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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19
Liberty Convention.

The Liberty Convention for the First
Congressional District in Vermont, will
be holden at Manchester, on Tuesday, tho
hrSt day of August next, at 10 O'Clock,
A. ~, for the purpose of nominating
suitable candidate 10 represent said Dis
trlct IN the 28th Congress. LIE, every
town be fully Represented. -.
!; " y. P P1tE. } District
R r. TuRALL, %" @'''se'
Brandon, July IL, 1918.
N; T. The several papers in The State.
10 Wnotn this notice is sent marked, are
Particularly requested 10 copy.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19
FIRST SERIES.

heesseVllle, n. 7. Thursday and Fri
"ay' ~ and Fl, July. Cazenovia, aadi.
son 50 20. "a, and 25. Cortland, Cortland
20; 20, and 20. Aurora, Cayuga Co. so,
"nI J. August. Pen Yam, Yates Co. 4.
ana D. Sparta, Livingston Co. 7, and s.
:...# SECOND SERIES.
Utica, N. Y. Thursday and Friday, %
ana an ~ July. Whitehall, Washin etou
20. ~, and 70. Saratogia Springs, Sar
atoga Go, %, and 20. Syracuse. Onon-
daga Go. 81, and August |. Waterloo
Seneca Co. 4, and 5.
. -. IA COLLINS.
General Agent IF tie Mass A, 4. S.
Society. TINY
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19
MARENDA 3. RANDALL.
Letter Fron, mrron w. Jenkins.

Lake Ciampiain. S eamboat Winooski, }
July lIth, l843.
Dear friend Murray This is every
thing else but lazy world. Did mankind
think as deeply as they feel, it would be of
hlle avail to the blind guides, with whom
we are beset Oh every hand TO strive long.
er against reason, revelation, liberty AM
right.
We are a race OF accommodating ami
mails, rather than r, necling beings, The
great strife OF the present age is, who shall
collect the most materials and pile them
mountain high, in manner that viii rem.
der them more attractive to he public gaz.,
than like work Of the next neighbor.
Hence it would not be inappropriate,
! were il called the accrmulaiing age. But
the deepest evil generated by this vast, fh
strife is, the plausible robbery by which il
! is carried on. Uuder The soft guise Of
commerce. every man becomes genteel
robber Of his fellow man. From he sleek
ROBBED mercer, u the two-peuny grocer
from The India merchantnan. laden with
silks, to lie cous,iug pirst, ship, grooming
with slaves for the southern market--alI
have one aim, one ungodly object 10 be
Obtained money fithy lucre : wolthy
only Of mercenary tribe OF earth, whose
unnatural mode of living is, no! like The
stca,lhy hyena, by robOlng the grave o
its dead, bot like the swine Of our streets
proving upon The weaker part CT their owl
( species fallen down in thu ditch half dedt
before then or like The prowllng wo'
in Aeecy dress. rambling among the peace
full hJck, feeding iunIcenty on the pleas
/. ant hill sides-lill one BY one be eluI
his caruiverous appetite on all the flock
: But man shall not always devour hi
weaker fellow, AMI make this world va!
r Of woe, an aceIdama OF blood /!
= we nave Out W lSNcdl lhS IutH
) lraffi: Of men, by turning their though
ard their ser ses 20 behold The works {
D their own hand. The hand that produce
b The gouds eau feel the relation still bea'
d TO them. The eye, that 50 long has seen
: as with magical power, the things IN
+ hand has brough, before it, rec, de like
+ ghost encautrd will vel discover he We
D. vet cats-paw Ct commerce. that dTaws
" beyond is own hor zJn.-ihe heart IN
lie can feel for The woes OF man-the hes
&c that can master by art omnlpo,enf, wine
De and waves, mountains and distance-ar
k the hand that dare seize the red iISt
Ill ming in It's grasp-all. all shall be able
Mt redeem long lost. degenerated. wrelch
10 nan, from The mighty heaps of ruin tn
n. he has piled over his own head.-N
Zee ''bread or blood" but redemption al
at bread" shall be the universal sound ,hI
lot all The plains of earth, and the echo shi
We resound from every moun.aln-Iop and glt
ys. the wide world over.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19

Mans happiness on earth is so closely
connected with earth's products and the
impartial distribution of her a5undan
goods, that l will call your attention, anC
that Of your readers, to The statistics 0
my own native State, boasling Of her EN-.
pie sway among the daug hlers, and hel
greatness among The merchants of the
2lundering crews of natives
According 10 The last census, The estate
real and personal, Of The State OF New
York, amounted 10 $685., 209, $50 or 926-
9,79 each soul in the state, or 81 ,343, 9j
for every family Of five souls EACH
Wheat, rye, buckwhea', corn aud pota-
toes 10 81 bushels each, or 100 10 fam.
ily.-Wolltns, cottons and family goods,
to near | millions dollars worth, or S22
Ia 10 a fln,iy.-Sugar, 10 millions
pounds, or 2G 10 firmly. Products Of
dairy and orchards, 9l2,OO0,O0O, or 1925
TO each family Of five as above. Wool.
20 poundstoa famll y.-Besidts The above,
we produced barley aud oats, over $500
5000 blshels-htv, above 100000
tons-l,l30 tons of hemp and fax-lo-
bleco enough to poison all who chew the
filthy weed, not a! the expense Of the
sweat and blood Of their e, shaved bro;h-
er.-Silk, 1875 pounds, sufficient to hang
every rogue, Ohe law might condemn,
with Il siIken cord, who has money to
buy one and is not able 20 slip tbro' the
loop hole Of he Laao, bride the judge, or
pay the lawyer to pick fl ,w.
Now when we see that on these eata-
5teS, enumerated among the obove, we
have sustained and fauened 9 ID millions
horses, sheep, cattle and swine; kept one
million dollars worth of poultry 10 supply
games;ers, aud all with comfor ;--made
Is millions gallons of liquor, 10 bride rea-
son with, ior the promotion O. trade, car
rying the election" and for The good Ct
religion above all, bee use We must not
reason on lha! dlnge Gus topic and to
crown the whole, sustained The whole
craft Of church and state, as well as our
neighbors: you will moi wonder The poor
ale starved here in The midst Of plenty2
GIoaled arislocracy will reyeI on the w!d.
ow'S mite, and rob the orphan even of life
itself. so long as the religion and goverr-
ment of this couutry satellites and sane
lions every craft Of iniqVity, baptZ~d III
their name and then make the people de-
fend them with the bayonet all for the
prOple's good and the glory of Goo ! /
Wealth aud power, poverty and degrada-
ZION, enter Inc temple Of mammon. to vor-
ship before the priest. None get the bread
Of the living God, while the still more
wreched 90 about the streets crying,
bread! Bread! BREADTH The
mercenlry priest iii his saa:tun sancto-
rum drowns their cry with holy holy +!
holy II And all the lords and rassais
say, Amen! :.. Nj. w. JENKINS.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19
WEEKLY RECEIPTS,

u. .. Lincoln, Castlelon, 9 50
}. S. Outton, Ludlow, s.,
J. L. Sexton, Whiting, 90
c. c. Davis, W. Dorset, 50
>. W. So"lhWorth, Clarendon, 2 90
r. Felt, Andover, 200
E. Brown, Littleton, N. H.. / 40
VIM. Bacon, Brandon, 50
VIM. NJ. Gage, Vergennes, 134
T. Whaley, Charlotte, 100
S. Hazard, N. FerriSburgh, 200
J. Hall, Orwell, e3
K. Goss, N. Y. City, 90
II. Foster Whiting, 200
r. S. Richardson's, Tyson Furnace, 90
E. Cutler, Hubbardron, zoo
J. 3. Chandler, Concord, N. II. 100
J. w. Potter, Clarendon Springs, 100
J. M. Henry, Waterbury, 50
J. Dulton, Brandon, ..". 100
B.. Sutherland, Factory Point, 200
3. II. Wells, HorcoL, 900
o. Capron, Leicester, 81
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19

SOMETHING We DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
The Baptist Record gives an account
% the laviag Of the corner stone OF a new
house Of worship in the city OF Washlg
ton, for the use Of the FUND B1pts
Church, which took place Oh the 28,h
uir, In that city. Prayers we're offered
on the occasion by the Rev. Mr.. fusion,
and an address was delivered by the Rev.
Mr.. Burrows of Philadelphia. All this
is plain enough, but that which is my<tt-
rious is suggested by the following ex.
:rac.. We cannot understand what he
"lndepeudent Order of Old Fellows"
could properly have TO do with The laying
! Of acUInsr stone Of new Baptist meet
ing house. -.
The solemn and interesting exercises
of laying The corLer stone oil the IhHd
! Bap,ls' Church, took place this afternoon
in the presence OF an immense concourse
Of SPECTATORS. The !" Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows" assembled II great
strength and mug. bers, at their lodge room
in the CRY Hall, from whence they pro-
ceeded in procession, as lodges
The entire procession was under dIrec'
lion Of Thomas Morgan, Grand Marshal,
assisted by Grafton Powell, as deputy
( Gtanl MarshaI Tie fraternity display,
ins Il cir rich and appropriate banners,
tools. irwe's, implements and iuIl regalla
marched though several OF oar principal
streets aud avenues, preceded BY The Ma.
, rene Band"
AT about hall past FIVE o clock, The rro
cess!on arrived az The new building, on L
near TO The southwest corner OF Slxta
/ street. Here hey fond every thing II
readiness. - Christian iGatehmaM
|, No difficult thing at all 10 understand
+, The affinity is perfect between popular
i Religion aud Old Fellowship. They 8r'
made up alike OF mysteries, mumerl,s ant
/ imposlions. They should 60 hani II
hand at all times. Did not Masonry ant
o religion go together most harmonlously
4 And is not Odd Fellowship the "legnl
!, mate" successor of Masonry And wha
), are both of them together compared wit
4 War and Slavery, which grow oct OF
), bloody church and state religion as mash
II rooms & other poisonous things grow ou
of hot beds! Ebenezer Thresher's affect
alton Of ignorance in The case is iudicrou:
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19
D I il D."

In this village, suddenly, of congestion of TIE
lungs on the morning OF the 17h instant Dan
lei Barnes, pracilclng physician, aged 81.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19

A NEGRO, accused OF Il Capital felony,
was receuily shot near Hamilton, Canada
West, by a constable charged with his ar
rest, whom be resisted. The negro cs-
capped at the time, bat was shortly after
found dead in the GODS - Christian
freeman. ..- III:
LII greater outrage upon nature or
reason had been committed by The one
who was shot, than was committed in
shooting him, it was truly very great
Suppose him to have Killed human be-
i0g, of himself aud alone, no one sym path
Izlng or participating with him in the
awful act. He alone then is guiIty of
man-kiiling il the case. The influence
tf his deed is the irfuence of an individ-
uaI whose transaction in this matter is
looked upon with horror Whether il
was done deliberately or in the heat of
passion, every one will revolt ION twin
instructive shuddering and dread. But
" hen tie is killed The same awful act of
man-killing is the act Of the community,
The act, of course, is justift by com
munity in general, or it would not be per-
petratrd. The influence OF this dt ed, thea,
IS The Influence Of community IN seaport
Of man killing. And, for aogbt l can
see, this inf .ence is as much more harm
ful of human Interests than The influence
of the single man killer, as the Influence
Of a com immunity Of rum-lrinkers is more
harmful han that Of a single drunkard.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19
A EeW Scheme.

The Oregon committee have lately is,
sued an address 20 the people of the Unit
ed States--one partdesigned tor the South
another. for the East a third for the West.
We have seen only the first, and that is
ABOUT as detestable specimen of servi!iv,
as II has ever fallen to our lot to notice.
We have not time now 10 notice il: but.
p.eaSe heaven, as soon as we return, we
VIII show it up in all is sickcning deform-
lily. The tneanest slave hat cTouches un-
der an over<eer's lash, has more manhood
10 han Than the authors Of that address, all
put together. H.. -. " ...
But, what We want to call attention to
now, is this. We have little doubt tha, at
The next congress. a new compromise Will
be attempted file s0ather4 delegation
uhsca has hitherto generally opposed ony
measure iookiag to the possession IF Ore
goa aoiN aouhdraao opposition, If The sup
porters ofL1e Oregon project a0W aid them
a. Tie daaexatioa Of Tycas' True, we
have an undoubted right TO Oregon, and
none to Texas-but, there is the best reas-
on IN the word, for the assumption of ju-
risd1ctlon over the former, and none. for
the annexation Of The laler--5a, nsurk ii!
The shareholders see their advautage =
they Will not conSrut4o any measure tend
Ing 10 the multiplication of free St1lcs, un-
less they Can secure an extension OF slave
territory. :<: .# =.. ....
Gre as Teas. ard yon shall hare Or
cego"!--THIs WILL BE THE sCHEME--
viii NOT the nrsSS rait ,irpi,inn t0 his. oil
, 1843-07-01
Vol. II..-NO. Is.

ducing classes. 1t has no foundation
in nature or in experience. Whit
ney. whose cotton gin doubled the
value ofeyery acre ofland in the south,
raised more cotton with his head than
any twenty men ever raised with
their hands. Let me exhort those OF
you who are devoted % intellectual
pursuits, to cherish, on your part, an
exalted and a just idea of the dignity
and value of manual labor, and to
MAKE that opinion known in our
works end seen in the earnest OF our
action. The laboring men OF this
country arc vast in number and re-
spectable in character. We owe TO
them, under Providence, the most
gladstone spectacis tie sun beholds 10
its course-a land Of cultivated end
fertile fields, an ocean white with ian.
vass. We owe to them the annual
spectacle of golden harvests, when
carry plenty and happiness alike 70
the palace and the cottage. We
owe TO them the fortresses that guard
our coasts--the ships hat have borne
onr flag to every cline and carried
the thunder OF our cannon triumph
an'iy over the waters of the deep.
, 1843-07-01

battles, kept at bay by a STRIPPING OF
IL. This If we mistake not, would
have formed a fine subject for a pain
ter's pencil.
General Putnam finding that the
boy was in earnest, (forhe had 20 a.
farming proof of it,) burst not for his
I''e proceed astep further. He waited
until Stewart WIS relieved, who find
ing that ne was in truth General Put
nam, allowed him TO pass without the
countersign. hai the Generals feel.
lngs were terribly excited. He knew
IN his Utmost soul that the boy had
done nothing but his duty; still he
ielt he had been most egregiouslv in
suited. Had Stewart permitted him
TO pass without the conntsrsien. and
he had proved TO be n British officer.
the boy, according to the rules Of war,
would have been shot for his palms.
This was the manner in which Gen
eral Puinam's intellect reasoned, but
his feelings by no mea conceded
with his reason.
It's a terrible warfare when a mans
feelings thus come to an open rupture
with his sound judgment, and such
cases are by no means rare.
General Putnam threatened, on re-
turning to his quarters, to severely
punish the boy!-but after a nights
rest owe the subject, he felt some
what differently about it. A sense
Of honor and justice returned, and
calling the boy 10 him on the morrow
he said:
"iou are the Young man who stood
sentinel at" naming the place.
81 was. replied Stewart.
"Did you know the man who en-
coun,ered you there last night?"
81 suspected who it might be- re-
turned the boy.
"Why did you not lie, him pass!'
81 should have forfeited the char.
acter Of a sentinel had | done it,
said the boy.
THAT'S right" said the general:
"you did just as ! would have done
myself had ! been in your place. W
have nothing 10 fear from the Bri;isl
or any other enemy. with such senti
neis as you are; and taking 4 I,ece o
gold from his pocket, and presented i
10 the boy, at the same tire charging
him never to forfeit tie charac,e
which he had already acquired
Shortly after he was promoted to III,
rank Of ensign.
, 1843-07-01
From The Star in The Uc,k.
family.

Oi all the numerous sins which are
rolled as a sweet morsel on the
tongue we deem that of ~profaairy
The most inexcusable, because the
most usele IS. Profanity will neither
feed the hungry, give drink TO The
thirsty, nor cIothe the naked; it will
neither give pleasure to the mind nor
peace to the soul; it will neither gain
friends nor destroy enemies; it will
Meth er remove our trobules nor les.
sen our aflictions;it is neither amark
Of gentility or %politeness. 1t is bad
in prosperity, and worse in adversely;
i, is ungen,lemanIy in mir,h, md ir-
r%avereni, and extremely sinful, in sor-
! row: and at all times, on all occa-
sions, and in all circumstances, is a
sin and an evil Of no small magnitude.
And yet how many indulge in i'll
How often in anger, in jest. in COM
mon conversation, from the old, the
middle aged, the young; and even
from little children, do we hear that
name uttered which should never be
spoken but with the profoundest rev.
erence and deepest humility! Often
as we have walked the streets have
we been made to shudder, by hearing
little children ir%reveren,ly lisping the
names Of that kind and merciful be-
ing to whom we are indebted for life
and all its attendant blessings. And
we have thought how dreadful vii!
be the day Of retribution to those pa
rents, who by their example teach
their children TO One wrong
and sinful practice naturally leads TO
another; and when children are
taught by the example of their pa
rents to have no moro love to God,
and reverence of his holy name than
wontonly TO take it in vain, we may
not expect that His laws or the laws
of man will have sufficient influence
upon their minds. 10 keep them from
the commission Of other and greater
crimes. Many a poor wretch, who
has forfeited his life by sinful practi.
ces, and many who for their crimes
are now dragging out a miserable ex.
} ~istence in the pe~nitentiary, might
have been, and doubtless would have
been useful and respectable members
of society. had not their parents by
their example taught them to profane
the name OF the Most High and Ho.
Iy One. Oh! that profane parents
would pause and consider The blight
ing. whitening, pernicious influence
, 1843-07-01
HEAD AND HAND LaBoR.-The RI

HEAD AND HAND LABoa.-The Ban
gor Wing has the following excelIen.
remarks on the subject Of labor:
What honest vocation can be man,
ed that does not contribute, in n grea-
ter or less degree, TO the enjoyment
of man? 1t may be humble, indeed,
but it goes to swell the mighty acgre-
gate; it may he the rili that trickIes
from the mountain side, but it diffuses
fertility through the valley, and min
giles its drops at last with the ocean.
The true American motto is and must
be--marked upon our foreheads, writ
ten upon our door posts-channeled
in the earth, and waited upon the
waves-Ldustry--Labor is Honora-
BILE, and idleness is dishonorable, and
care not if It be labor, whether i. be
the head or the hands. Away with
the miserable jargon of the political
economists, who write so complacent.
~ about the producing and non pro.
, 1843-07-01
Young PeOnle.

Whenever you hear a young Miss
~lecturing her mother on gen.i!iiy,
contradictipg her parents, pou;ing
and complaining whenever she cam
not have her own way, depend upon
it she will make a poor companion.-
In prosperity she will never be satis-
iied-in adversely she will despond
and complainant sickness she will
distress herself and all around her
never choose her for a life companion.
On the contrary, when you see n
mild, modest, unassuming girl, who
may be seen sometime mln;stering TO
the wants of poverty and sickness,
who is ever mindful Of the wants or
wishes Of her friends, and unmindful
Of her own, who is ever ready I re-
lieve distress by kind words and good
works, and who Eever publishes her
benevolent labors-she will make
your home a paradiss-she will cheer
you in prosperity-sustain you in ad.
versity--smooth and soothe tie pill
low Of sickness-she will indeed be
a treasure-wiih or without wealth
she is n pearl above all price.
When you hear young men sheer
ing at their old fashioned parents. or
listening to such remarks from others.
sighting or teasing their sisters and
brothers, disobliging and unkind to
servants and others. fond Of crumb-
ling, too lazy to keep up the fires or
get themselves a drink of water. such
a fellow is a bad Chance for a husband.
On the contrary. il he loves his pa
r%ents--is kind and obliging to his sis
tiers and brothers, industrious and
attentive 10 his business or his studies.
kind and considerable to the poor anG
unfortunste--he will be a good man
or a coed husband.
, 1843-07-01
Printer Looking Up.

A iourneyman Printer BY the name
of KELLEY, is a candidate for the
Pennsylvania Legislature liom the
Philadelphia District.
The above paragraph is from the
Philadelphia Saturday Courier, and
to our notion is peculiarly rich
Printers looking up! Well, as Addi-
son saws in one of his Incompatible
ESSAYS, that sentiment can pass
The editor of the Courier may be n
bright particular star in the firma-
ment Of letters for aught we know
he NAV possess the erudition Of 4
Johnson and the phiIosophic prolundi-
ty Of Newton-the whitening sar-
casm of a Jeffiries or the boldness of
thought Of 4 Mackintosh-but in our
opinion, he is decidedly the smallest
quill driver that ever wasted ink and
paper. Printers looking up! Does
the editor suppose that the gentleman
referred to will be honored by a seat
among a body of blockheads, not one
IN ten OF whom possesses a moiety OF
the ability that distinguishes the mem-
bers of the 'art p~reservative Of all
artsr We venture to assert that in
a printing office containing fifty jour-
nevmen, there will be found more
learning. intelligence, and sterling
good sense, than ever fell TO the lot
Of an equal number of Legislators in
any State in the Union. The bright
est names on the pagesof history be-
long to Printers, and in our own day
and generation we can point to-
prominent actors on the stage of life
who are proud Of the profession which
first engaged their attention and pre-
pared them for future usefulness.-
Painters looking up! We can as
sure this 'snatcher up Of unconsider-
ed %trifles,' that printers generally look
doun on the brainles< starvlings who
crowd the learned professions in eve
~ city in the acknowledgements
CITY.
, 1843-07-01
Rates of Advertising.

One square. of Is lines or less, for the frs,
Insertion 81; for each subsequent insertion ff
Y cents. A reasonable deduction made to
hose who advertise by the year.
Communications or advertisements ola per
, ,nal nature (whcn admissible,) will be charg.
ID double the usual rates, and payable %invaria,
" in advance.
II For announcing candidates, 50 each,
Ivarisbly in a advance.
advertisements Except for yearly adver.
sers, should in all cases be accompanied by
,ritten directions, as to the number Of inser.
ons; if mot, they will be published till forbid,
and payment cXacted.
, 1843-07-01
TERMS OF P~URIICATION.

THE RADICAL is issued every Saturday Morn.
ing, at $3.50, if paid within six months, and
If payment be longer delayed. Three Dollars
will be exacted.
TTo a club of Three or more subscribers,
Ii paid in adrance,) Two Dollars.
No paper discontinued until all nrrearages
are paid, except at the option of the Editors.
pPostmasters are authorized by law 10 for.
ward money to newspaper publishers, FREQ Of
charge. All letters to the Editors, by mail,
must be Fosr PAID.