Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-01
Editorial Correspondence.

the yaIIes Of White and Black river at this season Of
the year, Is rich holiday enjoyment to one accustom-
ed to the moaotonous toll and sedentay habits of vii
lage life. All nature is clad in her beautiful yestnre.
the air is laden with the sweetest perfume; the hills
and valles giving promise of an abundant harvest
How, then, can man fail to mngle in the universal
song OF rejoicing and gratitude to Him who sends the
early and latter rain, and makes bountifu provision
for all the creatures ofhs hands?
During our journey two or three incidents of the
Revolution, of thrilling interest in the Story of YER
mont have been brought fresh to memory. soldier
IN the last war; in our company pointed out the precise
spot when the Indians, in5tgacd by the British COM
menced the burning and sackng of Royalton-des-
troyng everything that came in their reach even 20
the slaughtcrng of cattle and numbering the inhab-
ants. We were shown the spot whore the Indians.
after hard chase, captured several prisoners and
marched then off to Canada; where Dr. -- was
shot IN endeavorng to ford the river in his flight; and
other similar incidents. These were trying times, and
their history presents strange contrast to the unver
sal peace and security that now prevails. In Read
ing, we noticed monument by the road side, erected
to pepotuato the memory of the numbering of an in
liant child by the Indians, A mother had been captur
ed on the New Hampshire side of the river, and on
reaching Reading her icldnt born upon the road was
found to be too troublesome and was taken from her
arms and buchered by the Indians, while the mother
was Compelled to contnue her march f., Can,do
While we could bnt breotho si,, f,r +l,a. o.,.l,
mother whose bereaved heart has long since gone to
the quiet rest oftho grave we felt deeper sympathy
for the thousonds of r,othors IN ,,r o,,r i,,J l -
daily consirnnc tbc;r ob;ldro 70 ,,o..o c,o A..
tomahawk Of the sav,ro
81 pitv tbc slave roo,bor oo.o ,,oru ,,,,1 ,...u
Who signs as she presses her babe to her breast:
lament her sad late, all so hopeless and dreary,
'',ai' Io' '!F woes ana her wrongs unredrest
AS she thinks nL. uI'p onio'lon'
| You may picture the bounds of tba cl-crdlod
ocean,
''' ''' s''' u 'll'' "ao''ler can never De told
At TINS place the pemom Chronicle Of week before
Iast came under my notice. in which the editors in
arcle on the nomination OF Gen, Taylor for the Pres
loehcy reoIco that christian men at the North are be-
ginning more closely to scutinze the moral character
OF candidates for office. The Chronicle cannot surely
reJoIce more at this than ourselves but the question
arses where does the credit belong of awakening
PoOhc sentiment on this subject at the North? VIII
the editors of that paper claim that they or that class
OF the religious press of which theirs is type, have
Fdonc less than throw the weight Of their influence
against those who have succeeded, in even the small
est uesroe IN arouSng the christian community on this
SUBJECT In the last Presidential election, did they
warn christian voters in this state against casting their
sui'ages for dueIist Proane swearer, a gambler,
and man-se1cr? Not they. On the contrary, they
so magnied the virtues of the "puran, as to dazzle
that vision which would look at the vices of the
"OIackeg'" And now, we doubt whether, should Gen.
Taylor Obtain the nomination for the Pfesd ency, The
wing propenSItes of the Chronicle would not hush to
silence the feeble remonstrances Of conscience. As
much as this IS even ntimated in the article to which
we aludc, for the editors declare it to be as much The
dUy OF gOOu men To DrlnT their influence to bear UDOn
the selection of gooi candidates, as it is TO choose