Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-02-17

pOrtant uial5l iOr long une. bnt his name
was borne on the wings Of fame. He was ap-
piled to by Colleges and Literary Institutions,
far and near 10 deliver orsiions and addresses.
He had calls TO settle in the ministry from
wealthy and populous towns. And when at
last he determined, for the benefit Of his health
to travel in Europe, large bids, il is said were
made by different public journals, for his cor
respondence, which was finally Obtained by the
New York Obserr. Il may not be known to
all that this is TIN same man, now so extensive
ly and favorably known to the public, as Rev.
DIR. Cheeyer, of New York.
At the trial Of Mr. Cheeyer, there was an
immense crowd Of people temporary stairs
being erected at the blck side Of the court
house, so that the judges, attorneys, &C., pass
cd in and out at the chamber windows. The
attorneys for the defendant were Peleg Sprague,
now District Judge, and Rufus Choate. The
latter made one of his most splendid efforts, bu,
the former hardly satisfied public expectation.
Mr. Cheever himself was also permitted TO read
to the Court in his own defence, or in explaua-
tion Of the act, an address, which all admitted
TO be most ingenious and powerful argument.
The decision Of the Court, however, was
against him, and he was sentenced to close con
fnement in the common Jail thirty days. which
he spent, as he declared to visitor a, the time,
rry pleasantly, being provided by kind friend.
with every convenience necessary to his com.
fort. When he came out he delivered pub
lie lecture, or address, to very crowded au.
dience, but made no allusion TO his inprison.
ment.
Ham was also tried for assault, and fined sec
and costs, which his employers or friends read.
lily paid.
The effect Of the whole affair was exactly
the reverse Of what was intended. The de.
sign was, through the operation Of public sen,
timent, to make Mr. Cheeycr unpopular, and
drive him away, instead Of which il brought
ridicule and disgrace on his assailants, and
greatly elevated Mr. c. in public estimation
In fact it injured the whole town Of Salem
and ended in the ruin Of Des. Giles and hii
distillery. For such was the notorieiy of ih,
old disiillery after this affair, and the ridicul,
attached to it, that but few men, even rumsel
lers, could muster moral courage sufficient /,
be seen going into il. A shock had thus beer
given to the Deacon's trade, which il could mol
long survive. lie fingered along several years
his property, health aud courage declining, ant
failed. His friends set him up lie bccam,
his own customer. and failed again and for
ever.
As for Ham, after having been chosen con
stable in ''the orderly and peaceable town o
Salem" he fell out with the Deacon, left him
returned TO the State Of Maine, repenied Of hi
sins, joined an orthodox church, and became
man Of sober life and conversation. But ala
for his companions They were respectabl,
till the onset, but soon scattered and came /,
noughs. One lostb property, another his life
and third moved to the far West, because, a
he said, he would not live in a town where tn
first inquiry on the arrival Of every stranger, j
-''Whoss i- nsaeoa Giles Dis,iiiery i--sho.
me Deacon Giles Distilleryi"
And what has become Of the old dis,iller
will be as aniousy asked by every reade
now as its kindred question was by every stran
ger formerly. Alas its fnality was NOR
tragical even, than that Of any one Of the as
sauliers. But as it lived an evenlfu life, som
further account Of that will first be expected
The reader has already been made acquain,e
with its works till within few years Of it
close. Well, when the Deacon and his com
pany had ceased operation, and the smoke @
their fires had ceased to ascend, the old build
ing itself looked sorry, and seemed 10 repent
Il did indeed meet with sudden change, an
brought forth fruits meet for repentance.
was bough, up by James N. BuiIum, the mos
thorough teetotaller in that region, and oonutTl
/ cd into a sort nf Tamnoraneo Asvl,rx Ma..;s