Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-11-30

negroes. little and pfgs are Pf9ec'eu Dy /
public opinioa.r
Lei Us try this public opinion by ano.h-
or test, which Is important 10 three points |
Of view: first, as showing howsdesperate-
" timii Of the public opinion slave own.
ers are, in their delicate descriptions OF
fugnive sIpves in widely circulated news
pspsrs; secondly. as showing bow per-
fectly conten.ed The slaves are. and no"
very seldom hey run away; thirdly, as
exhibiting their entire freedom from scar
or blemish or any mark ofcruel inn'ct.oo'
as theN pictures are drown, not BY lying
abolitionists, but by their own truthful mas
ters.
sThe following are few specimens Of
ihe advertisements in the public papers
Hisonly four years since the Oldest among
them appeared and others Of the same
nature continue TO be published every day,
in shoals.
"Ran away, Negress Caroline. Had
on collar with one prong turned down."
RIM away. black woman. Betsey.-
Had an iron bar on her right Leg
IRAN away, the negro Manuel Much
marked with irons"
"Ral away, the negress Fanny. Had
on On from band about her neck"
IRAN away. negro boy about twelve
years DID, Had round his neck chain
dog-collar with De LaIapert engraved on
~
IRAN away. the-negro Hown. Has a
ring OF iron on his left foot. Also. Grise,
has soifs. having ring and chain on-ihe
left leg.'
"Rln away, negro boy named James
Said boy was ironed when he left me"
"Comniued to Jail, man who calls
his name John. He has clog of iron
on his right foot which will weigh four or
FIVE pounds"
Detained at the police Jail the negro
wench. Myra. Has several marks OF
LAsHrNe, and has irons on her feet"
"Ran away, negro woman anc two
children: few days before she went of,
| burnt h1I with,a hot iron, on the left side
Other face. llried to make the letter M. !"
Ran away. a negro man named Hen
~; his left eye out, some scars from q
dirk on and ander his left arm, and much
Scared with the whip"
sOne hundred dollars reward, for ne
gro fellow. Pompay, 40 years old. He is
branded on the lef jaw"
.Commitled 10 Jail. negro man.
Has no toes on the left foot"
Ran away, negro woman named
Rachel. Has lost all her toes except thu
large one."
~Raa away, Sam. He was shot /
short time sincethrough the hand. and ha!
IL = -. l.,G 81 ia
IRAN away. my negro man Dennis
Said negro has been shot in The left arm
between the shoulder and elbow, which
has paraIysed The left hand"
Ran away, my negro man name,
Simon. He has been shot badly, in HI
buck and right arm"
"Ran away, negro named Arthur
Has considerable scar across his breas
and each arm. made by knife; loves I
talk much Of the goodness Of God.'
"Twenty five dollars reward for m
man Isaac. He has scar OF his fore
head, caused by blow; and one on~hi
back. made by shot from pistol"
a Ran away. negro girl called Mar
Has small scar over her eye, goo
many teeth missing. the letter A is branc
ed on her cheek and forehead"
Ran away. negro Ben. Has sea
on his right hand; his thumb and fort
finger being inbred by being shot last fal
A part ofihe bone came ou:. He has a
so one or two large scars on his back an
hips"
Detained at The Jail, mulstto. name
Tom. Has oscar on the right cheek. ar
appears 20 have been burned with pow d.
on the face"
Ran away. q negro man named Ne
Three OF his fingers are drawn into Il
palm Of his handSby cut Has SC;
on the back 81 bis neck, nearly half reun
done by akniie." '
:. = Was commmed to Jail, a negro ma
Says his name is Josiah. His back ver
mnch Scared by the whip; and brands
on the thigh aud hips in three or fo'
places, thus (J ny. The rim of his rig
car has beeu bit or cut off,"
."Fi!iy dollars reward, for my fello
Edward. He has scar on.the corner
his mouth. two cuts on and under his ari
and the letter Z on his arms
= Ran away. negro boy Ellie. He b
scar on one Of his arms from the bite
adog."
Ron away, .fom The plantation
Janes. Surgeite. the following negroe
Randall. has one ear cropped Bob. b
los, one eye; Kentucky Tom, has o
Jaw broken"
Ran away. Anthony. One OF
ears cut of. and his left hand cut with
are"
Fifty dolIat reward for the negro J
Black. Has piece cut out of each e'
and the middle 6Dger Of the left hand ,
OF 10 the second joint"