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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08
TEI1 E VOICE.
THE "BARNBURNERS."


This faction of the Democratic party, headed by
the talented bold and aspiring young politician,
John Van Buren,, promises loudly to act a part in
the approaching contest, Of great Importance and
interest, We all remember, however, the valiant
words of the New York recusants in 1Sl1-the de-
feated and mortified friends of Martin Van Buren,,
and faint apologsts for Liberty and Justice in the
matter of annexation-and we have not forgotten
how with bitter contortions, the New York Evening
Post and its allies at length submitted to swallow
the whole, Polk, Texas, more Slavery, and the
Mexican War; The New York Tribune says the
Wings there look on incredulously, and merely
"wonder whether the whipping in will be unusually
tedious" We confess that the speeches of Preston
King and his friends, before the Baltimore Conven-
ton, appear to us little more in earnest than any
thing we have seen from that quarter hitherto, and
encourage us to hope for little persistent honesty
from them. The Convention went too far. The
old heads there from the North saw the mischief
and did their best to keep the cloven foot of south
em domination draped over with all the old decen
cies but having "waxed fat it could by nc
means be denied the pleasure of kicking, and burst
its ccrements to the scandal and horror of the pru
dent. The Northern Democracy, long accustomed
to Ego it blind have had their eyes forcibly UNI
closed by kick in the face and may find it hard to
shut them.
Without descending into the comparatively unim-
portant particulars Of the origin of this party for the
information of such of our readers as may need it,
we will characterize the "Barnburners as being
for the present, representatives of whatever Northern
manlincss, freedom and philanthropy may have ac-
cidentally been swept into the bosom of Locofocosm
and not yet poisoned to death by the fatal taste Of
its Treasury-dugs. We are not sanguine concern
ing them, though we charitably hope for the best
Virtue to them must be for the present tits own
reward, for where can they go? Few people
and fewer politicians appreciate highly reward
like that and virtue like fair words" may be said
to butter no parsnps." We feel very confident
that with or without the Barnbumers," the En-
pire State will take the fool-hardy Yancey at his
word, and allow him to do without New York"
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08

AN UNCOMMON ACT.-Mr. Williams, the
pyrotechnst of Cincinnat,was recently burn
ed out in that place. About an hour before
the accident happened he had purchased a
quantity Of lumber of Mr.. D. Allen, james
town, Chatauque Co., N. Y, and expected to
pay for it the same day. When Mr.. Allen
heard of the accident, he sent word to Mr..
W. that he could have the lumber and pay
him for it when convenient. Mr.. w. then
called upon him, and offered to give security
for the payment Of the bill amounting to $160.
This Mr.. Allen declined, remarking that he
was too busy to attend to a matter of securi-
ty at that time, but that he would be round
that way again in about a year, and there
would be time enough then to talk about Sc
curity. Mr.. Allen was an entire stranger to
Mr.. Williams, and knew nothing of his char
acter and circumstances.
As a matter OF money, says the Cincinnati
Atlas, the incident is not one of any great
moment; but as matter of heart it will
speak trumpet-tongued to every one in whose
bosom still gush and sparkle the fresh, sweet
waters of Humanity.
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y uetrp.
For the Voice of Freedom.
THE MANIAC GIRL.

The MANIAC GIRL
The following lines were written upon the meal
choly fate of young female, resident in one of til
coast towns of Virginia. On her brothers retur
from Italy he introduced into the family an Italian
to whom his sister engaged herself and by whom sl
was betrayed. She always wore the ring he CAV
her, although he was the object of her execration.
Upon the dungeons cold, damp, rocky floor
In sad despair the raving maniac lay,
But soothing sleep had closed her glowing eye,
And freed her spirit crushed, from cumbrous clay
She dreamed, she woke, she started up in horror dire
And glared around her with her eyeballs wild,
And then upon her pallet straw reclined,
And whispered, sobbed, and melancholy smiled.
Again she slept; It was gentle, joyous sleep
Kind reason hover'd DER her whirliug brain,
And faithful fancy bore the poor one back
To her childhoods home, far by the deep blu.
She stands once more upon its pearl-grt shore
She looks again upon its foam-tipt wave,
She listens, as in youth, to its deep roar
Nature g sad requiem DER the scaman's grave
And now she HES with beaming eye and face
To cherished mothers bosom, warm and mild,
And that best mother, with a fond embrace,
Imprints kiss upon her darling child.
High bounding hope is on fathers brow,
As rests his gaze upon her crimson cheek,
And thus he speaks, "My daughter, ever be as now,
Filial, confding, innocent and meek"
A brother from a distant cline returns,
And with him comes dark proved stranger guest,
Whose manly form, soft SMILE and hattering words,
Concealed the serpent coiled within his breast.
With fluent tongue he speaks of his eastern home
OF an Italian sky, and cloudIess sun,
And rapturousy talks of proud old Rome,
And celebrates her Caesars triumphs, one by one !!
AS time flies on his voice begues the hour,
When meath the Widespread grove they sweetly
roam;
He tells of love, and VOWS to her its power
She owns him this, for he her heart has won.
They wander forth upon the sea-washed strand,
And place the seal of love, the bridal ring,
Upon each others plighted promised hand,
Then to the balmy breeze their pledges sing.
But, wakes the dreaming girl from sweet repose
The magic spell discovers not her youthful shame
She wakes, to see her numerous woes,
Her ruined hopes, helpless child and blighted
name.
She wakes to gaze around with vacant stare,
To wonder at her fingers golden zone
To hate her life and all things once so fair
To curse loves emblem and a lover not her own.
WILLIE.
Troy Conference -4ca''emA May, 1913.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08

POST OFFICE RoBBERIEs.-Se Several rob-
berries have occurred, within few months, of
letters containing money, at or between
Hartford and Boston. A letter of Messrs.
H. & II. Freeman was mailed at Hartford for
Boston, last winter, and was robbed of $500.
Mr. Austin Durham Of this city had one rob-
bed of $500 check a few days since. The
check was presented at a Boston bank, with
forged endorsement, and paid. We also
understand that during the past week two
more letters containing money-one Of them
a large amount-have been robbed upon the
same route.-Hdr!foW Times.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08

SPRINKL1NG ASHES ON Potato Tors
A correspondent (Mr. KendalD informs us
that Mr., James Stewart, of Bayleyville, tried
the following experiment very successfully
on his potatoes the last summer. As soon as
he had discovered the rust had struck the
tops of his potatoes he strewed ashes on TWEEN
ty rows of them. When he dug them he
found them all sound, while about quarter
part of the rest were affected with the rot
Every fact that will lead us to success in
warding off this calamitous disease in the
potato is valuable.-Mdine Farmer.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08

Ez5f An exchange paper tells the following
capital anccdote Of an lrishman. The other
day some of the workmen on the new Hotel
in Flushing, N Y, were in want of short
ladder, when it was recollected that there
were two spliced together, ard standing
against the building Two Irishmen were
directed to unsplice the ladders, Instead of
lowering them to the ground, and there per-
forming the work, they assembled, and upon
the upper ladder, commenced the operation
of unloosing the tastcnings. The conse-
quence may be easily toreseen. The upper
ladder, with two sons of St. Patrick upon it,
came down ker-thump," landing Teddy
and Pat into bed below, very happily caus-
ing them no other injury than severe
fright, The idea of standing on the lower
ladder did not strike them until they struck
their heads in the "morther"
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08

THE BLACK BOYS REpLY.-As two men were
.iourneyng together in the Northwestern part Of
New York they CHANGED to meet black boy, when
one of the men accosted the lad as follows:
"Iallo Jack how far is it to Sackettsharbor ?"
GLOW did you know my name was Jack ~
"Why, guessed at it"
"Then guess how far it is to Sackettsharbor.'
The intenogator and his companion sloped
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08

LARGE HAUL OF RATs.-A man in Columbus,
Pa, being much troubled with rats about his barn,
prepared boX-trap-6 by IA inches -baited with
corn, and scattered few oats on the bottom of the
full grown rats secured in his trap We have this
from an authentic source and believe it will he
considered large haul for small box
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08

Lafayette lhey nave never been published:
Dear lady, little fear
lis dangerous to be writing here.
His hand who babe an eagle fly,
Trusthis young pinions mount the sky,
Who babe across the Atlantic tide,
New thunders sweep, new navies ride,
Has traced in lines of trembling age
His autograph upon this page.
Higher than that eagle scars,
Louder than that thunder roars,
His name will thro' the world be sounding,
And DER the waves of time be bounding.
Though thousands as obscure as
Cling to his skirts, he still will fly,
And spring to immortality.
fby his name / write my own,
He'll take me where am not known;
The cold salute will meet my ear,
Pray, stranger, how did you get here p"
DANIEL WEBSTER.
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E4s' An attempt was made on Wednesday
evening to kill Mr.. Joseph Wyman, of Man.
chester. AS he sat reading in his house, a
ball passed through the house near his head.
State Banner, 27H m,
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The late Isaac Baugher, Esq, of Frederick
county, Maryland, by his will, liberated all
his slaves
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LAFAYETTE AND WEBSTER.

teemed correspondent in Vermont of the Knicker-
booker, "has given me the following verses, which
he copied out of lady's album. They were writ
ten there by Daniel Webster beneath the autograph
of Lafayette. They have never been published:
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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-30

The Baltimore Argus states that great mass meeting
of the democracy was held Thursday evening in
Monument Square, which showed the true fire of the
flint The nomination of Cass and Butler called out the
greatest enthusiasm. The meeting was addressed by
Messrs. VIM Pinkney White, of Baltimore; HARRISON
OF Georgia; Wright of Indiana Frazier, of Pennsylva
MA Sickles, of New York; McCandless Of Pennsylva-
MIA Bright, of Indiana Ogden, of New York; McGuf-
fin of Kentucky Palmer of North Carolina; and Wright,
Of New Jersey
"The decorations of Mr.. Scholes, upholserer, were
beautifully arranged, though done at very short notice.
and reflected much credit his taste. The utmost en-
husasm prevailed and gave earnest of what the deoc-
racy will do in November next.
'GRANp SALUTE FOR THE NOMINATION. soon as
the ticket completed in the convention Thursday
evening" by the addition of the of General Butler to
that of General Cass, information of transmitted
the trusty gunner OF the democracy, Sergeant W. Allen
Of the Junior Arlerists, who was stationed with his
piece, in Towards Woods, loaded, and match in hand
and forthwith the oud-mouthed cannon announced the
result to the democracy. One gun fired for each
State making grand salute to the whole Union, on the
glorious consummaton of the abors of the convention
The democracy will speak in yet louder tones next No
vember, on the election of Cass and Butler, when that
same old gun will again be brought out, to spread the
glad tdlngs OF victory to the people,
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WASHINGTON, May 30, ls4s.

10 Tue IdHoT W We Union.
SIR; am reported in the proceedings of the Baltimore
Convention. published in your paper of the 26h to
nave SAID I'm responding 10 the nomination of the Hon
WIS Cass Tor the presidency that the delegates Of
rIorlaa were under instructions to take the same po-
son MS that occupied by the gentleman from Ala
pama lhir fancey;l but that Individually he pledged
ms cordial support" This is error, that does
me great injustice and although doubt not that
he mistake is altogether unnienonal, and may easily
De accounted Tor in the confusion and excitement
Immediately following the annunciaon of the nomlna
non' II is not Tie less essential that should be corrected
Oncontradlcted, 1t would imply dsapprova of the III
strucons given by the State of Florida the convention
held at Madison, and passed without dissenting voice.
anu would place me IN position anagonistc to the
democratic party OF Florida while, in fact heartily APP
prove the course of the State upon the question of slavery
IN the Territories, and shall actively operate with my
fellow citizens In whatever course they may adopt 10
check this encroachment upon southern rights. | said
in the Baltimore Convention what now repeat in sub
stance ''that the Florida delegation under nsuc
TONS substantially like those of the Alabama delegation,
and that her delegates could not allow the of Flor-
da to be changed from Woodbury. Cass, until the
venon should declare the principles upon which
the campaign would be opened that if the prin-
cipes declared by the convention came up to
her delegates would most cheeruy pledge the State TO
the nomination and that would enter more ar
IDENTIFY into the canvass than would, Individuality that
my every feeling was with the democracy; that could
not be forced from its principles but that until they
were declared, could neither pledge myself nor the
State; that Florida had into the convention with
no stain upon her integrity and that her delegation would
see that she went thence without spot upon her honor
Every hours reflection confirms me in approval of the
Florida instructions, and susains me in my determine
ton not TO support the nominations until the candidates
shall clearly recognise the equality of the States and the
right OF the South TO with their property into any
of the Territories of the United States Should such po
stlon be taken, repeat what said in convention that
Florida will wheel into line and cast her vote for the
nominees OF the convention She has personal pref
erences, and is thoroughly democratic.
Yours, respectfully,
X j
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-30

The Philadelphia Inquirer will find itself grossly
mistaken in Its calculations 1t is not true that General
oass cannot unite his party, and that many of the
most prominent of the leaders decidedly hostile to
mm'-always excepting New York, whose movements
are at present cratic those of comet The demo.
cratic leaders everywhere else will support the ticket
with energy. We include Alabama of course--Florida
certainly We will not even exclude South Carolina
whose principles will be utterly FRUSTRATED if wing be
called IN to administer the government In thing
admit the Inquirer to be rghtthat General Cass is un-
popular with the wings But the more violent their OPP
position, the more ardent will be the attachment of the
democrats
The wings had better look to their own household
his very number of the Inquirer contains its specua
tons the whg convention of the It'll Of June and its
estimates of General Taylors strength 1t ekes out his
votes from the start the first ballot at 1915 being
necessary to choice 1t then borrows an estimate from
he New York Courier, running up his vote to l4O But
The Lexington Observer is equally confident of Mr.
Ciay's nomination We would advise the wings 10
manage their affairs, and leave us to regulate our
own.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-30

The following article from the american" is transfer
"A n tbe columns of the "Natonal lntegencer:"

rh following article from the American" is transfer
cod 70 the columns of the "Natonal lntelligencer:"
..Te United States Thursday adopted reso-
on calling upon the SECRETARY of the Treasuy for inior
nation relative 70 palpable violation OF the existing sub
,snry law 10 which attention called far back as
T,,,, lar II is stated that this violation of law was
ifted by depositing the public moneys Ia the Phia-
h Rank for the yment of the interest upon the pub
lie db due in that city and by paying such interest IN
- nttes instead of specie. This is only one OF many
Instances in which that ridcuousaw has been openly dis
r5ed The absurdity of the law, however, affords no
nse for its violation the part of the Secre
,ry of the Treasury who senuously urged its adop-
t~1 upon Congress
Immediately before the constitutional treasury law
went into operation the Secretary OF the Treasury issued
printed circulars to all receiving well as disburslng
agents Of the government calling their attention parte
urly in four distinct circulars to the provisions OF this
law and especially to those provisions foroddng depos
ties in banks. and disbursements. except IN specie The
circulars forbiddng such transactions with banks were
also transmitted in printed circulars 10 all such agents.
and also published in the papers of this city, TO give to
them greater publicity short time efore the resolution
was moved in the Senate rumors reached the department
that the law had been violated by of these agents.
who were again addressed the subject and the cir
cuars seat to them second time, also before the resou
dence of any such violation before the department; but
the inquiry is being still prosecuted, and if such viola
lion should be made to appear, the department will
promptly do its whole duty in the matter One thing
il certain that if there should be any violation OF the
law not only without the knowledge of the Secre-
tay but against his express and repeated instructions
Indeed on reference the debate the resolution of
inquiry as reported in the National Integencer of May
49, 1885, the of the resolution declared that he
never supposed for moment that the affair
niyed at by the Secretary The fact that the aggregate
receipts and disbursements of the Treasury since
the Constitutional Treasury Law went into operation,
largely exceed one hundred millions of dollars and that
the coinage in single year exceeds that in any six or
seven successive years in the aggregate preceding, the
best evidence OF the fidelity with which the law has been
executed.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-30

The "Ohio Statesman is correct in supposing that the
recent accounts of the atrocous murders which have
been pepeated by the Indians in Oregon, had reached
Washington when appealed TO Congress to pass the
bill to extend the protecting arm OF the government
over that distant people These atrocious murders only
increase our anxiety to give them adequate protection
The people of The United States were anxious to obtain
that Terrtory and of them even willing to go
to war with England, rather than yield inch of her
land But when obtained large share of the
territory, and the President Immediately recommended
to Congress pass law for its government and for the
protection OF the people, difficulty started, which
has this moment prevented its passage Yesterday
the President addressed another message to Congress
behalf of her suffering people. The Cincinnati Chron
Gle attempts in van by equvocal language, to throw any
upon the administration The columbus States
man" asks whether the Chronicle els not aware of the
fact, that, time and again, the President has recon-
mended this to Congress- that, time and again,
the democratic press has urged its adoption
Of security the emgrans against the hostile savages Of
Oregon and that Congress has failed of its duty' And
now have accounts of the most outrageous murders
that have been perpetrated-of the massacre of DR..
Whitman and his family and of others at the Presbyte
ran missionary station at Wallah Walah. Will Con-
gress still permit the difficulty to stand in the way
OF the protection of Oregon'