Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-08-25

very playful and the birds are musical Il
IS an assimilation of hostile natures which
iulhs much scripture. This room attracts
ana delights all visitors. A friend who went
WIN me is in treaty with the proprietor of
the Happy Family" and is not unlikely TO
tempt him across the Atlantic.
In former letter ] spoke Of Liverpool as
having been extensively and pro6tably en-
gagged in the slave trade have since ascer-
tanned that It's sins, in this respect, were of
the deepest and darkest hue An extensive
block OF stores on the quay, erected by
Merchants engaged in the slave trade. took
the name of "Goree Piazza" which they
still retain. George Frederick Cooke the
great tragedian, who came OH the stage here
IN l7T9, TO play Richard the Third. after
having knelt too devoutly at the shrine of
Bacchus, was loudly Kissed, but after resoIute
efforts TO hiss and pet him off finally OBJ
tanned hearing, and addressed the audi
ence as follows: tfI
at is hard enough TO submit TO the dep-
radiation OF such profession as that in
which appear, but II is the lowest depth of
disgrace to be compelled to play the buffoon
for the amusement of set Of wretches. ey-
cry stone of whose streets, every brick Of
whose houses, every block of whose docks.
is grouted and cemented by the blood and
marrow OF the stolen and murdered African"
II is added that the indignant and wither-
ing rebuke Of a drunken pay-actor was more
effective in arousing the shame or singing
the conscience Of the Liverpool African
Merchants, than the appeals Of Clarkson or
| Wilberlorce i's
This rebuke ofthe African Merchants of
Liverpool reminds me Of an incident that oc-
Cured at Mr. O'ConnelPs, in Dublin. While
in the library waiting for Moo, we were
struck with two links of an ugly looking iron
cham and broken manacle, which hung in
the room, and after some speculations about
the probability Of its having been used by the
government to enslave or Cypress some of
the patriots of 1898, Mr. orc. entered. and
beiere we left, Bishop Hughes remarked to
MN that we were curious to know the bisto-
ry OF that broken chain. "That chain" re-
Piled Mr. &C, "reveals sad history of cru
city to stolen negro, from whose leg il was
taken. | fear America is implicated, but of
this am not sure"-here he was INTERRUPTED
by committee, and we lost the remainder
Of his story.
NV ouuCh WituNe nerCulean
strength of the Liverpool Dray Horses, than
which the world does not produce finer ami
mails: The drays to which they are attached
weigh ton. Iscarcely dare tell how enor-
mously they load these drays, lest the state
ment should be discredited. We saw one TO
which two horses were attached, drawing
five hogsheads Of sugar up street of an ele-
walton equal to that Of State street opposite
the Evening Journal Office. And this SEEM
ed but moderate load.
We had some amusement but not much
difficulty at the Custom House, where those
of us who landed in Ireland found our
trunks, &c. The officers were very cour-
teous to me, and though had package of
sealed letters, that ought to have gone into
the mail, and few contraband Periodicals.
they allowed them to pass. Father DeSmet,
who has trunk of Indian ward robes. war
implements, medicine bags, &c, was let
through for triie; but Bishop Hughes, for
whom friend had put up two small bottles
OF snuff (about pound,) had to pay duty
OF eighteen shllings, or 81 "You must do
this, sir" said the officer, "in honor of the
Queen"-"lor which / should like to give
Her Majesty PINCH" replied the Bishop
If the snuff is as good as the pan, should
not object TO pay the duty.