The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-13
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aWhO did the Deed%

Inc TUmSeJSI ulu IL. Ahh WlA Hihely
and deep repentance, The ghost of his mur>
dercd victim, or the memory of the foul
deed will haunt his guilty conscience for
ever. The deed was done al Pitlsfieid,
on the last Saturday Of December. A
man bought rum, became intoxicated, and
lay down with his head on the railroad,
where he was crushed to instant death by
the coming engine. The citizens were
reused bv just indignation, and held a
public meeting 10 adopt prompt preyeat-
i've measures against the sale Of into&Ica-
ting spirits.
We learn from the ptttsfeld Eagle that
Governor Briggs made some touching &
eloquent remarks on the occasion. After
abiding 10 The uotimely death OF the de-
ceased, he said that IRON the moment he had
fIfsl heard the shocking casualty which
had brought fellow being 10 an untmely
end, The question had been forcing itself
upon his beast with uncomfortable weight
Who did the deed i? One week ago last
Monday, Medad Pomeroy arose early in
preparation for the abors of the week.
His wife had prepared the morning meal,
and he himself awohS his children, CALI
ing them to rise and breakfast with their
father, for a whole week would pass be-
fore he should cat with them again. The
following Saturday evening the table was
again spread, and the children and wife,
impa'enily awaiting ne return of husband
aud father, sat around the fire ready to
welcome his coming. The sound foot
steps near the door, greeted by the cries
Of "Fa,her has come" brought the intel
lgence of his awful death, and from THAI
hour sleep had mol fallen upon the eye
lids OF that wife. nor the sound even OF
chldhood's giadness been heard within
that dwelling. Who robbed those child
Zen OF faiher, and made that wife wild
ow. and perhaps maniac2 Who did the
deec2 1t was not the ponderous engine n
rushing with a whrlwind speed over It's
iron road. Il was the vender Of inloxca>
ting drinks-the man who in defiance Of
all laws, human and divine, scattered
around him the seeds Of Temporal, and eter-
nal death. For all the wealth that liquors
bought and sold have ever earned, said
Gov. Briggs, would no! stand in that
mans place.
Rev. Mr. Todd followed Gov. Briggsi in
some pertinent and impressive remarks
He alluded 10 the profits on The sale ofthis
bottle Of rum, which had sent a fellow
man in a mo .hent to his last account
He said, presume, Mr., Chairman, thai
nine. pence is all that could be the gains
On it. A nine. pence! Aud life, and blood,
and soul, and eernlty--a widow left PEN
nless, and orphan children left to want, to
be poinled al, and told that hoir father died
poor drunkard. all lhis--for nine-pence!
Aud would you or |, or any other mon
here, take world and all it contains, aud
be in the sitoation ofthat widow, or have
our families in the situation OF lha: hmliy2
For what would you be the man who
sold that bottle of spirils! For what
would yon own that nine-pence! Or! il
The man be here who owns 1t, Iet bin
look at ii! Dlu't you see the blood on
il! In your bar room, by the cask, don't
you see that mangled bodr--dou't you
hear the footsteps of the naked feet of tn.
orphan---don't you see che wild eye, and
the pals face OF the broken hearted widow2
Can you look up and sec written on thos
heavens. mo drunkard shalt inherit the
kingdom of God and then rejoice tina.
YOU have cut one more such of from lille
and hurried him TO the Judgments Where
will you hide that nine. pence, from which
the blood will not wash2
The resolu ions were adopted by accias
nation, without ore dissenting voice.
~ Z. Evangelist
Is+ The N Y. Express gives a map
OF Texas, porlioned of into Black Texas
(the slave part) and White Texas, he
free parl.) 1t looks fr all the world,
like cook>slov with short whiIewash-
ed funnel--the funnel representing Whie
Texas. While Texas contains 10000
mile Black Texas 284, 000,- Bee.
Blythe operations by Morse's Electro
Magnetic Telegraph, between Baltimore
aad Washington, are 10 be discontinued
on and afertbe first Of February, in con-
sequence of the appropriation made by
government for the purpose Of making ex.
permshts, having run out BE.