The Vermont freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1842-1843, 1842-12-10

ontnuance OF that paper, we solicited Tic pIVeee
them. AS the Virginians seem determined
make Latmer a martyr a hero, the poetry lose
one of it's interest pracicaly poetieaHy it will wea
II long after slavery is abolished.-Eman.
SPEECH
= THE WOODEN EAGLE IN rASEUIL HALL, ON MEN
oRARLE OCCASION.
When outraged Freedoms sacred call
Invoked her SONS to Faneuil Hall,
Midst them skulking form was seen,
With spirit cowed and visage lean;
Whose bowie knife and pistol face,
Bespoke the saver's scoundrel race.
Around he cast an anxious glare,
As doubtful of his safety there,
Where Freedoms startling thunders broke,
While Sewall, Lesvitt, Phillips, spoke.
Yet we'll pleased the SLAYER found,
That reptiles breed on Freedoms ground
A sordid, stupid, soulless crew,
Fit tools the tyrants work to Go.
The reptiles hear his Kissing call,
And yels and uproar fill the hall.
When slavery > mercenary mob
Had done their masters servile job,
And Kissed and howrd and put to flight,
The advocates of human right,
marked where freedoms emblem stood,
- / -aaa..to rGs Md bad IF gTSod =
And thought the spirit of the place,
NJ ght we'll ncst that hollow case;
And listening as silent Stood
Thus seemed to speak the voi;e of wood
Doctrines which Freedoms statesmen teach,
And Christian pastors family preach"
Well this nights work hath ended well;
Bravely can white slaves hiss and yell
For Gray, the SLAYER, where he stood,
Approved their work and called it good.
Our Southern brother must have found,
That Boston sentiment is sound;
Boston, ms hissed when they were bid,
And Just as Gray dire ced did
IT was o ,ton constables brave,
For twenty doarst nabbed the slave,
And,-for such souls t not amiss,
IIandcufFed their rufian hands to hist
Our iailor did his bidding well,
And thrust the bondman in his cell;
And in his honest zeal for Gray,
Turned GG Is minister away.4
Were Latimer ungagged, his lip
Would tell how Boston letters grip.
When Gray with S ,uthern indscretion,
Had babbpd his murderous intention,
Boston lawyer took his case,
Unshrinkng from the black disgrace,
Told Gray to keep his plan-but hide it,
And for his client then denied it'll
Tomorrow court the work shall do,
For Story doubtless has his cue
And Latiner be gagged again,
With handouts bound and canking chain
The smiling Judge with accents bland,
Award the law that rules the land T
For Gray his hundred pounds of flesh
For Lltimer the chain and lash
Should some, by plying thoughts beguiled,
About the victims wife and child,
The husbands violated right,
Torn from his wife and chldrens sight
Or rAsiy speak in freedoms name,
The wife 5, the infants sacred claim"
= soaa si'. 4 .l.=-.-'st- ssnzrIc.-feel' =
The d. L ,lcers'" patriotic steel;
actent and Honorables shall come,
If Gray DIRECTS, with fife aud drum.
Or if he AUTHORIZE, perchance,
The " Sud Of S)idjery' will advance;
And Boston troops (no troops bravery
Shall escort h0mc the slave and SLAYER.
And Lltimer's unpItied groans,
His frantic we's appealing tones,
His feeble infants paintive means,
Shall furnish merriment and laughter,
While BosToN BOYS run hootng after"
Hearing the wooden eagle preach,
This piOuS, patriotic speech,
listened till the lights out,
Then, joining the dispensing rout,
Not choosing to be left tn lurch,
Walked home-as though d been to church.
With honorable exceptions The line alludes
those ministers of the gospel y who refused to rel
Latimers petition requesting prayers, some of who
made it the occasion of preaching a sermon in favor
slavery
7 The price of blood has fallen since former occ
sion The traitor formerly had THIRTY pieces of silv
cash in hand. Whereas the Boston constable had on
the promise of twenty, which 10 said to be likely
turn out like other Southern promises. The dema
Is already in the hands Of lawyer for collection.
! A fact If the pen of inf,my has ever recorded
m"aner, viler course of conduct, than that of the
white slave -tunctionares of Boston, let humanity hi
it.
See Rev. Mr. Waterstons letter in the Courier
Mr.. Austin says ne IL AUTHORIZED and directed
maze the denial for Gray; and he did it. MIR. Co
iige authorized and DIRECTED by Gray TO thr,
Mr. Latimer into the dungeon; and he did it! T
eonStaples DIRECTED by Gray to handcuf the
selves to him, to prevent his escape and-they did
Truly, this Shareholder AUTHORIZES and DIRECTS b.
toniIns if he thought them slaves; and they oh
as if they thought so too.
The Judges bland manner, of pronouRetas -
tence must charm the prisoner. knew an old M
who always kissed her kittens before drowning then
=" Poor Latimer's wife has infant of about we
old.
A SHERIFF PERSUADER
The following memorial, addressed to Sheriff E
leth, is part of the - moral suasion that eventua
quickened his wits to find out way of getting LII
off from his hands. We put it record beca,
wish to preserve complete documentary hstc
NJ Tho affair