Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-23
Notes by the Way. No. II.

SEPTEMBER Sd, 1847.
Our meeting at Derby was held in the Methodist
Meeting House, the Minister Rev. Mr.. Ray gave the
notice the Sabbath before, but an appointment prev
ousIy made, obliged him to be absent; but going to
the meeting house at the hour of meeting to my great
joy found Rev. Mr.. Spnney had walked miles from
Holland and spent more than hour running about a
mong families in the village, to urge them out to the
meeting. God bless him for his fathfulness in the
cause. Our Congregation not large but quite re-
specable-there is large share of arstocacy in this
village, and what few liberty and there is
in town, live out of the village, except Dea Verback
but in my meeting had two Lawyers one Dr., one
Minister Merchant, TO represent the professional
departments Of community: cannot tell whether they
imbbed anti-slavery enough to benefit them or the
community much, by any action on there part in the
coming political struggle, but they gave good
to our plea for Justice, and rights After meeting Bro
Aldrich harnesscd up, and rode five miles to the
west part Of the town, put up at the house Of Mr.,
Fish, he was at the county convention at Barton We
found him true and firm on liberty. We met kind
reception from his agreeable family you, sir,
by my own experience, and doubtless you know some
thing of it Oh your part nothing be more cheering
to the feelings of aborer in the Liberty cause when
he is weary, than to meet the kind greetings of warm
hearted anti-savery matron at the head of lovely
family On the Goth we passed over the tol-brdge
into the town Of Newport After some enquiring we
found one good Liberty Bro. Mr.. Lewis Arnold. We
informed that he is the only abolition voter in the
I'D and 30 L.
good cause. Although alone, he had got up meet
ing and at the appointed hour he accompanied us to
the place of meeting. A few came in, one man, a
staunch whg, held quite an agreeable conversation
with us after meeting before left the house, and
fom the signs of the time, at the meeting. should
think friend Arnold would not be long alone on the
Liberty ticket in Newport The people there want
ligI--not one copy of the Freeman taken in the
place until friend Arnold subscribed to Bro. Aldrich
You may be assured if any man can get the freeman
into community Bro, Aldrich syhe man. One thing
would just say:-In my opinion, if some Liberty man
men, in of the Liberty towns IN Orleans coun-
ty else where, would make sacrifice enough to put
some ten or more copies of the Freeman weekly in
this towns, for gtatuitou5 circulation it would not re-
quire long time to put the town right track fol
improvement. This suggestion Bro. Aldrlch will Sc
conl cheerfuly. | hope something efficient ami ef-
fectual will be done for this town Soon Our place Of
labor from Newport was at Coventry. On the 9th
were on the way over rough roads, and hard hills
before loon found ourselves at the good antslaye-
ry house Of Bro. A. H. lIlncock Wesleyan Method
ist Minister. Here VIC met warm welcome from
himself, and his excellent lady. Our meeting had
been appointed to be in tie Congregationais Meeting
house. At the hour Of the meeting some true heart
ed abolitionists came emerging from the vaies and
from among the hills There were women and daught-
ers, and sons, came to cheer them on, and welcome
the sound of Liberty among them, We were favored
with pleasant Congregation. Bro. Hancock is ono
ofthe county, committee, and good selection. He
has gathered around him some good and true men,
God speed them on. Yours in Freedom,
JOHN w. LEWIS.