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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-07-23
Important meeting Of wool growers

At meeting of wool growers holden at
the office of the Middesex Company in
Lowell Mass, on the LIST day of July,
1916, representatives from the eight fol>
lowing States being present, viz Massa
chuselts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Con-
necticu!, New York, Pennsy vania, Yir-
ginia, and Ohio, -Slmuel Lawrence of
Massachusetts was called to the chair, and
G. Dana of Ohio, appointed secretary.-
After Of ening the meeting, an imporlan,
and very interesting discussion took place,
on the relative properties of the Saxon
and Merino sheep, and more especially of
their feeces, in which Mr. Browu-of
the firm of Perkins & Brown, of Akron,
Ohio-as advocate of The excellence of the
Saxon breed, and Mr. Jacob N. BIakeslee
Of Connecticut, as advocate of The excel
lence of the Merino breed, largely and
most interestingly participated. Those
gentlemen after various propositions, with
the aid and appreciation of the meeting
came 20, and agreed upon the manner of
testing, and as far as could be done, Set
Ting the question of the relative value of
these two important breeds of sheep:
Perkins & Brown, in the presence of
Guy Walcott, of Summit county, Ohio,
are TO select forty lambs, which said WAL
colt is 20 see shorn, and is to certify that
they were of the flock and bred by said
Perkins & Brown, and that they were
shorn at or bout one year of age and at
the clip of l847. The said BlakesIee is
10 select like number from his flock,
which are 10 be shorn at the same age,
in the presence of N. B. Smith, of Con
necticut, at the clip of l847, who is to
make like certificate as the one above
described-which certificates are TO ac-
company the wool of said la mbs to the
Middesex company, and 10 be placed 10
the hands of Samuel Lawrence, Esq. who
is 10 be the umpire to decide upon the
merits of the two ots-and it is understood
that the wool is to be stapled and secured,
and the value of each fleece placed against
it--and TO give 10 the gentlemen compel
itors and the world, his decision, and his
views at large on the comparative EXCEL
lency ofthe two kinds of sheep and their
Aeeces and the wool growers throughout
the United States are respectfully ard
earnestly invited to participate in this COM
petition, the results of which are deemed
important 10 the wool interest, and to shear
at the clip of l847, like number of lambs,
land if there be any variation in their age
have the certificate state that variation
particularly and 10 obtain the proper and
well authenticated certificates, and send
them with the clip to the above named
umpire, who will report upon the whole,
and award the need of honor 10 whom il
may be due and make the report public.
The reader will understand that Perkins
& Brown have very choice lot of Saxons.
and Mr. Blakeslee, a very choice flock of
Merinos.
1t was uuanimo usly voted that this report
be signed by the chairman and secretary,
and be published in the Lowell Courier,
and that the papers friendly to the wool
interest throughout the country be re-
quested to copy.
sAM'L LAWRENCE, Chairman.
GEO. DANA, Sc.
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ers. We dare not kindle our fires; and
yet you said we might remain and you
would give us land.
" Brother, Is this truth? But we be-
lleve now our great father knows our
condition, he will listen to US. We are as
mourning orphans in our country but
our father will take US by the hand.
When he fufls his promise, we will an~
swer his talk. He means well. We
know it. But we cannot think now.
Grief has made children of US. When
our business is settled, we shall be men
again, and talk TO our great father about
what he has proposed.
" Brother, you stand i'll the moccasins
of grea! chief, you speak the words of
mighty nation, and your talk was long.
My people are small, their shadow scare
ly reaches 10 your knee;they are scattered
and gone; when shout, hear my VOICE
in the depth of the woods, but no answer
ing shout comes back. My words there's
fore are few. l have nothing more to
say, but to request you 10 tell what have
said 10 the tall chief of the pale faces
whose brother stands by your side"
*Wiliam Tyler Of Virginia, brother of
the late President Of the United States one
of The Choctaw Comisslonp RS
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-07-23

h0i Hohuo 90 Wclt uo Hci ISct uPoh VA
floor. A man was confined 70. years il
a cellar nearly naked, with bed of we
straw. Another is at this time chained Il
the floor in an out building, glad 10 picl
the bones thrown into his kennel, like {
beas'-one with sufficient property
in every respect as active and happy a:
the best Of US. 1t is admitted that these
are extreme cases; but, let it be recolect'
ell, these are but few of such case,
known to the committee. The accounts
submitted 10 them exhibit mass of ex-
IRENE, unmigated suffering, from The de-
tails Of which humanity revots.
This state of things has been permit
ted to exist merely because it was I'M
known. la the extremity of the disease,
the maniac is Withdrawn from observa-
ton. He is placed out of sight and for
gotten. The prosperous look not in up
on the secrets Of his prison house. His
voice, 10 his raving, CRATES not upon the
ear Of The happy. They who have the
custody of the wretched being are prone
to forget their duty and his claims upon
them for kindness and forbearance."
n n
The N. H. Asylum was opened in Oc-
tober, 1912. for the reception Of patients.
Since that time three hundred and sixIy>
six have enjoyed its benefits, and one hun
dreG and twelve been cured. During the
past year, as will be seen BY the report Of
the superintendent, SO have been received
and &c cured. The hospital is now near
Y or quite full; while, from the stalisti-
cal information already detailed, it ap>
pears that large number of the insane in
our state are not enjoying its benefits.
The prosperity Of the Asylum thus far
has equuIled, and perhaps exceeded the
hopes of its warmest friends. Many who
since lis establishment have been for a
time its inmates, are now restored to the
full enjoyment Of their mental faculties,
and are again engaged in the various pur-
sus which disordered mind had COM
PEELED them for a while 10 abandon. AS
has been the case with many other inst-
tuions of a like character in different
parts Of the country, the number of pa
tienls has gradually increased, until its
wards are now nearly all filled. Appli,
cations for the enjoyment OF the advanta-
ges it affords are now of almost daily oc>
currence, and lis design and system Of
management seem to be generally UNDER
stood and fully appreciated. 1t was found
ed in spirit Of charity and benevoence.
Fostered by the guardian care of The Leg
isIature, il is emphatcaIly state insti'u-
ton. With the ardent wishes Of its nu,
merous friends, and with beginning
most auspicious, we think we hazard lit
tie in saying that it will ever be an instiN
tuition for whose success the philanthro'
pist can earnestly pray, and one of which
every citizen of our state may well be
proud.
The report of the superintendent shows
a steady advance towards the consumma-
ton Of the great and humane objects Of
the Asylum, notwithstanding the many
embarrassing circumstances referred to;
and we submit it with pleasure to the Leg
islatdre, as furnishing a clear and salts,
factory exposition of the progress and
present condition of The institution.
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We believe that there can be no war
without crime on one side or the other;
many believe that war cannot be without
crime on both Sides and certainly it APP
pears difficult to reconcile any other thee.
~ with the Benign and blessed declara-
tons of the Savior, who said, Glove your
enemies; do good to them that despiteful-
Iy use you and persecute you" How
ever incapable human nature may be Of
carrying out to its perfection this sublime
doctrine, we cannot deny that it is the doc
trine laid down by the founder Of chris
lianity; we cannot deny that any falling
short OF it is falling short Of what chris
tianity demands.
We may not, indeed presumptuousIy
seek to fa,hom the purposes of Heavenly
Wisdom by which these things are per.
mited; but surely we may deny-we
must deny, or dishouor the best concep-
ton we can form of Heavenly Goodness
that they are approved, or that Heavenly
Power is exerIed in bringing them to
pass.
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BRANDON, Thursday, July %, 1916.

determined that l shall return with him
and establish a school among his people,"
As that part of the country in which the
Mission is established is quiet now, Mr. r,
hopes soon to have a school in operation.
- Tribune.
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*William Tyler Of Virginia, brother Of
he late President Of the United States one
If the Choctaw Comisslone rs.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-18

and he is in Salem gaoi, Polk has actually
stolen men and appropriated them to his use,
by the hanks Of the Potomac, and he is in
the White House! Such is luck, One man
is born with a silver spoon in his mouth and
another with a wooden ladle !!
There is great virtue in degrees Of longi-
tude and plrellels of Latitude. What is a
crime punishable with fine and Imprisonment,
TO intend 10 do, and one punishable with
death to have actually done, in Africa, is the
cornerstone of the republic, the Hea,en-de-
scended and Divinely blessed stay of the
Church, in America. Piracy in the Gulf OF
Guinea is a fair trade in the Gulf Of Mexico.
Such is the difference between carrying the
same articles of merchandise coast-wise and
across the ocean. So great is the distinction
between a Yankee coaster AMI ID Baltimore
clipper.
Had Captain Flowery only chosen Virgin
ia or Maryland for the sphere of his enter
prise, he would not only have been safe and
honored, hut would have been in the direct.
and only, line OF promotion. BY actually be-
coming here what he only attempted to oe-
come there, he would have taken out the free
dom of this guild,-he would have establish
ed his citi5enship,-and might have ftirly as
PRED 10 the highest honors Of Church and
State. SO supreme does horrible humbug
ride over US So mighty is the difference
between tweedle-dum and tweedle-dee -
Truly, as Burke said of British Humanity,
Our humanity is a humanity OF points and
parallelsn
For our part, we hope that Mr.. Polk will
have the decency 10 release Captain Flowery
from his dnress. We should think he would
blush, If he has not entirely survived such
weakness, to be living in the National Pal
ace, in the enjoyment Of the highest honors,
by virtue of the very act, which Captain
Flowery lies in a gaol for attempting to COM
nit. This is carrying out the maxim, 'set a
thief to catch a thief with a vengeance
We would, further, commend him to Mr..
Polk as a suitable candidate for promotion.
And in case of a vacancy in the Navy De-
partment, (Which. from the circumstance of
its being now filled by a New England man,
must be considered as probability we cannot
think of a more appropriate choice 10 replace
the present incumbent. His experience on
the coast of Africa would be invaluable to
guide our men of war, on that ~stltion, so as
to make the most of the national horror Of the
| slave-trade, without really interfering with it.
And we think that his patriotism might be re
lied on to protect the American Flag in those
w16ers from the unmannered insolence o
British cruisers. These hints are quite a
Mr.. Folks service.-q
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-18
From the Boston Investigator
A Minister and his Slave.

Mr.. EDlToR: As an instance ot the
strange infalualion Of the human mind, under
the influence of religious feeling, by which
everything is am1lglmated, the good and bad
in one crucible, and presented as a thank-ot-
fering 10 God, suffer me to present to you
the case of a clergyman in Georgia, In whose
fimily ] was, in 1916, a family teacher. He
was a very large, portly, tall man, OF the SAN
guineous constitution, with a full head of
hair as white as wool, with the peculiar rev.
erend glaze Of his seventy second year upon
it,. He had lost none of his vigor, having
been diligent in business while serving the
Lord, and by three times prosperous mar
rlage, and thrifty management, had his plan
tation and one hundred working hands,
Every other Sabbath he proclaimed about six
miles of, in a small church for all denomina-
tons and, on the Sabbath morning on which
he inflicted with his own hand, punishment
on a fine, open-faced, and handsomely form
ed young female slave, was about starting in
company with myself to the place ofworship.
His lady informed him that Susan had not
been in the house that morning., and prcsum-
ed that she was playing pOSSum-that is, pre-
tending to be sick. He Immediately called
her with the stern voice of a Stentor, angry,
imperious, and vIndictive. We Were on ii
back piazza, raised about four feet from the
ground. As | had no idea that he would use
violence, it being the Sabbath day, and he a
minister of the Gospel, | remained on the pt-
azza. Catching down a large cowhide, as
the young woman presented herself, and with
the aspect of a demon, if there is one, the fol-
lowing dialogue and scene of barbarity ensu-
ed
MiniStcr.-Comc here, you black wcnch
come close to the shed, that | may sec and
feel you-sick, are you hah sick! Why
didn't you com at sunrise
Susan.-l am very sick, my dear, good
master !! | did come, and nobody WAS up
| was faint and too sick to come again.
Don't whip me-, my dear, good mlster-l an
too sick
Hinisier.-Of with your shawl, you troll
lop-lll cure you!
Susqn.-Oh my God have mercy on me-
MniSier.-Of with your shawl in an in
slant, or | will order the overseer to tie yo'
up to a hundred
The poor glri, weak and trembling, nov
pulled off her shawl, only eXclaiming-"Oh
] am too sick My dear, good, Christian
master, dom: whip me !" Her dress wa
low, her breast full, aud shoulders naked.-
He brought down the cowSkin with all hi
strength, infictiag white wells and DRAWN:
blood at every stroke upon her shoulders an
breast, the young creature shrieking all IN
time-"Oh master my good mastr! Oh
Lord ! God ! Oh On! Lord - He exPend
ed his strength and passion, and after twent
cruel blows, the poor sick girl went to he
sick room, for she was 100 sick to be able
work.
He now adjusted himself for church an
preached from the text-"Being therefore lu'
titled by faith, we have peace with Go
, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom a
, so we nave received the a~tonement." q
may well think that l was highly odlhec
and suitably affected by the discourse,
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-18
From tile LiJeraiOr.
Polk and FlOWery.

Our last paper copied a communication from
tho Boston Courier. on the subject of the ef-
fort making for the pardon of Captain Flow
ery, which should have been accompanied
by a word of comment. The correspondent
OF the Courier took the ground that Flowery's
sentence ought not to be RENTED, on account
of the cruelty and wickedness Of the crime of
which he had been convicted. At the first
blush, this would seem to be reasonable
enough. But when we consider who it is
that keeps him under lock and key, his
claims to a pardon may appear in a different
light.
Who is Peter Floweryl One who under
took to supply the demand in the slave-mar-
ket of Cub by importations from the coast OF
Africa. Who is James X. Polk, who keeps
him in d~urance, as head gdoler Of the nation :
One, who countenances and protects men
whose business it is to supply the demand in
the slave-markets of New Orleans or Texas,
by imporlations from the coasts of Baltimore
and Washington. Flowery was only a slave
holder in prospect. Polk is a stakeholder il
fact. Fiowery's crime consisted in an inten
ton to deprive men of their liberty, for hi,
private advantage. Polk is doing this ever
day of his life. Flowery was a man-thief il
possc. Polk is a man-thief in esss. Flower,
intended t. steal men on the coast Of Guinea
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-18
Slavery must Cease.

The following is another extract from a ser
mon Of the Rev. A. Barnes
..Tbe enirit of the aue. and the poinis Of
eIova,ion wbicb We have GAINED in the rro.
rrass of events. are AGAINST the institution of
Bravery. and that institution is destined GER
t,inIv 10 fall. Itis a system at yariance with
,bn :e,,Ied views of mankind. and with prin-
cioles now established. and from which our
race ;s nat IN oo hack ward. Every thinr
which has been DEVELOPED in the lonr track
of aces and in the revelation of God, about
the essential enuaIitv of man. the fact that all
are of one race, that the same blood has been
shed for human redemption, and that the same
heaven is omen for all. is aoainst this %institu-
lion. Every thing that has been elected OF
established about the dipni,y of man. the no
bleness of the soul. the honor of human ma
turp, the distinction between intellect and
matter. between man and the brute, is arainst
the existence of This institution. Every blow
that has been struck in the cause of liberty,
either in this land or in the old world; eve
nv lesson taught by the struggles of the pu-
ritans for freedom here, is against the spirit of
this institution. Every common school, acad-
emv, and college in the land, and all the
views which we have adopted, that the hui
man mind, as such, has a right to instruction.;
all that is sacred in the right of trial by jury,
and all our views that every accused man, no
matter what his color, has such a right;-and
all our convictions that the Bible Is made Tor
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-09-18

'Chapel." 1T thrilled upon the hearts of
all who had it. | am indebted to a friend
for assistance in rendering this remarkable
prayer into English verse;:
PRAYER OF PLACIDO.
God Of unbounded love and power eternal I!
To Thee | turn in darkness and despair;
Stretch forth Thine arm, and from the brow
internal
OF Calumny, the veil Of Justice tear!
And from the forehead of my honest fame
Pluck the worlds brand of inflmy and
shame!
o, King of kings my fathers God! who
only
Art strong to save, by whom IS all control'd,
Who givcst the sea its waves, the dark and
lonely
Abyss of Heaven its light, the North its
cold,
The air its currents, the warm sun its beams,
Life to the flowers, and motion TO the streams:
All things obey Thee; dying or reviving,
As Thou commandest; all, apart from Thee,
From Thee alone their life and power de.
irving,
Sink and are lost in vast eternity!
Yet doth the void obey Thee; since from
nnught
This marvellous being by Thy hand was
wrought.
o mercirul God! | cannot shun thy presence,
For through its veil of flesh Thy piercing
eve
Looke,h upon my spirits unsoiled essence,
AS through the pure transpdrence of the
sky;
Let not the oppressor clap his bloody hands,
As Ger my PROSTATE innocence he stands !
But, if alas, it sacmeth good unto Thee
That | should perish as the guilty dies,
That, a cold, mdngled corse, my foes should
view me
With hateful malice and e~xulting eyes,
Speak Thou the word, and bid them shed my
blood.
Fully in me Thy will be done, o God!
On arriving at the fatal spot, he sat down
as ordered, on a bench, with his back to the
soldiers. The multitude recollected, that in
some affecting lines, written by the conspira-
tor in prison, he had said that it would be
useless to seek to kill him by shooting his
body-that his heart must be pierced ere i
would cease its throbbings. At the last mo
mcnt, Just as the soldiers were about to fire
he rose up and gazed for an instant arount
aud above him, on the beautiful capital Of
his native land, and its sail-lecked bay, on
the dense crowds about him, the blue noun.
tains in The distance, and the sky glorious
with the summer sunshine. 'Adios lnundo!'
Farewell worldly he said calmly, and sal
down. The word was given, and five balls
entered his body. Then it was, that, amidst
the groans and murmurs of the horror-strick-
en- spectators, he rose up once more, and
turned his head to the shuddering soldiers,
his face wearing an expression of superhu-
man courage. Will no one pity me?" he
said, laying his haud over his heart. 'Here,
fire here :" While he vet spake, TWO balls
entered his heart, and he fell dead. Thus
persisted the liero-poet of Cuba. He has not
fallen in vain. His genius, and his heroic
death will doubtless be regarded by his race
as precious legacies. To the great names OF
EOuvcrtnre and Potion the colored man can
now add that of Juan Placido.