Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-20
MY sojourn i'm New-YOrk and vicinity.


Nv soiourn I'm Ne,y.York and vicinity.
During my stay in the City, my stop
ping place was at the Graham House,
kept by ROsoeH Cess. 60 Barclay Street.
The location is convenient and pleasant.
Friend Goss keeps an excellent house.
He is kind and accommodating. All is
quie: and agreeable. Regularity. choice
quality and abundance in the furnishing
of the table. A greater variety than
would be demanded by those who choose
to practice self-denial. A shower bath
gratis as often as desired. Whoever
wishes for good tare- al boarding house,
will fnd it with ROstoelI Goss.
spent several days visiting Staten ISL
and, Jersey City, Newark, Camptown
and Brooklyn and vicinity, to see if land
could be found on which TO locate, that
we might have lillle opportunity for cul-
itivating the soil, as we have been accus-I
toned to do, while publishing the paper.
Blu. found nothing of this kind that would
be in all respects desirable. Lett with the
conclusion to take city residence for
time.-- Do not know yet how we are all
to be reconcied to it. We love pure air,
and room and opportunity 10 exercise In il.
Was accompanied and aided through my
tramp. by my excellent friend, John HGd-
son, who generously defraYed all my iraI--
cling expenses now in steam boats,
now in cars, then on foot, and then in his
own private carriage. His great kind
ness will not soon be forgotten.
Ilectured at Newark and Camptown to
attentive audiences. At the former place,
for the first time, so far as l now remem-
Der, addressed an audience in the open
dir. The friends of freedom had hall at
their disposal. But they bought many
would be induced 10 congtegate on The
common and listen, who would not dare to
attend free meeting in house. II was
so, no doubt. Such is the power of tyr
annous public sentiment. felt myself
strangely situated. But every thing was
peaceful and quiet. AT both places inqui-
nv has commenced its work. and it can not
be stopped or stayed.
Lectured in New ork, on Sundays.
On the former Of the two, the meeting was
held in ST. Johns Hall. occupied by so.
ciety calling themselves the One. Mentl-
ans" They are communists. Have
purchased 600 or 800 acres of wild land,
10 Pennsylvania. about loo miles from
New-York City. Have paid for their
land and commenced clearing it. Have
20 or 80 acres under way.l Had but one
meeting. A good time. On the latter,
had three meetings = morning, afternoon
| and evening = in " College Of Physicians
and Surgeons, occupied by VIM. Henry
| Claiming, who was at the time in she
country. Thanks TO the friends who de.
frayed the expenses of these meetings.
Audiences highly iutelligen:-much above
the mediecrity Of city audiences = ant
ready to engage in the work Of reform
and progress. Many Of them have Ions
: been painting for freedom. and doing wha
they could TO obtain il for themselves an,
others There is great field for effectu
al labor in the City and vicinity. A grea
: work for a paper to do, published there
which it could not do, published 10 III
country. And then it can do more in tn
\ country,too, at large, published in the city
D than published in any part Of the country
While in the City. at the suggestion {
friend. for the irst time in my life.
visited theatre. wished to know 70
myself what goes on there Thank th
e friend for .nesugges.ion, and for defrayiu
9 The expense. Il was time and none
. we'll spent-just as il would be TO aiien
! a religious performance. if were astraI
ger 70 religious performances. The tn