Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-05

ed, like. some of old, to shadow forth abom.
inationa
Now before our view was young nan
oftwenty one years or Whereabouts, stand
ing in grogshop door. and hurrahing
" Independence forever!" 10 all the sub.
lime gloriousness Of Fourth of.July punch
Again we could not help our land wide
gaze, and we saw the same kind of ar
dent patriotism thrilling along tie nerves,
and twirling the tongues, and twitching
the hands of many, many thousands lhro'
the nation. Their bodies fired with this,
what clear, beaming light must stream up
into their minds, from the combustbles
and combustion below.
Next our eye fell down on the national
capital, and we hit upon an ignorant and
stupid member of congress. lie was, as
il were, a mere log Of wood, 10 be scored
and hewn into just such shape as crafty
and dexterous partisans might like for the
occasion Nobody knew how he came to
be fetched to this market, unless it might
be that he was pretty easy log to roll
and lift; so his party at home all took
hold together, and rolled and lifted him
into the representative vehicle, wherein he
was transported to the capitol. Close be-
side this piece Of timber, with his minds
foot upon ii, as it were, was talented
CONGRESSMAN, but as heartless and con.
scienceless as he was talented. His de-
ceived constituents sent him hither for
their particular service, but he lived, tho't
felt, and acted only fol himself Hecared
no more for them really than a boys kite
does for the wind that bears it up over
head.
Immediately we found ourself by retro
spectiye vision, spectator in the hall of
the nations representatives in time of ses-
sion. Good men and true were there, and
on the whole, and at last, considerable bu-
siness was done; but yet, at times, and Of
ten, what scenes what scenes Our fac
ulty Of comparison is provokingly unman-
ageable; we cannot help its playing pranks
even upon dignitaries, SO called. You
know that Eolus is the classic god of the
winds. Well, our wild figure maker lik-
ened this magnificent hall to the cave OF
political Eolus The god here keeps his
storm forces pent up in some hundreds of
man shaped wind bags, or, rather, wind
jars. 10 look down OIL them from safe
place up high, one side, what cong lone
ration OF black topped por.enls they seem.
Here the elemental monarch opens them
one by one, 10 see them let flv. But some
times they pour out in such quick success
sion, that one would think that half oflhem
were belching at once. What gushing,
and rushing, and roaring, whirring, whIz-
zing, and whistling round the great cave,
the very jars themselves near cracking
piecemeal and flying through each other
in filters. Another thing is very curious.
These tempest streams never get back into
their vessels again. Nevertheless, they
are all sooner or later, laid-laid, all snug
and silent-Within the folds of the news
paper, and sent thereby far and wide:
windy seeds Of a thousand fold harvest of
winds, whirlwinds, and lornadoes, through
the great open political hemisphere. The
H3oIus Of old was puny puff blower TO
that legislative wind god in his capiloIian
cave. A certain philosopher, Gall by
name, is the EsPy who first discovered
how The people may manage weathers Of
that sort.
Lastly, we again had vision, which
with sad solemnity we describe. 1t con.
sisted Of numerous human apparitions, diff
fering in dimensions-a few gigantic
Their attire particularly struck our no.
tice. The costumes OF several bore a ge-
neral resemblance, yet somewhat differed.
They seemed ancient, as if Inherited from
venerated ancestry. Oilers were partly
appaIelIed in newer fabric and Of quite
modern fashion. One or two were clad
in the plainest dress, and much 10 thin,
hardly keeping warm, as the more thlcklv
costumed must have imagined. This spec
trail company, as presented al the moment,
exhibited faces frighlful 10 behold flush
ed cheeks, knitted brows, fiery eyebaIs.
They were mostly in action. moreover,
some with excessive vehemence. They
menacingly gesticulaled towards enc or
more of the rest, as if just ready to lay on
violent hands. At the same time, we
seemed to hear each loudly vociferating.
1 am Religion, not you 1 am Religion. !"
One ortxo, however, were CT mlder as
pect, and extremely quiet, just whispering
their declaration an imperturabie self
confidence vas enough for them. But,
although they SO differed and contended,
we perceived that they all belonged 10 the
same species of creature whose common
appellation was sect. Each, however,
had his own nroner name which need moi
now be specified. We were shocked at
the unhallowei spectacle. And il was ren-
dered more painful IL our remembrance by
another vision arising as that disappeared.
This seemed given TO increase our horror
of the other. by power Of contrast. Ii
was human appearance. Whether she
were clad in any characteristic attire, we
know not; in truth we entirely forgot to
observe, so attracted were we by her