The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-06

tiSements for the Woodstock (vt)Agc.
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TIE POST OFFICE,
From tho st OF March until further notice, will be
closed from til hall past in the morning.
For the Woodstock Age.
We are not surprised to witness "the
miserable subtcrlugc end misrcprcsenta-
ton" in which the Mercury-alias DR..
Picra-induIges, in relation to tue fair,
truthful and clndd remarks of GREY.
R. S." which were published last week
concerning the late T. Convention in this
village. The attack is in perfect keeping
with the character Of That "contcmptiblc
Sheet as the President of a college
said Of the "Mercury!" To do Mr.. S
| the greatest injustice, it stcathiy relrains
from using his language, and resorts to
'the miserable snbtcrlugc" Of employing
language in relation to the attendance"
SC. not incompatible with the statement
in the Age, and yet charges "R. S."
with having given contrary representa-
ton. Mr. S. had said truly, that the rep
reservations from distant parts Of the
County, were few and far between, the
Convention being composed mostly OF the
friends oftemperanco in this town, and
from towns adjoining. Well, has the
Mercury even, had the fool-hardiness to
to deny, in plain terms, what every one
present knows to be true? No, 1t resorts
to a change of terms, land ..says, "the meet
ing was well and fully attended by per-
sous from parious parts of the county, as
well as by citizens from p this town SC.
But, when asked, what "rariouS parts;'
it must answer, from towns Gdioiaiag
this town, in order to show the appear
ance of truth. But few other towns were
represented, no distant ones, "lulIy, -
owing, as Mr. S. candidIy said, to the
travelling, We will not pursue this wan-
ton attack on one of the purest and most
successful advocates Of Temperance,
known and universally appreciated as
such, through the county, the State and
indeed New England. If he sees fit to
defend himself, or set forth the grounds Of
his opposition to one resolution, and one
only, passed at the late convention, we
presume the columns of the Age are open
to him. We could hope, however, he
would treat this assault as he would any
other barking of the kind-w,h the silent
contempt, which "its insignifcancc, de-
serves. - MANY.
Rev. CALVIN FAlRDANK-Sentence for
Negro Stealing-The Rev. Mr. Fairbank.
charged in connection with Miss Webster
already convicted, With ,e5ductlng slaves
in Kentucky, was, put upon his trial, at
Lexington, on the 18th Inst He at first
pleaded not guilty, but after jury had
been sworn, he entered plea Of guilty,
and threw himself on the mercy of the
court lie mado a short address, in
which he avowed himself an Abolitionlst;
but plead the force of education to pali-
ale the enormity of his offence, which he
declared was more plain to him on rcllec-
ton than heretofore. He said that were
he again free, he would neither counte-
nance nor aid the escape of slaves, since
he was convicted that although the con-
dition of some might be amcliorated many
were happy as they are, and that such
course only tended to Increase the misery
and discomfort Of those who were left be-
hind. The jury after retireing for about
half ali hour returned into Court, with
verdict Of GUILTY, aud fixed his imprison.
ment at hive years upon each indictment
(ilteen years in ally in the Pcnitentiary,
END OF THE CUBA SLAVE TRADE.--
The Capt, General of Cuba has issued a
proclamation, declaring all vessels arriv.
ing at Cuba with slaves on board, conlis-
Gated.