Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-11-18


as though he had staggered very much, pro-
badly from The loss Of blood, and he had lal-
len down once or twice IN crossing the field.
il is generally believed that they are both
mortaliy wounded, Judging from the quanti-
~ OF blood remaining on the fences where
they crossed
Capt Hart is fully under The impression
that Il was their intention u murder himself
and family. aud then burn The house. as they
had LEFT bundle Of luciier matches and
other materials which BE supposes were in
tended for burning the house, IN one Of the
rooms.
The time piece, guns. &c. were found at
a short distance from the house.
Tur GErAr MILLER CAmP MrrTINc. al
Newark \. j., as now IN session, in large
field near tie city. The meetinr-house is a
moustrous tent. and said TO be a handsome
structure. The editor Of the Commercial
Advertiser visited the Camp Oh Sunday last
and thus describes it. The main tent is cir
cular, and terminating at the top in point
Its centre Is the straight shaft Of hicko-
n tree, perhaps sixty feet high. and it's d.
ameter we Judged TO be more than hum
dred feet. The canvass Is extended by
chains fastened 10 piles driven in the ground
50 thai The edge does not reach the ground
by about siX feet and from this edge hangs
canrass curtain. all round, except that Ger
tam openings are LEFT for entranoe At
one side Of the tent, perhaps Twelve or ff
teen feet from the Certain, Is erected very
rude platform for the preacher and the area
Is provided with benches equally rude. be-
ing lutte more than boards fastened 10 pie
ces Of Jolsi inch are driven into the ground.
A space Of Twelve OF fifteen feet in Dime
ter Is LEFT between the curtain and the beuch-
e. and broad aisle extends from the plat
form 10 the main euiraDce The capacity
OF the tent Is such that by crowding perhaps
1000 persons might stand within il on sup
day morning there were not more, we sup
posed, than half that number. II there were
so many.
There are many other tents IN the field -
or rather shaniies, made Of boards and can
rass, without any attempt 81 regularity Of
form. Some OF them are called boarding
tents, being provided with hong tables al
which all who viii NAV satisfy The carpsl
appetite al twelve and half cents per meal
Others, with straw spread nPon the ground
within them, were empty al the time Of our
VisIt. but were occupied, we were told as
praying tents, during the iniermissions Of
preaching. Others again, from which stove
pipes may be seen projecting. are devoted To
the important business Of cooking: and
from several uIosi remote from The great
tent, may Of al times be heard The pTofane
sound oiemancIpaied corks lOny rooi-beerl
aud the cracking Of oyster shells.
The assemblage within the tent was as
orderly and respectable in appearance as
may be seen IN any OF our churches The
men were al requested to sit at one side OF
the great aisle and The women at the Other.
bat thss reqnesi was not very strictly attend
ed TO- The aisle itself was filled with
women and men standing, and these. though
well dressed and quiet, took pains 10 make II
known that they were not gentlemen bY con-
unuing 10 wear their hats For 50 lurpe IN
assemhlage the quiet was remarkable. beinr
disturbed only by the business of certain
persons acting as door-heepers, who wonld
be Fostering every body that came in with
inJunciions TO make room. although room
was abundant, with kind advice where they
should stand 80 as to see aud hear, although
both could be done eXcelienily well from
any par, of the tent. and with cautions not 10
speak, although nobody was speaking but
themselves
The service IN this tent consists. we be-
liere, only Of singing and preaching; the
latter had been commenced before our arri-
val. The orator occupied the front Of The
platform, having before him plank by way
OF reading desk, on which Law an open b.
bic. Behind him sat three or four leaders
OF the sect-as we supposed them 10 be-and
behind them, upon a screen. hung two large
maps, or charts, on which were pictorial
Of divers strange beasts. iin-
ages and symbols, described in the prophe-
cies
The speaker, man Of about ihiriy-hre,
hard featured low browed. and strongly
IN his speech the genuine Down
Easter, was arguing with tremendous power
OF lungs the identity Of the Saviour with the
mighty King furetold by the ancient proph-
cts in whom were 10 be fulfilled The compacts
Of Jehovah with Abraham and David We
say tremendous power Of lungs, bot without
meaning roclieration, or sirainnc: il was
native power of organ, and that was so rrent
Thai not a word was losi even 10 the refnot-
est OF the hearers; and IN fact person
standing IN any part Of the field could hear
almost every word If there were no persons
talking near him. We heard nothing outre
Or esiravagant while we stayed. The man
spoke slowly, with somewhat colloquial man.
ner, and used better language than we had
expected from his appearance. What he
SAID was strictly argumeniaiiye, aud there
was no attempt to excite the imaginations or
sir ND ihe fenlinns Of his hnarers