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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

The remaining States yet to choose, were
represented in the last Congress by 50 Demo
Gratis and p Wings and if the same state Of
things could be relied upon, the president would
have working majority of about 40. But the
Freeman admits that they must calculate on los
ing at least a dozen members in the States Of
Virginia INDIANA, North Carolina, Kentucky
and Tennessee. The majority will then be only
about twenty and then the Freeman says:
owe cannot depend upon South Carolina,
any more than we can count upon the steadi-
ness of the wind. Her leading press has attack
ed the administration with good deal of sever
ity, and there are other indications that her rep
resentatives will be arrayed against the ruling
powers"
If South Carolina unites with the Wings, OF
takes the -n-the-manger position the wheels
will be efectually blocked Says the Freeman
"Flolida will give us one member, but neither
Texas nor Iowa will be in the Union at the
meeting Of the next Congress, so that we can
look for no assistance from them On the whole,
though the prospect is not utterly hopeless it is
very dismal, indeed, and one which we do not
love to contemplate. 1t is very plain that we
can do nothing of any consequence in the House,
for less than twenty-five is not working major
ity The Texas question will be in lean mi.
nority, as the friends of slavery will not do any
thing to weaken the "peculiar institution" and
its enemies will be encouraged by circumstances
to battle bravely against ii, in the hope of bring
ing about its utter determination"
This is sad indeed-for those who have Drag
ged so much, and bowed down so low, on The
strength of the supposed popular will in favor o
Texas. How do you feel, gentlemen? How
do you feel, that voted against the annexation
of Texas by treaty, and denounced Browns res
olutions as unconstitutional and disgraceful, ant
then voted to put their practical adoption, as,
proxy, into the hands of John Tyler, to be usec
at his discretion Yes, Tyler's discretion
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
DEMOCRACY..-RET AN ,
REFORM

The Democratic party, when out OF power, have
raised great cry against the opposite party for
spending the dear peoples money-give US the
reins and let US guide the chariot of State and we
will show.you how to curtall the expenses of the
government millions yearly-our motto is retrench-
ment and reform, This has been their language,
but how has this corresponded with their actions
when in power? Thousands have been duped by
these fair professions, which were never intended
to be carried into practice, aud by these means
have been influenced to give their support to a
party which has recently shown itself in various
ways, utterly unworthy of the confidence of the
enlightened and honest part of the Democracy. A
single fact will show clearly their love for retrench-
ment, and that is the new rule established by Vice
President Dallas, by which nearly $50, 900 were
taken out of the U. S. Treasury and put into the
pockets of the Senators, for performing an mag
mary journey from their homes to Washington be-
tween midnight and morning of the 4th of March.
Our Senators received about 5000 of the peoples
money, without spending farthing, or travelling
one inch. After paying them $8 day while there
and an enormous sum for their expenses both ways
and then to pay them more than $400 each, as the
travelling fee for attending an extra session, with
out leaving Washington, is too much for the hare
working yeomanry OF Vermont to endure without
uttering their indignant protest against such dis
honesty 1t is worse than highway robbery, YET
Mr.. Dallas says it is Democratic, and we mus
swallow it. Again the Democratic House of Rep
resentatives not at all scrupulous about taking
the peoples money when they can get it. They
voted at the last session Of Congress to give each
member 81 volumes of Gales and Seaton's State
papers, 90 to 80 volumes of the Register of De
bates p volumes of the extra Globe, Peter Forces
American Archives, and number of other articles
amounting to about $500 for each member, being il
all to only the small sum $144,6O0 Democrats
look at.these and similar facts, and tell us NJ
more about retrenchment and REFORM
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
From the Boston Morning Chronicle.
CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

1t begins to be manifest that the prospects Of
Mr. Folks administration in regard to popular
support are very far from being joyous. There
is no such overwhelming popularity in annexa'
ton, as the sole measure, the " one idea of our
administration, as some have pretended to think.
The Democratic tickets have been elected in
some of the cities of New York, but in all cases
by plurality of votes, with clear majority ofthe
people against them. The Concord (Mass.)
Feeman, decided Democratic, Polk-and- Texas
paper, referring to the loss of the Connecticut e.
lection, and with it four Democratic members Of
Congress, thus moralizes.
Certain it is, that we have lost in every cleo
ton that has taken place since the inauguration
of Mr.. Polk. This becomes serious, when we
contemplate the probable effect of continuance
of defeats on the character of the next U. S.
House of Representatives. The following table
will show how parties stand in the House, SO far
as elections have been held
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

DISTRESSING CALAMITY-The Port Hope
(Canada) Gazette, gives a heart rending &C
count of seven persons burned to death on the
night of the 22d of March, in the township o
Verulam, in the district of Cobourn. Johr
Bently, a farmer, was awoke by sense ofsuffo
cation, and finding his house in flames, ESCAPED
by the only passage out. He Immediately broke
in the windows to the room where his wife ant
children were, and called upon his wife re
peatedly to hand out the children but there
came back no response save the silence more sig
nifcantly touching than words can utter. The
wife followed her husband with a child and per
ished within three feet of the outer door. Thus
persisted the wife and six children, varying from
one to twenty years old
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
A HARD CASE.

Last week case was brought up before the
Orphans Court Of this county, which must shock
the sensibilities of every right minded man. In
1889 law was passed to prohibit free blacks
from coming into this State from other States,
whether to settle or not, under the penalty OF
30 dollars for the first offence. If the negro be
unable to pay the fine, he is to be committed to
Jail and sold into slavery for life The 20 dol
lars goes to the informer. In case the negro
remains five days in the State, after his first con-
viction, or return into it after his departure, he
is liable to pay fine of .fUe hundred dollars
one half to the informer, and on his inability tC
pay, to be sold into slavery. After stating thu
above, we feel it necessary to assure our reader
that this is the forty-fhh year of the 10Th cen
fury, and that this law exists in America, ant
not in any Of the darkened countries of Europe
Last week, under this law, a negro was brot
before the Orphans Court by late corporation
constable, for having come into this State, bein!
free negro The statement of the poor old fel
low, for he was DID, and vergng to the limit @
his years, with little of the strength of manhoo
left him, was, that he was removing his famil
from Virginia into Pennsylvania, having been Sc
free for that purpose, and that he was now on hi
way through Maryland, simply passing througl
the state with no thought Of harm, no knowl
edge Of the ferocious tolls Of the law which hum
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
THE GREAT CONVENTION.

There is every probability that the convention oil
the friends of Liberty for the West and South. to
be held next June, at Cincinnati, will be one Of
the largest conventions of any kind, ever held in
this city. Names to the call which will be issued
in week Or two, are coming in rapidly from at
quarters. We had the pleasure yesterday of re-
ceiving list of forty-sx names from Virginia
headed by Thomas Campbell, the venerable faith
er of Alexander Campbell.
Last Thursday evening, some of our antisavery
citizens met at the office ofthe Herald, to make
preliminary arrangements for the convention. A
good spirit was manifested. 1t was resolved thai
no matter how many delegates should come up tc
the convention, free accommodation should be
provided for all.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
@ Please NOtice!!- m

The undersigned wOuM again sag to those get
in arrears for the old 'VERMONT FREE
MAN. or PEOPLES ADVOCATE, pub
EsAed at Norwich, that he wiU nert aOeek send
them bills of their indebtedness, and he hopes no
time mill be lost in settling the same. Some Of
the accounts may be smaH,---bm altogether they
make a large amount, for which I haze paid in
ad0ancc, and they SHOULD and MUST be
paid, in ordcr to enable me to meet liabilities IN
cured upon their account
May 1. l945. j. POLAND,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

"THE BABES IN THE WooDs. "A touching
incident lately occurred among the mountains in
the upper end of Dauphin County, while the fire
was raging in that vicinity. A Mrs. Lupold had
been somewhat deranged occasionally, for some
time past, but was not considered much out of
the way until, one day last week, in the abb
sence of her husband, she left her infant in the
CRADLE and taking with her two other children,
one about five years of age, the other only three
fled to the mountains and nothing could be dis
covered Of them until Saturday last, when she
was found, almost famished and entirely naked ];
but the children were missing. The neighbor-
hood soon turned out to scour the mountains in
search Of them, but in vain until Monday last,
when some men providentially happened to come
upon them in one of the widest regions of that
wild country, where no one would have dreamed
of looking for them. They had been out four
nights-cold nights, too-barefooted and half
naked otherwise, their clothes being torn nearly
off them by the underbrush, and their little legs
backened by the ashes Of the -conhagraton
through which they had wandered, and their
flesh good deal lacerated They had cried
themselves sick, and one of them had taken of
its dress to make bed of and there they lay, at
the root of tree, locked in each others arms
unable to speak, having eaten nothing, it is sup
posed, since they left home. The poor little suf
ferers were taken to the nearest house and com
fortably provided for and are said to be doing
well. They were found ten miles distant from
the place at which their mother was first discov
cred, and that they did not perish is altogethe
j, provdential, and almost miraculous
i Phil. Cour
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

pie, in giving their votes for the wing candidate
last fallj and now they have their reward. Had
the Liberty party proved recreant to their prlnci-
pies, and helped to elect ungody men last fall,
the Wings would now despse them as much as
they do their old friends the Natives, and would
kick them off with the same contempt With
such an example before their eyes, | hope the
friends Of equal right will be careful to form no
entangling alliances with Wings or Democrats,
so long as they are essentially proslacry and
actually under the slavs po'cer. As enemies
we have little to fear from them. AS insldlous
friends they would soon ruin US. "Hoaesty is
our best policy" Those that cling to slavery
will prove Arnods, if admitted into our ranks
Their hearts are not with us--let them go tc
their own company. ANTI COALITION.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

Disunion at the West---The Cincinnati Nor.
ming Hearald the Oldest Liberty daily paper anc
to say no more, one of the most influential
says,
"Let the Liberty men 90 to work. As it is
decided that Texas shall comein, we must regarC
it as extending the field of our labors."
That's the doctrine These are our sentiments
exactly-only, Texas is not quite in yet, and W.
may have one more struggle to keep it out. Blu
if it comes in" WE MUST REGARD 1T AS
EXTENDING THE FIELD OF OUR LA
BORIS" Not cowardy abandon our work
never.
LET THE LIBERTY MEN GO TO WORK
Boston Chron
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
THE HEATHEN1sm OF THE SOUTH.

A correspondent of the Chronicle, writing
from the South, says:
The negro is treated as beast If the planter
feeds well, it is that he may get the more work
out of his slave; and then if the slave does not O.
hey the oVerseer, the lash is applied, and often
most numerically. My heart beeds for the poor
slave. Surely his life is anything but pleasant,
or even toerabe. He laoours, and tolls, and
dies, and goes unmourned to his hole IN the
ground And not unfreequenty, husbands and
wives, parents and children, brothers and sisters
are separated and sold apart never again to see OF
hear from each other. There are three blacks tc
one white here. The state Of society is bad ii
the extreme and must so remain while slavery
lasts. There is little or none of that kind anc
friendly feeling here which exits at the North
All the people seem to care about is to make
money and get rich, and they care but little hov
the end is attained. A man, to be genteel herr
must get drunk occasional, fight and kill his fel
low in mortal combat He then begins to be
man of consequence. ~
The Sabbath is almost entirely disregarded.-
The stores are left open, and the negroes do mos
of their trading on that day; in fact, it is tn
most business day of the week. Before cam
here, it was seldom they attempted to sing at al
in the church to which attached mysel
and not unfreequently I have to sing the hymn
through alone. Such thing as a prayer meetin
is seldom known.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

LIST. Resolved, That Slavery, as it exists in
these United States, is great moral evil.
I'd. Resolved, That we believe the great be.
dy of the Methodist Episcopal Church consider
the holding of slaves an evil and sin---and tina
the General Conference will do all in its powe
for the removal of the evil" as fast as it can
consistently with the good of the whole church
3d. Resolved, That we are determined still
to remain in the Methodist Episcopal Church
and do all we can for the extirpation of SLAYER
from the church.
4th. Resolved, That our church relation i'm
poses upon us no obligation to fellowship slave
holders or their apologists--and that no such OBJ
legation can be forced upon US.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

We have just received the first number of the
series Unpopular Lectures by DR.. Lardncr, the
prospectus of which was published in the Free.
man. The work is neatly executed and the mat
ter is equal if not superior to any thing of the
kind we have ever seen. The subjects treated up
on in this No. are: The Plurality of Worlds; the
Sun; Eclipses; the Aurora Borealis, and Elec-
tricity. 1t is illustrated with wood cuts, Is. full
of facts of the most interesting character 1t bids
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

around him. He was sentenced to pay the fine,
and the informer having consented to remit one
half, Mr.. Bromett, one of our new wing magis-
trates generously and kindly undertook to raise
the money by collection among the citizens of
the town to release the unfortunate old man.
He was of course successful in his efforts, and
had the exquisite enjoyment of winning blessings
from a sorrowful heart, and sending the poor gray
headed negro on his way rejoicing.-Ffederich
Md. Examiner
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

Important 10 our PatronS.-The new postoffice
law, which will go into operation in few weeks
will prohibit postmaster from forwarding money
to publishers free Of expense. We desire those
of our subscribers who happen to be in arrears, to
bear this fact in mind. Those also who intend to
become subscribers, will also please to recollecl
this important fact--.MadiSonian
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

fair TO be work of the highest order, and merits
n very extensive circulation The work will be
completed in ten or twelve numbers of 10 or 80
pages each, and the entire volume will be publish
ed within six months It is published by Greedy
s. McElrath, New York, and sold for the low
price of % cents number. 1t will he OF more
worth to the world than thousands of many of the
cheap publications that are flooding the country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

A Profitable HaveStment-A few days
ago, person, with paper stating that he
was an object of charity, called upon one oil
our citizens and received % cents, He got
helplessIy drunk on the money, was ar
rested by the police, and committed toJall.
Constabes fees, rs cents--jaier's fees, Is
cents-board SO cents-total, $l.oo' This
was certainly profitable investment Tor
the county.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

COMMENT ON Texas ANNEXATION The
Sag Harbor Corrector says in relation to a
report that at one time the United States
might have bought Texas for ten million dol
lars, that it reminds one of the following
dialogue from the Five Points: 'Says Pat.
rick to ODonald, we know that spalpeen
axed me ten dollars for that coat, do we notl
well Eve got better bargain deye see Il go
1t for nothingi How SOL says ODonald
'Why. by The rowers, | stole III
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
7 THE LIBERTY MEN GO TO WORK.
Boston Chron.

Heavy Faitures--Tt is said that within the
last six weeks there has been in this city sus-
pention of payment by six large mercantile hou-
ses for from 100000 to 100000 each.--N.
Y. Mirror.
The effect, doubtless, of Southern trade, be-
cause men of business, despise the warning
of abolitionists. NJ Chronicle
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

Emigration-The tide of emigration
never flowed with greater vigor to the
United States than at present, in proof of
which Messrs. Harnden & Co, Waterloo
road have shipped the following number
this month: BY the Yorkshire which sailed
on the 18th march, 400 by the Governor
Davis on the 18th of march, 300 by the
Cambridge, on the 10th March, 31s
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

MesSrs. EditOrs' The following resolutions
passed unanimously by tie Quarterly Meeting
Conference Of the Enosburgh and Bakersfield
Circuits, on the 18th inst, are sent to you fol
publication, in pursuance of vote of said Con
ference, Yours respectfully
BENNETT EATON, Sec. of Conf
West Enosburgh, April 25, 1915.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02
THE FREEMAN
FOR SIX MONTHS.
{ h eapI~L berty NJ EN-, R cad

At the urgent solicitation OF friends in various
parts of the State, and deeply impressed, as we
are, with the vital necessity of arraying the anti
republican and inhuman nature and tendencies OF
American Slavery, and the legitimate remedy, be-
fore the mass of the lawmakers of our State, we
have concluded to offer the FREEMAN for STA
months from the first week of June next, (extend-
ing probably to the close Of our next State legisa-
ture, and the publication of its laws,) on the follow
ing extremely low terms, for cash IN Advance:
90 COPIES sent to one address, $1,000
10 4" " " 600
" F." $50
DC These proposals are issued mainly, thai
County and Town committees may obtain bun
dies of papers to circulate in those places where
our principles are not fully understood, and have
not obtained footing, aud not designed to inter
fere with the increase of our regular list, which we
trust will not be neglected.
We would suggest to each County committee il
the State, that they confer together Immediately
and take efficient measures TO introduce at eas
twenty papers into those towns where none, OIL
but few copies, are now taken, as in no other way
can the same amount of light be brought directly
before the minds the people.
The terms, too, must be strictly complied with
for we cannot afford so large a sheet, containin!
such an amount of reading matter, at the low price
here offered, without the money in advance.
Montpelier, April /, 1916.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

COMA powder mill exploded at Enfield last
week, and killed one person. This IL the fifth ex-
lnsion within ten months
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-02

regular trips through Lake Champan. The fare
is very much reduced.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-08-22
- @A@g1g Igggs IA
aAsR PORT OF WILMINGTON. AAK
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Aug l5-schr Lion, McCumber, New River,
turpentne, to G W Davis.
l6-sehr Com. Warrington, Whitaker, Phila-
delphia, to G w Davis.
schr Ellen, Boon, Philadelphia, 10 G w Davis.
II schr Jerome, McKeever, Boston, to Barry
& Bryant.
sloop Cleaner, Raburn. Shallotte, turpentne, to
G w Davis.
l8-brig Belle, Myers, New York, to G w
Davis.
brig Leonora, Collins, New York, to John Hail.
brig Gardner H Wright, Rinton, (at Fort Cas-
weli,) with stene.
schr Spray, Tortelle, Baltimore, to Brown &,
DeRosset.
schr Example, Mydgett, Middleton, N c, corn,
TO VIM Cooke.
schr Mary Frances, Douglass, Middleton, N c,
corn, to VIM Cooke.
schr Alaric, Rodicks, New York, to G D Ellis
& Co.
l9-schr Lightfoot, Sleeper, Thomaston, to Rus
sell & Gammell.
schr E S Powell, Murch, New York, to G w
Davis.
2l-schr Friendship, Farrow, Middleton, N C;
corn, to Brown & DeRosset.
CLEARED.
Aug l6-schr Fair Lady, Harris Boston, by
Barry & Bryant.
2r-Packet schr Jonas Smith, Collect, n York
by r w Brown.
brig Baltic, Moulton, Boston, by E Dickinson
schr Example, Mydgett, Mattamuskeet, by Wn
Cooke.
schr Mary Frances, Douglass, Mattamuskeet
by VIM Cooke.