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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06

,ers They support themselves and their families from
~; ., farms. Custom does not allow them to be
a,ll except for crime, 1t not unfrequenty happens
that there are large towns inhabited solely by slaves
the head-man being himself slave, who work 'neil
farms and carry what they please to their masters
Those of whom have been speaking may not imProp-
crly be called domestic slaves Those who are sold
to the slave traders are for the most part brought from
the interior and never stop here long.
In my next will tell you of their towns, houses &c
Your unworthy missionary,
VIM RAYMOND.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06

Is IT TRUE THE fact that the Wings are
proclaiming General Taylor as their candidate
for President, while they are charging Polk with
all the sin of having commenced the war with
Mexico, and declaring that he deserves impeach-
ment for the act,-has induced the Washington
Union to charge back, as follows. Is it true?
CHOW it so happens that this same hcinOus
decd-the advancement Of our army to the Rio
Grandc-,oas suggested and adUised by Gen
Taylor months before it Oas directed to be dom
By the administration More even than this
Gen. Taylor not only suggested and advised the
advance of the army, but he gaze erceIlen,
reasons for his opinion, and most emphatically
expressed his appreciation of the movement o
the army to the Rio Grande, three wceks after
the order directing that movement had been is
sued from the War Department"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06
FOREIGN News.

The steamer Sarah Sands, from Liverpool, 9th ult.
arrived at New York on Thursday last. She brings
news but day later than that brought by the Cam
bra. The provision market remains about the same
In Ireland the supply of food increasing and the
tuition gives dismal account of the devastation of the
fever the victims filling the graveyards to overflow
ing. Emigration is taking place to almost incredi-
Bile extent among all classes that raise the means
leaving behind miserable and squallid population.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06

POSTAGE AND SLAvERY-We learn that the
National Era, on the issue of its fifth number,
had ten thousand subscribers. We had learned
this before, and that one reason the Administra-
ton wanted the Post Office law altered, so that
the list of letters not taken, might be published
in any paper without regard to its subscription
list, was fear that the letters in the Post Office
at Washington, would have to be published in
the Era soon, as the prospect was, it would have
a larger circulation than any other paper in the
citY.-OhiO True Democrat
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06

the foul game which some of the Southern banks
are playing upon us Our negroes are going by
hundreds, yea thousands, to the Southeast; and
what are we getting in return from them Look
around you, and see, fellow citizens! We are
trading off our slaves, whom we have nurtured
throug ii infancy; we are parting with them at a
time Of life when they have become able to help
us "work for living )" and receiving as compen-
sation for them precarious paper currency, is
sued by the North Carolina and South Carolina
banks -Richmond (Va.) Enquirer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06

Gen. TAYLoR.-A committee of twenty-nine cti-
zens of Pennsylvania, have addressed letter to Gen
Taylor, in behalf of their constituents who assembled
in Philadelphia, and nominated the General for the
Presidency. They formally announce their preference
for him. without distinction of party" and with
proper regard to non-conmitasm take the liberty Of
assuring him, that they neither desire nor expect an
answer" to their communication.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06
THE FREE MAN.
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, MAY 6, l847

GO" By a kind providence, we are able once more
to visit Office, and hope to avoid in future all
arrangements which our buslne IS may have suffered
by temporary absence.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06
Ftom the .aLbanu .Euening Jolrnal
Letter from Father Mathew.

The following letter from the Right Rev. Theobald
Mathew, by the Cambria received just as our pa
per was going press;
Cork, 3lst March, 1S47.
My Dearest Friend,
The magnificent humanity evnced by our beloved
brethren in the States, for the suffering Irsh has in
spired every heart in this island with ardent graft
tude.
We shall ever regard America as our deliverer in
the hour of bitter calamity. The immense supply of
Indian corn waited into the Cove Of Cork the last few
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06

PARDoNED.--The Charlestown, s. c., News says
that the President of the United States has pardoned
VIM. Won Pister and Lorin Larkin who were convict
ed at the March term of the circuit court of the Unit
ed States for that district of being concerned in the
slave trade.
N5F Can any one fail to observe the essential diff
ference in the eyes of the slavehodlng executives Of
this land, between the guilt of those who steal free
men and reduce them to eternal slavery, and him who
aids the bondmen in pursuit of the nalenable rights
oflfe, liberty and huppiness2 Who ever knew the
penalties of the law to be inflicted upon any
man for his being engaged in the foreign slave trade?
And who, on the other hand, ever knew executive
clemency to be exercised towards any one guilty of
putting forth his hand to give liberty to the captive?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06

c. Bro Putnam has sent US No. Is Of his articles
on the Consistency of Christian Abolitionists" We
have venured to let it "e the table" for two or
three weeks, where we have long had several articles
on the other side of the question; and our proposition
now 49, Tor an "indefnite posponement" of the whole
subject We have good reason to know that this will
meet the minds of not few of our readers, and we
THINK the writer's themselves after moments reflection
VIII allow that this discussion has assumed such an
uncouth shape as to promise butltte good We shall
not press our proposition however, if the writer's insist
upon being heard for we will never suppress free dp.
custom un~n so important subject as this
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-06

Col. Ransom 9th infantry, reports April 18th, from
Boston, that 45O recruits have been made for his reg
lment up to that date. One company of the 9th will
embark from Fort Adams, l., early in Nav, and
three more, at least in the course of that month.
By the 10th of May, there will probably be forty
five or fifty of the ten new regiments en- route for the
seat of war; the aggregate strength of which will not
much fall short of 4000
1t is possible and indeed probable, that there are
other attachments en- route for the seat Of war; in
different parts of the country, which have not yet
reached the Aduant Generals office, and that in the
month Of May near6 5000 troops may be placed on the
banks of the Rio Grnnde Washington Union.
FROM MExIco.-A Geographic despatch from Phil
adephia states that arrivals at Orleans from Vera
Cruz bring dates to the 9TH inst, and from Brazo
week later. They contain nothing new. All was
quiet.
Geaeral Twiggs, with his division of 5000 men,
was to move to Jalapa on the 9Th inst There was
nothing later from Gen. Taylor.-BOston Courier, Of
April 3d.
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From the st Louis Republican.
From the Up, er Missouri.


Six of the traders engaged in the fur
companies on the upper Missouri, have
arrived in this city. They lett Fort La
ramie on the Goth Of April, and reached
here on the Gath inst. We learn from
them that the trade in that quarter has
been successful, and that the party under
the man sgement OF Mr.. p. ID. Papin will
bring IN about eleven hundred buffalo
robes, &c, These traders met with no
interruption from tie Indians on the
route, but they had the precaulion to
travel at night, and thus avoided those
who were inclined to be troublesome. :.
They saw immense herds of buffalo on the
route.
The winter was an extremely severe
one, and immense quantities of snow fell, ,
which had not melted when they left the
fort. Still further west, the quantity was
much greater, and traders from the moun-
! tains stated that they frequently passed
over snow Of the depth of FIVE % ten fe g i,
thickly encrusted with ice. Many Indians,
and good many whites were frozen by the
unusual severity Of the weather. When
! they left, there had been no warm wea tn,
er, and ofcourse the snow remained on the
ground. This be ing the case, we may
safely look for rise in tie Missouri mex
month.
The Pawnee Indisns, it was well un.
derstuod, were badly disposed, and threa-
tened to rob, if they did not kill, the
whites passing through the country. Ia
the latter part Of January, a wsrpariy o
pawnees met similar party of Sioux, al
the junction the north aud south fork,
Of the Platte. A conflict ensued, ia wh cl
tLirty-two Pawnees were killed aud onl,
one Sioux kjI led and one wounled.
The advance Of Il e Mormon emigran,s
consisting OF seventy three wagons, wer,
met 230 miles from Westport, going o,
very prosperousIy. They were well arm
ed, and had with them six pieces of artil
lery.
They first met the Oregon and CaIifor
, MIA emgrants at ketchum's Fork, an
froia thence they were scattered all alon
ITO the Wakaro,,sa, Ia companies of fort
to 1ifty wagons. The whole number
wagons was betwe en- AGO and 300 Th
emigrants were all getting along WE'LL
Some apprehension Of attacks from th
Pawness was felt, but the numbers VIII
travel tog ether, and s,ript watch, wi
prevent any thing Of this kind, After thi
year, and as soon as the military posts I
Oregon arc established, this danger Wi
=, cease TO present itself.
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Pnirf of Hnnnr.

An anedote has been related 10 me, OF
a character so extraordinary, that thiuk
it ought to be recorded. 1t comes from
source entitled TO perfect credit. Durs
ing the revolutionary war, two British
soldiers, of the army Of Lord Cornw allis. :.
went into a house and abused young
woman in a most cruel and shameful maC~
ner. A third soldier, in going into the
honse, met them coming out and knew
them. The girl acquitted him of ali
blame, but he was imprisoned because he
refused TO disclose the names of the of
tenders. Every art was tried. but in vain,
and at length he was condemned by a
court martial to die. When on the gol-
lows, Lord CORVALLIS, surprised at his
pertinacity, rode near him
'Campbell,' said he, what fool are you
to die thus. Disclose the names Of the
gnilty men, and you shall be Immediately
released, otherwise you have not fifteen
minutes to lve.'
You are in an enemy's country, my
Lord replied Campbell, 'you can better
spare one man than two
Firmly adhering to his purpose he died
Does history furnish a similar instance
Of such strange devotion for mistaken
point OF honor.
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Printer as a Glass.

The following remarks made by L. II.
Redfeld, E,q., Of Syrscuse, at social
entertainment given by him to his breth |
rem Of the craft, are entitled to a favoras
BILE consideration from printers. He calls
their attention to an evil from which they
suffer perhaps more seriously than any
other class Of mechanics:
printers, as a class, are warm hearted,
ardent in their attachments, social in
their feelings. They stand out, and are
distinguished from the great mass of man
any other class Of men OF equal number.
Their pecaliar business is calculated to
produce this distinction, and to make
them more intellectual. Nature must
indeed have been niggardly in her gifts,
If the Printer should fail TO have become
Intelligent.
'Bnt with all the advantages of superior
intelligence, and an elevated position in
the estimation of the world, why is it that
printers do not succeed better in busi-
ness!--why are 50 large number of,hem
poor! 1t is not because they lack indus
try, for no class of men work harder or
more hours, or more diligently. Neither
is it because they are spendthrifts, or i'm
provijent with the earnings.
Il will tell you the secret, gentleman.
Printers are not paid fair equivalent
for theirservices. And why are they not!
Is il the fault Of the public! No! lregre,
to say, it is their own fault. They alone
| are tie cause Of it. 10 obtain business
they often adopt the degrading and ruin
Gus 81 stem of under6iddmg each other, til
> the price which is paid renders the jot
a worthless, or worse than that an actua
! loss to the one that is 50 unfortunate a,
to gain it. | fear this practice is toe
, prevalent all over the country. An
e may not ask, lift is not also true, t
n some extent, al least, among the crat
: here! No business, gentlemen, can b
! made profitable without at least fair pri
ces. Men may DO business enough, an
: they may work hard enough, even unit
d old age may lin their sight, and until the
E are worn down the third nick, and be pou
y the whole titpe II they do business Will
of out profit
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sympathies ofa Card Table.

So, Miss Hectic died this morning Of
seventeen-a sweet girl!
A me! is she dead! Poor thing-What's
,rumps!
The man is dead, my dear, whom We
employed to clear the mouth Of the welt
behind our house, and which he fell into.
Is he! thought he would not recover:
Play spade, madam.
There were upwards Of four thousand
killed in the last engagement. How many
chidless parents are now in sorrow!
All! how many, indeed!--The odd trick
is ours.
The captain is now reduced TO sucR
poverty, that ! am told it would be char,
ity to send joint Of meat to his family.
That's hard.-l have not heart ind deed;
sir.
He fell on his head, and has been deliris
Gus ever since, and the ply scians have NO
hopes that he will ever recover the use Of
his reason.
Oh! recollect; lie rode against some
body.-Play spade, if you please.
The prospect to the poor, this winter,
is dread ful indeed. There will be pow
crfnl appeal to the feelings of the rich.
Yes--one really gives SO much 10 chars
ity--lIl bet you a crown on the game.
Pray, lady DasbaIl, have you heard Of
the dreadful accident which has ha ppe ned
to Mrs. Pryabout!
What her son drownedl 0, yes--Mind
we are eight, partner.
George, madam; George, am sorry to
say it, put an end to his life last Tuesd ay--
You don't say soil had two honors in
my own hand
Yes: and as misfortunes never come
alone, his mother and sister are in state
Of Distraction
} Dear me! that's bad--Single, double, an.
/ the rub.
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HENRY.

Earl Of lIolsatia, suruamed Iron, by
reason ofbis extraordinary streng ia aud
courage, being favourite Of Edware III;
king Of Eng aud was hated by the court
iers, who taking advantage of the kings
absence, prev lied on the queen to max e
trial whether he was nobly descended, by
exposing him to the lion, alleging The lion
would not hurt him if he was truly noble.
For this purpose a lion was turned loose
in the night; and Henry, having night
gown on over his shirt, with his girdle
and sword, in which posture he used to
walk in tie morning, in the base court o!
the castle, to take the air, met with the
lion roaring aud irizzlipg his shaggy crest,
but the earl being undaunted, said in a
harsh and angry tone. Stand, you dog;
atwhch the lion cronched at lis feet, and
ear! took him by the neck and put him
into his den. leaving the night cap upon
tie lion 5 back, aud SO walked off unc0n.
cerDed; and looking up to tho windows
where the couriers were, said Now let
the proudesl of you all, that boast SO much
of your noble birth, go and fetch my
night cap, aud take it for his palms, but
they shametuIy pulled in their heads, and
made no replY.--C Grants. Hist Saxon.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-06-11

To Clean Kid GloUes.-Fuld a clean
towel three or four times, and spread the
gloves on it quite smooth; then dip a
piece Of clean flannel into some new milk
and rub on to it plenty of brown soap,
with this rub the gloves downw ards, hold
ing the top of the gloves firmly with the
left hand. When the gloves, il they be
white, look of dingy yellow. though
clean; or il colored, when they appear
dark and spoiled. lay them TO dry, and
they will soon look almost eq"al to new.
They will be soft, glossy aud elastic. Bs
adopting this economical method Of re-
storing soiled 81 owes ladies i'll be induc-
ed te purchase the hest article. as the
he etter the quality Of the gloves, the nearer
will they approach their pristine delicacy
by this process.
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Is as removed In history for his extra
ordinary clemency as his great victories
for, by The former, he conquered his enc
n,ies, and by the latter lie overcame him
sci which is the nobest conquest in the
world. Cornelius Phagi;a, one Of 5, lla's
bloody agents, having surprised Ihim in
his reth emeDt, and with much ado let
him escape at the price of two talents;
when it was in Caesars power TO AXE dire
revenge, vet he would do him no Injury,
saving, 'lle could not be angry with
the wind and waves when the storm as
at an end lie pardc oed his utter enemy
Domilus, and gave him his life, liberty,
and estate. After his decisive victory at
Pbarsolia. he allowed every one of his soi-
diers TO save one of Pompeys party, and
by proclamation licensed all that he had
not then pardoned 10 retun in Italy, and
freely enjoy their possessions digniiies,
aud commands. withou. molesta tion. And.
when he had notice of Pompey's death.
by tie base treachery and barbarity of
PtoIemy king ofEgypt. was SO far from
rejoicing al il, that he shed tears Of sor-
row for the loss offs great man and pur>
sued his murderers with blood and slaugh-
Ter. till hehad ruined them aud their ooun-
try.--Lips .Hoaii.
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Eiliul Affection.

In the unhappy civil wars between
Octayianus and Antonius, MeteIus, the
son, was for the former, and his father
MeteIus, for the latter; and in the victory
at the battle of Actium, being AIKEN pris
oner, was brought before Octavanus, 10
have the sentence Of death pronounced
against him. Metelns, the son, knew
him, though much broken by sorrow and
confinement, and ran, with tears of Joy in
his eyes, into Lis fathers arms, and tnrn>
ing to Octavianus, said, This thy enemy
has forfeited his life, but have merited
reward for the services have done thee,
therefore, give this venerable aged man
his life, and put me to death instead of
of him. Octavianus, moved by his 6lial
piety, Though he had been a considerable
enemy gave the son the life of his father.
Theai.
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TH. Rec.
TSVEN HON.

A stranger publicly said that lie could
teach Cionysius, the tyraut of Syracuse.
an infallible way TO find out and discover
all the conspracies his subjects should
contrive against him, if he would give se
good sum of money for his pains. Diony-
sius hearing of it, caused the man to bs
brought before hun, that he might learn
an art SO necessary TO his preservations
and having asked him by what art he might
make such discoveries, the fellow made
answer, that all the art he knew, was, that
Dionysius should give him talent, and
afterward boast that he had received ia
great secret from him. Dionysius liked
the invention, and accordingly caused
six hundred crowns 10 be counted out to
him, and this served as well to keep his
enemies in awe, as If it had been real
.lIoM. Ess. Eng.
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COCRAGE.

l.. Lylla, finding his army almost broken
to pieces, and ready TO give way, in a
battle against Archelaas general OF king
Mithridates, dismounted, laid hold of an
ensign, and rushed among his enemies,
crying out, Here Roman s'lIiers, ] re
solve TO die, though you should leave me;
and, il any man hereafter shalt ask you
how and where you left your general, tell
them you left him fighting alone in the
field of Orchomenum.' The soldiers sham>
ed with these words. stood their ground
renewed the fight. and WOO the victory
F9iga, Ez.
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Right of working Men.

The following energetic exposon of the
wants and rights of those that labor, is from an
address of the mechanics of Nashville, Ten
nessee:
"IVe are flesh and blood; we need hours Of
recreation. 1t is estimated by political econ
omists that five hours labor per day by each
individual would be sufficient for the support
of the human race. Surely then we do our
share when we labor ten. We have social
feelings which must be gratlfied We have
minds, and they must be improved. We are
lovers of our country, and must have time and
opportunity to study lis interests. Shall we live
and die knowing nothing but the rudiments of
our trades! Is knowledge useless to US that
we should be debarred of the means of OBJ
tanning it! Would we be less adapt as work
men, would the trade ofwhch we are members
be less respectable or useful, or would the
community of which we are members suffer
loss because we were enlightened!
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alDortrp.
THE PRISONERS QUESTION.


The address of lady rs Canary 10 The
Sparrow.
why do you fatter round my cage,
In light and jocund play;
Or peck the little husks that fall,
Then slyly--steal away!
And why so rapid, round and round,
Cleavlng the airy way,
You come, you go,--in circles mount,
Return-but never stay!
Why has my pretty glitterng house,
That looks SO bright and gay,
With chrystal vase and golden sand,
No charms to tempt your stay!
A mistress kind with lavish hands,
Doth all my wants ally,
A liquid fount and sparkling seeds,
My gilded bars display.
No chilling blast no frozen fields,
In winters dark AIRY,
To me change of climate bring,
My month is ever My.
A sparrow from neighboring roof,
Der heard the querisi's lay,
And answered where no freedom ieigns,
Tho bright the bars, tho gold the chains
We gaze, but-fly away!