The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-09-05
The Vermont Boy and tho Slave
Catcher.

described. gives us the following interesting
account
AS steamboat was passing from Buffalo
west. few days ago. the passengers were
thrown into much confusion hy dispute
which occurred between two sentl"mcn.one Of
whom was evidently 4 man from The South.
who had been To The Canadian line in p,Ir>;.;,
Of 4 slave. IL" Other Green Mountain h.s.
OF about twenty Years Of age. >hould Judge
| cannot give the first of the dispute, but they
had not proceeded far, when the clerk of the
boat, being skillfnl stcnographcr. wrote
down he discussion. which was as follows:
Southcrner do Won intend to inSinua,c
that |. by attempting TO regain my lawful
property. am engaged in 4 ,acan occ,l,s.-
tion9'
G. NJ. y. Il not only intend to in>inuatc
ii as such. but say You are engaged III al
avocation which is beneath the diynit, Of 4
human being
i do 10; wish to be ir>ultrl bv haci
aholirio;.;>t. and boy at that. Doubtless
YOU are from tn" green hills" of Vermont
and share largely in the nature of you- co-.:.-
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Truly. 81. | am a Green Mountain box.
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Your plantation. Ven >.i,,. ,o,,r bro,b.~ -.
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Woke Of bondage. and ,~,,,n,. ,b,. t.,.,.:..,
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which -uaran. : :, every maY .E.; 1h..r,y
and the p,,rsu;, n.' b..,,,,;,.ss..
ti,r.w:.- r,yo-y.rl + Will mil. w.,
atone FIR ypur insult. :, ,.,,,, .,, x1.
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around the two ,en,le,,c, Sor,o sc ~. :,
dies tainted. bu- III, Grc.,, Norr,o;n h,,
proceeded: Il newer w,< t,,,,b, :, ...,r
death, either, and will NO, h, turr.d ,,;d,
by the ,brr,t, sc >uc, IN ON. s ,,r g.. :.
Ven dare :, br,u,I;>b vo,,r ,,.,,,,,,s ,,,,, w.,
be assured ,bat "a, rc,or, &c ,.o,,r ro,..,,,.or
will be >our funeral kp,u. md tho v,,,< re
lake Erie shall howl vour r.or;,r, f,r u
thourh mox fall nr., =, ,ou~ u,,,,,rs
vet hv tho hands Of ,b,>. s,rs of f..,,om
Won will snJ =, VICTORY ,r,,o Tho uo,nou.
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f,r pronl. L,ho1J ,hosa
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clwcs whore .,or, Loaf ,h.. .,,o .h
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''''''' II '.'S'''S you '''''' "e' Will "fe'il
boy who does not fear the threat.
Of such tvrantS as YOU
Here the Soutbrrncr r,;>;nr his re,oIxor
- eu ..:.,,..,
:, " was " ~ '"e '!S'''''''S' '''''' D:
Inc intervention OF the captain ne was obi
scd to deliver up his arms, and was ordered