Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-23

Mn EDuon-Nii1r Churchill . entitled 90 great
credit for ms eloquent description of bIrll -Ruiiau-
iru .u stowe and io' his p9theue appeal 60 thc go1d,
inhabitants OF the INTO refrain from such acts Of e-
oaae.& ] heartily second che Majors suggestions on
th1f point And The discussion Of this comraccn topic
.ht uc Dee allowed 90 rest here 10 not that gross
mI.e1usfuciinu having been pu upon thc art he of a
Citizen iu "a preceding number of che Waterman, hc
ought Boz Justice 20 be- permitted 10 put himself rccius
rac Major. speaking Of the outrage upon Mr.. Pier,
s,. n trsnsn5.e his sentence -. A. Citizen terms
him Thomp.ouian doctor 'a uatent-right pcddlcf,
hc original proprietor &c, IL is presonsa that be was
not Of H. OF chose 90 remain scn or is untlcnd-
ly to thc Rev Mr T. and perhaps cintoa a' the DIS
graceful affair The Major is lawyer. and something
of loeran vitha But II he will read the above
trIro as lawyer and ogciau would, De wall see at once
tiAt Do, conclusions ny no means i'A"" pc prcm'ses
that che latter do not sustain bis presumption. l. Mr.
T. amy me Ices lhomp .9ulah "oetf' amy le i,'s
patcntusht peddlcr, or the original proprietor be-
cause this outrage has happened was indeed aware
tat had been committed upon the person Of
Mr. P'hat the deep feeling. of indignation that pcrya
del ali classes. even the brethren, the Major called
them, had had most unworthy cbultoni thai the
'slid men % tho town did mot couutcnancc, and was
uu suown but very few Of them t anor s occurrence
Had not been fearful that was trcspassing upon the
space or the Waterman by my somewhat lcngthy conn
iaunication might have INDUCED ben some reflections
upon that event. But uow regard 30 4s Fr1videutM
tbt dd not or an ADLER pen has akcu 70 uu and done
b. moro ample justice than could have received at my
hand.
Hut allow me 70 notice some of the Objectionable phra-
that One Major finds % my cnmmuacauou, such as
pateutnzht peddcr, Thompsonian doctor, original
proprietor Nc. My lcucr was written for one object
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small p1N necame go tNteh'N'l Nl'7'ul'''' ih ~ gus
and retired community, and boa season so uufayora
Die Tor les progress hoped that other towns aud pco
pie might receive snluiaf lesson nom ot SOD cNpeu
once and n Che facts stated duly Needed believe
thcv will NOT hc wholly without ihcr sautary influence
did not state that the individual of whom spoke was
quondam Methodist clergyman lie long since ahan-
doucd thc Ministerial VOCATION, and now tmVesos Wc
country selling patents ms ayocatou Us perfectly le-
Ultimate No body finds fault with &c. Bot Ina calling
him patcnt-right poddu,' lhnupsouilu doctor,
&c.. ms object 90 show that Jack at AN trades
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proper person Dc trusted with the management
Of .o troublesome disease a, the small pox or continent
chicken poX. Our experience i'm this town FULLY confirms
rn e,co, q, nj. r,ctbld of trosn., disease. gave
fan credit the efficiency VI bis lobclia. he may use
this or catuip nd dtun. And vc will use bcua-douua
aud aconitc caomcl aud gin sling, hot or cold water
cracked wheat or saw dust hut wc would thank him 90
krcp his small pox continent chicken pos at home
That's thc point Major And person possessing one
grain Of common sense thai will nor DO this, especially
~ hc sets himself up as competent 20 cure ihc u-'i,e
that flesh is heir TO- must expect 20 ho subject of pub
Tic Indignation though not victim OF mob law used
the phrase original proprietor. ne MAJOR seems To
regard this cxccptonahle but what circumlocuton
would DE have had substitute for il l. anything
expressive of the idea nyoiycdi The MAJOR says
thlt charity Is the first of Christian graccs coycreth
multitude Of SINS This Is true saving MAJOR,
and worthy an acceptation. hope that you have got
charity enough towards this Border Rufan town COW
al YOUR sins. But let ms test your charity little
few years ago,soon after YOU opened the M"nshcdonse
th,rc large dancing party held there. An innu
mcrhlc crowd had gathered from all quarters 10 give
You benefit Before midnight, however, n was di.eo'-
Several Young men had become bcasuy intoxicated In
the morning legal proceedings instituted against
YOU, and ON search large quantity Of the 'crer was
found n your cellar The offence was so gang lhat no
defence could be made, and eNtrioate yourself from
This embarrassing position Il cost y0u all the profits Of
TINS large party I'm VAN you demonstrated net tne Jaw
must have It's You said the people OF Stowe did
understand YOU You said YOU only intended this d.
guor for few OF the hood, who could not be refused
You said that this indscrminatc sale owing 10 the
hedoness and stupidity Of oncof your subordinate en
ployces. That YOU were not responsible for H. Now, II
the people Of say that they had nothing do with
pouring the Critter' down the neck Of Mr. Pier, will
YOU show them the charity that YOU hesought on
the occasion have alluded 10 As We would that oth-
do unto you, do yc even TO them am a friend
TO the Major and to Mr. Pier, but friend to lutcmpcr
ancc, Mob law or small poX.
CITIZEN.
Stove Jan l6, 1857.