Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-10

The company were then favored with a song
from Mr.. Brewster; after which the Chairman in
troduced Rev. Joshua Leavitt, who remarked
that it had long been we'll known to the wise
conductors of the Boston Post that Abolition was
British institution. They have given public
breakfasts in England; we are doing the same;
therefore presume they would say that it was a
British movement Abolitionists are dead, they
say; but when the purveyor comes to gather up
the fragments he will think that for company OF
ghosts, we have eaten great deal.
Rev. Mr.. Grew, of Philadelphia remarked that
it was to him a delightful opportunity to meet
with them. His heart was full he rejoiced to
meet so many friends of the slave; and he hoped
they would proclaim liberty to all the captives-
He was sorry however, that they would not abb
stain from all Slave produce
Another song was then sung by Mr.. Brewster.
Lewis Hayden, lately slave, stated that there
was a minister in Kentucky who was obliged to
move from the State in consequence of preach
ing In favor of slavery He hoped he should see
the day when every place in the Union would be
free to speak their minds upon this subject 1t
was extremely gratifying to him to meet so many
of the friends of the slave ON this interesting oc-
casion.
son, slave from Maryland, who said that he
thanked the Lord this morning that he had lived
to see the beginning of good days. If those la
dies and gentlemen, he asked, had a father and
brother in slavery, what would be the thought of
their minds! The claims of the slave would be
brought home to them in tones not to be misun-
derstood. | know that my friends here want
short speeches; but this subject deserves speech
as long as the Western railroad He had min
gled feelings of Joy and sorrow-joy that so many
were feeling for the slave-sorrow that his dear
est friends were still in bondage. We live in
hope; and hope to see the day when the whole
world will be filled with Abolitionsts Ny
friends, let me tell you, this is day of days
This is kind Of happy world, in short, this is
the best world ever saw in my llfe-I hope
shall never see worse one. My friends, we
must d. all the good we can. We cannot do it
in any better way thln to love one another
Dir. Saodgrass Of Baltimore was received with
prolonged applause. He felt very much struck
this morning with the scene before him, and re-
marked that he should have a long account to
render when he returned to his home. Our col
ored friend says that he has mixed feelings upon
this occasion. | am sure have mixed feelings
They are feelings sympathy for the poor slave,
mingled with feelings ofjoy and comfort for what
is doing for him
hope Mr.. President, that if there is any
Southerner here, he will 60 home with some lit
tie beam of ant-slavcry feeling in his heart, as
the first beam of ant-sIayery truth beamed upon
my mind on reading Rev Dr. Channing's work
upon Liberty and Slavery. was appointed to
write review of it, and | found that | was glad
to get rid of my duty. found that it was more
than | could do, to write review in favor of
slavery. A man residing mile and half from
me tried to create an excitement about my being
an abolitionist. | said to him, "Who are your
do not recollect you. Do you know that
stand here in the place where l have been
brought up where they have known me from in
fancy! Think you now that they will trust YOU
renegade as you are, better than they will me,
knowing me as they do most thoroughly" He
wanted to fight me, but ! told him that never
fought. My fighting days were finished when
became an Abolitonst
Mr.. President, there have been some martyrs
in the cause of anti-slavery. The blood of a
martyred Lovejoy asccnds as testimonial to
Heaven. And my friends, if | am to be mar
tyr to the cause; if you hear of me as placed in
the penltentiary to be murdered according to law,
Il do not want to boast, for one of old did, and
failed when the test time came) you may depend
upon my being true to the right | will say that
never felt as if | should remain more firm in
the cause of truth than | feel at present; and Mr.
President, with the appropriate words for this
hall, 'slnk or swim live or die, survive or perish
my life shall be devoted to the redemption of the
slave.
Row M bal a., Al
slave present who had Just arrived who was born
in Cuba of Spanish parents, who was stolen from
that Island when a child, and brought to this
country, where he had been slave for thirty
years. He had with him a permit from the
Methodist Church as an exhorter The slave
was then introduced.
James Gould said, He felt as though he had
got out of purgatory into paradise. He never
saw the like of such meeting before Slavery,
he said, was one bad thing-a very bad thing,
but slavery to the devil was great deal worse
Oh, my friends Iwish could tell you all about
slavery, yes do. If had the education of Paul
and the wisdom of Solomon | could give you
speech. There are people down in the swamps
of Georgia, yes, sir, who are ignorant as COWS or
horses. Some shareholders down there don't
know as much as their dogs, for the dogs are
trained to hunt the poor fugitive if he is three
days gone and bring him back though he crosses
the hills and hedges and highways, gulleys and
CULTS, Yes they will.
The way learned to read was to get piece
of book at a time, yes out of the spelling book,
and then asking some little boy what the words
meant and how to spell them, yes | did And
after while got Bible from the house and
would 60 down cellar or out in the woods and
read it and then carry it back. The Bible was
a good book to steal for they wouldn't miss it be-
cause they never used it themselves. | soon spell
led out some words and in two or three years
could read a little, yes l could, and then
thought had an education, but | didn't know
nothing. | found was sinner tried to serve
God for the sake of Christ.
have suffered great deal of slavery. have
been tied up by my hands, and my back whipped
till my shoes ran over with blood Yes, was
as sore as could be, so that l wished was
dead.