Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-05-19

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.nmber Of people. Probably two thou
.,od o. more were present. The number
or,bs Africans was sixteen, three Of them
young girls. james g. Birney acted as
Chairman. A coIored minister led in
orayer; Lewis Tappan then briefly adj
dressed the audience. Mr.. Booth. Teach.
er Of the Mendians. spoke next, relating
many interesting anecdotes OF them,
showing their strict adherence to truth
,ha, he had never known one Of them 10
,rll taIsehood- 1.-The integrity taught them
n Mendi, &c. Mr. Booth said The Afri-
cans told him that in their country they
had judges, chiefs, Or head men, who
when they learned That any one within
their Jurisdiction had picked up an article
no. belonging to them, Of ever 50 liitle
value, and no owner appeared, would or
der the finder to put the article where
thew found il, and they would be obeyed:
think they are rather ahead Of Ameri-
can christians ia honesty. He said the
custom in Menli was. when a man was
iourueyiug. fat Or near, g callas the mos.
conveuier, place TO lodge or refresh him
self and all he needed was provided free
Of cost whether he tarried a short or long
period. Hs also said the Mendians told
him that no man 10 their country would
sell ano.her--that the way the Africans
we're taken was by ~ bite men, when the
blacks were going from one village TO an
Oher. and they did not dare 60 to their
villages 10 steal them. He said The GUS
tom was, fo. parents to support -the child
rem until they were able to malnti in their
parents, and then hey would labor no
more; and not subsequently, when the
younger brothers had become able to sup
port the other members of the family, the
Oldest Of the brothers would retire from
labor. The Mendmns do not seem to en-.
iertain a very favorable opinion Of com.
mon fame. To illustrate this. Mr.. Booth
said complaint was made 10 Cinquez. that
somebody said some one Of his compan-
ions had committed wrong. Cnqpez
says. Who did wrongP The informer
said he did not know which. bui that some.
body told him one Of them did il. Gin
qnez says, 'bring The man here, and let
him tell me pho did wrong, and he shall
make right. La Meadi we don't say
sons5Ody said somebody did wrong, bu'
wr tell scbo and we dent tell somebody
said so I'LL we KNOW. and then tell his
name rather thought that should
madam Conn mon Fame 60 TO Mendi, she
would GET trouncing. When Mr.. b
had narrated quite number OF interest,"
ing anecdotes, the Africans read part o
the l4lh chapter Of Joh,l Some Of then
read very well. and SO loud us TO be IN
dels,ood without doubt by nearly all pies
erA. Mr.. Booth also had them spell
number or words Of from one TO four 0
Eve sylIables. lie put word Of thre
or four syllables 10 one of them, VIII
manufactured about as many more sylIa
blcs. which caused roar Of laughter
The pupil prob,bly thought he was cheer
ed for his COOL spelling, and he !aughe,
as heartily as any of the audience. Thi
gave fresh impulse TO the shout, whicI
continued Tor me moments. Whe
this had subsidized. a few words were p,
10 others, some Of which were hard f.
an ordinary scholar OF tea or txtly
years, 10 spell or pronounce; bu: the
had so well improved as 10 spell and PIC
aOunce very correctly. The African
were then called upon TO sing TO In lun
Of'Auld Lang-SSne,' The hyan comDen,
ing with. When can read my iii
clear Nearly all Of them united
singing. led by Mr.. Booth. They Ia
good voices, and kept very good time
was uoly affecting to me to think Of the
trials, and harrow escape,-their bein
Torn from kindred and home-to see II
'h'ee little girls-heIpless, and guilty
no crime. taken from their parents. al
sold 10 satiaie the asarice Of man. and
see The lille boy Ka-Ie with as good :
intellect as can be easily found in any Il
OF his age,--lo see, too, the older ones. .