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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-08-14
G. 6. L. L. W V1A%AS' Secretaries
From the Burlington Free Press.
THE CnAsnI OF THE AUsABLE.

A description OF this truly grand and
beautiful work OF Nature cannot fail TO be
interesting TO The lovers of the sublime,
the awful, and the ma eslic. 1t is formed
by The passage Of The AusubIe, In It's wan
dering course from the eastern decllvlly
of the Adirondack mountains TO the ives.
tern shore OF Lake Champlain, through a
vast stratum OF rock which at some period
OF time seems 10 have been rent asunder
by some mighty convulsion Of Nature,
there forming the more imposing feature
of the Chasm we are about to describe.
There is in this SPOT beautiful comblna-
ton OF the sublime, the majestic and the
lovely, which is not exceeded, if even
equaIed, by the far>lamed Falls OF Mag,
ara. The Chasm commences at the small
village of Birmingham. The river here
changes lis course from east TO north, and
rushes headlong down d,civity of 50
feet, over irregular and delvIng rocks, into
the supendous Chasm below, the spray
rising in curling wrealhs and losing itself
in the groves Of pine and cedar which
adorn its banks. 1t then passes on in
deep and boiling, vet almost noiseless cur
rent for more than mile through this
wonderful natural pass, which varies in
width from 80 10 so feet, and which
| through the whole of its course rises like
two mighty walls perpendicular from
the bed of the river, TO the heighlh OF 1870
feet The access to this rio and sublime
scene is by a rude taircase, descending
nearly 100 feel, parallel 10 the Iine of the
Chasm, through deep rent in the rock,
feet wide, which leads to large fiat
rock at The level of high water. Here
the scene breaks with all its majesty and
grandeur upon the enrapiured beholder.
The deep and rapid river, cddylng and
boiling in its onward course, and the
might wall which rises Oh either side far
above the as'onishcd spectator, here jutting
in craggy grandeur over his head, and
there descending perpendlcularly 10 the
bottom, beauifed by the appropriate dra-
perry of Nature, the evergreens which
have taken root in the crevices otthe rocks,
The whole crowned by the majestic cedars
which interIock their branches from the
oppisile sides of the Chasm, almost ex'
GLIDING the light of the sun, toEms rich
subject for the pen Of The author ard the
crayon of the painter. Yet II is as I'M
possible for either TO do ustice 10 the scene'
as it is for the most skeptical 10 look upon
i! without feelings of reverence and awe
and the stoutest heart here trembles and
invokes the protection OF supreme power
Such scene is certainly better worth 500
miles journey than the magnificent scenery
of the Hudson is worth a voyage across
the Alllnuc; aud although not extensive
Ilv known, it is the iavorile resort, during
the summer season, Of Pic Mics and par
ties of pleasure from many parts of East
ern New York, and even from Vermont
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9. l845.
For the Voice of Freedom.
Progress of Liberty Principles. South.

GENEVA, ILL. jelly, 1915.
Friend Uolcomb-ln my former COM
municallons for the Voice Of Freedom, |
have dwell upon the lamentable evils OF
slavery. Our thoughts have been en-
crossed, and our hearts panied with
gloomy and revolving theme. But while
there is much 10 afl;cl and sadGen, there
is, on the contrary much TO encourage and
gladden. the heart. While slavery Is
Farmland forbodlng i'll, the prospect of lis
abolition is cheering and inspiring. 1t is
due 10 the honor of the abolition party to
say that it has propagated and rltalazed-
no. in the North alone-but In the SouLh
those maxims in christian ethics which
will ultimately subvert the institution OF
slavery, aud sweep away It's last subier-
fuge OF defense.
am convinced from impartial observa>
tons in Va, Ky. and Tenn. that humane
liberty principles are gaining ground
The assurance is indubilable that IN the
heart of the popular mass those principles
are taking deep root and making an effect
ual change in public sentiment.
True, there are some people who in
censed with viudictive hate, exhaust the
vocabulary ofopprobrious epllhets 10 sllg'
ma,zing abeliIonis,s ; and who pronounce
the institution which Northern fanatics are
laborng 10 subvert, the security OF their
civil immuni,ies and the palladium Of
.heiF liberties. But those very men are
by hundreds Of the South regarded as
+" hair-brained enthusiasts" and registered
as the secluded few.' The truth is that
the social, civil and religious evils ofsave
nv stand out too prominent aud conspicu
Gus 10 escape the rotice of the most casu.
al observer.
With many men have freely convers
ed at the South, whose hearts have throb
ed with grief in the recital of the numer
Gus vices connected with slave"oppression
who have referred, with tender emotions
10 their slender and brittle tenure of lif
and property and descanled, with dee
feelings, upon the impracticabilty or I'm
possibility of training their offspring t
habits of industry, honesty, or chastity
have associated with many who not on
ly acknowledged all this, bu! assert IN tn
strongest terms that slavery or huma
ehauelism is a reict Of inhuman barbarll
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Melancholy Instances of Judicial Error.

The following instances Of French ju>
risprudence are copied from The Gentte-
mars Magazine, Of 1888. Both are af>
feeling, but the second was pronounced by
one OF high taste and sensiblity the most
affecting recorded Of The transactions Of
men,: -
TtcO Remarkable Instances Of Unjust
Executions IN Paris, on Clrc~mSt0~tlat
Evideace. A citizen had LOST several sill
yer forks he accused his maid servant,
made his compliant, and gave her up to
Justice. Justice hanged her. The forks
were found, six months after, under an old
roof, behind heap OF tiles, where mag
pic had hid them. IL is we'll known that
this bird, by an inexplIcapIe instinct, steals
and coIects utensils Of gold aud silver
An unusual mass was founded al 81, John.
en>grave for the repose of this innocent
soul. The souls OF the judges had more
occasion Tor II.
About seventeen years ago, young
woman from the country, OF very agree
able person, was servant 10 nan who
had all the vices attendant on The corrup-
ION OF large Clues Dlruch Will he'
charms, he tried all methods Of seduction.
She was virluous-- resisted. Her dis
erection only inhamed the passions o! her
master, who, not being able to prevail
with her, devised the blacklist and most
abominabIe revenge. He clandestlnely
put into her box, where she kept her
clothes, several things belonging to him
self, aud marked with his name he then
exclaimed that he was robbed, sent for a
constable, and made his deposition. When
the box was opened the effects which he
claimed were known.
The poor girl, being imprisoned, had
only tears for her defence, and all that she
said in answer to the heterogeneous was
that she was innocent.
Our criminal jurisprudence cannot be
sufficiently condemned, when we consider
that the judges had 10 suspicion OF tn
wickedness Of the accuser, aud that they
enforced the law in its utmost ri9or
rigor that is extreme, and which ought t
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BRANDON, Thursday, August IA, 1916,

| 1t has of late become more interesting
from the melancholy associations connects
ed with 1t in the fate OF the Rev. p. Dyer,
of Whitehall, who, while on visit 10 the
Chasm, in attempting TO cross narrow
part, on very precarious support, was
precipilated from the level of high water
and drowned. This interesting spot is
situated near one of the routes from Port
Kent 10 KecsvIIe, and the traveller, as he
passes through the vicinity, pauses in his
Journey TO visit the ChaSm Of the AuSa6Le.
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uThe following serio-comic Incl,
dent is stated by the Sud Of Marseiles TO
have occurred few days ago in the
diligence which runs between that place
and Toulan:- When the delligence had
arrived near Capelette, traveller in the
coupe being alarmed by piercing cries
from the interior, stopped the carriage,
and with the conductor, went to ascertain
the cause. They found young female
in the greatest distress, complaining of
acute pains in the lower part of her per.
son, as if she was stung, or rather punc-
tured with lancets, or other fine pointed
Instruments. While they were endeav.
oring to persuade her to permit search
for the cause of her pains, but which
her delicacy would not permit, a
stout, elderly gentleman IN another
corner of the coach began to feel the
same disagreeable sensations on the
calves of his legs; and not being so nice
as the lady, he at once proceeded, with
assistance, to an examination. On I'M
covering his limbs. six enormous leech-
es were found suspended TO his skim
and gorging themselves with his blood.
On searching further, it was discovered
that a fellow traveller had brought into
the diligence bottle ofthese insalate
blood suckers, so loosely covered that
they had got out, and following their
natural instinct, fastening upon soft pla-
ces, when they could find them,but con-
tentipg themselves with coarser m tier
when they could meet with none more
tender. The young female was taken
into the nearest house, and being assiss
ted by one of her own sex, between fif-
teen and twenty of the vagrant leeches
were found to have made their way up
her clothes and fastened upon her. Be-
ing in high state Of nervous excite
ment, she was carried back to Marseilles
where her physician prescribed the ap.
plica;ion Of sixty more leeches to calm
| her Bee.
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J.F. MCCLELLAN, Printer.


that the observance Of neither physical.
organic, nor moral laws, alone, will Sc.
cure complete happiness; that each sys-
tenn has separate and distinc! distrihu.
ton afterwards and punishments;, and
that conformity to what thus nationally
appears TO be the constitution OF nature,
consists in the luliillment of all these
The good man performs his moral du-
ties; and in this respect, is happy, which
if he neglected the law of gravitation,
and walk off precipice, the purity Of
his morals will not protect him from the
consequences which, in similar situa.
ton, overtake the most depraved The
wicked man, on the contrary: observes
the laws of his physical and organic be-
ing, and consequently reaps the reward
of obedience TO their dictates. But who.
save the searcher of hearts, shall faith
ON the depths Of misery, suffering, and
crime, resulting from violation of moral
law? AS the mind is superior 10 matter,
so, when errng, is its suffering the more
intense.
With this view of the subject, happi
ness consists not in the performance Of
any particular duty or system of duties,
nor exclusively in those things denomi-
mated pleasures, because these afford
not qualification to all the primo pies of
human action. 1t is to be found only
in the virtuous activity Of the whole
faculties fman; the propenshies acting
under the control of reason and the SUI
perior sentiments. Virtue is the guiding
star, without which man were like YES
sci, deprived OF compass and rudder,
and hurled furiously mid thick and dark
ening fogs, on the concealed breakers
below. We should therefore make this
the cynosure OF our faith towards which
we may constantly direct our eyes, and
which will safely conduct us DER the
tempestuous waves oil that sea whereon
Discord, Passion, and Distrust grapple
as Tor The mastery, to the haven of rest,
around which we may Irvine all the sym
pathies, the feelings and hopes, that rem
der man being of a superior nature,
best fruition and joy L. A.
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County Convention.

In compliance with call from the Go
Committee, delegation of the Wings o
Rutland County met in Convention at the
Court House in Rutland on Tuesday the
9Th inst, and organized by the appoint
mcnt of Hon. Solomon Foot, Chairman
proem., and Charles l., Williams, Sec
rotary protein.
Ga motion, "A committee of five, consist.
ing of Messrs. Briggs of Brandon, Ives
of WaIIngford, Sanford of Castleion,
Markham of Sherburne, and Kellogg of
Pitsford, were appointed by the chair TO
nominate permanent officers for the con-
vention, who reported the names of the
persons following, who we're elected
For President, JOHN A. CONANT.
For Vice Presidents, Hon. OBADIAH
NOZZLE, Hon, VIM. HALL.
For Secretaries, Geo. II. Beaman, c..
l. WilIi,ms.
The following resolution was introduce
ed by Mr. Briggs, and after being discus.
sed by Messrs Howe and Foot, i'll refer
ence 10 The number of votes those towns
should be entitled 10 which were not fully
represented, was passed:
ResOlred, That a committee Of three
from each town represented Ia this Con-
venllon, 10 be desig- ated by the represent
aives of those towns, be a committee for
the nomination of candidates for County
Senators, and that where there are not
over three persons present from any town,
those present be the committee and be en-
Titled TO three votes.
After the appointment and designation
of the various committees, he Convention
adjourned 10 meet at two O'Clock. =. M.
2 o'clock, p. NJ.
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
men, when Mr. Kitridge, in behalf of the
nominating committee, presented as cans
didates for Senators the hames Of the fol-
lowing persons
FREDERICK BUTTON,
JOSEPH Fl. CHlTTENDEN.
GEORGE Il. HODGES,
On motion of Mr. Howe, the foregoiL g
nomination was adopted.
Hon S. Foot, our Representative in
Congress, being called upon, addressed
the Convention in an able speech OF some
length upon he subject of our national po-
lilies and the probable course the present
Administration will pursue in reference
to the tariff, &c. This address was listen
ed 10 with marked attention, when, upon
motion of Mr. Kittridge, the convention
adjourned.
J. A. CONANT, President.
G G. Il H. W RnAnAs' Secretaries.
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NoTHING LIKE Discussion Among
the evidences that G. M. Clay's True
American is exerling strong influence
in Kenlucky,is the fact that other papers
opposed to his course are under the ne
cessity OF answering his arguments, and
thus aiding 10 produce that wholesome
moral agitation which will be sure TO
result the triumph of liberty over'slave4
ny. If we were in slave State we
should draw great encouragements from
this sign of the times, believing, with a
very shrewd observer, that slavery is an
institution in every way so bad, that it
matters little what people say about it il
they will only keep talking. II is only in
an atmosphere ofsilence and sIagnation
that the friends Of slavery can hope to
perpetuate its existence Tribune.
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Correspondence of Livingston e. Wells.
The Island of MacEinaxv.
MACKINAW. july q

NACKlNAW, July ~.
This island is nine miles in crcumfer-
ence; its summit is more than three huns
dred and fifty feet above the level of the
lake, and may be seen far out on The wa
lers of the Huron and Michigan. These
waters are SO Iimpid and pure that one
might easily conjecture that beneath the
green wave were mines Of pearl melted to
form The surace-the numerous islands
Look like those Peri isles of light,
That hang by spell-worl in the air.
The village of Mackinaw contains, with
the United States garrison, about $50 in
habtanls-apart from the inmates of The
fort, the rest of the Inhabitants are chiefly
engaged in the fish and Indian trade {; this
place, ever since It's discovery by Mar
quelte, has been a ra!!ying point for the
Indians of the North West. At the COM
mencement of the late war with Eng land,
the fort upon the island, then under the
command OF Lieut.. Hanks, was forced to
surrender. 1t was held until the close Of
the war by England. An unsuccessful
attempt was made 10 recap'ure it by Col.
Croghan, and severe battle was fought,
in which fel! The gallant Major Ho' mes.
In honor Of that brave officer "Ft. George"
has Away been called :: Fort Holiness"
The present garrison is under the com.
mand OF Captain Martin Scott, a gentle
man IN every sense of the word, and fine
efficient officer. Every thing about the
fort is like clock work-the very soil on
which the fort is built looks as if it had
been washed and secured every day for
the last half century. It. is said Of Capt.
Scott that when he entered The army he
was the best shot with a rifle in the
world.
1t is of him that the well known ex.
trava CANA about the coon coming down
is told.
1t is said that in after years, while cour-
ling his present estimabe wife, she eager
ly imputed, after the subject OF malrimony
was introduced, whether " he was Captain
Scot;-the real Capt. ScotL.-whelher he
was in fact Capt Martin Scott !'-to al
of which the worthy Captain answered il
the aHfmalive-lhen replied the future
wife, " III surrender at once"
Mackinaw thus faI has had more visit.
ors than for many year before. The
Southern merchants, from ST. Louis, Lou
lsviIlle aud New,Oreans, on their way tc
the Ea%, have this year mostly taken The
lake route and left their families here Il
rusticate; it is mere that mankind are free
from miasmas, mosquitoes, congestlve fe
vers, intermiuents, liver diseases, choler;
morbus, dyspepsia, "blue devils and duns.'
With living Streams Of pure water, cooled
down to the temperature Of 40 degrees
gushing from limerick precipices ln ev
cry dlrectiou-and an atmosphere ne'e
sultry, all nauseating solutions, your Wiz
Epson salts, and Castor oils, are unknown
10 the oldest inhabitants on The island.
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WHAT SpRINGFIELp RUM DoEs!-On
Saturday Justice Wells sentenced
Jonathan Fl. Shaw, OF Hatfield, for drum-
kenness, tdNthroe months in the House OF
Corr ection.
Yesterday, he fined Patrick King, of
this town, SO and costs, for drunkenness
and for want thereof, committed him.
This morning, he sentenced Thomas
CahilI and wife, of this town, 10 one
month in tho House OF Correction for
drunkenness.
This morning, also, he sentenced Sam.
uel Mather 10 three months in the House
of Correction, for stealing cherries in
Mr. Todd's garden. He was drunAae'
the time. Springfield payer.
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Notice to Post Masters.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
0I,r,InI,
APPOINTMENT OFFICE,

APPOINTMENT OFFTCE,
WAsHlNoToN, ID. G. July 3, l845 }
Notice to Publishers Of Editors, that
subscribers do not take their papers from
the Office IS obiciaL business, and may DO
ranked by the Deputy Post Masters
Sending the same, being made by law,
part of their duty. w. N. MILLER,
I'd Asst. p. M. General.
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Is mine"
When the creaEing harvest vain
Homeward bears the golden grain
When the glowing orchard trees
Bend beneath the autumn breeze
" hen the dairy's rich produce,
Safely stored for winner use,
Fills your heart with grateful pride,
Thinks of me, and set aside
Somewhat then, as freedoms due,
Gas the Lord hath prospered you.'
Blessed be you evermorc,
In your basket and your store,
You in whose free homes the JOY
OF q freeman finds alloy,
When the tale OF wrong is told
OF our rights betrayed for gold.
Blessed be ye whom the cry
OF expiring iniahcy,
Or the mute, reproachful glance
OF grief too deep for uttcrance,
Moves your harvest fruits TO bring
40 my cause fit offering.
Brother now my right maintain!
Bear not thou the heart of Cain;
Then the Lord shall have respect
10 the shrine tfou dost erect,
And upon thy faithful head
Blessings from on high be shed.
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e o IS Je 1ss * CO
THE SLAVES REPLY.
BY MARIA W. CHAPMAN.

"What can do for the cause ~ said the farmer.
81 should not he at a loss" replied the fugitive he
had sheltered the preceding night, "were all these
fields mine."
Mobile register and journal., 1845-05-17


 just tribute is paid in the following article to inc distinguished statesman al the head of the De- plrlment of State:
 HE SECRETARY OF SrArE-Since the rece;pt of 'he. news from Great Britain informing us of inc hrIgereut detern i"aion of the British governuepi On the question of Oregon, he whg press are lavish of their plaise of the ''pludence and discretion" of James Bncnanan. They mistake their man. There Is up 't'es ain in the country upon whom we rely wirh mofe confidence than upon Penns, lvania's Gi vnTte son; and 50 do the people oi ihe Union Who has ""i req his able speeches this same Oregon question: 10 be sue hs differed from Mr. Calhoun hu difference from the fact that he belie,- e' "tn r'gh ' ihe whole ot the Oregon was unuues- to"hh-. We heard his speech on the Texas uues- ioh de Ivrrtl at the hate session of Cong ress and rr'nemhcr incident there which tu.i Mr. B,- cfm"an's nal,ousi character. While speaking of the measure U! HirieAgtion of Toxas as one peaceful in ils effect, line iirlish Minister, Lord Packcnhnp1 sai-ied the Senate chamber and was tendered in. s'tnt,y bs Se 'a1r horehead, of Kentucky. A sea, O. inc Senate floor. Mr. Bucharan continued h,. r-'nifks ana turning round saw the representative ni H" british g"vefnnen' occupying the seal of an An rican SenaiJr. The blood flew 10 Nr Bucba mn's cheeks and looking at the minister of O ,ee, Nir,.aia, renis.ked with sgulGanucv we can ocya, fo'ge'-"th, question of annexation being A r,gb, e,us uae, if il should iead to a war wih Gres, Rr; Itn, watt ot a2''-Grhi!ad Spirit of the Times.
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fCnmm unicHied. 1

PEEsMANsHIP AND BooK-KEEPING.-Profes sor McHELM. al No. 50 Dauphin-sI., is rapidly growing into favor and professional esteem in Mo- bile, in consequence of hIs admirable systems in and rare qualifications for, ieachng pensnanship and book keeping, His pupils, within lhe space oi few da, past, have increased from half dozen to up- wards of thirty, among whom may be seen those Of both of every age, from the child the grew headed sire Having seen specimens of the begin nings and few days progress of of his pupils, il may be said, indeed that the effect of his tuition, as thus exhibited, is less pleasing than astonish-
 ing No gentleman whose pursuits in life iequire that he should be ready and elegant pensman and la iy who would add to the beiuiy and purity of her ideas and style of composition, the pleas ing adornmeut ofan easy and flowing hanJ-write should tail To avail themselves of the instructions of Prof
 McHelm, before he leaves the clty, which the cti. should know will transpre. al far;hest, ithin a few weeks 10 come. A PATRON.
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meni, he had no anticipation of any i.ienuptlon of the alons os Hmirl between this cunnir, and any nthpr. B,a oa rsceaf orcasion Lord JohH Russell had cynsd,rcd | to be dtdg to ro's' fhe 'i whieh conreoied Mo distant tunye. H hcn bscome his dntV 10 state u5tcy hat Hougk hc mas anrioas to' icatic a,ra, gtnont c our 3t tremces wh fh '. Saies rts,i,sd and prepared 10 d.ftnd our un9uss- fionidLie rights. f they inrGdd
 He owned that, when he was called upon Ia make that decarainn be recuitecied with pleasure that he had the veiy day before message of peace to Ireland Mr SmVhe had said in his very el qupni speech former e,ening. thai fhe hme migM oon,s 0hSn all hs fnergitS of hs country might be Wanted nS def,nce God fn bid hai peace should be broken bui il il were broken, Ihuush he might moi le mem. her of the Government called upon Io vIndcate the honor of the country he would be found b, the side of the Minister, vi oeveT he might he, support ing him in the prosecution of a just and memorable war hcnever hai war should occur. he trusted that il would hnd Parliament and the conn'rv united in l0y ally {" the throne, and m determination to support the common interests of the empire.
 Then, coufding in gond cause, cnd in the val or perseverance. and lnrtiude of every competent pat ol these united Kingdoms he should view the result with cnmposure, being convinced that the en- ergy of united people must insure the safety of the empire.
 The House then divided, when there app cared
 For Ike motion 323 Against il l76