Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-02-27

for in the vocabulary of slavery, the ties /
of nature are oflIttle account. La ancient
times il was set down as one ofthe deepest
crimes ola depraved people that they sod
the righteous for silver, and the poor 70. .
pair Of Shoes and " sold girl for wine I.
that they might drink. Yet our Amer /.
lean Christians do much the same in ef- !
feet; they sell women and children for
cash" and "sold GIRL" and perhaps gave
the money to the temperance society.
Let us bring the matter little nearer
home. The aforementioned sale took
place ION Saturday, the 22d day of Dec"
-Forefathers' Day! Did our common
ancestors, who lived in Plymouth colony,
though not on Plymouth rock, expect
this to be the course of his descendants
One of the gentleman, at least, is a hus-
band and father. And astais was effect
ed "for cash" just before the holidays,
we will imagine the avails of this "busi-
ness transaction u just received and specif-
cally appropriated for the purchase of the
customary new-year's present in the fam
ily ola wealthy merchant. Let us then
suppose the first glow of excitement over,
the morning calls passed, the admiration
OF numerous friends all duly paid. and the
family circle at length quietly gathered by
themselves in the ample parlor, to enjoy
the domestic part of new years day. AS
the lady of the mansion looks around up
on the new aud costly embellishments
which grace the room, she cannot sup
press her admiration Of the taste and kind
ness displayed in the purchase. These
are elegant articles, my dear husband,
which you purchased with your Alabama
money; in the present scarcity of money,
you would not have felt able TO spare so
much but for that fortunate sale Of the
negro woman and her children. How
pleasant it is to US to have all our children
together this evening. around our own
happy Preside / have thought several
times to-day, of The slave woman who was
sold, and her children taken from her,
never to see her again, but | hope they
have all found kind masters. Don't YOU
suppose. my dear, that the stories told by
the aboIitonists are all false? You know
our minister has been at the South, and
was once Shareholder himself and must
therefore know what slavery is; and he
| tells US that the slaves are a great deal
better off than free people, and are the
| happiest creatures in the world do not
see now mother can be happy to have
her children sold away, and especially the
little babe of eleven months old, but they
must be used to it, you know Well, al
ter all, am glad we do not have slaves
here, for 1t does moi seem quite right. .
And then a little daughter takes NJ the
story: :" thank you, dear papa, for this
pretty little doll you gave me to-day. Is
she not beauty2 Such cherry cheeks
and flowing locks, she does not look like
| that little black baby you sold in Alabama.
does she! Papa, do little black children
cry any, when they sell them and take
them away from their mothers! Or, are
they SO used to it that they don't mind il
at all 2 You would not let them sell me,
would you, papa, for am not black"
Let the young ladies now be seated al
their music, and as the new instruments
which were sent home last night give
forth their exquisite tones, one says, "Mv
dear father, you are very kind In provid-
ing US this elegant guitar and piano forte.
| But if you had not sold those two girls so
well, you would have given US only com
mon, low-prlced things, such as every BODY
uses. And now what shall we play TO
please our kind father2 Shall we sing the
Negroes L1ment2 1t is very touching
indeed. II it were any thing more than
song, should almost think it was the
words OF that negro woman, talking &c
you, because you sold her two dauoblers
But you don't suppose negro women feel
any thing of this, do you, father2 | am
sure could never take any pleasure in
sitting by this elegant instrument if II |
thou ght they had feelings, about being
sold and separated. But | know my kind |
father would not sell them il it hurt their
feelings
We will not finish the story, but leave
every father, every mother, every dauch-
ter who reads these lines, to place them
selves In the stead ofthis mother and her
daughters, from the time they were sold.
ION Saturday, the 22d dav ofDecemberJ,
at public auction, "for cash. on account
OF three citizens of New York and then.
py simple application of the Golden
RUE determine at once, whether it is
flgnt Tor Christian merchants to make
their gains and collect their profits by such
proceedings as this.
FATHER HADN'T You BETTER TAKE
SHEEP Too2 Another valued friend
ana an able farmer, about the time the
temperance reform was beginning to ex.
ert healthful influence in that country
said to his newly hired man, Jonathan.
uid not think TO mention to you when
nlrea you, that | think oftrying 10 do my
work this year without rum, how mich