Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-12-16
From the Watehnan and Observer.
E.The Good they have Done.,

E.The Good they have Done.''
DIR. Thomas E. Bond, Editor OF the
Christian Advocate and Journal. has SOL
EMILY PLEDGED himself to become an
aelire aBolitionist, on the following terms,
which may be found in that paper dated
Oct IA. 1840;-
The, measures heretofore pursued By
the abolitiomists, mag nooo be Judged By
the sure test of experience. If these meas |
ure, hare been right, they aoiH haze done
COOL; and zoe mag be pointed 10 the cool
they hare done, We OUGHT THEN TO
UNITE WITH THEM"
We have in conclusion, word to say
in reply to the question, =" What Stare-
holders haue you induced 10 emoncipate
their sIaUes, and hot0 many hace they set
free ?'' Ii is impossible to stale the num-
Der with any accuracy. Prooabl v not
more than half the emancipations that
have taken place within few years,
through the influence of antislavery So
ciesies and publications, are known. to alb
olitionists. The following is list of such
emancip1tions as have come to the writer's
knowledge. -.. 49, 49,. 49,.
Benjamin Lundy, late Bdtor of the
Genius of Universal Emancipation, in
formed The writer that the first four cases
of emancipation which follow, were effect
ed through the in>trumentality of thai pa.
peri .-.. -.
David Minge, Of Charles City County.
of Virginia, emancipated SO
John Adamson, of Virginia, emancipat-
ed 81
("Mr. Adamson was shot by one
of his legal heirs in revenge for
this act.")
A Methodist Clergyman in Arkansas,
emancipated ..4 6
A widow lady in the same state IS
All of these were subscribers to Mr..
"Lundy's paper.
To the foregoing we add
William Hansborough, of Culpepper
Co., Virginia, 90
Hrzekiah Moseby, near Richmond. Va. 26
John He'll. of Tennessee, 80
James G. Birney. OF Kentucky, RI
Robert S. Hail, of North Carolina, IL
| Benjamin Knox, Of North Carolina,
brother-in-Iaw OF the preceding, 9
David A. Smith, CuurtIandvilIe, AL, 81
Rev. Mr. Brisbane, of Charleston, S. C. 20
Arthur Thome, of Augusta, Ky. Ia
Peter West, Charles City Co., Va. Is
Henry Updegrove, Richard District,
South Carolina, II
Mr., Alexandria, d. C..(See PhiIa
Freeman, June l2,l ii
William r.. Buford. of Virginia,
Three sisters named c., of D1nviIle,
Mercer Co. Kentucky, 6
Rev d. Alexander, of Ruthford Co.
! Tennessee, 7
DR.. Lafou, of Marion Co. Missouri,
number not accurate v remem bereJ,
but believed 10 be 5 or 6
Rev Mr.. Herndon, near Staunton
Virginia, 8
| J.. S. Walton, of New Orleans, 2
Allen Leaper, of Bedford Co, Ten
nessee, 6
Mr.. Frazer, near Lexington, Kentucky,
number not recollected with accu-
racy, but believe to be 3 or 10
MIR. Doake, near Nashville, Ten
nesSee,
John Thompson, Jessamine Co. KIN
i lucky. 2
Professor Buchanan, of Centre Col
lege, Kentucky, 3
Rev Andrew Shannon, ShelbyviIIe, !
Peter r Dunn, HirrodSburg, Mer-
Ger CO. Kentucky, 7
Rev. Ssmuel 'FyIor, Nieholasville, !.
Henry P. Thompson, 2
| Mrs Meaux,
A Southerner, whose name is with Rev.
CTrns P. Grosvenol, editor of the
/ Christ an Reflector, Worcester,
j Mass. &
A M sslssippian, who took his slaves
to Indiana TO emancipate them.
See letter from member Of the
society OF Friends, in Indiana to
i John u Whittier, in the Penn.
Freeman. Nov. 1888, ?
Sarah vi. Grimke, aud Angelina
E. Weld, Charleston, S. G..
Most OF these emancipations have taken
I place since 1882. and more than Two hun
dred OF the slaves were emancipated with
IN the last year-Nearly all the persons
who liberated them are known TO have
been Influenced TO do it by abolition dis.
cnssions. &c. To the preceding list of
/ persons who have emancipated their slaves,
eight or ten more might be added, but ne
have not sufficiently accurate information
of their names and residence. and the
number OF slaves emancipated by them.
to enable Us to give details.
1t will be perceived that some of The
persons do not now live ia slave states.
REMARKs.
| These items are given chiefly for the ben