Montpelier (VT) Vermont Watchman and State Journal, "Change of Sentiment," June 16, 1853

Change of Sentiment.  The Alton (Ill.) Telegraph, (printed on the spot where the martyr Lovejoy was shot for devotion to the anti-slavery cause,) speaking of the stampedes of slaves from the neighboring State, now boldly says: —

            It would be a glorious thing for Missouri, if all her slaves should take it into their heads to run away. If she only knew it, they are one of the greatest drawbacks to her advancement and prosperity.