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

DoohCy ~ SdIi1 vi balllmOTe, mas GER
tainIy been appointed Minister Resident
at ConstaniinopIe. in place of Com. Por.
ter'--iSoturday Museum.
Captain Neal, of the ship Tallahassee,
was recently blown overheard in q burri-
cane, between Liverpool and New York,
and Storage passenger was killed at the
same time by water cask dashing against
him. Captain Neal resided at Ports
mouth, n. H., and has left wife and
nine children to mourn his untimely end.
SATURDAY Museum.
! According TO the Free Labor Advocate,
published at New Garden, Ohio, a band
of save.catchers, consisting of loose tei-
ows from Kentucky and Indiana, have
been securing the whole of that region,
disturbing the peace of the neighborhood
and the quiet of families, in pursuit of a
few fugitives from bondage Fire arms
have been used, and two of the fugitives
have been shot,-Saturday Museum.
| The N. York Tribune says:-"A let
ter from Lexington, Ky, to a gentleman
in this city, states that Cassius M. Clay
was recently shot at while returning from
Madison, He was not injured however
His eloquent speeches and essays on
slavery have undoubtedly put his life in
Jeopardy"
WEALTu OF GERR1Tr SMITH, This
distinguished advocate of emancipation is
thus noticed by correspondent of the
Mercantile Journal, travelling in the State
Of New York " | visited Peterboro', the
residence of Gerrlt Smith, and me focus
of those immense transactions in The pur-
chase and sale Of landed properly, which
Hon. Peter Smith so long and so sue
cessfuly carried on. About forty five
years ago, Judge Smith purchased of the
Indians 10000 acres of land in one par
Gel, covering nearly the whole of the
present county Of Madison, for the sum OF
$225,00O He subsequently became the
largest andho|der in the State. His son
Gerritt, who some years since Inherited
the greater part of his fathers property,
now owns more than one million acres OF
land in the State Of New. Yorlt alone,
lying in fory-eight of its fhy-six coun-
ties. His annual Iand-tax is upwards of
ten thousand dollars!
A BEAUTIFUL PREsENT.-Thc
ladies of Hudson have presented the
steamboat Knickerbocker with a
mammoth bouquet of flowers, nearly
six feet in diameter. It is the most
exquisite piece of work we ever saw,
and reflects great credit upon the fair
donors, displaying as it does, their
skill in the floral art. 1t can be seen
on the promenade deck of the boat.
AJ6Gny alias.
The Charleston Mercury mentions
the arrival in that city last week by
railroad of train Of u cals, form
ing line of nearly a quarter of a
mile in length, with about $40 tons
offreight. The train was drawn by
one locomotive, built by Baldwin
and Whitney, Of Philadelphia.
EXTENSIVE RoBBERIEs. The Albany
Atlas states that a merchant of Perry,
Genesee Co., had his pocket picked of
about $4,000 on Saturday last, at the
railroad depot at Utica. He had taken
the precaution on leaving home to put
his money in belt around his person,
and had only taken it out to pay his fare
when some cheUalier d'ind~Strle bounced
on him and relieved him of no small load :,
with which he escaped scot free.
HAVING AN EYE TO BUSINESS. In
back township of Upper Canada, mag
istrate who kept tavern, sold liquor to
the people till they got drunk and fought
in his house. He then issued a warrant,
apprehended them, and tried them on the
spot; and besides fning them, made them
treat each other to make up the quarrel
Canada Temperance Advocate.
The Political Abolitonists ofths State,
at a Convention held at Canastota last
week, re-nominated ALvAN STEWART for
Governor, and G. o, SHEPARD for Lieu
tenant Governor, to be supported in
! l844.-N Y. Tribune.
DIR. BRoWNLEE, we regret to hear, still
continues in dangerous state. He had
a severe chill on Monday, and since that
time has been worse than he was before.
N. Y Tribune.
Hon. JAMES VANDERPeoL, an emf
nent lawyer of Albany, and for many
years one of the Circuit Judges of this
State, died at Albany on Thursday NOR
ning,-N Y. Tribune.
ANoTHER.-The Boston Atlas states
that Mr.. Geo. p. Willis, master car
penter and builder, of that city, had his
pocket picked while standing on Change
last Saturday, of wallet containing
nearly $4,000, The money consisted of
one $500 bill on the Massachusetts, Bank,
three 500 bills ON the EAGLE Bank, one