Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-08-29

Mr. EniroR;-As am genuine Groep
Mountain boy, and take a lively interest in
whatever apportains to my own native State
and It's scenery, | wish to call the attention
Of the public to an accident which happened
last Thursday to him who hath the larges,
nose in America II mean the man lying up-
on his back called Mansfield Mountain, with
a huge nose Of pondrous rock, overhanging
the abyss below some four hundred feet
perpendicularly. Il is we'll known TO all vis-
itors, from time immemoral. that huge
loose rock, "as big as barn. has defied the
elements, the boys, and numerous quantities
Of gunpowder, on tho lip of the old mans
nose, sternly refusing 10 follow ms predcces-
sors to their quiet resting place below. WHY
this obstInacy, ! cannot say. Perhaps K
desired TO remain poised high in air 10 keep
an eye ont DER the vale beneath to scrutin-
We the actions Of men, particularly some
"nice, public spirited m,H" Of Stowe Village
Perhaps 1t wished o see the Mansfield House
rise up amid all opposition, malace and Sian
der, TO show forth the glory and beauty Of
"Oh MgnSfeid" Perhaps It waited the ar
rival Of l5UO visitors Who have been there
within the last six weeks, owing TO one "tIs-
,ondry Maj. Churchill. Or perhaps II be-
Came sau-fod Of Col. Frcmonts election by
the thunderngs Of free people borne along
upon every breeze from the Great West and
felt rejoced and "exceeding glad" and in
the cXuberance of its Joy. danced or Be
this "a II may, 1t hath departed in peace-it
lies broken like reed upon the rocks be-
meath Il is estimated by many 10 weigh
1000 tons. Many almost every one-visit-
ing the mountains, had to stand thereon. /
have seen thirty persons on II at once.
have warned them to keep Off all to no pur-
| pose. "lt always had stood Tor hinpl there
II always would, ,n-"there was no Danger
| But, on Ihursdry last, It fell with tremen-
dous crash from It's own weight It's props
at last gnve way, aud fragments weighing
tons flew IN every direction from 10 to 10
rods when 1t struck. So will fall the pres
ent southern dynasty on the lth Of Noyem.
Der next Stand from under tit will
crush the statesman of the north that up
holds II. The "ooys" fred 25 lbs Of pow
der in the crevice behind this rock on the
4th OF July last, which loosened 1t somewhat
from It's moorings. There ia more than that
amount IN the cracks, rents and assures in
Bogus Dmocracy made by this administration
and i,s plant tools, and the "boysn will fire
il too. Lnok ont am happy TO say that
no one was injured by its fall. No one was
nearer 10 It than were those 10 the "Alham-
bra or tent twenty rods north They tho'i
at FIRST 1t was an earthquake So did J. A. s.
White, wife and daughter, of Mortified, all
of whom had stood upon 1t about twenty
minutes befYre and we're then on their way
down. In the language Of Mr. White, I'll
shook the whole mountain | could have
t gone 80 miles on foot TO have seen the fall
: 1000 people would at any given day hav,
! been there 10 see the same. But 1t is gone
t and no one Is hurt. So mote II be. 50 lo
. 1t rest,-bui come one. come all, aud see tn
e romantic and beautiful ever Green Noun
e tains. Tho old man has plenty of "nose
r. left, and the chin IS clean shaven by tn
c storms above, and Will ever be there to dis
a play, till time is no more, Gods own worl
y while the Mansfield House is always at home
= SlILLMAN CHURCHILL.
Mansfield Mountains Aug rs, 1856.