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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-09-25
A word to New York Merchants.

- have said word TO the mer
chau!s of this vicinity about calling on
you for their fall and winter supplies of
goods; and will now Offer few thoug hts
for your consideration. The Voice Of
Freedom is published in Rutland County,
but in town bordering Oh Addison Coun-
ty, and probably is read by more mer>
chants in the two counties, than any 9TH
or paper. The population of these coun-
ties was, in $780, 54,2 82 and the Grand
List Sl75 1865. 1t mus. be something
otan object for you 10 get share of the
profits on goods consumed or used BY the
fifty thousand people Of these counties; &
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 In addition 10 the calculation VI his
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New York Advertisements.

IE@ The Merchants Of Rutland aud Ad-
olson Countics will see that goodIy num-
Der of New York wholesale dealers in
merchandise have seen fit TO inform the
people in this section of country, (hrough
this pape) where their sores may be
fo1nd, and the articles they keep for sale.
Ii is believed that those who advertise lib
erally do the best for heir customers, land
he best for themselves.
The reason is obvious; which is that
the increase of business 10 consequence of
letting the public know that hey have
goods to sell, enables The vendors 10 put
their prices lower, and at the same time 10
realize more nett gam. Will it not be an
object then, for Merchants in this section
who 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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Connexions, Through an error in
deciphering the manuscript of the first
piece of poetry, on the first page, the
compassion made four words spell differ
ent from what the writer designed. -
These words should read as foIlows;--
In the first line Of the second verse, err.
rant instead Of errand In the third line
ofthe same verse, alone instead of above;
In the second line Of the third verse,
hosts instead of haste; and in the third
line ofthat verse, aobea instead of where.
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nPREcE1vED, Number ten of Lard
ner's Popular Lectures also No. Of
The Farmers Library and monthly Jour.
nal of Agriculture both highly use
lul works. Each family should have a
copy Of Lardner's work and each man
who owns fifty acres of land should OBJ
tain the Farmers Library for his own
use, and 10 bequelth as o legacy TO
his children. The price may seem high
(S5 J but it does not exceed its value
Will not thelarmers Of Vermont subscribe
for volume, each, that they may ex>
anime for themselves!
Greedy and McElrath, Publishers,
Tribune Buildings N. Y
The American Protestant for Sep
TENDER is received. Rev. r. RICHTER,
Editor and publisher. Terms 81 per
year.
IT, DROP LETTERS. Those who live near arop
requested to drop their letters here instead of at
the Post Office.
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man" who drove the horse had any reason
to complain of i'll treatment? And would
the publishing'of the fact be reprehenslble
!" Mr. Greeley? Tina, many things are
published which ought not to be, no one
can deny but that what Isaid respecting
Mr. Jay was repTehensible. have yet 10
learn. | am satisfied with his explanation
and remittance, and hope he will accept
of my view OF the matter as equally sat-
islactory.
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JOHN JAY.


H= The above communication from
John Jay, Esq, is freely admitted, as
think every man who is brought before
the public in the way brought him, is
entitled to the privilege of explaining his
neglec | will however premise thai
were friend Jay taxed almost daily with
postage which might be saved TO both
publisher and subscriber, as the law al
lowed when he sent the 81 bill, he would
be very like 10 drop a word that would
not be satisfactory 10 all. When | call
names Of deiuquents prefer taking those
of some consequence, thinking it will be
more likely 10 set others on their guard
against negligence, which 10 me costs con-
siderable in the aggregate. A publisher
cannot well write a letter to each one who
fails Of paying postage, or falls short Of
remiuing the full amount Of what he owes
for his paper; especially if the publishe.
must pay the postage. And should he
send without paying the postage, ten
chances to one, that for each rs cts due,
he would have 10 pay The amount he claim
ed, and lose The sum due. la the case Of
Mr. Jay knew not whether it was acci-
denalIy or purposely that he omitted 10
have the Postmaster frank the letter con-
tanning the money, and | merely said he
neglected to do it, thereby rendering me
liable TO pay the 81 l-2 cents. Should a
a man through heedlessncss, drive his
horse cart against a carriage OF MIR jays |
and thereby render him liable 10 pay a
bill OF five dollars, and Horace Greeley
should publish the fact in the Tribune,
would Mr. Jay think the 'privale gentle,
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VO L. VII. NO. "A.

paper in the two Counties named, 1 vii |
say, it reaches goodIy number Of peo
pie in Bennington. Chilleuden and Frank.
lin counties, whose natural market is New
York. Let The people here. then,
know What you havelo sell, and they
will let you know what they wish 10 buy
by giving you a call.
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Observation-Disclosures ain and Hail. .
Ga Thursday afternoon last, this town
was visited with heavy thunder shower,
and in the evening we were sauted with
vivid flashes Of ig Inning and heavy peals
OF thunder, together with an addili0nal
shower. On Friday and Saturday the
rain fell c9piousIy; and, as darkness up
preached on Saturday evening the horizon
North of US, aud as far as the eye could
reach from East to West, was partially
ILLUMINATED by sudden streaks Of light
shooting up here and there, apparently
caused by a compound of coumon light
ming and the Aurora Boreais ;--,he Pc
culiar novelty OF the scene attracting the
special attention CT those who beheld the
rremuIous illumination. This army of
flashing torches seemed to move nearer
and nearer to us, until about nine o'clock,
when The whole of heavens arch seemed
in ifu blaze; the big artillery appear
ed to discharge, aud the rain desctn1ed as
though all the shower baths in creation
had been set in motion with fail supply
of the walerv element! The dancing o.
the heavenly lights, mingled with the
peals of Thunder, were truly sublime.
This (roicking of the other elements
seemed to wake up old Boreas, and the
way he made things stand round for
a While was caution! The west gable
end Of the Seminary was blown ia. A
chimney top Of the Congregational meet-
ing house was blown down, as were four
tops of chimneys to G. w. Conanl's dwell
ling house; a side walk some six rods in
length, was raised s. one end wheeled into
The road trees were torn up by he roots;
and in the house Of AIvinzo Dyer, about
so panes OF glass were broken by vein
of hail, which did not extend very widely.
A portrait ofJames G. Birney was hang
ing in our office, and two of the windows
Being raised, old Boreos entered and pros
rated the Lilhograph, and when We enter.
ed on Monday morning the cid fellow lay
on his back, fat as a pancake and speech,
less !
These are some of he items Of damage
caused by the wind. The last part of the
storm occurring on the 20 h September,
we suppose i: will be called the EQuinOc-
Hal storm. No one here, who has re-
marked on the lhu0der and lightning Of
the last week, seems 10 remember any
thing of the kind, 50 late in the season.
Should The storm prove 10 have been as
severe at the north as We judged it must
be on Saturday, nigh, We shall hca7 Of
much damage done.
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Letter from John Jay, Esq.
New YORK Law OFFICE. SIS Wall ST. }
September II, l845.

Mr. HoLcoMD,
Editor ofMe Voice Of Freedom,
Sir:--l have this morning received
your paper Of the 2lSl August, containing
a marked paragraph, stating that when |
discontinued the Voice OF Freedom asI
Spring, you made deduction from the
bill for my convenience; and that in re-
turn | enclosed bill for the reduced a.
mount, and neglected TO pay the postage,
which rendered you liable for 81 2 Cts
For this neglect, which was altogether
accidental tender my apologies. The
payment the postage, belonged OF course
to me. Had my omission been intentions
a it would have been inexcusab le-I now
enclose 81 bill, which hope will cover
the postage, & also the small sum which
was deducted without nv knowledge from
the amount OF the bill. If it is insufficient
for this purpose will remit the balance.
Having thus settled my own unintcn-
tional delaIcalion with you, allow NE 10
say that while 1t was perfectly proper that
the facts mentioned in the paragraph al
luded to, as far as am concerned, should
be made known 10 ma, it was altogether
unnecessary and improper that they should
be published TO the world. Had rcfus-
ed 10 repay the pos,age on a private appIi-
cation, you would have had a right to ex-
press to the world your opinion of such
dishonest conduct--but I submit for your
consideration, that Under the circumslan.
es,when you had given me no orportuni,
ty TO reclify the omission, the paragraph
In question, stating The fact in so offensive
a manner, with the intimation that it was
probJbIy Intentional, and the expression of
hope that you might be "deivered from
this kind Of friends" was a violation not
only of courtesy, but Of RIGHT md one
for which the reprehensible practice,
which has bccore so common among our
Editors, Of paradng their Individual mat.
tcrs before Jhe public, aud unnecessarily
dragging into their columns the names of
priVac gentlemen affords no manner OF
apology.
As you have published fact, in such
a way as to require from me an expana>
ton, you will please do me the justice 10
publish also this letter.
Ii may be proper for me TO say to you,
in reference TO my discontinuance of your
paper, as believe l omitted to say at the
Lime, that my chief reason for doing so,
was that | had become subscriber 10 so
many antislavery publications that was
obliged 10 curtai the number.
am, Sir, Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-09-25

rs WRITING ScnooL. r. S. Rob
lnson, from Governor N. Y. came to
town two weeks ago highly recomme nd
ed as an instructor in the art of writing.
lie has given twelve lessons TO school
of young ladies' in this Village and from
the specimens exhibited, a very decided
improvement was manifest. The principle
on which he teaches, is the Improvement
of the natural hand, which, on examna-
ton must be acknowledged the most
philosophical and useful; as each scholar
would be the more likely to retain the
acquisition than were they to initiate
0rother's natural hand. Mr. Robinson now
goes to Rutland, and designs returning
here when the Fall term Of the Semina-
ry shall have closed
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minary was on the alert, doing what he
could for the election of his Father
Sprague, and boased loudly before the
election that his Falher-n law would be
elected if any man was ;--~!he allowing OF
iUsg0I votes to be counted, while the lib
cry Party had their due share OF the
Board, which decided such questions, and
the addition of N any loco votes, which
aIlAaken together constituted some OF The
reasons why Mr. Briggs was elected =
Can any one say it was not very brave
and bright chap that brought so many ra'
tional ideas inlO SC small a compass 0
Rodney "! what pity that some other
people conId not be illuminated by five
stars, that they might see as clear y as you
did when you found a channel through
which you could unbosom yourself and
give full vent to your troubled soul -
You ought TO be thankful that you was
rid Of rum drinking Liberty men
But to the facts IL the case. illegal
votes did not turn the scale 10 the election
alluded to. Rodney V. Marsh, and some
other men who voted The Liberty ticket,
boosted beforehand that hei, candidate, if
any, wouI6 BE- elected and | have no doubt
previous to election day, made four times
the effort that both the other parties did, 10
secure the election of their candidates. On
The day of election, and near night, some
of the Wings in the village told some Of
those who lived at distance, that if they
would stand by till the election was over
they should be provided with suppers; and
tod MIR Bartlett, the nearest Inn Keeper.
to furnish refreshment TO such as wished,
AT The expense Of those in the Village
Mr. Bartlett says no one ordered liquor to
be furnished, 10 the way the fiTe starred
man would represent, in his article TO the
freeman.
The question of Temperance was not
up in the election, as the freemen suppos>
ed that question, 50 far as the licensing was
concerned, was settled for the present.
There was a plurality of Wing voters in
town but not majority; but the majority
Of the people here thinking E. N Briggs
would represent their Railroad and ether
interests as faithfully and truly as any obs
err one, elected him on The SIKH ballot
Any harm in giving man his supper2
If there was | will engage 10 clear Rod
aey V. Marsh from the charge Of com
hitting Snch crime as paying an Inn
Keeper for another mau's supper III
Mr. Briggs does not serve the town faiths
fully he will be laid aside another year.
But until he shows his indebtedness, |
think it unwise in s***"*" to exhibit etbe
horrors in such shape to Vermonters.
hope nei9bbor Mirsh will keep as cool
as possible under his sore affection, and
when he again pretends 10 give a version
of mOttcrs of fact, that his thoughts may
be so much collected as to give a correct
history. And as he is Lawyer and
knows there is legal remedy for treating
and illegal rOting, hope he will CON,
plain TO the proper authority, instead Of
sending 10 Montpelier, as his conscience
would not be very likely 10 prevent pros.
ecuting, provided he felt sure of success.
r. Wr CL.I.. L
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To The Editors # tie freeman.

An editorial article appeared in your
paper, some two months ago, stating, in
substance have net the article before me. |
that application had been made, through
me, for the admission OF four eooIed
young men Of Philadelphia into Middle.
bury College, aud lhut it had been decided,
on the ground Of color that hut Que oflhem
could be received. Your article was cor.
led into Ihe Eu'sncIpalor, the edior Of
which Subsequently stated that he had re-
celrrd communication from cen l!eman
Of this place denying the statement, and
asserting that application had Teen madr,
last spring, TO president Labalee, by the
Rev. Mr. Gardner, colored CLERGYMAN
Of Philadelphia, for the admission Of four
coIoEed young men 10 whom the Prcsi-
dent replied that The College was opes lop
their admission, provided they possessed
he requisite literally ard moral qnali6ca-
tons. The editor Of The Emancipator
thercupon called on you 10 substantive the
statement copied by him from your paper
and thus ccnsrAdicled 70 this call you
have responded in your paper OF the 3lst
OF July, by stating TINT the facts you had
published "came second hand" from ME:
and you lhereupon call upon NE 10 give
the facts in the case as they are" This
call you have, in effect, repeated in late
paper.
With a reluctance TO give response TO
your call which | presume will be gener-
ally appreciated, | have nevertheless, uron
much tfiecllcn, come 10 the conclusion
that | cannot, under The circumstances.
properly refuse it. Indeed, it would seem
TO be due 20 myself, as well as 10 truth
since, as the case now stands before tie
public, | am supposed 10 have authorized
a statement, subsequently coniradicted la
authority.
The facts, then, are simply these -
Elrly in April, last, received letter
from Gerritl Smith Esq, dated at Phila.
depha on The sob OF March, enclosing
a copy OF one of the same date, to DoeI.
Lord, president Of Dartmouth College, in.
forming him that there were four coorei
young men In PhiIadel phia, members of
a church, OF which the Rev Charles w.
Gardner, was pastor, who were fitted for
College as benefclaries Of 1.-THE Assem-
bIy's Board, and enquriug whether they
would be admilted at Dartmouth. Mr..
Smith wished me 10 lay his letter 10 Doc.
Lord before The Faculty of Middlebury
College, ard ascertain, and inform Mr.
Gardner whether The young men if found
qualified, could be admitted here.
Ia case they should not be received at
Dartn GU h.
| handed The letter TO President Laba-
rec, who subsequently returned it, with
verbal reply, Which | thus described in
et!er addressed 10 Mr. Gardner on The 10Th
IF April.
THE President said 10 me, on return.
ng Mr. SIS. Icuer, that there was nothjnp
n the College regulations making onV
distinction in regard 10 color and that pcr.
onaIIy, the Faculty had no objection 10
he reception OF colored students, but that
e could not say how the corporation OF
le College might regard the matter, ca,
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% DROP LETTERS. Those who live near arc
requested to drop their letters here instead of at
the Post Office.
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THE DAILY UNION
than tina, Of transportation of the mail or Of The

than that of transportation of the mail, or Of the
General Post Office.
II is power Of great delicacy to be exercised in
certain contingency but 1t II the duty OF the Post
master General to exercise it, if the contingency
shall occur. Ii is manfesily the intention Of
Congress- that the mail service shall not be sus-
pended or embarrassed by reason of defcien-
cy of regular revenues II is manifest that
il is the intention of Congress to guard against
this contingency, by placing at the disposal of the
Postmaster General other funds, equal in amount to
those which had produced the desired result TO be
resorted to only in the that the uncertain and
unascertaned results of the reduced rates of postage
should so impair the revenues of the department
TO embarrass its operations, and deny TO the public
the great advantage of an efficient mail system. The
power should be exercised in the same spirit in
which It is given; not TO supply conjectural def
cheney, but one ascertained by experience, and
threatening to defeat the ends of the post Office
Enlistment.
Ii is matter not to be regretted, that in the exer-
else of this discretionary power, the Postmaster
General will find that Congress has furnished a
guide in the act of Sd March, lS45, entitled "An
making appropriations for the service Of the Post
Office Department for the year ending Both June,
1896" The act appropriates moneys arising from
the revenues OF the department, to an amount within
fraction of four millions and half, the estimated
receipts and expenditures from that source. Amongst
the appropriations, is "for compensation to post
masters" S975 900; another 'for transportation Of
the mail" SO, 050, 000 and another, "for clerks for
Offices Qor the Offices of postmasters)" 5000, 000
On referring to the estimates laid before Congress
the commencement of the session, it is found that
these sums were supposed to be sufficient to secure
to the public the same amount of mail service which
had been previously enjoyed and may be properly
regarded as a limit beyond which the expenditures
under this head should not be carried. Regarding
these the necessary expenditures, the appropria-
tons were made of the ANTICIPATED revenues The
| t,arad nj tha 1isposal of he
eral to be resorted to, if the revenues did not
yield the expected amount. Ii they do not fall
short, the amount SO appropriated may be expended
If they d. the deficiency may be supplied by resort
to the sums appropriated by the 2lst and god sec
tons.
l have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
J.Y MASON.
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whilst the do-nothing and the ayielding foreign ad
mnstaton of the tories obliged veil its weakness and
ideness in stery M Gnzot does not shrink from speak
ing out. the most delicate questions. And speak
he must for he Is accountable minister with pub.
lie before him that expects him to do his duty Thus with
respect TO Texas NJ Guzot gave very full and to
amusing explanations.
at had been reported that the French cabinet consented
however reluctantly to aid us in maintenance OF Tex
ian Independence and it said that giving up the
right of search, done the understanding that
to have French support in keeping American sprem
acy American slavery Of Texas M Guizot very
plainly stated the amount Of this support He said that
the TEXANS wished to be annexed 70 the United States
France had opposition to oer but II the Texans wished
to remain independent France ought to approve such
conduct and to call it right conduct. Ii ought to
support this by the expression of opinion, without
playing any compromising part, engaging itself in
the difficulties of the future. Words words words, NJ
Guizot; nothing but words. Louis Philippe gave good
words 10 Mr. King the American envoy that he would not
NEEDLE with Texas NJ Guizot gives good words Lord
Aberdeen 70 the effect ths. II the Texans will maintain
right but will not compromise his neutrality, get into
any difficulties II for such support such considerations
any substantial rights we can only say that his lordshp
is-what indeed we have long thought impossble-sll
growing in soitness and in greenness.n
London Morning Chronicle, June IT,
The question, however, is, has England abandon
ed her pretended right of searchi The other arti-
cles of the convention between the Due de Broge
and DR.. Lushington, would seem to give it up in
practice, and to substitute other
as cooperation of squadrons, and of negotiations
on shorein place of the right of vsitation but the
fact is the 9th article preserves the gst of the claim
of visitation. Notwithstanding the flag which flies
at the mast-head the British cruiser is to have the
right Of search, and see if it real bona de
French ship, or is assumed only tomask pirate.
Is not this in the spirit of the deprecated principle of
the quintuple treaty.
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GOV. SHANNON.

Gov. Shannon left this city yesterday evening for
his home in Ohio. 1t will be seen, by the following
extract from "The Newark (O.) Constitutionast,' .
that his friends in that State are preparing to re-
ceive him with the warmest demonstrations Of their
regard and confidence. Weare happy to be able to
say that his visit to Washington, and his intercourse
with the President and cabinet, have been productive
Of mutual qualification and good feeling-the recent
remarks in of the Northern presses to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
"Gov shannon has many devoted friends in Ohio
perhaps any other democrat in the State and is entitled
TO many. He has fought the battles faithfully any
other and he has shrnk when the interests and
emergencies of his party demanded his services and is
not TO be supposed that his friends will sit tamey and per-
nit him to be misepresented and sandered in his
by set Of men who actuaed by selfish feelings alone
MIR Shannon in this country and hope he will
take occasion to appear in among his eowcizens
throughout the State and speak for himself His friends
everywhere will give him hearty welcome in days OF
'auld lang syne "Necark Constitionaiist, June %.