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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

AT a Missionary meeting held amongst the negroes
in the West Indies, these three resolutions were agreed
upon:-
/. We will all give something.
2. We will all give as God has enabled us.
3, We will all give willingly.
So as soon as the meeting was over, a leading negro
took his seat at the table, with pen and ink, to put
down what each came to give. Many came forward
and gave, some more and some less. Amongst those
that came was a rich old negro almost as rich as all
the others put together, and threw downupon the table
a small silver coin. Take dat back again. said the ne
gro that received the money "Dat may be according to
de first resolution, but it is not according to de second"
The rich old man accordingly took it up and hobbled
back again to his seat in a great rage. One after an
other came forward, and as almost all gave more than
himself, he was fairly ashamed of himself, and again
threw down a piece of money on the table, saying,
"Dare, take dat! 1t was a valuable piece Of gold, but
it was given so ill-temperedly, that the negro answered
again, No dat won't do yet. 1t may be according to
de first and second resolution, but not according to de
last . and he was obliged to take up his coin again.
Still angry at himself and all the rest, he sat a long
time, till nearly all were gone, and then came up to the
table, and with a smile on his face, and very willingly
gave a large sum to the treasurer. Every well )" said
the negro, dat will do. Dat according to all de res
olutions.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20
Arrested,

One hundred and fifty negroes assembled at
Lege's long room for public worship, but re-
naming until a quarter past 9, the guard came
in and arrested seventy of them for violating the
aws.-Chorleston Paper.
That's right. Take them TO prison, and in
the morning score their bare backs sweetly for
them. What right have 'niggers'' to "worship"
after nine o'clock That's only the privilege of
whites. The presumptuous scamps! Out until
a "quarter past 81" Why, the nation is in dan
ger Treason Treason! Let's hold a Colo
~nization meeting.-Cin. Herald.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

VERMONT TEMPERANCE HERALD.-We have re-
ceived the first number Of new paper, of the above
title, published at Woodstock under the editorial
charge of NJ. P. Parish, late agent of the State TEN
perance Society. 1t purports to be a "family paper
devoted to temperance, morality, education, agriculture
and general intelligence" 1t is neatly executed and
of good size-much too large for the price-$1 per
annum, in advance. Success to Mr., Parish and the
Herald, and to every other individual4or paper that
speaks out for the down trodden and oppressed poor
whether oppressed by their own vices or the inhumani-
ty of their fellow men.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20
Xalnahle READING.

Messrs. Greeley & McElrath, of the N. Y. Tribune,
are comforting no small amount of good upon communi-
ty by publishing, in monthly numbers, such works as
ought to be read by every American citizen.
The Farmers Library and Monthly Journal Of .4gri-
culture, is a work of upwards of one hundred large oc-
tavo pages, beautifully printed, and illustrated with en-
gravings,-consisting of a republication of the best
English authors upon the subject Of agriculture, and
such original and selected articles as the first minds in
the country can produce. 1t is edited by John S.
Skinner, formerly of the patent department, and whose
agricultural writings have long been before the Amer
lean people. Agriculture is here presented as a SCI
ence, worthy, as it really is, of the pursuit of the great
est and best men of the nation-and not as a refuse
employment, fit only for the endurance of such as are
too indolent or ignorant to follow any other employ
.ment. Price, S. single copy, or 5 for 800. This
work should be in the hands of every farmer, or at least
should be read by every neighborh0od agricultural as
ISOLATION. N. Y. farmer says that he who does moi
make five times the worth of the journal by the use d
it, may be regarded as i~nattentive to his duties. Nine
monthly numbers have already been published, and
still furnished to new subscribers.
Lardner's Lectures on Science and Art, also pub
lished in IA monthly numbers, at rs cents each, con
tain a vast amount of information in Astronomical and
Physical science that ought to be in the possession Of
every family in community.
Let the publication of such works be encouraged
rather than those trashy tales which consume precious
time, create a vitiated taste, and utterly unfit their vp
taries for the practical duties of life.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

older States, from the opening Of new s%lave-re-
gions. About the year 1890, the settlement of
the new regions of the West and Southwest
commenced, and in 1920, they contained a
slave population of 1862, ABS. Surely this drain
must have exhausted the other States, you say.
Let us see. The increase Of the slave-popula-
ton in the States of Maryland. Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, in that
same period, on a basis Of 79O,2S2, was 355,-
All. This was the way in which those States
were drained. The truth was their increase
was quickencd by the increased demand for
slaves. To show that this Was the fact, we have
only to remark that in the next twenty years, in
the same States, the increase was only one thou
sand greater, on a basis Of | Jas, 600!
Now, can the free State Texas men assign a
single reason why the admission of FIVE or six
new slave States, carved out Of Texas, shall not
produce similar results!
The question then is, was this Union formed
to establish Justice, and extend and perpetuate
the blessings ofLiberty, or to establish Injustice
and extend the manifold curse Of enc of the
most hateful forms Of Oppression the world eg-
err groaned under! If the latter were its orig
inal purpose, you will act consistently, but vii
l%ainously, in letting Texas con in as a sla0o
Ntate, lfthe former were its original purpose,
why then, in the name of all that is awful in JUS
tice, and lovely in Liberty, will not the People
rise up in their might and say to Texas. Eman.
cipate or be gone! What real Democrat, what
Wing, what Liberty man-who, in view Of the
facts and figures We have presented, will hesitate
to sign memorials against the admission of Tex
as as a stare Siate, into this Un,oa?
See the form Of petition in yesterdays Her.
aid. We will again print it, so that all who
feel interested in their %country's honor, in the
promotion of the welfare Of Man, may have al
opportunity to cut it cut, paste it on paper, anG
obtain signers.
" To the h0norobh Seaatc Gal H0uSc NJ Rep.
rcsentatjces in Congress asscmbicd:
The undersigned, citizens of the State of
solcmnIy demonstrate and pro-
test against the admission Of Texas as a State
of this Union, for various reasons bnt this es-
%pecialIy, because its constitution, as far as it can,
supports and pelpetuates slavery" -Gncinnat,
Herald,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
Medical Notice.

The Vermont Medical Society held its annual NEE
ting on Wednesday following the second Thursday in
October, l845, at the State House in Montpelier, the
day appointed by the ~bye-laws, and elected the follow
ing officers viz:
HORACE EATON, President.
SHUBAEL CONVERSE, Vice President.
Z. P. BURNHAM, Recording Secretary.
JONATHAN A. ALLEN, Corresponding Sec.
JAMES SPALDING, Treasurer.
Charles Hall, Orange Smith, Eldad Alexander, John
Dewey, w. r. Ranney, James Tinker, Noadiah Swift,
Dian Story, J. b. Porter, ]. Rice, H.. H. Reynolds, John
L" Chandler, and Walter Carpenter, Councillors.
Drs. ;. 1. Lathrop, of Middlebury and Charles w.
Horton, of Sudbury, were appointed delegates to tho
Castleton Medical College. Drs. Grin Smith, of Ber-
lin, and WE. Rockwell, of Brattleboro' were appoin-
ted delegates to the Medical Institution of Woodstock.
Drs. Anderson 6. Dana of Brandon, James Spalding of
Montpelier and Jonathan A.. Allen, of Middlebury. were
appointed delegates to the National Convention to be
holden in the City of New York on the first Tuesday
of May, 1916.
a variety of interesting cases were given by differ
ent Physicians. The members of the society were re-
IfNNH'SN w Mp I"OiCS 0IuluB JIG oyHpUOIlS, treatment
and termination of particular diseases, that it might be
ascertained whether those diseases were increasing or
whether they were more successfully treated than for
merly.
The members are requested to present some case
deemed of Interest to the profession at the next annual
meeting.
Drs. James %Spalding, Jonathan A. Allen and Benia-
min K. Palmer were appointed a committee to give a
history OF this society and its most prominent members
and report at the next annual meeting.
The semi-annual meeting is to be holden at Wood
stock on Wednesday, the 10 day of June next, in con-
nexon with the anniversary at the close of the lecture
term at that Institution,
Drs, w. II. Rockwell and Grin Smith were appoint
ted to deliver addresses at the next semi-annual NEE
ting,
z. p. BTTRNHAM Soc
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

The ODD FELLOW, published in Boston, lately quo
ted the following paragraph:
Slavery as it exists in Brazil, is said to be of
Il much milder form than in the United States.
A slave is not compelled to be a slave all his
life, for he may purchase his freedom. The
master is bound to sell him, or the proper al-
thorities set a value on him, Many of the slaves
become lreemen il this manner, by purchasing
their title with their earnings over their task.
And a Southern paper, abiding to it, says:
We noticed in the last number of the "Odd
Fellow" published in Boston, a quoted para
graph, strongly impregnated with abolitionism.
Members of the Order at the South, who are
subscribers should forthwith discontinue it.
To this the Odd Fellow replies:
Does any Southerner suppose that we are 60
ing to exclude from our columns every item of
news that might be construct to have a bearing
upon the subject OF Southern slavery, and not
even mention the words, sLav@ or slavay, lest it
should be said our paragraphs were "impregna-
ted with abolitIonism!" Astonishing presump-
ton! Base m%ockery Of chiyally!! For the
paltry advantage of a few subscribers to our pa
per, we are sure we shall not barter our freedom
of opinion or action. Is it possible that our
brethren Of the press in the Southern States
suppose we are going to put on the yoke of BON
dage, and be afraid Of speaking writing or copy
ing a fact or item Of news, lest we should Of
fend some Icrdly master, who would deprive us
Of a share of bread! The advice of the thin
skinned and thick-headed editor of the Wing to
our Southern patrons, is so grossly insulting,
that we have no other reply to make him, than
to say, till he learns better manners, he may
save himself the trouble of sending his sour
rilous sheet to our office, for we will no longer
exchange with it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

CHARAcTERIsTIC.-We have seldom seen the poll
cy of the &" dog in the manger' better illustrated than
in the Vermont Chronicle of week before last. In in
Producing the protest of the Unitarian Ministers a
gainst slavery, the editors dSciaim some of its ultraism,
and then claim that their denomination went as far, or
farther, some years ago,-thus refusing to enter the
anti slavery kingdom themselves, and shutting out the
Unitarian ministers also.
We seek no controversy with the Chronicle; so far
from it, we have often passed over things in its col
umns that we should have noticed in almost any other
paper, lest it should be thought that we sought a col
lision with it: but we sincerely hope, in the good prov
idence of God, and through the self denying efforts of
such as are willing to labor, and endure, and bear re-
proach, for Christ's sake, and the sake of his most de-
spised representatives, that such a change may take
place in public opinion as shall make it perfectly safe
and expedlent for the Fermont Chronicle to give the
cause of the poor, crushed slave, a hearty espousal.-
Then, and not till then, shall we look for the co-opera-
ton of such ministers and churches as are under the
influence Of that paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

THANksGIvING-We are requested to say that the
reasons for fixing the time of Thanksgiving on the
las. Thursday Of November, instead of the first in
December, as heretofore, are, that the latter time is
found to interfere somewhat extensively with the COM
mencement Of the winter schools,and that It's desirable
to hold the thanksgiving, as far as practicable, in con-
cert with other States. In New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey and
Maryland, it is fixed on the 9th of the present month.
In Maine and New York only, on the first Thursday Of
December.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

A REPORT WELL MADE. The following brief but
truthful Report ofthe committee on the state of religion,
at the Dublin Association, is an excellent model of re-
port-making.
That the state of religion in the churches composing
this Association is lamentably low, needs no argument
to prove but to prescribe a remedy is a task more diff
cult,-yet your committee make an attempt. Therefore,
Resolved, That the shepherds of the several AOcks
repent of their lukewarmness, humble themselves at the
foot of the cross, seek forgiveness of God, and return
wholly to his service.
Resolved, That the aocks follow their Shepherds
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

YEoMAN's RECORD, is the name of a paper COM
menced several months ago, at I%rasburgh, Orleans
County, by E. Rawson,-of which we should have
spoken before. 1t is a small but interesting sheet
neutral in politics-or rather, its editor has adopted
the novel plan of allowing each political party to advO-
cate its claims through its County Committee. Mr.
R. is a highly deserving man, and we hope he may be
sustained.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

A Quorum-Members of Congress are arri-
wing daily at Washington, so that the House
will not have to wait for Quorum. A great
number of candidates are in the field for the
Speakership. 1t will be a contest this time
for the section of the country which is to give
the Speaker, and not the man.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

COMMON ScHoOLs.-We call the attention of our
readers to some seasonable hints upon this subject from
a valued correspondent, upon our first page. Another
communication from the same source will be gwen
next week. These articles were Designation publica-
ton prior to the final action of our Legislature upon
this subject, but were mislaid until too late.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20
Anti Texas Convention,

The Caledonia county committee have issued a call
for all who are opposed to the annexation ofTexas, with
the right of slavery, to meet in convention at the brick
meeting house on Danville Green, on Friday, Dec 5, at
10 o'clock, to express their opinions on that subject,
and also to consider the disgraceful acts of the Lex
ington mob against the liberty of the press.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

AGRICULTURAL SoCIETY.-A call has been pub
lished by several prominent individuals of this county,
for a meeting at the Court in this village on Saturday
next, Nov. 22) for the purpose of forming a county
Agricultural Society, agreeably to the law of the State
encouraging such societies. We sincerely hope the
meeting will be well attended, and such measures set
on foot as shall give a new interest and impulse to this
most important interest of community.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

A new invention has just appeared in England, call
ed the " Satellite" or " Iron-Slave," which it is said will
change the system of agricultural labor especially in
warm climates, and substitute iron slaves for human
slaves The machine is intended for agricultural pur-
poses, such as ploughing, sowing, reaping; also for ma
king canals, roads, and tunnels.-It is a frame ofiron,
of 4 feet wide, and 90 feet long, with a shaft of feet
long in front, and a shaft of 6 feet 6 inches long behind,
with two broad wheels, and a steering-wheel on the
extreme end.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20
judge Mclean

1t seems is to be prescribed by the slaveocra,
cy because his accomplished wife, gives way tic
the Heavenly instincts Of woman's better nature
"A desire to elevate the poor and miserable
the free Blacks of Ohio. How long will the
North manifest a sorry subseryiency to Slavery.
sacrificing every generous, independent, aud
honorable emotion 81 had rather be a dog
and bay the Moon than such a Roman,"-Hid
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

FATAL AccIDENr.-We learn by the Boston papers,
that David Melvin, of Cambridge, VT, while examin-
ing the railroad track between Worcester and Hopkin-
ton, with a hand car, on the 18th instant, came in col
lision with the engine that that was going up to Hop
kinton to bring down the morning train, and was in
s%tantly killed. 1t being quite dark, the car was not
seen by the engineer until the collision took place.
Mr.. M. has left a wife and children in Cambridge.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

Mr.. BELL, of the Middlebdry GALAXY is out with an
other clincher upon Birney Abolitionism' We hope
for the sake of the friends, if any there are left, thai
the tongue of this Bell will not get thus loose again
for many a day-for his political friends declare them
selves perfectly ashamed of him,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

G. M. CLAY.--We make liberal extracts this week
from the True American, for the purpose of gratifying
such as feel %solicitous to know the progress of Mr..
Clay and his enterprise. His plan of emancipation is
given entire-gradudI enough, in all conscience, we
should think. In his last, Mr. Clay says: sour sub
scription list is making slow but steady progress
throughout Kentucky"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

STANsrEAD JOURNAL, is the title of a new paper
just commenced at Stanstead, Canada East, by our
friend Robinson, formerly of the Castleton Statesman.
1t is small in size, but well got up, and neatly printed.
Success to it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

Scarcity Of PotatOes.-Owing to the extreme
scarcity of this valuable %esculent in this city, the
price IS now unusually high. We understand
that SIXTY and seventy-6ve cents per bushel have
been lately paid for two cargoes of Maine pota-
1t is to be hoped we shall soon have a full
and that prices will become reasonable.
HtcAigoneer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

MIssIoNARIEs.-Severa missionaries have recently
been ordained and sent out from Boston. Messrs. Her
rick, Bernard, and Webb, and their wives, go to Ma
dure, and Messrs. Rowland and Fletcher, with their
wives, and Miss Capel, go to Ceylon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

" John A. Inns, of Salem, Mass, who was ar
rested some weeks since in Baltimore, and thrown in
to prison, on suspicion of negro stealing, has been lib
Grated, it appearing that the negro with him was free,
belonging to Washington city, and was coming on to
visit his mother in Massachusetts.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

Charles T. IOr7ey The Baltimore correspondent
of the Boston Atlas states that a very proper letter has
been addressed to the Governor of Maryland, by sew
eral distinguished men of Massachusetts, (among them
Ex-Gov. Lincoln, Hon. Linus Child, and others of the
State Senate) asking the interposition ofthe Executive
clemency in behalf of Mr.. Torey, whose health is
falling under his imprisonment,-S Springfield Gazette.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20
HE M N .
"Pliant as reeds Where FREEDoM's waters glide
Firm as the hills to stem OPrREssIoN's tder'
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, NOV 20, I845.
Y. d. PALMER a. Co.

PERIoDtc'L and ADVERTISING AaEN's, No, 70 State ST., Boston,
Are regularly authorized to procure subscriptions. and advertise
ments for the Green Mountain Freeman.
% With a circulation several hundred larger, and much more
general, than any other paper in the State, the Freeman offers a
highly desirable medium Of advertising for the Boston Trade.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

VERMONT UNIyERsITY.-We have received a cat
alogue of this Institution for the present year. Fresh
men, %; s%ophomores, 33; Juniors, %; Seniors, 90; total,
II2.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

INT GENERALLY KNowNeWe find the following
in the St Louis Reveille:
''l ne parent who would train up a child IN the way
ne should go, must GO in the way he would train up
the child" n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

We learn from Iceland, that on the I'd of September,
when Orkney was covered with volcanic dust during
the night, there was an eruption Of Mount Hecla, more
violent than any that has been known for sixty years,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

An ingenious mode of smuggling silk goods down the
Rhine and Rhone, by means ofair-tight zinc tubes, fas-
tened under RATS foated down those %rivers,has just been
discovered by the officers of the French customs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

Cease to do erii, learn to do veA
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20
Putting Resolutions into Practice.

At a Missionary meeting held amongst the negroes
in the West Indies, these three resolutions were agreed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-20

z. P. BURNHAM, Sec.
American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-06

TIE LADIES IN THE FIELD. A petition,
signed by $4,000 ladies, was presented to the
Philadelphia Court of Quarter Sessions, on
Tuesday, asking.that no licenses shall be grant
ed 70 houses which do not come expressly with
in the uaeaning OF the law, and urging upon
the Court to be vigiant and active in the sup
precision, as far as it lies in its power, of the
vice of intemperance. Judge Parsons received
the paper, and stated that the prayer of the Pc
Giioners should receive due attention.
American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-06

Ma. GLIDDoN's LECTURES. The sixth lee
ture of Mr.. GEddon on Egyptian Antiqui-
ties" will be delivered this evening in the
Masonic Hall. Subject-Battle Scenes on the
Monuments, illustrative of early and extensive
Egyptian conquests in Asia and Africa-Pro-
cessions of idely-diversfied tributary nations,
with their infinite productions-Captives OF
many human families-Scenes co-eval with
the Hebrew Patrarchs; and variety of prac-
teal evidences throwing light upon Egyptian
geographical knowledge, derived from domin-
ion, war, commerce and navigation, prior to
the era of Moses-B. G.. 1900"
American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-06

BuAToN's THEATRE, FRoNT-sr. The man
ager puts forth for tonight two fve-act ira
gedies, 'Jane Shore" and ''Pizarro or the
Spaniards in Peru" with strong casts in each.
Mrs. Sloman will sustain the parts of Jane
Shore and Elvira. Between the tragedies MIR.
Sloman will sing two of his most admired
Songs. There will also be excellent dancing
ky Miss Moore and Mr.. G. Smith. The bill
speaks for itself.