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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
The BarnburneTS Convention.

The Convention now in session at Utica, is largely
attended, and comprises delegates from Ohio Illinois
and other Western States together with New York
and Connecticut One thousand delegates are pres
ent. despatch says that Martin Van Buren, Buren,
will probably be nominated for the Presidency
The Convention was temporarily organized by the
choice of-of Troy,as Chairman. Great enthusiasm
prevailed. The nomination will be made tomorrow.
1t is said that a letter has been received from Mr.
Van Buren, repudiating the Baltimore Convention.
The Convention re-assembled at 4 P. NJ. Thursday
The Committee on permanent organization, offered
for President Hon. Samuel Young, of Saratoga. The
report was received with great applause and he was
elected. Eight Vice Presidents were chosen. Pres
ident Young in his address. said he was proud to
bear the name of Barnbumer. Thunder and lightning
were sometimes barn-burners. He was followed by
gentleman Smith, Grosvenor, Preston King John Van
Buren, and B. f. Butler The latter read letter ad-
dressed to Martin Van Buren,, and his reply The
ExPresdent declares in favor of the free territory
principle, approves of the course of the Barnburners
and says he cannot vote for Cass or Taylor The
Convention adjourned to o'clock Friday Morning.
Telegrqph-mOraing papers.
telegraph despatch to Evening papers stat es that
the Utica Convention had nominated Martin Van Blu
for President, and Henry Dodge for Vice Presi-
dent, both by reclamation.
The letter from Van Buren, read to the Con-
vention and is in substance follows He announ-
ces his determination, previously expressed in 1874
to retire from political life, to be unchanged He con-
sequenty declines nomination. and reviews the pro-
ceedings of the Baltimore Convention. He declares
that all the Banburners have done is perfectly right
and eXhorts them to perseverance, and make a sepa
rate nomination! His language is emphatic and NOV.
ing, strong and dignifed. He recommends firmness
The letter throughout decidedly emphatic in favo
of free territory principles He quotes eleven acts o
Congress, in support of his argument, embracing acts
passed during the administrations of Washington JEFF
ferson, Monroe, the elder Adams, Madison, Jackson
and his own, He declares that he could not consist
emily with his principles, vote for either Cass or Tai
lor, and the extension of slavery is a moral curse
The letter was received with remarkable enthusiasm
At last accounts from the Convention Mr.. Butle
was speaking. He says that Van Buren, cannot re
fuse the nomination. lie knows, probably
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
The COnyentiOn""LaSt Appeal

The time of holding our State Convention is at
hand Are the friends of free principles in Vermont
preparing to rally in such numbers and with such de-
termined resolution as shall not only attest their read
mess to met the crisis, but cheer the hearts of the
thousands throughout all the free States who are
marshalling for the conflict?
The slave power is making desperate effort to Sc
cure pemenant ascendency in this country. All its
energies have been directed to this end since the first
conception of the Texas plot. Point after point has
been yielded by the two great parties of the nation
UNTIL in their late national conventions an unreserved
surrender has been made. All the demands of the
South have been granted and the desperate game
will be to carry the North by party machinery These
are unvarnshed truths-not the humbugs of party or
the fourishes of rhetoric Every man of ordinary in
telligence knows them to be living realtes and the
only practical question is, shall the sacred rights and
the vtal interests Of the millions Of american reemer
be sacrificed to improve the game Of reckless demqgoges
for the spOis Of office?
The indignant murmurings of insulted freemen are
borne to us on every breeze. The people rising
in their might to assert the great truths which ou
uuI uGB6utTdL
nation has branded as living alsehoods. The voice
of freedom can never again be smothered until tn
last vesge of human slavery is purged from the land
In this God-ike work will not the freemen of Vernon
be found first and foremost?
We confidently expect convention which, in poin
of numbers interest and Importance, shall exceed al
former State meetings. Already we learn of SOM
towns where the wings in body are making arrange
ments to be represented in convention and to un
lite heartily with us in the coming campaign. Thous
ands of wings and democrats, who desire to attes
their regard for long cherished principles will be foun
rayng to the standard of the only party which com
bines true democracy and impartial liberty
0} Arrangements will be made to entertain, SO fl
as possible people from distance; and accordingly
committee will be in attendance ut Mr. Strong's ten
perance house, on Monday eve. and Tuesday morr
ing, to attend to this matter
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
ITEMS,

ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA.-His
Excellency, j. ]. Roberts, the President of the new
Republic Of Liberia, with his wife and daughter, ar
rived at Boston last week. He is accompanied BY
Revs. R. B. Wilson, ]. ]. Paine, and A. F. Russell,
Mrs. j. N. Lewis, s, Harris and lady, and Mrs. M.
Morse.-BOStOn Traveller.
WAR STEAMERS ON THE LAKEs.-The British
Government war steamers at present in commission
on the Canadian Lakes, are the Cherokee, carrying
eight-inch Paixhans and 40 men; the burhen is 752
tons, and the engine of 200 horse power. The Mo-
haw, 2 eighteen mediums, 25 med 60 horse power,
tons not mentioned. Commodore POWELL, of Kingston
commands the Cherokee on Lake Ontario; Lieut..
Tysen, the Mohawk, on Lake Huron and Lieut. Har-
per, the Minos, on Lake Erie.
The proportion of PHOSPHORUS in the brain of per,
sons OF sonnd intellect, is from to 25 per cent In
he brain OF MANAGES it is from to As and in the
brain OF Idiots only from to LIS per cent.
The Duke of Sunderland subscribed the nobla ann
of $4,000 for the relief of the suffering neonle Jn'
ring the famine in the Highlands.
Gen. Duff Green is about to start TAYLOR cam.
paign paper at Washington.
(C$=The cars on the Vermont Central Railroad will
commence running to Bethel, twenty miles, on
Monday, 29th inst.
The greatest dinner ever given in England was tina
OF Lord Romney to the Kent Volunteers, when George
the Third reviewed them near Maidstone The tables
were seven and half miles long, and the boards TO
FAe tables cost El5,000
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
From the National LateIligencer.
Slavery in the District of Columbia.

House of Representations, May 30, l948.
Mr.. Tuck asked the unanimous consent of
the House to Introduce the following resolution,
which was read for information
"Whereas citizens of the United States, in
great numbers, have often memorialized Con-
gress on the subject of abolishing slavery and
the slave trade in the District of Columbia, and
petitions for this object, signed by citizens of
the District and others, have been presented to
this House at its present session;
"And whereas all the memorials and petitions
on this subject ever presented have either been
laid on the table without being read or printed,
or have been referred to committees, who have
never taken any action thereon, nor reported
whether said petitions ought or ought not to be
granted;
"And whereas it is the right of the citizens
Of these United States, not only to present their
petitions to Congress, but to have the Justice and
propriety Of their requests carefully considered
and acted upon Therefore,
ReSOlOed That the several committees Of
this House to whom have been referred petitions
or memorials for the abolition of slavery and the
slave trade in the District of Columbia be d.
rected to, take&he same into consideration, and
report thereon at the earliest practicable period"
Objection being made
Mr.. Tuck moved suspension of the rules to
enable him to introduce said resolution
Upon this question the yeas and nays were de-
manded and ordered, and, being taken resulted,
Yeas.54, nays SO.
So, two-thirds not voting in the affirmative
thetresoluton was not received.
The yeas and nays were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott Ashmun, Bingham
Brady, Candy, Colldmer, Collins, Cranston
Crowell, Dickey, Duer, Edwards, Embree Ma
than Evans, Fisher, Colt, Gregory, Grinne
Hale, James G. Hampton, Moses Hampton, Hen
ny, Elias B. Holmes, John W. Houston, Hubbard
Hudson, Hunt, Jenkins, Kellogg, Daniel P
King, VIM T. Lawrence, Sidney Lawrence
Mcllvaine, Horace Mann, Marsh, Marvin, Mul
len, Nelson, Palfrey, Putnam, John A. Rock
well, Root, Rumsey, Slingerland, Smart, Cael
B. Smith, Truman Smith, Strohm, Thurston
Tuck, Van Dyke, Vinton, Warren, Wentworth
WiIey-54.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Atkinson, Barringer
Barrow, Beals, Bedinger, Birdsa, Boyd, Boyd
ed, Brodhead, w. G. Brown, A. G. Brown
Buckner, Burt, Cabe Cathcart, Chase, +
Clark, Beverly L. Clark, Williamson, R. "
Cobb Cooke, Daniel ,Donnell, G. Duncan, Ale,
ander Evans, Faran, Featherstone, Ficklir
lFlourney, French, Fries, Fulton Gayle, Greer
Willard P. Hall, HARRISON, Heny, Hill, Hui
bard, George S. Houston, Inge, Charles J. II
gersoll, ,fYerson, Andrew Johnson, G. w. Jones
John W. Jones, Kaufman, Keynon, Thoma
Butler, King, Lahm, La Sere, Lequin, Igor
Lincoln, McClernand, Mckay, McLane, 10
Mann, Meade, Miller, Morris, Nicoll, OUTLAW
Peaslee, Pendleton, Petit, Peyton, Phelps, Pre-
ton, Richardson, Rockhill, Sawyer, Shepherc
Simpson, Sims, Stanton, Charles E. Stuar
Taylor, Thbodaux, Thomas, Jacob Thompson
Robert A. Thompson, William Thompson
Toombs, Turner, Venable, Wick, William
Woodward-S0.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN.

decided stand the subject Of slavery, and they are
determined regardless of party ties to support no man
for responsible Office, who is not kOOn to be in ia
vor of the Wilmot Proviso."
correspondent of the Boston Wing, writing from
Leicester, June IL, says:
"The Wings of this town are indignant at the re-
suit of National Convention and, if mistake not, will
never, in any considerable numbers submit to it. We
number $50 Wing voters, strong. But, if General
Taylor obtains fifty votes in this town. he will get
more than strongest and coolest Wings believe he
will.
The citizens of Marlborough, (Mass.,) without dis.
tnction of party opposed to Cass and Taylor assem-
bled the 18th inst, and passed the following reso
utons:
"Whereas it was settled principle in the policy of
the trainers of the Constitution, that neither slavery
nor involuntary servtude except for crime should ex-
list within the territories belonging to the u States:
| Therefore,
Resolved That our present intention is, neither to
vote for any STAKEHOLDER who may be nominated for
political office, for any non-saveholder who is not
thoroughly committed in favor of the Wmot Proviso
Also,
Resolved, That we cordially approve the call for a
Peoples Convention to be held at Worcester on the
28th of the present month"; and that will respond to
that call by full delegation"
A correspondent of the Wing adds
"Over two hundred Wings in this town have signed
the call for Convention at Worcester, and others are
ready The work goes bravely on"
Western New York is rising. The Wyoming Mir
ror, WARSAW, n ". says
"If the election must be between Taylor and Cass
we certainly should prefer the former But il to adop
the nomination is to abandon principles, we canno
do it.
Again:
"The Wilmot proviso will never be abandoned in thu
county of Wyoming; it will never be abandoned il
Western New York. The citizens Of Wyoming hav
privately and publicly pledged their "unyieldng sup
port" The pledge will be redeemed"
Accordingly, more than 70 of the leading Wings c
the county have issued the following call:
"The Wings of the county of Wyoming, who ar
determined to sustain the principles of the Wimt
Proviso, who are dissatisfied with the Philadelphi
nominations, and who believe it the duty of Norher
freemen to resist the further encroachments of tn
slave power are earnestly invited to assemble at Wa
saw, on Monday next, at II o'clock
"a crisis has come, and must be met The crcun
stances of the times demand the prompt and decide
action of freemen 1t is necessary that the friends
freedom take counsel together"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29

of our common nature, rise in rebellion against
it, Be the appeal made to the understanding or
to the heart, the sentence is the same that REJECTS
it. In vain you tell me of the law that sanctions
such claim. There is law above all the en-
actments of human codes-the same throughout
the world, the same in all time; such as it was
before the daring genius of Columbus pierced
the night of ages, and opened to one world the
source of power, wealth and knowledge, to an
other all unutterabe woes, such as 1t is this day;
it is the law written by the finger of God upon
the hearts of man; and that law Interchangeable
and eternal, while men despise fraud, and loathe
rapine, and abhor blood, they shall reject with
Indignation, the wild and guilty phantasy, that
man can hold property in man."
The sentiment here so beautifully expressed
is everywhere finding its way to the hearts of
the people, and rapidly resulting in the downfall
of slavery The institution has indeed already
been abolished in most of the governments OF
the old world, and must ere long cease to be
tolerated in any. The impulse Of the age tends
irresistably to freedom, and nothing can stay its
progress until the "wild and guilty phantasy that
man can hold property in man, lis stricken from
the code of every nation.-Newburgh Gazette
10 not American OlaVenOlOerS leel tndI Jlle
days of their Domestic Institution" as they
fondly call it, are numbered-and does not this
feeling originate the violent and spasmodic eff
forts making in both Church and State, to fence
round and protect the horrid monster, from the
ponderous assaults of the friends of freedom.-
The Methodist Church is rent in twain to Sc
cure the sanction of Reverend Slaveholding
Bishops-Texas is annexed-war is waged a.
gainst sinister Repubic-new territories are
acquired on which to write the foul blot-Presi-
dental candidates are compelled to do homage
to this modern Moloch-and even now, Slavehol-
ding Senators, with Mr., Calhoun at their head,
are contending for the right to establish Slavery
in Oregon. The monster RACES terribly, be.
cause his end is approaching, but he RACES in
vain. The irreversabe decree is gone forth
from the brave hearts of hundreds of thousands
Of freemen, that Slavery shall die.-Pitts. Gas
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
PREPARE FOR THE CAMPAIGN!
READ, REFLECT, DECIDE, & ACT!

Deeply impressed with the Importance of having
the momentous questions that enter into the approach
ing State and National elections, fully and impartial
y spread out before the fieemen of Vermont have
concluded to offer the FREEMAN,in bundles of five,
ten, or twenty copies, sent to address, for fifty cents
per copy, invariably IN ADVANCE during the last six
months of the present volume, commencing on Thurs
day, July 6, and closing with the year. This will ex-
tend beyond State and Presidential elections the
session of our Legislature and reach into the next
session of Congress. The campaign papers will COM
mence with the week of our State Convention, and
will contain the result of its doings. The low rate
at which the Freeman is offered and the imperious
necessity of arousing the great of the people tc
the crisis before us, we trust will stimulate every
friend of Liberty in the State, and especially every
District, County, Town and School District Commit
tee to make immediate and vigorous efforts to furnsl
their localities with light and truth relative to the alb
sorbng subjects of slavery and freedom. Let th
work be taken hold of in earnest, and all orders sen
in previous to, at the time Of the State Convention
SO that we may be prepared to meet them.
JUNE |. lS4S.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29

EDIroR's EXIT. We notice among others, that the
able and veteran editor of the Boston Courier improves
HS uncure to retire from the editorial charge of that
paper the duties of which he has performed for pc
Rod of over 80 years The reason for this step does
not positively appear in Mr.. Buckinghams vaedctory
whether it be the action of the Philadelphia conyen-
tion The being wing and strenuously opposed to the
nomination of Taylor,) or something else we are left
to conjecture. We make the following extract, leay-
ing the reader to draw his own inference -
circumstances which it were tedious to detail, and
which few would care to know, render it expedient,
and even duty that should retire, and seek some
other path in which to close the career of life. To
answer all inquiries that may be made, let it be sufi
cient to say that without sacrificing my own personal
integrity to the views of others, hazarding the in
erest of others to CRAFTY my own notions of honor and
independence, notions, which after all, may be as
unsound as know they are unpopular,-l could not
retain my position. Justice to those with whom l
have been most agreeaby connected in business and
whose pecunary interest in the propreorshp of this
paper was equal to mine dictated the course have
unhesitatingly adopted"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29

0FTFriend Hocomb, of the Voice of Freedom could
hardly swallow the nomination of Gen. Taylor, so he
has nominaly if not virtually transferred the entire es
Enlistment to VIM. c. Conant Esq, who goes in
heartily for Gen. Taylor to save the wing party-for
the wing party to save the UniOn-for the Union to
prevent the indefinite extension of slavery This ex-
pedient of Bro HolcOmb, (peace to his editorial ashes
reminds us us of the practice of some pous slavehod
erS at the South, who too humane to tOp their ne
groes, but in case of disobedience will employ some
neartess wretch to do their whipping, Or sell them to
those who have no scrupes against welding the lash
themselves.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
LIBERTY y CONNEXIONS FOR 1s48
FoR PRESIDENT,
JOHN P, HALE, Of New'Hampshire,
FoR VIcE PRESIDENT,
LEICESTER KING, Of Ohio
LIBERTY STATE CONVENTION

The LIBERTY PARTY in the State OF VERMONT
are requested by their delegates, to meet in Conven
ton at MONTPELIER, on TUESDAY, the 4th day OF
July nextat 10 o'clock A. NJ for the purpose ofnon-
mating ticket for State officers and also ticket Of
Electors of President and Vice President, and trans
acting any other necessary business. "The crisis has
come, and it must be met" The slave power has de-
manded at the hands of the National Government pro-
lection for Slavery, and its extension over territory
now free The South has erected the standard Of
slavery and mighty efforts are being made to force
upon both the other parties candidates who will favor
openly, Or by silent connivance, the designs of the
Slave power Already one othese parties has put in
nomination man who has done more to defeat the
principles of the Wilmot Provso than any other man
in the United States Nothing remains for every OPP
ponent of the inhuman system of slavery extension,
but acquescence in the demands of the slave power,
noble struggle for victory We invite, therefore,
anti-slavery men-Wilmot Proviso men, who prefer
freedom to slavery, free territory to slave terrtoryto
unite with us in Convention, and in the coming con-
test to make one mighty effort for freedom and the
overthrow of slavery. Let every County be fully rep
resented. Let all come who can.
JACOB SCOTT, !
r. V. MARSH, STATE
A. M. DICKEY,
w. H. FRENCH, CoMMITrE
T. HOWARD
Montpelier, May 30, 1913.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
"JJniOn Celebration"

Arrangements are being made to celebrate the ap-
preaching Fourth at this place by the people of the
county, "without distinction of patty" The process
sion is to form at the State House at 10 O'clock A. NJ
under the direction of Gen. S. B. Flint, Marshal o.
H. Smith, Esq, President Rev. G. B. Manser Orator.
S. B. Colby ESQ., Reader of the Declaration of indie
pendence &C., &C.
lengthy notice has been sent us, containing COM
mttee of arrangements from every town in the coun-
ty; for which we cannot find room.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29

A. O. P. NICHOLSON, Esq, Nashville, Tenn.

LARGE BoLERs.-Three boilers have Just been
sent from Philadelphia to Buffalo for the new lake
steamer Empire State The Rochester American
says they are the largest ever shipped the Erie
canal, their diameters being 10 feet Two Of them,
which were on one boat, weighed 10000 lbs, and
the freight on them amounted to one thousand dollars
over tolls and towing. Two of them completely filled
boat and before it could pass some of the old brdg-
es on the canal had to be acknowledgements Daily
.4du.
ADJOURNMENT OF CoNeREss The house Of Rep
resenta tves have passed joint resolution to close the
present session on the 18th Of July.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
Fourth District Convention.

This important meeting should be borne in mind by
all concerned The crisis demands that this district
should be represented by man who shall make HIM
self heard on the floor of Congress in the desperate
battle between freedom and slavery. Such man can
and MUST be elected. We haven not that man nowl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29

% Let evtry one of our subscribers who are in
arrears remember us at the convention. We say
they MUST; and when any one ofthem has suffered
as much inconvenience and notification for want of
small portion of what is honestly their due, as we
have, they will speak even more emphaticallv than
this.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29

A Spanish peasant, when he eats good apple,
peach, or any other fruit in forrest, or by the road
side plants the seed, and hence it is that the wood
lands and roadsides Of Spain have more fruit in and a.
long them than those of any other country,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29
THE FREEMAN.
MONTPELIER, THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1848

W vB. PALMER, 90 state-stree Boston, Agent to
ceve subscriptions and advertisements.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29

The lot has fallen upon an honest and brave man.
The country will justify the selection, and every day
between the day of nomination and the choice of
electors, the interests of Gen. Taylor will wax strong
and stronger and there is to dscredt the
prediction of of the democratic papers, that his
election is sure as his life.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-01-22
Later from Mexico.

News FROM THE CAPITAL.-El Monitor
OF the a7th ult., publishes the details of the
capture OF Guyamas BY the Frisate Con-
greSs, the Sloop-of-War Portsmouth. and
the Brig Argo.
At 9 O'Clock on the morning Of the nth,
the Americans opened their fires from the
vessels OF war and the two mortars- one
English resident was killei-sognc houses
burned, and Others destroyed 4 nag q
truce vas sent to them, and a party Of sail-
cgs and marines went ashore, and planted
the American FLAG on the fort erected 90 the
hill called Casa Blanch.
The account goes on to say that the A.
mericans dssembarked 400 troops, and sack
ed the town.