The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-01-02
THE LIBERTY MINSTREL.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 81, 1914.


THE LIBERTY MINSTREL.
NEw YoRK, Oct 81, 1914.
Messrs. Editors: Dear Sirs, L wish
through you,to say to the friends of free
dom, that the 'Libsrty Minstrel is now ,
ready for sale, and all who wish TO pos
sess them of a choice collection of odes,
hymn, songs, ballads, glees, &c. SC,
on the wrongs Of slavery and the bless
ings of liberty, set to easy and appropri-
ate music, can now have an opportuni- -
lty. The first edition is IA small one, and
will probably soon be exhausted. as
friends in the western States especially,
will wish to get supply for the coming
winter before the close of navigation
The Liberty -Minsttel is published on
good paper, neatly bound in stamped
cloth, in size IL mo. containing upwards
ofl80 pages, embracing great variety,
suitable to be sung at conventions, mass
meetings, school districts meetings, con-
certs oil prayer for the slave. in schools,
in social parties, and in the family cir
Gle.
Much pains has been taken in the se-
lection and preparation of the poetry, and
in arranging and adapting The music to
the words to form equal and agreeable
associations. Says Cowper:
"rtcre is in souls sympathy with sounds;
Some chord in unison with what we h,ar
Is touched within us and The heart replies"
So music, set 10 poetry, should have
in it a sgmpathy with he sentiment of the
song. This has been an important con-
sideration with me in the compilation of
this work. But let me say here, to sing
ers, that the best arrangement in the way
Of adoption will be in vain uness the
performer act well his part. He must BIO
in sympathy with must enter into and
breathe out the spirit of both the poetry
and the music, it he would reach and
bring forth a response from the hearts Of
his auditors. Let his souLb be moved, as
we'll as his voice, and he will not fail to
move the souls of his bearers. More
especially will this be true OF most of The
pieces to be found in the Minstrel hav-
ing the spirit OF hJerty as the soul Of
their inspiration
AS to the authors ofthe greater part
of the poetry in the Minstrel, ! need on
ly give the names of Whittier, rierpout,
Cowper, " right, LongtelIow Burleigh,
Leggelt, Willis, Lowell, Burns, Mont,
gomery, Mrs Sigourney, Mrs Bailey,
Mrs Carter, Miss Chandler, Mrs Folen,
Charlotte Elizabeth. besides many 9TH
ers of distinguished merit. he Min
strel will be found to contain many pleas
ing and deservedly popular airs, some of
them in new dress, in new and better
associations, and with accompaniment
added for two, three and four voices. -
such as Near the Lake there droup'd a
Willow, Rose otAlIendale ''How can
Sleep while Angels Sing,' Carrier
Dove isle Of Beauty, Sparkling and
Bright 'MarseiIes , ''lndian Maid"
Sweet Alton. 'Windo fthe Winter Night
Kathleen O'Moorc, Brides FAREWELL
'The Minstrel Boy" KinIoch of KinIoch'
'Troubadore, 'M'Gregor's Gathering
and many others, besides several origin,
al compositions
VIII no. the friends Of freedom make
an Effort to put the minstrel into families
and schools through the c uulry? Will
they not encourage the formation of Lib
erty singing Associations in eVe.y COM
munity, before the winter with its long
evenIn IS, shall have closed in upon us:-
thus making every hill and vale, vocal
with The spiritsIlrIng songs OF holy free
dom.
The Minstrsl is offered for sale at the
following rates, BY the hundred, 81
cents per copy, 1851; by the dozen 37a
cents do, Sd so; single copy, So cents;
TERMS, cash. A liberal discount is
here offered to those merchants or assoc
Citations who will purchase by the quanti-
ty.
Orders should be directed to Leavitt
& Alden No. Z Cornhill, Boston; Lew
is Tappan, office corner OF Hanover and
Exchange streets, N. Y; jackson S.
Chapln,3 Dean street, Albany, N Y;
do =, corner OF Main and Genesee streets,
Utica, N Y and to Inc subscriber, We
tor, Ontario county, N. Y. They can
be sent by the hundred or dozen ia pack
ages by express, to almost any of the
principle places, East or West. Send on
your orders.
Respectfully yours, G. w. CLARK.
p S Will anti-slavery editors be so
kind as to co. y this noLce' | will send
each of them the Minstrel.
CoLoRED MEMBERs CT THE BAPTIST
CMURcHEs GEORGIA. The Georgia