Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-11-04
Che New5 GIeauer.
Notes and Comments.


WoMAN's RIGnrs.-Woman is al length found
knocking for her rights at the door Of our Capt.
toI. Mrs. Nichols, OF Bratlcboro, the champion
of Womans Rights in Vermont, appeared be-
tore large and intelligent audience assemb led
tn the Representatives Hall, for the purpose,
last Friday evening, and, with an ability equal
ling her moral courage plead the property rights
OF women, in connection with the advocacy of
the petition OF herself and numerous other ladies'
and gentlemen Of her town, for an act authoriz-
Ing women to vote in school meetings. Mrs N.
is no new or heated convert to the theories re-
Gently started on the subject, but speaks from
long and bitter experience of her earlier life.
And we believe her showing and arguments, SO
far, at least, as relates 10 women's right 10 vote
in school meetings, in which, sometimes, two.
thirds of the taxes TO b. aised, are on their :
separate property and 81 far, also, as relates to
a full securing to woman the property she in.
herls, or earns, against the acts of worthless or
drinking husbands-will sooner or later find re-
spouse III our halls of legislation. The sub.
stance OF Mrs. Nichols discourse may be found
IN an article from her pen in another column
BIG NEGETABLEs.-A farmer in Williams
Town raised, the past season, beet weighing
10 pounds and we were proposing to crack
little about it, but before we found time 10 do so.
an account came TO hand of one raised in Mas
Sachusetts, this year, OF the extraordinary weight
OF ~ pounds! But in the matter of Vermont
potatoes, we are determined not to be cheated
out OF our Dragging. A potatoe was exhibited
at our late Fair weighing "A ounces, we think
while two were raised in pouItney by Mr..
Elisha Ashley, weighing 3 8 pounds Beat
this who can
RAPPING SPIRITs-Fne Rappers are still
progressing, more rapidly than ever. We can
scarcely take up an exchange from any part of
the country without meeting with accounts of
their marvellous performances and Il seems
probable that the delusion, as deusion. in most
respects, 1t must be, will spread over the whole
land. The whole marvel, we think can be
nothing more than modification of Mesneris,n.
and the pretended spiritual revelations only the
result OF clairyoyance. All the communication.
to come from spirits, then, come only
from the mind of either the medium or the ones.
toner. This we believe TO be the true exolana-
''on OF all there is to the mystery, and it strikes
US that 'tls OF some consequence that community
so understand 1t. For so far as any mind is
brought INTO belief of being alb lie to hold direct
communication with the spirits of another world
IN this way, Just so far is that mind in DANCER Of
oslrg It's balance. Let mankind became rnuy
confident that they could thus receive reIiabe
messages from the dead and no end to the mis-.
chief that would ensuc could be predicted. Law.
order and revelation would all be ovcrhrown.-
'ne halt OF men, perhaps. becoming reckless
lends, and the other half raving maniOos.
The GovERNoR AND his Bed FFttows
Among the many ludicrous mistakes and occur.
ences which have been related as growing out Of
he extreme painness and simplicity of the
lress, appearance, habits and tastes of Thomas