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REPLY or TIE PRESIDENT L. s.
To ne .Idfrss eC ne Dsmsersiie Csnim,fies 70 kis,
At CEiis Gagdsa, Nae Tsri. Jelly ?

JoHN w. EpHoNDs. Esq, Chairman.
sc. having delivered an address to the
President on bis landing a. Castle Garden.
beginning ~ follows: I'VE have been
chosen, Mr.. President by your democrat.
&c fellow citfYcns. 20 convey 10 you on
this your first visi, 10 them a. Chief Ma.
gIs'raie Of the Union their ubiied congfst.
uiaiion and ''weicJms The PRESIDENT
replied - fol.aws
GESTLEurs ! an dseply and crate.
fully affected b. The car3isi reception ON
the part Of CO., jcmecrsiic fsil3r. citizen,
Of The city aGi county % New York
Long, very ieug ibo reeipirni 81 their
favor x thofoughls an fssssd with q con.
viciion Of their unvaryiag pairiotism. I
can never be instnfible 90 their good 0pin.
ion. II is. therefore, with tie lieeliest sat.
Isiaciioa that learn from YOU that nv
Official eonduci ~ President q ihe Unhed
States bss met ibe appreciation of those in
whose behalf you have sddressed ne. I
estimate that approved the more highly
from bsliefihai they have not oserrsisd
either The difficulties ~ my position Or the
importance Of The subjects upon ahich i
has beer ny duty 20 aei.
Your obseTveiions upon an fmpoFlani
question IN regard 10 orr domestic poiicv
--~ibai ofan IodsPendent Treasofy show
very mature sod just eonsitsfaiion ofihs
sphjeei in sll iis bea.nET tested by The
principle which has been opposed 20 it,
that Of giving Temporary use ofihe pub.
he money. and q consequent control over
q, = private cofporaiioos irresponsible 10
the People,, may well Be FessSasd e.
quesiisn involving ihs naiurs, and. 10
some exieat. ihs exisisnee a republican
Institutions 81 atn ~ q consideration 81
ihc main purp0ses fof which oas Govern.
meet was ssisblisAsdi whsiAsE 90 TIE
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-11

Tie E'sion rapefs of Wednesday last contain
uie sal loincd letter from D4SiEt WynsTGR. The
wiihdiaual of his name from The hst az those
eaignale'i - candidates FORTE Pre-. dear- i. N
puuuauce 81 h.gh seBae Of duff os n.e ..rtrf
Mr. Webster, IN tie ac'usl raga, ~ ast.r..
AMI in view of h.s own plsit.ou l-,or. 80 .as.
.uy.
TO TIE PEOPLE or MAssA Cit sElf-
Its kooWn ihat ny nses be been RE.
senied 10 the pebble BY Dtssilne a.
members Of the Legislature Of the state.
a. candidaie icr The Office Of pfsudeet
OF he United STATES. 81 toe ensuing elee.
ion. A it has been expected. that n
Convention would be holden IN The Az.
ivmn q tbs year, eOnp0sed Of Delegates
RON The several States, I have hitherto
thought proper not 10 anticipate. IN any
say the results oifhat Convention. Bat
| an nov out Of i.le country. not 70 re-.
iufp probably, much earlier. thsn tie pc
rod hNed ior TIE meeting q The Convex.
ton, and 10 NOS kuov " bat events nav
ocepr " The ncsniin 2. which. II we're Al
bone. might demand go mediate stiept,oa
from ne. ] desire. moreover. 20 set 40
pert which msy tend 10 prevent csgdisi
snd eheehfs anign among those. whose
object. ] trust. = 10 msiataih. uoimssired.
Tie Consiiiuiioa Of the county. and 10
upheie AZ iis great iateTssts. " wise.
prudent. and psirioiic standardization of
TIE GoFefnmens. Thee c0nsidefafioas
have induced ne 70 wiihdgaw ny asms.
- candidate, ioT he slice e. President
Il The nsxi elsetoa.
DAsinE WnBsrna.
Lenacn. Jans A. $3.50
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Tine 10 20 home. Paul5ing in his life
ol Washington, gives The following lille
ansedoie Of the mo,her Of this great man:
she was once present and occupied
he seat Of homer. a. a bell given 20 Wash.
inglon, % fredericksburg, while in the
Toll measure O. bisweli earned glory. ADD
when . o'clock came. said To BIN. with
perfect simplicity. "Coae. George, Il !,
time % 20 home
u would perhaps. Je well ifnanv. ID
day. would remember Whsn Il Is time io
60 home"
The Chicago Democrat says:-" A
gentleman 10 the country. Wbo lately
sent us She death Of bis vile. adds the
following:
"P.S Jsa sios hsr q liii, psg, riu yost''
IN inmate q tho county poorhouse.
hy the name Of 9sHow. has become sud.
denly fich BY the decision of TIE Court
oi ChanceTy giving him title 10 some oi
ne best property on Maia street. lyine
eeiEeen DE Msndon Ilsu,s and ihs
Little buialo Creek Another inslanes
.oi fortunes vsehfies. Is the fact that On
ineissni young man. . j0Ufnsymaa cabi.
nei nsaker, who disd :hrss ears ago, "a,
burned 81 The eSpsnse of disis6t sela.
tive % ihis city. a setter has been gs.
esive5, giihin day o. luo. inqairing
rbsibsf Be lefi sal. a. . recent legacy
bas lsit him o. BE heir. = fortune u
slov,O00.--Bggaio RspstEesa.
The wissst MAJ. IA reosr,l /. A 49,
does as tb{ok -, n. j.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-11

II. W. LEIGH.
MAJ J.. AlACEARIAND.
JAMES mons.
T.. PA ieS.
JoHN n PEASANTS,
HOLbt,, RHODES.
w. ROgERTSoS.
JAMES NJ WICAHAM,
II. l.. BROOKE,
=. =. BAXTER.
l. ~. CHAMBERLANNE,
PEACHY X. GRATTAN.
JIIYa 1889.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-07-11

The wisssl MAJ. 10 ssnsr.l, is hs Who
does nei shink that be j. 80.
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E$Om ne .Ai'r ro,i 7iiH.s, aud Con. Il'.i.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26
30-15-4
Windsor, Oct 20M, IT'S.

The above account has been Examined and ap-
proved Of and the Treasurer is ordered to Pay the
same--it Being thirty Pounds fifteen Shillings &
four Pence. THO'S CHITTENDEN
To IRA ALLEN, Treasurer.
Reed, Windsor, October 21st, IT'S, of Ira AL
len, Treasurer, thirty Pounds, fifteen Shillings &
four Pence, in full of the above account.
ORsAMUs Holmes.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26
Georgia ResoIutions-the new Gag.

We are anxiously waiting for the Georgia men,
bers in Congress to submit to both Houses the re-
port and resolutions adopted by the Legislature of
that state at It's last session, respecting the Phil
brook and Kelleran case. Copies of these docu-
ments, it will be remembered, were ordered to be
forwarded to the Governors of the several states,
and to the representatives of Georgia at Wash
ington, to be laid by them before the Senate and
House of Representatives. The Georgians seem
to think that Congress has some Kind of juriSdic
ton orer SlaUery. But how will these papers be
disposed of, when presented? Will the sovereign
state of Georgia have to fare like the rest of the
sisterhood? Must she too endure the gag? Shall
her resolutions be laid on the table without read
ing, reference, debate, printing or any further ac-
ton thereon? We shall see
One thing leads us to suppose that she will be
served better than the rest of us. Atherton's gag
is peculiar It is so shaped as to gag only anti
slavery resolutions, or petitions. The resolution
runs thus" every petition memorial, resolution,
proposition, or paper, touching or relating in any
way or to any extent whatever to slavery, AS
AFORESAID, or the abolition thereof" &c. shall
be laid on the table. What this word aforesaid
means, must be gathered from the context; and
the context teaches us, that the resolutions refer
to such petitions or papers alone, as are intended
to induce Congress to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia and Territories and the slave
traffic between the states, and reject the applica
ton of a slave state for admission iuto the Union
" Every petition, memorial, resolution, proposition
or paper as aforesaid" that is aiming at any one
of the objects just mentioned, is to be rejected
This is the only construction we can give to the
language of the resolution. If such be the true
construction, then the resolutions of Georgia will
not come within the gag-law. And what con-
Germs US more-every slave state in the Union
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26

W We invite attention 10 the emphatic reso-
utions of the colored citizens of New Y ork, which
we copy from the Colored American The free
people of color have borne uniform and almost
unanimous testimony against the scheme of colo
nization from its inception to the present hour
We recognize several names among the speakers
at the New York meeting of men of highly cul-
tivated minds. Amongst them are Theodore S.
Wright, Samuel E. Cornish, and DR.. ], Mcclure
Smith. Smith received liberal education at a
foreign University, after yainly attempting to gain
access to kindred institution in this land of the
brave and asylum of the oppressed Wright and
Cornish are clergymen of responsibility. Van
Rensselaer, is an active business man, of excellent
character. He carries upon his face scar--the
badge of his former condition.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26
The present Slave-Trade.

The number of slave ships which are owned
and annually fitted out in the United States for
this diabolical purpose, would stare those who
are not already aware that many of our merchants
will not stick at the means, provided money is to
be made Out of ~ slave ships which arrive at
Cuba every year, fve-sxths are owned and fitted
out from ports in the United States, and the enor-
nous profits accruing from their voyages RENTED
to this country. One house in New York recev-
ed lately, for its share alone the sum of $3.50 000
Baltimore is largely interested in this accursed
traffic, as well as New York and even Boston,
with all her religion and morality, does not dsdan
to increase her wealth by participation in so
damnable business. A gentleman of the high
est responsibility lately informed Mr. Cresson that
a sailor in this city told him that he had received
several hundred dollars of hush money in order to
make him keep silent; and when he mentioned
the names of his employers, the gentleman says
he was actually afraid TO repeat them, so high do
they stand in society A captain in the merchant
service from New York, was also lately offered
his own terms, by two different houses, provided
he would undertake slave voyage.
And these are the transactions in which North
ern Merchants are engaged, in the nineteenth CEN
fury, when all the world is advancing in liberty,
philanthropy, and general benevolence. And so
far are our citizens from condemnng such men,
that they even promote them to places of high
honor and confidence. A notorious slave-dealer
was for many years Senator in Congress from a
New England state, and the captain of one of his
slave ships was Lieutenant Governor of the same
state.
We shall continue this subject to-morrow-and
offer some observations upon the duty of the
American Government to use a naval force for the
prevention as far as possible of this unhallowcd
traffic.-BoSton Eapress
What has the North to do with slavery 2"
The friends and apologists of slavery have kept
themselves so aohiSt about this slave trade, it is
probable that some Of our readers will scarcely be-
eve the foregoing statement true.
But so it Isl and so long as slavery exists, the
traffic will continue If you would stop the trade,
abolish slavery. Who objects The friend of
slavery is friend of the slave-trade, whether he
knows it or not and that moral state of mind
which can tolerate the one, can tolerate the other
If any should imagine difference, he is at full
liberty to publish his views in the columns of the
Reflector. Who will do it ?-Christian Reflector.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26
From the Boston Atlas.

REBELS AND lNsURRECTIoNISTs. Mr.. Wise,
the other day. made very extraordinary speech
in reply to J. @, Adams and against the reception
of petition, praying Congress to acknowledge the
Independence of Hayti.
The principal reason urged by Mr.. Wise against
receiving the petition, was, the alleged fact, that
the people of Hayti were rebels and Instruction
lists
1t is true these rebels and insurrectionists' had
been acknowledged by France the nation against
which they had rebeled, as an independent State,
but Mr. Wise hoped that Congress, to the end of
lime, would scom to acknowledge the indepen-
dence of rebels and insurrectionists.'
This is new language to be made use of in an
American Legislature and Mr.. Wise can claim
the high honor of having been the first to introduce
into the American Congress, the dialect and
sentiments the Holy Alliance. Not Prince Met
ternich HIMSELF nor even Emperor Nicholas Of
Russia, could express more sacred and devoted
horror of rebels and insurrectonists, than we now
find openly avowed by a representative of COM
monwealth, which little more than fifty years ago.
took leading part in that rebellion and insur-
rection' which resulted in the independence of the
United States,
But IL seems that what serves as an aggravation
TO Mr. Wise's holy horror of these rebels and in
surrectionsts is the fact, that by way of securing
their own liberties they cut the throats' of their
masters. Now one would imagine that to Vir-
ginian, not even this idea would be so very often
sve,-for the Arms of the State of Virginia, borne
on her great SEAL and affixed to all her official
documents represent the goddess of liberty with
drawn sword in her hand, her foot upon the breast
Of tyrant, whose throat she has cut and the
motto Sic Senper tyrranniS So ever may it hap
pom to tyrants. If the Haytiens had happened
to assume coat of arms like this, what streams
ofpath:tic eloquonce would it not have extorted
from Mr., Wise?
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26
BENJAMIN Lnndy.

WILLIAM GooDELL, Esq of the Friend of Man,
published at Utica, furnishes the following inter-
esting sketch of the editorial adventures of BENZ
LUNDy, the Pioneer Champion of the anti'slavery
cause in the United States
Benjamin Lundy is the oldest ant-slavery ed
ior in the field. At Baltimore, at Washington
city, and at Philadelphia he has been standard
bearer in the cause. He now rears his flag at
HENNtpEN ILLINOIS. We remember exchanging
with BENJAMIN Lundy's Genius of Universal
Emancipation in 1927, when he was at Balti-
more, and while we were conducting the Tnvesti-
gator at Providence afterwards removed to Bos-
ton and called the Philanthropist and Genius of
Temperance.l
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In IS27-or S-friend Lundy made visit to
N. England, called on us at Providence-went
to Boston, and was encouraged by Rev. DR.. Ly-
man Beecher and others 10 90 on in his work.
we attended number of consultations of friends
on the subject while he was with us. In 1880,
Mr Garrison, who had previously conducted the
Boston Phganthropist, (he temperance paper which
afterwards 1eil INTO our hands) went to Baltimore
and joined friend Lundy. The next veor affer-
having been imprisoned MIR, Garrison returned to-
Boston, and commenced the Liberator. Tn the.
same year. 1881, Mr.. Lundy, then located at Phil.
delphia, traversed the length of this state. We
were then in New York. Friend Lundv acted
travelling antl-slavery agent 'on his own
hook'-publishing his monthly Genius of LE,;-
cersGl Emancipation dated Philadelphia as he
went along. Our printer helped him get out one,
number in New York. His next was perhaps is.
sued from Hudson, and the next from Rochester.
& so on. He carried his column rules 'imprint,S
heading &c. in his trunk, Nalong with his mail
and direction book'-and so, with the help oflocaa
printers, all over the state, ee furnished his oc3
subscribers, while getting new ones, &c. TQuite
a change in the empire state since that time !!
Soon'alte he'went to Texas and Mexico, in
search of ansasylum for the oppressed, Of our re-
public. The best results of these missions flor he
went twice or thrice, and was once or twice, near
dying with the cholera was the information re-
spectng the pottngs of the southern shareholders
to conquer Mexico, and the actual beginning of
this enterprise in the so-caed revolt of Teas by
american arms, &c. &c. This information he.
first gave to the public in the Philadelphia Gazette
next in pamphlet, and afterwards in the Nation
al Enquirer which he commenced mainly for that
purpose in Philadelphia. 1t was, we believe chief
ly from Benjamin Lundy that John Quincy Adams
obtained that minute knowledge of Mexican and
Texan affairs with which he so eloquently and
opportunely astonished Congress and the nation
in the spring of 1886 Had it not been for Benia-
min Lundy, there can be little doubt that Texas
would have been annexed to the United States ere
this. Having relinquished the National Enquirer
to the Pennsylvania State A. S. Society, and j.
G. Whittier, he pushed for Illinois, where his
GENUS now makes its appearance again-vozume
the Sinteenth
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26
THE VOICE OF FREED

may memorabilia Congress, praying that body to
admit Florida or Texas into the Union, and their
prayers shall be considered respectfully while
resolutions and prayers from the FREE states in
Opposition to such admission, will be thrown con-
tempuously on the table, without being read, de-
'bated, printed or referred
Congress in passing these abominable resolu
tons, have manifestly degraded the free states be-
low the slave states.
Shall we endure it? Who now will not petit
ton? Let petitions every where be circulated for
the immediate resembling of these partial and dis
graceful resolutions. Philanthropia.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26
From the Emancipator,

ECCLESIASTICAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE TABERNA-
cLE.-Some notice of the proceedings now going
on in the Broadway Tabernacle having gone a.
broad through the papers, we have obtained the
following facts in the case, which we believe may
be relied on.
On the 24th Sept. last, there was meeting Of
the members of the Broadway Tabernacle Pres
bytran Church. to consider the subject of electing
a pastor. The Rev. Joel Parker, of New Orleans,
was nominated, and his fitness strongly urged.
Mr.. Lewis Tappan opposed his election for rea-
sons assigned. A decided majority, however, vo-
ted in the affirmative, and Mr.. Parker has been
preaching ever since. Early in December, Mr..
Tappan was active in circulating a CALL among
the members of the church to meet and form an
anh-slavery society. On the 10Th of December,
Mr. Parker, after the morning service, requested
the members of the church to remain, He then
read paper, of considerable length, in the name
OF the Session, discounenancing the formation of
any antslavcry society in the congregation &c.
When he had concluded, Mr.. Tappan asked per-
mission to say few words to the church, in ex-
PLANTATION of the motives and objects of the aho-
tonists Other members spoke on the subject,
pro and con- On the 18th of December, the Ses-
sion of the Church issued citation to Mr.. Tap
pan, to appear before them on the Sth of January,
to answer to the charge Of "disorderv and un-
christian conduct" This measure excited some
remark in the community, and i: was generally
supposed that the citation had reference to anti
slavery action. When, however, the accused APP
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Washington. Jan, 7, 1899.
Note by the editors upon the above.

We do not know but we should have published
the above without the name of the author, if we
had been offered the alternative of so doing, or re-
ecting it altogether. Being allowed the option
we prefer retaining the proper signature of the
writer. One reason for our doing so is the veri-
fcation which it furnishes Of his statement, the
facts of which we ourselves already believe, but
which we are glad to have thus authenticated
We have no doubt of Mr.. Semmes being wholly
in error in regard to the usual treatment of the
colored population in the North" 1t is one Of
those errors whitehall men are liable to fall into
who suffer their minds to be unduy Influenced
by prejudices, whether religious, political, or Gas
in the case before us) merely geographical.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26
Fourth District in Massachusetts,.

Two unsuccessful trials have been made for the
election of representative to Congress in this
District. Nathan Brooks and VIM. Parmenter
have been sustained thus far, and probably will
be again, as the candidates of the wing and ad-
ministration parties Previous to the first trial,
both gentlemen were questioned in the usual form,
by the aboltionists. Parmenter administration
replied in substance, that he was in favor of abol-
shing slavery whenever the safety of the nation
would permit. Brooks, (whig) returned no an
swer. Under these circumstances the abolition
lists felt it their duty to vote against both. Three
hundred scattering votes prevented choice. The
pro-slavery candidates were again presented and
again defeated, the abolitioniss doubling their
vote. This contest is one of surprising interest,
not to the electors of Middlesex merely but to
the free states at large. The question to be solved
is, whether the existing political parties can be in
duced to sustain such candidates for office as will
not be recreant to the claims of Justice and hui
mainly.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26

" SAMUEL CHAPMAN, Esq the able agent of
the State Temperance Society, is, we understand,
laboring at present to great acceptance in the
county of Rutland. We trust the friends of this
good cause will give him warm welcome, wher-
ever he may be called to labor He deals out
facts and statistics in abundance, well adapted to
produce lasting impressions.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26

U We hope to see full meeting at the Free
Church Lecture Room on Monday evening next
These monthly meetings of the friends of the slave
have been deeply interesting, and we trust profit
able to those who have given their attendance for
the last two years
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-01-26

" We offer to our readers rich treat to-day
in the introductory speech of ALvAN STEWART,
Esq. of New York, before the Joint Committee of
the Legislature of Vermont. The cause of hu.
manity is largely indebted to Mr.. S. for his la
bors in this his native state