The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-08-03
General Intelligence.

LETTER OF WILLIAM PENN. A let
ter from a Governor of Pennsylva-
MIA TO the Indians, is likely to be an
interesting document to many read
ers, and we therefore subjoin from
the Doylestown Democrat, an au-
then,ic letter from William Penn to
certain aborigines residing within the
bounds of the province. 1t is an in
teresting document:
Willsam PENIS Letter 10 the Indians Of
Pennsylvania
ENGLAND, 2lst I'd mo. 1852.
The Great God, who is the pow
or and wisdom that made you and
me, incline your hearts tor righteous
ness, love and peace. This l send
you to assure you Of my love, and to
desire your love to my friends; and
when the Great God brings me among
you, l intend to order all things in
such manner, that we may all live in
love and peace one with another,
which hope the Great God will in
cline both me and you to do. seek
nothing but the honor Of his name,
and that we who are his workman
ship, may do that which is we'll pleas
ing to him. The man which deliv-
ers this unto you, is my special
friend, sober, wise and loving, and
you may believe him. I have al
ready taken care that none Of my
people wrong you; by good laws l
have provided for that purpose; nor
will l ever allow any of my people
to sell RUMME to make your people
drunk. If anything should be out
of order, expect when leone it shall
be mended, and l will bring you
some things of our country that are
useful and pleasant to you.
So rest in the love of God that
made US.
am your loved friend,
WIN. PENN.
1 read this letter to the Indians by
aninterpreter, the 9th mo, 1852.
THO. HOLM.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT. A sad ac-
cident took place astSunday after
noon on the Lehigh and Susquehan-
nah railroad, about three miles fiom
Wilkcsbarrc. A letter from that
place in the U. S. Gazette, states the
particulars as follows:
Mr.. Theodore Titus, wife and son,
lad about fourteen years of age,
Qhe two latter Of whom had been
out on q visit to the husband at his
mills, near the Lehigh,) were coming
in their own conveyance, q truck car,
10. Wilkesbarle. They had, with
the aid of a common BRAKE, simply
come down the tunnel plane. and the
first plane of Solomon's Cap, Ito
reach the level below, there are three
planes.)
On reaching the head Of the Sec
ond plane, one mile and rod in
length, descent one foot in ten, Mr..
Titus was requested to put on the
SHOES of the car, Il safeguard beyond
all contingencies. But unfortunate
ly, feeling confidence in his power
of control over the car, he neglected
to take the advice given, and dlso-
beyed the express and positive Or
ders of the Lehigh Coal and Trans
portatioh Company, which are, that
no car should pass the planes with
out the SHOES. Husband, wife and
son, started on the descent--it was
but moment before it was discover
ed that all command of the car was
lost, and sweeping with lightning
like rapidly, the doomed freight was
scattered at the bottom of the plane
the wife, almost mangled mass,
| life instantly extinct-the husband
bruised, lacerated, senseless-the son
with skull fractured, and dangerous
if not mortal wounds, as the result.
DISTRESSING ACc1DENr.-As the
cars were leaving the depot Of the
Chas'town Branch railroad for Fresh
Pond, last evening, at o'clock, a
car loaded with stones was attached
to the train for the purpose of NOV
ing it upon the road short distance,
and after getting Roadway, about a
hundred rods from the depot, was