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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
WATER CURE.

DR., Tucker, editor of the Democratic Free
man, published in Syracuse, relates the following
interesting case of water cure, occurring in his
own family:
A few weeks since member of our family, a
daughter between five and six years of age, was
attacked with inflammation of the lungs. Her
symptoms were pronounced of an alarming char
acter by skillful physician who was called in
to examine her, and the usual prescription of
blister or bleeding with powerful medicines re-
commended. Her fever was so high, and the
pain in her head, chest and limbs so severe, that
she could not rest day nor night We were ad-
vised by friend to try Cold Water treatment
instead of the medicines With some hesitancy
and misgvings we resolved to do so-consequent-
ly put the medicines away, as last resort The
child was Invested of all her clothing and wrap
ped in linen sheets of four thcknesses, and the
child covered with blankets After remaining
in the sheets about an hour. they were changed ;
and so repeated during the first day of trial On
the return of the praoxysm of the fever on the
second day the wet sheets were applied, and per-
spiration produced with the first application.
They were then removed and the patient placed
In bed in flannel sheets, where she slept quietly
tor three hours, The fever returned again in
the evening and was broken upon in the same
manner. This course was pursued for five days,
and nothing administered to eat or to drink save
cold water or cold crust coffee The paroxysms
becoming less violent every day until the sixth
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
WAR A MORAL EVIL.

"War, (says Channing) adds to suffering the
unutterable weight of crime and defeats the no.
ly and blessed ministry which all suffering is
intended to fulfil The terrible thought is, that
the awful amount of suffering which war has in
flcted, has been the work of crime that men,
whose great law is love, have been one another's
butchers; that Gods children have stained his
with one anothers blood that the shrek which
comes to us from all regions and ages, has been
extorted by human cruelty; that man has been
demon and has turned earth into hell"
Yes, war is chiefly moral evil, in origin, in
nature and in fruits.
1t is the offspring of our basest passions, unil-
Illuminated by one sing lie ray of reason, unrellev-
ed by one principle of justice. From whence
come wars and fghtings among you? Come
they not hence, even of your lusts that war in
your members?" This is their source. They
come from those degrading propensities which
reason was given to check, which free-will was
allotted to guide, but above all, which christian
ity was sent to counterfeit.
War is one grand crime. 1t is the concen-
tration of all crime, enlisting under its ensan-
guined banners, murder, raplne, revenge, hatred,
lust cruelty, avarce, injustice and treachery but is
not only violation of the DEGREES of Heaven. 1t
it absolutely repeats every Divine law. There
is not a commandment in the whole Decalogue
that it does not infringe. "War," says DR..
Chalmers, reverses, with respect to its objects,
all the rules of morality. 1t is nothing less than
temporary repeal of all the principles of. viz
tue 1t is system out of which all the virtues
are excluded, and in which nearly all the vices
are included"
The consequences of war are not only oppos-
ed to the life and happiness of man. but are also
destructive to the soul, by scorching every pure
fountain, REFRESHING every good emotion, inham-
ing the worst qualities, and exciting the most
evil tendencies. BY the existence of this curse,
the reign ofpassion is perpetuated for every
survivor in conquered country feels revenge
and hatred against the conquerors, and he prob
ably leaves these unchristian qualities as an in.
heritance to his children. The world, by such
ingredients, is formed into one vast theatre fol
the exhibition of human infamy and human suf
fering. Macnamara.1
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
* eE6giO as.
FOUR IMPOSSIBLE THINGS.

l. To escape trouble by running away from
luty. Jonah once made the experiment. But
lie soon found himself where all his imitators will
n the end find themselves. Therefore manfully
meet and overcome the difficulties and trials to
which the post assigned to you by Gods provl-
Hence exposes you. Go at Gods bidding, as did
Noses, and do the work laid upon you His
race will be sufficient for you as it was for him,
nd the end will be peace, honor, and eternal
lory
2. To become a christian of strength and ma
|1rity without undergoing severe trials. What
Ire is to gold, that is affection to the believer.
t burns up the dross and makes the gold shine
orth with unalIoyed lusture. Therefore do not
mildly shrink from the troubles which God sends
pom you, but count it all joy to overcome them,
knowing this, that the trying of your faith wor-
eth patience.
3. To form an Independent character except
hen thrown upon your own resources The
Ihk, in the middle of the forest surrounded on
very side by trees that shelter and shade it,
ms up tall and sickly. Cut away its protectors,
| i'd the first blast will overtnrn it. But the
me tree growing iii the open field, where it is
bntinually bent upon by the tempest becomes
Is own protector
GAS high and as wide as it sends its boughs
loft, so deep and so wide does it strike its roots
,elow." SO the man who is compelled to rely
IN his own resources forms an independence OF
character to which he could not have otherwise
ttained Therefore, never propose to be zeal
Us and devoted Christians only when others are
but let your faith and love and zeal shine
ear and steady in the dark days of general de-
ension.
A. To be growing man, when you look to
pur post for influence, instead of bringing inhu-
zee to your post Therefore prefer to climb
hill with difficulty, than to roll down hill with
glorious ease-Ohio Observer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
THE STAR.

l sat by my window at twilight, and saw a
Brilliant star AS the darkness came down upon
The earth its lustre increased more and more, till
suddenly dense cloud came over it, and saw
t not. looked long where it should have been,
ND by and by it passed off, and the star seemed
lghter than ever Such is the Christians hope.
It first, indeed, it shines with brilIiancy but as
moves forward in its pilgrimage, the darkness
Ssin gathers about him, and still triumphing
q e. all his hope burns the brighter for the dark
gs around. Sometimes evil completely over
Shadows him, and the light is obscured and for a
time seems entirely extingushed AT length
Divine mercy drives away the cloud, and as his
pope, star-like, gains the ascendant it glows like
he full blaze of the noon-tide sun, shedding
eauty and bessedness about his path
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
WAsHINGTON'sO OPINION OLA POPULAR
VICE.

Sparks in his writings of Washington" page
400 gives the following extracts from one Of the
order books of Washington:
"Colone Washington had observed that the
men ofhis Regiment are very profane and rep
rebate. He takes this opportunity to inform
them of his great displeasure at such practices,
and assures them, that if they do not leave of,
they shall be severely punished. The officers
are desired, if they hear any man swear, or make
use of an oath Or execraton, to order the often
ders twenty-five lashes Immediately without a
Court Martial"
"The General is sorry to be informed that ttne
foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing
and swearing--a vice heretofore little known in
the American army-is growing into fashion.
He hopes the officers will, by example as we'll as
influence, endeayor to check it, and that both
they and the men will reflect, that we can
but little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our
arms, FIVE insult it by our impiety and folly.
Added to this, it is a vice so mean and low,
without any temptation, that every man of sense
detests and despises it."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
NOT RICHsBUT GENEROUS.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Native
American writes as follows:
"The last time was in Boston, in passing
down Hanover street, below Fleet, saw hearty
son of Africa setting on pile of wood just saw
ed, and eating, apparently with keen relish,
some fragments of bread and meat, which had
just been given him for his work. should prob
ably have passed him without further notice, had
[ not been struck with the appearance of wo-
man who was standing little distance from him,
and watching his operations with eager interest
She was white woman, dressed in the thin garb
of poverty, who i'll spite of her emaciated and
care worn countenance, looked like one who had
seen better days. Curious to know what inter-
est she could take in his movements stopped a
moment to watch them.
The wood-sawyer noticed her fixed look, and
asked her what she wanted
Pointing to his meal, spread upon the log
she replied, 81 have not eaten so much as that
these two weeks
"Well, sit down here and take bite" said
the kind hearted negro, "ahhOugh I ant rich,
With tears in her eyes, that seemed just be-
fore already sealed up from weeping, she drew
near the humble table | did not interfere tC
deprive the wood-sawyer of the pleasure of com
pletng his generous act, (for generous it was if
him to share his only meal with another) but af
ter privately slipping piece of money into the
poor woman's hand continued my walk
But | could not shut out the scene from my
thoughts, and the words of the African "not
rich but generous" kept running in my ears
What must man have been in his best estate
thought |, when degraded as he is, human ma
ture is so full of kindly sympathies! But ifrch
es consist in the means of happiness, what lunc
of wealth has a man, whom God has blessed
with sympathising heart for where is there
greater happiness than in blessing another .
Many man that prefaeed his sumptuous dinner
with long grace, found no richer blessing al
his table, that day, than did the wood-sawyel
upon his log"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
MILITARY FAME.

OF all the schemes to which men have had re-
sourse to acquire fame there is none so inhuman|
and unchristian, none so deserving of universe
adherence and reprobation, as that Of War.
The propagation of the gospel by fire and
sword was once deemed glorious; the protested
ministers of the Christian religion could secure'
the bloody distinction which military prowess be-
slows, by throwing themselves at the head of an
army, and waving aIoft the Bible in one hand
and fourishng the sword in the other; if the lat
ter prevailed, the infatuated populace, with dis
gushing barbarity, proclaimed the conquest a glo-
rious triumph of the cross So deep-rootedA
was the spirit of military fanatcism, that whs
nations as it were, plunged into the savage butte
cries of the crusades, fully believing that TIL
world would applaud, and that the God of peac(
would reward their zeal and bravery in extrpa4s
ting the Saracen, by comforting on them the i'm
mortal glories of heaven, TWAS this sanguinary
thirst for glory, which fastened the destruction
of forty millions of nominal Christians in those
" Holy Wars!' The same spirit moves TIM
christian at the present day to shoulder the musk
ct and buckle on the sword. 1t is for the acquire
ment Of warriors fame, that he is found in the
ranks of the military, to learn the frightfu trade
ofhuman butchery. Military fame is purchased at
the expense fife, yet nations calling themselvel
Christians, extol the glory of their murderou1 :
exploits. The bravery of the savage is estimal
ted by the number of human scalps he takesS
So military glory is heaped upon the soldier in
proportion to his courage and skill in shedding
blood Ii.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
PEACE DEPARTMENT i.
WAR.

We should do we'll to translate this wo.
War into language more Ineligible to US
When we pay our army and navy estimates, lei
us set down-so much for kiIling-so much tol
maiming-so much for making widows and or
phans-so much for corrupting citizens and sub
jects into spies and trators-so much for letting
loose the demons of fury, rapine and lust within
the fold of civilized society We shall know by
this means what we have paid our money for:
whether we have good bargain; and whether
the account is likely to pass-elsewhere. We
must take in all those concomtant circumstances
which make war, considered as battle, the least
part of itselE-pars minima sui. We must fix
our eyes, not on the hero returning from con-
quest, nor yet ON the gallant officer dying in thd
bed of honor, the subject Of picture and Of song
but on the private soldier, forced into the service
exhausted by camp sickness and fatigue: pale
emaciated, crawling to hospital, with the pros
pect of life-perhaps long lile----basted, useles
and suffering We must think of the uncounte
tears of her who weeps alone, because the on
being who shared her sentiments is taken fro
her:----no martial music sounds in unison wi
her feelings: the long day passes and he return
not. She does not shed her sorrows over h
grave for she has never learned whether he eve
had one" Were community accustomed ii
read of war in the language in which it should
be presented, its glory would vanish and IN
place thereof would appear its horrid deformitie9
and denominations. Will not Christians, every
where, aid in lifting the veil which has SO long
covered this evil thing! Christian Citizen,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

Truth and justice are immutabie and eternal
principles always sacred, always applicable, In
no circumstances, however urgent, no cricls,
however awful, can there be an alteration from
the one, or derellction of the other, without sin
With respect to every thing else, be accom-
modating; but here unyielding and invincibIe.
Rather carry your integrity to the dungeon or
the scaffold, than receive in exchange for it life
and liberty. Should you ever be called upon to
make your election between these extremes, do
not hesitate 1t is better to be sent to heaven
prematurely in honor; than, having fingered on
the earth, at last to sink in infamy. In every sit
uation, dishonest man is detestabe, and liar
is still more so.
Truth is one of the fairest attributes of the
Deity. 1t is the boundary that separates vice
from virtue; the line which divides heaven from
hell. 1t is the chain which binds the man of
integrity to the throne of God and, like God to
whose throne it binds him. till this chain is dis
solved his word may be relied on. Suspended on
this, your property, your reputation, your life
are safe. But against the malice of liar there
is no security. He can be bound by nothing.
His soul is already repulsed to an Unreasonable
distance from the Divinity, sense of whose pres
ence is the security of virtue. He has sundered
the last of those moral ligaments which bind a
mortal to his duty. And having done SO, thro'
the extended region Of fraud and falsehood with
out bond to check or limit to con6ne him,
he ranges-the dread enemy of innocence
whose lips pollute even truth itself, as it passes
through them, and whose breath blasts, and soils,
and poisons as it touches-[Dr. Mott
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

day, when there was none, and the patient was
enabled to sit up and receive light nourishment
She soon recovered entirely, and is now well.
We have made the same application to our
youngest son of IL months, for severe attack of
Group, with like SUGGESTIVE application of
cloths being confined to the chest and throat.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
THE FIRE-SIDE.
z CHARACTER OF A TRUE FRIEND.

x CHARACTER OF A TRUE FRIEND.
Concerning the man you call your friend, tell
me will he weep with you in the hour of distressl
Will he faithfully reprove you to your face for
actions for which others are ridiculing or CEN
surfing you behind your back? Will he dare to
stand forth in your defence when detraction is
secretly aiming its deadly weapon at your repu-
tation! Will he acknowledge you with the same
cordially, and behave to you with the same frind-
ly attention, in the company of your superiors
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

was drawn, 'and Christian oppression and hypocr
sy be left to stard alone in all its deformty, un
shielded by one child of God' Is it not time for
Christian abolitionsts to take the lead in RELI-
GIoUs as we'll as POLITICAL reform? Can the re-
Igous character of the anti slavery reform longer
be sustained without III L. it not already sOking
IN the vortex of party strife? Christian abolition
lists must be consistent or they will lose their NOR
al elevation and the Liberty Party sink to the po-
tical level of the corrupt parties around them.
L. D. POMEROY.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21
BENEvoLENcE.-"NOt for ourselves, but fol

BENEvoLENcE,-"Not for ourselces, but for
thers," is the grand law of nature, inscribed by
e hand of God on every part of creation. Not
Dbr itself, but for others, does the sun dispense
its beams; not for themselves, but for others, do
the clouds dist their showers not for herself,
but for others, does the earth unlock her treas
ures not for ourselves but for others, do the
trees produce their fruit, or the flowers difuse
their fragrance and display their various hues.
SO, not for himself, but for others, are the bles-
sings of God bestowed on man. He who lives
only to himself, and consumes the bounty OF
heaven upon his lusts, Or consecrates it to the
demon of averice, is barren rock in fertile
vineyard; he is the grave of Gods blessings
he is the very Arabia Deserta of the moral world.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

The following article was written by Mr.. Giles,
and with one or two corrections is in every re-
spect perfect copy of the original. He has at
tended school at Crafsbury the past winter,
which is all the instruction he has ever received
See what a human brute can do.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

At a meeting of delegates from different towns
IN Washington County, convened in the Brick
Church in Montpelier, on the 28th February, 1916,
for the purpose of organizing County Temper
ance Society the following things were done and
ordered to be published:
A Constitution was adopted, emhodying the or
binary topics of such an instrument, and also this
article, viz:
Art g. There shall be an annual meeting of
the society held at Montpelier Village, on the Sd
Tuesday of December in each year, for the cleo
ton of officers and the transaction of such bust
ness as the cause of temperance shall require.
At this time there shall be elected board of
managers, equal to the number of towns in the
county. 70 each of these managers shall be com
mitted the supervision of the interests of the cause
of Temperance in the town in which he may
reside, and he shall be held responsible for an
annual report, to he made to the secretary of the
county society, of the progress and condition of
the cause in his town, at least one month previous
to the meeting of the State Society"
Also:
cart s. All the members of the auxiliary town
societies shall be considered members of this So
ciety.'
The following persons were thereupon chosen
officers for the year ensuing:
DIR. JAMES SPALDlNG, President.
Mr.. Timothy Dudley, Jr Vice President,
Rev, andrew Royce, Secretary,
Hon Joseph Howes, Treasurer.
FOR MANAGERS.
Barre, John Thompson,
Berlin, f. Perkins,
Calais, Jabez Moore,
Duxbury, Earl Ward,
Fayston, Ziba w. Boyce,
Marsh6eld, Welcome Cole,
Middlesex, Stephen Herrck,
Moretown, Samuel Smith,
Montpelier, +. A. Mcdowell
Mortified, John L. Buck,
Planfeld, A. T. Bancroft,
Watsield, Orange Smith,
Warren, >Artemas Cushnan,
q, Waterbury, Doct. Drew,
Worcester, Ferris Leonard,
Woodbury., R. Answorth,
Roxbury, Samuel Robinson.
The following resolutions were also unanimous
| ly passed:
Resolved That in view of the evils, physical
social and moral, that accrue to community, thro
the use of intoxicating drinks, we have an increas
ing conviction of our duty, to do all in power
appropriately to discourage their use.
| Resolved, that it is recommended to the several
towns in this county, to use thorough means fol
difusng temperance Intelligence through every
school district, in the way of meetings, and lee
lures, and papers, so that all may know, and be
led to perform their duty in this noble enterprise
The meeting was harmonious and spirited, and
augured favorably for the cause of temperance il
this county.
ANDREW ROYCE, Secretary.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

The Washington Temperance Society of AL
bany has induced one thousand and fifteen to
sign the pledge within the past year. This is
surely doing something worthy of record.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

War and Christianity are irreconcablc enemies
The one exalts and enobles the mind, purifes the
heart and throws around the soul halo of glory !;
the other debases the intellect, poisons the hearts
best affections bunts all its enderest sensiblities
in man.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

There never lived tipIer who did not curse al
cohOl, in his lucid intervals and no temperance
man ever more heartily wished its utter and ever
lasting determination than he 1t lisa fact.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

j. C. Calhoun is said to be an elder in the
Presbyterian church.
The New York herald., 1845-10-21
VIIftItI1Fso u. hin I C4N
Public Treasurer Of the State of North Carroll
and Special Commission er of the Court of Eq
TRAINS RUN AS FOLLOWS

TRAINS KUN AS FULLOWS,
Commencing on Monday September 18th, I845.
Ledpe Sreokfyn-
At 8 o'clock A. NJ Boston Train for Greenpor daily
Sundays excepted stopping Farmngdale and ST. Georges
Manor.
AT 81 A. for Farming ae and intermediate places daily
Sundays excepted and Tuesdays Thursdays Satu
days, through TO Greenport and intermediate places.
At4P. NJ for Earmngdae and intermediate places, daily
Sundays excepted and Saturdays Suffolk Station.
LeGre Greenport
Boston Train at O'CLOCK p M, the arrival of the
from Norwich dailv Sundays excepted stopping
st. Georges Manor and Farmingdale.
At o'clock, A. AI.; Accommodation Train, Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
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For Brooklyn, 674 o'clock, A. NJ and p NJ, daily Sun
udsys excepted.
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For Bn,oklyn al o,clock.A NJ and "a Z M daily Snn