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of right to the decision of the Public, of the Cir
liked World In the face of the world can you
now back out and refuse to abide the issue, which
you have yourselves provoked? Is this the chic
airy of the South? Well then acknowledge, tina
you are bankrupt, and that your credit depends en-
tirely upon the unrequited labor of those you hole
in bondage
How absurd to talk ofcompensatng Shareholders
for their slaves, when they have already paid theil
masters three or four times what they ever paid
for them.
How true it is that slavery lives by fraud, and
oppression, and violence. All the property of the
South would not pay the just demand ofthose, who
have borne the heat and burden of the day. Let
the South pay for the unrequited labor, on which
she has lived and rioted, and every planter would
be reduced to beggary. The masters have not
and cannot live without the slave, but the slave
can live without the master.
In view of the above statement we see how
senseess is the cry that slaves cannot take care of
themselves. When slaves they have earned
enough to support their masters and themselves.
Could they not do as much, if they were free ?
Let them have fair trial.
There is meanness in slavery, as we'll as in
justice. The lordly planter acquires wealth, and
lives upon the unrequited labor of others. He and
his family are dependent on the earnings of their
servants. The wealth they hoard up, justly be-
longs to their servants, and they have kept it from
them by violence In right the mansion and the
plantation belong to the slaves. The drone lives
on the honey, which the working bee has collect
ed. And yet he is an honorable man.
What vortex must slavery be At moderate
calculation the slave labor, in this enlightened land
cannot be worth less than 10 millions of dollars
a year. All this goes to support and faten slave
ry. And the slave states are actually sinking in
character and in their relative wealth and politi-
cal importance.
"Behold, the hire of the aborers, which have
reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back
by fraud, creth; and the cries of them which have
reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of
Sabaoth."-James 5:4. KIAH BAYLEY.
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NUNE BEER ~.

ragged heavens, had it struck their ninnocle and
Shlvered it to the foundation. Buu6at 0utLor;t1,
are 1teSe people cha'ned? That is the laundering
question, and blessed be the God of the poor slave,
t IS now PUT-for the first time tormalzp pur, and
the nation must anSaocr ii. Now slavery hold
thine own Now Clay and Calhoun muster for
the reply, for reply yom must. The world has
heard the demand and the question; and this
question it is, that will put slavery on the death
rack. The authority. Why was not this put be,
fore? Why have these people been enslaved
chained whipped, driven, bong ht, sold, used up :
Why because there was nobody who cared to ask
the authority Every body thought they were
held by law and constitution, and fate, and 'desti-
n.y. and nature, and all; that they were as newt
ably held oxen and horses were in their beast
sphere We have long since denied the legal au-
thority. We have declared slaveholding viola
ton OF the Constitution-an infraction of the law
of the land that the slave was entitled to his lib
erty and could demand it and have it in the courts
of law. But we were "pltrenSical" We were
enthuSaaStic Qt is rather romantic to be sure, to
think that man is entitled to his liberty under "a
purely democratic constitution y But now the au-
tAoraty is demanded by a man sane enough to 90
to Congress from Vermont Let US see if it can
be produced. The House has laid the demand on
the table; on the board prepared by our little Join
er Anterior, at his masters order, to lay ont the
rights of man on. But the nation, the world will
not so lay it out. They will repeat the Stern de,
mand. We echo Mr. Slades's question. By
WHAT AUTHORITY ?'-Hera1d Of Freedom.
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Aspect Of Slavery.

In order TO show the true aspect Of slavery among u.s.
will state distinct propositions each supported by the evil
dence of actually existing laws
l. Slavery is hereditary and perpetual to the last mo-
men of the slaves earthly existence and all his descen
dants, to the latest posterity.
2 The labor of the slave is compulsory and uncompcn
saed while the kind of labor the of toll and the
time allowed for rest dictated solely by he master No
bargain is made, wages given. pure dcspotism gov
ems the human brute; and his covering and prov
ender, both as to quantity and quality, depend entirely
the master s discretion.
B. The slave being considered personal chael, NAV
be sold, pledged, leased the will of his master
lie may be exchanged for mark eabe commodities or
ken on execution for the debts taxes either of living
or deceased master Sold at auction either individual
y, or IN lots TO suit the purchaser, he NAV remain with
his family, or be separated from them forever.
L. Slaves make contracts and have legal right
to any property, real personal Their honest earn
ngs and the legaces of friends belong point of law
their masters.
B. Neither slave free coored person. be a wit
ness against any white free man, in of JUSTICE
however arocous have been the crimes they have
seen him commit but they may give testimony against fell
ow-save free colored man, in affecting
life
o. The slave may be punished at his masters discretion
without trial-without any Of legal redress
whether his offence be real imaginary and the can
transfer the despoc power any persons
he may choose to appoint
T. The slave is not allowed to resist any free man under
any circumstances his only safety consists in the fact that
his owner may bring suit and the price of his
body in his life is aen his limbs rendered unfit
for labor.
g. Slaves cannot redeem themselves, obtain change
of masters tho cruel treatment may have rendered such
change necessary for their personal safety,
g. The slave is entirely unprotected in his domestic
lations.
TO- The laws greatly obstruct the manumisson of slaves
where the master is willing enfranchise them.
H. The operation of the laws tend to deprive slaves Of
religious instruction and consolation.
IL. The whole power of the laws is exerted to keep
slaves in u state of the lowest ignorance.
Is. There is in this country monsrous inequality of
law and rght-What is triAng fault in white man, is
considered highly criminal in the save; the offences
which cost white man few dollars only, punished
in the negro with DEATH
a. The laws operate most oppressivcy upon FREQ people
of color9ppeat IN farOr qf that class of americans
called africans. MRs. CHILD,
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A WING.
From the Friend of Man.
Abolition in virginia.

Our readers will remember that an anti-slavery
petition from Western Virginia was presented &c
Congress, some time ago-that it caused much ex.
citement, and that an indignation meeting was
held in Wheeling, and violent resolutions adopted
to put down the heresy. Well the petitioners
in their turn, have held meeting, in the same
town of Wheeling, made speeches, and adopted
resolutions, which they have published, together
with letter to the Editor of the Wheeling Ga
zette. They assert their right to petition for the
abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia.
repel the charge ofseeking to excite an insurrec-
ton, &c. &c. They deny that their petition orig
mated las was alleged in Pennsylvania. Yet
they contend that such circumstance would not
alter the merits of the petition and they are sorry
that the people of an adjoining State should have
been described as miserable tanatics' They close
with resolution that the proceedings of the meet
ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretaries,
and forwarded to the several papers for publication,
among which are specified the Emancipaor, the
Liberator, the Pennsylvania Freeman, the Chris
tan Witness, (PitsburgO and the Cincinnati Phi
lanthropist-(all ultra abolition papers) fine
comment on the complaint that abolitionists at the
North, have disguised and discouraged the friends
of the slave at the South
The letter to the Editor of the Wheeling Ga
zette is signed by seventeen of the petitioners
Among them is John Gilmor, Esq, who was in
vited by the County Court to resign his commits
sion Justice of the Peace, in consequence of his
having signed the petitions. Mr. Gilmor, in a let
ter to the Court, gives his reasons for declining to
comply with their request. He maintains that
signing the petitions was not violation of the act
for the suppression of incendiary publications. He
objects to the principle that difference of opin-
ion, on a moral or political subject, among the
members of Court, is sufficient cause to Justify
the majority to require the minority to resign
And, finally, he reminds the Court that if he has
incurred the penalties Of the act in question, the
penalty, on concictioa is fine and Imprisonment,
instead of the penalty of Courts own making,
viz. resignation from office, and that, without proof
of guilt. All the documents are in a calm, manly,
determined and digni6ed style. The entire pro-
ceedihgs occupy nearly four columns of the Pitts
burgh Christian Witness, besides three-fourths of
a column more of the Editors comments. TheI
Editor believes the documents will furnish not
the least interesting page, in the history of our
common country
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Thunder.CIaD
IN THE SKY OF SLAVERY.

January 30lh-a company of men, women and
children in chans-30 men-the women and
children about 20-were driven by the Capitol al
Washington for the Southern slave-narket in sight
of many Members of both Houses of Congress, and
within sound of the flap of Universal Liberty's
striped and starred flag, that was hung out over
that kennel of shareholders.
William Slade, of Vermont on the 18th of this
very month, [February,l got up and offered reso-
luton demanding By 1ohat authority THESE PEOPLE
WERE CHAINED. A clap of thunder from a blue
sky would not have astounded them morc--or
scarcely thunder bolt, from the angry and out
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iniquity and bare-faced inconsistencies as accom-
pany slavery in all its length and breadth,
Wishing you pleasant and prosperous meeting
and glorious results to the cause, | close by sub
hitting the following sentiment:
To be silent, is to be ACCESSORY.
Your friend and coadjutor in the
cause of universal emancipation,
w. r. RANNEY.
j. A. ALLEN, Sec Vt. A. S. Society.
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Y Gerrit Smiths Review of Clay speech has
just gone to press in New York city. A cores
pendent says: 1t will be about as long as Chan
ning's Letter. have only read part of it, which
is very good" That speech sounded the death
knell of Henry Clay's political hopes. Senator
Preston said that Mr.. Clay consulted him and 9TH
er gentlemen as to the propriety of delivering the
speech. The Carolinian limited to Mr.. C. that
possibly it might injure his political prospects,
Mr.. G. as said to have promptly replied, al had
matlcal!y affecting But, proud oppressor-he is
AtiOniSt.
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Very Pious.-A clergyman of Louisiana lately
made the following announcement from the pull
pit: Il am requested to state, that Immediately
after service this evening there will be a race Just
back of the Church, two mile heats, for purse of
$3OO-two nags entered and some hopes of an
other. tr7est you eW ayJe t1ere."-La Roy Ga.
zette.
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The West India Experiment..

Among the points established by the West India Eman-
cpaton, beyond the power of dispute caY the foz
lowing:
L. That the act of IMMEDIATE EMANCIPATION in
Antigua, not attended with any disorder whatever.
That the emancipaed slaves have readily, faithfully
and efficiently worked for wages from the first.
That wherever there has been any disturbance in tho
working of the apprenticeship has been invariably by the
fault of the masters of the officers charged with the ex.
ocution Of the " Abolition Ac
H. That the prejudice of caste is fast disappearing in this
emancipated islands.
8. That the apprenticeship not sought for by the
planters preparation for treedom
6. That no such preparation needed.
T. That the planters who have fairly made tho exper
ment," now greatly prefer the system to the old.
s. That the emancipated people perceptby rising in
the scale of civilization, morals, and religion.
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Rev J. D. PAXTON, Of Virginia, who had always hved
in the midst of slaves and held them, says in his Lett
tiers on Slavery p. 1853, THE SLAVES, MAN, WOMAN
AND CHILD, ARE LONGING FOR FREEDOM
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-25
Henry CLAY.

1
II Is an aemitsAl fact. thsiynueh OF tie
prejudice that Once existed sESins: HKSRY
Clay. has been worn away by the progress.
OF time. aAd the power Of truth, bot stilI
enough rpmains TO make us wonder At the
inJa'iIe done TO one Of the greatest men
that this OF any other country ever pro-
duced.
Ia The case Of HrNRv CLAY there Il
every thug TO enliSt The feelings, The judS.
ment, and the reason ofthe people in bis
favor. His birth. hrs educ alton, his he bite
bis character. has talents. ell make him
such man aS should command tho love
and reIpecI OF the people.
Unfortunately, however, for bis political
prospects, but gloiiouIly fortunate for hi,
true fame. whilst he has never iruckled 70
power, he has. also, never suffered him
self TO be made the tool Of party. lie
has never sacrificed what was ricH in hi,
opinion, for what vas eEpeGisAf IN The
opinion Of others. lie has dared 10 act 70,
his country IN preference 10 himself aud
he has boldly sustained what he believed
10 be the interests oi his country, even
though he knew his support would be
/
Such noble independence. such gsner.
Gus sacrifice Of sell. is in admirsble Goa.
'rass with the tiRe serving policy Of other
politicians
What is there in the character OF Mr.
Clay that any man in The South. pFeju-
dice aside, should object to-
He VAS q JsGefsonisn Rspeblicsa-a
War Democrat. lie is . friend 10 Libgr.
". Tie - an American Siaiesnsn Of On.
LACED and liberal views. lie 10 able. ex-
Periencsd, and discreet He - sloonen,
aud psifio'ic. lie Is high. minded snd
straight. forward
The Tariff Bank, snd ihiernal improve.
msnt questions ere dead and gone. The
Compounds endsths Tariff question--ihs
seton off, States has sioppsd Interval
improvements BY the General Government
and Mr. Clay himself has declared that
be would MOI BE- IN favor Of Bank Of the
States. uGlsss The whole rounifv should
cali ior iis esisblshment WHY sbsolI
these matters be now urged sgaina Mf.
'lsf| u hey ere 10 BE- brought 10 iudg.
.'fai sgsinfi bin. vhst are we 20 saV 81
~ lhn 8ufsu's vaiss on The Cumberland
tas1 lhil-on The Taud--on The Missoufi
.e'''ie''oo---on Free Negro Suffrage. &C..
S..
The prsjudiss sgainsl Sir Clav. in
Virginia. espseislly. - unnaiogsl. sad un .
reasonable. Ho 10 e tmsiDian, ssd a
SoutbefneE lie VS. bora snd bfouyhl
oP. SD bss assays lived su,sngs, soo,b.
era people end their dsscasdsnts. Hs
booos be nsiiVs State ~ his ialeais
Thes. look q be brilliant ssgsiss,l ser.
Wees oct rsndsTsd for mere Temporary
Pespoo.aa, hes bindiag ioFsihsT and csmsai-
,ng ieis blessed Usion foE agss as We
lonolg Aeps. WhsibeF IN Ger % 81 psaes.
~ aisays lsbofed ~ ~ sssalry. Essa
BE sasmias. IN the hour 81 bee riauphs.
Heen, ~ BE eonsummsis asiiisiss. anf
lmeiehies sioqssnes, be Aas Elected ssy
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-25

ERRATA.-i In ihs hurry Of putting our psPer
10 press last week, somO few errors escaped
detection in the Grafton of MIR. HAKpIso. lie
hes furnished u with the following corrections.
IN lai column, on the outer form, instead Of
"our bsek-slidings 81 home" read "our back
slidIngsi at en- hour" So. In 81 column, Same
page, 2ith line, Instead OF "havo trsInbIed into
hesp" read "hsve tun,bled into heap" SC.
10 Goth line, same column, instead of divine
orisinanes" read divine original" sc. Same
page. I'D column, 81 line 10 the bottom, instead
81 "Ihs memoirs Ola King" read "ths minions
Of King" on the inner form stroIumn for
'his endsarins moEument' read .'his sBdurins
monument"
Some few others, or minor importance, ESQ
occurred, out which are lsfl 10 The reader to cor
rect.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-25

The Comr.oa Council &C tho civ or
HUDSON Un " Vsn Bursn's own eoun.
~ we're ca.icj '.seiherlAd week bv a..
M>yor. at ihS Tequesi Of a COMMITTEE
,appmnied a! public meeting OF the CHI.
Len', who deaiIed tLst tie Con- mo,
Corncll should officially invite the Pref.
dent Of The Uniied States to VII, ,he,,
ieny Ono Of the Assistant Aldermen
edered resolution preceded nv prsaln.
BILE. which, after stating iha, MIR. an Iu.
rem . visit 10 lis native state wasa,.u
Tor party purposes. copcludss thus
I'll IL therefore pl,ia-beyond The rove, O..
argument TO nase ~ palmer. that Mr.. Van pa
rens Inor - ere 81 political and partisan e.,
Tscier-Therefore be IL
Resolved, Nv the Mayer ani Camrnon,I q
the city OF Hudson, N COmmoa Council as,.n,.
bed, HAT NO do not feel bound by any ecns,d,.
fauoh OF justice, prudence. G. hospitality, 20 CT
penc The peoples money, or descend from III
dignity OF our Official stations for The purpose .
aiding political PsriisAns in their entsaror, 10
carry out their favor.ie schemes"
This preamble aud resolution was nas.
ed by six votes to four. and an amendmen,
proposed by another member. tenderian
tho usual invitation 10 Mr.. Van Buren,
Has rrjocted.-.N Y. Poll
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-25

So'res2ohAknes 81 fh .Nsfiessl In,sl!iSsac,r
NV YoRN, Jctr Is
Now that The settlement Of the bill, re-
a!ed By the yisii Of Mr.. VAN Bears CON-,
round. Mo unpleasant part Of the bu.p.,,
comes out. The hotel bill at Washins,s,
Hosel. for elk days. 10 S616. which ~,
city pays out ofi,s treasury. Some Of a.
l.scoioeos. thai get . nights lodsins n.
Three cents, and live al isy on six. val
think il rather hs:d. I opiss. /. DO .aS,i
so a, to pay ovss q hendsed dollars 4 ~
for The board Of the Pfe,idsnt Of the " \
Over . hundred dollars q day for bo,,5
wines. cigars. and 80 (orili oh. II |
were Globe, how I would make thai,
ring
MIR, Clay reached Buffalo, On. y en-
Saturday last, and has gone to the Fall. of
Niagara. where be intends 10 remain for
few days as The guey Of General PoprrR
THOMAS w. Dom sad b ID. THuRsrox
are the Naturalization candidates for Con.
sre's IN Rhode Island. Tho Van Buren,
men intend to make a spirited eight IN
that State.
The Common Council Of the city OF
liudson, in Columbia county. Mr.. V.S
buaESs owa home, having been taught a
lesson BY the mauael in which the feel.
rag, OF the Wing members OF the New
fork Common Council were outraged !,
the Castle GsrJen speech. have refused
TO invite Mr. vAN 3uREs 10 par,aLe Of
tn. ho'Pi,a!ite' oi,ha, city.
hi' said, aecordin, 10 The Areli.sn
inAI The expenses OF Mr. VAN BuR.N :
v's'i to this city viii COS, $1,000. Tho
best joke. adds tia, paper, il. that, a bill
Of Sio0for Tho charler OF steam. boa, on
The 18th vas sent 10 the Sunday Seho,l
Conm't'ee fo' liquidation, which ua,r.
spscssully''dec;iued.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-25

Of has great purposes Of hsrmony. VIZ,
him the tribato Of their praise and =.
knoyledse that be is worthy Of the %,
hhusissm Of has friends.
Is there not. then. state pride. indep,n
denee. chivsiry. justice generosity enov,S
IN old Virginia. 10 stand by her SOC. VII
she suffer him always to he iradueed
without sustaining him against The assault,
Of those who have no claims upon he,
Tor encouragement:
HEsRT CLAY has his fa.'lts-(uho h.,
net') but are they nc, as spo,. on The ,u,
visible. but no, obseuring Tho splenso, .,
its beamS,-.7israaaris Ca-siis.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-25

The Washington Globe contains some strong
remarks in opposition to The Sub-Tressury.
which, IL gives US pleasure TO copy, because We
coincide entirely with the views Of the Globe.
"The sub-Trcasury scheme il dsorganizinr
and revolutionary. subv-rsivs OF tho funda-
mental principles Of our Government, and Of its
entire practice. from 1880 down 70 this dav.
ut ~ palpabs rs the sun. that the elect OF
the scheme would be 10 bring the public ,reasure
MUCH NEARER the actual custody and coairol Of
the President Than IL is now. and exposes il %
be p'uniered by hundred hands, where one
cannot now reach it,"
, "tiad such suggestion (schcme) come from
Gen. Jackson. It would have been rung through
the Old Dominion with the reiterated falschoods
about the PROCLAIM lion and the Protest, ~ con-
elusive Proofof all the aspirations which ma
have been charged 20 the Heru Of Or!can< Sc.
(ihcy wonld saw here he wiSl,Ss TO put The pub
lie money into the palm, Of his friends and part
zan-, instead Of keeping il on deposiie in banks.
whence IL eaaBot be drawn for other than pnbli
purposes, without certain detection. In such n
case, VIC should feel that the people have Just
cause Tor alarm, and ought TO give their most
waiehlul attention 10 such an effort 10 enlarge
Executive power, and put in its hands the means
Of corruption"
The above is from the JAcksox, not The vAS
BURES Globe.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-25

Last winter. whoa Mr.. SELpEx resigned as
Register Of the Land Office, TO run a. The Admi-
niStraiion candidate for Congress in the Rich
mond District, it was predicted that. II defeated,
he would be Rewarded for his Sacrifice" in the
cause Of "the party" by an Office under The Ge-
neral Government. Well. Mr.. 8. was defeated,
and the prediction has been fulfilled. lie has al
ready received his promised reward from the
President. John Campbell. Treasurer, asain>,
whom no charge but thar OF "Conseryatisnl'' has
been made. has been removed, in order to enable
Mr.. Van Buren TO fulfil his contract with Mr..
Selden. Why DO not the Globe and Enquirer
now cry out, Bargain, intrigue, and manage
ment :"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-25

The Baltimore American, after copYing our
remarks Of last week in reference to a new kind
Of Wheat lately introduced into this county BIZ
Mr.. JonN WYsoN0. from seed obtained Of Mr..
SToNrBRAEEH Of Mayland,-sddS:
" Since the foregoing article was 10 type. We
have received some additional particulars re-
sPeeilng this new kind Of wheat. II is called the
Rock Wheat, from the circumstance that some
two or three years ago single head of wheat,
Of peculiarly large size and product, was seen
growing by itself from the creVics Of a rock in a
field. The head was carefully preserved and the
grain soYn, AMI from il has been produced the
eni gentlemen. Two Of these parcels found
their way 10 Baltimore, aud on account OF their
remarkably hne quality aud the accompanying
assurance OF their productive character, were
bought for seed - the ratio of thTes dollars per
bushel. They were sown IN the vicinity Of our
city early ia October last, and we are now ena-
bed To slate the result OF the experiment as
made by one Of The gentlemen, Mt. JogL VIcx-
Ens. Three and a half acres Of rich, well pre-
pared ground, have been found to produce a.
The rate of foTiy-ssren busheis 70 he ecrs. The
quality Of the grain IS excellent, and many OF
me heads were found 10 contain forty-hge grains
81 wheat. Although IL is admitted that. when
the character Of tho land anil the favorabienesS
81 The season. are considered, ordinary grain
would have produced full yield. vet the extra
ordinary product just stated ~ Tie ea,o Of Mr.
Vcksrs, ~ well ~ "a that quoted from the
Chsrlesfovn Free Press, proves that the Rock
UAsai IS valuable species. and well merits the
noiice II wheat growers"