The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-09-07
From the True Wesleyan.
Letter from an Old Disciple.
CornavollsuiAe, Izy 30, 1913.

left the Utica Convention, my. fears
have been that we should be forgot
ten in this place; but as I am in
formed through the True Wesleyan,
that you have preachers engaged to
travel as missionaries through the
country, take this opportunity of
writing to you, though l believe I
spoke to you and brother Cyrus
Prindle, at the Utica Convention,
and gave you my name and resi-
dence.
| have been a member of the
Methodist E. Church rising of fifty
years, and as it was said of John
Wesley, so it has been said Of me by
the members Of the Nj. E. Church,
that [ am old and feeble, and that
am easily persuaded to any thing.
But l do not feel discouraged, broth
er Scott. There were but three Of
us when Melhodism was first plant
ed here. l am the only one left of
the three the other two having gone
to their reward. Four of us have
Withdrawn from the NJ. E. Church
in this place, on account of Epjsco-
pacy and slavery, and others we be-
lieve will do so.
sseWe meet twice a week, on Thurs
day evening, and on the Sabbath at
two o'clock, to pray for Gods bles-
sing on our efforts. We beg an in
terest in the prayers of all true Wes-
leyans, that we may be instrumental
in his hands of fastening the coming
of his kingdom, and that his will may
be done in all the earth.
Believe me your brother in Christ.
JABEz HUBBARD.
A Commercial Fact Ulustr0timg the
Progress Of the Temperance Reform.
A gentleman, who has long been extern
sively engaged 10 the glass ware aud
crockery business in this city states, that
formerly, he uniformly had six pains Of
decanters, put up in every crate of ware,
which he brought into the city; but at
the present time, he does not sell more
than one pair of decanters to a hundred
crates. Some years since people began
to bring in to him their decanters to ex-
change for other articles, till they accu-
mulated on his hands SO that he was
obliged to decline exchanging. lie
wrote to a manu- acturer of glass ware in
Massachusetts, stating that he had a
quantity Of rich, cut glass decanters on
hand, which he wished to exchange, and
stated that if the change could be effect
ed, he would take the most unsaleable
article of glass ware he had. The man
uiucturer returned for answer, that the
most unstable article be had on hand
was rich cut glass DECANTERs. - Maine
Washingtonjan Journal.
IMMIGRATION ExTRAoRDfNARY.- The
New London Advocate announces the
arrival at that port, as passengers, in a
schooner from st. Mary's, Of negro,
his wife, and three children. The facts
in relation to their visit to New London,
are represented as follows:
'The man Dob Hull, by nancy is
about sixty years of age, and number
of years ago, while slave, was enabled
by over-work, to purchase his freedom.
He was then the father of one child, now
ayoung man grown. He acquired some
property, and afterwards purchased
wife, by whom he has two children
These two children, with mis- wife and the
young man, were, by the laws of Geor
gia, his Slares. And by these same
Georgia laws, negro is prohibited from
holding slaves, or owning any movable
property, on penalty Of its being seized
and sold for the benefit of the State; but
he may possess real estate. Not long
since, an overseer ian Irshman) on
Deighboring plantation, became acquaint-
ed with Bob's situation, and resolved to
inform the authorities, who would, ac-
cOrdimg 10 Jaw, seize Bob's movable
property, alias his wife and children, and
sell it for the benefit of the State, one
half Of the proceeds going to the inform
ant. A friend of Bob's got an nklng
OF what was going on, and informed him
of the nature Of the law, and of the pen
atty of lis infraction, but he contrived to
get his wife and children into Florida,
though he was himself arrested. But
the authorities of Florida refused to have
any thing to do with free negroes from
other States, although they permitted
them to remain there until Bob could get
a vessel to bring them off; intending,
when he arrived here to proceed to Ohio,
Another reason why he wished to get to
a free State was, that in case he should
die, his children might inherit his prop
erty, which they could not do in Georgia,
being liable to be sold, with the rest of
his estate, to the highest bidder. Before
leaving St. Mary's he employed friend
to arrange and dispose of his property,
and it is said he will realize handsome