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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

eign ministers, army and navy (oficers the non
shareholders, however, to provide the common
soldiers and sailors supreme judges, &c.
3rd That in the only branch of the govern
ment where they are in the minority the House
of Representatives, the majority shall always
obey their bidding
4th. Tint they may affect most holy love
for the constitution, when it suits their purposes,
aud when more covenient, altogether discard it.
9Th. That though the letter of the constitu-
ton apparently favors such absurdities as liberty
and human rights, it is accompanied with GER
tain " guarantees in favor of murder, rape,
robbery, and every variety of violence, and that
these guarantees" being no where written,
shall in all cases be expounded ty the slavehol-
ders for whose benefit they are said to have
been made and
9th That the non-slaveholders are bound tc
pay for the support of the peculiar institution.
la. Freeman.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

The Post Master General has issued the follow
ing, by which publishers may receive payment
for papers without postage.
"Money for newspaper subscriptions, not ex-
ceeding 10 dollars in each case, may be paid to n
postmaster for the purpose of being paid to the
publisher of a newspaper at any other office. The
postmaster is in such case to give to the person
paying the money receipt therefor, and forthwith
advise the postmaster who is to pay said amount,
ofsuch deposit. Upon presentation of this receipt
the amount is to he paid over. The postmaster
receiving the amount is to debit himself herewith
in his account, and the postmaster paying that a
mount is to credit himself herewith in his account
of contingent expenses"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
For The Freeman.
AN EXTRACT FROM "KEEP ON CON.
GREGATIONALISMH

IIHOUGhIS SOGGESIED BY READING
AN EXTRACT FROM "KEEP ON CON-
GREGATIONALISM."
Cd /. "What ought 10 be done can be done. /"
Then what we ought to do we can do. TO refuse
to do what we ought to do, because we stand alone,
and know not as we shall be sustained by public
SENTIMENT or refuse because of our weakness, or
because Of the strength Of our foes, or because of
the sacrifice the effort will require, is sheer inf
deity Or apostacy. ''Say not am q child, for
wi be unto thee mouth and wisdom" except
a man forsake all,'' &c.
a. O. "RJormations liue only by aggressive
and onacard movements" Then we can hope for
no true reform in pro-slavery church, until abo-
litioniss take an aggressive step. Equally true
must it be, that remaining in pro-savery churches
''to thorn them to their duty, to exert a good in
fuence upon them," &c., unless it speedily lead
them to a separation from slavery and northern
pro-slavery, must be followed by more decidedly
aggressive movements, to accomplish any thing
but our own destruction.
(9.)' 8. "a say md do-nothing philanthropy,
has TOO long deceived the hopes aad Knocked the
miseries ofmankind." What knockers" and SIDE
ceiyers," then, are those ubotionsts who adhere
to proslavery political parties. Yet, they are mere
pigmies compared with those abolitionists, who
while they profess to be "Iights of the world,
fellowship pro-slavery churches.
1911 a. ".uen uM not at,cays stultify them
seIues By pretending to believe and dis6eIieve the
same thing in the same BREATH" Then we may
hope that men will not much longer pretend to fel
ship those with whom they have no christian agree
ment, and for whose cause they have no respect
Gl0.1 5. To hold The doctrines of human rights
or The fundamental principles cfjustice in The G0
stract, and not carry them out in practice, is, ii
fact TO apostaiise from them" Pro-slavery church
es then, are not the only apostates in the world.
[l6.] 6. "TO do right is the highest pOssibh
erpediency" Then, all delays TO DO RIGHT be
cause of appearances, proceed from a carnal poll
cy & daring presunpton-man "steadying the arl
of God"
Il have noticed the above six of the twenty .fou
propositions, not because they are in any respec
more valuable than the others, but for selfevden
reasons. Ifthe first chapter of Mr.. Keeps wOrl
is fair sample of the whole, then it is well sutet
to the times, and what every Christian abolition
list ought to read. Where is the work to be OBJ
tained' | wish also to direct the attention O
friends TO most valuable and timely periodical
entitled Christian Investigator, conducted by tina
Luther Of the age, William Goodell of Honeyeye
: Ontario Co., N Y. price, so cts for 10 numbers
a L. d. P.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

Of the General Goyernment-taxed the North
millions Yearly for its support, bound in the strong
est bonds both the great parties stepped the church
of Christ in blood, and until 1892 rocked the whole
tnation into a worse than death sumber. But
thank God, few brave hearts saw our danger, &
dared TO feel and speak like men. A Loyejoy did
not die in vain-a Thompson, Garrison, Smith,
a Tappan, and host of Others were not mobbed
for nought; The Almighty spoke through them
with the omnipotence of truth and right The
whole nation, and in fact the whole world have
felt the influence of that power which has been
welded for the destruction of this worst of SINS
In 1889 Mron Holly and a few kindred spirits saw
that slavery had come into the nation by the con-
sent Of the General GoYevernment, and had ever
received countenance and support from that
source, and must be put down by that power
which created it, and as both the leading parties
were in league with the slave power and had ever
been directly under its control, and gave no evil
dence that it ever anticipated doing any thing for
the removal of slavery-become convinced that the
only remedy would be in breaking away from this
power, and from parties that dared not do anything
oremove the evil, for fear ofdispleasng the south
ern wing of the party. Hence they saw the ne
cessity of forming party on the platform of Lib
erty, without being compelled to bow to the dicta-
ton of southern autocrats to get their support
The party was organized the LIST day of April,
1910, and though its friends have had to encoun-
ter every species of opposition, it has steadily in
creased from 1000 to more than 60 ,OoO and is now
in more prosperous condition than il has ever
been before Liberty papers have increased since
that time from to 81 weekiies and three dailies
and another is to commence in few days. The
South have already acknowledged its superior pow
er, and trembe in view of its fast increasing infu
ence; the North is beginning to acknowledge the
correctness of its principles, and the certainty oil
its triumph.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
HOW 1T Is DONE,

We often meet with those who cannot under
stand how it is that 250, 900 Shareholders manage
to rule the nation and give control and direction to
the whole action of the general government. That
they have hitherto done so, and are determined
not to yield without struggle, is too apparent to
be longer doubted; and the intrigue with which it
has been carried, is being gradually brought to the
light of day.
Those who are looking forward to the abolition
of American slavery by peaceful and constitution
al means, have placed no small reliance upon the
fact that the free States when united, possessed
the control of the general government, in the cleo
ton of President, Vice President, who would
hold the balance of power in the Senate between
the free and slave States, and minority in the
House Of representatives but this hope has beer
dashed to tho ground by our Congress, through
the artifce of the overseert, and the doughfaceC
servity of Northern representatives Florida
with constitution stamped with eternal slavery
as black as the smoke of the pit, has been admit
ted into the Union, with two Senators of course
and everything done that Congress could do, to Sc
cure the admission of Texas, with two more Sen
ators while Iowa, which is held up as an offset Il
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
MAINTAIN THELIBERTY PRESS.

We commend the following paragraphs from
ahe Worcester Gazette to such as profess to be
aboitionists and yet patronize no paper devoted
to the cause.
Liberty men must patronize Liberty papers.
Nothing is more obvious than that the cause can
not advance, so long as our opponents control
most Of the newspapers Of the land, and, from
week to week, instil into the minds of theil
readers the poison of Wing or Democratic party
politics.
There are muItitudes who are heartily sick Of
Southern domineerng, and who sincerely desire
to be rid of the curse of slavery. But their pa
pers. tell them that fidelity to party is paramount
duty,-thlt if they would effect any good object
they must wait patiently the action of their party
leaders. Thus the benevolent feeling which ex-
lists and which might be made effcctual in fur
therng the cause of Liberty, is mostly sponged
up by these dominant parties, which appear to
vie with each other in subservicncy to slave
holding nabobs
What then is the duty Of Liberty men TIC
sustain Liberty papers If sincere in your pro-
LESSONS, you can make no better appropriation
than for the diffusion of light on this subject
Not only take paper YOURSELF but induce your
neighbor to do the same. If he wont subscribe,
lend him yours, or, what is better, subscribe for
him. Is not the freedom of our country, the
alteration of three millions of immortal beings
from the prison house of despair, worth the sac
rfce of few patry dollars Claim not to be
lovers of freedom, the friends of the enslaved,
while you refuse to do or sacrifice for his
liberation
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
Late Religious Intelligence,

ArmeniGnS of Ibpkey-Rev. Mr., GoodeI.
writing from Constantinople, January 81, SAYS.
''There is now very interesting state Of things
among the Armenians at the capital, and there
are many new instances of awakening There is
probably not an evening in the week, on which
there is not prayer meeting held by native
brethren at some place in Constantinople proper.
At public services on the Sabbath, the congre-
CATION is large and he Word is preached with
power And although all the ingenuity and wis
dom and influence of the very mightiest among
both Armenians and Turks are actively employ
ed, to arrest the work, yet it is carried forward
by hand unseen and by power not to be re-
sisted
Madras.-In letter, dated December 24,Rev
Mr. Winslow writes to the Amer Board: owe
have Just finished the complete and uniform edit
ion of the whole Tamil Bible, in one volume, with
the headings and chronology according to the
English authorized version, and with references.
The edition is six thousand copies.
| CHINA.-There are now says recent letter,
five or six congregations gathered in Hongkong
among the Chinese every Sabbath; and instruc-
ton is communicated, for the most part,
in an ineligible manner. It.is great attain.
ment to be able so to expound Christian truth to
the Chinese, as to be sure that what we say is
understood
The field here is immense, and the doors of
access to it are rapidly multiplying. Some of
the obstacles to the spread of Christianity, which
are found elsewhere, either have no existence
here, or act with greatly diminished power
of resistance.
Mission TO BURMAH.-A very interesting
ceremony recently took place in Halifax, on the
occasion Of the Rev. Mr. BURPE being designated
as missionary to carry the tidings of salvation
to the Heather. The Rev. Dr. Belcher express
sed his Joy that the venerable pastor who had
commenced his labors in that Province so years
ago, wien Nova Scotia itself was missionary
ground, should have lived to see the day when,
a Missionary was to be sent from her shores to-
far distant Burmah
Marietta COLlege.-A correspondent of the
N. Y Evangelist says, the effects of the late re-
viva on the fourishing College in Marietta, have
been SO marked as to excite wonder and grati-
tude. One class, which was equally for and a.
gainst religion, now stands class of consistent
professors
A Revival is reported as in progress in Gran
viHe College, o., an institution under the direc-
ton of the Baptist denomination.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

LIGHT FOR THE UMoN,"-Virginia, whose
ability 10 furnish officers for the whole Union
has been universally felt and acknowledge is
about to take a much more brilliant position
The Kanawha IVA. Republican says that
a new stream of gas has been struck by the
salt manufactures there, which is very pow
erful' forcing up column to the height Of
one hundred feet above the ground. 1t adds
that there is gas enough in one of these cur
rents to light all the cities in the union. One
of them took fire few days since, and die
considerable damage before it could bt
subdued.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
SUCCINCT HISTORY OF THE CONTEST
IN GREAT BRITAIN ON THE SLAVE
TRADE

Organized anti-slavery effort in Great Britain,
may be dated at the first meeting of the London
Committee, in 1887.
In l7SS, the first effort in Parliament on sla-
very was made.
Efforts were made in 1889 and 1890 and
1901, but with no prospect of success. The
question of abolition was treated in Parliament
as antisavery petitions were by our Congress,
the first few years of the antislavery struggle.
In 1871 three hundred thousand persons re-
Trained from sugar altogether; there was no free
labor sugar at that time.
In 1892 and 1893 simple resolution by Mr..
WiIberforce condemning slavery was lost in the
House of Commons.
In 1894, the resolution of Mr., Wherefore
Lords rejected it.
In 1895 and 1896, the effort was renewed
aud negatived.
In 1897 and 1893, Mr.. Wilberforces bill
was defeated.
Nothing was done until 1904, when bill
passed the House Of commons, but was defeated
by the Lords.
In 1906, it was renewed and lost.
In 1906, the bill passed both houses.
Here was struggle tor eighteen years mere
" to obtain parliament to consent 4" that tn
Hrade carried on by the British subjects for tn
purpose of obtaining slaves on the coast of Afr
ca ought to be abolished 1t was negative
and barred out Of the House of commons seven
teen times and admitted twice. 1t was admite
into the House of Lords but once In 1906
June 10th, Mr.. Fox moved "that the House
considering the slave trade to be contrary to tn
.principIes of justice, humanity and policy, wi
with all practicable expedition take efectiy
measures for its abolition" Carried by ia {
Is in the Commons, Al to 20 in the Lords
In 1907, Lord Granville brought into Il
House of Lords, A bill for the abolition Of II
slave trade" Passed by 100 to SO, and
Commons by 2s3 to 16.
This history furnishes us abundant eviden
for hope and encouragement.
.4-.a. r. McMURDY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

SLAvEHoLDING CHRIsTIANITY.-Dr Way
land writes thus . In our labor to propagate
the religion of the Redeemer, we may surely
without offence, pause before we do any.
thing that could be construed into indiffer.
ence to slavery, in the establishment Of Chur.
ches among the heather. 1t may here be
proper for me, specially in connection with
the office 10 which was unwillingly chosen
at the late Triennial Convention, to state my
own views on the subject l do it without
unkindness and without reserve. lam per
fectly willing to have it understood, tina
whatever may be my view, as expressed il
previous letter, of the connection between
the holding Of slaves, and profession of re
ligion, in state of society where the insti
tuition had become long established, neve
could, without doing violence to my con
science do anything towards the establish
ment in heather land of church int
which slavery could by any means find ad
mittance. belive that should sin wiIfull
against God, if ever promulgated slave
holdig Christianity.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

STILL THEY CoME.-We have reeivedtwo num-
bers of a sterling Liberty paper, the Washington
Patriot, just commenced at Washington Pa. Il
bids fair to become powerful auxiliary to the
Liberty cause. We hope it will have support
such as its worth and the Importance of the cause
it advocates, demands.
We have also received the American Citizen
published at Philadelphia, which, for neatness o.
execution and the interesting matter it contains
will vie with any paper we have seen of the size
published by any party.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
@ Please NOtice!!- gef

The undersigned wOuld again say to those gel
in arrears for the old VERMONT FREE
MAN. or PEOPLES ADVOCATE,' pub
Hshcd at NorOich, that he wiH merit neck seno
them bills of their indebtedness, and he hopes M
time wiU be lost in settling the same. Some O
the accounts may be small,.-bm altogether they
make a large amount, for ,Ohieh I haze paid IN
advance, and they SHOULD and MUST b,
paid, in order to enable me to meet liabilities in
Cured upon their account.
May |. 1915. J. POLAND.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

Florida, to keep good the balance between the free
and slave States, is presented with constitution
which her people utterly refuse to accept. Ac-
cordngy she can have no representation in the
Senate. Thus, with the help of Northern Wing
and Democratic services, is the South clothed with
majority of at least two in the Senate of the Uni
ted States, and can forever control that body on
all questions at issue between freedom and slave
ry. Will men of sense longer be incredulous as
to the power of the South, or the vassaage of the
North?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

The entire surface ofthe globe contains zoe, O00,-
900 square miles; and if we suppose only 6O,000,-
900, less than third, land and only one-half
of this, which is equivalent to 19, 0OOO 900 acres,
TO be cultivated with potatoes, or some other crop
equally productive, it would at this rate, maintain
in comfort,the prodgous number of 1872 900, OOO,-
900, or two hundred and forty times as many as
the present population of the globe
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

90 The following announcement would have
appeared two weeks since, but for inadvertance
REV. ORREN SHIPMAN would inform the Anti
slavery public, that his P. o. address is Burling-
ton, Vt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
VERMONT CHRONICLE.

We have sent our paper to the VT Chronicle
regularly, more than three months, but have re-
ceived but one copy in exchange. We can ge
along without it,though it would be rather conven,
lent in some respects, especially as we are inform
ed that it has recently assumed an Anti-sluverJ
character, and that many ofthe AboIitonists in the
State have become subscribers to that paper witt
this understanding.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
TRACTS.

The May No of Tracts will be sent to all the
southern counties to-day [Friday,l and to all the
northern counties, Saturday. They will be SEM
to the same places that the last No. was sent to-
If any town does not get them regularly, let u;
know it soon The pledges that are now due, mus
be redeemed as soon as may be, for the printers
are calling loud for pay.
TRACT COMMITTEE.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

GONE TO ENGLAED.-Mr Smith, the Texan Sec
rotary of State is now at Boston, he is expecting to
leave in the next steam ship Cor England.
Report says he has gone to see what can be done
tor the Texans in their present sad dilemma.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
DOG ANNEXATION.

John Polk was put to the bar charged with
rubbing the Mexican minister of a favOrite dog,
named Texas. The circumstances OF the case
Don Bernardo Murphy stated to be simply these.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09
THE FREEMAN
FOR SIX MONTHS.
c h eap|~L liberty Men, Read

At the urgent solicitation OF friends in various
parts of tho State, and deeply impressed, as we
are, with the vital necessity of arrayng 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 aws,) on the follow
ing extremely low terms, for cash in Advance:
90 copies, sent to one address, $1,000
10 600
$50
eE5- These proposals are issued mainly, that
County and Town committees may obtain bun
dies of papers to circulate in those places where
our principles nre not fully understood, and have
not obtained footing and not designed to inter
(ere with the increase of our regular list which we
trust will not be neglected.
We would suggest to each County committee in
the State, that they confer together Immediately
aud take efficient measures TO Introduce ut leasI
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 ofthe people
The terms, too, must be strictly complied with
for we cannot afford so large a sheet, containing
such an amount of reading matter, at the low price
here offered, without the money in advance.
Montpelier, April l, lS45.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

Here is capital thing from the London
Punch. The annexationists even, will be COM
PEELED to laugh at it, though it does hit them
rather hard .-- .--- .
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

The Spanish nunneries contain eleven thou
sand seven hundred and seventy two nuns.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

W5-REv. E. ]. CoMINGs has removed to Mont
pelier and become the Pastor of the Free Church
This place is now his p. 0. address.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-05-09

Democracy" glory ofdemocracy is its I'M
seeks to bestow the greatest good on the greatest
number; majority, of course, rules, bu the rights of
minorlties are secured"