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must be the fruit of facts, arguments and expert
ence, operating upon the attribute Of our common
nature and interpreted and applied in the spirit o.
truth, candor and kindness.
With these remarks, we beg leave to offer to
your acceptance, the accompanying publications
which we think establish the irreparable misery
and mischiefof slavery beyond denial the safety
and benefits everywhere sure 10 spring from lis
abotion-and al the same time, indicate, in just
light, the peaceful, and Christian means intended
always to be used by US, and those with whom
we act, for the abolition OF slavery.
Requesting your searching and unbiased at
tention to these publications, at your earliest con-
yenence, we beg leave to assure you Of our corIl-
al good wishes, for your full and everlasting en-
joymen Of all the blessings laid up for such as de-
vote themselves to the practical assertion and sup
port of truth, justice, and humanity.
Respectfully your obedient fellow citizens
MYRoN HoLLEY, H. B. SHERMAN,
S. o. SAGE, VIM. G. Boss,
GEo. A AVERY, IRA A. THURBUR,
JOHN F. Bush, A. SEDGEwICK
LlNLEY M. MOORE
Rochester, July %, 1889.
In another column of the Rochester Freeman
we find the following:
Mr.. Holley-SR Were two co!ored men who
accompanied Mr.. Clay his SLAVES? ask for
information. Yours A. b.
July 90, 1899.
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Domestic.

The CRoPs.-The harvest for small grain is over in
Virginia and in the Southern and Western Saes and has
been in general abundant than the harvess Of
years past
In the Middle Northern and Western States, the crops
are either just ready for the sickle, just turning From
these sections ofthe country the accounts cheering In
the western part of New York; the wheat is said to be
more promising than it has been the period fcI
several years past In New England the has been
propitious.
In Pennsylvania the harvest has commenced and crops
of Wheat Oats and Rye abundant though in
tons of the country the hessin fly has been trouble
some.
In Maryland, the Wheat crop shas nearly all been har-
vesed and it appears tEat it larger than has been rea
zed for years past Accounts from all parts of the
State in reporting the crops abundant guam
tity and excellent in quality.
In Virginia, attention directed the tobacco
and Corn crops. The tobacco crop promises large
yield known in the State. The only
danger is that it may be injured in quality by being
forward The corn crop, generally speaking, is in
thriving conditions and if escupes drought will he
abundant In districts the chince bugs having moth
ing to detan them in the wheat fields have found their
way into the corn, where they doing great injury
Pittsburgh Intel
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Paris, 9Th May, 1889.

IMPORTANT FROM CANTON. StoppGge ofthe trade
Nth all foreigners. By the ship Omega, Capt. Hill
lert, we have Canton dates TO March 25th. They
nounce the soppage of the trade altogether and
of vigo the part of the government of China against
the deadly trade ofopium, which bid fair to be eectua
We give below of letter from respeca-
BILE source, and extracts from Canton papers, The Omega
scarcely escaped Lngust sent down to take her
back but she had discharged her Pilot and got off, Two
English ships which going at the time, were
carried back. We give good wishes to the govern
ment of China in IFS effort put end the importation
of the drug which has made such of the health hap
pness and lives, of the Chinese 1t is abominetion
that for the sake of money making foreigners should per-
sis in such traffic against the paerna efforts of govern
ment, which certainly in this particular sees to pro-
mote the good of its people. The vioators of Chinese
law, we believe almost all EnglishmenJo Journal o.
Com
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great pith and pungency, in which the whole house
was delighted. We give single specimen, hop.
ing to find the whole, ere long, as taken down by
ahe reporter. Mi H. fell in with fugitive, who
had been taken up in Rhode Island. The trem-
bling captive sought counsel of the mechanic. On
being questioned as 10 the probability of his re-
lease, Hill assured the man that he need not fear
for he was in " Yankee land" No, he added,
twelve men of Rhode Island will never deliver
you over TO the saveholders-unless ii can be
proved that you aoere born contrary to The DecI@-
ration of Independence" When The New York
mechanic resumed his seat, MIR. Lewis Tappan
paid "a high compliment to his uprghtness and IL
deity to the cause. "Mr HILL said Mr.. T"w
my candidate for Governor"
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From the Emancipator.
Response of Ministers.


The proposal TO furnish the Emancpator gra-
tuitousy to every minister who will lecture on
slavery, and take up collection for our treasury
is meeting favorable reception. The following
is a sample of the returns that are coming in.
BERKSHIRE Vt. July %, 1889.
Dear Sri have just seen in the Voice OF
Freedom, an offer of the Emancipator to minis
ters gratis for one year, who will deliver lecture
on the subject of slavery and take up collection
for the American A. S. Society," beg TO say
that am often in the habit of lecturing on the
subject, and urging on the friends of humanity
and human rights the duty of hel ping the Ameri-
can abolition society both with their prayers, mon
ey, and influence. Seven years ago left Eng
land with my family-preached the gospel five
years nearly in L. G. and then crossed the Line
As, and took the charge of the two Congregation
al churches in Berkshire, and the one in Montgom-
cry. lnever go into the pulpit but take the
poor American slave with me- and never mean
to part company with him till I see him standing
in the full attitude ola man and fellow citizen,
God in mercy hasten the happy day. We have
society in Berkshire and many valuable friends
we are now making collection. About year
ago we formed society in Montgomery and on
the Fourth we had a mceing-a good meeting.
addressed the people, and spent some time in
prayer for those in bonds-appointed collectors to
raise what they could through all the town. |
lectured some time ago in Bakersfield and was
we'll abused-I thought this good sign. Good
sailors don't like to see the waters too calm they
make but little way.
Now, my dear sir, send me the Emancipator
and all the publications you think proper for dis
tributiom, and | will renew my efforts both in
lecturing, praying, and stirring up the people
in these parts to help the great and merciful
cause.
Very afectionately yours,
JOHN GLEEp
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For the Voice of Freedom.
Mr.. EDITOR :

MIR. EDITOR
In his letter to Rev. Mr.. Bliss, President Lord
says: Il am an abolitonist.' The editor of the
Chronicle July 10th, says DR. Lord is not an aboli-
zionist in the sense of the anti-slavery society," Who
shall decide this important questions | have sup
posed that to abolish was to destroy, annul, blot
out !; and that he who did abolish thing, or aid
IN doing it, was abotonist as it respected that
thing. DIR. Lord holds to the obligation of all
men to attempt the immediate and entire removal
OF slavery according to their best Judgment, and
in such modes of action as are proper in respect
to other moral and patriotic enterprises These
are just my views on the subject, and have sup
posed that was justly exposed to the reproach of
abolitionism. But if Dr.. Lord is not allowed the
honor Of being an aboliionist, know not WHY |
should have the honor. 1t is true that belong 10
an ant-slavery society, and have felt it my duty
and my privilege to exert my feeble influence in
behalf Of the slave but call no man master, and
am responsible for the obliquies of no man in the
anti-savery ranks, or in the ranks of christians
until embrace their views. Good men may en-
brace, in their ardor for the abolition of slavery
principles which cannot adopt and whole asso.
Citations of good men may try to .fr yoke upon
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WASHINGTON COUNTY GRAMMAR
SCHOOL.

VMNfE fall term of this diservedX popular school, under
In the superintendent of Mr. Calvin Pease, Principal
and Mr. H. Case, Assistant, will commence Thursday
18th OF August instant. The of tuition fol-
lows:
1hree Dollars for Orthography, Reading, Arithmetic,
English Grammar and Latin Grammar.
rue Dollars for Languages and Mathematics, Except
Arithmetic and Latin Grammarl
foP D0HaTs for all other studies pursued in the Acad
envy
Board IN respectable houses may be had from so to
per weeks and those who prefer can be furnished
with rooms, aud board themselves The Board of Trust
have made such arrangements they believe will ender
this institution among the first in the State From the non
uarty of the teachers the last year. and the proficiency Of
the scholars evnced at the late examination parents
may rely thorough education of such their sons and
daughters they may be pleased place under the
of the present conductors of this literary institution
JOSEPH HOWES, Prudential
JOHN SPALDING, Commits
|. F. REDFIELD, tee.
Village of Montpelier, Aug. 6, 1882 30 3:w.
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the church, & carry out principle which loeileve'
would carry us back to Rome. In the one case
I am no more answerable for the principle pushed
forward than in the other; and abolition is no
more answerable for the errors, divisions, or sins
of those, who range themselves under her banners,
than christianity is for all the errors divisions
and sins of those who range themselves under
her banner. And the infdel may inpute all the
errors, and obliquity, and crimes of Christians 10
Christianity, with as much truth g. propriety as an
antiabolitonst may impute the errors, or faults of
abolitonists to abolition. And Christianity is as
much answerabe in the one case, as abolition is
in the other
But there are "jourmolaSts and otfer 1ealerS
who figure in the presen! anti-slavery movements,
who seem 10 the Chronicle to be plagme-spots,
which corrupt every thing they touch Well, those
same journalists and leaders sometimes figure in
peace societies. in temperance societies, in Bible
societies. and in Christianity. Are all these so
corrupt by their figuring, that there is no healing
of their maady? Are all their sins to be imputed
to each society, with which they are connected or
are they to be divided among the different socie-
ties, or are they all to be heaped on abolition the
poor scape-goa:? Take one of the journalists,
Mr. Garrison, and paint him as black as you
please. He figures in the Christian church, and
has no little influence in the Christian world. Is
Christianity answerabe for all his eccentricites
Would you turn away from that church, with
which he is connected? Is the temperance cause,
or the cause of peace earth, to be resisted, and
abandoned, because he is connected with them,
and figures in their movements Why not? If
the abolition society is to be condemned because
Mr. Garrison figures in its movements then Christ
ianty, and every institution, civil social, relig-
ious, should be condemned for the same reason
Doing nothing by partially" And John said,
Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy
name and we Gorbad him. because he followed
not with u.s." And Jesus said unto him "Forbid
him not for he that is not against us is for us. y
Luke, 9, 40, SO. When will the disciples of Christ
mbibe his spirit, and hearken to his commands?
KIAH BRYLEY
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MIR. Clay in Rochester

Or how the abolitionis's treat Shareholders.
Senator Preston says: eff an abolitionist ven-
lures among US, he will be caught" When slave
holders come among abolilionists at the north,
how are they treated? "Read and you will
know
From the Rochester Freeman.
To afford ust qualification 10 impressions a.
brold as to the sentiments with which Mr.. Clay
was addressed here, we publish the following copy
Of letter handed to him, while in this city. The
names affixed to it are all of aboltionsts, and
their number might have been quite large if a
few had not been thought sufficient. The publ
cations sent were, "Amercan Slavery as it is, y
"Thome and KimbaIls West Indies" "The Con-
stituion of the U. S. Anti Slavery Society, and
Declaration of Sentiments" with the last number
of the Rochester Freeman" If they are favored
with an answer from Mr.. Clay, we shall submit it
TO the public
| Hon. Henry Clay-SIR Having high es-
innate of your distinguished abilities, and having
heretofore rejoiced in many manifestations of them,
IN behalf OF great national interests, we cannot but
feel the deepest regret at your views on the sub
ject of slavery, as they have been publicly ex-
planned. Permit US respectfully to ask, how the
principles of slavery can be at all reconciled with
the Declaration of Independence, with pure NOR
ais, or republican freedom? How they can be
reconced with the declarations of revealed truth,
that God has made of one blood all the nations
of men, and that all men are brethren 2" And
how great, deliberate, and long continued HOSTILE
ty to the justice and humanity involved in these
truths, be reconcied to the idea of an rresst.
able, overruling Providence ever directed to their
support
Believing in these truths as containing the ba-
sis Of all true individual and national prosperity,
and that slavery is fatally a, war with them, we
should delight, by our resdes, and in all our So
cial intercourse, if those great intellectual and
moral pewers, which were so honorably displayed
in behalf Of freedom, when the constitution of
Kentucky was first framed-when the struggle
for liberty in South America was at its crisis
when the treaty of Client was negotiated
on other interesting occasions, could be brought
anew, with their maturest vigor into the holy SER
vice of humanity.
For ourselves, allow us to observe that we are
convinced, no efforts can long maintain slavery in
any portion of the wide circle of civiliza-
ton, and its advocacy, therefore, while it will
continually lessen the influence of the most gifted
OF the men who engage in it will soon be connect
ed with nothing so much as regret and mortifca-
ton. And while we are happy in this belief, we
also believe that the result we seek cannot be af-
fected by any agencies of violence and wrong, but
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ComFoRrs FOR DoUGH-FAcE D. D's.-A minis
ter related the following TO me, which he had d.
rectly from Dr. Hill Says DR.. Hill to Mir,
" We cannot but respect and love such men as
brother Rankin, and Alvan Stewart after all, Tor
their ingenious, frank and honest course pursued
against slavery; in telling US that there will be
no peace in the general assembly until slavery is
expurgated, and those who hold slaves retire by
themselves. But such men as Ccx and Beecher,
who have formerly been openly against us and
sympalhised for the slave in order to retain us,
dodge, and offer compromises, are unworthy OF our
confidence, and contemplate. We shall never
appear with them again."- Cor. Of Charter Oal i.
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The Institute of France has just proposed the question
of the abolition of Slavery for Prize. The delegates
from Martinique and Gaudaoupe, informed of the resolu-
ton of tina. eminent body, Immediately protesa-
ton against it, and having tried expose the danger of
such question being publicly discussed in all its differ
ent points, NJ de Saint Anthone addressed the following
letter to the President of the Institute of France, re-
taton of the opinion expressed by the delegates
To the President of the Academy of Moral Sciences.
Institute of France)
SIR: Without doubt the Academy over which you pre-
side has need of my pen in order to sgnaze the
croachment which attempted upon the domain rights
however that may be, since member of the French
Society for the abolition of Slavery feeling of imperative
duty urges refrain from silence after the perusal Of
the letter of the delegates from Gaudaloupe and Martinique
which appears in the Journal des Debdts, of the 10Th
April, addressed to the Editor
therein for the first time, believe the independ-
of the Academy attacked with relation to the subject
which il has proposed for prize, namely the fbotion o.
Slavery
1t is un Ter the Fgs of literary bodes it is under ,heiI
protection that the rights of dsregarded justice and morality
have taken refuge; by their support that the cviza
ton of the world forward, and Governments are
enlighned Thus far from combining itself to re-
gard of the subject mere question OF political economy
and simply into discussion Of the principle of zone
possessing another man. the means whereby dan
gerous slaves may be converted into useful citizens,
organized body of persons having the views Of the Acade-
my of Moral Sciences should appears consider
the subject not only regards the slaves no people the
colonies. but of enlighenng those
who still allow the traffic of the blacks, who thereby
given up to outrage and oppression.
AT all events, must evidently be very bad, when
any discussion concerning it greatly feared by its de-
tenders.
1t is with much more confidence that address the
Academy of Moral Sciences, since is responsible it.
self aone and it impossible for the Delegates from
Martinique and Gandaoupe allow the doctrines ques-
ton to pass without protesation, seeing that inactivity
would as thpvs of THAR dnty
the pnblic easily estimate the value of their proesta
ton by the amount of their salary.
HIPPoLYTE DE SAINT ANTHolNE
Paris, 9Th May, 1889.
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" reign " e w s y.
From the New York Sur.
Arrival Of the British Queen.

SIX DAYS LATER FROM LoNDoN.-The BIRTHS!
Queen, which has been looked for during the two days
past with much anxiety arrived at Sandy Hook abou
O'Clock this morning, and at 10 o'clock was in her berth
at Pike Slip
She sailed from Liverpool the 18th inst, and Ports
mouth on the 12th bringing London and Liverpool pa
pers the latter daesx days later than those received
by the Grea: Western.
The brought by the British Queen is of little mpor-
lance An engagement is reported to have ia place be-
tween the Turkish Army and the Egyptian Cavalry, in
which the latter repulsed The report however, is
somewhat doubtful,
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WHAT HAS THE NORTH TO DO WITH SLAVERY
The Lieutenant Governor of Virginia has recent
ly made demand on the Governor of New Cork
for three free coored men, citizens of New York
who are charged with the crime of having enticed
away a slave from Virginia. A gang of daboli-
cal man-catchers, in New York city, in the employ,
no doubt, of southern Shareholders, seized on the
victims and thrust them into prison, without any
legal authority, before the requison reached Gov.
Seward. On the reception of the requisition,
Gov. Seward pronounced the evidence in the case
to be insufficient to sustain the charge,-but he
consented it is sad that the victims of this afro
cious system of land piracy should remain unlaw-
fully imprisoned until the pirates shall have time
to fnd-or to manufacture sufficient evidence !
Why did not the Governor of New York order
these men who had been imprisoned contrary
to law, to be released according 10 law? What
has the North to do with slavery W. Tel.
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NEW GOODS! CHEAP G9ORS!!
LANGDON & WRIGHT

ENAVE this day received, at their Cash Store, large
III a amount of FRESH GOODS, from New York and
Boston, comprising very general which they
have recently purchased with cash. and which they offer
prices which cannot fail to please They respectfully
solicit the patronage of their friends and the public gene
ally.
sD@ N. B. L. s. w. sUW soon remove their Cash Store
the large white Store door North of the old angdon
Store, Main ST. where goods will be sold cheap for
prompt pay. CAL and see.
Montpelier May l, 1889. is--tf
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ARNOLD BUFFUM, an erect and sturdy friend oil
the human race, we'll known as Arnold Bufum
the hatter," and first lecturer of the New England
Anti-Slavery Society, has been appointed by the
Executive Committee of the American Anti-Sla.
very Society an agent to lecture in Indiana
Success to him. The choice could not have been
more appropriate.
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cry future case, to execute the utmost limits fthe
law, which is an imprisonment of twenty years,
and after the expiration of the term, the offenders
are required to leave the State, and if they ever
return are to be taken up and sold as slaves. Such
a punishment for such an act!-O6. Eoam.
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"REcIPE FOR FLoATMG.-Any human BEING
who will have The presence of mind 10 clasp the
hands behind the back, and turn the face toacards
the, zenih may float with ease, and in perfect safe
tyAn toleraby still water--aye, and sleep there,
no matter how long. If not knowing how to
swim, you would escape drowning, when YOU find
yourself in deep water, you have only to consider
yourself an empty picher-let your mouth & nose,
not the top o. your heavy headbe the highest part
of you, and you are safe. But thrust up one of
your bony hands, and down you 90; turning up
the handle tips over the pitcher. Having had the
happiness to prevent one or two drownings by this
simple instruction, we publish it for the benefit of
all, who either love aquatic sports or dread them
Mass. Abo1itiomiSt.
May be so. But we have been trying to con-
lecture how it happened that Br. Wright, alias the
Massachusetts Aboitionsts, made the discovery.
Perhaps he may have been led to observe the al
tltude OF those "empty pitchers" who may be seen
in great numbers, every day. Floating at ease, "
upon the "toerably still water OF popular opin-
ion; aye, and who "sleep there, no matter how
long," They seldom "know how to swim" a.
gainst the current. Their open mouths and fas-
tdious noses evermore uppermost, in the compar-
lson with their hearts and their brains. Being al
ways of the do-nothing GLASS; they are quite ready
to "clasp their hands behind them" Accustomed
to the shadows of human thought, they are al
ways intent on self-preservation when they are
caught in the "deep water" of radical investiga-
ton. They are commonly fiat on their backs, and
the part of the sky directly over their own dear
heads always seems highest and engages their
principal attention So much for the philosoply
Of floating Friend of Man.
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Attention Artillery Companies!
R. R. RIKER.

Estate street., opposite the Dank,)
XMAS this day received from NETWORK, Scarlet
N n Broad Cloth, for Military Companies Uniforms, Ar
tilery Buttons. Yellow Wings for Sargeants, Red Cock
feathers, Red Pompoms Red IL inch Nulture Pumes,
Yellow Lace, Yellow Epaulets, Red Sashes Sc for sale
cheap for cash.
so doz. Infantry Hat Pates White Coo feathers, White
Wings for Sargeants IL inch White Vulture Fumes
Swords and Belts, Flat Eagle Buttons, Laces, Epauetts
sc. for sale cheap for cash.
Montpelier, June 10, 1889. 24af
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SLAvEHoLDING CoURTEsY.-"We will not please
exchange and be id to you !" Such is the
courteous reply of the Georgia Messenger to oul
request for an exchange. A very appropriate de-
fender of a divine institution p 1t will be re.
collected that we offered to pay the difference be.
tween their subscription price and ours The
day may be near when the Shareholders will wish
they had not confessed so much,-Mass. Alozition.
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