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THE VOICE OF FREEDOM.
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Family Newspaper.
Character of Cromwell.
Claiming to govern mankind bv a pretended di
vine right, or a pretended exclusive possession of
nil tne virtues ana talents, the hereditary mon
arch and the aristocrat become habitually the en
emies of their species. Jealous of the artificial or
adventitious advantages which thev possess, and
the more so in proportion as they know and feel
me injustice 01 their pretensions ; they cannot
bear the least investigation of their conduct, the
least inquiry into the foundation of their exclusive
right to govern, or the least movement on the part
ol the people, or ot any brave and patriotic indi
viduals, to throw off their yoke, and establish a
more just and equal order ol men and things
Hence they have in all past times, entrenched
themselvs in power by standing armies, composed
ol ignorant and brutal ruffians, or mercenary Jure
liners, and bv codes or laws of treason, conceived
in arrogance and iniauitv. and written in blood :
And hence also they have made it a part of their
policy to persecute and hunt down every brave
and noble spirited man, who has dared to oppose
them, by every species ol calumny and deteaC'
tion ; and finally, whenever, by arts or by arms,
they have had such men in their power, to com iarn
them to the gallows or scaffold, as traitors to their
country, when their only crime was a just and ra
tional opposition to arbitrary power, persecution
and oppression. In all history, perhaps, there has
not been a more illustrious, or a more persecuted
victim ol this mean and malicious spirit of mon
archy and aristocracy, than Oliver Cromwell; not
a victim, it is true, on the gallows or scaffold : for
they never, thanks be to a righteous God, had it
in their power to take off his head, or to lead the
sage and the hero, with a rope about his neck to a
still more ignominious death. In spite of all their
malice, he closed his glorious career on a peaceful
death-bed : conscious of having nobly performed
his duty; and calmly and cheerfully resigned to
the will of heaven ; having within nis breast the
immortal hope which springs from the Christian's
faith, and from that alone. It is indeed a grand
illustration of the democratic spirit, that one great
and good man possessing it in its genuine purity,
was able to redeem the glory of his oountry, and
set at defiance all the crowned heads of his day.
"As to his ambition, he probably had sufficient
ol it : but he refused the crown when it was urg
ed on lain, with many plausible arguments, bv
Parliament, and when, as Hume intimates, a large
part of the nation would have acquiesced. His
personal and domestic habits are acknowledged by
all parties, to have been pure and amiable. His
court was perhaps the most moral and decorus
that England has ever seen.
The Protector was a friend of toleration, and
this single trait in his character is sufficient to en
title his memory to respect. He was not entirely
consistent, it is true, but no public man, at that day,
except noger Williams, was so. Uromtvell was
surrounded with difficulties ; and the 'Instruments
of Government,' under which he held the Protect
orship, excluded the Episcopalians and Catholics
from the enjoyment of that religious liberty which
it granted to all others. But the spirit of the Pro
tector was more tolerant than the laws, and he of
ten connived at the meetings of the Episcopalians.
A man, who, at that time, and in his post, could
act, so tar as he did, on the principle ol an equi
table toleration of all religious opinions, could not
nave been either a fanatic or a despot.
Roger Willians was a friend of Cromwell. It
has been supposed, that he was allied to him by
birth. He was cartainly drawn to him by a com
munion of spirit, on the subject of religious liberty.
In his letters, he repeatedly alludes to familiar
conversations with Cromwell. The friendship of
Milton and lioger Williams may be viewed as an
honorable testimony to the character of the Pro
tector. It is difficult to believe, that these men
would have yielded their confidence and esteem
to a hypocrite, either in religion or politics. Is it
more easy to believe, that such a man as Crom
well has been described, would have admitted men
so sagacious and upright as Milton and Williams,
to a close scrutiny of his actions, or that by all the
cunning which has been ascribed to him, he could
have deceived them?
These three men, in fact, resembled each other,
in their character, in their opinions, and in the
treatment winch they received. Each was mis
understood ; each has suffered obloquy, and each
is receiving, from the calm and enlightened judg
ment ot the present age, the just sentence, which,
sooner or later, will reward him, who aims to ad
vance the happiness of men, and who perseveres,
through evil and good report, in upholding the per
secuted cause of truth and freedom.
The Protector's exertions to relieve and protect
the unhappy Waldenses, who were at that time
suffering a merciless persecution, claim for him
the gratitude of every friend of religion and liberty.
He appointed a day of national humiliation and
prayer throughout all England and Wales, and
ordered that a collection should be made in all the
houses of worship, for the relief of the sufferers.
He himself headed a subscription, with the liberal
donation of two thousand pounds, and in a short
time the large sum of nearly forty thousand pounds
was raised and transmitted. Not contented with
this measure, he sent letters to the Duke of Sa
voy, the inhuman persecutor, and to several of the
princes of Europe, for the purpose of procuring
deliverance for the miserable remnants of the Wal
denses. The potent voice of the formidable Pro
tector, which none of the monarchs of that day
ventured to despise, uttered as it was, by the pow
erful pen of Milton, the Latin Secretary, had some
effect, though less than he hoped, to soften the
tage ofbigotry and persecution. The following
sonnet was written by ivmton on this occasion
ON THE LATE MESSAGE IN PIEDMONT.
Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones,
Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains, cold :
E'en them, who kept thy truth so pure of old,
When all our lathers worshipped sticks and stones,
Forget not i in thy book record their groans,
Who were thy sheep, and in their ancient fold
Slain by the bloody Piedmontese, that rolled
Mother and infant down the rocks. Their moans
The vales redoubled to the hills, and they
To Heaven. Their martyred blood and ashes sow
O'er all the Italian fields, where still doth sway
The triple tyrant; that from these may grow
A hundred fold, who having learned thy way,
Early may fly the Babylonian woe.
Judging from the rapid progress of free princi
ples in England, it would not be surprisingr if
Cromwell should, ere long, be recognized as one
of the great leaders in the struggle of freedom.
Mr, Ivimey, in his life of Milton, (p. 131) says of
Cromwell, "for whose statue I venture to bespeak
a niche among the illustrions dead in Westmin-
ster Abbey ; not doubting from recent events, but
the time will come, when the governors ot the na
tion will be so sensible of the obligations of Brit
ain to that illustrious ruler and his noble compat
riots, as mauger the mean power of ignorance and
prejudice, will decree hnn a monumental mscrip'
tion m the sepulchres ol our kings.
The following is from the pen of one of the
most promising literary writers in the Unitei
Stales. It exhibits, in an admirable manner, the
justice, humanity, and decency of the American
Lynch Code.
From the Pittsburgh Visiter.
The Victim of Lynch Law.
BY EPPES SARGENT, ESQ.
On my last escape from jail, where I was con
hned tor unknowingly passing a counterfeit bil
which had been given tin by an old gentleman
whom I had saved from drowning, I determined
to try my fortune further South. Seeing one day
in the Richmond Enquirer an advertisement
fering one hundred dollars for a runaway slave
and being pressingly in want of money, I deter
mined to go in search ol the individual described
With this view, I rambled through the country,
Keeping a waicn in oui-oi-me-way places, and look'
ing very hard at all ol the negroes who passed
un the second day ol my search 1 reached a li
.1. -Ml T '11 T.l f Ml T i
tie vuiuge, which i win can r eatnervuie ; i had
given up all hopes of attaining my object, and was
sitting on a rock, with my chin resting on both
hands, and my elbows resting on my knees, hun
gry and disconsolate, when a rough gripe waslai
on each ol my shoulders ; and on attempting to
rise, was roughly prevented. Un looking round
I saw that Judge Lynch, with his whole posse
comitatus, had pounced upon me. With a skil
ful celerity they tied my hands behind me, and
then, amid shouts and execrations, drove me to
ward the village square.
"My good friends," exclaimed I, "you ore mis'
taken in tne person ; whom do you take me lor
Let me en-tr-tr "
My expostulations were abruptly broken off. bv
one of the foremost of my captors, whom I took to
be his honor, gagging me with a handful of shav
ings. r inding it quite difficult to talk after bein
supplied with this mouthful, I submissively held
my peace. My amiable conductors dragged me
toward an old poplar tree, and tied me to the
trunk.
"Now my lads," exclaimed his honor, with
horrid grin, rubbing his hands "now my lad
we'll show you a biped with feathers. It can't be
said now, that the devil's lo pay, and no pitch hot
Hand along the tar-kettle, Mike, my lad and
Jemmy Dicken, toss along the bag of feathers."
With a horrible alacrity these orders were
beyed. 1 tried to speak to move Oh, the das
tards ! I was bouud fast, I could not. I looked
unutterable things. Dust was flung in my eves
W hat could I do ? I ground my teeth in asronv, in
.1. rnt i 0 '
wratn, anu in scorn, mere is Dutone step irom
the farcical to the tragical. Like imps of pande
monium, the good people of Featherville flocked
round me, and beheld unmoved such tortures in
flicted, as an uncivilized Arab would weep to wit
ness. 1 he tar and the feathers were bestowed
with a liberal hand. There was no lack of gene'
rosity in these articles. I believe they are both
the natural productions of the state.
As soon as there was a cessation in the lender
mercies of Messieurs, the mob, I unclogged my
ngnt eye irom uie tar mat surrounded it, and look'
ed forth. On the slope of the opposite hill. I no
ticed a horseman ridincr at full speed, and makino-
vehement gestures toward the crowd. They were
arrested in tneir valiant domes, bv these nantn
mimical uppeals. In a few minutes the rider ar
rived on the spot, and dismounting, drew the iudce
aside, and communicated lo him the intelligence
with which he was charged. The result was,
that his honor approached me, relieved my mouth
of the shavings which he had thrust into it, and
untying my arms, told me "that I might go; that
he believed there was some mistake : but that it
was better that fifty innocent ones should suffer,
than that one guilty person should escape and
that he took me for an abolitionist." The jury
snoutea acquiescence in tne decision ol the judge
i attempted lo speak, but could not not that
my heart was too full of gratitude for utterance
but because my lips were clued with tar,
At the tavern at which I had casuallv stonned
that morning, 1 had given my name as Andrew
Jackson Smith. It seems that a trunk with that
name upon it was received after my departure
and as it was tied with red tape, sealed with wax
the landlord remarked, "that it was very mysteri
ous."
"Very, indeed." echoed the pdltnr nf V, Vth
erville Banner of Liberty, as he threw his tobacco
quid away, and swallowed a mint julap.
-upon my wora, its very odd," said the post
master, trying the lock. "Landlord," continued
ne, "Dnng me a hammer and chisel, and I'll taki
the responsibility, as the old ginral says. A mo
will bear me out in it."
The hammer and chisel were brought the trunk
was iorcioiy opened and in the dressing case
carefully concealed under some soap and razors
was iouna a lorn page ol a murderous print, pub
lished in New York, called the Em.mrinntnr.
"Treaon !" shouted the postmaster, holding the
scrap up to view.
" Bloody treason !" echoed the landlord. "What
is it r
" Lynch him," said the editor, lighting a ci-ar.
v,au me juuge call the judge," said the post
master.
"Aye, aye," rejoined the editor : who bv tht
way, was a pig-eyed trentleman. rather sli m. nnrl
snuelv dressed, with liiht pvpIi
a blackguard m print, and a vulgarian out of
w - ' - O - J '- uuu I1UII
print.
"Where is he ?"
"Who is he ?"
"Is he here ?"
"Is he gone?"
"Where the duce is he?"
These questions were poured in upon my host
m rapid succession, He finally recollected that a
vvu-LKuue looKing gentleman, in a suit of rusty
black, had bought a loaf of brerad of him that
morning, and that his name corresponded with
that on the trunk. You know the rest of my
story. The whole villap-e was soon at rav hpfil
and I was regularly Lynched. It was afterwards
ascertained that the trunk containing the incendi
ary article, belonged to the son of an eminent
slave-holder, whose name I had unwittingly bor
rowed.
The morning after this unpleasant affair, on tak
ing up the Banner of Liberty, I read the following
version oi me transaction :
"ANOTHER ARREST."
"A white man of the name of Andrew Jackson
Smith, was yesterday arrested on a writ issued by
Judge Lynch. It seems that the suspicions of
our vigilant postmaster were aroused by the sin
gular appearance of Smith's trunk, and on break
ing it open, his worst conjectures were more than
realized. It was full of inflamable papers, Eman
cipators and Liberators, evidently intended for dis
tribution among the slaves. On this being known,
the people of the town, headed by his honor judge
Lynch, turned out in pursuit of the monster Smith.
He was soon caueht, and being brought into the
village, was furnised gratis with a new coatof
tar and leathers black turned up witn wnue.
The craven roared lustily during the opperation
and manifested the most cowardly impatience
He has had a lesson which he will not soon forget,
"P. S. We learn that it has been satisfactorily
ascertained that Smith is innocent of the charges
against him. We are clad of it. The man who
would come here at this time to raise a rebellion.
is unworthy the name and respect of a man. He
is, indeed, fit for murder, stratagem and spoils.
We congratulate Mr. Smith that the suspicions
acainst him have proved to be uniust.
And this was all the satisfaction that I could oh
tain.
From the Zion's Advecate.
Maternal Responsibility.
The station of a mother is the most accounta
ble that a human being can sustain, affecting, by
the manner in which it is sustained, not only the
mortal interests of those upon whose mind she
makes the first impressions upon which she tra
ces characters permanent often beyond the reach
of time and circumstances. She moulds the wax
when it is most ductile. She sets in operation a
train of causes which will go down through all
coming time. The causes will go on, long after
she has cone to her eternal home, elevating in
mortals to virtue and honor, or urging them on
ward in sin, and passion and woe. 1 he extent
and power of their influence have been but little
appreciated and acknowledged. Hence, the mass
of mankind fail to consider what a weight of obli
gation and degree of responsibility the child brings
into the world with him for his parents. In the
joyous feeling with which the mother lavishes her
fond embraces upon her smiling babe in the pa
rental pride with which the lather regards this
pledge of mutual affection rarely does either se
nously resolve the future destiny of this new lm
mortal, or realize how nearly that destiny is cor
nected with their conduct. Parental obligations
are neither recognized nor felt by the great multi
tude of parents. Rushing, as they frequently do
into the marriage state from the mere impulse of
passion, without forethought or prudence, they be
come parents without one right impression in ref
erence to the duties which devolve upon them
Many regard their children as pretty playthings.
that must be well taken care of, and be taught
some way or other, whatever will set them off to
the best advantage. They are utter strangers, of
course, to any idea of the important duty of form
ing their characters and shaping their future des
tiny aright. No one has adequate conceptions of
the connection which exists between the parent s
conduct and the child's destiny, and notices the
manner in which domestic duties are neglected,
can be surprised at the evil and suffering which a
bound in society.
This connection, however overlooked, is inti
mate and lasting in Us influence. In a vast ma
jority of cases, the influence exerted upon the
days of early childhood, the principles which are
then imbibed, and the bias which is then given to
the mind, determine the character and fix the des'
tiny tor Doth worlds, ii the child leave the pa
rental root with his passions unchecked, and with
no restraint imposed upon those vicious propensi
ties which are inherent in our nature, he will in
all probability, rush on in the ruinous course of
self-indulgence, and go down to a dishonored
grave. If, on the other hand, the lessons of self-
control have been effectually taught him, he will
probably retain the habit through life. If the
principles of industry, frugality, economy, benev
olence, and piety, have been carefully instilled in
to his mind, his after life will be a constant and
beautiful exhibition of them.
Now, as the mother is the guardian and p-uide
of the days of infancy and youth, as she is con
stantly with her children, as it is her voice which
they mostly hear, her countenance and actions
which they see, and her example which they con
tinually behold in those years when they are most
imitative, so must sne exert the greatest mlluence
in the formation of their character. Many caus
es, indeed, contribute their auxiliary assistance in
tne process. Companions, brothers and sisters,
the father, and the scenes by which the child is
surrounded, all perform their part ; but,the mother
does the most. lhe first being that the child
knows is its mother. To the young heart, the
mother is the first object of affection and rever
ence. Her eye and voice her tears and her
smiles her caresses and reproofs, are the sub
jects of infantile observations. The feelings, pas
sions and expressions of the mother will become
imperceptibly and almost necessarily the feelings,
passions and expressions of the child. No earth
ly influence whatever, and no combination of
causes effect so much in promoting the happiness
or misery of individuals, and of our race, as
mothers. . Hence it is that the influence which
shall, at length, redeem our world, must come
from a mother'.' lips. She who was first in the
transgression, is destined to be the principal hu
man instrumentality in restoring the race to its
primitive purity.
From the Evening News.
IIAYTI.
The ignorance of the history and condition of
this republic evinced by those of our southern
masters who oppose the recognition of its inde
pendence, and by most newspaper editors, too, is
truly deplorable. All of them assume, without
question, that the slaves of St. Domingo rose
in insurrection and butchered their masters with
out mercy or discrimination; and if they had done
so, why should they not ? The fact, however,
was far otherwise. In 1793, slavery was abolish
ed in the French West Indies by an ordinance of
the Uirectory, a code of regulations adapted to
the condition of the Ireemen was framed and the
island remained under the wise and patriotic rule
of Toussaint l'Ouverture, the African Washing
ton, himself an emancipated slave. We have the
concurrent testimony of the most respected au
authorities, that St. Domingo was never so advan
tageously cultivated or so prosperous as during
the next years. In 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte at
tempted to re-establish the former order of things,
and sent his brother-in-law, Le Clerc, to rivet a
new the shackles the Directory had stricken off,
with an army of fifty thousand men, whose bodies,
praise be ! now fatten the soil of Hayti. Sic sem
per tyrannist Then, and not till then, the Gal
lo Africans rose in wrath. The insurrection be
gan among the free people of color, soon extend
ed, universally to the former slaves. The moun
tains poured swarms of black warriors from "e
ry pass; the French troops every where met bold
hearts and ready hands, the climate did its work
and the baffled remnant of that mighty host fled
from the fatal shore. Nevertheless, Le Clerc suc
ceeded in entrapping Toussaint, a deed of base
ness unparallelled save by the capture of Osceola
by Jessup, and the heroic champion of West In
dian freedom pined away the miserable remainder
of his days in the gloom and damps of a Swiss
dungeon No matter he was black.
Since that time, notwithstanding the hostility
of both France and England, though their capi
tal and other towns have been more than once lev
elled by earthquakes, though crippled in their re
sources by an unjust and heavy debt to France,
though distracted by civil wars, the Haytien peo
pie have gone on prospering and to prosper
Their number has more than doubled, they have
a liberal form of government, good laws, and
schools in abundance. Every man sits contented
under his own vine and fig-tree, with none to mo
lest him or make him afraid. The independence
of the nation is acknowledged by all civilized na
tions excepting the United States, the country,
var excellence, of freedom ; which now, though
itself obtained individuality by insurrection, re
fuses, through its southern mouth-pieces, to extend
the hand of common civility to its sable brethren,
for the very excellent reason that they achieved
their freedom in the some way. Admirable logi
cians !
It is true that the Haytiens perform very little
hard labor fools if they would when they can
live comfortably without it. Indolence is the in
heritance of all natives of tropical climates, and
is common to those who now make it a reproach ;
for we sincerely believe that no poople can be
found on earth who pass their lives so lazily and
with so little advantage to themselves and others
as our white southern brethren. Consumcre fru
ges nati, etc. and that is all.
It so happens that our trade with Hayti, in ex'
ports and imports, amounts to about $50,000 per
annum, and might be greatly increased. It is al
so true that our commerce with Hayti is on a less
footing than- that of other nations, on account of
our want of national courtesy, It is no less a fact
that it suffers yet further for the want of an ac
credited American consul, whom we will not send
and why? Because
"'We find our fellows guilty of a skin
Not colored like our own.'
To be sure, it may be said that the commerce
of Hayti mainly belongs to New England, and is
therefore, of no consequence. Ainen ! cries the
recreant Atherton. What tame snakes we Yan
kees be !
We have recognized Texas and the present
government of France, and the South American
republics and Mexico; but we refuse to recognize
Hayti, because our negro breeders are unwilling
that we should do so.
From the Gennessce Farmer.
Items in Domestic and Rural Economy.
India rubber is an excellent substitute for leath
er, in-constructing valves for pumps.
To prepare husks for matrasses, strip the husk
from the ear, cut off the "stub shot" ends with a
pair of shears, and draw them repeatedly through
a hatchel, and they will be fit for use.
jvery gate-post on the larm should have a
small hole bored into it, to be filled with grease,
and plugged up, to grease the latches and hinges.
Want of grease is often observed ; but not hav
ing it at hand, it is generally never applied.
Door latches often work unpleasant and with
difficulty, from a want of oiling. A few drops
upon them will in such cases operate like magic.
Fill your wood houses in winter with cut wood,
and touch none of it till next summer ; at which
time, by becoming dry, it will be worth twice
its present value, and there will be no interrup
tion to other work, in procuring fuel.
A most excellent application to diminish fric
tion in carriage wheel boxes, is a mixture of grease
or soft tallow with pulverized soap stone. Black
lead substituted for the soap stone, is next best.
Wood which proves troublesome by snapping on
the fire, may be rendered harmless by turning the
stick with the heart inwards, when all the snap
ping will be toward the back of the fire.
nay-racks, for feeding animals, are best when
placed in a vertical position, instead of inclining
outwards, as in the former case : there is less lia
bility of the hay being wasted, the heads of the
animals will not become filled with hay-seed, and
their breath will not ascend, and render the hay
offensive.
To keep up a window sash at any desired
height, bore a few holes into each side of the sash
or of the window-frame, and insert in them com'
mon bottle corks, allowing them to project about
one-fifteenth of an inch, lhe elasticity of these,
oc their pressure.will accomplish the desired object,
lo extinguish a chimney on fire, the great oh
ject is to stop the current of air upwards through
it. In some tight houses this, may be effected in
a great measure by shutting the doors and wm
dows; but best by putting out the fire-place, and
closing it with the hre-board.
Ink spots on the pages of a book may, if fresh,
be entirely removed by a solution of oxalic acid,
washing u afterwards with water. Old ink spots
may be partially removed. As oxalic acid is a
poison, it must be used carefully.
lo make an excellent durable water-prooi paste
for boots, heat a pound of tallow in a two quart
iron kettle or skillet. DUt in six ounces of finely
snavea India rubber, and continue me neai unm
it is thoroughly dissolved. A little bees' wax ad
ded is an improvement. Old over-shoes may be
used for the India rubber. Boots thoroughly
greased with this composition, will completely pro
tect the feet from moisture, though exposed a
whole day to melting snow.
To close cracks in stoves, through which fire
or smoke penetrates, apply, while the stove is hot
or cold a mixture of common salt and fresh wood
ashes, made Into a paste with water. J. J. T
i it.. . . - . i i
Magnificent Vault, The vault of the Scher
ematoff family is an object of curiosity. It is as
large as a ball room, and is warmed by stoves. No
damp can approach the remains, enshrined in the
beautiful tombs of ormulu ; and though more than
100 years old, and their tenants crumbled to dust,
they still remain unimpaired, as when built.
Letters have been receive! in New York from Laguka,
confirming the news of the declaration of war on the put
of- Mexico against France.
The United Stales Branch Mint established in the Geor
gia Gold region, has received gold bullion amounting in
value to $140,000 since February last.
In answer to an irtquirv of a correspondent of" the Phil-
edelphia Times, who sought to know how many bones
were in the body of a man. and how many nerves, thai
journal replies There are 240 bones, 400 muscles and
tendonsj, 100 nerves, 100 cartilages and ligaments, and
9 kinds of articulation or joining!, in the machanhtal
structure of the human body.
THE
COMMOIV SCHOOL JOURNAL..
PROSPECTUS.
THE subscribers propose to publish a Paper, to be de
voted to the cause of education. It will be called-i
The Common School Journal.
The Editorial Department will be under the care of the -Hon.
Horace Mann, Secretary of the Board of Education..
It will be published semi-monthly, in an octavo form,,
of sixteen pages each. Twenty four numbers will be is
sued each year, making an annual volumn of 394 pages.
The subscription price will be One Dollar ayear..
The great object of the wojk will be the improvement
of Common Schools, and other means of Popular Educa
tion. It is also intended to make it a depository of th
Laws of the Commonwealth in relation to Schools, and of
the Reports, Proceedings, &c, of the Massachusetts
Board of Education. As the documents of that Board will:
have a general interest, they ought to be widely diffused,,
and permanently preserved.
The Paper will explain, and as far as possible, enforce
upon all parents, guardians, teachers, and school officers,,
their respective duties towards the rising generation. It
will also address to children and youth all intelligible na
tives to obey the laws of physical health, to cultivate
"good behavior," to strengthen the intellectual faculties,
and enrich them with knowledge; and to edvance moral
and religious sentiments into ascendency and control over
animal and selfish propensities.
The Paper will be kept entirely aloof from partizanship
in politics, and commendiug to practice, only the great
and fundamental truths of civil and soc'al obligation, of
moral and religious duty. It will not be so much the ob
ject of the work to discover, as to diffuse knowledge. Ia
this age and country, the difficulty is not so much that but
few things on the subject of education are known, as it is
that but few persons know them. Many parents and teach
ers not at all deficient in good sense and abounding in
good feeling and good purposes, fail only from want of in
formation how to expand and cherish the infantile and ju
venile mind, and hence they ruin children through love
unguided by wisdom. It should therefore be the first ef
fort of all friends of education to make that which is now
known to any, as far as possible, known to all. The pro
posed Paper is designed to be the instrument of accom
plishing such an object.
It is hoped that such a subscription list will be obtained
as to authorize a commencement of the Paper during the
current year.
Terms One Dollar per annum, payable in advance;
or, six copies for five dollars. Friends of education! are
requested to procure subscribers, and forward their lists
to the publishers. Ml letters must be post paid.
MARSH, CAPEN & LYON.
4 133 Washington Street, Boston.
For the Deaf and Dumb, and Blind.
Commissioners' Notice.
THE undersigned, appointed by the Legislature of Ver
mont to superintend all matters and things relating to
the care and education of the Deaf and Dumb, and Blind,
of this State, hereby give notice, that they will hold a meet
ing at Chase's colTee-Houee, in Brattleboro', on the 7th
of February, 1839 at 10 o'clock, A. M. for the purpose' of
acting on applications in behalf of the unfortunate youth,
above denominated, who may need the benificence of the
State for their relief.
CHARLES HOPKINS, Commissioners
JOHN DEWEY, of the Deaf &
ALBERT G. WHITTEMORE, ) Dumb & Blind.
Windsor, Jan. 1st 1839.
POT-ASH KETTLES,
F superior quality, and extra sized Caldrons, suit
able to set in Arches, for sale by the Brandon Iron
Co., at the Foundry, and by their Agent, Zenas Wood,
at Montpelier. Also, CORN SHELLERS IMPROVED
PLOUGHS; CULTIVATOR TEETH, and a general va
riety of STOVES. Including the Improved "Conant Pa
tent, which is believed to be superior to any of the mod
em stoves with small fire arches.
Sheet Iron, elevated ovens will be furnished both at
Brandon and Montpelier for the Conant Patent, Rotary,
& Vermontlook, which, with the Cast Iron Oven attached
to each of these Stoves, renders them the most desirable
Cooking Stoves now in the market.
The cost of the corn shelter will be saved in labor by
ordinary farmers in two seasons, besides the saving of room
they afford in getting out corn.
JOHN A. CONANT, Agent.
Brandon, Jan. 1839. 3 tf
HAVING procured from Boston new and elegant fount
of the most FASHIONABLE TYPE, are prepared to
prosecute the above business, in all its branches : and have
no hesitation in saying that all work entrusted to them will
be executed in a style not inferior to that of any oth
er establishment in Vermont.
Cp Office, one door West from the Post-Office State st.
Montpelier, January 5th, 1839.
TEMPERANCE HOUSE,
THREE DOORS WEST OF THE POST-OFFICE, BY
A. CARTER.
Jan. 5, 1839. I:tf.
. Notice.
THOSE indebted to J. E. BADGER, by note or account,
of over six months standing, are requested to call and
adjust the same immediately. J. E. BADGER.
Jan. 3, 1S39. 1 tf
HAT, CAP AND FUR STORE,
STATE St., MONTPELIER, Vt,
JOHN E. BADGER,
Dealer in
HATS, CAPS, STOCKS, FUKS, SUSPENDERS,
Gloves, Hosiery, &c. &c, would return his sincere
thanks to the citizens of Montpelier and vicinity for their
liberal patronage, and solicits a continuance of the same.
N. B. Merchants supplied with Hats of all kinds at eity
wholesale prices.
January 5, 1839. l:tf
Boarding House
A FEW gentleman boarders con be accommodated with
board, with single rooms if desired, on reasonable
terms. A. CARTER.
Montpelier Village, Jan. 5, 1839. l:tf.
NTI-SLAVERY ALMANACS FOR 1839, For sale at
L. this office.
Wanted
IN payment for The Voice of Freedom, by the subscri
bers, a lot of good dry Wood, also, for accomodation of
town subscribers, they will take all articles of produce, us
ually consumed in a boarding house,
ALLEN & POLAND.
Wanted!
1affcffeaf& BUSHELS OF OATS, by
jVW WM. T.BURNHAM
Montpelier, Jan. 5, 1839. l:t(.