Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-10-30
Miscellaneous.
From the Friend Of Man.
slavery Ana the State OF New York.
A WHITE WOMAN ADVERTISED AS FU-


WHITE WOMAN ADVERTISED AS A FU-
eITIvE, AT SYRACUSE.
We have here practical exemplifca-
ton of the NINE MONTHS LAW, by which
sIaveholders are allowed TO HOLD SLAVES
in this State for nine months at a time. in
our midst, and then nine months again,
and so on, as long as they please A time.
lv comment on the morality and republic
anism Of those would be legislators who
will not promise to vote agalnstthe abom-
Unable sldre lGwso the "empire state,'
and also of the sincerity of those professed
a6OlitiOnists who cannot make up their
minds that they will not sustain, by their
votes, such unjust and wicked law max
ers. The particulars are soon told.
A STAKEHOLDER, q. Davenport,) spends
few days at Syracuse A young wo-
man, (irom the description, we might per-
.haps say young lady,) held by him there
as a slave! She watches a favorable Cd.
portunity, leaves her mistresss infant in
the chamber asleep, and elopes, leaving
her bonnet behind her. The master ad-
vertises her as fugitive. He finds prn-
tiers who are ready to aid him in the de.
lestable work. He finds keeper of a
hotel, las it would seem,l who is willing
TO make his establishment sLave iaI for
the securing Of the "fair (" fugitive, if she
can be hunted down Report says that
the landlord was so Jealous as to dismiss,
or threaten to dismiss his hired servants,
on suspicion that they aided the flight of
the poor captive. The hand bill adver-
tisement will speak for itself. Here is a
copy oft. The original we intend to
preserve as a historical memoir ofthe nine
teenth century. Why preach abolition
at The nOrth2" We are happy to be as
sured that the young woman's safety will
mot be endangered by the publication of
the hand bill. M
5000 REWARD.
!" Left the service of the subscriber on
The evening of the 9th inst. Bright Quad
room servaEt-girl, about twenty-four
years Of age, named HARRIET. Said
girl was about five feet high, of full and
well proportioned form, straight, ligh,
brown hair, dark eyes, approaching to
black, OF fresh complexion, and so fair that
she would generally be taken for white
(D a prominent mouth with depressed
nos;rils, and receding forehead, readily be-
lrayed to the critical observer the leading
. traits of the African race. Her demeaD
or is very quiet, and her department mod
est (2)
AT The time Of her leaving she had on
a black dress of figured poplin. She
took with her one green Merino dress
one pink Bingham (checked) do one
French Muslin figured do. one Buff and
one light purple Calico do. She wore
small rings with stones) in her ears, and
had three chased Gold Rings on her fin.
gers, two of which were set with green
and the other with transparent chrystal
She took also with her plaid blanke
Shawl, but left her bonnet, so that hel
head dress cannot be described.
In leaving the service OF the subscrib.
er, she leaves her aged mother and 8
younger sister, who are devotedly attach.
ed to her, and to whom she has ever an.
peared much attached (3) It may be
proper also TO state, that her conduct as q
servant and her moral department, so fal
as the same have come to the knowledge
OF the subscriber, have hitherto been ire
proachable. (4) l. is believed that she ha!
been spirited away from the service of III,
undersigned, by the oficious and perse
svering efforts of certain malicious and de
signing persons, operating through the
agency Of the colored people of Syracuse
ct which place he had been induced to
spend few days. The subscriber would
further add that he has refused several
importuna.e offers OF $4,000 for said girl
s(5) for the sole reason that he would nev
er consent TO part her from the othe1
members Of her family, and il is chiefly
with the hope of restoring her to her aged
mother and sister who will be plunged il
sorrow at the separation. that this motto,
is published. (6) The above reward o
Two Hundred Dollars will be paid to an,
person who will deliver said girl to tn,
proprietor of the Syracuse House, il
Syracuse, or one hundred dollars to an,
one who will give such information a
shall lead TO her recovery. rssssG9
]. DAVENPORT.
Syracuse, oc:. 9, 1889.
NOT Es.
(ll An incontrovertihle evidence tina