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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
FRFEMAN MONTPELIER, VERMONT, 1s49

the boy that went through the crowd on one Of
our old muster days, saying, There ant nobody
seen nothing of no tobacco box, no where round
here, with no lid ont, nor no nothing IN 1t, nor
nothing, has they,-chf"
II is manifest to the child that the conflict at
that Convention was between Slavery limitation
lists. and slavery extensonists, and i is as clear
which party prevailed. The South triumphed-
her delegates returned flushed with victory
the Northern delegates came home whipped, and
most of them were afraid to bark or bolt. But
after all we were gravely told that that was &C
tuaily the wing free soil party, and we are ad.
monished to beware of the locofocos. The
wings say that any connection with them they
consider as pollution itself. Who was it that
was nominated by the locos and the mlli6ers Of
South Carolina for the Presidency Who was
it tat was willing and anxious to run on the
same ticket with William o. Butler? Was that
the wing candidate? PLATE and Herod were
| made friends about HAT time. Connection with
llocofocos did not produce such terrible foaming
and crashing just then, but the spasms have come
on now, Ifthat was the real orthodox, free soil
party, then | think That Judas and his band,
with their swords and slaves, was the true chris
tan church, It's said that we are obnoxious to
the serious charge of one idea" but as it re
CARDS any ayowed political sentiment, the Phila-
delphIa Convention did not quite come up to
that number; but as to prominent traits Of char
>a.ap .o. ..,-.t7..-3-s -=s--I- - --Sz
hoo, viz. seryility and hypocricy.
Though we must encounter the most bitter
and reckless opposition there is much to inspire
us with confidence for the future. A noble host
has recently come up in our country to do battle
for freedom. That host will be constantly cnlarg
ing by the accession of those who have beer
with us in feeling and principle, but have beer
led astray under the lure of false flags. trus
the time is near when instead of loud professions
followed by course of action which mocks anC
blasts all the hopes Of the confding ycomanry
there is to be carrying out of professions, b,
IN honest, consistent course of action. have
been out in many shower of wing scurrlit,
and inyective, but the pcltings made but Sigh
Commissions, and am still ready for the hottest o
the fight. Yours truly,
RYLAND FLETCHER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
The Case of Dryden and Sayres.

We stated week or two since, that Mr..
Key, the prosecuting attorney having failed
to obtain verdict Of larceny against Dray-
ton upon one of the indictments for steal.
ting slaves, determined, in disregard of u.s.
age, to try him on another, calling TO his
aid one of the most influential members Of
the bar. The public has already been ap-
priced through the telegraph, of the fail
ure of this trial also. The following from
the correspondent of the Baltimore Clip
per, gives brief account of the case.
Washington, May IS, lS49
Drayton having twice been tried for steal
ing "a OF rs negroes, and carrying them
away in the schooner Pearl, in April, 1848
a noHc prosequi was this morning entered
by the District Attorney in the forty re-
naming indictments. A jury was empan-
nelled, and, after few points of law were
explained by the council on each side. the
IA indictments against Drayton, and the
same number against Sayres, the vessel,
charging transportation, were submitted
to the jury, who after retiring Tor fifteen
minutes, rendered wholesale verdict of
guilty. The Judge then sentenced Dray-
ton to pay a fine, in each case of $40, or
$40, $780, aud said he had made a reduc-
lion of Sltl in consideration of the prison.
er having Leen confined in jail one year
He also sentenced Sayres to pay a fine of
800 in eackscasc, or 87,400, as his Of
fence was less criminal than that of Dray-
n,urn,,sv '.,... ---- - 80
paw or instrument. There were others
behind the scenes, occupying higher po-,
sition in society, acting under the garb OF
philanthropy, and who ought to be punished.
These cases will be carried to the Circuit
Court
On subsequent day, Mr.. Carlisle pre-
pared two points for the decision OF thu
Court.
|. The evidence in the case Of Drayto
and Sayres convicted on seyenty-hve II
dictments for transporting slaves from tn
District of Columbia in the Pearl, in Apr
1913, showed that they were all carrie
| away at the same time, and all came
/ board between 8 and II o'clock; ther
fore it was but one act, and not as mar
= acts as there were indictments. The la
T.. of 1896, in relation TO transporting, spoil
t about the State of Maryland was it col
n prtent for the court to substitute District
l. Columbia? True all laws in exlsen
Al when the District was coded to the Ger
b raj Government were to remain In for
is until altered or superseded by Congres
but was not the alteration of the wordII
rs of law legislative not Judicial 'un
k ton
,e The Court decided that of to the I'll
e. point the law was clear, and 10 the cont
a nv of what Mr.. Carlisle commended; and
- to the second, Congress passed gene
of law, continuing the Statutes IN force.
le Carlisle had presented the latter at the
: ouest of Mr.. Mann, his associate couns
Ie not himself expressing his own opinion
W the subject
We cannot understand how even tho
who believe that slavery ought to be su
tanned by law, can assert the justice Oh u
decision of the Court on the first point
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21

nonIkv-roligion, and the law Of God
T. III Free Soil wings, we would say
stpd BY your principles.-ED.
TSslEditors or&e Green Mountain ffesn'a" :
La few words which ! wish inserted
ID I'LL paper. Being a wing of the old
s,nA-one of the strongest abolitionists
NAL state-one of those who was abused
io ming this ticket in le4N-and was the
.oaSttan in town who voted for liberty, be-
inrAe Of the 3l9 which composed the lit
de5shd in 1910. l have remained hrm'
AMI Mted no other ticket since, except the
I&,,& t;cket or free soil, as some are now
pbasd to call it, and some this year call IT
t&Bce Democracy; yes the equal rights
ofIIhep But let me tell you the slavery
whsof Orleans County have fell IN love
VII Ahe old Liberty men, ard Tree SOL
me 4bo came out of the wing ranks
Tiyssay to them not to be deceived by the
al,ofocos" for the free democracy was
noliR g short of the old "lo'oioco" parry
..orIAyery-they ask these men who have
Mig principles to return to 'hem' 'nt
slDn pure Taylor wings; il not to KEEP
ia separate organization to prevent sucl
lo(ocos as Horatio Needham from beins
gassSoter his Anti-SlaNery State
K,Sh. 10 saw al.l Ll4ess ~ hEethrei
TofDleans county and Of other counties
thus Mel satisfied with Mr. Naedham 10
eGbgends and do hope that the old llberi,
adj free Boil men will not be deceived b
. Ablueh holder Taylor and his associate
tinihe State. do think If the Free Sol
Inlen are Christians, they will not vote TO
ahe bloody Taylor or his followers, or su'
hain thengin using the slave lash and deny
LING the bible to the poor slave.
T A LIBERTY MAN IN ORLEANS COUNTY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
THE GREEN

7ald, he desired 70 READ an a.
n discussi@hich he proposed to submit.
n mendendment of the Senator from Indi-
T1@ould, in his opinion, lead to difficult
- He desired to meet the question SO
plainly and so boldly that there can hereafter
be no difficulty whenever any emigrants
carry their property into any of our terrific
rics. Mr.. Bright's proposed amendment is
as follows: ~
"Sec. And be it further enacted, that
in all the territory owned by the United
States, including Oregon, New Mexico and
Upper California which lies North OF SO
and 80 north latitude, slavery and inyolun-
taFy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS than in the punish
ment of crime, whereof the parties shall
havelbeen duly convicted, shall be, and is
hereby forever prohibited Provided al
ways, that any person escaping into the
same from whom labor or service is lawfully
claimed in any State or Territory Of the
United States, such fugitives may be lawful
reclaimed and consigned to the person
claiming his OF her labor or service as a..
foresaid |"
Mr.. Underwood proposed to add the fol-
lowing -.
"ProOided .fartass.r, That citizens of the
United States emigrating aoith their slcUfs.
.--ap------,- ~oF the United
States south Of said parallel of latitude,
shall be protected in their property in their
slaves, so long as the territory to which
they emigrate continues under territorial
government"
The inevitable effect of Mr.. Underw0od's
amendment would be to legalize and estab-
Ish slavery on every foot of U. S. territory
south of So 3O'. The Watchman says
" But just let the antisavery men of Yer
mont remember that the locofoco coalition
would kick such men out of the Senate. if
they could" We suppose the term anti
Slavery men, means Wings and supporters
Of Gen. IayIOr's administration. We re-
specially suggest TO our neighbor OF the
Waterman, that such coin will not pass in
Vermont.
Fine specimens Of anti-slavely men are
these! And yet,we are prepared to admit
that they are perhaps as genuine antl.slave-
ry men as can be found among those who
are bent on supporting the present slave
holding President But we believe the
people of Vermont are not. and wiH not be
satisfied with such men who are ready to
legaIlze slavery in territory now free.
The cry of "lOcofocO coalition and Lhe
presentation of such anti-slavery men as
these will not save the wing party. Pro,
LESSONS of hostility to slavery, and voting
for shareholders, cannot be harmonized-
The charge of alliance with, and becom
ing the willing tools of Shareholders, for
The Purpose Of gaining the ascendancy in
the UnltedStates, cIeaves to the wing party.
and cannot be shifted by any sophistry
whatever. The Freemen of Vermont will
render verdict next September upon such
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
The Vermont Democracy.

The Richmond Republican, one of the
Original" Taylor papers. blows herce
blast at the platform Of the Vermont De-
mocracy, and calls on all Southern men to
rally around President Taylor's "banner."
at not only resolves to prevent the adj
vance of slavery iuto new territories, but
to abolish it wherever, under the Jursdlc-
ton of Congress, it exists 1t goes for an
Initiating slavery and the slave trade in
the District Of Columbia and on the high
seas, and wherever else, under the C3nstitu'
ton it can be reached This is pure, un-
mixed uItra.abolition, for we believe the alb
olinonists themselves disclaim the belief that
Congress has authority to abolish slavery IN
the several States. OF course, the resolu'
tons wind up with an anathema of General
TAYLOR, "a slayeholding Executive, which
ought to summon all Southern men to hi;
banner"
And were you so blind, Messrs Whig'
and Originals" of the South, as to thinI
the Presidential election could close thu
controversy Do you think your "slave
holding Executive" can turn back the ava
lanche which is rolling down on slavery !
Let him try it! With the annexation o
! Texas, the Mexican war, the control OF I'M
two national conventions last year, the cleo
4 ton of Gen. Taylor, the triumphs OF TN
slave power have come to an end, and nov
begins the resistless march Of freedom.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
EYWe commend the following comm

EY7We commend the following commu-
nicatiou to the attention of our readers
1t speaks volumes with regard to the du.
plicity and hypocrisy which will be resort.
I'd to by the wings to produce division in
'n' r"''-s of the Free Democracy in the
coming election. Those men whom thev
nave tainted as apOstates, and renegades
and abused in the most shameful man
ner Tor the last five years for voting for
men like Needham, Roberts and Poland.
who were pledged against slavery in all its
forms, are now appealed to abandon their
ground desert their principles, and vote
for men who ure bound to the carcase Of
slavery, with President who holds three
hundred slaves in degradation and bonds,
in violation Of every principle of Justice,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
From The Buffalo Republic.
Vermont Free Democracy.

I
We have the pleasure of announcing 70 our uf
readers the gratifying fact that botn seo d ~ tbe
The Democracy Of Vermont have united o ~ ,r
nomination Of single ticket for Sase on nrin.
and IN The recognition and adoption OF 'ne New
s;nlas az ,shicR tsa RADICAL democraeF
eas siss have eamtendcd The Wisconsin pa',or.
which ehbrcos the prohibition, by po5ili'!.1 ~"
of slavery in the new territories the aoo1',on oi
slayesJ. An the District of Columbia, and wherc-
ever Congress has n right to abolish 1t, and in
ssts upon an the other defined land marks fthe
JeffersoIidn Democracy, forms the basis of this
unIon-a union honorable to the sturdy Democ-
racy of thesGrsen Mountain State, and one that
will be, we sincerely hope, crowned with suc7.
cess at the polls. The candidates put in nomt.
nation are IIontio Needham, for Governor; Dan
iel Roberts, Jr., for Lieutenant Governor and
Joseph Poland for Treasurer.
This result has been anticipated. Indeed, it
was perfectly evident after the Presidential cleo
ton, that the supporters of Gen, Cuss in Yer.
mont were Disguised with the position in which
their advocacy of his pretensions to the Presi-
penry had placed them, and that they would a.
vail themselves of the first opportunity to aban-
don that position.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21

The basis established by the Free Dcmocra-
cy of Vermont and Wisconsin is not basis less
aggressive on the institution of human slavery
than that of the Buffalo platform. On the con-
trary, that of the Free Democracy of Vermont,
IN its tones and positions is a little advance of
the one OIL which the Free Democracy fought
the campaign of 1913. We can consent to no
lowering of our standard-to no union by which
any essential principle of the Buffalo platform
shall be thrust aside, Or abandoned for the sake
Of political victory. Duty to human freedom
and the dictates of sound policy demand that
changes should be for the better, rather than fol
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
Small. very small comfort.

The Rrattoboro Eagle quotes from the Wood
stock Age paragraph, in which the Editors IN
drcatc that there may be something wrong in
not having the democratic Newspapers in the
State furnished with copy Of the proceedings
Of the convention. We arc sorry to take from
the Eagle that little satisfaction which it enjoys
but the case seems to require tina we should say,
that the proceedings we're taken by Mr. Stans-
bury to Burlington Tor correction and pubica-
ton in the daily Sentinel, and from that paper
the Montpelier papers copied. Is that satisfac'
tory ?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
Important from Texas.

DeDr,dations of the Indians-Dedth IF
CAPTAIN Dcds-DrecdfuE StOrm-'Ihc
Cholera, &c,
New Orleans, June z.
III. c,,,b;n Globe has arrived from
pra .1 1an,, , i've take the following from
the S S -, - most melancholy details of the
we n""r which sweep tempest-like
ihulan !, lo oor homes bearing off captives, and
towards .'ads of horses and mules. They plum
der o .ur,cks The most populous villages
theIlI ."serted. The Indians move in an ar
are Without the least opposition, and take
my .,oners with large amounts of propertv
Pennies are seen along the whole line Of
re- river, hurrying across to the Mexican
siJe, TO seek protection, supposing that tho
rirer once crossed, they are safe
The accounts received of the treatment
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21


Ozone would think, on reading the Wash
lngton papers, that our government was estab-
llshed so'ely for the purpose OIL distributing sal
aries and employments. discussions do
not regard any question Of public polcl,sany
good to be donetany mischief e. iSe redrsssadS
any ABUSE 70 De done away a'iy1Jfighls % be
more perfectly protected, any relation with for.
eign nations which require to be placed on a
better footing. Column after column is filled
with articles short and long, about changes tc
be made in the Offices, to which the Executive
has the power Of appointment 1t wUs once
said that Gen. Taylor was made President 70
other purposes than TO turn one set of meu on
of Office and put another set in. TO read tn
journals published at the seat of government
one would imagine that he was made Presiden
for nothing else.-EUe Post.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21

0F7Let the Free Democracy of Washington
County remember their convention on Tuesday
the Goth. We hope to see such gathering on
that occasion as has not been witnessed since
the days of" hard cider and log-cabin memory"
1t is important that every one who can attend
should be present, and participate in the nomina -.
ton of county Senators, and other arrangements
which shall be made to secure the triumphant
Cheering prospects present themselves in all
PARTS Ct tho State, " There's good time COM
ing boys"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21

- The Editor of the Waterman, in his
last number, June l4th, gives its readers
Two beautiful specimens of Anti-Savery
men, viz, Hon. ]. r. Underwood and Hen
ry Clay. The opinions of Henry Clay up
on the subject Of Slavery, have been recent
ly expressed by himself in his celebrated
letter, in which he proposes q system Of era.
dual emancipation that would take century
to relieve Kentucky other Slavey' ana ne Is
very careful to provide in this system a rem
edy for any loss which might be sustained
bay the.slavcholder, that is, glue him the no
erty to sell has SLAVES out 9tfhe State. W
s, quote from his letter -
e meSAasuming the year 1860 for the con
k nrior n mt of the system, all slaves Dor
a. !n-'- Ives a,G;%e would remaid such durln
'e holder would be personal loss of the sav
a. ue of female slSTSalv the difference in va
p had any, born after W. Whose offspring, if 81
at 1860, should be free "a at tESst day of Januar
he five, or should be slaves for liteof twent
m meantime, if the right to remove or self
re slave out Of the State shonld be exercise
'. that triaing loss would not be incurred D
a. But let us see what the Hon. Senat
O. rom Kentucky, Judge Underwood h
10 done to entite him to the credit Of Le;
I'd an anti'slavery man. The Watchman sa
g g che is wing and a supporter of Gene
- Taylor's administration and is for emr
10 cipation !" And so stands Henry Clay
at SO. This is evidence conclusive so
= would think. In the Senate of the Unit
lie Suites, June 2sth 1913, Mr.. Underwood
III II Z occasion of the Oregon Bill being und
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21

HOne hundred and ninety-three per
sons died with the cholera in ST. Louis, dur
ing the week ending May Is.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21

o. All Communications to the Freeman
whether on business of the paper, Or for publ
cation, should be addressed, postpaid, to tn
Editors.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
GERMANY.

There is very little authentic intelligence
from Germany. 1t would seem, however,
that the Western Prussian provinces have
become somewhat more tranquilized, but
in Baden and Bavaria, and all that region,
the popular chiefs are said to be only Paus-
inc to learn the result Of the French elect
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-18
Curious Incident.

AT Hickory Grove, near Burlington, N j. is
hen, having five mot,led chickens, black and
white. little larger than quails. To this group
there has attached itself kitten few months
old, Of like color with the chickens They
ramble together; sometimes he amuses himself
by playing with the hens tail. when she does
not scold or peck him. When The lule red
squirrel comes. capering along, he runs after
him, even up the tree but they are so much
afraid of each other they dare not come in very
close contact. Sometimes they 90 near the
kitchen door TO gather the crumbs ha. are
scattered, when the kind hearted domes,ics
give the kitten something suited TO his taste
and habits. Thus they spend day after day in
their rambles, and when evening approaches,
and they seek place for repose, they nestle
together, The kitten creeping under the old hens
wing like chickens, and they repose harmoni.
ously together for the night.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-18
Dreadful sufferings at Sea.

MAN KILLED TO FEED HIS COMPANIONS.
The New Orleans papers give in their late
news from the Pacific, an accoun, of the dread
fol suferngs experienced by the captain (Hos.
mef) and three Of the crew of the American
bark Jeanette, Of Fairhaven, Mass, engaged
in the whale fishery in the Pacific. Being out
after whale they were apparently by design,
left by the ship, the mate being in command
They were exposed in an open boat for twenty
days TO the rigor Of the elements, without food
or drink, excep, wha, an occasional shower of
rain afforded, and BOBBY and dolphin which
they caught. 1t relates the frigbful necessity
wherein one Of the men was killed to feed his
companions, another having previously died
from exhaustion. They reached Cicus Island
and were taken 10 Payla by transien, ship,
from whence they embarked for New Bedford
on ship Geo. Howland.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-18
The Oufrages of Arkansas.

The Little Rock Democrat makes the follow
ing siatemen, concerning The ou'rages in Mari.
on county "a feud has for some time since
existed between several families in Marion
county which resulted. a few days since, in the
murder, by 90 armed party, Of an old man named
King and his Two sons. A warrant was issued
for the arrest OF the murderers, but their friends
mustered in such force that the whole posse Of
the county was not sufficiently strong 10 take
them. Information Of these facts was commu-
nica,ed to Gov. Roane. who has authorized
Gen. A. M. Woods, of Marion county, to call
out the militia, il the arres, OF these murderers
canno. be effected by the civil authorities"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-10-18
Singular but true Statement.

There is a lady in this county, eighty-twc
years ofage, who has had twenty y-one children
Two of her daughters also reside in this coun.
~ One. the wife of William Farcloth, has
had sixteen children, fourteen OF whom are
now living. The other. the wife of Mr. Mat.
thew Faircloth. has had twenty-,hree children.
eighteen OF whom are living-nine sons and
nine daughters. These ladies are in the prime
of life, with every prospect Of an increasing
family. Another sister, Mrs. Parker, recently
died in Scriven county, Ct the age of thirty
eight years, who had twenty-five Children
The children ofshe Mesdsmes Faircloth were
all born in this county. If any county in Geor.
gia can beat Baker, either in the luxuriance OF
its productions, or the domestic increase of its
population, we should like TO hear from it.
Albany (Ga) Patriot, Sept. 13.