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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18
A Carib's ReYeng O.:

In work recently pub bed in London bv
Capt. Millman, are to be foglfd some of the most
thrilling scenes from life inithettropics, it has
ever been our fortune to nietANith. The fol.
lowing account of CaaIh sepge on a sea
captain, named Jack Dives "a 0kSlof the mar
row mountain paths of GaadAlopRe, is exceed.
ingly graphic and forcible:
While he was making up lib mind, dark
figure had stolen unReyceHed ose behind him
with a small basket ipas d ii split reeds,
out of which came -Giks sa sound. lie
lay down quietly across the D,st the point Of
the first angle ofthe elbow 81 ehountain spur
not myny feet frenr behind is Of the horse.
Jack Diver, witt.q scowliH Iook, turned his
horse round with soma :dlfieaRy. 1t plunged
and reared slightly, but SO olh Occupied
with retaining his seat, the. Afler Of the trans
port scarcely perceived the fgafe lying in the
path. HgcOuld not see who ittas, for the face
of the man was tnwards the .gERspa, But the
horse saw it at once. The sSlsa Accustomeli
to mountain roads from its birth, had often step
ped over both men and animals, which are some.
times forced in the narrowest palts to lie down
to let the heavier and stronge pass, in that
highly dangerous and disagreeabA method, lift!
ed his feet cautiously, one BY ons, so as'not to
tread on the PROSTATE figure.
AS the horse was above hps he man lifted
with one hand the lid of the basket, and d
swarm of wasps flew suddenly ~, buzzing and
humming iercely, and Ii molRsnt they began
to settle on the moving object. The horse com.
menced switching his tail o.drigethema%ay,
prickng up his ears, and snoring with terror.
The man on the path lay quite until they
had thus moyed.on . few yards hen he rais-
ed his head a little, and watSkBf pm with his
keen black eyes. The wasps b off for a
moment, became only the more |tated, and
returned with vigor and wondeN1 pbrtinacity to
the attack, beginning to sting the poor animal
turiously In all the tender parts. They assailed
the wretched master in his turn, dsrting their
venomed barbs into his face and hands, and dr
wing them both nearly frantic. The horse plung-
ed funously, and Jack Diver, losing his stirrups
and his presence of mind together, twisted his
hands into the horses name 10 keep his seat
letting the reins fall on its neck. At last, with
rear and bound into the air, the maddened
animal darted off at gallop, but the faster he
went, the closer stuck the persevering wasps
Jack Diver shut his eyes, screaming with fear
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18

Sports of an Ex-President,

Sports OF an Ex-President,
OR FISHING AMONG THEy yTHoHsAND IsI ANDs.
!, We stated few days since; that Ex-Presi-
dent Van Buren, and Francis P. Blair had gone
down the st. Lawrence River on a fishing ex-
pediton. 1t appears that our friend Cooper, re-
Gently connected with the Rochester press, went
down with the party from this city, and joined in
the sport. We find the report in the Rochester
Times, from which we copy the following. His
letter is dated Alexandria Bay, August %:
A few miles below French Creek, where the
river is most thckv studded with islands, is
little hamlet by the water side, called Alexan-
dria Bay. Here the Bay State landed several
passengers, in pursuit of sporting pleasure, in
cluding Mr.. Van Buren, his friends, and your
humble servant
The only public house at this place is kept by
Mr.. Crosman, who is particularly attentive to
his guests. His house is not large, but it is
kept in a neat and orderly manner. Among the
guests here, were Rev. DR.. Beihune of New
York, Preston King, Senator Dart, and those
have before mentioned.
At an early hour of the day following oul
arrival, all was in commotion among the sporting
gentlemen, making ready for the excursion Of
the day. Most of those who prefer angling
employ an experienced man to row them among
the islands. Mr.. Bryan of Rochester, and my.
self, however, preferred the pleasure of explor
ing for ourselves. So we put off in small skiff
and were soon among the Islands.
We spent the day in fishing, and returned t.
Fheadq quarters at night, after rowing some twenty
miles, with forty-fve pickerel and bass, some o
the former weighing eight pounds each. AS thu
different parties came in, their prizes were ex
amined, and it was found that Mr.sXan, Burel
1had taken the greatest number ofsfishes, whil'
the two, Rochester gentlemen above mentioned
had taken the greatest amount in bulk. w,
!. should have been quite wiling to have. gieldet
| the eutire pzsuEto the sage -Kinderhott,
had it not been generally understood that Ro
chester sportsmen are considered some."
The Ex.President never looked better.
passed him several times while among the is
lands, as he sat erect in his skif', eagerly watch
ing his line, always ready for bite, and Away
quick to distinguish bite from nibble.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18
The Effects of Good or Bad News.

The following statement of the specific effect
of mental excitement we copy from the hteli-
gencGr:
Bad news weakens the action Of the heart,
oppresses the lungs, destroys the appetite, stops
digestion, and partially suspends all the func-
tions of the system. An emotion of shame
fushes the face fear banches it =; joy ilumi-
mates it and an instant thrill elacuiies mill
ion of nerves. Surprise spurs the pulse into
gallop. Delirium infuses great energy. Volt
ton commands, and hundreds Of muscles spring
to execute. Powerful emotion often kills the
body at a stroke. ChiIo Dlagoras, and Sopho-
ces, died of joy at the GreciAn Games. The
news Of defeat killed Philip V. The door
keeper of Congress expired upon hearing OF the
surrender of CORVALLIS. Eminent public speak
ers have often died in the midst of an impas-
stoned burst of eloquenCe, or when the deep
emotion that produced it suddenly subsidized
Largrave, the young Parisen, died when he
heard that the musical prize for which he had
competed was adiudged to another.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18
Improvement in Machinery for.
Making Pals, &c.

Mr., Elijah Wilton, of bingham, in Plymouth
county, Mass. has taken measures to secure
very excellent improvement for making pals,
buckets, and all such hollow wood ware, out of
solid blocks of wood, The block to be acted
upon has peculiar movements, one rotary and
the other a rectilinear whereby the block is fed
up to the saw in such manner as to be. when
sawn, single spiral sheet or scroll, or IN con-
Tcentric layers or sheets. The saw frame and
block, when desired, may be placed in an in
cIlned position, so that the sawn spiral sheet or
scroll will be conica in form A spring is pa.
ced upon the saw frame, by which the saw,
when it runs fast, works with very smooth in
stead Of an irregular motion, as is commonly
the case. This machinery is adapted for wood
en- cylinders, which can be extended into tubes,
and for all the kinds of vessels referred to. We
have seen various samples of the pals made by
this machinery, and can speak confidently of
their qualities. 1t will be understood that a
sawed SCROLL with bottom put in, and then
hOoped, forms pail-Scienhfc .4mericdR
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18
VOLUME VIII. NO. 80.

dulity and curiosity take the form of powerful
wish 10 be aStOniShed themselves. Why should
they be excluded from land of wonders which
others are permitted to enter? The first step s
now taken They are ready for the sacrifice,
which various motives concur to render agree.
able. They resign themselves passvely, mind
and body, into the hands Of the manipulator
and by his passes and grimaces they are cowed
pleasurably, buled delightfully."-, into so much of
the condition which their inclinations are bent
upon attaining, as justife5 them, they think, in
laying claim to the lchOle condition, without
bringing them under the inputation of being
downright imposters Downright impostefs they
unquestionably are not. We believe Ihat their
condition is frequently, though to- very limited
extent, real. We must also consider, that in
matter of this kind which is so deeply imbued
with the ridiculous, mesmeric patient may,
and doubtless often does, jnstify to his con-
sciencea considerable deviation from the truth,
on the ground of waggery or hoaxing. Why
should an audience, which has the patience to
put up with such spectacles, not be fooled to
the top of its bent "A
How then is the miserable nonsense to be dis.
posed Of? 1t can only be put a stop to by the
force of public opinion, guided, of course, BY
reason and truth.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18

what | have seen and heard, am firm in the
belief that the best of them will not hesitate to
perform the worst bidding of Brigham Young,
their Man of God"
Those of us who were known to speak against
Mormonlsm or abuse the Mormons, he ordered
should have their throats cut. To employ his
own phraseology, he said, Yes, cut their id
throats if you do not I'll send the boys that
will and if they don't I'll come myself and I'll
cut their ID throats; will slay them by the
spirit of the Almighty God"
Dissenting Mormons and emigrants have told
me that they picked up before the Post Office
parts of letters they had deposited to be mailed
for the United States, but in which they had
expressed themselves too freely for Mormons.
In Truth, the basest system of espionage pre-
walls that was ever known to exist in the world.
In nothing do their teachings correspond with
Christianity. They deny the omnipotence of
God, bat ,Aelieve in a plurality of Gods as well
"a wges, ashat Gid Brigham, part God now,
will become perfect and powerful God after
hislt,hysical death. = gs ,.~.
Mgfmors he d tie soss sspefsti
.tttiads in the history tbs world, and it is moi
I3aaiiAcult 70 credg almost knything of a society
(which cap get a9En S,Prime articles of it
hith. But peoaI whoTsHember the maligntl
bf the pegsecuti5 the Mormons encountered
Z, grill sg4s;,ya 1ss;tb sor,a orans of al
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18
A Dafk Picture.


A correspondento Of the St. Louis hatelligencer,
draws. the !following picture Of the Mormous,
The InteHigencer says, " it might be difficult to
believe some portions of the account, were it
not for the unmpeachable character of the gen
tleman who penned it. He is well known tc
nearly all Of our citizens, as the occupant of a
station in the United States Army
Considering the writer, and the circumstances
under which the letter was written, we are mol
permitted even to suppose that its sentiments
are exaggerated. We omit some passages
which treat of domestic relations among the
Mormons and the horrid licentousness which
prevails in them, not because we dscredit them
but because we would not shock the senslbil
ties of our readers with the repulsve picture
they present"
This writer, in speaking OF the Mormons o
Salt Lake Valley, says
There is no crime but has its full, free justl'
ication there, it perpeuated against a Gentle
as they term those who are not Mormons. Nc
matter how good mans character may be be-
fore he becomes Mormon, and makes common
fellowship with them, after he is fairly inductet
he is soon made to yield the most guilty obed
ence to tho DEGREES or orders of the Twelve
All are thus rendered ready and prompt instru
ments in the perpetration of crime.
| had supposed that, like all other religious
societies, there were sincere persons among
them, who, believing in justice and vlrtuou'
principles, could not be made the guilty agents
Of crime, or commit such offences as had fire.
quently been charged against them but from
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18

frivolous pretences. He was harrassed in every
conceivable way. At one time, he says he had
fifteen letters threatening to kill him, some nam
ing the very day and manner of the murder.
Still he held on his way, steadfastIy walking
by that inner light of truth which was his con-
slant guide. Not too peacefully, however, for
ne took every occasion to show his scorn of his
opponents. He was several times waylaid, but
came to no harm; and he told his opponents that
he put such trust in God and his own rectitude,
that he should adopt no other caution against
them than to stay at home at night, because he
was persuaded they would not do their murder
GUS work by day or by day he would wear an
armour on his back, because he was sure they
would not attack him face to face.
And now comes the most wonderful part ol
our tale. He languished for six months, (Mr.
Chalmers says six weeks,) between life and
death, at the end of which time his constitution
aadasnly threw off the disease, and he returned
once more to:the world. But.he was no lopgeTr;
a dispiritsd7 anhbroken man. Like phenx
new rising from the ashes, he came from the bed
Of sickness as with new youth, with fresh eher-
gies and renovated powers.
| He devoted them almost entirely to fresh pur-
suits. Thirty years of political struggling was
enough, even for him. His first work was "The
Family Instructor" written in dialogue. Its
object was the revival of family religion, which
had visibly decayed; and the piety, as we'll as
the nature and good sense pervading it, have
kept it popular till the present day.
His chief labors wele, however, in fiction ;
and the series Of imaginative works which he
poured forth, will, as Mr.. Wilson says, entail
honor upon his name, as long as true genius,
cOnsecratod by moral WORTH shall be esteemed.
His stores of reading, and his intimate knowl-
edge of mankind, were now turned to account.
His fancy and judgment had been ripcned, and,
at the same time, cbastened by his many suffer-
ings. The first and greatest Of these works
was " Robinson Crusoe."
The number of genuine good works that have
been refused by " the trade" is extraordinary
"The Fathers" as Southey calls them, are a
tmid race. Novelty is the worst Characteristic
of book with them; good, common-p place mat
ter is the sofer card 1t has ever been SO. Not
to speak of Paradise Lost and works of olden
tmes-n our days Pelham" was refused, and
"Vistiges of Creation" was refused and Mary
Barton" went the round of the trade "Vamty
Fair" was rejected by magazine. We need
not wonder, then, that no one would undertake
Robinson Crusoe" 1t was at last bought for
a mere trife by an obscure bookseller while if
De Foe could have published it at his own risk,
il would have made his fortune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18
D. P. THOMPSON, EDITOR & PROPRIETOR.

'Ur transgressions endured agonies which
caused the earth to quake and the rocks to
rend''
Can it be that He who from all eternity was
one with the Father-the co-existent Son-is
bound in the icy chains of Death? Could not
less costly sacrifice have satisfied Divine JUS
tice? But death has not long power to hold en-
tombed the body of our Savior. Scarce had the
third morning dawned when an angel from Je-
hovah's throne, parting from the seraph band,
and fastening past each beaueous star, rested
beside the vacant tomb and proclaimed, the
Lord is risen! S.P.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18
Cannibals in Borneo.

4
Mr. McDougaIE}4he missionary of the Borneo
commission at Safawaky after giving an account
of the erection Of anew church at Borneo, pro-
cceds thus:
We have had here for some time an interest,"
ing Dyak from long way in the interior; he
says forn9hts journey from this, He left
his tribe on account of skin disease, which,
he says, gave him no peace, and puts him to
shame in his tribe, as the other men have all
clean skins He heard | could cure it, and
came to ask me to do SO ; but the case is loo in
veterate, fear, for poor Koosoo ever to be cured.
He is an intelligent fellow, and gives most
enchanting description of his country, in
which, he says, 'there are large lakes and fine
mountains, and which abound with wild cattle,
deer, and other game, in abundance But his
account OF a race of Kayans, who border upon
his tribe, is very remarkable and forms the rea-
son for mentioning him. These people are can
nibals, and Of all the authropophagi ever heard
Of they seem to be the worst. They are perfect
gluttons in human flesh, and prefer it to any
other food, They carry, attached to their sword
scabbards, sharp skewer Of about eighteen in
ches long, which, when they have killed vic
tim, man, woman, or child, they introduce into
the flesh, and pass It along the bones Of the ex-
tremitieS and Npine, working it so as to divide
all the muscular attachment from the bones.-
They then take off the skin and flesh together,
, beginning at the soles of the feet and carrying
: on the operation from below upwards, doing ii
so rapidly that, in a few minutes, nothing but
I the bones and viscera are left. They take Out
2 the brain and cook it slightly in particular
! kind Of leaf and consider it the great bonnt
t bouche Of their abomnable feast. When they
= have cooked and eaten all they want they cool
Y and smoke the rest, as the Dyaks and Malays d.
S boars or deers flesh, and will eat no other aesf
=, while 1t lasts. Koosoo says, when his tribe O,
: to war, some Of these people always come t,
e cat the bodies Of the slain. They never xii
their friends for food, but always eat an enemy
S when they can get one-eatng all indiscrmi
Hdttly, mTl, "ouleH, anu CLlluTSll' DuL Will
7 the exception of this horrible taste, Koosoo de-
: scrbes them as very good people, and as more
, civilized and clever than the Dyaks. He has
lived amongst them once and again, and has
always found them kind and hospitabe to stran
| gers and very honest in their trading transac-
f tions. He is quite sure they would not eat
white men, but would take great care of them
This narrative, which quite believe, from the
perfect simplicity and aressness of the man,
establishes the existence of cannibals here-a
fact long disputed. These cannbals are nu-
merous and powerful nation, governed by ra-
jah, but religion seems to be at lower ebb
amongst them than even amongst the Dyaks.
) am trying to get vocabulary of his language
. from Koosoo: it is very different from that spo-
ken by our land Dyaks.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-09-18
What is Mesmerism ?


Blackwood, for July, has an elaborate article
on" What is Mesmerism?" The conclusion
is thus expressed:
The true explanation of Mesmersm is to be
found, as we have said, in the weakness or in
fatuation of human nature itself. No other
causes are at all necessary to account for the
mesmerc prostration. There is far more crazl-
ness, both physical and moral in man than he
usually gives himself credit for. The reservoir
of human folly may be in great measure oc-
cult, but it is always full and all that Stiffness,
whether of mind or body, at any time wants, is
to gel lis cue. In soft and weak natures, where
the nervous system is subject to cataleptic sez.
ures, mental and bodily prostration is frequently
almost the normal condition.
In those persons of better organized struc-
ture, who yield themselves up to the mesmeric
degradation, the physical causes are less opera
tive; but the moral causes are still more inAu-
ential. In all cases the prostration is self-in-
duced. But in the subjects of whom we have
spoken, it is mainly induced by physical de.
prlvity, although moral frailtes concur to bring
about the condition. In persons of superior
type, the condition is mainly due to moral causes,
although physical imbecility has some share in
facilitating the result. These people have much
vanity, much curiosity, and much credulity, to-
gether with a tceak imagination; that is, an im-
agination which is easily excited by circum-
stances which would produce no effect upon
people of stronger imaginative powers. Their
vanity shows itself in the desire to Gstonish 9th
ers, and get themselves talked about. They
think it very creditable to be susceptible sub
jects. Itsa point in their favor Their cre-