Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-05-04

they are ?owerless, butthey hope 10 main.
tain an ascendency by clustering and
threatening. During the time thai Null
LITIGATION was rife, was il South Caroli-
ma. was fully awarethat the object was
not dissolution, it was simply to bully The
Nonh into terms.
But little is said here about the affair Of
the Creole. No interest is manifested. to
have the blacks restored to their ma sters.
With the intelligent, there is no beIiefthat
they will BE- restored. Ispealx Of E. Ten
nessee, but this would apply to much Of
the South. ln the late contest with Mr..
Adams. the public sentiment here was gen.
orally with him. | hope these occurren-
ices have done good at the North.
| met here my worthy young friend
VIM. Fl. Dunn Of Blount county, who
married the adopted daughter Of Robert
Boyle. He informed me. that about TWO
weeks since Rev Thomas Kendall, the
clergyman ofthe seceder church (the same
who was tarred and feaihered BY mob in
South Carolina some time since) gave an
anti slavery address at Louisville, BIount
county. Some men, who live in this couu-
ty. hearing ofthe appointment. sent word
that they would come down and mob him
II he attempted to speak. The people sent
word to them. that they nigh tcome-they
would be well prepared Tor them. They
met well armed, and (what may appear very
extraordinary there was number Of
Shareholders there with their lihes TO de-
fend the liberty ofspeech. No attack was
made-and had one been attempted, it
would have proved disastrous to the ag-
gressors. Ii is true, that very consider.
able portion OF our Shareholders most sin
cerely desire the abolition ofsIavery. The
laws do not permit them 10 epancipale
them. to remain here,-and were they
emancipaled, they would be the objects OF
persecution. They desire The whole fab.
ric of slavery over,hrown, SO that the pros
perity Of the South may be placed on a
durable basis. 49,: >=
y In Cooke county there are two societies
ofthe young men, recently formed for the
public discussion Of slavery and other sub
jects. Las; week aud the week before.
! .he debate was, whether slavery or intem-
perance was the greatest national evil. =
The debate is 10 be continued. There is
there no sign Of opposition that | have
! heard Of. am candid in the opinion
I that ifthere was an anti-slavery press there
; the public sentiment would sustain it,
] Though in the present state of the question
il would no, be expedien, to attempt TO es.
tablish onethere.
"A few days since met with an intelli
J gent young man from Laurens district. s.
Carolina, who told me that there was much
dissatisfaction there among the non-slave.
J holding part Of the community, and that
almost the only intelligence they set on the
subject was what appeared in the National
!. inlrlligencer. The low price of cotton is
doing much. Slave labor II present prices
is worthless or nearly so. for growing cot
ton. Sales, lam credibly informed, range
: in Augusta from to 6cents-some extra
parcels !ittle higher. They are now BE-.
coming excessively alarmed about the cul
lure OF cotton in India. | have much
| wished that our northern people would
petition Congress to repeal the duty or
foreign cotton, as il adds but litlle or moth
ing to the revenue. The South claim L
e be- opposed to protective duties. 1.-THE pc
J. tilion should state the prospect Of gettin.
d a supply Of cotton from the free laborer
= Of India cheaper than il could be growl
by slave labor in the United States, in a
strong language as the facts would justify
> il would be all the better. The pe,i,iol
would cause great althe South
and would run through their papers.
The cotton growers have been within,
~ to PROSTATE the North, and refuse thei
industry all protection. should like {,
= see what they would say in pleading 70
q the protection of cotton. Il the NortI
: would bring the South 10 terms on tn
subject OF protection, it could be best don
by showing them that they need il. an
|. unless they would consent that the indus
~ Of the North be protected, they had n
= favors 10 expect .a# .a
a. ADAM, WHERE ART THOU pm
c. TAYLOR, OF Boston. the Stamans Prrache
related the following ancedote in lai
O, Temperance Lecture:
V, Several young men designing to ente
d. the Ministry were being examined by
D. Council for orders One old ministe
.e present was not willing 10 license auy on
i. who was not able to preach from the III
g. pulse OF the moment il called to do
d. = Can YOU do it. Father ---! !" aske
ar lone Of the Council. Yes Will yo
y. preach next Sabbath from text given
n. you ia time of service Yes In tin
Of singing, Just before sermon, slip
q paper was handed TO him with these wore
= on il: ADAM WHERE ART TRou2' The o
~ II gentlemen took it and aAer reading
- proceeded to the following division OF h
N subject