thermopyle" out Of order, and Bunker
Hip quite treasonous. At public meet
ing on the subject in Trumbull CO.. it was
Resolved. That every man in the ma.
ton has right to speak freely of the
:. death of Lovejoy. 1t is his duty to speak
and speak in voice of thunder; and h.
, is responsible to his country, and to God
for the neglect Of duty, if he does moi
speak. "-Emam:
) REsoLUT1oNs.-A correspondent OF the
t Hartford Watchman mentions the follow
: ing leaks in the bucket of a religious
a newspaper:'-1. Delayed payment. 2
- Postage. 8. Religious advertising unpaid
= for. 4. Papers stopped few number.
after the expiration of the year withou
payment for those extra numbers. Fl,
T. adds the following excellent resolutions
: Vt. Chronicle.
81. To pay for my paper in all cases
l. and without any fail, in the month O
!, January. 2. To send the pay to the pro
l. prietor free from expense to him. 8. tt
pay fully and freely the stipulated price
without trying to pinch off little from
!, both ends, in the shape of deductions. a
IL When pay proprietor. will do it il
= good nature, and not break his heart, b,
= i sour looks and crispy answers"
- KEY WEsr.-It is stated that tn
, amount of property wrecked in the vicini
=, :, ty of Key West, during the past year
~ amounts to more than 100000, and tba
= the salvage, or the sum paid to wrecker
~ for securing the property and bringing
y into port, amounts to one hundred am
twelve thousand dollars. In addition t
Il this, large amount of property is wreck
-" ed on Abaco and the Bahama Bank
N. Y. Eoe. Post.
- To PREVENT TooTHAcHE, AeUEs
90 AND Sore THRoAT.-Wash the back pal
y of your head and neck every morning i
- cold water-the colder the better-and a
+ terward rub it dry with towel, and 20
~ will seldom, perhaps never. be trouble
- with a painful affection OF the teeth o
If throat, We do not pretend to give an
=. reason founded on Physiological fact
~ ~ why this simple process acts as proven
5 tive to such diseases we are convir
: ced from the experience of several year
= as well as from the testimony of numbe
> of individuals, that that the above effect
produced. Try 1T.-Mer. Jour.
If As an improvement to the above, "
VS. would say, wash the back part, and fol
s. part of your body from head to foot, ev
, | rv morninu In cold uuator and .6ar,r,o,