Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-12-18
General Intelligence.
From the Washington Globe.
$500 Reward,

10 one and half miles south of Lees.
burg, Loudon Co. Virginia, on The MIC BIT
OF the Goth of October, SEVEN SLAVES. a
woman and six children; the woman,
Patty, rather bright mulatlo, about 35
years OF age, rather under the middle
size, with her upper front teeth out, full
mouth. and high cheek bones; her eldes,
daughter named Sophia, and calls herself
Sophia Purcell, about l6 years old, a
bright malatto, and verv likely; the nexl
a boy about IL years of age, calls himself
Thomas Douglass, with large front teeth,
very sprIgh;ly muldtto; the next Oldest
calls himself Charles Douglass, about 10
years old. bright muatto. very likely,
and stammers in his speech: The next
oldest named Maria Douglass, about 8
years old, rather lighter colored than the
rest, full moulhed and likely; the next
Oldest named Vincent Douglass, about 6
years old, rather darker than the older
ones; the next named Agnes Douglass.
about 3 years old, and rather the backest
OF any of them. The above slaves were
carried off by free man who calls him.
self Vincent Douglass, and who is the
father OF most of the children, toIerabIy
black, about 40 years old, 5 feet inches
nigh, stout made, quite intelligent and
free spoken, and who has been tracked 10
the District of Columbia, and most likely
is making to the North, or may be Turk
ing about the District seeking an oppor
tunity, and who has some money. The
above reward shall be given if they are
taken IN Pennsylvania, and $500 if they
are all taken in Marylan or the District,
and S4oO it taken in Virginia, and Sc
cured SO that get them, or in proportion
tor any. or 500 for Vincent DOUGLASS
1t he can be convicted of theft: and i i
quite probable that the woman has forged
free papers. They are travelling in a
hack or carryall, as much concealed as
possible. JOS. MEAD"
We beg leave to assure "Joseph Mead,
OF Leesburg, Loudon county, that We
make no charge whatever for the above
insertion. We are duly impressed with
the enormiiy of the outrage of which il
gives the details, and we wish to let even
the aboiitionisls know, what disastrous
consequences are resulting from their
movements. This irrespective of color
doctrine of theirs, is playing the mischief
with the institutions" of our country.
Inc free colored man in the North is
becoming "saucy" enough to claim his
rights, as man and citizen and ir
the slave States, he has the audacity &c
steal bis own wife, and his six children
rom their Lawful owner" Let aboli
tionsts think Of this result of their lators
What other fruit could they expect to
grow from their doctrine of "doiEg rioht
regardless of consequences ?"
We think this is peculiarly hard case
We have been accused of unkindnes:
aud severity towards shareholders here
tofoFe, but this bereavement of Jos. Mead
touches our sensibiitieS He is Penn
syvanlan by birth-:he son of homes
: Quaker parents, in one of the green val
lies OF our Alleganies where he used L
Wear "plain coat," and sit in "montbl,
meeting" He went down South, anc
there became Zone of our southern breth
, rem" and slavery became ''entailed upor
: him. Now this savehoding is one thing
Tor native Vrginian, who has IRON hi:
| oNOH " UCitSNc that TdlS
!. ing slaves for the South and South Yves
IS the great end and aim of life; anc
quite another thing. for man who ha,
, just slipped out of his Quaker coat. anc
who still retains dim recollection of tn,
good old Testimony" of Friends abou
e this human merchandise business.
t Joseph, we may naturally suppose
must have had a sore trial in accommo
dating himself to his vocation" Ane
rs particularly aggravating. that Just a
this time, when he got the better of hi
!. Pennsylvania conscience, and laid III,
;. ghost of all his Quakerly reminiscenre
Just as ne was beginning to fancy him
> self a veritable Patriarch. with "servan,
born in his house and lust when h
u ' "neu u