Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-06-01
VERMONT PHOENIX.
BrattlcbOro, Friday, June ], lS49.
Editorial CORRESPONDENCE.


remember TO have ever noticed so many casual
ties occurring within 90 short a time, from fire,
and food and pcstilcnce. The farcst portion
Of St. Louis in ashes, Waiertown in this State
Is heap of ruins; New Orleans is almost over
flowed, and her citizens flying for their lives.
rho Cholera is creeping s,caIthily along the
Southern rivers and cities, and slrewing It's path
with dealt, and mourning, while in your own
1ieighhorhood rs I grieve to hear, one Of your
most amiablc and beloved citizens has met
sudden and shocking death. II is painful 10
think Of death for our friends in such form,
but there is con,olAtion in the reflection that
death had no errors for her. 70 her, whose
hopes all SCARED beyond the grave, and who re.
garded this lie merely as probationary scene
Of pain aud sorrow, tue transition must be a
happy one; but TO the family circle OF which
she formed the centre, TO society which she
Adorned and to the poor. who always found in
her friend and bcnetaetor, her death is loss
indeed.
The late riot in this city is almost forgotten,
and all are now looking with fearful apprehen-
ful scourse, the cholera. Yet there are those
whesc hearts still bleed at the remembrance Of
that night Of blood Mt the Aston Opera House.
There was one incident Of that night, very af-
footing. Among the frst who fell, was George
W. Gedney, young married man, highly res.
peeied. Himself aud wife, early on Tbursdsy
evening, wen, out to make call upon friend
and neighbor; and aficr remaining there short
time, Mr. Gedncy took his hat, and walked out,
as he said, for few minutes only. The even
ing passed away, and still he did no, return
Mrs G. fcl, no alarm, however, supposing he had
fallen in with some acquaintance, and been de-
tanned, and finally fhe returned home without
him. She sat up for him, being alone in tho
house. hut the night wore away, and still he did
not come. All night long sbe walked her room
in state Of terrible alarm, aud as soon as morn.
ing broke, fastened to the friends she had visited
tho night before, to learn tidings Of her husband
They bad no, seen him, but, foreboding the
worst, wen, out to look for him among the vic
Tins Of the riot On entering the stston-house
the hpt object they saw was the dead body o.
Mr. Gedney. He bad gone, as thousands did, &c
see the mob, and fell at the frst fire. The hope
less distress and agony Of his wife. on learning
his fate, may be imagined, but canno, be des
cribed
How little do We realize the scenes Of pair
and anguish that are constantly passing around
us. While, to all the rest Of the world, III,
events Of the riot are finding from memory, OF
serve for theme Of jest or ridiculc, here is one
whom Il has robbed Of her protector and sup
port, and whose hearth is made dcsolaie forever
Following all these disasters, we have III,
steamer Empire sunk, by the enrelcssness Of III.
pilot, as J; Is alledged and twenty lives lost
The fnghiful result Of the accident is aggravai
ed by the conviction that with ordinary pres
ence Of mind and attention 10 the safety Of III,
passengers on the part Of the officers Of the boat
loss Of life might have been wholly avoided.
OH the laws delAy--thc ,exation. the an
Pehseos wainSe Sr'5a ,nuTww tedious siep,
Of a Court Of Justice. Professionally, / have
been accustomed to hear clients complain Of and
curse the laws delay; bat must confess, ] real
lied feeby the suffering and affection of that
unfortunate class Of individuals who wait upon
sleepy Court Of Justice, until compelled Il
enact the suiior myself. For six long week
have ], like the invalid a, the spool Of Sloan,
been waiting for my turn 10 try the healing wa
tiers Of the turbid and muddy stream Of Justice
that flows sluggishly enough, when it flows at all
through the law Courts Of New York. All ihs
business done by the Court dnurg this time
ought not 10 have taken one week but in tho
city, judges must attend 10 their own comfort
hrst. The convenience Of suitors is not consid.
cred. Courts nominally open a, 10, but the
judge does not make his appearance generally
for half hour after At 3, the Courts adjourn
for dinner is at half past 5, and it would be alb
surd TO expect the Judges TO lose their dinner,
and wine, or to be capable of doing any busincs.
after il.
However, the time has not been wholly unoc.
cupicd on my hands. Il has furnished opportu.
nifty to sec more Of city life in its various aspects
and more objects Of public interest or amuso.
ment, than did a residence IN il of ten ycau
and ] ma, hs's-f.sr, IL can hope by 1t 10 in.
terest your readers, relate to them some Of the
incidents have met with.