Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-09

the $4,000 salary for this. sinecure ap-
poIntment, which has been recently made
by the President.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PREsIDENr>-t
JamesHawrence Day to be A gen, on the
coast of Africa for receiving the negroes,
mulat;ees or persons of color, delivered
from on board vessels seized in abe pros
ecution of the slave-trade by commanders
OF the United States armed vessels" /
2. Over against this, place the follow
ing Item Of fecen, intelligence from the
Cape OF Good Hope. The British cruis-
ers under command Of the Fantom ia
little more than year capture 80 slave
vessels. with three or four thousand slavesl
Gut when and where has our navy made
reportofa single capture? Shame! Shame!
Capetown, Oct. 81.
sLAvE-TRADE ON THE WEST COAST.
ID M. S. Fantom returned 10 S:non's
Bay 24th ult., after l6 months cruise on
the coast of Angola, for the suppression of
the sIaVetrade, having had the Brisk and
" aterwi,ch under her orders, during
which persod they have captured 33 slave
vessels and liberated 1897 negroes, viz:
Fantom, Is vessels, i.340 negroes.
! Brisk, 10 do I,l36 do
Waterwitch, 7 do 96l do
TuE SLAVE TRADE.- The following
is said to be the prInci pal provisions of
the treaty recently concluded between
Great BRIAN, France, Austria, Russia
and Prussia, for the suppression of the
| ola ia trade. - orn;o0 CJ,r
1.-The right of search in respect to all
vessels liable 10 the suspicion of being en-
gagged in the slase-Irade. is mutually
granted by each of the Five Powers, par
ties 10 this beneficial treaty, 10 all vessels
of war bearing the flag of any OF the five.
Thus, the constant existence aud unre-
mtteJ activity of the most effective naval
police that any or all of the Five Powers
can establish for the suppression Of the
sIave-trade, is made part of the public INV
Of Europe.
1t is agreed, moreover. between the
Five Powers. that the legal character and
denomination of the crime of trading ia
slaves upon the sea, and that of coo perat-
ing in the traffic BY the supply Of capital
or talent in its aid, shall. by the law Of
each of them, be made to assinlale as
speedily as possible to those which the
Legislature of Great Britain has impaired
to these crimes.
f The British law in respect TO the slave
trade, embodied in the Sd and 4th of Will
lam the Fourth. c. IS, is to the effect that
any subject of her Majesty, or individaa
residing in any part Of her Majesty
dominions, who SHALL engage in the slave
trade. or 10 the conveyance of slaves upon
the sea, shall be held TO be guilty of the
crime OF piracy; and that any one who
shall knowingly embark capita or lenC
, other aid of any kind 10 the traffic, altho
, not personally engaged 10 it, shall be hello
to be guilty Of felony, and punished &C
cordingly, the former crimes involving
, the punishment of death, on the adjudica
ton of competent tribunal Of any civil
ized state, the latter that of transportation
! on the adjudication of any competen
4 British tribunal.
;, Such as we have described, will hence
;, forth. 10 virtue of this treaty, be the publ
: Law of E1rope That this law will b
- vigorously carried into execution by
;, naval police, which Great Britain aut
+, France have the power and the disposition
:. to establish. there can be no REASONABLE
;, doubt" -
J. BER1Ar1 GRBEN.-We were delighted
J. with the Presidents view of individual
'e responsibility. He said men sometime
Il talk about our doing no good. or not &C
comprising anything, because we are j
/ minority. So then. an angel in HEAVIER
y who should stand alone in his integrity
II or even The Slvior himself on the cross
u might be accused Of not having gained b
z object, He stood alone. Success impie
l. doing right maintaining our integrit
10 tie last. Shall one honest man be az
l. cused Of defeat because he resolves 10 /
d, Just 10 all cases - because he is oppose
Of by the multitude? Then abandon all a
IS euments to virtue and justice. Merge a
) human considerations in questions Of e'
d pediency or the public fa5or. -. 49,.
e. We are sometimes accused of exertin
It, no influence, Sc Mr.. Greer tho't tn;
T. man exerted the greatest Influence VIII
n was The most persevering, and True TO Ii
re great laws and principles OF right. It
s, no evidence man exerts great inf
ence because he has great crowd vii
S.. him--or because he receives The popui;
e. applause, bu, it is rather evidence that |
SIS is Influenced Men who stand frm
r. upon the eternal basis Of right. will q
NJ enjoy the popular cheer. and will not
~ swaved BY il and veered as the steePAe
De vaae. ~ of The greatest influence a
10 ofe'. hated and despised. - Iocsim Of Ii
IS erty.
ke .- .. .--.
;, STRIKING CoINciDEHcE-We are i
he aeoeea 70 bFolhcr '-foss lot Suggesting
h Chronological coincidence that is wor