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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-12
ANTI cry.

We copy the following Letter, at The
special request of several individuals
Though long, it will! richly repay thor,
ough perus.,.
MR.. RANEStN'S LETTER.
To Pres6ylerians Old and New School,
opposed 10 GLl0aoinS Tile practice Of SIave
holding III the CA@rcA
BRETnREN IN the LORD:
Pera.lt me, us the chairman of com
miltee appointed for the purpose, to ad
dress you on subject Of painful interest.
You have doubttess Witnessed with deep
sensations a manifest determination, in
each Of the late Assemblies 10 allow, un-
reproved, the practise OF sinvehoiding in
the church. Ole Assembly suppressed
The right Of petition, and even that of dis
cussion, in order to protect the practice Of
holding human beings as property; The
other, af.er discussion during three days,
in the full b'aze Of light, not only refused
to reprove the horrible practice. bul rccev,
ed two seIfcOns' itutcd $IavehoIdjng synods
into connexions, wilhou, any mpeiling con-
s,ilu;iona obligation. This shows clearly
u determination to allow The practice of
slaveho,dmg to exist in the church with
out reprooi, The reception Of those sy-
mods, without constitutional obligation, was
an indirect vote that slavehotdlng is con-
Sisteut wiki christian character and pro.
feSsiou. Thus while there was an abso-
lu.e reiusli 10 reprove Slaveholding there
was an Indirect vote DECLARING it no sin.
The Presbyterian church, ever since, and
even before the Assembly formed, has
allowed the practice Of slavehoIdng 10
the great grief Of many of her most pious
members, And for upwards of twenty
years have petitions been before the AS
sembv asking the action of that body
against practice so derogatory TO the
christian name but without success. II
any rebuko was given it WAS covered
with a sIIvo lh't rendered it atoulvc. -
Never IN IA single mstauce has The eXer.
else Of dlScip Inc been cnjoned; aud yet
there has heen no period in which The
GeneraI Assembly was 50 ignorant as not
10 know lh1t sIavehrldjog is the worst
form OF oppression The sin OF the Gen
erai Assembly in this respect, has ever
been against light. Ever since The m'ro-
duc,ion of slavery into the coon'ry the
subject has been ST continually discussed
that no intelligent body OF men could be
ignorani Of the egreglouS wrong OF maxi
ing me0, women aud ch;ldreh property,
rs If beasts. There is no ground for SET
ting up the p lea of Ignorance on behalf OF
any intelligent body Of men, in reatioo 10
the sinu|nrsS Of slavery Nor, Indeed,
in behalf of any denomination of pro.
fessed chrs'i,ns, how ignorant SO ever i;
may be. All the ignorance on that sab
jtct has been, and still is, wiIiul aud per-
verse.
When the late division took place, ma
nv took sides with the New School part,
because that branch had but lIttle interest
10 the slave States, and consequently, IN
der least temptation TO allow the practices
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-12
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Anti-slavery nymn.--A Parody.

Anti-slavery nymn.--A Parody.
AIR -From GreenianFS ley Mountains
From Piymouth's rock of story,
From Coucord's field of blood,
Through many a woodland, hoary,
Der many rolling food;
o. old plains scared with baIle,
BY old shrine> rich with prayer,
The sounds Of conflict rattle
And vet no sword Is there.
Bu Ike a clarion, loudly,
Der s'oried hill and glen,
Tie call is swelling proudly
From the deep hearts 1t men-
'Up, up from hill and valley,
FtOn river, shore and sea.
1t all the people rally,
The bleeding lave to free
81 host with host assembling,
The victory shall win;
Lo on his throne sis trembling,
The tyrau,, ia his SIM
Like foam by strong winds scattered,
In the Isles his strength hath gone,
His iron yoke lies shattered,
And sill the cry is" on"
Our fathers God our keeper,
Be ihDn, our strength divine
Thou seude>l forth The reaper,
The harvest all is ,hiue;-
RoI! on, roll ON his eI1duess,
TAI over every ,hur",
The II ood aud tears f sadness
Shall stain The earth no more.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-10-12
LEWIS IAppAN,s ADD.tssS.
Oct. 1913.

Mr.. Tappan delivered an address
at Classical Hall Brooklyn, some
DAYS since, in which he gave an ac-
count OF MS. recent visit To London,
he being one of the delegation to the
Wmld's Convention" from The Uni
ted States. From tie report of the
Erp,1sS we contact The tollowin9:
Pennington, the black prcachcr.-Mr.
Pennington, Of Hartford, Conn.,, who
is one of the blacklist men | ever
saw, was invited to make a speech.
and did so. He sat i'll the meeting
beside Lord Morpelh. In his speech
he said every thing in the right man
ner, and in the right way, and ord
Morpeth, in returning thanks, said
he did so in particular for the speech
Of" our colotcd bloIher," as he call
ed him, which speech lie said con-
WINGED him that such people could
adorn any situation that they were
called upnn TO fill. One oflhe Lon
don papers said that the speech OF
Mr.. Pennington WIS the second best
made at EXter Hall that day, and
they did not know but that it was
better than even Lord Morpcth's.-
Mr.. Pennington went over TO Eng
land in the Storage of ship, moi
being able to procure a passage III
the cabin, but was invited during the
voyage by the passengers and OH
cels inlo the cabin to preach tn
them. One little incident occurred
which will show the estimation in
which he was held in London.
was invited, with the other members
of the Unled States delegation, t.
the house of the celebrated MIS-
Opie, now about seventy years o.
ace, and the auIhorcss OF many eX-
crllent works. She said she had re.
ccivcd letter. 1t was from Broth.
, er Pennington. lie said that he wa;
verv sorry that he coult! not be one
of the parry, but having made twelve
anniversary addresses since his ar
rival in London, and being engaged
every night, he could not accept the
invitation, but hoped he would be
able to pay bis respects TO her be
fore he left. (Applause.)
was invited to a charter meeting
in which were several principal men
The English women love to be a
such meetings, and they have solree;
to breakfast and tea, at which lht
women as well as men assemble
and take great interest in the polll
cal addresses delivered. While one
of the members Of Parliament wa
speaking, a waiter cried out in
sienlorian voice, "lhe ev Nh. Pen
nington, from the United States. -
J his is the usual way of announce
ment where any distinguished per
sonago arrives. They had proba
bly, seen him at Exeter Hall, ant
considered him entitled to the atten
Mon. He came IN and took his sea
beside the chairman. Another h'9
mark of distinction was shown /
him. The University Of London ha
conferred upon him the degree {
Doctor of Divinity, so that allhoug
the humble Rev. James w. c. Per
nington went ouL in the Storage Of
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10

WAVES OF THE SEA MOTIVE POW
ER.-An English publication says that this
power, which has long been vaguely
known 10 exist, but the idea Of ever
bringing it into use never appears TO have
been even thought o., is Just now being
brought under notice by Y. A. Etzler,
who, by means Of some very simple ma
chineTy, has made the alternating perpen'
dicular motion of ship, b. the power
of the wave, subserYient to her horizontal
motion through the water. The mode Of
the application Of this power is thus des-
Cribed:
"To conceive how this power can be
brought into action, it is necessary to
know, that TO whatever height a wave
rises, II has no effect on the calm OF the
water below, further than depth equal
10 its height, and hence it is easy TO REM
der the power Of waves efficiently oter'
ing them q resistance; for the propulsion
of vessel, this resistance is obtained BY
connecting sort of platform placed be.
meath the dndulation Of the waves with
the vessel floating in them; and both ends
OF this platform, and brought up on each
side of the vessel, are strong connecting
rods, attached to arms working on an ax-
is TO these arms are fixed ratehetrods.
worked in tooth wheels, connected with
paddles, at every pitch Of the vessel the
alternate perpendicular motion causes
the paddle wheels TO revolVs. This is
the most simple application of the power
but, by proper arrangement OF requisite
machinery, fly wheel, &c, the motion Of
the vessel may be regulated as true as BY
the steam engine; and BY springs placed
in proper parts of the two floating bodies
namely, the vessel and the platform
all danger may be resisted, ,and cOncusslOE
rendered harmless. Mr.. Etzler caIcu
lates that twenty TO thirty miles per hou
can be easily and safely attained ny thes
means, and that taking into consderatlo
the duration Of calms, when there is Al
!, ways an unduIation Of the sea, the aver
age rate of velocity on long sea voyage
may be estimated at from ten to twen'
miles an hour. A perfectly successf'
r experiment has been made off Margarat
with the most simple mechanism, aud
! model is exhibited in the captains rool
, at LOyds for public inspection.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10
NEW sERIEs.-vOL, ". No. IL:

FINDEe PRoPHRTY. .-AB English Pa-
per states that at the last Devon assizes,
4 woman was charged and sentenced 10
a severe Imprisonment, fer apprOpFiating
10 her own use q sum Of money which
she found in the street. Th9 judge sta
ted the Law Of the case, and a. there ex'
lists much ignorance as TO the ownership
of lost property, we lay before our read
ers the decision Of the judge-Ghe law
and Justice in connexion with this sub
ject being the same ia England and Az
merica:
'If property is found in q public road !
which-has been dropped, the finding OF
that property does not give the finder any
right to it. He 10 bound in law and iuSs
iics to take that properly and keep il for
the benefit of the fair owner, and bound
in conscience TO try aud find him out
If property has any mark on it, fit have
the name on it, or fthe notes are inclos.
ed in a cover, with the address on it, the
duty is stronger, because there are the
directions to the owner and place Of res
idence. The finder is not guilty Of felO::
ny until he does an act showing that he
intends to appropriate the property 10
his own use; bat the keeping it Wiihout
endeaVoring TO find the owner, or any
attempt to sell or use it, is a larceny.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10
,nr MARcH OF ImpRovrnENr.-Rev.

THE MARCH OF IMPRUvHMENT. Rev.
DR.. ERerSOn, Of Salem, in his sermon
preached on the occasion Of the 3sth an.
niversary of his settlement, relates the
following auscdote. which gives an inter-
esting and amusing view of the facilities
of lravellingtwO hundred years ago, com.
pared with those We now enjoys
"Ssveral years after the settlement of
this place, four men undertook 10 go
from Salem TO Boston, by landau exc
pedition of such difficulty that il had new
OF been attempted by civilized man.
They accomplished the journey in four
days, and so extraordinary was it deemed,
that on the next Sabbath, they joined in
Offering note of thanksgiving and praise
for that guardian hand which had guided
them thrOu gh the tolls and perils OF the
way, and brought them to their homes
| in safety. Now, without toll and danger,
we are carried to the metropolis in thirr
| ty Eve minutss!"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10

Our readers are doubtless well ac-
ouainted with the familiar fable OF the
race between the rabbit and the tortise
The rabbit had so much confidence in his
pswers, and the tortise wen the Tace:-
An instructive lesson is contained in this.
There is no opponent SO weak but he may
be feared; and party has as often been
beaten by having too much strength, as
by wanting that requisite. We may be
ever so strong in fact, but our strength
avails nothing unless applied when and
where il is wanted. Every IOne should
reflect that possibly on his vote the cleo
tioD NAV depend, and act accordingly.--
There can be no cause for regret in glv~
ing heavy majority; but if defeated
the man who stays at home may Justly
accuse himself of being the cause OF the
defeat of bis own cherished principles
and sre any prepared TO incur the posi-
bility of this? We trust none. -South'
port Telegraph.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10
ENcouNTER WITH A PIRATE

Speaking Of a formidable pirate sad to
have been lately seen In theWest lndles'
the Richmond Star takes occasion TO give
the following particulars ofan encounter
with freebooters several years ago, in the
seine latitude, which have never before
appeared in print, but which are never
theless true. The general facts OF the
case are theses ,
Captain Robinson, now wealthy ana
much respected citizen of New York.
while in command of ship many years
AGO. at time when several Of the Euro
mean powers were at war, discovered one
day. ust as night was setting In, = sus
picious looking sail under his lee; but a.
| The stranger made no movement toward
him. he concluded that she was Probaol
one Of the many privateers which swarm
ed the ocean, The next morning n
discovered the strange sail nearer 70 hin
and yery soon became satisfied that sn
was not only hostile, but pirate, Il
had one gun, and an abundance Of sma
arms and ammunition on board, and to-
tunately good number Of passenger
i mostly men. When satisfied that ne ha
no alternative but TO fight or surrende
he assembled the passengers in the ca
= in, and told them that they must deel
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10

To SUNDRY PERSONS - When you feel
-FOUR passions rising, never cOnhne OF Fsr
press them. How many boilers have been
hurst by too close an imprisonment Of
their contentsf
Always proclaim the faults Of others.
There should be no secrets in TeP0blls
can government.
Never give up your opinion though yea
know YOU are wrong-it shows that you
have no Independence.
Whenever you attack your neIgh6or's
character. do it behind his back, SO as not
to wound his feelings.
Make it rule to keep company with
rogues and rascals, and then ii you
.SenId be prosecuted for any offence you
b.ve committed, and your comrades
sbonld he called as witnesses against you
nobodv will believe them, and so you will
get clear. M
or of pardOning belongs to the Covers
nor. :,
Wban YOU have done an act of charity,
publish il 10 othsrs-sO that they may do
90 loo. Besides every man can preach
best from his own notes.
Never pay your debts-it 10 unconsti-
tutional; for payment impairs the obliga.
tion ofa cantraCt, and even the legisla.
ture has no right TO DO that.
Temperance is great virtue-there.
fore always be moderate in the use oI
ardent spirits. Six glasses of sling be-
fore breakfast are as good as 3 thou
sand.
When you are in church, go to sleeps
Sunday is a day Ofrest.
. Never sweep your parlOr--it makes
!. confounded dust.
Never brush dswn cobweb-it b
mart off, spiders dwelling house, an
Is Of course his castle, and therefore is sa
cred. ~ ''il
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10

ROTARY KNITTING LOON -MrA.French
of Springfield, has after much labor and
study brought to perfection machine
which knits stockings and hosiery of all
kinds without seam or blemish, with =
rapidity and c6eapness hitherto unparal-
lelled. Each machine will knit one sock
per bou:, wkiIe one girl can easily tend
tan machines and FIVE hundred machines
may be driven by one horse power. Rev.
John Pierpont decIarhs it 10 be one of the
greatest mechanical inventions Of the
age. Unlike the clumsy cumbeTous stOc-
kingRmachines of former days, it weighs
but three pounds, and may be placed on
the centre table Of any lady's drawing
room. 1t will knit corton, woolen, silk,
OF any fabric from the finest to the coarest'
Northampton Dem.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10

ANncperp Of Pat power Of Dalragle.
When travelling in England, Pat had
made encounters with persons who were
attracted by his brogue end clumsy. aP,,
pearance. On one occasion he ordered
sumner. and while waiting for it he read
the newspaper. After some fine the
waiter laid two covered dishes on the
table, and when Power examined thell
contents, he found they we're two dishes
of smoking potatoes. He asked the wa
ter TO whom he was indebted for sucI
good fore, he sOinted to two gentlemen
in the opposite box. Power desired hi
servant 10 attend him, and directing biz
| in Irish, what to do, he quietly made ri
supper Of the potatoes, to the great
musement Of the Englishmen. Presen
| ly, his servant appeared with two NOR
covered dishes, one of which he lai
down before his master, and the other b.
fore the persons in the opposite box
When the covers were removed. the
was found in each a loaded pistol, Po'
er took up his and cock ed it, telling OF
Of the others to take up the second a
} suring them "they were at very prop
) distance for close shot, and It one fe
/ he was ready to give satisfaction 10 Y
: other" The parties Immediately Dolv'
+, without waiting for a second lnVl,ano
j and with them several persons Ia .he :
!, Joining box. AS they were all IN
), great hurry to pay their reckoning 70"
Ie Ssid for them along with bis own
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knew nothing, and which he had never
seen, and the proof of the fact before the
Jury, that he offered to retract all the OF.
fensive matter, shows the kindness OF
his heart and the purity of his motives,
and, in view Of these facts, we do con-
scieniiously believe thatGthe chief object
of Adams, urged by the leaders of the
federal party, has been to prostra!e Col.
Samuel Medary. aud destroy the useful
ness Of his press.
RESOLVED, That, under these circUm-
stances, we look upon this verdict, rem
dered by a partisan jury, under the aP.
peaIs of the bitterest and most vindicl-
i've partisan counsel, as an alarming evi.
dence Of the danger Of entrusling The in>
stitutions ot our country TO the hands OF
federalists.
RESOLVED, That the course of Thomas
Ewing, as counsel for Adams-his parIi
zan appeals to the parlizan prejudicss OF
whig jury, now TO come forward and
wreak their vengeance upon the devoted
head ofthe democratic editor--shows but
more concusiVely the baseness OF his
cowardly heart; and that his Oft repeated
rejection from responsible stations, by
the people ofhis country, but add to his
malignity, and his hatred of the free ex'
ercrse oi democratic institutions.
Resolved, That 10 Col. SAMUEL MEDA.
Rv we recognize the talented, faithful aud
fearless editor-the unassuming, urbane
and pentIemanly citizen--the kind neigh
bor-the warm harted, and devoted
friend whose private virtues we esteem
and admire not less than his enthusiastic
devotion to the cause Of democratic lib
ery. Federalism always delights to de
strOy such man.
RESOLVED, That the ONO STATEsMAl
is the true exponent OF democratic prin
cip!es-ihrough which they are truly
honestly and faithfully heraIded 20 tn
world in tones Of truth, which cause tn
sordid, corrupt, and craven hea rted enc
mics Of equal rights, 10 tremble uPol
THAR cowardly limbs; and these we be
lieve to be prominent among the cause
which would induce the enemies OF 1t
e0ltOr attempt W CIush tHo moh ""N P"'
alyze the press.
RESOLVED, That if contrary to ever
expectation which we now entertain, thl
most extraordinay verdict, shall be suG
tanned, it will become the duty of the de
mocracy of the state, if they would b
faithful Ia him who has ever been taitl
, full 10 them, to take upon themselves tn
burthen which federalism has sought
impose upon COL Medary; and We ful
believe that there is not a democrat
Ohio who would not gladly contribute
= his own hard, honest earnings, ratht
2 than permit him who has long stood ser
a incl upon our foremost watchtower,
: bear the blow aimed at him, solely Ee'au
E Of his unAinching fidelity to the demt
cratic cause.
i On motion, il was
RESOLVED, That the proceedings OF Il
If meeting be signed by its officers, puhlis
L ed in the Ohio Statesman, and all I
}, democratic papers troughout the State.
l. w. F. SANDERSON,
Preside
N SAMUEL WILSON,
le Vice Preside
"a n n THx,vu~, CaoraNorv
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10
TAKING THE CENSUS.
D. B. WRITE, Secretary.
scBNE IN A1ABAMA,
BY II. HOOPER, ESQ.

BY II. HOOPER, ESQ.
We Iode up enc day to the residence
of a widow, rather past the prime of life
-(iust st that period at which nature
supplies more abundantly the oil which
lubricates the hinges of the female
tongue) land hitchiDg 10 the fence "alk~
ed into the house.
Good morning, madam, said We, in
our usual bland and somewhat insinuating
manner.
tMornin',' said the widow, gruffly.
Drawing our blanks from their case,
We proceeded am the man, madam
that takes the census, and !.
| The mischief you are! said the Ole
termagant. 'Yes, I've hearn OF you
/ Parson W. told me you was coming, and
| told him list whstI tell you--that !
you said 'CIoth,' soap or chickens, t'
me, I'd set the dogs on ye.HereBull There
PompP' Two wolfish ours responded t
the call Of Bull and Pomp, by coming Il
the door, smelling at our feat. with
slight growl, and then laid down on tn
, steps. 'NoW, continued the old she-saV
age, sthem's the ssverest dogs in thi
/. country Last week Bill Stonecker
: two year old steer jumped my yard fenc'
; and Bull and Pomp TUX him by Il
\ throat, and they killed him aeore N
/ boys could break 'sln loose, to save u
J. world
4 yes, ms'am. said we meekly, 'Bu
: and Ponip seem TO very fine dogs
" you may well say That; what I I
Z them do, they DO; and il / was 10 81
h. them on your old horse yondeT, ihey
!. eat him Up Afore you could say ia
y Robinson. And it's iist what shall (
he | if youtry 10 Pry into my cOnsarns' In
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10

A MELANCHOLY STORY "A letter da-
ted on the lIth ulI., at Jacksonville,
East Florida, and published in the Savan-
nah Republican, relates the following
truly melancholy details ofan event that
lately occurred in the neighbarhood of
Alligator.
The father of the family. consisting of
a wife and Two sons, in the vicinity OF
that place was taken sick, and during his
illness, there being no food in the house,
the wife took the gun for the purpose oI
procuring game. Having wandered out
Of the way, she got lost, and after thre'
DAYS solitary adventure in the wilderness
she at last, weary and sick, found her
home. and her husband corpse! BE
ing unable TO act further, she sent hel
eldest boy TO the house Ofa neigh6or
some seven or eight miles of, for assist
ance. The little fellow. shorty after hi
arrival beneath the friendly roof, through
previous sickness and present sxcitemen
beyond his years, became ill, and OeioT'
, he could tell his tale, died. A few dayl
4 after the house was visited, when' on
8 deplorable sight! alongside OF the ia
/ shsr vas found the dead bodies OF his
+ ~;rs and remaining son! The tale !,
9 shor, hut true, They all had Perlshe0
d through starvation. The tear OF symPI,
= tbv will freely flow when recouu'lng Su'l
- nvauta
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-10-10

p,.xK RoADs.-This sort of . road IN
. new Woo country where forests abound has
saOn 40" fonnd both cheaper and more ad-
vsptaqeous VsU for draught, than McAdam
roads. and greatly cheaper than rail
roads. 49,.
roads, the cost Of construction being a
bout $4,000 mile.