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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06

ANOTHER STEAMBOAT BURNED.-The
steam tow-boat Daniel Drew was discovered
to be on fire yesterday morning at about 10
o'clock as she was passing down the bay. -
She was run ashore on Governors Island,
where she burned down to the waters edge.
All the hands escaped uninjurod. The boat
was not of very great valuc.--N X1rib 22d,
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.-An inquest was
held yesterday, by Coroner " alters on the
body of Thomas b. Drinker, who committed
suicide, at the house of Mrs. Hildreth, 1873
Blocker ST. At the close of the inquest the
jury returned the following verdict: "That
Thomas B. Drinker came to his death by
taking prussic acid while laboring under a
depressed state of mind, arising from pecu.
mary embarrassment" -MYTrib. 22d uh.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06

A Dutchman was relating his marvellous
escape when thirteen of his companions were
drowned by the upsetting of boat and he
alone was saved " And how did you escape
the fate of the rest p asked one of his hear
ers. Il It'd not 60 in tc poat," was the Dutch
mans placid reply.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06

DUTCH JUSTICE" Prisoner" said the
Justice, "pe you guilty or not guilty ?"-
" Guilty, your worship "Well, den, give
you six monts in de house Of CORRECTION
And you tother prisoner, pc you guilty or not
guilty." "Not guilty" 'Den vat de duyval
you here for? Go apout your pusiucss.-
Court is adjourned -
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06
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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06
THE WORLD FOR SALE.
by REV. RALPH HoYT.


The World for sale hang out the sign;
Call every traveller here to me =
Who'll buy this brave estate of mine,
And set me from earth's bondage free T.?
Ills going yes, mean to fling the
The bauble from my soul away,
I'll sell it, whatsoever it bring:-
The world at auction here to-day.
1t is glorious thing to sce,-
All it has cheated me so sore
1t is not what it seems to BEL
For sale 1T shall be mine no more,
Come, turn it DER and view it WE'LL
would not have you purchase doar;-
IT'S going! going Unjust sell
Who bids? Who'll buy the Splendid Tear
Here's wealth in glittering heaps of gold,
Who bids ?-But let me tell you fair
A baser lot was never sold =
Who'll buy the heavy heaps of care?
And here spread out in broad domain,
A goodly landscape all may trace,
Iall-cottagc- tree-feld-hil and plain:
Who'll buy himselfa burial place.
Here Love, the dreamy potent spell,
That beauty filings around the heart;
know its power, alas too wcll;-
Ills going. Love and must part:
Must part What can more with Love?
All over the enchantcr's reign:
Who'll buy the plumelcss dying dove
An hour of blss--an age Of pain?
And Friendship, rarcst gem Of earth,-
(Whoer hath found the jewel his?)
Frail, tickle, false and little worth =
Who bids for Friendshp-as it is?
IT'S going going Hear the CALI
Once, twice and thrice Ills very low.
Twas once my hope, my stay, my ALL
But now the broken staff must go:-
Fame! Hold the brilliant meteor hight
How dazzling every gilded name!
Yc millions now's the time to buy!
How much for Fame? How much for Fame?
Hear how it thuuders Would you stand
Ou nigh olympus, Ittr fcnOWn Il,
Now purchase, and world command,
And be-with worlds curses crown'd!
Sweet star of Hope with ray to shine
In every sad forebodug breast
Save this responding one of mine,-
Who bids for mans last friend and best p
All. were not mine bankrupt life,
This treasure should my soul sustain;
But Hope and are now at strife,
Nor ever may unite again.
And Song For sale my tuneless Lutte;
Sweet solace, mine no more to hold
The chords that charmed my soul are mute,
cannot wake the notes of old!
Or e'er were mine Il wizard SHE'LL
Could chain a world in raptures high;
Yet now n sad farewell! farewell -
Must Oh its last faint echoes die.
Ambition, fashion, show and pride,
Ipart from all forever now;
Grief, in an overwhelming tide,
Has taught my naughty heart to bow,
Poor heart distracted, all, so long,
And still is aching throbs to bear;
How broken, that was once so strong;
How heavy, once so free from care!
No more for me lfcs itfu dream;
Bright vision vanishing away
My bark requires deeper stream
My sinking soul surcr stay.
By Death, stern sheriff! all bcreft,
weep, yet humbly kiss the rod =
The best of all | shall have left
My Faith, my Bible, and my God.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06

A VETERAN WHOA correspondent
writes us from the town of Hollis, n. II that
Judge Farrar, of that town, attended polls on
Tuesday, and voted the Wing ticket He
was a hundred years old last summer.-B. F.
Gazette.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06

Theodore Hook once dined with a Mr..
Hatch.
"Ah, my dear fellow, said his host" de-
precatingy, 81 am sorry to say that you will
not get today such dinner as our friend
Tom Moore gave us"
"Certainly not" replied Hook, "from
llatchct one can expect nothing but chop"
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06
FIRST BOAT ONLAKE ONTARIO.

James L. Barton, Esq, in letter recently
delivered to the Young Mems Association OF
Buffalo, gives the following account Of the
first American Boat that ever iloatcd on the
waters of the great Lakes
In 1889 John Fellows, of Sheffield, NTassa-
chusetts, started from Schenectady with a
boat, its cargo mostly tea and tobacco, with a
design of going to Canada to trade. On
reaching Oswego, the commanding officer re-
fused him permission to pass that place. Eel
lows returned with his boat and cargo up the
Oswcgo river to Seneca river, up that into the
Canandaiaua outlet as far as where Clyde is
here he built small log building Gong known
as the block house) to secure his goods in,
while he was engaged in bushing out sled
road to Sodus Bay on Lake Ontario. He then
went to Geneva, and got yoke or two of
cattle, hauled his boat and property across,
and then in this frail conveyance embarked
with his goods and pushed across the lake
He met with ready sale for his tea and to-
bacco, and did well. He crossed in the same
boat, and landed at Irondequoit. The boat
was afterwards purchased ard used by Judge
Porter in travelling the shore Of Lake Onta-
rio when making the survey Of the Phelps
and Gorham purchase.
This was the first American craft that ever
1oated on the waters of the great lakes, now
covered with magnificent steamboats, and sail
vessels, fully employed in carrying on the
immense commerce which passes over them
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06
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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06

Salt and water applied to the wlcks OF oil
lamps or candles adds 10 per cent TO the
brlliancy of their light
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Whole expense,
$40 G8

/
The water was drawn from the two rods
entered for premium, in June, 1915, and the
vines were set by showing them with the
hand into the mud. No sand was carried on,
and | have not expended more than two
hours labor on the two rods. This bog is
kept covered with water in the winter and
spring till the first of may. The cranberries
are of large variety, and somewhat peculiar
in their form; at the stem and blossom ends
there are projections not usually observed in
this fruit. The color on tho side next the
sun is deep and red, and underneath pale
red or yellow. | am thus PARTICULAR in the
description of the fruit, because I think it an
excellent variety for cultivation. 1t is very
productive, blossoms a week or fortnight later
than any variety have noticed, is hardy,
and | have not known the blossoms to be in
jured by the late trosts.
The first year the vines produced but a
few berries, last year four quarts, and this
year two bushels and twenty quarts, or a
bushel and ten quarts to the rod.
EDWARD THATCHER.
Yarmouth, Oct. 90"
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06

MECHANICAL lNGENUITY.-An ingenious
mechanic named Boulton, visited France,
where he attended Mechanics Fair at
which many curious things were exhibited.
He asked leave to deposite a needle he had
made, among the rest. 1t was refused, for
the managers saw nothing wonderful about it.
An unwilling assent to his request, was
finally obtained, and when the fair closed,
and the prizes were to be awarded the arbi-
traitors triumphantly asked, "whcre was Mr..
Boulton's needle and what were its striking
merits, which every one failed to discover"
Thereupon Mr.. Boulton again presented it
for their inspection, with a magnifying glass,
begging them to state whether they observed
roughness or wrinkle on its surface. The
umpires returned it saying, far from it, its
sole merits seem to lie in its exquisite polish"
"Bchold them" said this ingenious man,
" its undiscovered merit, and whilst / prove
to you that have made no vain boast of its
claims to your attention, you will learn, per.
haps, not to Judge so readily again by mere
exterior" He then unscrewcd the needle,
when another appeared of exquisite work
manship; and to the astonished eyes Of the
Frenchmcn, about half dozen beautiful
needles were thus turned out, neatly and
curiously packed within each other a mira
Gle of art that seems to rival all we ever read
of-truly "multum in porr0,' Mr. b. tri-
umphed in his turn, and carried off the prize
which his delicate workmanship so richly
deserved. - YOUTHS Cabinet.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-04-06
CRANBERRIES.

The following is an extract from the Re.
port OF the Barnstable Agricultural Society,
as published in the Yarmouth (Mass.) Regis
ter, containing the statement of Mr.. Thatch-
er, to whom was awarded the first premium
"Mr. Edward Thatcher of Yarmouth, en-
tered two pieces of land planted to cranber-
ries one of quarter of an acre and the other
of two rods, and exhibited specimens Of the
! fruit. He also exhibited several specimens of
the different varieties of the cranberry as they
grow on the vines. Mr.. Thatcher has more
land planted than he entered for premiums
The following is his statement Of his mode
of cultivation:
The quarter of an acre was planted last
spring, the bog was formerly mill pond,
and the soil was mixture Of peat and mud,
and was covered with coarse grass Last
winter when the ground was frozen carried
from the adjoining upland and covered the
bog from three TO ten inches deep with coarse
sand. | considered ten inches none too deep,
as cranberries so set will require no hoeing,
In covering the bog, one rod Of upland was
cut down sufficiently to set cranbeiries for
every three covered. The vines were set in
April, May, June, and few for experiment
in August. The hills were placed about two
feet apart md the runners of the vines have
generally extended from hill to hill. The
plants were all selected the year preceding
when in fruit, and marked by putting down
sticks beside them. The produce this year
was about half bushel.
The whole amount expended on the quar-
ter of acre is
For carting on the sand, $1l GO
Setting the vines, 90
IIoeing the same, 4 90
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11
A Noble Deed Nssly Rewards

The New York Journal of COmmercs saw,
'''In the latter part of last summer. young ana
only daughter of Mr. Corcoran, Of the i'm
of COrcOran & RiggsJ of Washington CITY. vs.,
playing with some friends on a wharf in the
rear of the grounds Of Capt Charles Williams,
at Stonington, Conn, and stepped into a bs.,
which, BY some accident, was lOOsened and
drifted from the share. Tn. OhiId, rixGs.u.i
at the danger, jumped overheard. Mr. GOrdOu
Smith, boat-builder, who was near by, swan
in and rescued her at the last moment Of struF-
Cling. Mr. COrcoran was in Europe At N.
time, engaged in business. as is widely known
Tie has since returned. and We saw last weeg =
letter from him TO Mr.. Smith, expressing biz
gratitude, and enclosing one thousand dOllsrs
as a testimony Of it, This is a reward at One.
unexpected to the receiver and noble in d,
giver, doing honor To the heart of the fslh-r
Mr.. Smith is, We are glad TO BE- informed. :
worthy recipient and highly esteemed by 81.
who know him.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11
Encsurogtng.

An intelligent and influential correspondent in
the interior Of the State says: ''of the thirty
eight subscribers at this place, twenty-five are
book of the Commissioners, two hundred and
seven slsves-two of them together, own sixty
eight slaves. These men, excepting one, are all
very warm foT gradual emancipation; that one is
for 1t If be can be brought TO that it is prac-
ticsble." Mr.. Geo. W. johnson, will find but
few among intelligent slsve-holders willing to
subscribe TO his doctrines. Almost every day
We receive encouraging statements from yarious
parts of the State. We are full OF hope.
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Manufacturing i'm We alec.

We see it stated that there is about beng
shipped from Norwich. Conn, the machinery
entire, for two extensive Paper Mills. one 10 y
located in the City Of MesicO. and the Other 81
Guadalaxara, built under the immediate super
intendence of Christopher Erwin, Esq, at The
well known establishment Of Smith, Winehss-
ter s Co. atW INDIAN, Conn. and is probably
the most substantial and best finished lot Of pa
per machinery ever built in the United States
IL is to be accompanied by experienced wsTk'
men-one of whom We happily know, Mr. q
W. Gale. recently of NewtOn-tO set il up. and
put it into operation, and is INTENDED for the
manufacture Of writing paper. There IS hiso
to be forwarded at the same time. BY Col Wm
Boardman Of Nashua. lot Of Cotton machin-
ry. built at Newton Upper Falls, for the Gul-
dalaSara Spinning and Weaving Company
amounting in all to sbOu, 500 packages
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

As ''a without a,s those scene. of blo.s.s..
ed f''huy port.v.
The idea Of their abandOaiar
'''e"s,' and crime. is incOnsisisn, va
own philosophy. You call them I'm a y0Or
ssd 'avages;" they are then half ,..I., 'e''a,.
the rudeness of bsrbarism. Thi. Iron
'or you tell US in another pIac. - siAg
reference 10 This PeOPie-"TAs r.e,sf 'H'''
"eHf ONCE BEGUN NEVER ESDs." II '''-
10 notorious facts. You, '0a'rarY
The close Of The revolutionary va, ). 'n'in
more than 2OOO slaves in the Br;,;.h were
had hed from their masters. IN. p.'a EhO
eminent settled them in Nov, s. "oE-
they led harmless lives and gaIu.s a. Where
ton OF aH industrious szd Kos,,, ., ,'pa'I
their white neighbors. A few war. non
some fourteen hundred Of them - 'afes
form colony at Sierra Leon, ON ,1- to
coast of Africa They. or their de.c.nl. -'''''a
still there, most Of them in ipd...-S are
some Of them in afilu ent circun.,,n.-- and
close Of the war Of lsI2, the British Ga a'A'
ment found itself similarly situated in - -
large number Of siapes who had h.. .-'u 70
from their owners. These it resolved = ,,'
In 1r'H'd9d as free iaSOrers. The plane
Iected "that free negroes never wo0ld
and II these were settled smone ,b.,,
would support themselves ''by pIund.r| ',
Governor Of the Island, Sir Raob W.
tord' resisted the cutlery Of the planter. -
ed the negroes, and settled them wh.,.' - -
posed the experiment could be most .ai.,v
" hat was the resnitf These persons. foo
slaves among US, conducted themselv-, "a,
much Propriety, and pursued their ,,l,,,--
industriOusly, that the planters w.r- o.,
In Ohio. as you are aware. are seyer,l ..,,-
menis Of emaneiPsled slaves. The on,
county is perhaps the largest Thew w.,.'
tied on miserable slcampy laad-but ,0n. :,
them have succeeded in draining their farm,
live indePendently-they have their Oxn,.h--,
and churches-and are regarded by tb.i,x,.
neighbors-fOr white people live all ,,0,-,
them-as an honest and ineSsnsis, ,-oyr.. H.,
are no trouble to their neighbOrs. "s,,aE,, :.
no part Of their employment"
/ These facts show that even smsnri,.,,..
the soil does not transform the psy,o -.
monster. IL Is matter Of regret tina, ven .ho,..
have, as Is usual. with those who think NJ,
you, consented to discuss the question on .,
sequences rather than principles. \, ,l.,,..
ngh| Is Il sound policy ia Ksataesvs 9.
pefuafe IT, Slavery, We affirm, Is wrOnv-.,.
sound policy dictates its speedy, bu, a.. -
constitutional removal AT another tine I M,
again trouble you. For the present, nav c !,
defend the right
/ CLER0o.
| Under IRE Bridge, OF p, ls4s.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11
Mr.. Thomas Lec,ure..

This gentleman has delivered two lecture,
this week. The first, upon Wesley, and IN,
other upon Whitfield. We were surprised ano
greved to see so few persons in attendance upor
these lectures. When we remember the i'm.
mense audiences that visited the exhibitions o,
the Fakir Of Ava, or the negro opera, and com.
pare them with the little handful of people that
attended Mr.. It's excellent addresses, we canno,
draw other than very unfavorable inference in
regard to the taste Of our citizens. II may be
that the subjects were thought unpromising, but
tmust be remembered that Mr.. T. does not give
mere biographical sketches Of his subjects, but
enlarges upon the smaller points Of character,
as detailed in anecdotes Of private history, and
incidental traits Of life. Mr.. Thomas is a chsste
and excellent speaker, and draws TO his use all
the resemblsnces in character and situation that
can be found in history and biography; making
aecture full Of taste, replete with owledge and
conveying useful information with amusement,
and pleasure with interest. lie lectures again
this evening upon the life and character Of sum-
merfieId, and we sincerely hope to see an audi
ence sufficiently large to justify Mr.. r. in Civ
ing another course Of lectures upon more pop
ulsr subjects.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

The Fair for the benefit Of st. Viucents' Or.
phan Asylum, will be held in the Odd Fellows
Hall, on the Goth inst. Extensive preparations
have been made, and we are sure that the be-
nevolent projectors will not be disappointed in
their expectations. The object is one which
commends itself so strongly TO the humane and
geaerous, that we feel that any appeal to the
liberality and sympathy Of our citizens would
be work Of supererogation-the announce
ment is enough
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

Anexchange says: Religious newspapers are
making giant strides in the extent Of their cir
culatiOn. IL is truly wonderful, that within
thirty five years from the birth Of the rsi Of this
species Of newspapers, they should already nun
Der such an immense. as well as respectable. pro-
geny. The American Messenger, abOat fvs
years old, takes the lead. having circulation
Of 100, 900 monthly; the Christian Miscellany
$4,000; the Early Days, $1,000; the London
Family Visitor, 0,000.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11
aheap Postage.

The French National Assembly have passed
one practical measure which entities its mem
bers to the gratitude Of that great people. IL
has passed bill for the reduction Of postage On
all inland letters, 20 four sous, or four cents
The same will go into effect on the hrst Of jan
usry next. Russia has also established penny
postage throughout her great empire Shall the
United States be long behind these countries IN
this great reform which so vitality affects me
common good Of the common people
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11
New Nerk ngnSlrsaa..

The Buffalo Courier says:-ThsTe are IN TIE
State OF New York about as miles Of IsIlTOals
completed, on which cars are running. Theeosl
of construction has amounted 10 the sum Of so.
si4,l The number of passengers, Of al
was ,, s66,7l From this and all other sOurcss
the gross eanings Of the vsIiOus eompsmes, du-
mig the same Perod, was s.. Os4, 2ll. Expenses,
including those of running and repairs, 81, 49,
3sl, leaving CT ,0Si $50 as prOfr.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

Many Of our subscribers have failed to send
us their first years subscription. We earnestly
request those in arrears for the first and second
year, to forward the amount due to US, without
further DELAY.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

The Cincinnati Globe states that VIM. birneS'
Esq, formerly a resident Of that city, has been
a successful candidate for ProfsssSrshiP Of
English literature in one Of the National Coz
Ieges Of France. The preparatory examination
though rigid, is represented to have hssn blshy
crsditabls to the appointed.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

The Secretary Of the Treasury has given or
ders for thepayment of the Mexican indemnity.
Eight hundred thousand will be paid out in N.
York; four hundred thousand in Boston, and
three hundred thousand in PhiladeIphia--ma
king an aggregate of $l,500,0OO.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11
Pre.gaesssai Ets.,t..

As soon as full returns are received -. ,,.p
publish them. In the meantime the s,roBg ,,o,.
ability is, that Gen. Taylor is elected BY a ,ou.
siderable majority, or, that there is no election
by the people
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

The Wstchman and Observer says: In con-
vsrsstion with worthy and sensible gentleman
at the Synod Of Virginia. on the insuf6ciency of
more rssoisfions, said he, 81 have read a book
called the Acts Of the Apostles. I have not
seen their book Of REGULATIONS yet"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

JAMES S. RANKIN. Of this city, is our travel.
ing agent for Kentucky. and is authorised to
procure subscribers and make collections for the
Examiner
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Herr Alexansirr.

This wOrld-renOwned magician, wear Re.
quested 10 say. will visit our city IN about tire.
weeks. and give series Of his wonderful ssk.
billions.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

About 5000 sheep have BEEN sisughteTsd 'A''
fall, at Cincinnati, for thsir tallow.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-11-11

We send, occasionally, a number Of the
Rx< Ks % persons rho are not subscribers, ia
"A ., thar BY perusal Of IL, they may be in
20 subscribe ~ w.