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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
ANTI-SLAVERY BAPTISTS At
TEND,

A call has appeared in the Christian Contrib
utor and in the Christian Reflector for a meeting
OF all antislavery Baptlsts in New England to
meet at Lowell with the third Baptist Church, on
the tenth of July next at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon.
The object of this meeting is to consider our
denoninatonal relation to slavery, and what is
demanded Of us as christians at the present
time.
Brethren of the Baptist denominations more
than one hundred and fifty thousand of our breth.
rem and sisters are in bondage in this land
Bought and sold like beasts of the field-multi-
tudes Of our accredited ministers are slavehold-
ers-many more of our ministers and private
members are apologsts for savery-a large
number Of our Northern pupts, and communion
tables are made free to those perpetrators of the
foul deed.
Our great religious bodies have addressed 10
language of rebuke to slavery; but participate
in It's gains and do honor to its champions
Brethren in view of these facts it there not some
thing for US to do? The God above US is call
ing us to arouse from our guilty slumber over
this mightest sin-the voice of wretched, be
seeching, humanity Is upon cur cara church
spotted with blood and staggering beneath the
weight OF Divine displeasure, and a country reel
ing to run all call us to hurry to the rescue be-
fore it is too late
Brethren, will you not say to all your labors
and interests as Abraham said to his servants,
larry we here and and the lad will go yonder
and worship?'
Brethren, [ am yours for God and Iuman7
ity.
A. T. TOSS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
MARYLAND Slaves,

A meeting or the Shareholders of Queen
Anne's county was held at Centrevle few
days since, for the purpose of organizing a soc-
ETY. to protect slave property on account of the
numerous depredations that have been made by
the abolitionists recently in that viclniy. OFF,
GERS we've elected and constitution adopted,
and measures taken for Immediately commenc-
ing operations.
The number Of slaves weekly lost from the
border counties of this state is estimated to be
equal to $4,000 in value and the most efficient
organization will be necessary 10 prevent S in
crease. That they receive money, arms, and di-
recons from the abnlitonsts, there is no man
ner of doubt-and after they cross The line, pa.
ces of coucealment are provided for them, with
all the aid and comfort" necessary to enable
them to elude pursuit.
The rncent stampede of sixteen slaves belong
ing to Colonel Pearce, from Baltimore county,
and their arrest near Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania,
proved this beyond doubt. A reward of two
thousand dollars discovered their hiding place, m
one of the out houses of farmer in the vicinity.
They were carried nome without legal process
Wash. Union.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04

cause that is attempted to be sustained by such
vlIlalnous policy must suffer in the public judg-
ment.
People will naturally begin to calculate the
value OF government whose powers arc sought
to be controlled by sectional interest What,
they ask, is the use a Union, under which no
national want can be supplied till the demands
of slavery are complied with? Why send rep
resentatives to the Federal Legislature, if they
go there merely to register the edict of the slave
power? How is Democratic Representative
Government to be maintained by d Union Of
States, if the will of the majority, fairly axpress-
ed in constitutional for u.s. is to be thwarted by
the factious opposition of minority who will
bankrupt the government sooner than yield their
views of policy?
For ourselves, we have no hesitation in saying
that if This policy of obstruction, as it is called
is to become usage whenever any question in.
voViug sectional Considerations is concerned,
the sooner the different sections of the country
dissolve federal connection with each other the
better for all.
Union is worth nothing, if one interest is to
possess a veto on all other interests-if the mi
nority is to be suffered to impose an absolute
check upon the majority. A necessity which
should justify this, would justify reyolution.-
.Nat Era.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
Washington County Conversion
of the 9th.

The Free Democracy of Washington Coun-
ty, it will be recollected, are called to meet in
Convention at Montpelier village, OH Saturday,
the 9th day of July inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
for the this year doubly important purpose of Sc
lecting candidates for County Officers. Let ev-
cry town be fully represented. The call by the
Committee in our last paper but one, was, last
week, omitted by mistake, and the matter dis
tributed before the oversight was discovered
1t should have remained in.
The call for Convention on the 18th, to NOM
mate a Temperance Ticket of County Officers,
would have appeared had we been present, las
it was inserted only as matter of courtesy to
the movers, but not without the qualifying re-
mark that as March meeting affords legitimate,
opportunity for expression by ballot of our opin-,
ions ON that subject and that as a separate tick.
ct for the Fall election would tend only to dis
tract US, without efecting its professed object,
the movement, in our opinion, is expedient.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
CALIFORNIA. NEWS.

The last California news is of considerable
interest. A second great and destructive fire
occurred on the 4th of May, reducing one.thirl
of that combustibe city to ashes, and destroviDy
property, at the selling prices, to the estimated
amount of 100000. 1t is supposed 10 be the
work of an incendiary, and $4,000 is offered a,
reward for qis apprehension.
The health of the country was good and the
success of the miners in all parts ofthe gold dig
glng regions, had been even better this season,
than usual. Astonishing stories indeed, are
told oil the finding of lump gold in some loca.
tons and many accounts concur in sayinp that
as much gold may be expected to be gathered
this reason, as has been, IN all, since the com.
mencement of operations in California.
The Indians at North Fork had committed
some depredations, and two miners had boor
killed and one wounded. A company was call.
ed and went in pursuit ofof the marauders who
were overaken, fired on, and 25 or more k;llod
a chastizement which will probably be efrs4...'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04

| suppose there is no intelligent observer at the
seat OF Government, who is not seriously distur-
bed at the present state Of things Whether the
danger is greater or less, nearer or remote, are
questions about which men may differ; but |
know no lover OF his country who does not view
the CRISIS as an ALARMING one, and does not
see, in the signs of the times, the approach of
one of those political commissions which, if not a.
verted by wise and timely measures, may be fa-
tai to us, and to the cause OF freedom throughout
the world.
"The Union is in danger The first step to-
wards safety is, to believe that the danger exists;
and when the Waterman asks, 'What of the
nigh" he who does not sound the alarm, is mel
Their true to his own duty, nor to the interests Of
those who have committed a part Of the fortress
of their liberty to his keeping" - February IL,
1850.
Sir, in the days of Andrew Jackson this Union
was really IN danger. Then sovereign State
threatened to nulIify the laws, and prepared to
carry that threat into execution. But the brave
old soldier, who had met the enemies of his coun.
try, and saved the beauty and booty of New Or
eans nothing daunted, issued his mandate =
"Ihe UliOn-it must and SHALL be preserved"
Those memorable words produced talismanic
effect; and the disturbers of the peace-the ag-
tators, the nullifiers, quaied before the flash of
his undaunted eye, and his imperious will These
same agltators-these same nulllfers-.- threaten
the peace of the Union now. Shall we tamely
surrender? Shall saveholding minority al
ways control the destinies of this Republic !?
Shall that cursed institution be permitted to
march OH, like resistless current, across the
continent? Do they not already possess much
the larger and better portion of the soil of these
States The treasures Of FREEMEN were free
ly given to acquire this new territory; why
shauld it not remain the abode offreemcn? The
blood Of FREEMEN was freely poured out to en-
rich its soil; why should it be polluted with the
sweat of slavery?
Mr. Chairman, have spoken frankly and ear.
nestly the promptlngs of my judgment and my
heart. II, upon this momentous question, it is
my fortune 10 differ with others, have no Gis-
position to question the purity of their motives
or the sincerity Of their patriotism. Coming, as
| do, from the laborlng classes, should have
failed to discharge my whole duty if | had not
spoken and acted when thought their interests
i'll jeopardy. AS the representative of free white
Iaboring men, mean to defend their rights
have no desire for political preferment. have
no ambition for fame. | shall be content if |
leave no stain upon my memory and if hereaf,
ter my descendants should, perchance, refer to
the records of these proceedings, trust it will
inspire them with an honest pride, to be able to
say, " He opposed the extension Of Slavery"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
Well Said.

Ih Louis Union, the leading Democratic
paper missouri, has come out IN strong con
uenna lof Clay's Compromise Bill. 1t sees
' wiat estbody can see, that it is nothing more
no lest4kn great scheme for The extension
., Consered as coming from the centre of a
pCwer'slavehoding influence, and the organ
OF inc sue party to which the N. II. Patriot
Pfoiesseto belong, the sentiments here express
eu are lthe highest degree just and patriotic,
anu IN rdakable contrast with those Northern
unstable Democratic presses which are now
pan1ergto the fouest system Of wrong the
E Moilu III paw. Speaking Of Clay'S bill, the
Union w.
h'gruatest errors of this bill is in the pro-
p;osItlonO reconcile interests and principles en-
enrely, In their very nature irreconci0ab -
! haI IS proposes TO drew line or compromise
III W.gnclGe party shall yield up forever part
~ 'lielr Institutional rights; or in other words,
r WoPoSew compromise the constitution of the
uoo hna iewhat purpose is this sacrifice to be
ulaae :; Vas, we blush with shame to say it,
",rI Me nIltllton Of Slavery shall be more firmly
established That is to say, some 100000 traffic,
o ,n,, IN mum flesh and blood threaten the per-
!" othb Union, except they are permitted
u; nave thrsown way-and craven-hearled pol.
tlclahs spcumb to their demands, not for the
ularity.
Zone vat will, we are opposed to such a
c!ompromls--it is unrighteous--it is unwlse-
IL Is Improbable. In country like ours, you
cannot coRromisc human rights, and it is there
lore supre4 folly to attempt to do it. Much
peter Tor teiDstitutions of our eountry--much
oetter Tor to progress of human liberty itself
mat we a.neet the vital question of human
rights, many faiy, and candidly.-Independen
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
Proceedings in the House.

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nlolSHiy 'uics. may e"eIciSe acolIInele Eeto up
Vn al iesISiu'ion Ill slert ,he Nat'oial Legs
% oeoo'neS 'ho mere tool ol lactIon' "nlch
VIII go'ein the country as aoSolu'eiy as a des-
POT WIG sIoula require ieglSlatloh 10 De trans
oii ~, Vi ms wiz:
:, nc nioue 0. procedure now attempted by
oout'ioln 'iioA' nus loHs peen ''eu''ateu' anu we
are sorry 10 say mas oeen recommended by Po'
l'IGa presses at Ine oouth' usually distinguish
Gu ny lLelr Harness.
mey proceed Oh ll,G assumption mat oy pre-,
seu'lng ac.loh upon .Ie aPPtoprla'ioh olIls' or
any u'c""ulo u genera importance ana ny oo-
s sur any ProceGaingS OF Inc slavery question
I Tue demands =, OF the south De complied with,
lne minority VIII oe aoe TO compel the North to
su !',j they say the norInern people VIII
ylela sooner tn?h nave .ne wheeIs OF govern
l'ehI supp IS 1t iact theh' 'hat the Northern
people nave more PaHiotlSm more nationality
.lan tLe O. 'oo .uI ln9t they reel deeper
concern lot tne hohor' ana goGd lalth oil the gov,
ornment' ana inc reputation OF the nation abroad
man Inc southern? Is 1t everything to the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
Southern FanatiCisI1.

Awriter proposes the following remedy for
Southern gIlaDces, in n late number of the
Columbia (Sodth Carolina,) Telegraph. He
says:
"My idea is, first to perfect the Union Of the
South now happily. in progress. Secondly,
to dissolve th Union Immediately, form a South
ern confeder,cy; and take possession by force Of
arms, of all tie territory suitable to slavery, and
which would include all South of the latitude Of
Missouri. Let this ter
ritory then be settled up by Shareholders. Let
the Soulhernsta give a tract Of land and one
slave to every poor family who will settle there.
The South are interested to
bring on the contest as soon as possible. There
fore | say this is the suspicious moment The
opportunity is preseated in the meeting of the
Nashville Convention Let US use the opportu-
nifty"
That such an article as this was popular in
South Carolina poves conclusvely that insanity
and fanaticism ae not wholly confined to the
Garrison abolltioSists of the North. The Nash.
yille. on asp!Iic iently odious, now but
if 1t shodld MIKE cofiiendations no iboso
every member W9o agreed to them Womb ,'I he
overwhelmed in he contempt of The Southern
People.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
Fugitive Slaves,

We find the following statement in the Phil.
phia North American. The facts are curl
Gus, and furnishes abundant matter for reflec.
ton,
About twelve years since, wing member
of Congress from Kentucky proposed a new flu
gitlve bill, with more stringent provisions; it was
voted down at once by the democratic party, as
as wholly unnecessy and inexDedient. At la
ter PERIOD 184l and 2, Gen. Bayley the present
chairman of the committee of ways, and means
in the House, made a report.in the Virginia Leg
islature on the subject, asserting very emphat-
cally that the law of 1893 was as nearly perfect
as it could be, and that no further legislation by
Congress was necessary" This report was
sanctioned by the Virginia Legislature, and un.
til recently, has been universally acquesced in
by the South.
This call for further legislation for the recov-
cry OF fugitive slaves. is therefore new device,
got up to serve the purposes OF the day.-Hat.
Rrp.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04

Two senator's and representatives in Con.
gress would soon be elected, and efforts
would soon be made to procure them accep-
lance at Washington.
Mr.. St Vrain, Judge Otero, and Henry
Connolly, are prominent candidates for Gov.
enor, and Capt. A. W. Reynolds and Maj.
X. IL. Whitman for senators. 1t is supposed
that Hugh N. Smith, the present delegate
in congress, would be elected to the House
OF representatives.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04

the kFlerate men of the South understand that
any lheme they may ioist upon the country, In
wN1nlal the rights interests and feelings of the
MofIafe sacrificed, will prove anything but an
&c salg Mt of pending controversies. And it is
ny 1aAg such schemes upon Congress, utterly
y of Northern sentiment, that they are
AurI forward to speedy and disastrous is
sue conflict which, under such auspices, is
meNa he between the two sections of the coun-
Try. If they are sincere in desiring a settle
memo these diferences--if they really seek
an austnent of them which shall prove perm
aneusa harmonious they must 60 about it in
q ddlSeIA spirit, with different aims and by a
ollieat agency. 1t will not do to press prof.
octs Hidi secure everything for one section and
notllg Nj the other. Such a course only post
poneN does not settle-the existing contro-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04

The Cuban Expedition. The proceedings in
the examination of General Lopez at lew Or.
leans develop some new and startling facts. The
new and most important examined, were Fran
co.'s Garcia, keeper of the State Arsenel, his
brother A. Garcia, and Jacob Soria, Father.in.
lay of Gen. Rowley, Adutant General of the
State. These all testify, that during the month:
ofApril and May, large quantity of arms were
delivered from the arsenal by order uf the Adju-
tant General, to persons who were to call fol
them, though the objects for which they were
to be used was not stated The arms consisted
of35O guns, 80 pistols and 100 or l40 sabrcs
They were packed in boxes and delivered 10 q
colored man who came to the arSenel and took
them away in drays, Mr.. Soria experimenting
the removal. Some were delivered in the day
time and some at night-DelAa
This IS rather worse than we expected. We
were convinced that the whole south as indvid-
uals were abettors of the Cuban expedition; but
we hardly supposed the authorities of any State
would dare to go so far as to supply the marau-
ders with arms.-ED.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
The Infant Wonders.

By an advertisement in our paper, it will be
seen that the Infant Wonders, KATE and ELLEN
BATEMAN, aged only 5 and Z years, who per-
formed in this village, on the evening of the Cd,
are to perform again on the afternoon and even
ing of the 4th of July.
They aref from Baltimore, and attended by their
father; and their performances, which consist Of
parts from approved dramas, are spoken Of by
those who have heard them, as exhibiting dra.
matte genius, which, for their age, is truly won.
derful.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
John P. Hale.

1t has fallen to the lot of but few representa-
tves of the people to win so large a measure of
&c by Senator Hale of New Hampshire, who
has united with steadiast and Incorporating
support of free soitmeasures a degree of good
humor, moderation, and sound sense, which has
commended him to foes as well as friends. No
Senator more generally ,mmands the triendli-
ness of the Senate, and none is more highly es-
teemed by his constituents and the people at
large. The friends of freedom cannot afford to
spare Mr.. Hale from the Senate and he should
consider that they not only desire but even in
sist that he remain at his post until change be-
comes neccssary.-Salem (.uasSachuSetts) Free.
man.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
Important from New Mexico.

The telegraph from St. Louis reports that
on the 25th inst, advices were received at
that place from Santa Fe, May Goth, to the
effect that the State Convention, called by
Col Monroe, had been held, and had formed
and promulgated a constitution for the Gov
ernment of New Mexico.
The convention assembled on the 18th
inst, and the session lasted eight or nine
days, in which a constitution was formed,
which would go into operation about the
first of July.
The boundaries of the state were defn-
ed, and slavery prohibited.
The constitution was adopted on the
25th of May. In fifteen days aherward,
an election, was to take place for the choice
| of members Of the state legislature.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04
A Voice of Warning.

Mr.. Bingham, a democratic representative of
Michigan, in the House of Representatives,
made speech in Congress on the 4th inst, in
which, alluding to the defeat of the Democratic
party in l848 he said
"Mr. Chairman, others may speculate as to
the causes of that defeat. have no hesitation
in ascribing it to that fatal Nicholson Letter, the
doctrines of which were received by the people
with such perfect oathing, the loss of the north,
while the Shareholders of the south preferred to
vote for the owner Of a sugar plantation, with
three hundred negroes. This was a notifying
defeat, but it may well be borne, lift nculcates
this useful lesson that in this noon of the nine.
teenth century, when the n-trodden nations
OF Europe are bursting tha letters Of tyranny
which bound them to the earth for ages--when
every breeze which crosses the Atlantic, watts
with it the cry of Liberty and the inalienable
Rights Of Man, from the uprising masses-the
Northern statesman, to be successful, must
prove true to the interests of free labor, which
he represents, instead of becoming an accessory
to the cupidity of the southern STAKEHOLDER, who
would doom his fellow man to perpetual bond
age
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04

Recovery OF THE MONEY STOLEN FROM
CONNECTICUT RIVER BANK.-All the mon
ey stolen from the safe of the Connecticut
River Bank, at Charlestown, N. H., on
Tuesday night, was found at Marlow-a
town about twenty miles distant from the
scene of the robbery-on Wednesday morn
ing, by farmer named Gee. 1t was in a
buggy of which the horse was tied by the
roadside, the robbers having been induced
pobably by some alarm to leave it and de-.
camp, The farmer gets $500 for the dis
coverY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04

The State ConveniiCn.-As our paper goes to
press early Wednesday morning, we have now,
Tuesday night-ony room to say that the
Convention was we'll attended, unusually har-
meneous and spirited, high toned in principle,
and every way such as affords the brightest aus
pices of the success of the ticket nominated for
State officers.
Full proceedings in our next
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-07-04

o. A certain class of politicians in this
State and Congress refuse to make the Jefferso-
sonlan ordinance party test, because, they say,
it will divide the democratic party, and yet on
all the propositions gvowing'out of the Slavery
question, these same politicians in the Senate
separate themselves from the great body of
democratic Senators from the NORTH by voting
with the south, and thus do the very thing which
they profess to deprecate.-Bq6alo (.NsW York;
Repubhc