Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-03-06
From The New York Tribune.
The History OF Shadrach, and how
he was delivered out of the
hands of the Kidnadpers.

he was delivered out of the
hands of the Kidnadpers.
/. Now it came to pass in the latter DAYS that
Daniel was King over all the children Of Jons-
than, which mad waxe1 many and fat in the
land Aud by reasons which the prophet detail
eth not, Daniels h. ad was turned, and he went
after strange gods, and his strength was turned
lnto foolIshness for the strange gods, which be
no gods, mad turned away his heart from serv-
ing the Lord, persuadlng hln that there was no
Higher Law, but great men might do what
seemed to them best.
2. AT thai time there we're many Of the sons
of inch whom The SOutherutes had stolen, and
made slaves Of them, hurting their feet with tet-
ters, and setting them 10 sore bondage. Yea,
there we're three times a million thereof.
3. Divers OF them had escaped from the hands
of the oppressor, even US the Children OF Israel
had fled out of the land of bondage and they
went unto the Northermtes, w.o reverenced the
word of the Lord and hid the %outcast, letting
him dwell where 1t liked him best, and eat his
Inorsel in peace.
A. But thus escaping Of the Fugitives was a
sore thing unto the Suuthernltes, for with them
such be reckoned but cattle and beasts that per-
ish and the Lord God is esteemed only az a
dumb idol. 1t grieved also the heart OF Daniel.
S. And he SAID, reasoning with himself, but
not Alright, Go to, now I will get to myself
great honor by betaylng the outcast into the
hands of such as seek his life yea, ! will cause
the eyes of the needy to fail then | shall get
me much silver and gold yea, and Texas scrip
a ST. in great store.
6. So he called together the magicians, and
the u trologers, and the SoOthsayrrs, and The
.orcerers, and all the Philistines who had taken
The Ark Of the Constitution out OF the hands Of
the LoRD's people, them and everything that
loveth and naketh u lie. And they gathered
together 10 the great city Of Jonathan, whittier
the tribes 60 up TO the great Sanhedrim.
Z. Then they made q decree, and sent it forth
unto all the tribes, unto the Governors, and the
Princes, and the Judges, and the Marshals, and
the commissioners, and the Deputies, and the
BaiIiffs, and the Tithing-men, saying:
8. o, We children Of Jonathan ye shall as
snredly cat c%5e ns every e sog PS0 = man s,1, iha 1i ye % null, a ana
he shall be their slave. Ye shall make haste to
do SO. Let all the people obey the decree, as
they desire money.
8. Moreover, Daniel appointed him Scribcs
and a Satrap in every tribe, 10 execute the de-
cree, to betray the wanderers, to sell the needy
for a pair OF shoes and to cast down such Of the
Lords people as were ready to perish.
10. Then, Daniel was glId and rejoiced, and
comio,ted himself greatly, saying Now Is the
winter Of our discomfort made glorious summit
The strange women also made their hearts mer
~, and all the hosts of the ungoily, saying
where is now their COP?
II. So the decree was sealed with the seal of
Jonathan, and sent out into all the land fiom
sea to sea, and the sons of Bellal ~rejoiced,
and their foolish heart was daGkened. But the
sons Of the Cody lifted up their voices and
wept, as 1t was said by them Of old time, When
the wicked rule the people mourn. Yea, Rachel
incurred for her children and would not be com
forted, for Daniels eye had no compassion on
the babes Of the poor, longing to dash the little
ones IN pieces.
IL. Now there is a great city Of the North
ernnes, which lieth to the eastward on the sea
shore, as th0n goest down to the old country,
and 1t Is called Boston. The same Is a great
city, and rich and one mi shiy pleasant to dwell
in, if thou have silver and gold enough, and al.
so much brass, and keep the traditions of the
Elders after the fashion oil the townsfolk but it
went hard with the cody there.
10. This city Is also called he Athens Of JON
athan ; peradyenture, because, like the Athens
OF the Greeks, it was given to idolatry. Some
Of the merchants thereof are called Princes, be-
cause they trusted in uncerrail riches, and
sought LUrdshlp over other men, even their bet.
tiers, as did al, the princes Of the Gentiles.
IA. In that city there Was exceeding much
people yea, niue hundred and four score and
seven men grown, who knew not the right from
the wtong, but called Good, Evil, and Evil they
called Good. Likewise there was much cattle,
and ships, aud shops, and household stuff, and
fine twin d linen, which no man can measure.
Is. And in that CITY. there was a street called
Milk-peradventure, because ii Is the dwelling
place Of so many of the babes and Stockings OF
commerce.
Is. In that city they did worship many and
strange gods, whereof The chief was called Mon
ey, an Idol whose head was OF fine gold, the bel
y of silver, and the legs Of copper but second
thereto was another notable idol, called Cotton.
Unto this latter did they sacrifice, and butt him
High places and Factories, by the brooks that
run among the hills, and bowed down and wor.
shipped him saying, Cotton, help us, Cotton, help
US Yea, they made their children pass through
the mil unto Cotton, and he was unto many of
them as a Conscience.
IL. Now, when the decree came tn Boston,
divers of the merchants, and of the money
changers, not a few, and also Of babes and suck.
lings in and about the street called Milk, rejolc.
cd thereat with the mob Of Belial who worship
ped Cotton. For they said, we shall now be
savory unto the Southernites and they will lay a
tax (callcd IN their tongue a Tariff upon the
people, for the worshlpp rs of Cotton, and the
people will sacrifice unto our net and our drag,
and, like the sons of Eli, we shall share in the
sacrifice,
18. Then held they a meeting, and cried out,
Great is Cotton of the Bostonians there is no
God but Cotton and Money no King but Dan.
lei nothing better than riches, and no Justice
but only the statutes of men.
10. Likewise the nine hundred and four score
and seven who knew not Good from Evil, they
added further, and wrote o letter unto Daniel,
concerning tho degree and they said, it is the
voice Of God, and not of q man, hearing it was
the voice of Cotton,
20. Howbeit there we're yet others who said
0toutly, yot in weakness, Nay, nov, it il n wick
ed thug to keep this decree, and we will not
heed it, as the LoRn liyeth, who brought w our
fathers Out of England and helped us nightly
at Lexington and Bunker Hill. Thsreupoa they
looked at thB monument aud they said, Ebens-
zeF, hitherto hath the Lord helped US,