Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-07-20

renders Il enchanting. We read much and
are told much of charming landscapes = Of
beautiful lakes. ponds and rivers, in the cold
countries" If they excel what strikes the
observant eye on leaving Rochester village
for Hancock, the sight Of them would be
! worth trip across the Atlantic in these
days of steam power, TO any admirer Of
nature who has fortune - provided the
world were in such a condition that the for.
tune could mol be better expended. have
repeatedly been well nigh spell bound BY q
glance up the pond on passing out Of the
village. The tank, or basin = if may SC
call this place formed By nature and aided
without design by art, for the water TO lie
in and flow through - is Of such admirable
shape that il can not be described by apply
ing to it any Of the technicalilies of survey
ing or mensuration nor by comparing il
with anything in nature, for it is unlike
everything else; the pure water lies so qui-
city, and flows so gently and imperceptibly
the bordering is so rich and lovely = that
altogether il brings charm over The soul
as irresistible as it is Undesirable and de-
sirable. The contemplation oe its power 10
charm brings to mind the doctrine advanced
| oy Henry Hall Sherwood, in La Roy Sun
derland's Magnet - that magnetic forces
are innate in every kind of matier.n All
! nature is lovely to soul in tune. But nv
eyes have fallen upon one other spot only
on earth where the same kind of scenery
has given me SO great delight That was
found in the valley Of the Passumpsie, north
of St Johnsbury Plain. But to proceed on
my way 10 Granville. The scenery is va
rlegated and charming all the way. The
stream had been suddenly and greatly
swollen BY the recent rains. A part of the
dam and part of the bridge at Hancock
Mills, were carried away. The water had
subsidized, so that the repairs had commenc-
ed. | was everywhere struck with the
wonderful advancement in vegetation dur
ing single month. passed through this
valley on the 10th of June-the day before
the snow storm. 1t was cold for some DAYS
following. The change that has come over
the face Of nature during The last 80 days,
Is beyond the conception Of any who have
not taken observation.
Non-Resistance Convention at Granville.
This Convention was called by several
of the friends Of the cause, preliminary to a
course of proceedings designed, under God,
10 be kept up and perfected, until the king
dom of violence shall be overthrown, and re-
bellious creatures be brought back into obe-
dience to their heavenly Father. The
meeting proved to be one worthy Of the OBJ
ject. TWAS held in the new meeting house,
which is neat, convenient edifce Of mod
crate size. The house was about half full
on Wednesday. On Thursday it was near
ly filled. The people OF the place showed
themselves TO be hospitable. A few of them
are already Non Resistants. Many of them
are inquiring. The mass Of them, so far as
my observation extended, are comparatively
candid, inge nuous and liberal, with few ex-
ceptions. Those who came together from
abroad to unite their efforts in this holy en-
terprize, were true and tried men and wo-
men, who have counted the cost of putting
their hands TO the plough, and will not look
back nor linger. The meeting was conduct
ed consistently with the principles profess
ed No moderator TO act the tyrant. No
rules of decorum 10 shackle and gag. No
packed committee TO exclude what should
be radical or unpopular, or TO trample down
individual rights. No voting. Nothing to
do with numbers or majorities. II was
meeting of emancipated spirits, who have
commenced in good earnest the work of |
throwing off the fear Of man which brineeth |
snare, and of breaking away from the
chains which have been put on by selfish
ness and other sinfulness. The object was
Truth and Love. The means for obtaining
il, mutual Christian fidelity reciprocal in
terchange of views and feelings, obtained by
attention TO the scriptures of truth in our
hands, and TO the whisperings Of the Spirit
Of Truth to our consciences. Nothing was
known Of age, sex, rank, color or creed.
Truth was to be received and error rejected,
coming from whatever source.
have said there was no packed commit
Tee. At, or near the close of Wednesdays
O. J. Eells, of Cornwall, o. S.
Murray Of Brandon, Jehiel CIalin of Brock
field, r. T. Robinson of Ferrisburgh, Ben
jamIn w. Dyer of Brainree, Ann King of
Ferrisburgh, Avery Fits of w. Randolph.
and Catherine NJ. Murray of Brandon, were
designated, BY suggestion Of different indi-