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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-14
Normal schools-Corporeai Punishment

70 tie Editor of The Tfr5aEe:
Ihave Just read Review Of the System of state Nor
nal Schools written by Teacher in Albany, Mr' l. W.
Valentine aud published In Tho Teachers Advocate OF
July sth In which he very sravcy brings the following
among o.her Obj ctions to NORMAL SCHOOLS
For INSTANCE he SAYS there my abtiquated friend,
C. Pierce ESQ OF the Mass State Normal SCHOOL, VINO
honestly and conscentousy believes that the fon Shouts
never DO resortcd 10 IN the discipline OF school Wes
Is natural consequence. almost all the graduates Oh mo
establishment. are thoroughly indoctrnaed win MS s5s
tenn though of the community are OF the opinlon
that this doctrine dangerous and frauSh only Win mis-
chief"
Is no, this friend Greeley awaly alarming state OF
affairs? Mr.. has the presumption aud audhci'y
In this Nineteenth Century. treat children as rfasonmg
beings Instead OF beating them doHheys or brute sa,'
Trds!
This Is enough Let the people OF Massachusetts, arise.
snss their sovereign capaettyJ and raDo :" the
ground the building which their State Normal SCHOOL
kept where THIS DOCTRINE go DANGEROUS ASDfRAronr
ONLY WITH MISCHIEF Is raught and promulgated u C.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-14

NIgLo's -Robei and Bertrand. comic pantomims.
produced this evening Gabriel and Antoine have each
comic 10 IL and Tho piece has The AID OF
tie whole family IL OF Three other enter
lainmrnts given Mile Blangy had another triumph
consequence Of slight spran In her foot Placido and
HnF Tor
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
Wars for Slavery,

Mr.. EDIToR-In this boosted land of Freedom,
Christianity and Bibles we must have wars to build up
slavery We are scarcely out of the Florida war, in
which our troops had been for years nglorously and
dsgraceiuy engaged with handful of Indians at an
immense sacrifice of men and money, before we are
plunged by the madness Of slavery into war with
Mexico for the basc gnoble purpose of wrestling from
her portion of her revolted territory over which we
have usurped jurisdiction that might on it extend,
strengthen and perpeturte slavery. What glorious
object What spectacle to be held up before a
christian and civilized world. Tell it not to the Age-
rines, the Arabs of the desart or the cannibas and
savages of the heather world. Call back your mis-
sonaries, and let them preach christianity at home-
Send them to Washington and let them exhort our
heathensh officers to repentance Peradventure they
may make converts among our servants there. Posi-
bly, they may get up revival in Congress, where it is
supremacy needed; and who would not rejoice could
this be the case.
Our treatment of Mexico has been, as is shown by
the Presidents message, one of the most COOL consum-
mate pieces of impudence, insolence, high-handed
wrong and outrage ever put upon record by civilized
nation and it should damn its authors to everlasting
infamy. And vet our President affectedy prates a
bout the "long continued and unredressed wrongs
committed by the Mexican goyernment"-"a strong
desire to establish peace with Mexico on liberal and
honorable terms" (such 'beral and honorable terms
as the wolf gives the lamb--thc vuture his prey
or the robber his victim about trying "every effort
at reconciliation" war existing notwithstanding
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25
Another KidnapDing Outrage.

A gentleman called at this office in our absence
and lett memorandum of another revolving and 1ar-
ing outrage perpetrated within the limits Of our State.
If 1t is correct land although a stranger, have no
reason to doubt what our informant has communicated
Ohio will be too hot to hold the sordld man-stealing,
God-dishonering wretch who was instrumental in ac
compllshing the dark deed of enslaving fellow be-
ing by arts that would make a pirate blush The facts
as stated to us are as follows:
A citizen of Cleveland thought he recognized in a
negro, who had been in that place for some time, d
slave whom he had seen in Tennessee. He employed
the negro to drive team for him at $l4 per month,
and in the mean time wrote to friend in Tennessee,
advising him ofthe circumstances. The person thus
written to, bought from the supposed for $50,
his rgth and title to the coored man and repaired to
Cleveland.
The unsuspectng teamster was told by his employ
or that he and friend were about to visit New Lisbon,
and wished him to drive his carriage for them. Reach
ing New Lisbon, they told him they were going to
Washington Pa, whittier he was instructed to drive.
They crossed the Ohio at Wellsville, and as
they reached the Virginia shore the kidnappers presen
ted pistol, told their driver he a slave on slave
territory and their prisoner Helpless and friendless
he compelled to submit and taken directly to
the South.
The above particulars were mentioned at WellsYlllg,
by one of the kidnappers. This aroused great ex-
citement when generally known and an effort to pur-
sue the kidnappers and rescue the colored man, was
about being made but had not been carried into ex-
ecuton when our informant left. The kidnappers pas
sed through Wellsvllle on Monday last, from which
point the gentleman who called at Office represent
ted himself as just arrived We await further inform
alton with great solictude.-OhiO State Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25

whiskey, marching crew of brawling patriots, pug
nacousy drunk, to exercise the frcemans mobiles
franchise,-the UOte. As a citizen he is consderat
of the young and counsels them with admirable wis
dom; then, as politician he votes for TOOLS support
ing for the magistracy worshipful asprants scrapeo
from the ditch the grog-shop, and the brothe; thus
saying by deeds which the young are quick to under
stand tested. when warned you of bad company;
for you perceive none worse than those whom de-
light to honor For his religion, he will give up all
his secular interests; but for his politics he gives up
even his religion, He adores virtue and rewards vice.
Whilst bostering up unrghteous measures, and more
unrighteous men, he prays for the advancement OF re-
ligion and Justice, and honor would to God that
his prayer might be answered upon his political
head for never was there place where such bless
ngs were more needed! am puzzled to know what
will happen at death to this polite Christian, but most
unchrstian politician viii both Of his characters 60
heavenward together? If the strongest prevail he
will certainly 90 to hell If his weakest (which is his
Christian character be saved what will become Of
his political character? Shall he be sundered in two.
as Solomon proposed to divide the contested infant
If this style Of character not fagtously wicked
it would still be supremey rdiculous-but it is both
Let young men mark these amphibi0us exemplars, to-
avoid their influence. The young have nothing to
gain from those who are saints in religion and morals
and Machiavels in politics; who have partitioned of
their heart invited Christ into one half and Bella in
to the other.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25
The Party Man.

The following graphic description of the party man,
is from series of Lectures to Young Men, by Dr. II.
w. Beecher, of Indiana. Alas how many professedly
pious men will find their own faces reflected in this
mirror!
| describe next a more respectable and more dan
gerous politician-the PARTY MAN. He has associat-
ed his ambition his interests and his affections with
party He prefers doubtless, that his side should be
victorious by the best MEANS and under the champion
ship of good men, but rather than lose the victory, he
will consent to any means, and follow anyman. Thus,
with general desire to be upright the exigency of
his party constantly pushes him to dshonorable deeds
He opposes fraud by craft lie by lie, SANDER by coun-
terasperson. To be sure it is wrong to mis- state, to
dstort to suppress or color facts; it is wrong to en-
poy the evil passions, to set class against class the
poor against the rch the country against the city, the
farmer against the mechanic, and section against
other section. But his opponents do it. and if they
will take advantage of mems corruption, he must or
lose by his virtue. He gradually adopts two charac
tiers, personal and a political character. All the
acquisitions of his conscience, he obeys IN his private
characters all the acquisitions of his party he obeys
in his political conduct. In one character, he is
man of principle; in the other man of mere eXpedl-
ents. AS man, he means to be veracious; honest
moral as a politician, he is deceitul, cunning, I'M
scrupuous, anything for party. AS man, he abhors
the Shiny demagogue; as politician, he employs him
as scavenger As a man, he shrnks from the tlag-
tiousness Of Islander as politician, he permits it.,
smiles upon it in others, reoces in the success gained
BY it, As man, he respects no one who is rotten in
heart; as . politician no man through whom victory
may be gained can be too bad As citizen he is an
apostle of temperance as politician, he puts his
shoulder under the men who deuge their track with
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25

would otherwise be compelled to preach an old
sermon on the ensuing Sabbath The minister
Immediately retorted that it could make little
difference whether the sermon were old or new,
since the man who had proposed to excuse him
from labor usually slept in ChurcM This was a
hard hit, for the man was a noted sleeper, and
the Joke was received with universal shout
1t was the custom of the town at the annual
March meeting to confer on all recently married
men the office of hog-reeve. After his second
marriage certain persons INDUCED their propen.
sity for Joke so far as to confer the distinction
upon Mr.. Worcester. After his election had
been duly declared he made a speech in ac.
acknowledgement of the honor, in which he said
that, while they had been sheep, he had endeav
ored to be to them a faithful shepherd and i
they now insisted on turning themselves into
swine, he would not forsake them, but do the
best he could to keep them out of mischief
A tribute to the memory of this good anC
venerated man will doubtless be prepared by
some one qualified for the task but his bes
eulogy is written in the hearts Of those whom he
led in paths Of righteousness and peace.
-" Lovely was the death of him
Whose life was love-"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25

from their former homes Some of them had
built good cottages, others temporary huts, and
Others again were preparing the ground for
building. Their gardens were cleared, or in
process of clearing, and in many cases already
brought into fine cultivation. Not hoe, be-
lleve had ever been driven into that land before
Now village had risen up with every promise
of comfort and prosperity, and the land was
likely to produce a vast abundance of nutritious
food. The people settled there were all mar
ried, mostly with families, and the men employ
ed the bulk of their time in working for wages
Oh the neighborng estates. The chapel and
the school were Immediately at hand and the
religious character of the people stood high
Never did witness a scene Of greater industry
or one more marked by contentment for the
present or hope for the future"
The assertion has been made ten thousand
times, and in every conceivable form of Ian
guage, that the slaves, if emancpated, would be
utterly incapable of supporting themselves. But
these results of the experiment in the West In
dies has demonstrated that the slaves may be
employed as hired aberers, and that thus en-
ployed they can make a far better provision lor
their own wants than their masters ordinarily
make for them. We might quote volumes in
corroboration of this point In almost every
particular the condition of the slave has been a.
mellorated by emancipation. Sacred marriage
has taken the place of the most debasing concu
binage. Home has been surrounded with many
| 4 @ -. L.
ored as never before The instructions of rel
gion have been sustained with new interest anC
every Sabbath the churches are thronged witt
orderly, well dressed and devout worshippers.-
The Sabbath school and the day school are gath
ering the children together from all the pIanta
tions, and rearing them under the guidance o
intellectual and spiritual knowledge. And though
there is still much to be done, in eevating a fall
en- race from the oppression and degradation O
ages, the emancipated negro has proved, to the
satisfaction of every observer, that he takes in.
hnitely better care of himself and his family
than his task-masters ever took for him. And
no we-nformed man will ever again venture tc
say that the slaves are incapable Of being en-
ployed as hired laborers This popular support
of the institution of Slavery is destroyed forever
The result ofemancipation in the West Indies has
been to elevate UNNECESSARILY the condition of the
negro He lives in better dwelling. He wears
better clothing. He eats better food. His chill.
dren are better educated, and his family enjoy
to a vastly higher degree all those influences
which tend to purify and ennoble human char
acter
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25

Somaohcre and NOwhre.-Some say that the
guilt of the no marriage condition of the slaves
belongs to the " Organic LaaO"-somc say, it
belongs to the slaUes-some, to the Masters,
and some, to the Church, each class denying
that it rests with hem On the whole, we con-
cIude that it belongs to ITSELF being self-absor
bed, and, therefore, belongs no whcre. Are are
right?
Again. The Politicians say that the Abolition
OF Slavery is not thcir business, and the Church.
es say it does not belong to them. So, this,
belongs no actcre. 1t is in this way that every
one Of these evils arise. Well, do it: we are ex-
pecting that God will soon say" VENGEANCE
IS MINE. "-Contri5ufor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25

IL DIR. Brisbane says that when he was in
South Carolina, one of his Baptist brethren I'M
derwent church trial for a very serious offence.
This Baptist brother had been the means of
separating slave husband and wife, forever
He had been imporuued not to do ito sell
them both to one master, and not wiring their
hearts with the agony of separations but he
said &c he pouu see them both in hell, first"
He was brought up before the church, and
tried, for what, think ye? For the inhu-
manly of sunderiDg man and wife! No; but
for using profane language His spiritual adj
vsers and co-workers took no thought of the
crime of parting what God had joined together,
but they were horried at the profane expression
used by their brother!
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25

There was a time when the Divine One stood
on earth and little children sought to draw near
to him. But harsh human beings stood between
him and them, torbidding their approach. All,
has it not always been sol Do not even we,
with our hard and unsubdued feelings-our
worldly and unscriptural habits and maxims---
stand like dark screen between our little child
and its Saviour. and keep even from the choice
bud Of our hearts, the sweet radiance which
might unfold it for paradise! Suffer little
children to come unto me- and forbid them not
is still the voice of the Son of God, but the
cold world still closes around and forbids. When
of old, the disciples would question their Lord
of the higher mysteries of his kingdom, he took
a little child and set in the midst, as a sign O.
him who should be the greatest in heaven
That gentle teacher still remains to u.s. By ev.
cry hearth and Preside, Jesus still sets the little
child in the midst of US.
Woudst thou know, Oparent, what is that
faith which unlocks heaven! Go not to wran.
Cling pocmics, or creeds and forms of theology
but draw to thy bosom thy little fair one, and
read in that clear, trusting eye the lesson of e.
terna life. Be only to thy God as thy child is
to thee, and all is done. Blessed shalt thou be
indeed, when "a little child shall lead thee
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25

The CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE, which is to declare war
against Popery in August might find fit subject of
contemplation in the present posture of Chrstendom.
1t might help them to the beam in their own eyes,
to look abroad upon the earth and find it still and
peaceful, except those portions under the sway of
Christian Governments Wars between Pagans have
grown very rare. They have left the Devils great
work to nominal Christians, who doing it better to
his satisfaction The national Christianity Of the three
foremost defenders of the faith is being presented to
the heather by diagrams and other illustrations doDe
in blood, and engraved with the bayonet Most Chris
tan Britain has an India; France an Algeria; young
evangelical America, Mexico and the land Of the Sem
iholes. France has offered up her TIE Deums to the
God of battles for the rebrands that suffocated the
helpless Arabs in the cave of Dahra. England has
offered her thanksgiving to the Author of battles for
the glorious victory vouchsafed the hanks of the
Sutlej. America, arousing from trophies gained
by the aid of her bloodhound allies in Florida, may
have war-whoop of gratitude to offer to the AL
mighty for reddenng the Rio Grande with Mexican
blood, and reveng in the "Halls of the Montezumas"
The terrible butcheres in India canLot be imputed to
Romanism. neither those that may be perpetrated nm
der the American eagle in Mexico, and it is doubtful
if the affair of Dahra would not have off, if the
Protestant religion had been the national creed OF
France. Here them is soberer matter for reflection
for the Christian Alliance than the influence of Papa
cy So long the religion they call Protestant can
be traced around the globe by its footprints of fire and
blood, let them rest assured that neither Papacy nor
Paganism can injure it-ChuiStiGn Citizen
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25

Can yOn not sec it? Cannot the people see
Slavery now! Look into the grave of the
murderded Torrey, the hearts of his bereaved
wife and fatherless chidren,-does not the
bloody monster stare you in the flce Look
at free citizen of Ohio, stolen from his home
and the embrace of his family and gone forever
Do you not see Slarry there 2 Look at your
lately peaceful country plunged into war by the
slave power for its own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and
brothers, husbands and fathers parched and dy-
ing on the field of battle, -and do you not see
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25
TIE + r + L N AN .
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
The Branded Hand,

He stood before the assembled crowd,
On his broad brow no trace of fear,
Though heavy chains his neck had bowed
Long In the dungeon drear;
But Lion-like his bold eye met
The maddened throng that sought his blood
While harder yet his great heart beat
For Liberty and God.
"Bring forth the heated iron brand"
o what smile, as if from hell,
As deep into that fettered hand
The burning iron fell
From thy pressed lips no word of ire,
Bold Ploughman ofthe mountain wave,
But thy Hand spoke, in words of fire,
salvation to the Slave"
Lift up that marrel, but honored hand,
Up, where the craggy North looks down
Upon the slavery-stricken land
With an eternal frown;
Up, where her martyred Patriots lie
On Concord's field and Bunkcr's mound,-
The slave shall hear the Freedom-cry
Break from the rocking ground
What for tear in pity shed,
For men whose tears III torrents roll;
For striking from the living dead
The chain that gnaws the soul
Are such the crimes for bolts and bars,
The bloody scourge and burning brand,
Zen on the soul whele wild hurrahs
Tell of freedom land?
Why leap not sabres from their sheath
Why marshalls not to arms the drum?
Froemon are pining unto death
In Southern prisons dumb
While iron feet tread out the blood
Ofmillions like the purple wine
But every drop cries unto God
"The avenging arm is thine"
Sec! streaming from each Northern crag
A Banner by the free winds famed
And on the white folds of that flag
Cleans out the Branded Hand
Hank! the old hills have caught the cry
From ocean to each inland wave,
And the winds bear it wild and high,
"SALvATIoN TO THE SLAvEw
June, 1916. w. G. BRowN
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25
THE FIRE-STDE.
Home and Friends.
BY CHARLES SWAIN,

Oh there's poUer to make each hour
As sweet as Heaven designed it;
Nor need we roam to bring it home,
Though few there be that find it
We seek too high for things close by,
And lose what Nature found us;
For life hath here no charm so dear
As home and friends around us
We oft destroy the present Joy
For future hopes-and praise them,
While flowers as sweet bloom at our feet,
If we'd but stop to raise them!
For things qfdr still sweetest are
When Youths bright spell hath bound us
But soon we're taught the earth hath naught
Like home and friends around us
The friends that speed in time of need,
When Hopes last reed is shaken,
To show us still that, come what will,
We are not quite forsaken:
Though all were night if but the light
From Friendships altar crowned us,
'Twould prove the bliss of earth was this
Our home and friends around US
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-06-25
aHE Is ~ RIO AL.

Whose life was love-"