Vermont Telegraph

Fifty Dollars Reward for A
PREACHER.-We cut the following ad-
vertisement from The Tennessee Sentinel,
a Democratic paper, published at Jones-
borough, East Tennessee. The paper
bears date May 25, 1839. Mr. Matthew
Aikin seems decidedly averse to losing his
'mulatto man.' Perhaps he himself is
religiously inclined, and desires the spir-
ited offices of the fugitive. Perhaps he
fears that the preacher 'can't take care of
himself,' and he is anxious to get him
back that he may provide for the poor
man's necessities. Perhaps he is a Colo-
nizationist, and wishes to send Jack Hen-
ry on a mission to Liberia, where Afri-
cans become Americans, and American
nuisances become African Missionaries.
Perhaps-but we are weary of conject-
ures. The fact is enough that a professor
of religion, the Lord's freeman, has left
Mr. Matthew Aikin in 'the pursuit of
happiness,' and Mr. Matthew Aikin will
give any body fifty dollars who will bring
him back. We hope he may be able to
keep that half hundred to himself; but
the preacher--he might be very useful in
Canada. Ch. Witness.

FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.

RAN AWAY from the sub-
scriber, living 1 mile from
Jonesborough, Washington coun-
ty, Tennessee, on Monday last, the 8th
inst., a mulatto man by the name of Jack
Henry, aged 35 or 40, about 5 ft. 5 or 6
inches high, rather heavy built for his
height; he is low spoken, and has some-
what of a sulky look. He professes re-
ligion, and sometimes preaches or exhorts.
Had on when he left blue jeans coat, dark
yellow pantaloons and a white fur hat.-
It is thought that he is still lurking about
in this or Green county, but that he will
eventually aim for Ohio, or some other of
the free States. -I will give 20 dollars for
his apprehension, if taken in this or the
adjoining counties, or 50 dollars if taken
at a greater distance, and secured in jail
so that I may get him again.

MATTHEW AIKIN.

March 20, 1839.