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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-21
Antt- 9lauerp.
Frederick Douglass to his Old Master,

SIR Il have often thought should like 10
explain to you the grounds upon which I have
justified myself in running away from you. /
am almost ashamed to do SO now, for by this
time you may have discovered them Yourself I
will, however, glance at them. When but a
child, about six years old, imbibed the deter
mlnaton to run away. The very first mental
effort that now remember on my part. was an
attempt to solve the mystery. "Why am l a
slave 2" and with this question my youthful mind
was troubled many days, pressing upon me at
times more heavily than at Others. When IsaW
the slave-driver whip a slave-woman, cut the
blood out of her neck, and heard the piteous
cries, | went away into the corner Of the fence.
wept and pondered over this mystery l had,
through some medium, know not what got
some idea of God, the Creator of mankind, the
black and the white, and that he had made the
blacks to serve the whites as slaves. How he
could do this and be good, could not tell.
was not satisfied with this theory which made
God responsible for slavery, for it panied me
greatly, and have wept over 1t long and often.
At one time, your first wife, Mrs, Lucretia, heard
me singing and saw me shedding tears, and ask
ed of me the matter, but was afraid to tell her.
was puzzled with this question, till one night,
while sitting in the kitchen, I heard some of the
old slaves talking of their parents having been
stolen from Africa by white men, and we're sold
here as slaves. The whole mystery was solved
at once. Very soon after this, my aunt Jimmy
and uncle Noah ran away, and the great noise
made about it by your father-in-law; made me
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-21
UGn1pErnntG.
Awful Scene.

The Albany Express relates the following
We fear thousand more scenes of equal horror
will have to be enacted ere the people will fully
open their eyes to the wickedness Of the use Of
liquor and their own duty in regard to it.
A d0v or two ago saw woman raylng
with tho delirium tremens. She was young,
sion for Intoxicating drinks soon made a hell of
a once happy home, drove kind hearted hus-
band and father to despair and death, and
brought the wretched mother and her two young
boys to the degradation of public shame and
beggary. Her rawlings were terrible. She fan.
cied herself fend in perdition, compelled by
superior power of darkness to thurst her chill
dren into fierce flames, and hold them there till
their bodies were burned to crisp! Her de-
scription of what she saw in her madness, and
of what she was obliged to do, were awful and
indescribable. Occasionally the wretched be.
ing would fly to the farthest corner of the room,
uttering piercing screams of agony, and pressing
the palms of her hands over her eyes in the vain
attempt to shut out the horrid spectacle present.
ed to her distorted vision. Then, as if impeled
by and irresistible power, she would rush for.
ward, clutching wildly at what she thought were
her children, and with loud oucries, plunged
them again and again in the furnace of fire
mnglng horrid curses and imprecations witt
the most touching and fervant prayers The
hallucinaton haunted the miserable creature
long after she was rendered powerless by the re-
straints Of the strait jacket, and was succeeded
by others, even more terrible in character, ant
too shocking for DETAIL which continued unit
death closed the scene
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-21
To the Friends Of Temperance in
Vermont,

The Central Committee of the Vermont State Tenn
perance Society," believe it is high time that renewed
exertions were made in the cause of Temperance
The great political excitement which for months past
has absorbed public attention, seemed to forbid any
special effort this ubieCt at an earlier day. There
is no time to be lost. The disgraceu defeat of last
March is still fresh in recollection and the evils
consequent are before u.s. The time is at hand when
the ''ballot box" will again proclaim the sentiment OIL
the State on this subject Shall it he said that the
voice of Vermont is still for RUM?
The committee have decided that it is not expodi-
ent to commission agents to lecture on this subject
They have to this conclusion from various con
sideraons chiefly because the labors public agent,
tend to weaken the of personal responsibility
After all that agents do, the work must be done
by the friends of Temperance acting on their own
responsibility. But if an agent be employed the ex
pectation is that he will do the work.
The committee therefore wish to be perfectly under
stood by the friends of temperance that the RESPONSE
biIty is with them. If they will not act the work
must remain undone. There are men enough in eve.
ry part of the State, who will cheerully do all that
requires to be done in the way of public ectures-
solicited. Let these be employed in every County
and in every town, and the lack ofagenls will be more
than made up.
If the Committee are asked to suggest measures
they would say.
FIRST. Let meetingbe called as soon as possible
in every town in the State for the express purpose
inquiring what may be done and deciding to do H. TC
such meetings numbers will not be so important as
determined purpose to act
Would be difficult to make arrangements by which
every family might be visited, free conversations helt
on the subject of temperance, and the pledge present
ed to all who have not signed it.
SECOND. One meeting at least should be held ii
each county before the annual meeting of the State
Society. One object of the county meetings SHOULD
be to collect facts illustrating the effects of the traffic
during the present year, for the benefit of the annual
meeting.
THIRD. The annual meeting Of the State Society
is appointed to be holden at Burlington, on the third
Wednesday, 9th day,l of January, 1910, Arrange
ments should be made to send up large county and
town delegations to this meeting from all parts of the
State
These suggestions only meant as hints to assist
in therecommencement of operations If the friends
of the cause feel their personal responsibility, and re-
aze in any degree the good their efforts may accom-
psh and the evils which must result from inactivity
they will find means to do all that is necessary to
glorious triumph. Let every one feel that he is bound
to do something, and that is expected every man will
do his duty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-21
MONTPELIER, VERMONT,
Gbe fomtIp GtrtIe.
The Rainy Day,
BY HENRY W. LoNGFELLow.

BY HENRY W. LoNGFELLOw.
The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rams, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the Wondering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.
Ny life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
1t rains and the wind is never weary
My thoughts still cling to the Wondering past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.
BE STILL sad heart and cease repining,
Behind the cloud is the sun still shining:
Thy fate is the common fate of all
Into each life some rain must fall
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-21

a circumstantial and correct account of the whole
transaction
Before the story was ended, the flush which
had for short space risen upon the cheek Of
Mrs Wan evidence of her dIspleasure, had
all passed quietly away In conclusion she OBJ
served, quite kindly and calmly, "While regret
the loss of my favorite, rejoice in my son, who
always speaks the truth"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-21

the good opinion of her father. But even this
failed to restore the hue of health, and Mr.
Moreand greatly feared that the same incurable
disease which early deprived him Of his beloved
wife, was about to take also the only object round
which his fond heart centered-his darling
daughter.
Anna assured her father that once in the city,
she should soon regain her health; and accord
ingy they returned home.
in order to relieve the auxieties of her father,
she checked all indulgence in melancholy, and
for his sake mingled in society and stroveto aP'
pear as in former days. Early friends gathered
round her, for tho pale, she was still beautiful.
and her father was delighted with this change
for the better.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26
S40,00O-S20,O 200!
Go NumbprsiO Drayn Ballots.

Orders for tickets and shares and certihcates o
the above Splendid Lotteries will receive the most Pomp
attention. aud official OF each drawing sem mme
dately after IL over to all who order from US Adore"
J. a. G. MAURY, Alexandra, va.
Agents tor J. w. MAURy Co., Managers
aug 1o-d&cif
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cURIosrTIEs OF STOWE HOUSE, ENGLAND.

THE JOURNAL COMMERCE.
We have been looking catalogue Of the contents Of
the Stowe House." Buckingham London the sale Of
tnued each day thereafter until the 30h Of September pc
Rod Of rtyseren days Among the articles be sold are
choice objects Of art which have been long collecting extern
sve cellars Of Wines Of which Of the rares kinds
service Of plate Of more than eight hundred pieces the
tents Of the State drawing and dressing rooms the State
bed chamber of the rooms where are stored the relics
Of days long past coats Of chain mail battle axes helmets
Shields matchbox guns and cannon, but also stacks of mod
implements Of warfare among which swords
and rifles, and two hundred muskets with bayonets
But the articles Of chief attraction and those which remain
still accessible TO collectors and Of in this county
the sale Of them will the 18th Of September
found in the Galleries Of Paintings Here originals
from the pencils Of the most celebrated masesSavator Ro-
sa, Coego, Claude Lorraine ~ Poussn, l.. ia Vnc Mu.
rlIo, Titan, Guido Adam and Eve &C. Scarcely paint
OF the Dutch and other modern schools but has here relic
Of his greatness Rembrandt Rubens Vernet Cuyp, Rugs
dale VICTOR, Bghem, Van Dyck y. Dolce, Gansborough
are each represented again and again. and the collection
peciay chin the productions Of Sir Joshua Reynolds Stan
fields well known painting Of The Wrecker off Calais, and
the Tar more celebrated Chandoss Portrait Of Shakespeare
with is whole history
But il would be impossible 10 a short notice to give sum
mary Of catalogue Of nearly three hundred pages This
one Of these remarkable sales occurring only in long
time, and which interesting TO the whole world. Poba.
bly, this Is scarcely second to the Strawberry Hi Of Ho.
race Wapoe IL is calculated that he proceeds will amount
to bali million Of pounds sterling The catalogue it. elf costs
fteen shngs sterling, and will admit Our persons only
Copies oi u may be examined purchased al the store OF
John Wiley, in this city, and much information may be
tanned from its perusaI
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GREaT ComBr ExpEeTEp.-Tbe attention Of asirono-
in Europe has recently been turned towards The subject
Of great comet which appears 20 have visited our system
scientific men be correct ough, make its next appearance
during the present year. far from the month Of August or
September. M. j. r. Hind astronomer OF London, has
lately published work this subject and confidently pre-
diets the return Of the celestial vs,snt 10 ls4s
Boston Courier.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26

INDUCATION.--A Graduate Of an Eastern College who
has had some experience in teaching wishes TO take
charge Of classical schoo in the South lie will give in
IN all branches usually taught in collegiate course
The best testimonials will be produced Address post paid
Telamaque, Pleasant Grove, Morris county, New Jersey
aug ~
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PoLITE EprToR--Tbe editor Of the Arkansas Journal
says; Where office weeks ago now runs the
Mississippi river Out Of respect for the Father Of rivers
left"
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rs Number Lottery-l3 Drawn Ballots.
Tickets slO-Halves S5-Quarters So. so.
Certificate OF package Of IS whole tickets $50 90
DO do rs half do 65 90
DO do IS quarter do SO 50
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Tickets slO-Halyes S5-Quarters $3.50.
Certificate of package OF 20 whole tickets $3.50
Do do &c half do 60
Do do % quarter do so
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Capitals $50, s66-s22 ,222 -sll,llI!

20 Number Lotery-l2 Ballots
Tickets BIS, Halves 81 80 Quarters 375 Eighths SlsTt
Certificate nf nackane IL aR ,xhnle tickets 400 %
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The following letter was recently addressed, with
a liberal donation, by the Hon. N. APPLETON, of
Boston, TO friend of the Colonization Society
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S35,000-SlS,000.
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,

For endswng Leesburg Academy and tor other purposes
Class No. ST. for lsis
To be drawn in Alexandria, Va Saturday. Sept TO- 1s4s
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-04-20
MILITARY MEETING,

Ala meeting Of ihe Washington Greys, held
on lhe evening Of he 18Th inst.. 8. Combs uaa
called 70 the Chair, and T. w. Collier appoint.
ed Secretary pro. lsm-
On motion Of A. Karn the following resolu.
lion vas unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Washington Greys ten
der their sincere thanks 10 the citizens Of New
HarhsbUrgh generally, and more especially 70
Mr.. g. Mrs. Tucker, and Mr. & Mrs. Wilcoxen,
for their hospiiable reception and elegant en-
serIainmenl Of said Company during their visit
on The 9Th inst.
On motion Of r. Runion, the following reso
luton was adopted:
Resslred, That the proceedings Of this meet
ing be signed by The officers and published il
the Carroll Free Press and Ohio Picayune.
S. COMBS, Chairman.
T. w. COLLIER, Sec'y.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-04-20
Tom COrWin in the East.

Senator CoRwIN, while on his recent tour in
the Eastern States, made most thrilling and
powerful speech in Hartford, Connecticut. The
"Whg" of that place thus speaks Of i. and its
auIhor:-
The Chairman introduced 10 the audience
Tom CORwIN, with some happy allusions to the
history of the illuStriouS Senator from Ohio. es-
pecially to u cerIuin scourging once given TO
distinguished democrat (the late MIR. Crary, J
'who originated in Hartford county-by the
Wagon-boy. Roars Of laughter greeted cerlnin
quotations from the speech in question.
Hon. Thomas Corwin arose, amid a rensn.
dous claIter Of feet and three times three. No
report can be anything but caricaiure of his
speech, as we have seen proved. The uninter-
miued flow of his splendid dicton, his briIian.
wit, his moral force and profound reasoning cam
not be duguerreotyped by pen or pencil. He
kept that prodigious audience so still, that you
might have heard pin drop for long intervals.
The select simplicity Of language, into which
he condensed the profoundest argument and the
most gorgeous imagery, fascinated every hearer;
while his lofty thoughts and sincerity, the unex-
IcepIionnble morality Of everything uttered, the
utter absence Of all demagogueism commanded
universal respect. He won lhe good will of all
and kept it. And this was the wAcoN.soY OF
1910! the "TRAIToR" of l846l Save the mark!
He began with the subject Of
EQUAL RIGHTS.
He showed in the most gIaring manner how the
North has been cursed and cheated in every
sage Of history; how SLAVERY, itself an inva.
sion of the rights of man, had mischievously de.
spoiled even The white lreemen of the North oi
their liberty, their rights and their honor.
"Equal Rights! when the man who owns q
hundred negroes can cast sxTv.oNE votes, while
you, poor Yankee scampS, can throw but oNE!'
exclaimed the indignant orator. Equal rights
when the man who dares TO whisper q word
against the war. policy Of a President Of the
PEOPLE is called TRAIToRI"
The MEXICAN WAR he traced to SLAVERY
Slavery was its cause: its object to strengthen
slavery. The object has been consummated
" The DYING GRoAN OF YOUR SON, FALLEN ON TIL
BATTLE-FIELD oE Mexico, is BORNE ON THE VIM
UP TO THE EAR OF JUST GoD, TO BE FOLLOWED
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BY THE SHREK OF THI
SLAVE, WRITING UNDER THE LASH OF HIS TASK
MASTER"
Mark that sentence! Never did the samf
number Of words express more iruth,--nevel
were startling facts pictured in more brilian
colors. Thai single sentence opens up a com
pleIe history Of the cause and effect Of the Mex
lean war--ays bare the whole case! WingeC
with power and spirit by the master mind that
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-04-20

On! CAVE JoHNsoN!-A gentleman in Car.
rollton received on yesterday, (I9lh inst.) let.
ter which was mailed ut Columbus on tho ninth
day Of December last. Cave Johnson time,
ihaI!--the letter was only four months and ten
days on its way here from Columbus. 1t has
had fine rest in some loco(oco Post Office, the
keeper of which doubtless supposed it to be Of
immediate political interest TO the Whgs,--com-
ing as it did from the Capitol of the State soon
after the convening of the Legislature, and be-
ing directed to gentleman long identified with
the Wing party. By the way, we have known
cases where letters and documents were with
held for length of time after they had arrived
at their estina.ion!-sometime the latter, we
have every reason to beleve, are neuer given to
their owners, but are converted into wrapping
paper for auction Goods.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-04-20

BE INTERCHANGEABLE no foolish per.
sons be so prejudiced against this now lruy cel-
ebrated medicine as to despise this advice; lei,
it be used Immediately on pain being felIl no
matter where it may be, whether 10 the head cr
feet, whether it be in the neck or abdomen, whe.
ther arising from external or internal cause, usa
the Brandrclh's Pills, and rely upon il, that Tho
pain will go, the body will be restored 10 health
as soon as nature has received suffi:ien. assis.
lance from their effect.
The quantity of impure humours discharged
from the bod y by the action Of the Brandrelh's
Pills, is replaced in the course Of few hours
with new and pure blood, by the digestion of
moderate meal. By PurgiDg the body with this
medicine the whole mass Of blood becomes en-.
tiIey purified and regenerated.
That blood is the life of the body, presume
is undisputed, therefore shall say that il being
the SEAT of LIFE, il must also be the scat of dis
ease. If disease be in the blood, we should alb
siract the disease only, not the blood. Il is The
impurities which must be removed by purgalion
TO secure our health, in all states Of he wea.h.
er, in all situations, and in all climates. The
blood, like good spirit, isalways trying to ben
eff the body by its struggles to expel impurities
But it is not capable TO effect its own puriicaton
al all times: to do this it must often have as.s.
lance. When the blood is loaded with npuri,
ties, especially in this climate, the consequon.
ccs may be fatal, provided the blood is moi ruri-
fed at once, and this is sure 10 be effected il
Brandreth's Pills are used.
For sale at H. A. STIDeER's Store, Carroll.
ton, Carroll county Ohio.
March 30th, 284s.
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NEW GOOD S
BY THE PIECE OR PACKAGE.
HAMPTON, SMITH & CO.
WHOLESALE DRY GOODS DEALERS,
No. 81 Wood street, Pittsburg

WHOLESALE DRY GOODS DEALERS,
No. 81 Wood street, Pittsburgh,
Have just opened and offer for sale, at unusualyl
low prices,
5000 pieces New Spring style fancy CalicOs and
prints,
800 pieces blue and white and blue and or nge cal
cos and prints,
900 pieces new style Linen and French Ginghams,
400 pieces Satinetts,
$50 Cloths and Casimeres,
1000 Pantalooneries,
1000 Steubenville Jeans,
500 " Apron Check and Manchester Ginghams
80 Cases Bleached Cottons, assorted,
5000 Halland's Sewing Silks,
Ribbons, Laces, Irish Linen, Hosiery, Cambrics, &
Scotch Goods, Tailor's Trimmings, Suspenders, &c
&C.; Buttons, Hankerchiefs, and Shawls, complete
assortment Umbrellas and Parisols with full stocks
Of every description of Goods not enumerated and
usually kept in a wholesale House.
ALSO,
500 Bales assorted Brown Cottons, at Eastern
cash prices,
10000 lbs. Best Cotton Yarn, Wicking, & Batting,
Having purchased very largely from the Eastern
Importers and auction houses, feel confident they
can offer goods as low as they can be had for at any
other house in the United States. Merchants are
particularly invited to call and examine for them
selves.
Pittsburgh, April s, Isls-97-st. $500
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The widespread popularity, and the rapidly iH-
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The Home Journal is peculiar paper 1t con-
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Address. NORRIS g. WILLIS.
Office of blicatiOn, LOT Fulton street, N. York
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Banks q NorKaIk and SandnskE.

The rumorS thar have been ahoat TO the ef-
fec. thai there was something wrong with the
above banks, turn out 10 be all CANNON. The
locoiOcos are ever ready TO exen all their efforts
90 break down banks, and without the least re-.
morse Of conscience resort to the most unfair
and dishonest means. ln this instance, while
the public mind was under state of exciteme nj
caused by the fall Of their own child, the Woos-
ter bank, they thought il good time for getting
up panic concerning the Norwalk and Sandus.
Ky banks, and thus 10 cause run on them from
all quarters, FAR and near, simultaneously. They
know that if anything would break them, lhi.
wOuld,-hence their malicious reports. Bu
their unworthy efforts were fruiIless-have avail
ed them nothing. The institutions are perfectly
sound, aud other banks receive their paper, a.
heretofore. So much for locofoco rumors.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-04-20

or The shock Of al Earthquake was felt
quite sensibly al Marietta, ZanesyilIs, Newark,
and other paris Of Ohio, about 8 O'Clock on the
evening Of the 9th instant. We recollect haV.
ing seen on the same night, ahsr midnight, the
most brilliant and extensive Aurora Boreals we
have ever witnessed-by far the most so. Il
was, in fact, decidedly the most magnificent and
imposing sight upon which we have ever been
permitted to feast our eyes.