Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-09-06

ngs of their slaves at home, which are extorted
from them by the overseer's CORY lash. | should
think that the most of these put up at the United
States Hotel, the most extensive establishment in
the place. 1t has accommodated five hundred al
a time, and is said to have turned away some two
thousand during the present season for want of
room. The regular price for board is $l4 90 per
week. and the extra expenses for real gentlemen
at the gambling establishments, &C., must amount
to as much more at least. Almost every kind Of
gambling is carried on in, and around, these huge
buildings, without restraint shame To say
nothing about the card tables, at some of which
individuals are said to have lost from 1915 to g.,
600 90 in single night during the present week,
there are an abundance of bowling alleys, some Of
which are devoted to the special use of the ladies',
shooting galleries. billiard tables, &c., and very
brisk business is going on in them all. The IA
vorte place Of resort with a class of whiskered
young men is the shooting gallery. Here they are
instructed to follow in the lIustrious footsteps Of
the great embodiment of wing principles" An
iron figure, the size and shape of man, one side
covered with soft black paint, having white spot
Il
distance. The keeper of the establishments
whose business is 70 teach the young idea how t.
Shoot gives the juvenile gentleman information
how to stand, and how to hold his pistol, raise it
up, &c. When the fatal instrument is loaded and
handed to the gentleman, the question is asked
ARE you ready" to which he answers, Il am rea-
dy,' and the word fire. follows with the count
zone, two, three in quick succession. Before the
word three is pronounced, the pistol is dischar-
ged, and the bullet hits the iron-sided gentleman,
by which it is fatted, and a spot of paint removed
where the ball hits, which determines the place
where the charge takes effect upon the grim an
tagonst. Thirty-two shots, which are usually
made in half as many minutes, cost one dollar.
have been thus particular in describing this kind
oftraining, for so far as have seen, it is made
matter Of instruction more than of game, for the
special benefit of those wings who are expecting
offices under Henry Clay's administration I'm
less they become gentlemen, it is utterly foolish
for them to aspire to promotion under his reign,
and if they expect to become accomplished in the
arts and favorie habits of Mr.. Clay and his sons,
it is high time they were practising with the pis-
tol and bowie knife
Beside the free colored people now in the place,
who are estimated to number from three to five
hundred, there are quite number of slaves here,
who attend upon their masters, their children &c.
Night before last, company of these strangely
disappeared, and have not yet been heard from. -
They probably took passage in the underground
railroad. have sought every opportunity to in
form such as are brought here, that they have Il
claim and right to their own souls and bodies, su-
perior to that Of any other being except their Ma
ker. A coored band have been here ''discoursng
sweet music" to US several days, and it was sweet
music indeed. They have now gone to Williams
town to assist in the commencement exercises OF
William and Marys College, but are to return or
Saturday. The only reason OF their being employ
ed in preference to others is, because they are
more accomplished in the science of music thar
any Others who can be obtained Poor creature:
couldn't take care of themselves if they were
free!'
Southern influence and Southern management
is seen here in great variety Of things. Las
Sabbath attended meeting at the Methodist house
fCGV ADeI OleVcnS, eulCOr or LlOH'S I1eTalu, IRON
Boston, preached in the morning, and the preach
er stationed here in the evening. No alluson wa
made to the great sin OF the nation, unless it wa
in a very Indifferent invitation to the Lord to d
away the eUltS Of opprosson,' which was contain
ed in the morning prayer. 'Tis pitiful to see hoy
some ministers who wish to be considered ght o
t the subject by their abolition supporters, hobbl
5 over it in their prayers. They seem to think thei
t brethren uncharitable if they question the genu
a neness of their abotionSm, when it is eyiden
!, that all the abolition work they do in preaching
= praying, editing &C., they driven up to by tn
: force of public opinion, and not from any heart
= good will of their own. The methodist societ
= here is rather small and feeble; aud their preache
informs that they were persuaded to bull
5 their expensive Chapel by the promises of South
t ern gentlemen, that 'if they would build goo
= house, they should not want means to pay for it.
: But, like the promises of gentlemen paupers gen
t orally, (for such are shareholders as Il class) hes
promises have never been redeemed, and of cours
a never will be. The consequence is that the hous
now has debt on it of five thousand dollars, an
!, an agent is out begging for it. This is more tina
= the house is WORTH though it cost nine thousan
y dollars. When first came to the place. befor
e my position in reference to slavery was known
= was invited to preach part of the day next Sal
e bath. If the invitation is not withdrawn, and Go