davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washingtonian., 1845-09-13

A man who loves his family will take a
newspaper: and a man who respects his fam
lily will always pay for it.
If we enjoy any good. we must make the
necessary sacrifices TO obtain it.
Earth has no sweeter music than gentle
word breathed into sorrowing heart.
Who will not keep penny will never have
many.
Wealth has a powerful influence, but the
influence of a well balanced and cultivated
mind can arise above and control it.
To whom you betray your secret, you give
your liberty. !,
q Remember thy own children, and do by all
children as thou wouldst that others had done
by thee when thou vast child
How fearful thing it is to live!. AT every
step we take, a stream of influences burst forth,
which must flow on through all eternity.
The Washingtonian., 1845-09-13
FIFTEEN CENTS PER MONTH.

once took measures to find him. A hundred
men were sent off with the prisoners to Harris
burg. and hundred others, capitally mounted
on horses found in the Mexican camp, started
to scour the country in search Of the fugitive
chief. accompanied the latter detachment.
| We had been twelve hours in the saddle and
had ridden over nearly hundred miles Of
ground. We began to despair Of finding the
game we were in quest of, and were thinking
Of abandoning the chase, when at the distance
Of about seventy miles from the camp; one Of
our most experienced hunters discovered the
ground leading the marsh. Following this
trail it at last led to man sunk up to the waist
in the swamp, and so covered with mud and
filth as to be quite unrecognizable. We drew
him forth from his hiding place, half dead with
cold and terror, and having washed the dirt
from his face we found him to be a man about
forty years Of age, with blue eyes, of mild but
crafty expression a narrow high forehead; a
long thin nose, rather fesby at the tip, project
ing under lip, and long chin. These features
tailed too exactly with the description we had
of the Mexican General, for us to doubt that
the prisoner was Santa Anna himself. il teg
7. The only thing that at all tended to shake
this conviction, was the extraordinary poltroon-
cry Of our new captive. He threw himself on
his knees, and begged in the name of God and
all the Saints to spare his life. Our reiterated
assurances and promises were insufficient to
convince him of his being in perfect safety, or
induce him to demeanor more consistent with
his dignity and high station. aa .e
| The events which succeeded this fortunate
capture are too we'll known to require more
than brief recapitulation. The same evening
truce was agreed upon between Houston and
Santa. Anna, tile latter sending orders to his
different Generals to retire to San Antonio de
Bexar and other places in the direction Of the
Mexican frontier. These orders, valueless as
emanatng from prisoner, most of the Gen.
erals were cowardly or weak enough to obey,
an obedience for which they were afterwards
brought to "a trial by the Mexican Congress-. In
few days two-thirds of Texas was in our pos
session. rs .sr, H#aa aa8 aggrM
The news of this success brought crowds of
volunteers to our standard. In three weeks
we had an army of several thousand men, with
which we advanced against the Mexicans.
There was no more fighting, however, for our
antagonists had had enough, and allowed them
selves to be driven from one position to another,
till, in months time there was not one left in
the country. 'ia'a& 2@a inai lS
The struggle was over and Texas was free.
The Washingtonian., 1845-09-13
PAINT qSTO1RE.

PAINTS, OILS, AND WINDOW GLASS. "
00n KEGS of Pure White Lead---in oil Il 4n,
oUU $50 Gallons Boiled and Raw Lnseed Oil
200 Boxes Of Window Glass
French and English Plate Of various sizes 2 ,'.i
Emerald, Paris, Chrome, and Imperial Greens
dry and ground in Oil ..,t t..s ~.
Paint and Whitewash Brushes, of various kinds
Coach, Copal, Furniture, Mastic, and Japan
Varnishes p EtF tIsGa rfl.aa.
A constant supply Of FRESH PINE OIL !; also
Sperm, Solar, and Lard Oils ~.
Lamp Wicks and Glasses--as usual G LEa
.ata For sale on the best terms, by aset ss,I 4
o. WHITTLESEY,
.Vs c street, Todd's Building.
The Washingtonian., 1845-09-13
MARCH TO THE BATTLE FIELD.

IL AlCIl " II II LA 1'
AIR-Of in the stilly night.
March to the battle field,
The foe is now before US!
Love is our sword and shield,
And Heaven is smiling DER us.
The woes and pains,
The calling chains,
OF rum that kept us under,
In deep disdain
We've broke in twain,
And torn each link asunder.
Marchto the, &c.
Who, for his country, brave,
Joins not against tn Invader,
Who doth her sons enslave,
And ruin and degrade her?
Our hallowed cause,
By Kindness laws,
'Gainst tyrant Rum sustaining,
Well wear the crown
OF true renown,
And die the right maintaining.
March to the, &c.
The Washingtonian., 1845-09-13

By " L II
You say the "public good" requires
That Houses should be kept
In which are dealt those liquid fires,
That men from earth have swept!
Not for the good of those we know
Who only right would do
Not for the good of those that 60
For temp'rance measures, true.
Not for the good Of those we see,
Who drink and drink, and go
For anti-temp'rance measures free
For Rum-holes high and low.
Not good for him who silly drinks,
Presuming no one knows,
(IIimself except or even thinks,
That where he does, he goes.
Not for the good of those, we know,
Who tares have to pay,
That Rum-holes, either high or low,
Their coppers pick away.
Not for the good Of her, whose life
Most wretehed oft we see;
No! not for one, the drunkard's wife,
Good can such houses be.
Not for the good of wido,us, all
Forsaken, lonely left
OF partners dear, by Alcohol
Of all on earth bereft.
Not for the good Of children poor
(Who drunken fathers have,)
Compelled to beg from door to door,
Themselves from death to save.
Not for the young, the thoughtless, gay,
Good can such houses be,
As tempt, and lure young men away
To drink, carouse, and spree!
Not for the good of those, who keep
Rum holes, and serpents too,
That oft into their bosoms creep,
And sting, till death ensue.
Not for the good of Ladies, no,
Since some, (no doubp not all,
That do with them to Rum-holes 60,
Together with them fall.
Not good for you, not good for me,
Not good for those that fall,
That set among us that should be
Death-traps in Alcohol!
The Washingtonian., 1845-09-13
POPULAR SELECTIo MS

!" From grave to gay, from lively to severe. :
The Washingtonian., 1845-09-13
PoETICAL FoUNT.
!" Here Natures mnstrels quaff inspiring draughts'
From the Massachusetts Cataract.
DRUNKERIES, AND THE "PUBLIC GOOD" !"

BY D. U P II A NJ.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20

The ENvIRoNs OF JERUSALEM. The
general aspect Of the environs Of Jerusa-
lem may be described in few words
Mountains without shade, and valleys
without water,the earth without verdure,
rocks without orandure. Here and there
q few blocks of gray stone start up out
Of the dry and assured earth, between
which, beneath the shade of an old fig
tree, gazele or a hyena arc occasion.
ally seen 10 emerge from the fissures Of
the rock. A few plants or vines creep
over the surface ofthat gray and parch-
ed soil: in the distance is occasionally
seen a grove of olive trees, casting
shade over the arid side of the mountain;
the Wondering walls and towers Of the
city appearing from aiar on the summit Of
Mount Sion. Such is the character of
the country. The sky is ever pure bright
and cloudless; never does the slightest
film of mist obscure the purple tint OF
evening and morning. On the side of
Arabia wide gulf opens amidst the
black ridges, and presents vista of the
shining surface of the Dead Sea and the
violet SUBMITS oIlhe mountains of Moab.
Rarely is breath of air heard to MUIR
muir in the assures ofthe rocks or ameng
the branches ofthe aged olives; not a
bird sings nor an insect chirps
in the waterless burrows. Silence
reign universally in the city in the roads,
in the fields. Such was Jerusalem dur
ing all the time that we spent within its
walls. Not a sound ever met our ears
but the neighing ofthe horses, who grew
impatient under the burning rays ofthe
sun or who turrowed the earth with their
feet as they stood picketed round our
camp, mingled occasionally with the cry
ing ofthe hour from the minarets or the
mournlul cadences Of the Turks as they
accompanied the dead to their ccmete>
ries. Jerusalem, to which the world has
tens to visit sepulchre, is itself a vast
tomb Of people; but it is tomb with
out expresses, without Inscriptions, with
out monuments, ofwhich they have bro
ken the gravestones. and the ashes of
which appear to cover the earth which
surrounds it with mourning, silence and
steriity. We cast our eyes back fire
quently from the top Of every hill which
we passed on this mournlul and desolate
region, and at length we saw. for the
last time, tee crowns of olives which sur
mounts the Mount of the same name,
and which long rises above the horizon
after you have lost sight ofthe town it.
SELF At length it also sunk beneath the
rocky screen, and disappeared like the
charlets Of flowers which we threw on a
sepuchre -Lamarline'S Travels
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20
A Just Sentiment.

Dr.. Faller, sIaveholding Bap,is, min
lister in his discussion with DR.. Wavlaud,
mikes the following admission:
elf however, slavery be crime, I re-
peat it, The consequences Of abolition,
should not be considered al all. Ii is, then
of first importance that we inquire INTO
the moral character OF slavery. II it be "a
sin, all discussion as 10 the policy which
should be adopted towards the Ethiopian
race amongst US is precludedand superse>
ded."
How much more noble is this than the
course of'he craven spirits of the North,
who say they believe slavery TO te sin,
and yet justly i! under the circumstances,
on the ground of the consequences Of
emancipation - True Wesleyan.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20
Think OF the Slave.
BY Adm DALLOU.

Reader, pray think one moment of the
slaOe, THINK seriously. 1t will do you
good. Think, that you may speak and
act The noble part, the humane part, the
Christian part. II the slave were your
own dear child, wife husba nd, parent
brother or sister, would no! mock you
by asking you TO think. You would hen
feel and 0ct At once. Butnow you will
no' jcet and act ill You have begun 10
think. Do YOU know tha, there are more
than 1900 600 slaves in your own coun>
try, KEEP! so with The conseo, of the nation
by terror and brute force! Do you kuow
that every one otlhese slaves has Just as
good right to be free, intelligent and
happy as you have? Do you know thai
hey are your fellow human beings, crea>
Ted OF Ihesame bIooj, by the same God,
and redeemed by the same crucifed
Jesus? Do you know that God com.
mands you 10 love each one OF them as
yourseIt; that your Savior enjoi1s you 10
do unto every one Of them as you would
be ddne unto, il you were in their place,
and they In yours; aud that if you neg
lect them IN their poverty, hunger, naked
ness AMI stranger like desluutiun, YOU are
virtually doing it 10 The Judge Of all the
eanh2 Do you know tbit every one of
these wre'chod creatures has been stolen,
kidnapped aud robbed of them alt; that
they are degraded to level with the
brues, though sill left with human sensi.
blIIIes TO aggravatc their suderings; that
they are sold and bought at auction, driv.
en- about in chained cofles by merciless
Spectators. 'asked, whipped, manned,
torn by the teeth of blood hounds9 d.
you know that they are designedly kept
IN Ignorance OF letters, Of books, Of the
BIBLE; that they only occasionally hear so
much otlhe gospel as is thought to rem
der them more docile slaves, by inculca.
ting on them torbearance and non-rosist-
ahce--whle the muster is lett free 10 do
what,he w'lIl Do you know tba. The
whole Southern heavens are Resembling
with the woiliugs and shrieks of these un.
fortunate beings, going up day ard nigh.
into the ears of Almighty Godl Do YOU
know that all these things are done BY
lao, by The sanction not only of thirteen
Stale governments, but of The United
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20

pectability who rank among the first o.
their station, and who deem it necessary
occasionally to address arguments 10 the
exterior.
We 100 recoliect of attending school
taught by man Of superior mind. He
had happy ait Of governing, he inflicted
no punishment worthy Of notice, and we
though him an excellent teacher. The
next season It was his lot to have some
rough characters to deal with, and he de-
clared that he was obliged 10 punish, we
mean corporeally. But what does this
show? ltsimply shows that circumstan>
ces alter cases. A teacher may be so
pleasantly situated that he can establish
and maintain order without penalty. And
again he may be situated where he must
either punish or be punished. Ia this
case what shall be done2 Shall the
teacher submit 10 the fury of company
of reckless wrelches, or shall they be
compelled, if they cannot be persuaded, 10
submit to wholesome form Of discipline?
We say the teacher should stand his
ground. He should use every fair means
TO bcing the wayward 20 terms, and if he
fails in this, we think rough means would
become fair. We think the story of the
old man, who found rude boy 10 his tree
stealing apples, is an excellent one.
We are not in favor of the frequent use
of the rod Of correction, as 100 much OF a
good thing renders it curse rather than
blessing. But we do think that 10 dis
pense with it entirely, would be drawing
the line little TOO close. We want light
upon this subject.
Very respectfully, INQUIRER.
Pi,,s6eld, March 1915.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20
]. HOLC0MB, Editor 4 PubIiShe
VOICE OF FREEDOM.
rpSI1saED WEEKLY, AT BRANDON, VERNON
TERMS,

CamD1sns;ag with Voluwe VI, No. q.
Ono Dollar and twenty-five cents Cash and strict
~ 81 a5rance.
One Dollar and fifty cents within four months.
One Dollar and seventy five cents after four, and
within eight months and Two Dollars after eight
months und within the year from The commencement.
Of subscrption.
Such pay as Messrs Waltons of Montpelier, or
Solomon Parker of Middebury will take in pay
meni for paper, and give their receipts, will be re-
ceived. Also, most kinds ofproduce al cash value
paid to the subscriber.
AGENTS will be allowed 25 cents on each SUBJ
scriber they obtain and forward the pay for year.
Those supplied by private conveyance, must pay
the transportation of the papers, in addition to the
above.
o. Those who forward names and pay on the
above terms will understand that they must do it
without expense to me.
III Postmasters will forward names and money
without charge.
Will not some friend in each town make gratu-
itous effort Immediately, that good list of new
subscribers may be obtained at the lowest price by
forwarding the cash in advance
Gra,uitous labors for the benefit OF the subscri.
bers.
E5" Should any subscribers fail OF receiving this
paper regulary,h they requested to inform through
the Postmaster of the place to which their papers
arc directed. J. HoLCoMB.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20
CoNs!sTENCY OF SHAREHOLDERS.

CONSISTENCY OF SHAREHOLDERS. II
is wonderful what horror these slave
holders have of the foreign slave trade!
There's John Tyler, man whose whole
Presidential life has been devoted TO the
accomplishment Of u scheme, having for
its object the perpetuation Of slavery and
the encouragement fthe american slave
trade, holds up his hands n astonishment,
that American citizens CO operate with
the citizens of other powers in carrying
on traffic so 'revoting to humanity as
the African slave trade!
In message recently sent TO Congress
by MIR Tyler, with certain dispatches to
Mr. Wise, Minister to Brazil, touching
the slave trade, we find the following
passage:
'AnxiousIy DESTROYS as are the United
States to suppress traffic so revolving
to humanity, in the efforts to accomplish
which :hey have been the pioneers of
civilized Siates,it cannot but be a subject
ofthe most profound regret, that any
potion ofour citizens should be found
acting IN cooperation with the subjects
ofother powers, in direct opposition to
the policy oliheir own government there.
by subjecting to suspicion and the haz"
ard of disgrace the flag ofther own
country. 1t is true that this traffic is
carried on altogether in foreign ports,
and our coasts are free from its pollution.
But the crime remains the same, wher-
ever perpetrated; and there are many
circumstances 10 warrant the belie[th
some Of our citizens are deeply involved
in its guilt
So much for Shareholders consisten-
cy! Would, that he could see himself
as others see him that no could know
how ii seems in civilized communities To
hear Shareholders and slave traders re-
greet that traffic so revolving to human
ity as the slave traffic exists, il might,
at least, influence him SO 10 direct his
pen in future, as to save his countrymen
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20
VOICE OF IElRa,,5saslalD@No
SATURDAY, MARCH Is. l845.
For the Voice of Freedom


Mr. EDIToR:-We noticed in your pa
per Of the 20lh ut., an article on common
schools 10 which We're subjoned some
remarks ne suppose to be from yonr hon.
or, closing with an invitation to friends to
offer remarks upon the subject We
cheerfulIy improve the opportunity of Of
isrng 4 few thoughts through your Voice
upon this important subject. We do not
profess 10 side with Mr. Examiner, but we
beg most respectfully TO ask question or
two connected with the remarks subjoined
10 bis article.
We understood The writer to say 10 eff.
feet that corporeal punishment ought to be
dispensed with, or nearly so, in schools
as well as families. Now if this he the
true doctrine, we should like to know
what the wise man meant when he said,
"He that spareth the rod haeIh his son"
or did he mean to say "He that spareth
The rod loveth his SOM" or i" He that low
eth his son will never use the rod, even if
he is disobedient2' We do not profess to
be wise above what is written, and per-
haps we are not wise enough 10 UNDER
sand what is written. and we humbly
hope if we are blind upon this subjecl, that
our eyes may be opened.
AS 10 experience, we have nothing TO
boast oil, yet we think we have not been
altogether unobserving of different fami-
lies as we'll as schools for q few years
past, We have in our mind several
teachers and many parents Of grea! res
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20
Vicissitudes Of Il Slave Captive i'm Ethi-
Opia.

The following narrative, By native of
the village OF soppa, in Enarea, detailing
the history of his capture and subsequent
vclssiudes, may De lakeo as far speci.
men OF the usual circumstances attending
the transfer Of the Kidnapped victim from
ooe merclless dealer 10 another, ia his pro.
gress to Abyssinia through the intefior
provinces which form the focus of slavery
IN the northeast -"When tweuly years
of age, being engaged IN tending the ffocks
OF Beta, my father. an armed bard of the
Ooma Gala, with whom my tribe had
long been IN enmily, swep: suddenly down
and took myself, with six o,uer youths,
prisoners, killing four more who resisted
Having been kept bound hand and loo, du.
rIng five days | was sold 10 the Toome
Gala, one OF The nearest tribes, for thirty
amOIes bout SIX shIIIugs and three pence
|sterllng) The bargain was conducted in
the Tome market place, which is called
SundaifJ, where, In consequence of the
dtarness of salt, two male slaves are conl>
monly bought for one dollar; and, after
Inighial, the Mohammeddn rover, BY
whom had been purchased, came and
took me away. Having been kept bound
in his house another week, | was taken
two days journey with large slave cara.
van, and sold privately 10 The Mono Gala
Tor few ellis ofblue calico. My compan-
lons in captivity were assorted according
TO their age and size, and walked in doub~
! 10 ho o,,I Ok 10 hoI
whereof was one, having their hands IL,
ed behind them. In Meegra. the market
place Of Mono, | was, after six weeks
confinement, sold by public auction 10 the
Aeumcho Gala for forty pieces of salt,
(value eight shlIlings and fourpence. -
Thence was ken TO the market place
which is beyond Sevuala, on the plain of
the Hawnsh, and sold for seventy pieces
of salt 10 the Soddo Gala, and immediate
ly afterwards to Rogue. The great slave
mart in the Zerrur district, where was
sold for one hundred amoles, <beiug 81
slerlng) From Rogue | was driven 10
AIlo AInba, In Shoa, where Mohamme-
dan subject Of SaheIa Seiassie purchased
me in The market of AbdeI Russool for
twelve dollars bu, after three months,
my master falling into disgrace. the whole
OF his properly was conliscaled, ard be-
came the slave Of the Negroes, which
still am although permiiled 10 reside with
my family, and only called upon TO plow
reap, and carry wood. Exclusive Of halls
he journey from my native village occu-
pied fifteen days. | was loIerably fed, and
not naltfeated. All the merchants lhro'
whose hands passed were Mohamme.
dams; and until within n few stages OF
Alto Amba | was Invariably bound at
night. and thus found no opportunity of
escape. Prior 10 my own enslavemen, |
had been extensively engaged as kidnap-
per. aud in this capacity had made party
IN thee great slave hunts into the country
OF The Doko negroes beyond Gotta, in the
course of which four thousand individuals
were secured. --Harris's Ethiopia
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-03-20

SIR WALTER RALEIGH OUTDoNE-
That young chivaIrous knight who
spread bis costly cloak at the feet Of Brit
aims Queen, that they might pass over
a mud puddle dry shod performed an act
ofinfntely less soul in it, than one wit
messed by a friend Of ours last Tuesday
morning, at the Chelsea Ferry. 1t was
a bitter cold morning, and the air was
filled with morsels of ice. A number of
persons well mufflcd up in their warm
winter garments, were waiting in the fer
ny house for the arrival of the boat, when
lad about seventeen years OF age drove
down to tho wharf in market wagon
lie was not the owner, but rather tho
companion ofthe horse he drove; and as
he stood by the head Of the faithful ami
NAL, patiing him behind the ears the by
ISLANDERS, unobserved, witnessed an act
oithe lad as touching and beautiful in its
kind, as anything ever recorded en- the
pages Of chivalry or galantry. The
horse shivered and cringed before the
cutting wind and sleet. He had been
smoking with perspiration, and the frosty
air pierced his expanded veins, and he
stood trembling fom head to feet, and
fast encrusting with ice. The boy had
forgotten to take blanket, but his heart
was stirred to its finest issues Of compass
sion for the noble animal. With grace
unknown to studied gallantry, he took off
his shaggy tunic, and spread it over the
creatures back. and stood unAinchinu
himself IN his short coat beneath the
storm. The greatful beast seemed to
understand this expression of affection,
and series ofmutual caresses commenc.
ed between him and his young master,
which were something better than mere
amusement to those who were looking
from the windows of the ferry house.
! lfthere is any society in Boston for
the promotion Of humanity in the human