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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
From the OHIO American.

William Moore, and his wife, his sister, and
young man. held as Slaves, in Hardy county, Viz
GINA, sometime last fall escaped and made their
way to Cadiz, Ohio There More and his wife
were arrested, he on charge Of horse-steaIing,
and she as fugitive from slavery He was put
into prison to await his trial, and she carried
to Wheeling, on her way back to slavery. At
the latter place she managed to hide from her
captors, and by the aid Of some friends ofhuman-
ity, even there, to finally return to Ohio, and e.
lude pursuit. The husband was brought to trial
IN week or so, when it was proved that his cap
tor had admitted to the landlord where he stop
ped, that the horse he was charged with having
stolen was loaned to him to visit his relatives on
the Sabbath-and so the charge of stealing fail
ed, and he was spirited away by the aboltionistA
before any other charge could be Matched a.
gainst him. He finally made his way to Canada,
found employment for the winter near Chippewa,
labored hard and clothed himself well, having
been nearly destitute when he arrived at that
"home of the free" Some weeks since he heard
of the whereabouts of his wife in Ohio, and I'M
mediately set out to find her. After a separa-
ton of some six months, they met again in the
neghborhood of Cadiz, and Immediately started
together on their journey to Canada We had
the pleasure, last week, Of contributing our mite
to lorwrrd them on their way, and to see them
safely embarked on one of our comfortable, faAe
craft, for the dominions of Victoria. The young
man and woman who first left Virginia with them
had the good luck to reach Canada at the time
without interruption
William More has slight touch of the Afri-
can in his hair; but with his hat on might walk
our streets for month without being suspected
of being other than foreigner from the Albion
Isle. His wife has no appearance of African
blood whatever. She has very light straight hair,
light blue eyes, and in form or feature would do
no discredt to the women of New England. A
look upon her countenance, overcast as it is with
an indescrlbable expression of melancholy, and
the blight Of oppression, must give any one, how
ever hardened by the prejudice against the caste,
peculiar views of that most remarkable process
5 by which Henry Clay proposes TO terminate
slavery, by theory which he claims as peculiarly
/ his own.
f Mr.. More informs us that by means ofescape
l on the one hand, and sales to the South for feaI
5 of escape on the other, the portion of the Old
t Dominion from which he came is becoming vel
depopulated of the victims of the "sum Of al
5 villanes."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
GOD DOES AS HE PLEAsEs.

A poor sick man once came along, and was
toll by gentleman he met, that he felt for the
stranger but he had large family, and knew
not how to take him in. At ast he recollected
that the little boys had a room in which they
played So he put up bed in that room, and
put the sick man there and called physician.
The doctor said the man was very i'll, and that
he had the smallpox
Now, the father did not wish to tell his boys
that the sick man was there, lest it should alarm
the neighbors too much. So he told the boys
that they must not go to their play-room till he
again gave them permission. The boys felt dis.
appointed and very angry toward their father
They saw him go into the room, and saw theil
mother, and they enUied them, and felt that theil
father was doing wrong by not telling them the
Uhy they could not But when the man got well
and they saw how pale he looked, and how thank
full he felt, and that nobody had been alarmed
and nobody hurt, they saw that their father die
right, and they were wrong.
Just so it is with our heavenly Father. HI
does just as he pleases that is, he does just a
he sees best, without asking any one, and with
out telling US the reason why he does this or tina
thing For everything which he does he has rea
sons, wise, and holy, and good; but he sees it i
not best for US to know them, and so he tells u
to believe he knows best, and to rejoice that h
is such God In heaven they all feel so, AM
cry, " Just and true are all thy ways, thou Kin;
of saints" You pray to God and you speak t.
one who can speak and it is done, command, an
it stands fast; who rueth in the armies of heaven
and among the inhabitants of the earth.-TOdd
Truth made Simple.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24

PRoTEcTINe PoTAToEs FROM DRoUGHT.-
Potatoes planted in dry soil, and in a warm
climate, often fail in dry seasons, and even in a
cool climate and good soil for this plant, they Of
ten suffer in time of drought of considerable Sc
verify most every year.
One cause of light crops in dry season, is
the mode of cultivation. Potatoes generally have
hills made around them so that in case of show
ers and light storms the water all runs of, and
sometimes the surface becomes dry and forms a
crust not readily penetrated by rain, so that in
storm ofseveral days the water will not get
down and thoroughly wet the roots
A better mode is to plough very deep, plant
deep, Or low down, cover lightly, leaving hol-
low around the hill, and in hoeing let this cavity
remain, so that when there is only a shower
the water viii run to the plants and soak down
around them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
The S0bbNfh-SChOOI.

The SABBATH SCHOLAR AND THE INFlDEL.----
In the northwestern part of Pennsylvania is a
neighborhood in which, until within a year or
two, the state of morals and religion was deplora-
Bile. Almost every species ofimmorality prevail
ed; Sabbath-breaking, ntemperance and infdel-
ty were common. About The period above aud-
ed to, one or two pious young men went to re-
side in the place, and very soon commenced a
Sabbath School 1t was not long before the
Lord owned their labors in the conversion of a
number Of the children. One Of these children.
a little girl, who had been made partaker of
the grace of God in the forgivness of her sins,
was DESTROYS to tell her former companions the
Joy she had received in believing in a crucfed
Savior. She accordingly embraced the earliest
opportunity~to visit her young friends, whose ia.
4her was an avowed infdel, but at the same time
man of considerable influence in the commu
4 nifty. The evening passed away, and the time
for retiring had some. The gentleman, listen
ing to the conversation of the little GIRL overheard
oher saying, that she had a Father in heaven, t.
whom she prayed, and Savior, in whose merit
she had been reconcied to this Father, ant
through whose intercessions she trusted for sal
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
II grtcWEt al.
ii A IN G..

Haying is busy season with farmers There
is usually great deal of labor to be performed
in short time;--the grass must be cut, made,
raked and got in with the least possible delay, or
it will suffer dimnution of value proportionate
to the time exhausted in doing it, To obviate
this evil it is necessary to be on the alert; the
men must be in the fields betimes, equipped with
good and sufficient tools, and their physical en-
ersies supported by healthfal and invigOrating
food. There must also be system;--a "code Of
regulations" adapted to the urgencies of the Oc-
casion that no unnecessary delay may be had,
and the work progress iudiciOusly and in order.
Young hands often do themselves irreparable in
jury from an ill-timed ambition to be thought
great mO0ers---exhausting their energies, prema-
turely, and exposing their systems to evils which
no subsequent care, on their part, is competent
to remove. We have no doubt that at least three
ffths Of our young farmers are injured in thi,
way, and it is not long since that the grave clos
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24

walton. He interrupted the conversation, and
rather tauntingly said: "Well, Miss, it seems you
pray; suppose you pray with us before you retire.
The request was so unexpected, that for a mo-
ment she seemed to lose her selEpossession; but
Immediately she said to him: "Sir, when 1 re-
feet that l pray to Him who created the heavens
and the earth; that it is in Him live, move, and
have my being humble myself before Him; and
if you will kneel with me- I will try to pray"
He did so; the Lord heard her prayer, and by his
Spirit revealed to the infde his awful condition,
and he found no rest until he trusted in Christ
as his Savior. Thus it is that "out of the
mouths of babes and Stockings God has per-
fected praise. "--Sunday School Advocate
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
From the Portsmouth Journal.
MIR. WISE AND THE SLAYER.


Your young men shall see visions, and yOUr
old men shall dream dreams"
If the above quotation is not correct, M. Ed
itor, please make it so. Taking it as it stands,
suppose must call the following sketch dream,
as have long ranked myself among old men.
1t may come true; there is nothing in the nature
of things to prevent it. The premises are facts,
and the conclusion is likely to follow as a natu-
raj consequence.
The scene lies about half days sail from the
coast of Cuba. Day is just dawning upon the
deck of one of our frigates, returning from the
Brazilian station, and upon the wide waste of
waters, gently undulating beneath the mild trade
wind On board the ship is the Hon. Henry A,
Wise, OF Virginia, our late minister plenipoten-
tery to the court Of Brazil. He has been recall
led by his government little sooner than he
wished; but he has not quite given the death-blow
to the African slave-trade, and is anxious to sig
nallze himself, ere he returns to his beloved
country, by the capture of at least one SLAYER un-
der American coors. He has just emerged from
his state-room aid bid good morning to the off,
Ger of the deck, when sail hoa is called from
the masthead Where away" shouted the
officer. Two points on our lee-bow sir"
The ships course was slightly altered and as
the sun rose handsom Baltimore built brig was
seen about three miles distant The frigate rap
idly came up with her and through the spy glass
it was easy to perceive that her deck was crowd
ed with negroes, Mr. Wise, in high gee called
up the captain,
"Now," said he, "is our chance. Run up
the English colors, that fellow will be sure to run
The American flag; he knows full well that John
Bull dares not search vessel over which it
waves, whether she be pisatical vessel, a SLAYER,
or what not Let the fellow once show the stars
and stripes, and he is ours
Every thing worked as Mr.. Wise wished the
SLAYER answered gun from the frigate by sun.
ming up the American flag, and saucily continr.
ing her course; what cared she for British vaap.
ofwar! The cross Of Old England was than
lowered the stars and stripes took their place At
the mast head Of the frigate, and another gun
was fired. This maneuvre proved successful;
the chase backed her top-sail and lay to, as did
the frigate also; Mr.. Wise donned his official
costume, and determined to manage the whole
matter himself, stepped into the boat with the
lieutenant, and was soon alongside the SLAYER
He mounted her side with great agility, lsaPt up,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
THE FIRE-SIDE.
COME HITLER, BRIGHT BIRD.
BY H. r. GOULD.

COME HITLER, BRIGHT BIRD.
BY H. F. GOULD.
Come hither bright bird, from thy wild native
bower,
While high on the hill-tops the sun rises clear,
Come, sing sweet song to the new opened
flower,
And drink off the dew drop; it looks like a
tear.
1t cannot be true, that so stainless and young,
The heart of my flower has been clouded by
grief
| would not then see on it outwardly hung
The semblance of sorrow to burden leaf
Be quick! for it has but morning to live
SO fresh in its odor, its beauty so fair,
To pay for thy music, for thee it will give
The first spring breathing it throws upon air
Make haste little vagrant! It's waiting for thee
Its perfume to take on thy delicate plume,
Come, say, if brighter or sweeter can be
Concealed in thy desert home, lonely to bloom
1t has not yet looked in the stream Of the foun
To see how itself to another may shine,
1t has not been taught its attractions to count,
A study too sure to have been their decline
For we'll do know in this light world ofours
Where loneliness withers and beauty is vain
1t chances too oft with the fairest of flowers,
That after the mirror, few charms will remain
Of praising her then, pretty minstrel beware,
Whatever thy wonder her glory to hail,
If told for but once, she is winning and rare,
Twill follow too soon she is simple and fra
Yet come, and thy rapture in melody pour,
While fitting delighted around my young flower
But let her believe thou hast left many more,
Her rivals, that bloom in the far away bowel
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24

cry for all the denominations that arc done in the
tuQry, who among US will be found sealedI Cor
rupt churches, which have departed from the pi-
Gus example of their ancestors, will occupy no en-
viable position, when Christ comes forth to fight
against them with the sword of his mouth. You
only have known of all the families of the earth; ;
therefore will judge you saith the Lord God.
Abused mercies often prove heavy curses. And
it is no good sign when churches cry, The Tenn
fple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord while
they devour widows houses, rob the poor and
needy and Cypress Tho stranger and the fatherless.
Suffer this word of sxhortation, my brethren, and
be persuaded to do that, which Jesus Christ will
approve at his second appearing and kingdom,
TO BE CONTINUED.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24

MANURE.--It is really surprising to see what
large quantity may be collected and made from
a very small number of cattle If a barn yard
were cleared once week and transferred to the
compost heap, which should be made save all
of every thing that ever had vegetable or animal
life, large heap is soon made with mud, sods
from the sides of the roads, and the deposits Of
bitches, which may be thrown over, and moved
after rains before the land is put to work. The
great process of nature is TO reproduce, and we
have this reproduction in grain, fruit or vegeta-
bles All we have to do is to prepare the earth,
SOW or plant, and cultivate, and bountiful Prov
idence does the rest ---Farmcr's Monthly Visi.
ter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24

EXPERIMENTAL PIErY.-Nothing is more
easy than to say divinity by rote, and to dis
course of spiritual matters from the tongue
or pen of others; but to hear God speak it to
the soul, and to feel the power of religion in
ourselves, and to express it out of the truth
of experience within, is both rare and hard.
All that we feel not in religion, is only hy-
pocrsy; and therefore the more we profess,
the more we sin. 1t will never be we'll with
me, till in these greatest things | be careless
of others censures, fearful only of Gods
and my own; till sound experience have
really catechsed my heart, and made me
know God and my Saviour otherwise than
by words Twill never be quiet till can
see, and feel the grace ofGod. My hearing
l will account as only to effect this, and my
speech only to express it.-Bishop Hall.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
II cI6gtOW 8.
A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT.

BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT
How few men seem to have formed concep-
ton of the original dignity of their creatiOn.--
Regarding themselves only as a creature Of time,
endowed merely with passions and intellectual
faculties, their projects, aims and expectations
are circumscribed by the narrow outline of hu-
man life. They forget that instability and decay
are written, as with a sunbeam, upon all earthly
objects-that this world, with all its pageantry,
and pomp, and power, is crumbling into dust
that this life is scarcely deserving of single
thought, excepting as it forms the introduction
to another, and that he alone acts prudent or
rational part, who frames his plans with direct
reference to that future and endless state of be-
ing. Sin has so blinded the understanding, and
debased the affections, that men never fail to in
vest some temporal good with fancied perfection,
and idly imagine that the attainment of it would
satisfy the desires and fill the capacities of the
immortal spirit! How little do they know
themselves! The soul is not of the earth, and
they will strive in vain to chain it to the dust
Though its native strength has been impaired
and its purity furnished and its "glory changed, "
it will not always be prisoner here. Send il
forth, if you will, to range through the whole ma.
terial universe, and like the dove dismissed from
the ark, it will return without finding single
resting placs--for it>has no resting place but the
bosom of God.-MaGt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
HINTS TO YOUNG MEN.---shun Avari

HINTS TO YOUNG MEN.---shun Avarice.
One of the most disagreeable characters on
earth, is that ofthe grasping, avaricious, penuri-
GUS man. Generosity is perfectly compatible
with economy and the means which enable some
of our most noble hearted, generous men, to do
SO much to benefit and bless mankind, are OBJ
tanned, not by close-6Sted penuriousness, but by
economy. The distance is not greater between
the zenith and the nadir, than between the COW
etous and economical man; the first banishes eye
ry just and honorable feeling from the heart, the
other fosters and ministers to them all
Determine to be MsetaL-No matter what may
be your condition. In life, you have an inAu.
ence, and that influence should always be exert.
ed in proper way. The young have no right
to fold up their arms, bury their talent. and be-
come the drones ofthe social hive. Aim high
but with prudence act with determination anC
perseverance; let no obstacle drive you from the
path of duty, and you may be sure Of eVentua
success. Riches are not within the reach of all
competence is; and the latter condition is prefer
able in every respect TO the first, Remembe
the Deity helps those who help themselves AM
that utility is the great end of human exertiop
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24
TRAINING IDLE BOYS,

In the city of Munich, Germany, all boys found
asking aims are taken to an asylum established
for that purpose And before they have been
cleaned, or their dirty clothes removed, por-
trait of each is taken, representing him as when
found begging When the portrait is finished,
he is cleaned, and presented with a suit of new
clothes. After going through regular course
of education, appointed by the directors of the
asylum, he is put to learn trade, at which he
works till he has earned enough to liquidate all
his expenses from the first day he entered the in
stituton. When this is completed, he is dis
missed from the institution to gain his livelihood
At the same time the portrait taken when he
first entered is presented to him; which he prom
ises to preserve long as he lives, in order that
he may remember the AFFECT condition from which
he has been redeemed, and his obligations o
gratitude. May not this furnish a good hint tc
those who ought to care for the ignorant anc
poor in our midsti---N Y Telegraph.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-24

ed over the remains of one who dated the COM
mencement of the disease which resulted in his
death, from the suicidal exertions of single day
in haying. ---Maine CutiOator.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-23
second Board.

The adjourned annual meeting OF the Providence
and Worcester Railroad Company was held at Providence
Wedne sday. The Committee appointed to obtain SUD
scrpOns the residue of the stock reported hat 'vV
shares had been subscribed and that furtner suDscrp
of 5000 necessary for the organization OF the
Corporation under the charter The Engineer reported
that the whole line had been surveyed and ssked out
Committee was appointed 20 open subscriptions Tor me
balance of the stock be binding the condition that
the whole remaining 5000 shares shall be subscribed by
the sth Of October next
The Ohio Statesman, abiding to the forgcries per
petrred on the new Banks Columbus says tits rumored
that they stand thus Franklin Bank 81 zoo; Exchange
about 5000; CiTcevlle $2lOO; City Bank 1000 The
City Bank understand has 81 500 OF red dog as col
lateral security.
The Presiden, Of the Board of Commissioners Of
the Sinking Fund Of Indiana has given notice that he
will sell on Thursday the 18th OF November next in lf
dianspos the lands which have been mortgsgcd 10 the
Sinking Fund Loan, which the interest has not been
paid.
For the Columbus aud Xcnia Railroad $4,000
has been subscribed in Cincinnati and the remainder,
$4,000. promised.
Several large sums have been subscribed TO the
stock OF the Ogdensburg and Chsmpain Railroad during
the last week, Boston The original subscription Of
$4,000 of Hon. Abbott Lawrence, has been increased
by the firm Of A. a A. Lawrence, 10 $4,000. The
I'll 100000 guaranteed by the Bosionians with the
100000 the principal part Of which has already been
subscribed ia the Counties II ~. Lawrence Franklin
and Clinton making s2O00O00, the estimated cost Of
construction aud putting the road in operation, will be
yond all reasonable doubt be subscribed In the course Of
a few weeks.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-23
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

IN ship Yicforja, from Londcn--Mrs Thompson of
Brooklyn Mrs Charlton, London Mrs l. Couch OF New
York. Mrs Def of Salem. Mass Miss Deli. Miss
Leslie Y: Rev DIR smith. ~ Peter Church Y; Mrs
smith DIR Ormsby and Mrs Ormsby. Albany; Miss
Hicks w Hicks Esq London; Robert Owen, Esq. do;
w Hall Isq Boston, II Parker, Esq. south Csroina'
Seaman. London; DrL Lawson. d. Kentucky; Pres
pOri DevOrti Of Park Theatre Isaac Collins Of Phia
Jos Jacobs. Esq Texas w Braham, of London; Mr.
uuinr Mr. Edwin Jgckcs London. w Blanchard Mr.
Corey and w Ba,,y Bowcry Theatre; Thos Adams and
Mrs Adams Ncw.york; Mess Mary Walker do Faudon,
Swiss T. Troughion London Rob knight Mrs Knight
and Master Knight York Mrs iierts Miss Horts Mae
tiers and Hers Miss Matilda Moore OF London; and
100 sieerago passengers.
IN nc poobr ship Iadependeuce. from Lireypo0l-Al
phonsc Dearodan Turner. Miss II Fenshaw, Mathew
Davenport w Robonson. Jos Radcliffe. Jackson, II
Rowan and leo in the Storage.
Ia ship Ntr York. from Ch0rles0R-Dr L ii Deas and
lady; Mrs G l. Gillian aud child; Mr. X Bal Mr.
Drcyes.
H. bark Edocrd from C1arlasfoR-Mrs NJ Muna G a
Aldrich, and Master Robi Sausard.