Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-28

SLAvEHUNTING IN OHIo.--The Sandusky Mir
ror, March 4, shows that man-huntingi is not very
smooth business on Lake Erie.
Our town has been under considerable excite
ment for Il few days past, on account of proceed
ings that have been had in relation to some black
boys. Three men from Kentucky, assisted by a
man belonging to this place, took forcibe posses
sion OF two black boys alleging that they were flu
gltiVe slaves. The men were then arrested for ri
OF, upon the ground that they had conspired to-
gether and taken possession of the blacks in viola
ton law. They were examined before Esquire
Baker and Mayor Sader and put under bonds of
one hundred dollars each, for their appearance at
the next term Of the Court of Common Pleas,t an
swer TO the charge.
| The black boys, who had still remained in pos
session Of the Kentuckians, were then brought be-
fore Judge Farewell upon a writ Of habeas corpus.
AT the time of going to press, the case was being
argued.
MAssACHUsETTs.-In the Senate on Thursday
of last week. il was
Ordered, on motion ofMr. Adams that the Joint
Special Committee on the subject of Texas, con-
slider whether further measures should be taken
upon that subject during the present session of the
General Court.
Ordered, on motion of Mr. Wilson, that the
Committee on Judiciary inquire into the expedi-
tency of providing by law, that any slave coming
into this Commonwealth from Texas, shall enjoy
all the rights ola freeman, and any person claim
ing or tnolesting him slave, be punished by
- years Imprisonment in the State prison.
| A WHOLESALE MURDERER-The almost daily
accounts from South America, bring fresh news of
the atrocities of monster who it would scarcely
be imagined existed in the nineteenth century.
General Rosas, the Dictator of the Argentine Re-
public, still continues his work of blood and des-
truction. The details, as published in an able
work by one Senior ldart, gives the following re-
suit of the wholesale murders for which ROsas has
to answer:-Died by poison 4; by cutting throats,
S,765; by shooting, 1858; by the pognard, 1872;
in battle, 1890; and by various prosecutions in
Guiding executions for deseron and attempts to
desert, ,600-PMl ChrOn.
.Anh Rent Difficulties in Uster.-.Communica,
tons received by the Adutant General yesterday,
show that the civil officers continue to be resisted
in the County of Ulster, by persons disguised as
Indians. The shefltf'S officers, sent out Sunday
last to serve process, encountered many of these
armed ard disguised persons, that they deemed it
prudent to return for further forces.
The sheriff accordingly organized a posse of
] 90 men on the succeeding day, on the requistion
of the sheriff, $50 muskets and bayonets, with
800 round of ball cartridge were delivered at the
State arsenal, to Major General Smith, of Kings
ton, to be used as occasion equres.-.4Lbany .ar-
gus.
Polishing. "A person in public company accus-
ing the Irish nation with being the most unpolish-
ed in the world, was answered mildly by an Irish
gentleman, /" that it ought to be otherwise, for the
Irish met with hard rubs enough to polish any ma
ton on earth"
The emperor of Russia has just determined
that 100, 900 Jews shall he removed from the from
tier provinces to the interior Of the empire. This
removal cannot be effected without great cru
city, in many cases.
The Boston Morning Chronicle remarks on the
above: Ehe emperor of America, Slavery, has
just determined that ten times 100000 native sub
jects shall be removed from the interior to the
frontier of the empire. This removal cannot be
effected without thousand fold more cruety1haf
the other.
ADVANTAGE OF KEEPING MANURE COVERED
An experiment, conducted by the president of ar
agricultural society in England shows that ma
nure which was kept covered by nine inches il
depth with earth, so that no evaporation escaped
produced four bushels more of grain to the acre
than the same quantity and kind of manure appli
ed to the same extent and quantity Of land, blu
: which had lain from the 18th of January to TIL
= 4th of April, exposed to the weathcr.-.4lban
+ CuLttUatOr.
: HE LAST AND BEST JOKE OF THE SEASON.-On
4 OF the Southern papels, in giving a reason for tn
removal of Mr.. Everett, our minister to England
and appointing talented statesman from tn
South, says it should be done in order to convnc
the British government and the world of the RICH
tulneSS and beauty OfSOuthern SLAVERY.
+ WITTY REPLY.-l can marry any girl | please
= said young fellow boastingly. Yes, for you can
please any one, rejoined witty girl in the comp
ny.