Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-02-18


name tuanfhari sHd yshumea srplnslon OF
sprisase ubirh ives fhurfaIcl slong sec nay,
ua,. ser gaitf rissea Ca tie mail under 9 runs 4
Arch ~ &afaess pcrsagsl friends were
lh walaag and hal car az hand The
crowds outside wefe not 10 ic fstiguod oui Of
ihri' resolve Go scc him and al lcngih hc WAS
ohlgrs 90 rofag oih snd CRAFTY them He
tlsn pfneerde3 90 Mallow street. 20 the resi-.
d,nac tf Hf Dunbar, ,he eminent provision
f1rr.isat ~ tns cily. There never was IN
lAmrurA any manifestation Of pubhc emotion
fmHsI So what SIC witnessed when Nj Mat.
ibew 6fw appeared bot Il bore distinct and
tidrfcn, character fum any spectacle wc can
call o. mil3 There was wolcucc without that
dsppcfaas imrcioosiy with which men arc
wi fiel laio fbsh acts boz political crciiemcnis.
tacrc was rn mixture Of luminosity 20 indsid-
Gals. nof hostility Go party Il was uncof-
rupied snd entuActrrt cHcrnon io a man who
has tccn She bcsl hcuetacior ireland ever saw
Sunday was peculiarly hno. The quays
AMI tfitccs were thlgAiy psupicd Thousands
of ~ 6uf men af wc ever saw continued iu
arrive. determined 60 sacrifice their inicmicr-
ate pr0peusiues The hymuc.s Of purpose
and pvutnN scIfdcmsi with which they rushed
o. ohcy ihcir clergyman. were perfectly aston
ishiue tct ab was sill an tranquil The
sermon wts attended as may 10 expected
Every par % ihe building was ihr0nge3 the
,lHs Of all rrcc1s occupied the sanctuary.
When the reverend gentleman first came into
his position be- appeared flushed. but recover
ea his scli.lnsscsslun a. onco. Mr.. Matthews
secret rs a preacher rs evidently to he found
IN has sinrcniy as "a man OF feeling He but
repeats the words Of his own sCnsibliiics --
When hc came here "a defend The poor, be did
~ hy describing them. To appreciate Mr.
Matthews, you must watch hum all through hs
DISCOURSE for the chief beauty lies IN the mi
nuto,t passages We never heard AN argu-
mont put 60 tho ierrots Of an audience more
dcXicroosy or their selfish anxieies so well
tortured. rs by few words he dropped on a
late occasions. " let not the npulent," said
hc. "boasi Of their splcndor, or calculate on |
their onlpymen;s here n long eternity rW
laigscs ne account We cannot iorbear
quoting a touching anccdOte. related by the /
Rev Gentleman, when vindicaiing the chart /
table disposition Of the poorer orders. Z" A |
poor woman brought me an infant which she !
had found on one Of the Guavs in Cork Act |
ing under she influence OF q cold caution, ! tolc
her 10 take Il 10 the church wardens she did /
SO Bot on the next day the poor creature |
came and said TO me, Oh sir, cannot feel |
content since gave that little infant away
The Lord put 1t 10 my way 10 shelter il | /
ooulj not sleep that night. Come 10 the
church wardcns with me and let it be restored
10 nc ! will take charge of i, and protect il
hanged nv head IN confusion a, her superb
ori,y oi feeling. ! went 10 the church war
dens with her, and the baby was given back .
That circumstance occurred some eight wears
past the woman was a poor wator-carrer
then, and - still the cold pierced her frame
and made her blind see her constantly
pass my house during the day her patien,
A no I.l,.. =.
led by the hind by the orphan child she res
oued, now grown up, her only staff and sup
port IN this bleak pltilcSs world"
Mr., Matthews Is fifty years Of age, looks
yuVrE-t uiIu tiin, Of middle height, courteous
IN address, and possesses the keenes, sensi-
iivencss 10 the calamliies of Others His as
pee, bcspeaks intellect, and b. ans with Sc
rene brightness OF heart al ease from a life
well spent
The giving OF pledges was commenced a,
the couri house on Sunday The very Rev.
gentleman. after the sermon. proceeded in a
covered car, attended by his friends, tow ards
the appointed spot
We do not oNspgeraie when we say, that
from Denmark street to the site Of the cour, 4
house there were thirty thousand people NOV
ing. lie was unmoyed. and while his friends
remarked on the siUpendous demonstration
with some nervousness, he SIM ed a, the scene,
and displayed a feeling of graduation that he
had been the vessel chosen by God for so
mysieuously important a revolution. As the
car neascd the ratings of the court. the rush
was awful \ Few adventurous persons clam
tered up me narrow and sharp spikes. To gain !
view. he balUsirade near the river was /
covered. Macy were received IN the evening 4
before Mr. Matthew reurod to dinner Al the /
ciose IT ms btiof meal, he arose. and received !
g.. 4. A -
OF Mr.. Dunbar's house They entered the
mont, and made cru hy the back doors. The /
ceremony was renewed ~ the morning al FIVE, |
Ian tie muliuudes were so unreasonable that. !
We regret 90 STATE woman los, her life. The |
crowd gathered iascnsihly, and the pressure
from TIE resr forced IN the rails q the area of
MI Duuhar's residence. Ahou, nine O'Clock
lie proceeded 10 the courthouse, and Coniinu-
ed 10 receive the pledges until about three
O'Clock, when tie crowd became SO dense as
10 infect the atmospheric Of the room where be
was. The Rev MIR Raleigh considering the
danger oi leaving The Rev. gentleman m such
situation, suggested Tie necessity of obtain
ing iiIo protection OF tbc military accordingly
Mr. Raleigh and MIR Dunbar went TO the
mayor, and an escort Of the Scots Crews was
Sea, Down 10 the Court. the avenues TO the
court were cleared, and the Rev. gentleman
emancipsied. The crowds were SO anxious
To catch ghmPs uf The great apostle, that
they bfaved the houis Of horses and the swords
of dragons. 10 touch the hem uf his garment,
The escor proceeded AZ . foil galiop to Mr.
Dun lAif Matthew 90 the carl IN the
green space contiguous ho received the couni-
seas thopsands such as could hear him re-
peAied ,he pledge, sna then made way Tor sue
eesso~ Tie military keFs all approaches
free, aBd ~ nesi per rci regularity was OBJ
served Aboui 10000 people kneli down in