Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-08-19
KEEP 1T EFoRE THE PEOPLE.
Editorial Correspondence,
Quincy House,, BosToS, !

NAlt'N IAONFi9 hO9 Abt4 Z
August Gth, 1917.
Here we are, after a l%atiguing journey Of two days,
in the midst of the "city Of Notions" as Boston has
been, not inaplly, styled. But, great as was the ia
ligue Of a journey hither, it is not to be compared with
that caused by the everlasting confusion of tongues
and 10 lies that prevails here. A day spent in Washington
street, foating with the ever changing current, or
dashed upon breakers in attempting a counter course
bcwlldered with the vlcaut gaze Of the strange multi
tude, each one eager, and even desperate, in the ac-
compltshment Of some cherished purpose buried in his
own bosom,-is infinitely more distracting to the
mind and onervating to the body than a dozen days
spent in scaling the Green Mountains and Granite
Hills of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Business is unusually dull in the city at present. 60
The fall trade has not yet commenced. a great pro-
portion Of the business men are absent from the city,
for travel and other purposes. Many Of them who re-
main are i~ndnlging in pleasure excursions, by land
and water, social parties, &c, &c. Few strangers arc
here at present. The city was visited last night with
a most severe rain storm, accompanied with high wind
We hear of several accidents to the shipping, but NO
lives lost.
Since our arrival here, the melancholy but expected
intelligence has reached us, that Rcvs. orange SCOTT
and Amos A. PHELPS are dead. Two standard-bear
ers in our Israel of Reform have fallen in the thickesl
Of the fight. How can we spare them? God only
knows: to Him we CON nit or cause. "Help, Lord
for the godly man ceasoth." In contemplating, and
mourning over, the death Of these good men, stricken
down in the prime of life, and in the midst Of Their gt-
gantic labors for the redemption of their follow-mon
from the yitherng curses of sin and slavery, we coulC
bat be torcibly reminded Of the seeming truth, that
'The good die young;
While those whose hearts are dry as summer dust
Burn to the very socket"
SATURDAY, Aug. 9TH.
The most interesting sight that we have seen in the
city is the exhibition of EDWARDS celebrated Panora-
ma Of the Mississippi river, and the cities, towns ant
scenery upon its banks, from New Orleans to the
mouth of the Missouri river. 1t is sketched on can
vass three miles in length, and is said by those ac
quainted with the river and its environs to be a mos
accurate representation, We could well imagine
to be such. The exhibition was so arranged as It
have the appearance Of consuming three days an,
three nights in making the journey-the length o
time required for the passage of a first class steam
boat. We noticed, in passing, the beautiful plantation
of Gen. Taylor, upon the bank of the river, and coul,
but bestow a moments reflection upon the pecuiia
qualifications of this man for the chief magistracy 0
a christian, republican people, while booming two hun
dred of his fellow-beings to lives Of bitter, u%nreQuite,
toll upon his plantation, and he himself engaged il
the laudable business of giving the MeXicans shell,
that human slavery may be "re-annexed' to their ter
rtoryl Banyard, 1t is said, has realized $4,000 al
ready from the exhibition of this splendid painting
He soon goes with it to Europe. We advise all whit
have an opportunity of viewing it, not to let it pass I'm
improved. The music that attended the exhibition
was alone well worth the admission fee.
Rain incessant through the day.
SABBATH, Aug. 9Th.
Rain, rain, and nothing but rain, during the day.
In the forenoon we attended Rev. Theodore Par
kcr's church, a somewha celebrated preacher OF tn
Unitarian order; in the afternoon, that Of Rev. Nathan
iel Colver, conspicuous among the BAptists. The mos
prominent object in the torenoon's discourse was t
prove that Jesus Christ, although a very good mar
was nevertheless nothing but a man; while the chic
topic in the afternoon was,
"Christ and his Cross are all my theme"
A pretty fair specimen, thought we, of the conttadicto
ry doctrines now taught as religious, and II good solu
ton of the problem why men have such conaictin!
beliefs, because they have such conflicting teachers
Mr., Parker is a remarkably attractive preacher, an
his sermons are filled with poetry and eloquence.-
He is also a bold advocate of the great reforms of tn
day, such as anti-slavery, temperance and peace
This draws around hin many who, not wlthstaudin
their disbelief of his peculiar denominations view;
nevertheless desire to sanction those out-spoken an
fearless rebukes of the great sins Of the age, whic
more orthodox ministers dare not, or do not, administe
to their people. Alas, that men in this christian az
should be compelled to listen to what they believe t
be hetorodox denominations teachings, that their soul
may be filled with the inculcations of those great prlr
ciples of humanity which composed the burden
Chr:sts preaching and p%racticel
p Mr.. Parker, VIC understood, a few sabbatls sine,
drew a striking contrast between the reception, by tn
neoplc of BOSTON. Of the rpmnins Of The larnouteA 70