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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Missouri to be Free.

It seems to be reduced to a certainty that
an early and unexpected fruit of the Kansas
excitement will be to precipitate the triumph
of emancipation ip Missouri. Recent events
have directed special attention to that State
and her great natural resources, and almost
boundless extent Of fertile and unimproyed
lands, have allured vast number of emigrants
from Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Wisconsin,
each of these States having contributed largely
to the population of Missouri this spring
The late emancipation movement has greatly
accelerated this emigration, and the iiforma-
ton which has been SO widely spread by the
friends of free labor, in regard to the small
number of slaves in that State and the limited
space occupied by slave labor has had its nat
ural influence. 1t appears that the entire
slave population is about one hundred thou.
sand, against white population of eight
hundred and fifteen thousand. That Slavery
decreases wherever it comes in contact with
the immigration of white laborers is demon
strated by recent State census, which proves
that since the census of 1880 the white pop
ulation of the State has increased thirty.seyen
per cent, while the number of slaves has in
creased but fifteen per cent, in the same time
The high prices which negroes command in
the Cotton-growing States operate at the same
moment to promote the results we are noticing;
and as the extreme value Of Cotton bids fair
to be maintained for long time to come, the
migratory movement of the blacks must con-
tinue in accordance with the inevitable laws
of trade, and will 60 on increasing until it
completely drains those more Northern Slave
States in which other labor can readily be
substituted. A prime feld-hand will now
command in the Cotton States from $500
to $4,000, which, at the legal rate of interest
90 per cent? in Missouri and the cost of clo-
thing and risk of keeping, is equivalent to
about $40 per month and board-a price for
labor that would call to Missouri such an army
of foreign laborers as would speedily cause
her wilderness to blossom. At present the
hardy men of Iowa and Illinois, who under-
stand the position and prospects of Slavery in
Missouri, are those who are avaiing them
selves Of her cheap land and favored climate,
the immense eastern emigration to those States
enabling the older settlers to dispose of their
improved farms at high prices Thus the two
forces of cheap lands and dear negroes are
solving political problem, under the opera
ton of natural, or if you please, higher
law which is both inAexible and irresistible.
I-Couye r and Eno,,ire,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

How TO SET CABBAGE PLANTs.-It is now
time to put out the second crop of cabbage.
Under burning sun, it is sometimes difficult
to make the young plants live. The rainy
day, SO much coveted for this purpose, is
sometimes stranger for two or three weeks,
and much time is lost upon this crop. With
proper care, the plants may be put out and
live, even in dry weather. The best time, if
a rainy time cannot be had, is just at even
ing. The seed-bed from which the plants
are to be taken, should be thoroughly saturat-
ed with water to the depth of three or four
inches. Then, by taking up the plants gen.
thy with q small spade or trowel, bali of
earth will adhere to each plant, and if put
out carefully, they will live and soon become
established. They should be watered as soon
as set out to settle the dirt around the roots
If the sun comes out very hot, it is good
plan to put green leaf Of pie-plant, bur
dock Or cabbage, over them by day, removing
it at night. By managing in this way, nine
ty-nine in hundred Of good plants will live.
Never set cabbages in ground MANFRED with
the contents of the pig-sty.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
u W. I
Greenland, N. H., June 8, 1857.

GApEs IN CHICKENS For a couple of
years after commencing the raising Of poul-
try, | was subjected to the loss of large
number of young chickens, and almost the
whole of them, by gapes. I inquired of an
old lady, who has had great success in the
chicken line, if she could tell me what made
the gapes. The reply was, lousy hens, and
the cure, or preventive, should say, simply
to greaee the hen under the wings thoroughly,
and around the neck as soon she came off the
nest.
Well, I tried it, and the result has been,
the more / did not grease the hens the more
the chickens died, and nice versa. The
whole matter, in my experience, is perfectly
simple, and so far as practiced with my chick
ems has been successful. When hen comes
OF her nest with a. brood, she rs we'll creased,
and from time to time, while confined to the
coop, the operation is repeated, with occa.
slonal changes in the position of the coop.
Should any Of your readers try the expert.
ment without favorable result, should be
glad to know it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Temperance Meeting at North
field.

Mr.. EpIToR
verify thought was doing service and very
kind service, to Cam on Resolutions" by
passing in silence and leaving unpublished, on
invidous Resolution, which l had supposed
was imposed upon Committee as it was up
on the Meeting. Butvery much to my surprise
| find that at least, majority of that Commit
tee not only admit the legitimacy, but even
caress the offspring, 1t is said that the serpent
not only takes 10 but into its bosom its enven-
omed offspring suppose it must be so.
find and should grieve, were it otherwise,
that my declining to show to the public the in
vdious missile, which, like breach burn,
blunderbuss could but kick the man who fired
it, finds an approval, not only by the Hon
Chairman of the day, but by the President Of
the County Society, and every sensible and hon.
orable man out of Norhfeld, whose opinion
has come to my knowledge
That men should be found in Mortified. t,
justify an attempt, slyly to show through ,
Temperance Meeting, whose sole object SHOULD
be to inspire good feeling and combine kindl,
effort, a Resolution, coniessedly intended t.
insult the very man who got up the meeting
and at the same time, indirectly insult the Ex
ecutlve Committee of the Temperance Societ
OF the State, was as improbable, as that tn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Temperance Convention.

The Orleans County Temperance Society
held its semi-annual meeting at West6eld,
July l4th.
Convention met at 10 past 10 o'clock,
A. Mn. M. Darling in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Beckwith.
Music by the choir.
On motion of Mr. Cooper, the Condition
of Temperance was reported by gentlemen
from their respective towns.
The chair appointed jesse Cooper, ESQ.,,
Judge Bates and Rev. DR.. Ward Commit
tee to draft resolutions.
Music by the choir.
Adjourned to meet at l o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON
Met agreeable to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Frazer.
Music by the choir.
Report of the Committee on Resolutions,
the object Of which was to organize tie friends
of temperance for political action. There
was spiritual discussion upon the Resolutions
by Messrs. Cooper, Sumner, Beckwith, Walker,
Bates, Ward and Frazier. The Convention
voted to lay them upon the table.
The following resolution, by Judge Bates
was adopted:
Resolued That in the opinion of this
Convention, it is in the power of three indi.
vidual temperance men in each town in this
County, TO put stop to the illegal sale Of
alcohol in three months time; and temperance
men in each town are hereby recommended tc
carry out this principle.
By vote of the Convention the Secretary
was requested to obtain the book or books
containing the original Constitution, Bylaws
and Records Of the Orleans County Tempe.
perance Society.
Music by the choir.
The Convention adopted the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Conven
ton be rendered to the people of this place
for their liberality and kindness and to the
choir for their excellent music on this occa
sion. Adjourned.
G. W. SCOTT, Sec'y
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Che Refornler.
Temperance Convention.

The Orange County Temperance Association
held a meeting agreeably to notice, at Will
Jamestown, on the 26th day of June, A. d.
1857. at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. and was called to
order by B. W. Dyer, President-N. A.
Taylor Secretary.
On motion, Committee of three were APP
pointed by the President, to report resolutions
for the consideration of the convention, con-
sisting of Messrs. A. Scott, A. j. Copeland
Guy G. Sampson.
An Address was then listened from Rev
Mr.. Gregory, of Mortified, with marked at
tention, and was pronounced by all decidedly
able Address
On motion, voted to adjourn till one o'clock.
P. NJ.
Met agreeably to adjournment.
An Address was then delivered by Guy G.
Sampson which was able and well spiced with
facts, which our friend Sampson deals largely
in.
| The Committee on Resolutions then made
the following report, which were read, dis
cussed, and adopted
|. Reso ued, That continued agitation is
indspensably necessary in sustaining and pro-
noting the temperance reform.
9. Resolced, That law, under our form OF
government, without moral power behind il
is useless.
3. Resolued, That the great need Of the
times is moral power to use our prohibitory
law to effect,-that the great labor of tempe
rance men should be to arouse this spirit In
the heart of men,-that we believe fully in
the efficacy of moral suasion efforts in the
Temperance cause, and pledge to increase
action in that respect.
A. Resolved, That we rely very much
upon the cooperation of the Ladies in this
reform, and deem their labors in this cause in
valuable.
! 5. Resolved, That our young men, insteae
| of yielding tamely to the sorcery of the in
! toxicating cup, are called upon by the unite(
voice Of home and country, to expose, exem
pify and advocate the Temperance Reform.
6. Resolved, That we recommend thu
| formation of Juvenile Temperance Societies
in districts and Sabbath Schools, whenever
practicable.
| I. Resolved, That we recommend Tempe
rance Celebrations of our National Indepen
dence, Temperance Pic Mics and Levees
whenever opportunity offers.
4 8. Resolred, That we are in favor of thu
publication, of Temperance paper, at SOM
central point in the State, to be the organ o
the Vermont State Temperance Society, ant
the medium of reports and communication
from its agents.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Scott
Powers, Foster, Whittemore, Copeland, Tracy
Barnard, Dyer and Bass.
The following Resolution was introduces
and voted it be taken up and discussed, at tn
next meeting. Mr.. Whittemore, to prepar
an Address upon it.
Resolved, That this Convention is ready t
take the broad Temperance ground that alec
hol for every purpose should be forthwith
banished from the world.
Voted to adjourn without day.
BENZ. W. DYER, President.
NELSON A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

HAY CAps.-The following letter is from
one of the largest and most thorough farm
ers in New England:
Dear SIR There is now a prospect of a
4rsat crop of grass the present season, and if
this uncertain, showery weather continues,
there will be an unusual demand for hay caps,
land | am so sensible of their great utility,
after seven or eight years experience, that
cannot help recommending them to my brother
farmers. To be available, they must be pre-
pared before hand; it will be too late to
look for them when the shower is coming on
the half-made hay.
The advantages of hay caps are SO obvious,
that | only wonder that the use of them has
not already become universal. 1t is not an
unusual sight, not hundred miles from this
place, upon an emergency, to see the beds of
the family stripped to save the hay! Hay
caps not only save the labor of drying the
wet hay, which is equal to the whole labor of
making when not wet, but they save the good
qualities of the hay which are lost by wet
ting. If it will be of any use, I will send
you one of mine to show the fashion of max
ing and using them.
Your most obedient, &c.,
j. W. PIERCE.
Greenland, N. H., June 3, 1857.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

bosom of our Republic should warm and cher
ish brood of PoIygamists.
intended, Mr.. Editor, to give the history
of this transaction, but lest should seem in
yidious, now distinctly call uyon the members
of that Committee, each and seyerally, to show
their hand let US know who drew up the Reso-
luton, and how many approved of it. And
also demand categorical er,-was it tie
object, or any part Of the object, of that Reso-
luton, to insult one of the State Executive
Committee Agents! Plainly, did you, or did
you rot, intend to insult Mr.. Guy C. Sampson
If these questions are fairly answered, ] shall
be prepared for the case as it may then stand
out before the public. Al present, hear but
one opinion, and that is that the Resolution
was the offspring of deep-rivoted malice. and
NY conference with members of The CopRittee
confirms this opinion.
But as it was one Of the matters Of com
plant thai my minutes omitted the names Of
Committee on Resolutions viii endesvor
to make fnll atonement for this ] had sup
posed that authors of an invidious resolution
would be thankful even for fig leaf; but l
understand that the Committee youch for its
legitimacy, and are willing to associate their
), names with their invidious missile, and they
pre not grudged the association. Here is the
+ Resolution
%. ResolUed. That we approve of the re-
cent appointment lby the State Elk. Com Of
Mcssrs Copeland and Perkins as st1e Temper
' auce Lecturers"
The names of the Committee on Resolutiou
were j. H. Graham, L Ii. Stone and Charles
. H. Joyce.
AS | am personally attacked by name, pro
pose to answer over my proper signature, and
if hereafter am answered by "Eommltee on
4 Resoiutio ions y shall regatd ard treat the com
s munications as the work Of the three, and shall
render to each their own homes to whom honor
and tribute to whom tribute.
j. BRocKwAY,
Secretary of Wash. Co. TEN. Society.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Little Things.

If the lower box in your copper pump
sticks fast, throw some hot water upon the
outside and expand the tube, when it will Lea
silly be removed.
If the top of your fluid lamp cannot be
started, hold the outer portion in the steam
of the tea kettle and it will start.
If you wish to make the labors of your
domesties easy, have large scnttle with a
trap-door in your back room down which
they can throw their dirty water on washing
days, and let it pass of, if possible, into
your bsrn-cellar through covered drain
If you are building new house, be sure
and cover the upper part of the sill with q
solid bed of mortar after it is boarded and
the under floor laid. This will prevent the
air from coming in beneath the boarding into
the cellar, and more efectually produce dead
air within the walls 1t will also prevent
the rats and mice from ascending between the
walls.
IF you are farmer, when you set a boiler
for washing purposes, set another by its side
of iron, for other purposes. 1t will cost but
trife more while you. are about it.
If you feel nervous and sleepless on 6
bright moonlight night, shut out the light en-
tirely.
IF you wish to keep your female domestic
happy cut up two Or three cords of wood in
to kindlings in the,spring for summer USE
They like something that will blaze well, Blu
in small quantities.
If the plaster on your rooms has shrunk
as to show large cracks, before you pape
your rooms take little plaster of paris, pa
it in kettle and heat over the fire to driv
off the water; Or, which is the same thing
take calcined plaster, put in equal portions Q
that and quiek-ime, and little molasse
with water, and with case-knife ill up ever
crack; an astonishing difference may ofte
be noticed in the warmth Of ROOM
Can you tell for what purpose the eye of
sewing needle is grooved?
If you wish your wife to repeat poetr
fashionably, let her have this line:
booees weel, ees the weend's weel
Ga boys will is the winds will.
If you wish your daugh liter to speak in tn
height of fashion, let her repeat this sci
tence: "Ees eet pawsecbe that that +ees
caow ? "-Nea0 England Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

Nor A BRAG Cow.-Friend Boyce Il
have very plain, common, red COW; but |
find I cannot make her "brag" COW. I
have tried twice. and I'll tell you how came
out. No messing, nor extra treatment of
any kind nor churning milk, nor anything
but full pans in their usual places raising the
cream. Then, besides skimming little
cream for cooking purposes, we used what
new milk we wanted for the family, supply.
ing the dog and the universal cathood with
the same article. Well, at the end Of sir
days we found we had made but twezue
pounds and sac ounces of butter. Then we
tried again, and ran over week from Satur-
day to Monday morning, and we had but
seventeen and half pounds of butter. So
we gave it up. This is to encourage those
who don't own "brag cows"
Guy G. SAMPSON.
Mortified, July Is.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
The State Convention.


The Rllows Fails Times publishes the re-
nlas ssss 'k tNe Ereeman on the State Convention
and the Phaais reply thereto and. comments as
follows:
1T is understood that The resolutions were
drawn up by the chairman the committee,
Hon. G. P. Marsh, who has conservative turn
Of mind, bot who nevertheless is understood to
be committed to the interest and principles of
The Republican party. As a literary man and
rs scholar, there is not perhaps his equal in
the State, and there is no man in Vermont Of
whom the State can feel more proud, than of
Mr.. MARSH -
The Resolutions in question are admirably
Drawn up, but we believe they do not 90 as far
as the resolutions Of the State conventions for
many years past, We cannot attribute this
however to any want of back bone The past
history of Vermont forbids any such idea
A nong the members of the cemmtte on resulu-
tons we're Hon A. P Hunton Of Bethel and
Hon. Lawrence Brainard of St Adams, who
were formel y of the old Liberty Guard, and
who are not the men to take back track on
the question OF Freedom. Long experience has
shown that resolutions got up by political par
ties amount to but little but if Il platform is
made, it should be in unmstakable terms. The
resolutions at Burlington are not rs strong as
those passed by the Republican State ,Conven-
ton in Massachusetts where they resolved
against the eriSteace as wei, MS the extension o
slavery We do not harbor the idea that Yer
mont will shrink back in any degree. little
rest and ease to the slave power AT this time
and we will soon have another Fugitive Slave
Bill, another Nebraska Bill, and so on through
the catalogue Of steps by which the slave pow
er have progressed for twenty years past. 1T il
no time for tameness and suhmissi, n. Exper
euce has proved that vigorous grapple witt
the slave power is followed with success, Will
conservative nUtiots of moderate resstanc, hay
ever proved futile and disastrous Let TIE moi
to be opposition to the slave power wherever W
have constitutional Jurisdiction, and no NOR
slave states.
We cannot attribute to Mr.. Brainard and Mr.
Hunton any want Of decisive feeling on thi
subject, as it is generally understood that tn
chairman of the committee drafted and report
ed the resolutions And further, it is know
that they were objected to by these gentleme
on the groundss4 hacking strength. The poll
cy advocated By the Times will meet heart
response in Windham county. Notwithstanding
the old fogy ideas of the Pheair.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Che farmer.
The Onion Maggot.

Mr.. EDIToR:--I am very grateful to you
for the many marked and continued improve
ments in the Freeman, and especially the
4" Farmer" portion of it, and trust that any
one who can benefit his fellows by sugges-
ton, will give it to you for publication.
My experience with the onion maggot is of
a two-fold good. 1 have one bed of Onions,
with which | have this year, as years before,
experimental ; and | find that where, after
the onion comes up,and the dirt is all carefully
removed SO as to allow the onion to stand
entirely out Of the ground, and on top OF it,
no matter if it falls down, have had no
trouble from the maggots, and the onions are
double the size, while with those left covered,
the maggots take the greater part, and the
remainder are mostly sculions. On the sea-
beach, where hundreds of acres of onions are
raised by simply scattering the seed and al
lowing the tide to water them without any
covering whatever, there is no trouble from
the maggot Yours Truly,
LAMoILLE Co. FARMER.
Julv 10
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Rights of Vermont in Regard to
Slavery.
KIAH BAYLEY.

OlaVGfy.
MIR. Strong of Georgia, brings his slaves.
Rose and Milly to his summer residence in
Vermont, designating the feelings Of our cti-
zens.
Rose and Mily become FREE, nolenS uolens.
never to be Legally slaves again or their children.
Rose and Milly return with Mr. Strong into
seryitude, perhaps voluntarily, can they, by
their own act, ALLEVIATE their liberty, OF that Of
their postcrityl Are not Rose and Milly
and their progeny, henceiorth free persons -
Should Vermont suffer free citizens to be car
red off into Slavery Should not Gov Fetch-
Ell make a requisition on The Governor of Geor-
gia for the extradition Of Mr.. Strong, that he
may be tried for kidnapping
Were not Rose aud Milly, like Mrs. Strong
and Mrs. Fletcher. citizens of Vermont! and
iike them could hold property in Vermont.
Is Slavery in Georgia, u matter exclusively
her own! Did not Vermont become one of The
s. securities - to the inhabitants of Georgia, to
/ the minority as well as to the majority, that
they should have Republican form of Govern
mentl Has not Vermont right to protest !
Cannot Vermont .etain writ Of hdb. as corpus
for persons kidnapped If free citizens of
Vermont, of AFRICAN descent" are not citi-
zens of the United States, what is the meaning
of the Constitution, where it says. - the res
pective members Of the States shall be known
by adding to the whole number of free persons,
three 6fths Of all other persons, " Indians ex-
GUIDED" Are Indians of Asiat,c descent
excludedR Can Bramin or Calcutta nabob Of
Eaghsh descent became Il citizen of the United
StatesD Are " other persons p" of African
descent superior to free persons of African des-
cent
If citizens of Vermont, of " African DIES,
cent" are not citizens of the United States
cannot Congress order their expatria,ion? Can
not Congress order their removal to Negro
Territory, west Of the Mississippi If Congress
can order the removal of the Afric Americans
into the National Territory, what will hinder
the ,chte inhabitants when they :" form their
o,cn gouernment" from enslaving the obnoxious
Race!
What weuld Vermont do then! If Congress
can order the removal Of persons of . African
descent" from Yer mont, then Congress can
order the removal of persons of African DIES
cent from Georgia, us the poor Indians were
removed.
Should not Congress exercise the same i" fos.
tering care " and parental solIcttude " 70,
their Black Children that is bestowed on thei,
/" Red Children :"
Under the Constitution, are not the Slaves a,
much citizens of the United States us their Mas
ters' They are not Indians. WINDSOR.