The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-12-31
THE VOICE.
BRANDON:
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81, 1916.
Editorial Correspondence.

CRANKY, c. Dec. 9, 1916.
On Saturday last took hasty glance at the in
side OF the State House at Hartford for the purpose
of seeing how the design and workmanship would
compare with that ofthe Vermont State House; and
found that the latter was far ahead of the other
Under the Representatives Hall is room occupied
for holding different Courts and under the Senate
Chamber are rooms occupied as offices for various
purposes. In the Representatives Hail there is
small gallery, elevated somewhat after the manner
of old fashioned Westinghouse galleries and pulpits
and would about as soon think Of bringing down
squirrel from the top Of tall pine, with popgun,
as to think of throwing my voice from the Speakers
Chair to spectator mounted ON the highest gallery
seat. In the Senate chamber there is no gallery,
and when looked for the highest part over head l
made two attempts before succeeded in finding It'll
The Vermont Capitol is so much in advance of this
that the planning of the Connecticut State House
looked really awkward But one thing should be
named, which is, Vermont, when about to plan the
architecture Of har legislative hail. had the improve
ments of many years, above this State, when this
house was planned, which advantage should be du-
y considered. The finish of the old House at Hart
ford was good for The days ofs constructions and as
the Legislature ASSEMBLIES alternately at Hartford &
New Haven, probably the long time the old Houseis
vacated causes different appearance. The most
interesting article saw in this building was the old
CHARTER, which WAS relic of olden times, and
connected with which, many interesting incidents
are narrated: Of which is, an effort to wrest it
from the General Court while in session in the
night time--the extnguishment of the lights--the
securing and conveying it away by daring oppo-
nent of the government of the Mother Country, and
the secretng the said Charter in the trunk or under
the trunk of Oak where it lay concealed for IS
months, and the return of it when the anathemas of
the Kings adherents had somewhat subsidized.
AMERICAN ASYLUM Having little spare time
to no better purpose than in visiting the Asylum for
the instruction of mutes, accordingly went and
was we'll rewarded for the brief stay made there.
The time was there being school hours, the Princ
pal and Assistants were 50 engaged that they could
do little more than to give me an opportunity Of wit
Messing their mode of nstructing those who can
neither hear nor speak The whole number of pu-
pills is now 1877; fifteen of whom are from Vermont
Five Of the Vermont pupils Isaw; viz.--James Dem
ison of Royalton, Alta Huett of .Pawlet, Chloe ".
and Amanda NJ. Bugbee Of Montpelier, and James
Austin Of Swanton. saw but two of the classes
display their scholastic attanments and one Of these
had not progressed far The exercises of this class
were, in part, as follows The teacher first held
Quill and Board Nail between his thumb and An
gers and then wrote on the slate, "The with the
!" leaving the blanks to be filed by some of the
scholars keen looking little fellow rose from his
seat went to the slate or blackboard and filed the
blanks with Quill and Nail, so that the readngwas
as folows-"The Quill with the nail" The teacher
then thrust the quill through piece of paper, and
wrote-"The through the ~ Another lad
left his leat and gave evidence of his attainment in
blank filling by an effort at putting the right words
and at length succeeded. The story was told, "The
Quill through the paper" and the little urchin ap-
peared quite gatiGed, The other class were exer-
cising in writing short compositions and was rath
err amusing and interesting to mo to see thar ideas
and their arrangement placed on the black boards ,
Had but had little more time before the lesvin
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