Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-26

ted its seventh anniversary Thursday evening.
During the year past there have been circula-
ted 1000 Journals, $4,000 Youths Advocates,
5000 copies of Reports, 10000 Almanacs,
1000 Hymn books, and large number OF Ut
Sewall's plates The Temperance Relorma-
ton has been instrumental in saving not less
than half million of our citizens from degra-
dation and ruin-has restored more than l00,-
900 drunkards-has dried up the fountains OF
in great degree-has made the
poor rich-the wretched happy, and the IDLE
Industrious. II has greatly diminished crime,
as has been certified by eminent judges in varl-
Gus portions of the land, as well as by Reports
of State Prisons in several OF the States. In
Massachusetts, of 149 discharged prisoners who
signed the pledge, but have been re-cofnmlt-
ted II has given the death blow to the traffic
in ardent spirils-which has so cursed the land.
strong feeling has been excited against the
License OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the inland lake
trade is now carried on without ardent spirits
many of our vessels on the ocean now sail
with no spirituous liquor except in the medi-
cine chPst--t has penetrated the army and ma
Wy, in spite Of that curse of the service, the
spirit raion--it has added greatly 10 the wealth
of the naton--every department of honest in
dustry, every police Office, every school, every
military company has felt its operation, and
it has aided the cause OF pety and true religion
throughout the land.
The Report alluded then to foreign lands; TO
ireland, where six millions have received the
pledge; 20 England Scotland and Wales,
where the progress of the cause is highly cheer
ing-though few of the nobility and even Cler-
gy have taken part in it; to Canada, where
1000 have received its benefits; TO Bermuda,
Nova Scotia, and Ilayt; to Sweden, where
so 900 persons have received the pledge; TO
Norway. whose Parliament has resolved that
after ten years there shall not be q distillery in
the land; TO Aiica, to Polynesia, and especial
" the Sandwich Islands, whose king with all
his chiefs, and 500 of the population, have
signed the pledge, and where the king lately
addressed 400 children, and exhorted them to
sign the pledge. The committee express an
apprehension that the cause may suffer danger
from its being confined 10 drunkards and from
its being neglected by the educated and intel
ligent throughout the land. The report, in
conclusion, highly recommends the plates OF
DR.. SewaIl; aud speaks in terms of thankful
ness for the support the Society has received
from the press.
Institution for The Bhnd.-The exhibition
OF the pupils of the n. Y Institution came off
on Wednesday afternoon. The exercises COM
menced with music by band composed OF the
pupils; after which some Of the younger chill
dren were examined in reading. Some who
were but eight years old and had been at school
only ten or twelve months, were able 10 read
the scriptures very readily; among these were
two very interesting children from China,
brought from that country by Mrs. Gutzlali,
the lady of the distinguished American Mis-
sonary to that country. These little children
not only read well, but sung delightfully."-.
Glasses were examined in Geography, Arith-
metic, English Grammar, Astronomy, Natural
Philosophy and Geometry. They were close
~ examined on all these subjects, and answer
ed very readily all questions that were put to
them.
They discoursed most eloquent music at the
intervals between the Rotations. The per-
formances, taken as a whole, were decidedly
good, and would have honored those favored
with sight. The delight of the audience was
indicated by repeated kprsts of applause. An
original Poem was spoken by young lady,
which evinced decided talent and lofty senti-
ment
Exhibition of The Deaf and Duulb.-The
pupils of the n. Y. Asylum for the Deal and
Dumb made an exhibition of their proficiency
at the Tabernacle on Thursday allernoon.-
The exercises consisted Of the Manual Alpha
bet, the names of objects, qualities and actions
in sign MISUNDERSTANDING signs into writ
ten language, and writing into sign language
writing original sentences on the black-boards
w. T.. Stone told humorous bear story, Mr.
Peet translatng ii TO them in signs, and the
pupils alterward Writing it out i'll their own
language on the board.
There was an exercise in reading, from
which il appeared that the deaf and dumb have
two modes of reading among themselves: one
making the sign for each word, and the other
spelling each word; and in both ways they
read as fast as they ordinarily read aloud. Sew
eral OF the pupils excited great merriment by
their descriptions, in signs, of various familiar
subjects; one little boy, in particular, hv his
graphic account Of that great bore of civilized
nations-the operation of shaving. But the
most delightful part Of the exhibition was di-
alogue in pantomine, between two intelligent
and graceful girls, on school, household affairs,
&c. During the intervals of the exercises, Dr.
Macauly gave short address, abiding TO the
wonderful achievements of benevolence in mod
ern times IN the education Of The deaf and dumb,
the blind, Sc, and the great Importance OF the
cause in religious point of view. A very
sensible address was made by Gilbert c. w.
Carnage of this city, son OF Gilbert A. Gam
age, deceased. The exercises were closed by
the LORDS Prayer, in signs, by one of the le-
male pupils.
american Board for Foreign JMissions,--
The anniversary meeting of the Board occur
red on Friday at the Tabernacle, Hon. Mr.
Freinghuysen in the chair. The report of
operations the past year was read by Rev. Dir.
Armstrong. The Board have 26 missions at
81 stations, with SO missionaries and III ma
tive helpers; making total of 469 missionary
laborers. They have II printing establish
ments, and works have been printed in 80 Ian
guages spoken by more than 45O000,0OO of
people. They have 6lS free schools, instruct
ing 81 200 pupils, and eight semnaries with
l 100 pupils, and go churches, including 49,
600 members.
The demand for instruction has largely in
creased-much beyond The means Of The board
The report gave some interesting accounts from
Constantn0pe SYRIA and other new fields of