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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-09-18
Election Returns.

By the negligence OF editors and others
ia different parts of the State, the returns
have not all been received. Ftom the
best estimate we can now make, some 30
TO 40 towns will be unrepresented in the
next legislature; large majorties in the
two Houses will be Wing, bu! no choice
Of Governor and perhaps not of the other
Slate officers, by the People.
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HONEY MOON--THEFTs-QUI RE.
TURNS.
"oor TOO FAR FROM CANADA"

"oor TOO FAR FROM CANADA"
William King, IA Canadan) on the
s0.h ult., hired OF Milo o. Mott, horse,
wagon, harness, two bulflo's, trunk and
umbrella, for The purpose of going to get
married ;-wcut 10 Chntenden where he
found Miss Manly, his intended con-
veyed her to Rutland, where they we're
married. Ga Sunday morainG weut back
TO Chi'tenden, where the groom tarred ua.
Ill "Wednesday morning. when be went TO
Piustord; torried til! Thursday, mos. OF
the time IN state Of iatoxiclton, and re-
turned to his bride let her about II
O'Clock at night saying he was going to
'ske home the team; passed through this
to~n, called at Sawyer's Inn in Sudbury
abou; 4 o'clock on Friday morning call
cd for lIqHor; .arried awhile - went
awayi-was found west of there, asleep ia
aAe wagon was walked, when he en-
GNH'SS wv WY ~ lt4C l4lhS t--WHS ulFeCt~
cd eight, bu! wheeled and returned 10
Sawyer's; was again directed to the Lake,
and arrived there about o'clock :--pu,
up. calling his name William SaItus,
(son Of old Francis sal,us,l saying he had
been to Chiuenden and purchased an Ore
Bed!
Afar falling in his attempt to sell the
horse to Mr. Strong, at Mud Dock, he
went about two miles north, when he ex.
changed it Tor another--so|d the wagon |
for watch and el4 cash; crossed The
Lake with the new horse; weot 10 Tcon>
dsroga and learning that MIR Mott whb
g. ephso L. GoodsIb weFs in pursuit, LEFT
tAs hofsa and went 10 Hague. fen miles
fayther; thence 10 Johasburgh, 40 miles.
Were he vas oyeEaLen. found asleep,
and 90 Thursday otias! week was
uovght 10 this. kowns wheGca On Nedness
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MEDICAL CIRCULAR.

10 lie Asd:caL Profession IL Verm1a!
Experience has aLundautly established
The posi'iou that any suffice, wD.ch ..-
CURES I"Vts!!galio" Tor lis pr,Mc;.o,., IS
mucA more successfully ADVANCED Ly as.
sociated aclo" Than Gy individual eAeI.t.u
unaIIed BY kiult,d associations. In tast,
IN every depagtlneDl Of life, nil.d txc.i,s
mao, aud tnls Naturally lncielses iudtyid.
ual advancement. This act is 4emons!ra-
ted by the cultivation Ut every sp,c.e. IT
Science, l4IcIutuie o. Profession.
licnce, We lind that mUerevrf science,
IilefaiuEe u any pIItessIoa has been nc.
mo'ed IN any considerable degree, thetu
has almost Invariably been Il colesn2ofa>
neous action Of individuals AID ORGANIZED
associations. And, it Is. probably, an un,
questionable iacl that 40 profession has r..
ceivel more aid or derived more Der, fit
from organized acton than the n.edlca..
inns arises from the Circumstance that In
the determination If many Practical cues.
uons, diiilcu,tleS aud obstacles ar. Wien
press nl1d "AIch require Tor th-tr solution
Keen pficepto", sound judgem,..,, aud
coIia'rfai and G!f,e. acquisitions, wAl.n
may be cqaall,d, ceti4.-iy not cA.u..,a,
BY any Profession.
IL IS on his account, and 10 prcGos
generous and KIND feelings among tie f4e.
atty haI IN utmost every important Dis
'FlcI or CiiV, societies have been !orm,d
Tor n!uluuI aid and Improvement. Nearly
all the States in our Catoa have medisd
societies. which generally arc well bus>
tanned.
In Vermont it is T. be regretted, ,hrs.
medical associations, although they have
been beneficial 10 The profession and 10 tie
public, have not been SO usttpl as i, is De-
sirabIr. This uutorunole dyh ouprcv
We arc conscious does 90, arise from sty
want Q! llberajty, talents or rracicsl &c.
QuIremenis oil the faculty. Il evidently
IN a measure ortginaIes from m ina,ttn,
hon to the sutlcct-the ictonyrniclce
arising iTom The scattered situation If lilo
attending he Slale AID Coun.
~ meetings. This condition OF he ur1-
iessIon lends greatly 10 diminish lis ls,
specIabIihY, elevation and useruneas.--
BY attendance on our regular modest
70 49," """ p''"StPiCS uic tICIt(1
OF an Immense practical ut!uy-confde
IN each other is increased, acquainlances
formed and, generally, kind and fec
IionaIe spirit promoted
An elevated position belongs 10 the pro.
fesslon, and This, it must be- admitted. il -
incumbent on every mem Der 20 tus,sin
both in his individual and associated espsc.
ty.
Being fully Convinced of the truth OF
hese considerations, The subscribers, com.
niuee OF The Vermonl Medical socip,v
you'd respectfully request The County So
;ietles to send full delegations to attend tho
Annual meeting Ct the State Society Al
Montpelier, on Wednesday. the 18Th dsv
t Oclobef neAt, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
They would, also, invite general attend.
nee of regular Practitioners. On his
Pptoaehng occasion an Interesting ncs,.
's may DO anticipated. Arsane emenls
ave been male 10 secure Two " ,5,e-
lsdIcaI addresses, from Eeiiabte scar,cs
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"DELIRlUM TREMENS."

Last Saturday, it was our fortune tc
witness such a sight as we hope we ma,
never witness again! A poor man il
'delirium,' all spotted over with BLOOD
from wounds made by himself with 6
knife, upon his own body, with the in
tention to kill himself his throat cut,
and cash just below the stomach into
the cavity of the body! How dreadful
He will probably recover.
Who is this poor man? He is u man
naturally possessed of good and strong
powers Of body and MUD has many
good quIities is an excellent mechanic
and man of q family. How came he
in delirum?-i in downright insanity by
drink Z that 'erceNeotb ererogr,' RUM!
He has been leading member of a
Washingtonian Total Abstinence Socie>
ty; but the RumseIlers laughed at him
they tempted hint exhibiting the spark
ling bottle to his view they presented
the forbidden drink as the serpent did The
forbidden fruit TO our first parents, and
when he saw that it was fair TO look up
in an evil hour, he yielded and drank
the poisonous, maddening draughl!--
knowing that death to him, was ia that
cup? Alas!
There is no flesh in mans obdurate heart,
1t docs not feel for man.
The Rumsellers chuckled & triumph-
ed in his detection, and now, 'ecce homo
behold the man behold the run be,
hold the heart broken, miserable wife Of
a wretch inc bliatr
And this bushes of furnishing men
with the means of producing all this evil
this self destruction, is licenced by
the State, or the county, and the state
gets part of the profit, (smalI profit, me-
thinks, after The expenses that rum drink
ing makes, are pald,) aud thus makes
itself a p0rtlcelS criminals, a criminal par.
ty in the transaction! If ii is right to
sell ardent spirits Us beverage, why
does the State ask men to pay it for a
license to do right? II ii is wrong thus
to sell spirits, why, for certain some of
money, does the state license set Of
men to 10 %a0roa9! This is no better
than the former sale ofndulgences in The
Romish church, But, who is this State
that grants men licenses for money, to
carry on this immolal, wicked traltic2-
Why. t5e people! Who is the county,
that for a paItry sum money licences
a number of men to deal out the means
OF drunkenness, dcbauchery, pauperIsm
crime and death; None other than the
sovereign people, or the majority ofthem
who make the laws! o, sAume! SHAME!
Why not, at once stop the selling Of IN
toxicalng liquors, except for medicinal
purposes, and thus dry up this fountain
Of crime and wo?- Un!csfsa!isi Watch-.
maa.
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"EvANoELICAL" CIDER. The Sal,
bath sci ool children OF leading def oni.
nation were informed, sumo months since,
IN q paper devoted 10 their use, on the es
adjustment Of new evening daily, lhn,
It was a subject Of congralulalion that
there would be one daily paper under
evangelical management.
We observe this paper announcing, in
neat editorial paragraph, the arrival OF
qnon'Ity Of new crop champagne e.
de'," accompanying it with tie in.ima.
ton that none but those who have taken
the " WashngtoDian pledge" are prccIud.
ed ffom the use Of cider, and that tod
fashioned temperance men,' OF coursr,
Will be g'ad to learn Of fresh supply.
1t is jnSnua'ed also, 10: hesc "o old fash.
Toned temperance men" that tie d .tfpreacs
is merely hncifu', bctween The use Of c-
der IN which they are supposed 10 allow
themselves, and he use Of champa<Gs
wine Itself EmaneiPator.
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assured him the anti-slavery people of
the country would repair all damages
He did so-we got the paper out the next
week, without intermiiting asjn2le num-
Der, and what we prophecied came to
PASS, The lberality of the anti-slavery
men remuneratcd the printer for all his
losses.
sNEvER GIVE UP"
Never give up though the grape shot may rattle,
Or The full thunder clouds over you BURST
'Stand like rock, and the storm or the battle
'Lule shall harm you, though doing their worst.
Never give up if adversely presses,
Providence wisely has MINCED the cup,
'And the best counsel. in all your dstresses,
Is the stout watchw ord of, NEVER GIVE UP!'
They say Mr. Clay's press has been
shipped to Cincinnati. This is compli,
menlary. We know here the value of
a free press. Let Mr. Clay,if he should
recover, maintain the post he has taken.
His printiag can be executed here. -
But his editing and publishing can be
done in Lexington. There is too much
at stake to think ofsbandoning Kentucky.
The True American stood long enough
10 demonstrate that an anti slavery press
may stand in Kentucky. 1t stood long
enough to sow seed which shall produce
an abundant harvest. 1t cannot be that
The mob at Lexington has fairly repre-.
sented the People Of Kentucky. There
must be multitudes there whose faces are
yet burning with modification at The dis
grace inflicted upon their native Stale,
whose hearts are glowing with sympathy
for the man thus overborne for time by
his assailants There will be reaction;
but If the Press be not re instituted,
what will it avail? Never, never give
up. fiat this first check, the enterprise
be abandoned, there will be no limit to
the aggressions ofthe Slave Power
Next winter will witness in Kentucky
the passage of the same kind of disgrace
full laws against free discussion, which ex>
isl in the rest Of the Slave States. fit
be utterly impracticable to resume OPP
eraions IN Lexington, transfer the seat
Of war to Louisville. Attempts will no
doubt be made to extort from Mr. Clay,
in his Frustrated condition, pledges a.
gainst the further agitation of the qucs
ton. We hope in God that he may
slernly set his face against all persua
sions Let him a: least postpone his de
cision till health of body and mind shall
have been restored.
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Few York Advertisements.

IL" The Merchants Of Rutland and Ad-
olson Counles will see that a goodiy nun,
Der Of New York wholesale dealers in
merchandise have seen fit 10 intorm the
people in this section of country, (hrough
this paperl where their stores may be
found and the articles they keep for sale.
1t is believed that those who advertise lib
eraUy do the best for their customcrs,a land
The best for themselves.
The reason is obvious; which is that
the increase Of business ia conseq lence Of
letting the public know that :hey have
goods TO sell, enables the vendors TO pot
their prices lower, and al the sane time TO
realize more nett gain. Will it not be an
object then, for Merchants in this section,
no see the advertisements published in
The Voice. to put copies into their pockets
when they Start for New York, that they
may give these advertisers a trial?
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\ word to New York MERCHANTS.

s57 | have said word TO the mer.
chsn's Of This vicinity about calling On
you for their fall and winter supplies Of
goods; and will now offer few thong hts
Tor YOUR consideration. The Voice Of
Freedom is published in Rutland County,
but in towr bordering on Addison Coun-
ty, and probably is read by moro mer>
chants ia the two counties, Than any 9TH
or paper. The population Of these coun-
ties was, ia $780, 54,282 and The Grand
List Sl75,72605. 1t must be something
ofan object for you 10 get share OF the
profits on goods consumed or used by the
fifty thousand people of these counties; s.
in no surer way can you obtain the pat
ronage you desire, than by using this pa
per as tie medium through which you
may tell our merchants what you have 10
sell. Ia addition 10 the circulation of this
paper 10 the two counties named, will
say, it reaches goody number of PEG.
pie in Bennington, Chiueuden and Frank.
lin counties, whose natural market is New
York. Let the people here, thea,
know what you have TO sell, and they
will let you know what they wish 10 buy
by giving you cali,
P.S. V. 3. Palmer is authorised 10
procure advertisements tor The Voice Of
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PRINTERS The United State. Jour
nal says that there are more Than twenty
printers "ho are performing the duties Of
cleik, Ia the departments al WASHINGTON,
and that they are equal, II lot superior 10
others, who have had The advantage Of
collegiate education. We bave no doubt
OF IL tlaI''he college ArdSIings don,
Enow a comma irom the 1uko Of 40 an.
choE.--EI. PAPER.
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VOICE OF FREEDOM,


----
IL DELAY OF THE PAPER LAST
WEEK. AS The subscribers north of Sal
isbory may have wondered why their pa
pers did not arrive last week at the regu-
lar time, it may be proper TO state that
they were carried to the Posi- Ofice on
Wednesday, in season for the Mai, but
through the oversight Of the Assistant
Postmaster, the big containing them wa:
kept until Thursday. | guess he will be
q little more careful in future.
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tel you I trust you have friends lear 1
have been 10 church to day it is the Of
february / o'clock and 1 must draw my
scrall to close by saying make such in
quiries about me and my circumstances
as you think best yours &c Mr.
Leicester February s Is
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V o l.. VII. NO. 10.

probation Of the law was established in
England many years ago, md law pro.
vldlng for marriage in this form was adop,.
ed in South Carolina in 1909, lin order
that none nigh be hindered ia so necessa-
~ work, there being no ministers"
E8. Pepper.
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Our friends Of the New Mirror have
elected no little criticism and dsp easure
from the country editors. it would appear,
in Consequence OF their veto upon the re-
publication of MIR Willis Letters, except
with the additional bonus of a dollar, TO
them RENTED for The privilege. We in
common with others, published the Pros.
pectus of said letters as fee ample for their
use in our columns; and as We have not
beer guilty Of copying airy OF said letters
uniI aEer The Weekly Mirror had given
them notoriety-Qhe reason given by the
Mirror publishers for their present cash
rcqnjsitlon) 1--we cannot understand the
propriety OF their visiting upon US the
p,naly 10 which, according 10 their own
showing, only these editors are entitled
who interfered with the prof,s Of the
Mirror by Simultaneous or prior pu0ii-
cation. "There is reason in all thlngs,'
gentlemen, and we shall be very sorry TO
fad you gully Of tcvenging yourselves
upon your friends to reach your foes;---
especially when it is so easy to ii! the
latter AMI have he former unframed. -
But many sharp Shot has glanced upon
the "AImighly dollar" aud harmed whom
it should 90. - WM4ham County DEM
OCraG
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N B an answer is requested without delay
p NJ Xems of Ne,cs.

/ NJ ATeWJV IVtWS.
Suky and SharIOt wei, Suky teach school
Sharlo. attend singing school the glass
furnace run vel have no, been there but
twise since you was hear I am glad the
rum wenl safe Think of nothing 10 write
only think whether you would like TO
leave your western plains and settle
amongue the bills of vermont The reason
why did not talk thTs when you was hear
IN vermont fwoo,d no. think it proper to
hearin mention II could see you fwouId
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SELF.MARRIAeE. a couple had been
living together, as man and wife, in Phil
adeIphia, tor some time. The gentleman
perhaps becoming tired Of Tho incum-
6Fance-reIusyd 10 support bis repuled
wife. She instituted a suit 10 OBJ ain her
share OF his worldly substance. The de-
fence was, that they were not legally mar
ried IL appeared thar no clergyman. or
minister Of the law, oflicattd al the mar
rilge ceremony but that the parties &C.
knowleIged themselves man and wife in
the presence Of witnesses. This Judge
Sargent decided to be legal marriage,
and erdered lhe husband TO give securiety
for the pnyment Of $40 per week for the
support of his wife. With this decision
the husband refused to comply, aad was
imprisoned for contempt OF Court. lie
was subsequent y brought before the Court,
backed by az extraordinary combination
Of legal talent, on application for dis
;harge. But all 10 no purpose the Judge
WAS memorable.
The decision is moi new This Inter-
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We also published this Prospectus in
consequence Of hearing desire expressed
by several pereons 10 see those Letters
The first letter vas inserted, with hope
that there would be more value in the
mex; romarking at the SINE time 10 the
Fireman in The Office that If The rest Of
the letters were no better than he fire. o.
did not thiuk hes; to copy them. Whcn
he second letter arrived | was gone and
ii found its way in'o this paper. | think
the country vii! be 40 worse Of, for the
iuterdicuon published in the Mirror; since
more valuable matter than that contained
in the s or 10 Letters have seen, might
very easily 6e found. 1 viii engage thai
| haze not exposed myself 10 Il fHe by
publishing any of "Wilis' Letters" since
the very generous "DJIlar" notice arrived!
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RURAL REPOSITORY. This is Semi
monthly, published at Hudson, n. Y
and is mainly filled with original and Sc
lect tales; some Of which are decidedly
good. This paper has been published
9 years; and the present volume com
mences the 18th Of this month. Price
81, 90 per year.
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The New York Sun Of Aug, 25th nn>
oouaces the sudden decease Of Elijah A.
Eiselow, Denlsl, Mr., Bigelow ives
tormerly 1eaidcn Of his town..
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The American Liberty Almanac
for 1916,

Is now ready for delivery. Orders are
solicited, and when accompanied by the
Cash, will be promptly attended, to-
Price $4,000 per thousand $50 per
hundred. If 1000 copies are ordered al
once, TO be sent 10 one address, they will
be sent for $500 per 1000. These
terms will be nAexiby adhered to. Ad-
dress W. H. BuRLEIoH, Hartford, Conn.
Oar Exchanges are respectfully re-
qnes'ed 10 copy the above Christian
Freeman.
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Runs DoINGs.-A thrill Of horror
was leIl throughout his community, on
Wednesday evening las; from The aus
Colncemen, that suicide had been com.
United in is very midst. A young man
by the name o! Robert Drake. a sail max.
er, came into ;his place few years since
from New York, we believe, in appear
ance, al least quite respectable. He soon
alter opened an oyster stand aud grog gerry
which was The tlIi;ienl means Of laying
The foundation, it no Of fixing upon him
habits Of lntemperancr,
Within few weeks we are iuformeI,
he became victim to that horrible dis.
ease, mania q 1C!u. Under It's iLAuenct
ne bad been under The vigIant watch OF
his family and frends for some days PIE
yous TO that upon which he committed
the fatal act On the evening OF lhat day
as The rumor is, al about 8 o'clock be
went into part Of his house occupied by
a reld i've as Il shoemaker's shop aud en-
qnircd for tobacco. While this relative
gave his attention TO getting the tobacco,
Drake seized a shoe knife from his beach
aud wi'h single taJu inflicted most
ghasiy and iaa wound upon his neck,
severlng entirely the juguar vein aud The
WindPipe. He lived but an hour and Il
halt aterwaTd. A friend who was 9rrs,
ent at the time life took is departure, rep
resents The scene as one, hard Indeed to
witness. Tae waiIings Of his wife, aud
the Lind'ings of sympathy and sorrow for
'hs two sIumbrring !illie ones, and the
shuddcr lhd. was seen upon the Counte>
ntnces OF those who had upon report. been
gathered together, gave to The scene an
air Of terrible AID sickeuing gloom, -, Nor
WaM Gazette.
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AMERICAN BOARD OF Missions. The
Board OF Commissioners for Foreign MIS-
sions, which commenced its thirty sixth
Annual meeting in Brooklyn on Tuesday
of las, week, isreported by the New York
EvargeI;s', as being in prosperous con
dltion as TO money matters. The Repon
SAYS $255,ll296 were received during
the year ending July 81, !845, and the
expenditures. including the debt Of last
wear, were S2378l7O7, leaving balance
in their Treasury on the first Of August
1915, OF sly so.
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|Ne,O Yorker. See Prospectus in
another column. Those who desire a III
efary paper will fud in the New Yorker
wha! the Prospectus pledges to the pub
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Ma RRow ESCAPE OF A BoY.-We
understand that a short time since, two
lads. one ten years old and the other six,
residing in Ludlow, mounted a valuable
Horse for The purpose of riding him to the
watering place, AS they came TO a
Bridge which they must cross, the eldest
boy dsmouu,ed, telling the younger he
might water the horse. As they cross ed
the Bridge the horse jumped into the
stream, descending some IL or 10 feet,
carrying the lad down with him, among
the rocks the horse being killed, but the
boy escaped unnjured.
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We clip the following from the New
Eng land Family Magazine" published
by Bradbury, Soden g. Co.. No. IL
School street, Boston, in justice to SAID
company. on cur owu behalf, aud 10 be-
halt OF the reading public. We have be-
fore reminded them olthe nonlulG.Impnt
Of heir engagement TO send US the On.
dy's Book" in re,urn for publishing their
ad semebt; end this notice of the Fan.
lily Magazine reminds US 10 clear old
scores, by giving The buyers Of Peliodi-
Gals no'ice, that taere ere publishers and
look renderS VINO viii delibetoleIy send
their prospectuses aud notices N rked, 10
newspaper publishers with Editors copy
ing the above shall receive the work &C. "
aud then after securing the insertion aud
favorable notice, throw of all rcsponsibli>
ty, and recognition even, Let the Press
pass such gentry round say we, - Uiaa.
ham County DemOctnt.
LF@ Neither the "New England Book
and Periodical Company" or aoy other
person from 1872 Court street" are aulh>
orzcd by us to obtain Subscribers for our
works. We have had many complaints
in regard 10 that Office and We caution the
public that We do not hold ourselves res
ponsble for money paid to them for works
published by US.
This New England Book and Period.
cal Company has played many a like
game with different publishers OF papers.
The Voice OF Freedom Advertised but
received no pay. II is to be hoped that
hose who have been dcfrauded, will warn
others. Pass them round
DEATH OF JuDGE SroRY. This great
nan expired d. tw1My minutes past 7
'clock last evening - Bee, I'm inst