Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-22
VERMONT APH.

He said yes, have been in his company
many time, and very interesting man he
Is to converse with, but he is entirely hos
tile to any plan that will give the blacks a
chance to liye.'
| saw colored woman on board OF the |
same boat-enquired of her whether she |
had ever lived at the south. She said she |
had. Have you been slave? sNo; my
mother bought and paid for her freedom be-
fore was born.' Can you read +? Yes
l handed her copy of the Voice Of Free
dom, containing anecdotes by Miss Grimke,
relative to cruel treatment Of slaves. When
she had read, asked her whether she be-
lieyed they were true2 With tear start
ing in her eye, she said, o, yes, SIR, have
seen as bad things as that done.' / once
saw about a hundred children put on board
vessel to be carried away from their moth
ers-they followed them to the river and
screamed so that it almost deafened me-
Some of them were determined TO 60 with
the children. The masters prevented them
and ordered them lashed until they danced
to tune played upon violin, and kept
them dancing until the children had sailed
out Of sight She told of some other cru
elites which were enough to make one shud-
der to hear them.
MONDAY, May 6.
Went to church yesterday-forenoon, at
Rev. Theodore S. Wrigbl's-afteraoon at
the Tabernacle, and in the evening again
at Mr.. Wright's. found at nearly every
turn Of street, pedlars of apples, cakes, &C.,
which reminded me Of the time when the
Savior went into the temple on The Sabbath,
and overthrow the tables of the money
changers &c. The desire of my heart was,
that ne would come into this city by his
spirit and oyerturn and renew the hearts of
those who violate the Sabbath day.
MONDAY EVENING, 9Th.
Anti Slavery delegates met at the lecture
room Of the Chatham Street Chapel, and
held preliminary meeting.
TUESDAY, 7th.
Convention assembled in Broadway Tab
ernacle, and at 10 o'clock services com
menced by reading portions of scripture.
which was followed by prayer. The annu-
al report, or an abstract of it, was then
read, which occupied a little more than half
an hour In reading. 1t appeared that from
3 TO 400 societies had been formed and be-
tween At and 4S thousand dollars had been
received by the parent society during the
past year. Statements were made, show
ing the cause to be on the advance. Mr.
Rankin spoke first, after the report was
read. He said he lived in Ripley, q think,
on the line between Ohio and Kentucky
He was acquainted with some Of the cruel
ties OF slavery, in its mitdest forms. as
some represent. One Of the anecdotes he
related was in substance as follows. A
slave had wife and Two children who
were free. The husband was DESTROYS Ct
procuring his freedom. He obtained his
masters terms, which were that he should
secure him in the sum of $50 dollars. and
then should 60 free. The slave was much
anlmated-found many ready to subscribe
to aid him. Some pnt down 25 dollars, &c.
Inc sum was about made out, when one
morning, news came that this candidate for
liberty was 10 prison. What had he done,
that he should be thrown into prison The
story is very short. While he was labor-
ing to get the subscription filled Out. man
from a distant. part of the country offered
MS master $50 dollars for him-the offer
was accepted-the money paidan deed
MADE, and the poor mana victim of ava
nce-thrown into Jail to await the new
masters departure for the southwest. Thus
In a few short hours, the hopes of the faith
81, husband, wife and children were all
| blasted.
The next speaker was Rev. Mr. Lee
OF Utica, who spoke with a good deal If
force. The name of the third I did not an
sderstand. The fourth was Mr.. Harris =
coiored man from Philadelphia, who smoke
win as much power and fuency as any of
the white speakers. the 9Th, Mr.. Fuller. of
Inc Society of Friends, plain, sound man
The 9th, H. B. Stanton. think there
not much drowsiness in the audience while
ne had the floor. He went into a SHOWING
OF the importance of political action bv the
legislatures of the free states. Whe,ber
ne was right on every point laid down Or
not, ne was an interesting speaker. 7th