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T II IS VOICE OP F B E E D O M
THE VOICE OP FREEDOM.
MONTPELIER, 8ATLTRDAY, OCTOBER 2fi, IS39.
The Amistail Captives.
It being admitted that tha African Captives wore brough'
from Africa to Cuba by a slaver, that they were there pur
chased and put on board the Amistad, and that they rose
in self defence, killed the ca plain and took possession
of the vessel ; we say they had a perfect right so to do;
a right justified by the practice and law of nations. Sup
posing an Algerine Corsair should dash upon an English
vessel, board and take her, put officers and a crew on board
of her, and order her to Algiers, does not every man feel,
that the English would have a perfect right to rise upon
their captors, to kill all who resisted them, to take com
mand of the vessel themselves, and to turn their course
for England? Suroly they would, and their own govern
ment, and the government of every civilized nation would
justify their conduct. It is then perfectly clear, that tie
Africans had a right to rise, and . to put to death all that
ppposed them, (o.take possession of the vessel, to make
for the coast of Africa; and had they reached thoir native
country, they would have had a just claim on the vessel
and cargo, and might have sold them for their own beno
ftt. Again, suppose (he English vessel had been met with on
the high seas by a French man of war, would the French
man have had any right to have taken possession of tlie
English vessel, to liberate the Algerine prisoners, and to
liavo token the vessel into a French port ? Most certainly
not. And had the French so done, they would have been
guilty of an act of hostility, for which the English gov
ernment would have demanded satisfaction. On the same
principles, and for the same reasons, an American armed
vessel had no right to take possession of the Amistad, to
liberate the Spanish prisoners, and to take the vessel by
force into an American port. The Amistad was in the
highway of nations, and had as good a right to traverse
that road as any other vessel. She had violated no law of
nations, and her commander was doing all he could to car
ry I113 vessel to his own native coast. And the act of the
American in seizing upon the Africans was an act of vio
lence, a breach of public law, an unjust interference be
tween two contending powers. For we may fairly consul
r the pirates who commenced the attack on the Africans
and brought them to Cuba, and their accomplices, who
knowingly purchased their prisoners and were aiding and
abeting them in conducting these Africans to a state of
hopeless bondage as one hostile power, and Jingua and his
companions as the other. The Africans by a manly effort
had obtained over their enemies a decided advantage, and
had thein wholly in their power; but from compassion, or
humanity, did not destroy those, who submitted. They
held those prisoners, whose prisoners they had been, and
gave tbera an opportunity by their superior knowledge to
regain their lost liberty, and to recover their vessol
While tho conflict was maintained with doubtful result,
a neutral power steps in, by violence decides it in favor of
the aggressor. Americans take sides with Spanish pirates
and crush under their combined power the brave Africans,
who were struggling for life and liberty. Here the laws
of neutrality, of honor, and of justice were all violated at
once by an American officer, and the nation disgraced in
the view of the civilized world. What right had a neu
tral power to interfere by violence, to aid one power
against the sther? How unreasonable to assume, that the
Africans were pirates, because their Spanish prisoners ac
cused them of piracy. How mean to assist the aggressor,
and to enable him to vanquish those, who held him a cap
tive. Had the Africans been Englishmen, would an Amer
ican officer have presumed to have seized their vesssl, to
libeiate their captives, and to have put them in irons: and
had they have done it, what would the British govern'
ment have done? Now the rights of the Africans were the
same, as the rights of the English, or any other nation
Their government may not be able to defend them, as the
British government would their subjects. But this alters
not their rights. And it is an act of infinite meanness to
trample on the weak, and helpless.
The American captain had no right to interfere between
the Africans and Spaniards he has no right to salvago;
but ought to be holden to make good all damages. Hi
wasguilly of an unprovoked attack upon strangers, of a
wanton violation of their rights, of a flagrant violation of
the law of nations and of the rights of hospitality ; and he
ought to be reprimanded by his own government, and
should be required to make good all damages to the Afri
cans. Let even handed justice be measured out to the
weak as well as to the strong, to the uncivilized man, as
well as to the civilized. Let the attack on the Amistad and
her crew be viewed and treated, as an attack on an English
vessel and her crew in the same situation, and the Ameri
can captain would find the question of salvage soon settled,
and he would find himself in a situation not to be en
vied.
Here a serious question arises; what right had our courts
to hold these Africans as prisoners, or to sustain any ac-
tion against them? If they had done no wrong, why treat
ihem as criminals? If the captain had no right to take
possession of their vessel, how could the civil authorities
receive the vessel and crew from him, unless they were
willing to justify his act, and to violate all the claims of
honor, justice, and law? Lotus suppose, that these Afri
cans had been English-men seized by one of our naval offi
cers, and brought before our courts under the same circum
stances, and what would they have done? Would they
have held them as prisoners, and assumed jurisdiction over
tbem? Certainly not; they would at once have condemn
ed tho officer, set the prisoners free, and delivered up the
vessel and cargo, and eve n the Spaniards to those, who
claimed them as prisoners.. The act of seizing and bring
ing into port a foreign vessel was an act of violence, an act
of wrong doing, and our courts would not have sustained
it, they would not have been drawn in, to sanction the
wrong doing. And what they ought to have done, had
the Amistad been an English vessel with an English crew,
they ought now to do. For rights and justice belong to
Africans as well as to Europeans. Wo are then constrain
ed to say, that the Africans were in no respect amenable
to our courts, that they bad no right to hold them as prison
ers, to seize their properly, or to put their lives or liberties,
in jeopardy. They should at once have extended the arm
of justice, have rescued the innocent from the hand of op
pression, and required tha. American captain to restore ves
sel, Africans, and Spaniards to the same situation and state,
in which thev were, when he interfered. And this is the
only course, which as a neutral power we have any right to
take. Restore the contending parties to the $tatu quo.
And thon our government, as a friendly power, may in
terfere as a mediator, and offor to restore tho Africans to
tli eir homes and to take their prizo with them, provided
they wiil pi"3 up the Spanir ds, to bo delivered over to be
tried by their own government.. And if the Spaniards tie
not satislied with the condition, leave them with Jinqua,
who may reloasc thorn, or detain them prisoners, as he plea
ses. Should our government refuse all friendly interfer
ence, thon the friends of humanity might offer their servi
ces, and by persuasion endouvor to compromise the dispute
on the principles of humanity and justice. How much
more honorable would tl-s be to the nation, than for our
courts and government to join with Spanish piretes, and in
violation of all law and justice, and humanity, deliver the
innocent into the hands of the guilty, those, who had nobly
contended for liberty, into the hands of pirates? Should
such u shameful result be realized, might not the world
justly say, that in this land of liberty iniquity was establish
ed by law, and that our Courts of Justice were ready to
countenance the vilest oppresaion, and to become accessory
to the blackest acts of Piracy?
wnyHiars, evil beasts, slow bellies, wherefore re- of Christ, trying to bring forward thai state of
bvh: Ibcm sharply, that they may bo sound in the tilings, which mu.-d exist, wb -n the kingdoms of
faith." "These tilings sneak, and exhort, and M-his world become the kingdom of our Lord and
relulre with all authority." "And have no fellow- f Christ, Pso slave-laws when Christ shall
hip with the unfruitful work? of darkness, but reign. Well reign he will. And nil his friends
rather reprove them." Such were the injunctions will rejoice in the equity, purity, and glory of his
Consul Tkist. We rejoice to perceive that
the President of the United Stales has, at length,
directed the return of this notorious personage,
who has figured at Havana for the last year or so
as a sort of general agent for .drive traders. This
tardy movement towards wiping off our national
disgrace, has no doubt been in a good measure in
duced by the burning rebukes of the English press,
which have been poured out upon us without stint
for a loiiEf time.
of the apostle, and he exemplified his precepts by
his example. He did not preach one thing, and
do another. "When Peter vyns come to Anteoch
T I ....1-L-. . l . r. .i t i' i
t wuusioou mm to uie lace, sunn i aut, uecaiise
reign. And aiiolitionism will be. inscribed on his
broad Banner as it flpatjs upon the wind, and
spread from pole to pole. In view of such a glo
rious result, who can be fainthearted? who will
he was to be blamed." Gal. 2, 11. And when L"01 enlist, and come-up to the help of tho Lord
it was reported to him, that certain evils had Usailisl 'he mighty?.
sprung up in the church at Corinth, he wrote to
them ouceand-' again affectionately, yet faithfully,1
warning, reproving, and exhorting them. And
he says to them, and also to other churches
"Wherefore, I be?eoch you, be ye followers of me
1st Cor. 4, 16. Did the late Vermont Conven
lion, when tliey relusetl to address a letter to tnc
souttierii ciiuivlies, obey trie apostle s command, or
follow his example? If they did neither, how
they show 'their allegiance to Christ? How
Har.'.wick, Vt., Oct. 3,
KIAH DAYLEY.
1S39.
Newell Ordvvay, charged with theft, was ex
amincd before Justice Ware on Thursday, and
bound up to the coiin'y court in the snug sum of
1000. Ordivay was recently from Orange co
The way of transgressors is hard.
We were unable to attend the state colonization
meeting, in consequence of other calls. For all
the tidings we have of the proceedings we are in
debtcd to Madam Rumor. The attendaace. as
usual, was small. Elliot Cresson, was the chief
speaker. The Treasurer's report, we understand
was not read. Ominous.
Mr. Cresson lectured on Sunday and Monday
evenings, at the Brick Church. He is represented
by colonizalionists themselves as having been quite
flat, vulgar, and denunciatory. At the close of
his performance on Monday night, the thanks of
the meeting were moved, by Mr. W. K. Upham
and his auditors expressed their admiration by
rising vote. What next ?
o. 5.
For the Voice of Freedom
Congregational Convention.
Mr. Editor: I fear the patience of your rea
ders will be exhausted, but I have more to say on
God's behalf, and hope my remarks will not be in
vain, though they may. seem severe. "Let the
righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and
let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil
which shall not break my head." Psalm 141, 5,
I now offer another reason to show why the
Convention of Congregational ministers should
have sent to their brethren at the South a letter
of admonition, on the crying sin of slavery; they
were bound to do this by their allegiance to Je
sus Christ, the great head of the church and the
only king of Zion.
"If ye love me, saith our Lord, keep my com
manametus. cjt. jonn i-k, id. "ie are my
friends, if ye. do whatsoever I command you.
John 15, 14. "And why call ye me Lord, Lord
and do not the things which I say." Luke 6, 46
From these texts it is clear, that obedience to the
commands of Christ is the only proper test of
love and cordial allegiance. And it is palpably
absurd for any to call him Lord, who do not obey
his commands.
Had the Convention excused, or justified slave
ry, they might have escaped their present posi
tion, hut this they did not attempt to do. They
admitted, that it was a sin, a curse to the country,
and that their brethren were verily guilty in this
matter. What then did Christ require them to
do? "Take heed to yourselves ; if thy brother
trespass against thee rebuke him; and if he re
pent forgive him." Luke 17, 3 see also Mat
thew 18, 15. Now I am willing, that even infi
dels should decide, whether the Convention in
refusing to admonish our southern brethren obey
ed, or disobeyed their Lord's command.
But we have not only the command, but also
the example of our Lord to point out our duty
When the churches of Asia fell into divers sin
ful practices, Christ directed his servant John to
write to them in his name, reproving, warning
exhorting, and even threatening them. Had the
venerable Convention never seen these letters, or
did they not think the example of their Lord wor
thy of imitation? I am almost ready to transcribe
one of these epistles, as possibly some future Con
vention may recollect, that such epistles are on re
cord ; but an extract or two may suffice. "I know
thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest,
and art dead. . Be watchful, and strengthen, the
things that remain, that are ready to die: for I
have not found thy works perfect before God.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the churches. bee Kev. ad and 3d
chapters.
An apostle once said to the brethren of a
church, "I also am persuaded of you, my breth
ren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with
all knowledge, able also to admonish one anoth
er." Rom. 15, 14. And as Christians were
then able to admonish, reprove, and rebuke one
nnother, so they were required to do it. "Them
that sin rebuke befoio all, that others also may
fear." 1st Tim. 5, 20. "The Cretians are al-
Kcsolu tions
Adopted at the meeting of the Vermont Anti
Slavery Society, holden at Montpelier on the 17th,
18th and 521st October, 1SS9.
hesolved, 1 hut shivery, as created, upheld and
protected by American legislation, is at war with
the law of God and th..- best interests of mankind.
Resolved, That those whoexsuse tho sin of the
slaveholder, or refuse to bear their earnest testi
mony against it, participate to a learlul extent in
his guilt.
Resolved, That the moral sensibility of the com
munity can in no way morj significantly express
itself, than through the ballot box, and that the
freeman's franchise right imposes upon him most
weighty responsibilities.
Resolved, That in. the Minister of the Gospel
the slave has an advocate, set apart by the nature
of his office and the authority of his Master, to
the great work of emancipation.
Resolved, That in the great principle of hu
man equality, we have the root and germ of eve
rything republican in our political constitutions.
lesolveu, 1 hat mstice, expediency, and expe-
the conduct of the late Convention. Truth is al- rience, unitedly proclaim that the change from
ways high groundsThe acts of the Convention slavery '" freedom cannot be too sudden, since
n.C t ,'I ! i i- .i j-i the first step in raising the slave from his degra-
were public. 1 verily be teve thev did wrono-. i .- i H i .i ? c i- l-
, , ' ' da ton, shou d be that of making him a proper
Ana 1 icel constrainedto rebuke them. 1 know subject of law, by putting him in possession of
there are men, that hate him that reproveth ; but' himself.
it is written "rebuke a wise man, and he will love Resolyed, That whatever profession a man
. i ,, t l -. t i ' , , , may make, and whatever kind feeling he may
thee. In chanty I ought to hope, that those exlibit in the B,aveV( behalf, lje cannot efTectually
members of the Convention, whoseconduct I dis- subserve his cause whilst he yields his support to
approve, are wise men, and that they will suffer a candidates for legislative and high executive sla-
word of rebuke, and become wiser; but should t,orls wl', are 111 lavor of laws tll!lt cruat0 i,nd
any of them scorn, they alone shall bear it. ' negolVed. That the doctrine recentlv advocated
I am almost threescore and ten years old, have in the Senate of the United States, viz. that that
long stood upon the walls of Zion, and expect is property which the law makes such, is alike
soon to put off my earthly tabernacle. I believe abhor,'e,,n 'o Republicanism and Christianity.
. - i liesolved, lhat anion:? the various measures
there is much wrong in the church arid among made use of, to enlist public sentiment in the anti
ministers respecting the land defiling and God pro- slavery cause, we regard the circulation cf anti
vokinj? sin of slavery. And I believe, that the slavery books and the formation of anti-slavery
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nuraries, as uie most eiucieni mat can ue caueu
id
they let their light shine before others? And how
did they manifest their love to their erring oreth-
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rent u wrs once saiu ; "lor all seek their own,
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am uie inmgs, iv men are Jesus jurists. Alas:
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is mis sun uie case.' l nave now given such rea
sons, as to me appear conclusive against the
course taken by the Convention. And in the lan
guage ot tho apostle 1 would say, "1 write- not
these things to shame you ; but as my beloved
sons, I warn you."
Some may think I have assumed too much
have laken-high ground in undertaking to censure
movements of the Convention proceeded from a
wrong spirit, were in direct violation of the posi
tive commands of God, and were calculated to
strengthen the hands of evil doers. A necessity
into requisition
Resolved, lhat it is the duty of abolitionists
throughout this stale, to see that every man and
woman therein shall have an oppertunity to place
.11., it, . UlUll C-iiillilUJ 1 U5 UN il IlK.lllUriill IU VUlli: ICIS, IJL.l
IS then laid unnn me. nnrl I nm riniinrl in renrmu . . , ....... . '
, , - """"" tioninrr that hndv to nbo is l s averv and the s ave
mem lor uieir wrong comg ny me same solemn trade in the District and Territories.
considerations, by which I have pressed upon Ixesolved, 1 hat we reiterate our emphatic tes
thorn thoir dntv tr rf-hnL-P t, sn,nUrn ,i,u. timony against the scheme of African Coloniza
. 1 X , , x . uuii, uo ui wui wim ui ii-;tua unu l ll l irsia
nnu i can oner no otner apology, l must obey Uqq 000 of
Resolved, That the friends of abolition see in
ut quarters, trie most cheering indications ol the
extention ot their principles, and that their con
viction of the entire success of their enterprise, in
creases with every day's experience.
Resolved that the missionary enterprise for the
conversion of the world was laid out by the bless
ed Saviour, and that any deviation Irom the course
of going into the world and preaching the go
pel to every creature has hitherto proved a fail
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God rather than man. And if I am reproached
for well doing, I shall remenber, that it is better to
suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
I extract a few remarks from the excellent Dr.
Norton see Zions Watchman No. 151. "Those
to whom I try to preach (in the slave states) think
that you (Christians who dirTer'from the abolition
ists) countenance them, that you have never (by-
letter or any oilier way) called to them, and that ure.
you have never affectionately entreated them to Resolved, That the enlire abolition of slavery
, , . rp, , , , , . , in the United states, is the only sate miararitue
lu'" "a"'1 W'""' Kcie which ap- , . abflllconniGr, both o lhe -,.:,. nj
pears to me most insurmountable is when they domestic slave trade.
(slaveholders) believe, that thev have vour caunte- Resolved, That the Constitution of the United
- . " o c m ... :.. .l. r
lenance. O, dear friends, dear brothers and sis- ouues IUIIV warrants us m uie plenum in pe
. -r j . i r i t i . . Unions to Congress lor the abolition ot slavery in
in the Lord, the favor lhat I have to ask is the n- . - . n.Anhl and the territories, and
that you will try and tell them that slavery has the prohibition of the foreign and domestic slave
not vour countenance." Had the Convention sent trade.
tVinlr lnttor nf i-onrnnfflo In rlnlir Knnrt1 ikm- n-nnl.l
- ,.' - -Elliot Cresson. The editor of the Pittsburgh Christ-
uive lumiiueu v,.u. uie leiiuebi O! mis gooa man, iall Witness, in a letter written at North East. Pennsvlva-
and they might have been the honoured lnslril- nia, gives the following facts respecting Elliot Cresson's
inetltS of converting souls from the error of their career in England, derived, it will be perceived from an
wnv. Whv did tlipv not rnnm m-i tn ttioii- A m ? authentic source.
..,. j -J, ...V... .
Shall I give the answer in the words of a south
erner, and a methouist. Having stated, that from
lis own observation there were but two parties on I
' Rev. Mr. West of this place Was formerly a preacher
in Edinburgh, and was the first man who introduced that
quasi quaker and pseudo-philanthropist, Elliot Cresson,
to the good people of that city. With British philanthro
pists generally he then supposed that the Colonization
the subject of slavery in their church at the north; scheme which Cresson advocated originated in motives of
benevolence and was intended to destroy slavery. Bv his
mendacious pretensions, Cresson succeeded in collecting
about one hundred guineas in the city of Edinburgh, pre
vious to Mr. Garrison's arrival in England. Mr. West
gave me a most graphic description of the effect upon the
British public of Mr. Garrison s exposure of Mr. Cresson s
medacity, and the iniquitous scheme he was attempting to
fniat unnn the nhilsinthrnnis's of that land. It was like
motive or Other flinching from the practice, which the uncapping of Etna among them, said Mr. West, and
that theory would legitimately call forth." And H.ough Cresson labored hard to produce the conviction that
' Mr. Garrison was unworthy oi any confidence, a man
in answering the question, what is that fliolioe, he without character or influence at home, yet two weeks had
says, "the grand secret is selfishness. I only ,me b? be,ore .VT,80" , :T
, J J and was soon compelled to abandon altogether the country
ask, whether this be the grand secret in Other whose philanthiopy lie had attempted to cheat, leaving be-
he says they are, 1st Abolitionists: or those whose
theory is erroneous, but who at least merit the
praise of consistency for their attempts to carry
out that theory into practice. 2d. The Anti-Ab
olitionists: holding the same theory, but from some
churches also ?
Of those membeis of the Convention, who ap'
pearcd to have no interest in the important solemn
question of duly to the south, I should think, we
might ask the question ; "how long halt ye be
tween two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow
him ; but if Baal, (or slavery) be God follow hjm."
To those of my brethren, who were disposed
wholly to follow the Lord, and to obey his com
mands, I would say. "Let us not be weary in
well doing: for in due time we shall reap if we JJ FURS &C. &C.
in ml nrvt " A I rtvn o m i m ncn Ihnf n ra unlh no I ' '
IU1IIV V lllI WJVkJl,) l 1 III. U1U IV IIU' wo
than those that are ajrainst us. God
hind him a name as infamous for dishonesty as any recor
ded on the Newgate calender. Yet this same man is now
traversing New England, avolunteor friend to the mission
ary enterprise, and is again at Ins oiu iricKS oi ouiaimug
money under false pretences ! tsetter men man ne na.ve
lingered out their davs in a penitentiary, or expiated then
nir.nrns in the nillorv. How lona the moral sense ol the
community will suffer his gross impositions, I cannot tell
but when such men are countenanced in their impositions,
it mav very naturally be inferred that honesty is at n dis
count, or that credulity has usurped tho throne of com
mon sense. I have met with many honest colonizalionists
in my day, but I never suspected that Elliot Cresson w as
one.
II. II. IS, IKK II,
(Slate street, opposite the Bank)
TSTTAS received from New-York his Fall and Winter
JeOl stock of Broad Cloths, Cassimeres and Vesting.
Blk., blue, & invisible green broad cloths; black, blue, drab,
and Queen's own cassimeje ; blue and drab Beaver cloth
for surtout and- frock coats ; black silk velvets, fig'd and
plain velvets, and woollen velvet vestings ; light and dark ,
black, fig'd and plain satin vestiugs ; black fig'd sjtin
coat bottons ; black cord for coat trimmings ; worsted co.it
binding, black and drab ; blac'i silk and woostcd sire;? :
black satin stocks, bomb:i?,ine do. ; inch meisure J drilled
eyed needles, shirt bosoms, colars, suspenders, pantaloon
straps; &c. &c.
Garments inado up at short notice, in the latest New
York style. C'utlinj done for others to make at short no
tice. 40:tf
Sept., 23th,. 1S30.
AGENTS WANTED.
TWO or three young men, acquainted with the busi
ness, are wanted at this office, to procrue subscribers
for the Voice, &c. &c. Good encouragement will be given.
A. ALLEN.
October Dth, 1839..
FALL & WINTER GOODS;
J BALDWIN & SCOTT, have received a large supply
Ji of GOODS, suited to the present and approaching
seasons, and oiler them for sale on the moat favorable
terms. Their friends and tho public generally are invited
to call and examine their goods and prices.
Montpelier, Sept. 26, 1839. 39:tf
FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
JEWETT, HOWES & CO. are now opening a large,
assortment of GOODS, adapted to the season.
Sept. 27, 1839. 39:3wis
is ut not
FEW pieces of choice Bonnet Ribbons may be found-
Xtt. at JEWETT, UOYVta & CO.'B
Sept. 27. 39:3wis
is on our
UST received at tho lint and Fur Store of Badges
Partridge, ennosito tho Villaire Uotol on State
side Ilia Word, his spirit and his Providence are Street; a new and splendid assortment of hats of various
I . .. 11 I Tl U 1 c.i M...: ..I
for us. Tho Christian world, the emancipated
ides of the sea, are all lifting up their voice in
favor of our cause. The millenial day is ap
proaching tho grand Jubilee, when slavery shall
be driven from the church and from the world.
Are wo not then preparing the way for tho reign
descriptions viz. Brush, Plain, Mole Skin, Nutria and Com
mon Naps, also Otter, Nutria, Seal and t-loi.li Caps ol tnr
most approved fashions, Fur, Seal, Nutria and Russia Dog
Collars; Buffalo Robes, Boas, MulTs and Necktius, Sloes,
Dickevs, Bosoms, Ruffle &PInin ; huspenders," iloves, l-m-
brellas, Capvisers, Pantaloon Straps, &c, ftc. Ladies md
Gentlemen please give us a call ?
' . ......... . nitimninrr
Oct. 25th, 1939. . 43:tf
Attention Artillery Companies
R. R.- RIKER,
(State sreot, opposite the Bank,)
fAS this day received from NEW-YORK, Scarlet.
Broad Cloth, for .Military Companies' Uniforms, Ar
tillery Buttons, Yellow Wings for Sargeimts, Red Cock
feathers, Red Pompoms, Red 12 inch Vulture Plumes,
Yellow Lace, Yellow Epauletts, Red Sanlieas &c. for sale
cheap for cash.
oO doz. Infantry Hut Plates, W hite Cockfcathers, VI hit
Wines for Hargeants, 12 inch White Vulture Plumes,
Swords and Belts, Flat Eagle Buttons, Laces, Epsuletts,
&c. for sal cheap for cash.
Montpelier, June 10, 1830 84:tf
TS'a? ERINOS, cheaper than ever, rnav bo found t
XVJL - JEWETT, HOWES & CO'S.
8ept. 27..
3D:8wi
' BY WILLIAM C. BOARDMAN,
Sr. Johnsd'JH i- Plain,
l$4
(Ki ADDLEItY, Hard Ware, NWs Oil, Patent Leather
3 &c. for sale by CUTLER & JOHNSGN.
Montpeler, April 27th, 1S3.
BHUTA3Y mm
ft!?
TTUST received f-om New Yor't,.bv H. it.- KlKEK,
P Slite street, opposite the Hank, a laige p.8ortin ut of
M1LITAKY GOODS, suitahle for the present regulation,
of the Militia of this State. Tera;s Crt.'i.
May fith, 1839. if