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T. If K V O I CM OF FREEDOM.
resided the Inst three years previous to rr.y enter
ing '.ho ministry, and where I have a sister still
living, Saturday, the 29th clay of June last. As
would bo natural, we were both anxious to attend
meeting the next day, with rr.y sister in our for
incr and her present place of worship. White
lliver Village, and hear our former minister, the
Rev. Professor Hudduck, preach. On reaching
the house, however, I found the congregation
principally assembled, but no minister.. Soon nf
tcr I had 'taken ray seat, several members of the
Church cameand urged, me to preach, suggesting,
ns I believe, that Profs. Ilndduck had prol-nhly
exchanged with you, and something had detained
you. 1 declined, and alter waiting some minuio,
longer, you came in, and went into the pulpit.
Soon after, one of the gentlemen, that had previ
ously urged me to preach, went up and conversed
yvith yon. You then came down and asked me
to preach. I declined absolutely for the forenoon,
and left it uncertain for the afternoon. I did,
however, preach in the afternoon, without more
being said to mo. At the close of tho c.en ico
there was very little conversation between us as I
recollect, further than you .mentioned Mr. as
being under discipline in yourChnreh and inquir
ed whether I could not cotne, out & help adjust it.
But, still, as you mentioned nothing particular in
the case, under my circumstances, I did not feel
myself called upon at all to turn aside from my
journey i or from visiting my friends even, to aid
a minister and Church in settling a common case
of discipline. Probably, however, if you had
told me us much akmt lbs rase as I have learned
since, I might have felt it my duly lo have delayed
my journey even, and gone and done what J
could to have saved that brother and his family to
the Church, and I should have done it cheerfully
and with confidence of success. And further, you
would have been saved a great deal of anxiety and
labor, and I do not know, but expense too, of writing
and publishing to prevent the ruin prospectively
inflicted upon the Churches by my subsequent
indiscretions, and want of ministerial courtesy to
yourself. But I do not take to myself any blame
for not going. And I shall leave it Tor others to
judge, after hearing the whole case, whether I
ought to give you much credit for inviting trie to
preach in another's pulpit, when urged lo it by a
member of that church, and especially, whether
from the circumstances above detailed merely, 1
was 'leund to understand,' that yon would be glad
to have my assistance on the following Sabbath
i;i your own pulpit, without any invitation from
you, or even a call from you, although you admit
that you knew that I was unexpectedly detained
by the sickness of my wife. If I had thought so,
I might, possibly, have spent the Sabbat li with
von. But so far as I roccollect my feelings in
relation to the matter, they were as follows : 1.
I was somewhat curious to hear my former min
ister, Rev. Prof. Iladdtick, and commune with
the church of which I am still a member. 2.
Before reaching Hartford I had heard of your
position in relation to atui-lsavery men, princi
ples and measures;' that you had commenced
catechising them, preparatory to calling them
to an account before the bar of the public. And
supposed, of course, you would not wb-h to ask
such an anti-slavery man, as myself, to preach
for you, and if you did not, I did not wish to
crowd myself upon you. 3. The state of my
health was such, I did not wish to preach at all,
and certainly not more than once on the Sabbath ;
nnd as I had already engaged to preach, on the
subject of slavery, in your pulpit at 5 o'clock,
and as I understood without any objection from
you, I had heard you and had not Mr. Hadduck,
I went to hear him and commune with my own
beloved church, and then went, as soon as I could,
calling only-to take tea on the way, to your
meeting house, and did not arrive but just in sea
eon to commence the services. And I went as an
ambassador of Christ lo guilty men. I felt no un
kind feeling towards any one. I had no sinister
end to answer. I wi.shed, and endeavored to
show Christians their duty, from the bible, to the
oppressed. With what success I labored, it is for
others to determine, and when the services closed,
it was so late I had but just time to reach my
home for the night, and as you was not there, I
failed to see you.
But in your preamble you have still another
charge against me. " I soon learned that he had
been in the village, and had not called upon mc;
and besides, that an appointment for him on the
following Sabbath, at 5 o'clock, in the house where
I preached, was already determined upon, and
that his purpose was, to preach a sermon on sla
very." Now, sir, with one addition to the last para
graph, viz. provided you made no oljection on
being consulted, the above is literally true. And
yet I deny its truth as you have put it forth or as
you would have it understood. Why should you
introduce this fact except with the design to im
pugn my conduct? ' And has it come to this,
that one minister cannot pass through, or call, in
a village or town, where another minister resides
and not call upon him. without rendering himself
liable to a charge ef improper and unmmistenal
and criminal conduct, and that too in the public
prints ? Shame where is thy blush ! I acknowl
edge, that, during the week I was unexpectedly
detained in Hartford by the sickness of Mrs. Leav
ilt, I did go to your village and did not call upon
you. I should like to have done it, but under
the circumstances, I have yet to learn that there
was guilt on my part, or any want of ministerial
courtesy. And I hope, dear sir, that you will
learn, that the maxim, " bear and then judge" is
a very good one to follow. The circumstances
were these; I heard that my father, in the trans
action of some business before he left Hartford,
had inadvertantly made himself liable, where it
was not the intention of cither party 'ie that should
be. I went lo rectify.it called at the house of
the other party, and he was gone to your village.
I went 'hero, and found him, but, as the matter,
was not then under his control, I failed of my ob-j
jec. uurmg uie process, l lound two young
friends, then lately come to your Village, who
were members of my former Church. I was
glad to sec thrtn, nnd without once thinking I
was in the diocese of another minister, and perad
venture trespassing upon bis rights, I rpetil an
hour, I should think, in faithful religious conversa
tion and prayer. I urged them to steadfastness in
their Christian course, ond In. J shs piTsumr.ti.m,
not only, to tell them that they ought to pray ia
their family, but get letters and join your rhuivh.
And when I hud got through, tny time was so fur
spent, ITelt the necessity of returning to my sister,
who was about five miles distant, not dreaming
what your fruitful imagination would conjure up
out of this simple affair.
But again : in the last paragraph of the above
quotation you charge me with;; oposing to preach
a sermon on slavery in your meeting house, al
though it was a secret plot, got up, of which you
was ignorant, and irrespective of you. And this
charge stands in intimate and close connection
with the other, of my aforesaid criminal visit to
your village, as though one was merely to per
fect and carr; out ihc other. Now, sir, 1st. As to
the facts. I did agree with George Udall, Lsq.
on a second or third invitation, to preach on the
subject of slaver", in your meeting house on the
Sabbath, at 5 o'clock, provided you had no oljec
tion, on his ?)icntio?ii)ig it. to yon, and not other
wise. He afterwards informed ine that he had
mentioned it to you or conversed with you about
it, and you made no objections. I did not in
quire of hiin the particular manner in which he
presented it to your mind, nor did I know any
thing definite r:bout it till I received his letter,
herewith forwarder for publication. I had no
anxiety to preach on that subject. But. nfter de
clining the first invitation lo preach, I did feel,
that possibly, from my knowledge of your people,
I might present that subject with less exception to
the fastidious, than some others would, who were
less acquainted. I may have misjudged pos
sibly I did. But I wish you distinctly to under
stand that I consider every part nnd parcel of
this affair, so far as I am concerned, and I am the
only one on trial, to have been perfectly courte
ous and gentlemanly, open and ministerial ; and
farther, that I have no more hesitation to preach on
that subject on the Sabbath, than on any other sin,
against which the whole artillery of Gcd's word is
o plainly directed. But 2d. As to the principle.
And here I am equally frank lo confess, that I do
not suppose that any congregational minister has,
or desires to have any legal control of the meet
ing house in which he preaches, and much less
the exclusive control of it, so that when it is occu
pied contrary lo his wishes, he feels himself in
sulted, unless, indeed, sir, you may be an excep
tion. Nor do I suppose there are many, if any,
ministers of the Lord Jesus Christ, who pretend
to have the exclusive control of all the minds in
their respective parishes, so as to settle beforehand
what and who, when and where, they shall hear,
or make a hidious howling about it. But should
there be any so silly, or conceited, I pity them, for:
I am satisfied, from the very nature ol the case,
that every manifestation of this spirit would only
serve to concentrate upon themselves the contempt
of all people of common sense. A minister has
his rights as well as other men, &they are to be
equally respected with those of oilier men. And
there is little fear but what if a minister is qualifi
ed for his office, and faithfully discharges the du
ties of it, he will have influence and deservedly
so, but it will be chiefly that of an intellectual,
mural and religious kind. There is nothing,
however, in the sacredness and awful responsibil
ity of the office itself, that will or ought to
shield him from rebuke, if he attempts to encroach
upon the rights of others, or arrogates to himself
the exclusive control of matters that do not belong
to him . As a mere matter of right I suppose you
would have had no ground of complaint, if at the
request of the owners of the meeting house in
Queechce Village, or with their consent, or with
the consent of their agents, or a majority of them,
I had gone and preached without any reference to
you. It is a general principle of law that the ow
ners of property have the sole and exclusive con
trol of it. As a matter of etiquette, however, I
should always wish to have some communication
with the clergyman of the place, in person, by
letter or friends, nnd such has uniformly been my
practice, not even excepting the instance to which
you refer and of which you complain. But I de
ny that my duty is always and invariably to be
settled by the opinion of another individual, even
though he be a Clergyman, in relation to effort or
no effort in his own parish ; although I should al
ways weigh such opinion against my own, well;
and uuless it was a clear and palpable case, I
should yield to my own judgment. But 1 rec
collect nn example in your own count-. 'I was
once requested to go to certain towns to endeavor to
raise from individuals a sum sufficient to make
up an anticipated deficiency in our 'pledge for
Domestic. Missions. .1 went called upon the
minister of your prtiish and laid my subject be
fore him, and he was decided against my making
an effort but si inong other reasons I rcccollccl he
argued substantially this, that his people were
not very able and he nee ded all they could give
for his suppcrl, and consequently that what was
iiv?n to me, must bo withheld front Liu'. I phi
ed him Air bis selfishness, and his ignorance of bi
ble
wt
in li.
i;;uu utua;
and I believe I did rie.ht.
face of bis opinio;), 1
, and got what I asked.
One man most cheer
fully gave nie-tori dollars.
But you 'Fay, you "did not attend upon so un
ceremonious an appointment," as though the want
of due form in the notification, cr of due courte
sy on my pr.t, was tho reason of your absence.
But have you ever nti-Mid a lecture address or ser
mon or elnvorv ikdwer.vl ia yv;r meeting
iiwseor ;;;:i::iiI.'!)i-!;,io.l, or is it for the above rea
son, that you have, uniformly staid away ? The
letter of Air. Udall slates Hint you Dave rent!
some of the notices for such lectures yourself.
But, perhaps, they were not put into your band';
genteelly enough, some want of courtesy perhaps
the presentation was not accompanied wi.h hat
and gloves in hand, and a grnciou.? bow, with
a please your Kcverence, read tins.
Now, brother, you I. wo been very kind and
condescending to cattchi.-? others and even my
self of late, and I do not complain. I think good
will come cut of it; and lo the anti-slavery cause.
But the idea occurs to me, would it not be well
for you to pause and catechise yourself a li tic as
to one or two points, and then say, is not the rea
son vou have assigned for not comiivr to hour my
sermon on Slavery a mere pretence? Are yon
not in heart oppose- alike to the principles and
t!i3 nmsans of the an'.i-sbvjry society ? and was
not that the simple reason of your staying away ?
Example. Did noiG. Udall, Esq., at the time he
mentioned to you that I would preach orr Slavery
in your meeting house at 5 o'clock, on the Sab
bath ; if you had no objections, invito you to come
and hear the sermon, c: did you not then say you
would not ? So it seems from his letter, although
I did not know it be for?. And was not this inter
view before the Sabbath, and before you could
lime known, (even in Vour own estimate of
them,) b'c.t I should call upon yon before preach
ing, (and I should have been glad to,) and inter
change all the courtesies of life ? I make these
inquiries because I fear you do not understand
yourself when you assign such a reason for slay
ing aU'ilV- Bcr,idc:i ir I moo -vvroiJLj wu out.l lo
have known and told me, of it. But again yon
inquire the grounds of my disfranchising you of
your ministerial office, in your own parish and
meetinghouse? I deny the fact arid the intent.
In wdiat I engaged lo.do and attempted to do in
your meeting house, I did to gratify many of
your own church, nnd as I understood many of
the most efficient and worthy members of i', and
on the express condition that you made no objec
tions on its being first mentioned to you. or you
being first consulted. What mere could I have
done, or was desired of me, under the circum
stances, about five miles from you? And here
permit me to ask if I had taken any other course,
would it have made any difference with your
feelings would you not have fell yourself aggriev
ed, and would you not have served up substanti
ally the same dish for the public, taste in some dif
ferent form, and simply because the preaching at
all on that subject is the front of my oflendhg?
Or do you want notoriety, and think this a good
occasion to secure it? If the last, I have no doubt
you will have it, nnd without the envy of your
neighbors.
So much for " the occasion,." If on re-perusing
the rest of your preamble and letter, I think more
is necessary to meet your wants, or' inquiries, I
shall probably continue to forward till Igetthrongh.
In the meantime permit me to subscribe myself
voursin behalf of the slave.
II. F. LEAVITT.
N. B. Perhaps, I ought to add, I did not re
ceive your letter till the first of Angtr-t, when 1
returned home from my journey. I should have
answered it at once, but you intimated your in'en
lion of publishing, and I delayed to get Mr.
Udall's answer to my letter, of inquiries, of the Oih
-and the
August, the last of his I received first-
first on the Gth September.
Me. Tracy, Will you please to insert the
foregoing with the accompanying letters ol George
Udall, Esq. in your next Chronicle and forward
one to me, and oblige, Yours truly, H. P. L.
Hartford, Aug. 23, 1S3!.
Friend Leavitt,
Dear Sir, Yours, dated Vergcnnes, Aug. 9th, was
not received till yesterday P. M. I improve tho first op
portunity to answer your letter, and tho questions therein
proposed. I know not the purport of tho letter written
you by brother Bliss, hut suppose it must partake of the
same spirit manifested in other loiters and communications
of his on tho subject of slavery, and that ho has censured
you for presuming to preach on the subject of slavery when
solicited by your friends, the friends of tho poor, degra imJ,
suffering slave, because you did not personally go to h.V
tho Rev. Sir, and got a permit so to do. But, sir, we have
a safer guide we have tho word of God, the Holy Bible,
from which to draw our lino of duty, and govern our ac
tions, and let us rather fear God than man. But, sir, to
the questions. You ns', Did I request you when in
Hartford in July last to preach on the subject of subject of
slavery at the Congregational meeting house in (lueecheo
Village, at S o'clock, on tho Sabbath? Answer: I did.
Did you not further state that it would not intcrfero with
Mr. Bliss' appointments as ho did not usually have a third
service? I did, and answered safuly, as ho made no ap
pointment that day, nor has hold a 3d service for innnv
months. Did I not at first decline on account of ill health,
and a want of familiarity with the subject? You did.
Anil afterwards did 1 not cxiircsj my wiilinjfaess to preach
upon that 6tilject. v.: soon as any other, and to gratify you
and other friends of the cause, as f ir tin I was able, under
Ilia circumstances, provided you would consult your minis
ter, and ho did not lna'.ie any object ions? And did you
not afterwards assure mo that the friends, were anxious that
I idinu'd preach noon tho subject, and thai you had seen.
your minister on tho subject, and that ho made no objec
tion::, and requested you to give the notice r.l the meeting:
I did assure you that the friends wore anxious you should
preach upon the subject and alto that I had seen our min
ister, Mr. Blifs, on the subject. I saw him on Friday pre
vionr, to I lie t-abbath, and tu!d him vou would preach on
the subject of slavery Ihc unit Pabb.'ttli at o nVlcc'', Rt the
ii.eetii!" House he ni ido no objections I aslced him if
ho would give the notice of said meeting on the Hiibbath.
Ho mud Jvi, you had belter give it. 1 r.s'.ed him if he
would not attend the meeting end hear yon preach? Ho
said he would not. I will here roniari that llr. Bliss had
heretofore refused lo iivo 1 otice of abolition Meetings, and
lectures, and Ihoiijjht himself crowded upon when request
ed lo do it. That he disregards, the feelings of that portion
of his parishioners, who nre abolitionists, among whom
are a part of his church about one half ; that he refuees
to give nolioc of any anti-slavery meeting-.. But I thought
he would willingly give i:o ice of brother l.caviu'd ap
pointment to preach a sermon on the sahjeaf of slavery, or
I should not hav'j na':cd him. 1 did not intend any irjury
orinsr.it when I as1 cd him, but did it in good l'.;iih. sup
posing that he would give the notice.
I am very sorry, sir, that vou t-hould in any vvav he blam
ed for tho course Vfc'j loo at tl-e time above alluded to. I
do nol think you intruded upon any man's rights, or that
anv one had occasion so lo thin!;. And I a.n sure no one
would thin'. to but a mr-.n, who would not only bind men's
bodies to s'averv, but would also control others' minds,
and bind their actions, and dic'.alo their duties to his own
particular nod, whether right or wrong. But, sir, the con
stitution of our llcpuhlic guarantees to ns the right of
thinVing and acting for ourselves. A higher power has
given U3 that right God lias given us that right, and to
Him we are accountable, bow we improve it. And, a3 I
have before said, let us frur God ralher than man. I have,
Denr sir, given true and correct answers to your inqirics,
and I see not lio-.v any blame can rest on you. If I have
done wrong I should bear it, but my conscience docs not
condemn me that I have done wrong in this matter.
Our anti-slavery society at Gtuccheo is gradually in
creasing in numbers, and although we are greatly opposed
by ministers etc. it does not diminish our zeal i:i the
righteous cause. Our watclivva:d is onward our prayer
is in faith to that d:d who has styled himself a prayer hear
ing and a prayer answering God. Wo believe He has al
ready in some measure, blessed the eTorts, that z.a ma'.
ing for -ho emancipation cf the slave, Our faith ia strength
ening, our hopes are increasing th-t soon t'.ie besom of ev
ery Christian and Fbiianthropiot will swell with joy at the
glad tidings, that unven.al liberty and freedom is proclaim
ed to the American slave a d-:y cf jiibilea sold rejoicing
lo the su.Tcrina captive.
g;:o:wf, r;).n,."
Ilailf.ml, o;.t. 2, iC3.
" Itov. II. F. I.eavilt, Dear fc'ir, Since my letter to you
of the 2Sih of August, I have seen a letter published in the
Vermont Chronicle, addressed to you by the ilev. Zer.as
Bliss, and, is is common for him, a long prcf-tce preceding
it. This I suppo.ie to lie the letter alluded to in your letter
to me, and calls for farther explanation cn my part. And
to put the subject in its true lii'.ht,' 1 fee! compelled from a
sense of dutv , to slate some facts respertina anti-slavery
:.. ..... n i. , ';:i., i., ;,,
tcr. which seems to me uecnssarv, in order lo b:ir.a vour I
course, which vou too'; here las'. .!ti!', fiirlv before the
public. Before any anti-slavery focisiy w as farmed in this
place, and before any lecture or, the subject v,ai delivered,
or anv public meeting was he'd by its friends. I personally
consulted with Mr. Bliss on the utihj-.V. I as'-rd him if he
had anv objections lo our having an anti-slavery lecture in
tho meeting; house. He replied, I don't 1 now, who are
you going to have ? I replied to him, I do not hnow, but
tome good man. We had not ergngi'd any one. He s-.id
In: siioutil ma' o no objections, for lio W.iovcd, tact if he
should, it would be productive of more evil than gootl. He
assured mo that he should have nothing to 3n with (he sub
ject, one way or the other That ho should (a':e neutral
ground, Soon after this, BMor fe'liaw camo alenp, unex
pectedly, nnd delivered alrclure. on the subject. A socie
ty was soon .if: or organi.ed. A written notice was han
ded Mr. Bliss to read on the r'abhath of a meeting of said
society, which lrj did by prefacing nnd rc-::ar! ing upon
the same. S)0n afrer another written notice was handed
Mr. Bliss lo read, of the appointment of a le.'.ture at tl e
meeting h. jse, some evening during the v. ee'-, I thin'r,
Monday evening. This notice was Irented in tho same
way, and in his remarks Mi. B:i.-;s said he riid not thin', we
were inculcating truth. When the evening r.-rived the
house was closed against us, (he ley carried oil' froift the
place where it had usually been l.epl. 1 do not ac.cin.-n
Mr. Bliss in the least of having any 1 nmvleilge of or justifying-this
injudicious act. And 1 will farther state, that
so far as I have t nowiedge cn tho subject, liie owners of
the house generally were opposed to the net. And if I
righllv understand, it was the rash act of soma one, or very
few individuals. From this time the Prudential Coiainil'r-o
or at least, a ma:oi it v ;t tl'.em, ot the ineetuif house socie'v
assured us we could hove the ue of the meeting house a'
any time lo have anti-s'avery lecture, v. hen it was not
otnerwise engaged. And we had a lew omen afrer this maue
use of it for that purpose before you preached your sermon
in Julv last, alluded to in 53r. Bliss' letter. !n Fridav,
(the same day I mentioned your preaching to Mr. Bliss.) I
saw and converged wilh one of the above alluded lo Com
mittee on the subject of preaching in the house the next
Sabbath, at 5 o'clock on the subject el'rflavery, a perfect
willingness rn bis part was manifested, an.l apparently
seemed pleased at the object.
I have given the simple facts as they have transpired
and leave it to the candid and unprejudiced to judge in this
matter. This, together with the letter I wrote you cn
the 2Sth August explains tho principal facts, which to me
arc justifiable grounds for the course I have ta'ten, and 1
cannot conceive for myself, wherein you hove acted nn
courteous or injudicious in the matter towards the Rev.
gentlemtin. I remain dear sir, vour most ad'esiionate
brother in Chrict, GEOltGF UDALL."
order from Judge Inghs, rorinii-mnr the Pluniig's
Attorney to .-how cause why they should not be
liberated from cns-od,'. The matter was argur!
before Judge Ing! is nn Tue day. The defendants-,
denv some of the moa important facts afiirmed in-.
ihe affidavits of ihe negroes, nnd pretend not to
beliove that the suit was brought with their Knowl
edge or consent, but bv Mr. Lewis Tappatt.
Judge Ini deAVrr,'.! giving efti.-ion for a
t-iy or two.
'i"V' U'J Market. 'e quote the fe'lowing
irom tne .loiminl of Commerce of Tbiii-tT. mn,.
as exhibiting the Mate of the market at that
it i rig
date
Jin on ijnv'ian.l m f IU o i. o
vvoich rate, ihn:-c of undoubted Mrc-utrth are passed
upon th rj inarbet. Specie is coming in from al
directions, and has declined, so ilnu'it is scarcely'
an object to keep it out of the Banks. Hrtf fj0.
lars will not co;n:nahd more than one half per
con'; gold one quarter; Mexican dollars wanted
for Canto; keep up to 1 1-2 a 2 preni.
Drafts: on Philadelphia are not so well. The.
nte rtatids rt 3 v. at 10 n 11 di. ; Baltimore.
13 ; Provid' me at 7 a 8 discount.
Alonoy is cxeedi.ugly scarce, more scarce than
The Sirpciision has extended, at the last account;-,
ns far South as Charleston, and West to
Pittsburgh ; indeed, wherever, in those directions,
new. ? c f the suspendon at Philadelphia has been
itveivcd.
The Providence Banks will probably t-oon re-,
-tune, ns there is now no fear of the suspension of
the New York or Boston Banks.
NOTICES.
Etc.te Anti-Slavery Convention.
The third Quarterly Anti-Slavery Convention of tho
Vermont Anti-Slavery Society, will bs holden, by Divine
permission, this year, at Fast Townshcnd, on the 20th of
.November next.
A public lecture will be given on the preceding even
ing, Tuesday the ICth business meeting at tl o'clock, and
public exere:sc3 at 13, A. M. on Wednesday the dtry cf: tha
Convention.
Several gentlemen of distinction will be prccent & partici
pate in the public deliberations. All persons friendly to the
cause of Abolition, especially in that part of the state, aro
requested to attend; and a general attendance is so
licited of gentlemen and ladies, at all the public meetings
which it is espected will continue, two davs.
J. A. ALLEN,
Sctrsiarv of the Executive Committee,
X'iJd-L-bury, Oct. Jth," 183.9.
nniSJflTON 7-1 A It K I1T.
Reported for the Vault ee Farmer.
Monday, Oct. 23, 1833.
At marltct 725 lieef Cuttle, 1550 Stores, 30 yoke,
Wor'.-insr Oxen, l(i Cows and Calves, ."50 Sheep anil
Lambs, 12.V) Swine.
l'.iiCEP. IlcrfBr.t a very little variation from last
wee'-.
Mares Yearlings were fold- f.-em 12 to 18, end two.
old fri
22 to S3.
Witr'ang Oscn We noticed sales from $75, to 150.
Cows uivl Cateca Were in great demand. We no-,
tice.l sales from 3D, to 50.
fiheep and Lumbs Sales were rtiade from $1,50 to,
3,5!), according to r;uolily.
nne At retail from 0 to 7 cts. Lots taVen to ped-.
die, at -!, 1 1-1, 4 1-2 and 4 3-4 for Sows; 5, 5 1-2 and
3 1-2 far IJarrovvs. There were n few half bluoded Der'hshiio
were fold higher.
BlMJ..Mi,iU.IJ ,1M
NOTICE.
JAMES FOOTER'S ESTATE.
The Subscribers, having been appointed by the IToncrr,-,
Vc Probate Court fur the District of Washington, coni
inUiunners lo receive, examine, and udjust all claims am'.,
demands of ail persons, nzainst the estate of-
JA.MES FOSTER,
late of .tlore'tnvn in said district, deceased, represented in-,
solver.', ; the te.ir. ef six months from the 25th day of Oct.
inst. allowed by said Court, to the creditors of said deceas
ed, to exhibit & prove their r pce ive cVir, befare us
do give notice, that we will attend to the duties of cur ap
pointment ot the (Ivveliing-houEO of Sui-an Fester in niorc
tmvn in said district, cn the 25th day of Nov. and 21st day
i f April next at 10 o'eloc'; forenoon, or. each of said davs.
GEORGE WORTIII.NGTO.V, , Com in is
JOSEPH HOWES, sinners.
Oct. 2; a, A. IJ. if-:;:'. 44
m-M l mm, .
n ST n 0. Tr- -VTr
VOcik, lob U) caiiou .aMtst Y)cu
-We were present
when ft iraitleinnn
from the South, who wns entirely trii!worthy
for till his sir.leiivfits, exhibited tome au',a;:iog
farts in regard to ilx-j subset vieney of Colonization
10 ihe in '.ere Ms of luvery and the slave tri
well as lo the moral and so:-i:il coilitio-i of the
wreti bt d colonies on the coast of Alriot. 'i'ti'-rc
was one cnloiiiztitionWi prcsi-ni, ;i mnn who would
not stiprct himself of any tiling cruel and dishon
orable: but he listonfd with much j:r;:viiy to the
representations which heemild not ntionioi to -.'tiin-
Tiis Sniirr o run svstf.m.
no: lotiq since, in a select circb
3-, arid coolly r-
emai
.,1
I
has anv tlnnt: to do with our
blacl;s." Sore enough, what wiaiter.s it? Cf tin
same spirit is the following remark made by tbt
lv.-v. Sir. Flajrg, the agent of the Kentueky Colo
nization Society. iJpeakiu? of n vit-it be made to
Evansville, Intl., be says, " (Jt nllenii'ti a-.v-t:red me
that, if the free people oj' col;. would go from town,
they won Id raise money to send I'l-m a!! to Li
beria." No doubt of it, a vety safe prniai :t-, fur
the obstinate critters won't jo. All the roaxir.j
and crushing for two years pttj-t, i.i the whole West,
has issued in obtrtmino; otdv a part of n corjo, ' a
bont 100," to sail in December. E.Miicipator.
' Rotz Ar ?iIo.T!-2. These two Pp-miard-have
been arrested in New York on two pro.-o.-os. one
granted by Jndsie Ingr-.'mm, of the Court of Com
mon riens, and the odic r by Chief Justice Jones,
of the Superior Court, tit the suits of Ji.-npj-i or
Cinquez, and Fule.li or Fulah, loth Africans of
the Amistad, for assault and lattery am false im
prisonment. Unwilling lo procure bail, they were
lodged in prison. They forthwith procured no
liolit :
ret1 in;
co tb-ai thi.
' rid of the
C? CCD
J
; ''i AVINO procured from B ston new and elerant founts
-till of the most FASHIONABLE TVPF, is prepared to
prosecute the above business, in all it blanches : and has 1
no hesitation in saying that all wor'-i entrusted to hiin will
be executed in a si vi.n not inferior to that of anv oth
er establishment in Vehbiont.
CJ O.Iice, one door east from the Fost-O.Ece stalest.
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