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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Union Of Church and Stale""Bap'
fist Noel,

1t is not to be wondered that the secession
of such man as Baptist MCLEAN honorable
from the church, considering the reason there
for, has created deep sensation in England
He has boldly arraigned Church and State as
an unholy alliance, subversive Of Christianity in
its purity and strength. The Church-and here
may be found the secret of its union with the
State, and the concessions which tyrants have
from policy, made to Churchmon-hOs been fol
ages the prop and safeguard Of the thrones, aye
and of despotisms, and the blow which strikes
its relation to the State strikes vitality at the
throne itself.
Through the Church, the State has led, awei
or blnd-folded, the masses of the people; mass
es whose ignorance has taught them to obey toe
long without rebellion or murmuring, the mos
odious commands 1t has furnished field TO
official dispensing power, the most gigantic anC
plundering ever conceived, and by securing tt
its favor and will the place holders of TIT
Church, the State has comprised the great folt
| Vi lllC OuuiCl W hCCCC 40 ~ PIOuoSo' w nv Nui
believe, but Tor the service the Church has rem
dered in teaching submission and the divinit.
of King-craft to the people, and the tyrants O
the world could have so long imposed upon tn
people?
1t would have mattered little had some OBJ
scurc member seeded, though his soul nigh
be Just as precious in the sight of heaven as aor
Baptist Noel's; for then, there would have bee
no falterlng in the arlstocratic ranks for who's
peculiar benefit the union Of Church and Stat
was originally devised, nor would there hav
been cast into the royal presence such bomb
shell expose of the abomination of that unior
as Mr. Noel has written. Well may there b
nuttering when talented, fattercd and honora
BILE Churchman brands as evil and corrupt, a
institution which has done more to ensave an
plumber the people than all natural misfortune
put together, and which, annlhllated, as we hop
it soon will be, will release Christianity froI
odium and elevate millions now tramped in bod
and conscience.-Sun.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Preparation Of Coffee.

In Sillimans Journal we find a notice of
memoir on coffee, by the distinguished French
chemist, M. Payen. The results brought out by
his chemical researches agree exactly with facts
previously known in regard to this article. A
great error IN the preparation Of coffee is, that it
is burned too much, by which the liquid, when it
is brought to the table, is destitute of agreeable
flavor, and has bitter unpleasant taste. The
reason of this is shown.
"Cofee, roasted till it only becomes slightly
red, preserves the maximum of weight and aro-
ma, but gives out less coloring matter. In this
state, one hundred pounds are found to have lost
ffeen but have increased to the bulk of one
hundred and thirty Roasted 10 chestnut CO.
Ior as is commonly done, the loss is twenty per
cent, while the increase in volume is from. one
hundred to one hundred and fty-three. This
swelling of the grain depends upon the prop
erty, which the heterogeneous matter deposited
within the tissue, has Of putting up remarkably
when heated.
"If the heat is continued until dark-brown
color is produced, and the grain is covered with
sort of glaze, the loss is twenty-five per cent
while the original quantity Of nitrogen, two hum
bred and forty-fve per cent. is reduced to one
hundred and seventy seven, being loss of one
fourth"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, THURSDAY
The Mother Of Henry Clay.

We copy from Mrs. Ellett's Memoirs of the
Women of the Revelation, the following sketch
of Mr. Clay's mother-the mother Of Harry of
the West:
Our country offers abundant examples of men
who have attained its highest eminence, ascrb
ing all to early maternal influence and training.
For the mother of Henry Clay, that great man
the pride and honor of his country-has ever
protested feelings of profound affection and ven
Grafton Though her life offered no incidents of
striking or romantic interest, she was what ex.
presses the perfection of female character--an
excellent mother. She was the youngest of
two daughters, who were the only children of
George and Elizabeth Hudson. Her name also
was Elizabeth she was borne in the county of
Hanover, in Virginia, in 176O. Her education
was such as attainable at that period in the Col
,ony, In her fifteenth year she was married to
Ia Clay, a preacher Of the Baptist denomina
ton, and became the mother of eight children.
Mr.. Clay died during the war of the Revolution
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
MARCH 29. 1919.

mead OF the creature was set down at about six
ieet In length, and that portion Of the neck
which we saw, at the same the extreme length,
as before stated, at between eighty and one hum
dred feet. The neck in thickness equalled the
bole of moderate sized tree. The head and
neck of dark brown or nearly black color,
streaked with white in irregular streaks. do
not recollect seeing any part Of the body"
Such, to say nothing of the numerous affada-
Wits of our coasting captains and their men,
which, from time to time, within the las; ten
years, have been published in relation to the Sea
Serpent seen off Nahant, such is the character
of the evidence adduced by the Reviewer, who
sums up his conclusions as follows:
"TO ourselves the evidence appears irresisti-
Bile, that certain marine animal of enormous
size does exist, and that 1t differs essentially from
any living animal described in our systematic
works. To this animal mariners have given the
se!y appropriate name Of sed-SGpent, from its in
habiting the sea, and from its supposed resen-
blance to serpent. 1t is fifty or sixty feet in
length perhaps seventy feet but we may gath
er from the multitude of statements that fifty or
sixty feet is perfectly safe estimate it is long
in proportion to its bulk its neck and tail being
of much less circumference than its body; the
junction of the tail and body is marked by a
rapid diminution in Hize: it has sharp-pointed
snout, fiat topped head powerful teeth, very
large eyes and blow.holes, like the Catacea, from
which it spouts water; it has two very large and
powerful fappers, or paddles, with which it
makes its way when on the surface of the water
it has dorsal, or cervical crest fin or name; its
skin is smooth"
In conclusion we will only repeat that we mus
hereafter consider the existence of the Grea
Sea Serpent matter which should no longer BIT
doubted.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
The Temple Of the Sun.

The most renowned of the Peruvian temples
the pride of the capital, and the wonder of the
empire, was at Cuzco, where, under the munifi-
ccnce of successive sovereigns, it had become
so enriched, that it received the name of Corr
cancha, or 1.-THE Place of Gold" 1t consisted
of principal building and several chapels and
inferior enifices, covering large extent of
ground in the heart of the city, and completely
encompassed by wall, which, with the edifces,
was oil constructed of stone, The work was Of
the kind all ready described in the other public
buildings of the country, and was so finely ex-
ecuted, that Spaniard who saw it in its glory,
assures us that he could call to mind only two
edifces in Spain, which, for their workmanship,
were at all to be compared with it. Yet this sub
stantlal, and in some respects, magnificent struc-
ture was matched with straw!
The interior of the temple was the most wor-
thy of admiration. 1t was literally a mine of
gold. On the western wall was emblazoeed a
representation of the deity, consisting of hui
man countenance, looking forth from amidst in
Vulnerable rays of light, which emanated from
it in every direction, in the same nssnner as the
sun is often personifed with US. The figure was
engraved on massive plate of gold, of cnor-
nous dimensions, thicky powdered with enc
raids and precious stones 1t was so situated in
front of the great eastern portal that the rays
Of the morning sun fell directly upon it at its
rising, lighting up the whole apartment with an
efulgence that seemed more than natural, and
which was reflected back from golden ornaments
with which the walls and ceiling were every
where incrusted. Gold, in the fgurative Ian
guage of the people, was the tears wept by
the sum-" and every part of the interior of the
temple glewed with FURNISHED plates and studs
of the precious metal. The cornices which sur
rounded the walls of the sanctuary were of the
same costly material, and broad belt or frieze
of gold, let into the stone-work, encompassed
the whole exterior of the edifce.
All the plate, the ornaments, the utensils of
every description appropriated to the use OF re.
ligion, were of gold or silver. Twelve immense
vases Of the latter metal stood on the floor of
the great saloon, filled with grain of the Indian
corn; the censers for the perfumes the ewers
which held the waters for the sacrifice, the pipes
which conducted it through subterraneous chan
nels, into the buildings, the reservoirs that re-
ceved it, even the agricultural implements used
in the gardens Of the temple, were all of the
same rich materials. The gardens, like those
described belonging to the royal palaces, spark
led with flowers of gold and silver, and various
limitations of the vegetable kingdom. Animals,
also, were to be found there-among which the
lama, with its golden fleece, was most conspicu-
ous-executed in the same style, and with a de
gree Of skill which in this instance, did not sur.
pass the excellence of the material.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Mlistellaneons.
A Relic Of 0lden Times,

The Springfield Gazette publishes literal
COPY of letter written 1874 years ago, by the
Rev. Lawrence Conunt, giving an account of
the ordination OF the first minister ever settled
over the Old South Parish, in Danvers. The
letter is curious relic of the old Puritan times,
as will be seen from the following extract:-
"The Governor was in the house, and her
Maiestys commissioner of the customs, and
they sat together in high seat by the pulpit
stairs. The Governor appears very devout and
attentive, although he favors Episcopacy and
tolerates the Quakers and Baptists, but is a
strong opposer of the Papists. He was dressed
in black Velvet Coat, bordered with gold lace
and buff breaches with gold buckles at the
knees, and white silk stockings. There was a
disturbance in the galleries, where it was filled
with divers negroes, inulattoes, and Indians
md negro called Pomp Shorter, belonging To
Mr.. Gardner, was called forth, and put in the
broad isle, where he was reproved with great
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Correct Speaking.

We advise all young people to acquire in early
lite the habit of using good language, both in
speaking and writing and to abandon as early
as possible the use of slang words and phrases.
The longer they live the more difficult the ac-
QUESTION of such language will be; and if the
golden age of youth-the proper season for the
acquisition of language-be passed in its abuse,
the unfortunate victim of neglected education
is very probably doomed to talk slang for life.
Money is not necessary to procure this educa-
ton. Every man has it in his power. lie has
merely to use the language which he reads in
stead of the slang which he hears; to form his
taste from the best speakers, writer's and poets
of the country; to treasure up choice phrases in
his memory, and habituate himself to their use
avoiding, at the same time that pedantic precision
and bombast which bespeak rather the weakness
of vain ambition than the polish of an educated
mind There is no man, however low in rank,
who may not materially benefit his financial con.
dition by following this advise, and cultivatng
at the same time such morals and manners as
correspond in character with good words.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Grubs falling from the Clouds,

On Friday morning, February 5th, l847, at
Oaklands Malone Bay, Nova Scotia, grubs SIM
liar in appearance to cabbage grubs, fell with
the snow in great abundance, and what is still
more remarkable, indeed wonderful, hocks OF
robins came and fed upon the snow insects
This, in climute like that of Nova Scotia, in
mid 'yinter is among The mysteries with Which
the atmosphere is invested. On the 10Th OF
Nav, 1913, a cloud of white flies came up with
the wind at Louisville, Kentucky and was mis-
taken for snow, when first seen moving in the
atmosphere they fell in countless billions upon
the earth July 6th 1947 shower of butter
flies crossed the channel from Calais to Dover
and filled the country on the sea coast for
leagues in extent. The appearance of insects
in the clouds is always preceded by distur-
bance of the earth. Preceding the shower Of
grubs in Nova Scotia, in February, l647,
lightning cloud travelled from Texas through
Maryland, New. Jersey, Long Island, &C., and
when last observed from the latter island, was
still going east. The fall of grubs at Washing
ton, noticed in yesterdays Post perceive was
also on the 5th of February, the same day Of
the month and the same month Of the year as
their appearance at Nova Scotia. At the time
the time the flies showered down at Louisville,
there we're earthquakes in both hemisperes-at
Sienna Tuscany Jamaica, West Indies; VAL
paraiso, South America; and in the East Indies
The state of atmosphere at my place of obser-
walton, on the 4th and 9Th of Feb. inst was Pc
culiar, indicating atremulous state of the earths
body.--ConespOn fence fthe NJ Y EUs. Post
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Mama.

At distance of fifteen miles from, and at an
elevation Of about two thousand feet above the
level of the sea first saw the tree which produ-
ces the mama. This remarkable substance is
secreted by several trees, and in various coun-
tries in the East. In some parts of Persia it is
believed to be an insect secretion, and is collected
from shrub called gGran, about two feet high,
bearing a striking resemblance to the broom. In
the billy district of Doorstan, as in Mesopotam.
ia. we find it on several trees of oak species,
which there, however. are of more stunted
growth than those En- land. From these the
mama is collected en- .Ioths spread beneath
them at night, ana it then bears the form of
large crystal drops of dew, such as we see in
England in the early part of the morning
Burckhardt observes, that at Erzroum a sub
stance resembling mama in taste and consis-
tence distils from the tree which bears gals
and with which the inhabitants of the country
form one of the principal articles Of their food.
These would appear to be different from the Sic
lian mama used for medicinal purposes, and
which botanists have considered as a vegetable
gum, procured in Calabria and Sicily, and to be
exuded from the FrarinaS Oralis or Towering
ash. A supposition has, however, been started,
that this might be also the production of the
aphes trbe.--Lte,a. Wellstsfs Travels in arabia.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Beautiful Extract,

The influence of Christianity on society is not
exerted through the cannon of the warrior, and
the dispatches of the statesman, but In the sweet
breathings of truth that come on the opening
petals Of the breast of infancy, like spiceladen
zephyrs from the land of the blest-in the gem
tie words of love that fall in dewy freshness on
the wondering ear of childhood, from grey-haired
sires and sweet voiced matrons-in the nameess
feelings of high and holy things, wrapped in the
deep, unutterable voices of the ancient eernities
that come to the silent ear Of youth, before the
din and strife ofthe babbling world have stunned
these inner senses of the soul the longing
and wistful thoughts of things of deep, abyssmal
mystery that steal into the soul in its lonely mus
ings in the solitary chamber-in the deep hush
of the moaning forest-in the awful silence of
the hollow mdnight--ln the seasons of gloomy
doubt and frantic effort to scale the prison wall
Of mystery and darkness that rises and closes in
encircling silence around all-ln times of heart
sickness and disappointment when reaching
forth the hand Of warm, confding trust, it grasps
the cold and slippery skin Of the adder-it is
then that Christianity with its wonderful tell
ings of infinite things, comes with apocalyptic
splendor and power, and, revealing itself to the
soul, creates those martyr spirits that stamp their
lineaments on the enduring rock.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
The Human Form.

Persons with ample chests, always batting
accidents, live longer than those with narrow
chests. They never die with Consumption the
most fatal disease in our land-but persons with
contracted chests, furnish the whole of the vast
multitudes who perish by that insidious but fatal
disease. And yet, with this medical fact staring
them in the face, large number of the fairer
portion of our race prepare themselves to die Of
consumption, by the foolish practice of tight
lacing. This does not add to their beauty, but
makes them actually deformed but the tyrant
fashion, urges them on to their ruin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
The Sage's advice to Young TaImor.

"Go, my son." said an Eastern sage Of Muza,
to young Talmor,, "go forth into the world, be
wise in the pursuit of knowledge Devise in the
accumulation ofriches be wise in the choice of
friends yet little will this avail tiee if thou
ehccset not tie ssifa Of eiy bols.aii. When
the rulers of the people echo thy sayings, and
the trumpets of fame send thy name abroad a.
mong the nations, more beautiful will the sun of
thy glory set if one bright cloud reflects its
brightness but sullied forever will be the splen.
dor of the rays, if like dark spot she crosses
its surface. Consider this, then, nv son, and
look well to her ways whom thou wouldst love
for little will all else avail thee, if thou choosest
not wisely the companion of thy bosom. See,
FOUNDER, the maidens of Tiuge-they deck them
selves with the gems of Golconda and the rose
OF Cashmere, themselves more beautiful; but
an take them not to thy BOSOM for the gem
will grow dim, and the rose wither, and nounht
will remain 10 thee of all thou ddst WOO and
win. Neither turn thyself to the proud one who
vaunts herself on having scanned the pages of
the Vedas, and fathomed the mysteries of the
Holy Temple. Woman was not born to the
sceptre, or direct the council to reveal the
mandates Of Dramas, or expound the sacred YER
ses OF Mena. Rather be it hers to support thee
in grief, and soothe the in sickness; to hide thy
faults and forgive thy weakness rejoice in thy
prosperity and cling to thee in adversely. Re-
fleet, then, my son, ere thou chooscth, and look
to her ways whom thou wouldst maze the wife
of thy bosom. wife what a sacred name,
what responsible Office! She must be the un
spotted sanctuary to which weared man may
flee from the crimes of the world, and feel that
nosin dare enter there. A wife, she must be
the guardian angel of his footsteps on earth, and
guide them to heaven: so firm in virtue that
should he for moment waver, she can yield
him support, and replace him upon its firm foun-
daton: so happy in conscious innocence that
when from the perpexites of the world he re-
turns to his house, he may never find frown
where he sought SMILE Such, my son, thou
seekest in a wife and reflect well ere thou
choosest. Open not thy bosom to tiiher, re-
pose not thy head on the breast which nmseth
envy, and folly, and vanity hope not for ODE
dience where passions are untamed, and expect
not honor from her who hOnoreth not the God
who made her. Though they place her next
to the throne of princess, and the countenance
of royalty beam upon thee though thy riches
be as the pearls of Omar, and thy name be hon.
orcd from the East to the West little will it
avail thee, if darkness and disappointment and
strife be in thine own habitOiion. There must
be thy hours OF solitude and sickness, and there
thou must die. Reflect then, my son, ere thou
choosest and look well to her ways whom thou
woudst love; for though thou be wise in all
things, little will it avail thee, if thou choosest
not wisely the wife of thy BOSOM"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Daniel Morgan.

General Morgan was a native of New Jersey.
He was appointed Captain, by Congress in
l775, and directed to raise a company of rife
men, and march them to Cambridge. In Sep
TENDER of that year, he was sent to Quebec, I'M
der Montgomery, where he was taken prisoner.
He was afterwards exchanged; and in the bat
tic of Saltwater he commanded a regiment. He
shared in the gories of the capture of Burgoyne
at Saratoga and commanded at the battle of the
Cowpens, in South Carolina, where Tarleton
was defeated, January II, 1871. He comman-
ded the Virginia militia ordered out in 1894 tc
quell the "whiskey instruction" in Pennsyva.
MA He was soon after elected Member o
Congress. In 1909, he published an address tt
his constituents, indicating the administration
of Mr.. Adams. He died in 1902, aged SO.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Dissolution.

Mr.. Lahm, of Ohio, lately concluded an OK
cellent speech against slavery and slavery e1
tension, made in Congress, in the following CT
oquent words:
"Sir. there are master spirits in the South, as
well as there may be in the North, who no'' are
IN favor of a dissolution of this glorious Union'
have no apprehension that such result can Oe
brought about. There is too much PATRIOTISM
with the people of every section of the country
10 permit us even to entertain doubt as to tne
final result of this great controversy. The I'm
ion NAV be even more violently convulsed than
it now is, or ever has been; but the lgaments
which bind it together will prove equal to the
crisis, and the storm which now surrounds us,
having exhausted its force will be succeeded BY
that same calm and quiet which has ever follow
ed the settlement of this question. 10
But, sir, il in this be mistaken; if there be,
as was inhmated the other day by the gentleman
from Illinois, Mr.. Turner, secret plot on foot
for dissolution of this our glorious Union; il
the people of the South will suffer themselves
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Thomas SIMMER.

This celebrated partisan officer of the Revolu-
ton was born in 1875. He was a compatriot
in arms with the intrepid Marion. His bra
very won the attention Of the civil authorities
of his native Suite, South Carolina,) and in
1850, Governor Rutledge appointed him Brig
adier-Genoral He was greatly beloved-and
whether success or defeat attended him, his pat
riotism and courage was never doubted. He
received the thanks of Congress for his services
He was chosen United States Senator in 1911
He died suddenly, Jan. l, 1882, aged 81.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-03-22
Establishing a Government for Them
selves,

The citizens of California, experiencing the
Inconvenience of being without government
are calling meetings to appoint delegates to a
general convention, for the purpose of nominating
suitable candidate for Governor. They say
it is the duty as well as the privilege of all good
American citizens, when thrown upon their own
resources, to adopt such measures fol their own
protection as COMFORTS with the constitution Of
the United States, and will best subserve the
interests of the citizens of the territory. The
people of Oregon were compelled to resort tc
the same mode of procuring a government, until
the General Government provided them with
one.