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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20
From The New Havcn llc.a'd.
E1frae r iinary Proceedings.


The American people will learn viii
aston shme"t, from the recent dtsclusae
made by the administration, o. the cal. #
the House of Representatives. .or ,hrr
proceedings in relation to he Africans cf
the Amis,ad, that the Disirjct Auo.p,y #
the United States for the District Of Nv
York, was actually desired By the Pr.
ident 10 pat himself in commuaica.;ag
sS.sh Rllz and N..s, .,Ssii ,.si..4, s-s,,,s,lr.
by the victims OF their Oppression. Ca.
quez and others, before the State Tribunals
OF New York, and TO offer them his Oh
rice, and his aid If nsressarg. as 30 any
measure which !, might b. proper SO
them 10 take 10 Obtain their release. all
any indemnify to Which, under our lars,
they might b. entitled for their arr ST and
detention This offer 10 RUIZ. th, ad-
vice and assiSi1nceof he Die,r!c. Attorney,
is declared By Mr.. Forsyth, the Sec try
OF Slaie,to be a fayor-an eu.fes eIa,a.
Iious ome-sInre It was nol i4.. province
Of the United States 10 interfere in a Pri-
vale litigation between subj c,s OF a Or
elgn State Let it Gc rene ubrrti iha' 30
relation TO the) plaintiffs in the sais ~
which the President If The Uai',i >'a'ls
REPR EsESTINe THE AsERIcAS Pao-
TIE, Is Tins grafuitousig proL,r.nE al 70
RUIZ and Mon'ez, The following iarrs a's
been JUDIcfALLy FoU:D by Tie Daa3
Court. viz: = TIM, they and each o. r.aas
are natives Of Africa, AMI Uere Baas
FREE, and crer sircea h7rc Urea. AMI
STILL OF RIGHT ARE FREE 4
NOT SLAVES that they wc.e uagr. d..2.
lcllcd IN The Island Of Cubs. or in sle -.-
mlnions oflae Green Of s. ain. or saa .s.
10 the laws thereof;-iha, they u,r.- kas.
mapped in their nadye cou.,ry. sui u.r.g.
~ 0.otatt3a of their olra sirbts aa@ d
ne tatCs Of Spain prohibiting the Aal,aa
slave trade. Imported into the Is 1al ai
Cuba, abaut the 18th Of june, 1859, aal
were there uniaac ui'y he'd and lr..s''-.
red TO Ruiz auI MoGl, z. and were. IL.
IN , days after their arrival H. i.e Is.i
Of Cuba, put o. ard Of the AZ. sad 20
DC transported TO soHe por IN be- l-.-gi
Oh Cuba, and there vniapiRiy he't @
st1rss,' AMI set he government o. i.s
O'i'Sd Akslttss-A ss1NtA - t'4tts- b ,
the Treaty of Cheat 10 use their b., c.
deavors 10 proIaolc tie eut;re ajo,i.sa d.
the slave trade which is declared tr i-s
Treaty 10 be irfecouri.ab'e win ,.s
principles of humanity AM ja>.ic- IS
c0tsatesring lis aid ia behalf o. tar 90
traders. and using lis power and i,Ha,a's
10 fivet sill closer The chains oil lbsj. 81
TINS! And as II this WAS 90; enoa-a 10
manifest the sympathy of the Cover ell
Tor the Slave traders, the United 5 is
schooner Grampus WAS actually s.=l.-a-
ed to New Haven. by order Of the I,fs.-
dent, 10 anticipation Of the decree e.; he
District Judge. with 4 warrant 30 he
Marshal TO deliver over the Africans 70
Lieut.. Paine, for the purpose Of triag
transported in national vessel TO CHA.
This warrant was dated the 9TH oi ia.
1910. and signed By the Presiden: Lin'
self
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20
Vor:d.s Convention.
Extract Of a Letler fiom Thomas clars.

LAtI''OV u 4 I.eIIeT IIU.II IiUhlls IaIas"1.
'PiagfoTd Hal, March -, lsll.
: had hope, ard sill cherish il. lll.,
by nursing and lncessant care, | mi-M 50
paic b myself up as 10 be able TO attend rar
an hour your great meeting on the l-i
June, just 10 show myself as the hpa.is
originator of the abolition OF slarr.r 10
this country, and as enc who, though be
has been al work on il Tor sc years, !. nr
only not tired of the parsul, b., tia. lis
heart beats as wagm.y in the cause as eg.
er.
AT the same tine that I cherish sn.h
hope, IL is extremely doubtful whaarr
shall be alive at the time OF the m,e.iDg.'
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20
General Intelligence.

PRESIDENTIAL PREsENTs.-Amone
the cargo of the Muscat ship Sultanee,
are two Arabian horses, case of otto of
roses, package of Cashmere shawls. a
PERSIAN rug, a small box of pearls, a
sword, and five demijohns, contents I'M
known-all presents from the Sultan to
Mr. Van Buren.-N. XSpec.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20


kinlon writes that they have been enjoy
ing a precious revival. Favorable lndi-
CATIONS were visible at the commencement
of the year, from which time the interest
increased until more attended The evening
meetings, than had been out on the Sab
bath. Among the converts are some of
the most enterprising young men of the
place. Several have been baptized.
BRATTLEBoRo' VT.-A Ne,o Church
A brother writes to the Christian Reflect
or. April 81. that they had been visited bv
Brother E. V. Andrews, and that seventh
souls had been converted, and the work
was still going on.
After the meeting had gone on two
weeks-quite number requested to. be
baptized, and as there had never been a
Baptist CHURCH formed here, Brother An.
drews called together a few of the scatter
ed Baptist brothers, and we formed a
church upon the spot On the first Lords
day, after which, IL were baptized. on the
second, 7, on the third 3, on the fourth "a
making in all, SO. Many others are ex.
pected to go forward soon. A multitude
OF spectators witnessed the ordinance
with profound attention and solemnitv-
many of whom never before saw the or
dinance administered. Our little band
now numbers So.
Brother Andrews took his leave last
night. Brother Freeman has been elect.
ed Pastor of the Church and will enter
this new and interesting field of labor
| this week.
A Council of brethren from sister
churches will be held in this village on
the 9th OF May next for the public recog-
milton of the church. Pray for US.
AMERICAN BIBLE Soc1ETy.-At a
meeting of the board of managers of this
institution, held yesterday afternoon, the
Rev. Edmund S. James, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was elected the fnan.
cial secretary of the society--N. Y.Spec.
On the 9Th of April, meeting of the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel
IN Foreign Parts was held in the Eovp.
tan Hall, London. Many gentlemen
Doth clerical and lay, addressed the meet.
ing. Aier which between four and five
thousand dollars were subscribed to aid
the funds of the institution.-N Y.Spec.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20
BURKE, May IL, 1910
Dear Brother Murray:


Dear Brother Murray:
Sri once more
send my name TO you, as a subscriber for
the Telegraph. I thought could do with
out religious paper, and read more in the
Bible; but find can not depriye myself
and family the pleasure of perusing a reli-
glous periodical. Being a Baptist in senti-
nlent, and wishing for the immediate eman.
cIpatlon of the slave, also the success of
Tue temperance cause, and in favor of slss
" Ply t.fT5IF Uy Ouf cav
ior, find no paper more eoneenial to nv
views than yours. | therefore send YOU
two dollars. Nm.
How many others will do likewise The Bible
first, surely. But the Bible can uat supply the
place of the religious newspaper, any more than
the river can supply the place of the shower
HoRRID TRAGEDY-A gentleman Just
from WhiesvilIe, Harris county, has Civ
en- US the following. particulars of most
appalling incident. Mr.. Thos. Sadd!er,
citizen Of that place, had occasion, some
days since, to chastiSe bad child belong
ing to one Of his negro men On Satur-
day last Mr.. S. found it necessary 10 inficl
punishment OH another child of The same
family The father, in a sudden Fl, Of
rage, seized upon an axe and severed the
head Of the first child from lis b0dy-with
second blow he cleft the BODY of the
other child, and Their turning upon Mr..
Saddler, he instantly split his skull and
caused his almost immediate death The
negro was taken, but in attempting to
make his escape, was wounded with ball
from pistol Of one Of the party engaged
~ his arrest On Saturday evening last
he was lodged in the Hamilton iai, and il
was presumed that he would so far recov.
er from his wounds as to render him
| liable 10 the penalties Of the law.-Co-
Iambns (Ga,) Enquirer.
The foregoing may be set down as a small item
among the legitimate fruits of American slavery.
We learn from the Philadelphia North
American that an aged gentleman was
killed on Wednesday evening, near the
intersection of the Germantown railroad
and Broad street, under the following
circumstances. He had stopped with
seyera others to aid gentleman that had
been thrown from his carriage. when
seeing a horse coming down lhe road on
iull gallup. with nothing but the shafts
attached, he attempted TO stop him bv
nlaclng himself In the middle of the street
me horse made 40 halt. but passed i'm.
medIately over him. Featuring his skull
10 such manner that lie died almost
immediately
Let others take warning, and not thrust Them.
selves before frightened horse. Human life is TOO
valuable to be thus hazarded
A slaveholding preacher OF righteousness!
A drunken temperance-man!
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20

tried and well disciplined soldiers of the
Eternal King. They have great desire to
shine in the light of the primitive church,
and draw none of their spiritual sustenance
from the loalhsomeness Of those brackish
channels, that bring sickness, incurable dis
ease, and death uPon many of oul Churches
But IN M estimation, what gives this little
church the greatest excellence and sterling
worth Is, that it is a free church-not
shrinking under the fears, and frowns of
dignity, and popular majesty; but warrant
ing, authorizing, and praying their Minister
TO open his mouth freely, and fearlessy
against every species and modification of
sin, to preach and promulgate civil and reli-
glous liberty, peace, morality, and goodness
to every creature, red, black, and white. of
the fallen sons Of Adam. We earnestlv
entreat the prayers Of sister churches. and
OF all that love truth and righteousness that
God may pour the blessings of heaven upon
this little vine, and give it grace, growth.
and increase, until it intertwines around
the Tree Of life, and reaches up to paradise
IN perfect beauty and bloom.
JER. MURPHY.
Sandy Hill, May IL, 1910.
church occupying such ground will prosper
There is nothing like ceasing from man and put
ting trust in the Lord OF hosts-ED. TEL.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20

FIRE.-An unusually destructive Ire
for this place. occurred between 3 AL !
o'clock on Saturday morning last-NsTi4'
amptOn (Mass Courier,
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20

1t is obviously then your duty, to pro-
test against this evil, in the spirit of the
gospel, not simply in a general way, bot
by direct and earnest communication
with your Southern brethren. 1t is also
your duty to make it a subject of ferveni,
frequent and persevering suppication.-
Further, you are bound to render every
possible facility and assistance to those
who are contending against this great ma
tional sin, and while you may not see fiji
to approve ali their measures, to promote,
by all the means in your power, the SUBJ
lime object at which they aim. The pull
pit and press ought to be called into requi-
sitlon in word. every thing that rea-
son, argument, remonsllance and appeal
can do, ought to be employed for the en-
tire and eternal extinction of this great
and growing evil
If, however, al! this should be done,
during suitable period of time, and the
churches at the South still cling to the
evils and defend it as scriptural and right,
it will become your duty, in the fear of
God, aud IN a manner the most solemn
and deliberate, to withdraw yourselves
from their fellowship, as The only allerna-
tive left you by the great Head of the
Church, for maintaining the purity and
perfection of his mystical bod '.
Dear Brethren, think upon this subject,
pray respecting it, and act in view oflhe
retribuions Of that state, where all wrong
shall be redressed, where oppression shall
cease. and Master and Slave stand before
the bar Of Him who shall Judge the quick
and the dead
RoDERT TURNBULL,1
RoLLIN II. NEALE,
J. w. SAWYER, SCommittee.
GEORGE n. WAITT,
PHILIP ROBERTS,
The above Address was approved BY
the Convention, and directed 10 be sent TO
! the Northern Churches.
ELoN GALUsHA, President.
.. s. MURRAY, Clerk.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20
VERMONT TELEGRAPH,
BRANDON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 90, 1910.
A Counterpart to the Maryland Law.

counterpart to the Maryland Law!
The Corporation of the City of New
York have fined Henry Graves, colored
man, for using his hand-cart, to obtain an
honest subsistence! Upon this, petition
was circulated, and signed by seventeen
persons In the ward in which he lives. GER
tlfying that the petitioners "have known
Henry Graves several years, and always as
a sober, honest and industrious man: and
that they esteem him worthy of a license
for hand-cart." Among the petitioners
are merchants, carmen, doctors and law
yers;" and yet the peritinn is rofuead tho
least hearing But he worst of the story is
yet to be told. The, Corporation do not
refuse colored people license to sell rum!
They may hare license to scatter poison,
plague and death! But they mag not
hare license TO o11n and use a horse and
cart-or eren hand cart-by aohich to
obtain an honest Likelihood, and procure
bread for themselves and families! Only
think of the Corporation of the City of
New-Y ork bouncing, like vultures, iackalls,
and hyeanas, upon an innocent individual
colored man, and amercing him in fine
to fill the public treasury with, because he
is guilty of employing himself in the use
of hGnd-cart, to obtain subsistence Here
is robbery, and piracy, and outrage, and
brutality, and meanness, paralleled nowhere
else but in American slavery itself.
And all this in the City of New ork-
the commercial emporium of this profess
edly most civilized and christianized ma
tion-the meeting place of the national NOR
al and religious anniversaries! Was MIN
even, or Babylon, or Sodom ever guilty of
such an act? And yet, while this city is
the theatre of these dark deeds Of hell, she
is at the same time publishing, and throw
ing out to the world around, splendid ac-
counts of her reUiUaLs of religion! Tell
il not in the land Of idols and caste Pub
lish il not among the benighted children of
the heather world. What are the chris
tians of NewYo rk City about? In what
| does their christianity consist? Where are
their remonstrances against these infamous
deeds of which pirates would be ashamed ?
Are their pulpits sending forth denuncia,
tons against such foul robbery-such inef
fable meanness? We shall see.
Extract OF Letter from brother Murphy.
Brother Murray 81 would inform you
and my friends generally, that l am now
settled as Pastor over precious little
nock of the lambs of Christ at Sandy Hi
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20
Extract of Letter from brother murph,

Extract Of Letter from brother Murphy.
Brother Murray I'll would inform you,
and my friends generally, that l am now
settled as a Pastor over precious little
dock of the lambs of Christ, at Sandy Hill
Village, N. Y.
The church was organized on the 18th of
last month under the direction of large
counsel, of which, brother YIN. arthur, of
Greenwich, was the Moderator. lis present
number exceeds fifty, possessing many
pleasing advantages; and heartily united on
the ground of regulating every thing hos
tile to The general veal OF man. Their
grand maxim is, perfect justice, perfect
equality, and perfect love TO the whole hui
man family. In the gigantic struggle
against the ravages of intemperance, and
the denominations of slavery, they stand
brave, bold, ardent, and resolute. like long
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20

The above Address was approved BY
the Convention, and directed 10 be sent to
the Northern Churches.
ELoN GALUsHA, President.
0. S. MURRAY, Clerk.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20

Below is the address from the National
Baptist Anli-Slavery Convention to the
Churches at the North. The Address to
the Churches at the South will be forthcom-
ing in due Time
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-05-20

A sIaveholding preacher Of righteousness
"A drunken temperance-man
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-03-07

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Feb. II.
Mr.. IToagand of the committee on new
counties, reported back the bill to erect the
county of Ottawa.
Mr.. Warner offered an amendment alter
ing the boundary of the proposed county,
so as to leave the territory of Huron coun-
ty untouched, and without predjudIcing the
county seats Of Huron and Erie counties.
lie explained the effect of the amendment,
and argued with great earnestness for its
adoption. --
Messrs. Welch, OF Seneca, Spslding,
Leonard, and Hubbord, spoke against the
amendment, and Messrs. Bartey aud Pat
terson in It's favor. 1t was finally disagreed
to--yeas 81, nays 43.
Mr.. Warner then offered an amendment,
which was agreed to, providing that the
county seats Of Huron and Ere counties
should not be removed, unless the expenses
of public buildings be betrayed without in,-
posing additional taxes. A motion of Mr..
Bar;ley to recommit the bill was disagreed
to-.
After some further remarks from Mr..
Wurner in opposition to the bill, II was or
dered to be engrossed--yeas "a, nays 90.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10,
The bill to erect the county of Ottawa
and to extend the limits of the county of
Erie, was read the third time.
Mr.. Patterson moved its recommitment
with instructions, which was subsequently
withdrawn at the suggestion of Mr.. Flood
who moved its postponement to the first
Monday of next Dec, and gave his reasons.
Its passages would jeopardize and sacrifice
the near interests OF large portion of the
people ofthe state. 1'hc'county of Ottawa
could be erected without affecting the in
terests of any body, but not ty the plan pro-
posed in the present bill. He particularly
dwelt upon the injustice proposed to be in
fcted on the county Of Huron. Remarks
we're made by Nlessrs. Leonard, Warner
McNeily and others when
Mr.. SpauIding called for adivision ofthe
motion, and the question turned on the post
ponement.
Mr. BARLEY demanded call of the house
which was made, when the question was
taken and lost, yeas 90, nays So.
The question then being upon the pas
sage Of the bill, it was carried by yeas and
nays, as follows;
Yeas--Messrs. Baskn, Blair, Bliss,
Downes, Flson, Fisher, Hanna, Hender-
son, Hite. Hoagland, Hubbard, Jenkins,
johnson of Jackson, Ling, Leedom, Leon
ard, McNelly, Mitchell, Moore, of Hamil-
ton, Morse, Pollock, Purvlance, Ravens
craft, Reed, Rogers, Shideler, Smith, of
Stark, spading, Way, Welch, of Seneca,
West, Wilson, of Perry. Worth, and Spea-
ker--35. r0
Nays-Messrs. Ackiey, Adams, Barley,
Carpenter, Casad, Comstock, Corwin, Da-
Wis, Dnnhpm, Everhard, Flood, Ford, God
man, Harrison, Howe, Miller Moore. Of
Guernsey, Morris, Patterson, Powers, Rib
let, Scott, Sellers, Spencer, Waddle, War
ner, Whittlesey, and Wilson of Wayne
o. @
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-03-07

DEATH OF WILLIAM CARVER. This
wretched old man, SO long known to many
Of our citizens, as quondam associate ol
Tom Paine, died of apoplexy on Saturday
last in a state Of great destitution. He was
formerly veterinary surgeon and has re-
sided in this country Al years of the 85 OF
his life. He came originally from England.
The Courier and Enquirer relates of him as
follows :--New YORKER.
"He was very eccentric in his habits
He always insisted that his heart was larg-
er than any ones else, and was also harder,
and that this position might be established
he gave some years since, to well known
| physician Of this city, an order for his heart
whenever he should die. The hardness OF
his heart he said was caused by dispase.-
He was repeatedly heard to say, 'Fvelived
long enough and denying the existence Of
u Deity, would in the same breath call upon
the Almighty to take him from the world.
lie would say, that should he have a
renewed existence, he should wish to wear
the form Of fine horse or beautiful wo.
man, for then he should be taken care Of"
"Among his other freaks of fancy, which
he some years since carried into effect, was
to have his c9Gu made, for which the mea-
sure was taken. This piece of furnitGre
he kept for lIlne at his lodgings; ard sew
eral times by way of bravado, it is said he
absolutely 'slept in it, The coffin was
subsequently taken to an undertaker's shop
in Pearl street, where with the plate and
nj, ~ T. l.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-03-07

TALK OF A CANDIDATb. There is u ru-
NOR, although it is only as yet whispered,
in few political coteries, that an attempt
will be made to induce Mr.. Van Barren to
decline being candidate for reelection, in
order to leave his friends at liberty to make
the best selection of u candidate in their
power. through whom the chances ofvlctory
might be increased. That the thing has
been talked of. have no doubt: but
| do not know whether it has gone to
the extent | have just named. The
cause of the movement is supposed to be
the recent indications of division in the
party of Pennsy lvania, by which the adhe-
renee of that State to the Van l'uren party
is rendered doubtful and the first object
desired is, to settle down on candidate
whocan rescue that stnte from the Jaws Of
HARRISON, and restore it to the Loco Focos,
before the assembling of the Baltimore
Convention, after winch there can be no
backing, or turning. or shutllng.
1t is clear, from the existence of the ru-
NOR have mentioned, that tile panrc among
the administration leaders has commenced,
and that they are loo ing out for some one
whom they can make rally, if their mum
bers continue to diminish, rs from all &C
counts, they are diminishing in every direc-
ton.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-03-07

The celebration of the opening OF
the Housatonc railroad from Bridgeport tn
New Milford, and on arriving at Bridgeport
the cars ran off the end of the track, owing
to the neglect Of the brakeman, and dushed
tul! speed against pile Of steamboat wood
by which several Of the cars were crushed,
and number of persons seriously injured.
Mr.. Peck Of Newtown. had his thigh and
arm broken and one finger cut oft. Mr..
Ke logg, of Canaan, had his thigh and arm
broken, One Of the brakemen had his thlgb
broken. Eight doctors were in attendance
and were nearly four hours in dressing the
wounded /; but they are al convalescent.- -
Star.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-03-07

One JOAN SMITH DISPOSED or.-John
Smith, merchant tailor of New York, has
had his name changed to Frazer by legisla-
tive enactment. His detail of grievances
IS ludlcrously affecting. Other men get
his letters and intercept his business; his
friends cnnnot find his whereabout he is
worse of than Peter Schlemel, who lost his
shadow. Worse than all, all manner of ras-
Gals and vagabonds are continually borrow
ing his name, which brings him into suspi-
cion.-H.