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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

sEP A young lady who spent several weeks in
the neighborhood of the Penobscot tribe of Indians
at Old Town, Me-, gives in the Morning Star, the
following description of their religion and their
funeral ceremonies:
They are very Jealous in their religious cere-
monies priest from New Brunswick visits
them twice year, when every one is sure to have
laid up sum Of money sufficient to get his many
sins pardoned and to absolve the sins of his de-
parted friends, who may have died without par
don.
Their funerals were curiosity to me, and hav-
ing the privilege of attending one, will relate
some particulars concerning it, When we arrv-
ed at the meeting house, nearly fifty were collect
ed together in circle around the corpse. That
which contained the body resembled a common
box more than a coffin, being both rough and un-
painted scarlet cloth was thrown over il. AT
ter we had seated ourselves and were admring the
splendid pictures which were hung up before us,
and the long waxen tapers that burned in broad
DAYLIGHT our ears were saluted by the most heart
rending cries that ever heard, which were kept
up nearly five minutes, when four men arose, tied
a rope around each end Of the coffin, then taking
| hold carried it out. The others then folio we'd in
a manner similar to our funeral professions, all
the time making the most doleful sounds. The
burial ground was but a few rods from the house.
In the center is a cross, ten or twelve feet high
and at the head of each grave instead Oft stone,
is small cross. While walking to the grave,
they went very slowly, and bowed themselves al
most TO the ground; when they arrived at the rest
ing place of the dead, the coffin was opened, and
the friends of the deceased dropped in few bits
of money, as they said, to pay her passage till she
could get employment in the new world Three
spermacetti candles were also laid beside the body
it was then nailed up and let down into the grave
the feet lower than the head They all helped tC
cover it up, some with their hands, others will
their feet, so that in few minutes it was entirely
buried. They then all turned and their mourning
was changed into joy, for they went home dancin!
and singing in the most merry manner. The
loud acclamaons of joy and mirth were nov
equal to the mourning and sorrow which they hat
so short time before exhibited. M. A, P. H
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10
THE LITTLE BLIND BOY.
BY MRS. NJ. L. BAILEY.

The incident on which the poem is founded isl
this. STAKEHOLDER, passing with his slaves from
Virginia, through Ohio, to Missouri, sold little
blind boy, the only son of his mother, and she Il
widow, and then separated them forever, BY the
way, it was the same STAKEHOLDER who brought the
suit against DR.. Brooke of Clinton county, which
gave occasion for the famous decision Of our SUI
IRENE Court, that every slave, the moment he was
introduced by the will Of his master in this State,
became free.
The poor child was sold for one dollar!-Phi-
lanthropist
Come back to me, mother! Why linger away
From thy poor little blind boy, the long weary
day?
l mark every footstep list to each tone,
And wonder my mother should leave me alone!
There are voices of sorrow and voices Of glee,
But there's no one to joy or to sorrow with me;
For each hath of pleasure and trouble his share,
And none for the poor little blind boy will care!
My mother, come back to me Close to thy breast
Once more let thy poor little blind one be press'd :;
Once more let me feel thy warm breath on my
cheek,
And hear thee in accents of tenderness speak
" mOCner! i've no one 10 love lle-llO HedrL
Can bear like thine own in my sorrows part;
No hand is so GENTLE no voice is so kind
o! none like a mother can cherish the blind
Come back to me mother! Why linger away
From thy poor little blind boy, the long weary day
mark every foostep, | list to each tone,
And wonder my mother hath left me alone!
Poor blind one No mother thy wailing can hear,
No mother can hasten to Danish thy fear;
For the slave owner drives her o'el mountain and
wild,
And for one palry dollar hath sold thee, poor
child!
All! who can in language ofmortals reveal
The anguish that none but mother can feel
When man, in his vile lust Of mammon, hath rod
On her child, who is stricken and smitten of God?
Blind, helpless, forsaken, with strangers alone,
She hears in her anguish his piteous moan,
As he eagerly listens-but listens in vain
To catch the lov'd tones of his mother again
The curse of the broken in spirit shall fall
On the wretch who hath mingled this wormwooC
with gall;
And his gain like mildew shall blight and
destroy,
Who hath torn from his mother the little blind boy
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

anty, yea an evangelical Christianity, and the
Spirit Of God have very little to do with it. There
might be all the amelioratng influences Of Chris
tianty except that of real conversion, following in
the train of our efforts in every part of the world,
and even the instrumentaliy of prayerless church
might be sufficient for such an evangelizatlon.
The dome of some gorgeous and heartless estab-
lishment, with all its decency and refinement,
might be let down to cover every form OF IdoIatry
and heathenisln, and to bring all tribes and com
munities of the gentle world in obedience to Its
rubrics and beneath its power. But what then
would be ganed' Why, this spiritual quacke[y on
vast scale, this healing ofthe worlds hurts slight
w. would only put off to more distant period the
real prevalence of Chrst's kingdom, and render I
thousand times more difficult the real redemption
of mankind from sln.-G. b. Cheerer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

Reasons ,ohy do not desire to be great.-1. |
cannot succeed if try.
Q. If could, there are so few who would know
enough to appreciate my greatness, that should
be regarded as fool more extensively than what
| now am.
8. have something better with which to busy
my attention.
Reasons 'Ohy one should not notice an insult. =
to the hands Of the insulter
O. Because, man who seeks to injure another
is beneath the notice of the wise and good.
g. Because our enemies often tell much trutt
about us, and it is well to bear it and be humble
A. Because God has commanded us to over
come evil with good.-B.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

Mr. Geo. Lynch, of New Orleans, sent his slave
muIatto boy about twenty-five years Of age, tc
When he was put into the yard and while the
negro overseer who is employed in that depart
ment of the prison, was making preparations t.
inAict the punishment the slave seized upon
Ratchet and inflicted several severe, and it is sup
posed, mortal wounds upon his own forehead will
the blade.-Bee, 9Th.
Had this man, that preferred death to the dis
honor of stripes, been Roman, his name woult
have been sounded in the poetry of ages.
These incidentals illustrate the usages of socie
ty, and prove that slaves would not be free if the
could.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10
R ZIG OU 8 q.
ReMgiOu Of Imitation and Experience.

The dif1eren ce between the religion of expert
ence and that of imitation, is theme which at this
crisis is occupying many minds;-no is this won
derfu for it is all the difference between mission
airy. piety, and piety of pride, intolerance, and
set-indulgence. lnthe introduction ofour subject,
we shall, in few words, designate the two
The world is to be saved, if saved at ALL by the
religion of Experience, and not that of Imitation.
The religion of imitation is that of forms; the re-
ligon of experience is that of realities. The re-
iigon of imitation is Churchianity; the religion of
experience is Christianity. The religion ofimita-
tlon except when 1t oppresses is that of profound
quiet and weakness; the religion of experience is
that of conflict and power.
Imitation will do for calm times and poreeous
forms and rites, and magnificent cathedrals; but
experience is needed in the midst of danger in dens
ana caves OF the EARTH or to support the bare sim
Pi'olty OF the gospel. Imitation may be persecu-
ting religion, experience alone can be suffering
Enei limitation goes to books, school, forms, names,
INSTITUTES; experience to God. Imitation takes An
oo.ni' bernard, Calvin, Edwards, Branard, EN-
To ons' any th'ng, every thing, but Gods word
- i'1nce goes to the living TRUTH and drinks in
". ~ tHll'aton has the sembance of experience.
aOr 10 essence or Its power Imitation takes
az se0onu-hahd what experience originates. I'm.
ltatIon studies systems, and reads The Bible. &c
prove them Experience studies the Rihle and
reads human system for illustration In,;tot;on Is
not missionary spirit; experience is limitation
may fill the world with The forms of pietv and ;,I
most of its refining influences. You NAV brine
men away, in great measure from their vices. anG
YOU may'refne their manners, and yet bring then
no nearer to Christ. And here am constrained
to remark, that one of our greatest dangers in tn
Missionary enterprise lies in the fact, that so much
in reality may be done without the religion of ex
perience, the cooperation of the Holy Spirit
The world might be filled with nominal Christi
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

EDUcATIoN.-The following brief but beautiful
passage occurs in late article in Frazer's maya
zine:
Education does not commence with the alpha
bet. 1t begins with a mothers look-with faith
er's nod of appreciation, or sigh of reproof-with
sisters gentle pressure of the hand, or a broth
er's noble act of forbearance-with handfuls Of
flowers in green and daisy meadows-with birds
nests admired but not touched--with creeping ants
and almost imperceptible emmets-wth hummins
bees and glass beehives with pleasant walks il
shady anes-and with thoughts directed in swee
and kindly tones and words, to nature, to beauty
to acts of benevolence, to deeds of virtue, and t,
the source of all good, to God himself
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

90" Notwithstanding the extent to which Van
Buren, and his party have yielded and bowed to the
slave-power, the South is not yet satisfied, South
Carolina declares she will support the nominee of
the Baltimore Convention only upon condition of
the party re-pledgng itself to stand by and sustain
southern institutions; and the Democrats of the
slave States generally declare that unless Mr. Van
Buren, declares fully and satisfactorily his views
upon the subject of the annexation of Texas, they
will leave him to his fate, and run an independent
Texas and Oregon candidate, or vote for Mr.. Clay
american Freeman
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

BETTER TAKE THE BIBLE.-A rumseller, upon
being summoned to answer to the charge Of vio-
lating the church covenant, by traficking in ar
dent spirits, took along with him the statute book
and his license, but the church happening to have
bible, concluded to try him by that, whic by its
denunciations against sin, ruled out of the church
law, license, tavernkeeper and all. Church mem
bers better live so as to be able to make out THEN
defence from the bible, for by it they are to be
Judged at the last day; legal enactments and licen
ses to sin will avail but little then.-.M. Star.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10
State Agents.

The following gentlemen authorized by the State
Committee of the Liberty Party, TO act as their Agents in
this State in Lecuring collecting funds for the cause.
and obtaining subscribers for the Freeman,
*REv. GEORGE PUTNAM, Albany.
CHAUNcEY L. KNAPP, Esq, Montpelier.
Rev. JOHN GLEED. Wolcott
Rev. II. H. GARNET, Troy, N. Y.
Rev. C. C. BRIGGs, Randolph.
D. NICHOLSON, Esq. Walngford,
Rev. A. ST.. CLAIR. 4"
JOSEPH POLAND, Montpelier.
sour friends who wish to obtain the services Of Mr..
Putnam desired to correspond with the Editor Of .hS
freeman, at Montpelier, on the subject
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10
POET R Y.
From the Christian Freeman.
liberty RaIIying Cry.

The Liberty Rallying Cry,
Sons of Freedoms honored sires!
Light anew your beacon fires;
Fight till every foe retires
From your hallowed soil.
Sons of Pilgrim Fathers blest,
Pilgrim Mothers, gone to rest
Listen to their high behest,
Strike for Liberty!
Ministers of God to men,
Heed We not the nations SIM
Heavens blessing can we win
Eye falter now'
Men of blood now ask your vote,
Der your heads their banners float;
Raise, 0 raise the warning note,
God and duty call
Men ofjustce, bold and brave,
To the ballot-boX and save
Freedom from her opening grave
Onward brothers, on
Christian patriots, tried and true,
Freedoms eyes now turn to you;
Foes are many-are ye few?
Gideon's God is yours!
Norfolk, March %, 1874. S.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

If a conveyance were constructed, in which one
might take a safe and convenient passage to the
moon, how many would rush to secure that pas
sage at whatever expense. But though the car Of
salvation advertises free passage to the city Of
glory, the price having been paid by Jesus Christ
and though agents have been commissioned anc
scattered to almost all portions of the country, bu
few can be induced to accept ticket and go or
board. Reader, will you ?-B.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

A SUM IN ARIrHMETIc.-A friend wished one
of our neighbor editors the other day to insert in
his paper the following sum in arithmetic.
If Ill Liberty votes in New Hampshire in 49,
40 produced 5000 in 1914, what will 5000 give in
1949?
Our neighhor "a Wing edtor) remarked with
a comcal gravity that he could not see any utility
in that. Gin. Herald
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

PRorEcrIoN FOR TExAs.-President Houston
delivered speech in Houston, on the 10th lnst in
which he said that he had requested the Executive
of the United States previous to the conclusion of
the treaty for annexation, to pledge his government
Iigate himself to leave Texas in as good a con-
dillon for defence as he found her previous to the
opening ofthe negotiations"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10
DR.. B. F. RICHARDS
Rheumatic Liniment :
or REGULATOR on THE SYSTEM

Oh hEG CLHIOh OF THE SYSTEM.
This may be used in all cases of lameness, coughs
colds, eryspeas throat distemper burns flesh wounds
and in all where there is inflammation attending It
also specific remedy for dysentery, and should be ia
ken in all of pain. Most of toothache may be
cured by holding in the mouth enough around the
teeth; half spoonful is dose in cases; this
may be repeated fifteen minutes till it gives relief
in obstinate cases. 1t to warm up the system and
also to remove all morbid heat. All pulmonary cases
arise from colds and may be flung off in this way. To
be shaken before using No ARTICLES genuine unless pre-
pared by the INVENTOR by those Commissioners by him
All applications should be directed to B. F. RICHARD
East Middesex, VT.
All agents will have commission, signed
B. +. RICHARD.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

A petition from the wine growers of Narbonne,
states that the cultivation ofthe vine in France gives
employment to 100000 of persons, and that the
annual produce is worthG2O, 100000.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

Whittier says in his note accompanying the lines
on Texas-"Tell Clark that this can't be sung, be-
cause IFS Quaker Measure"
Clark says in reply-"Tell Whittier he need
not thiuk to write poetry that can't put to music
"What God hath Joined" &c
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

WARRINGTON COUNTY.
WaitSfeM, o Skinner
Worcester, Rev NJ Folsom
ORANGE CO.
Brad ford, J D Clark
BrookfeM, D Kingsbury
Do s NJ Bigelow
Chelsea, Harry Hale
COrinth, Rev A D Smith
do J Fellows
Fairlee, G May
Nepbury, Rev S Sias
Randolph, E Eastman
Strd,ford, A Warner
Post Mills, L Hinkley
Thetford, Rev A C Smith
w Topsham, Rev S Leavitt
TumJridge, w B Scott
Vershire, B o Tyler
cHITTENDEN CO.
Burlington, D Fish
Charlotte, C Grant
Hinesburgh, A Beecher
Wiiliston, w Fl French
ESSer, Col. S Page
ADDISON co.
" Ferris6urg Rv CPrindle
Cornwall, Rev Mr. Wright
TIergenneS, A Sprague
FRANKLIN co.
Enosburg, z Fuller
Montg ] Martin
st Albans, l. Brainard
CALEDONIA CO.
Hardtcick, w Wheatley
Lyndon, Mr. Skinner
DO FL ~.-., NV L u Rust
Walden, S Farnsworth
ORLEANS CO.
Albany, Rev G Putnam
Barton, W Seaver
Coventry, ] Hurd
Crqftsbuyy, A Simpson
do E Cook
Glover, Rev r Mason
Greensboro, G II Page
Holland, G Robinson
Hasburgh, Rev ] Clark
Az A. n @.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

Iowa LANDS. Contracts have been made for the
subdivision ofsiXty townships in the new purchase.
The surveyor general has ommended tho mn,o
date survey and sale of all the land lately purchas
ed from the Sacs and Foxes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

BACK DUES. Tie colorod citizens of Wane
county have sent in a petition to the New York
Legislature, praying that the services of the black
citizens while in state of slavery, up to 1897,
may be paid, amounting to twenty-five millions Of
dollars
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

Oh! how my heart leaped as she shot around the
STERN and rose on wave far over our lee quarter,
shaking the water from her head if in delight to
find her shelter again.
The chains were fastened, and | never pulled
with such right good will on a rope as on the one
that brought the boat up to the Vessels SIDE. AS
the heads of the crew appeared over the buWarKs,
could have Rugged the brave fellows in transport.
AS they stepped on deck not question was ask
ed-no report given-but "FOrlGard, menP broke
from the Captains lips. The vessel was trimmed
to meet the blast, and we were again bounding on
our way If that squat had pursued the course OF
all the former ones, we must have lost our crew;
but when nearest the boat, (and il seemed to me
the foam was breaking not hundred rods OIL the
wind suddenly veel ed and held the cloud IN check,
so that it swung around closely to our BOWS. ne
poor sailor was gone; he came not back again.
| 1t was his birth day ,-25 years old,-and also MS
death day. Whether, bold swimmer, he saw at
distance his companions hunting hopelessy TOR
! him, and finally with his heart growing cold IN de-
spair, beheld them turn back to the ship, and the
ship itself toss its spars away from him forever, or
whether the sea soon took him under, we know
not We saw him no more-and gloom fell on
the whole ship There were but few in all OF us
on board, and we felt his loss 1t was wild and
dark night Death had been among us, and had
left us with sad and serious hearts. That night
as | walked to the stern and looked back on the
foam and tumult OF the NeSSel Wukej III WHlCH
the poor sailor had disappeared, instinctlvey
murmured-
"Oh! sailor boy, sailor boy, never again
Shall love, friends or kindred thy wishes repay
Far, far from thy home, down deep in the mar
Full many score tathom, thy frame shall decay
"Days, weeks, months s ages shall circle away,
But still the vast waters above thee shall roll
Earth loses thy pattern forever and aye:
o sailor boy, sailor boy, peace to thy soul! !"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

SpUNK.-Atth the recent election it N. H. the town
of New London voted two days for moderator
They succeeded in offecting choice at the fort'-
eth ballot.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

LoweH, ] D Harding
Morgan, Rev d Packer
Troy, A J Rowell
LAMoILLE co.
Cambridge, NJ Stafford
Eden, c Fisk r
EImore, Dea Camp os
Hydepark, E P Fitch
Johnson, A w Caldwell
MorriSt0lOn, J West
StOtO, B II Fuller .o.
WaterUiile, H A Fisk
do Cd Page
W )lcOtt, ] Smith
WINDSOR CO.
bethel, Rev D Field
CGUendiSh, Rv w F Evans
Chester, o Hutchinson
Rochester, Rev VIM Scales
Royaton, D Woodward
Sharon, P Metcalf
Woodstock, T Hutchinson
RUTLAND CO.
Brandon, ] w Hale
RWtland. r R Thrall
WallingJord, Rev Mr. Con-
stantine & d E Nicholson
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Rockingham, Rev Mr. Bar
Dor.
Touonshend, w r Skater
Wilmington, OIL Shafter
WardSbOro'. DR.. d Hyde
Hammonds Mills, Dr.. s r
Billings
jamaica. Rev NJ SpAnras
Fayetteville, E Atwood
DOuer, P P Perry
BENNINGTON CO.
Manchester, u Roberts il
| Matteson, No. Bennington
Lemuel Bottum, SALISBURY
John Landon, Factory Point
Sherman Paris, Dorset
E S Sherman, w. Rupert
Dea. Hurd, sandgats
DR.. Mickey, Arlington
Lawrence Co., N. Y.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

q 3 ARKER'S Cough Syrup, ofthe best med
n icnes for cough cold any disease of the lungs
for sale by s. p. REDFIELD
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

ID LUE and Black Ink of the best quality, for
n D sale by the bottle or gallon s. P. REDFIELD.
March l4th. lift
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

Miron Owen, Potsdam, st. Lawrence Co., N. Y.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-05-10

Come back to me, mother! Why linger away
From thy poor little blind boy, the long weary