Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-02-24
Social Levee at Northfleld.
NoarnFIr1D, Feb. IS, 1859.

EDiroR FREEMAS The members OF the Ten
trail Division Of sons Of temperance, located IN
this village, held Il ,ciil leyee at the DIVISION
room and the Mortified House last evening, an
account Of whic! may not he undressing 70
yourself and your readers. The occasion which
called for tits +" demonstration T" was the birth
dry Of the Division, which was orglnizd one
year ag,; aud il hayins hsen exceedingly lro1-
rer1as from that tim, t, the Pr mt, It's msln-
hrrs Diet; r.ninel, and solved in vision that
its fist anniversary should b. htInEly eeie-
brat,d. And in acc ,rlt 1e3 ~irh that r,s'!u-
ton, meaSur.s w,ra Tt: n to prIct.r' % e
speakers, pr,yiI4 lar the physical wants 'i tin
guests. ,S".
Al half-mst SIX J'drk The n.vi,i IN mt in
their HILL, and npmTi iuf rnAliy, VIII r. they
received thcit distinguished Z tests, with whom
they marched in prJe ssir t. the ldrSe'lncing
hall Of the y prthfiad Il1us>, whre numcr
; Gus addi nc: hal alraAdy ea-hrr'd by invitation
(the doors not bting tl,rown open to the entire
public to share the cnjoymants and festivities
Of the occasion.
! Tie mental OK rcis1s commenced by prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Caan of Bsookfcd, after which
followed long and able address by DR.. Pow
ers, in which he carefully felt the pulse Of the
body pJlitic-shooG his head at some of the
symptoms, but was joyousat others-expatiated
upon the evils OF Intemperlnee, prescribing
remedies therefor, which, if faithfully applied,
. must necessarily work an efectual cure. The
case of the runsellcr the Doctor evidently re-
gaidcd as one which called for violent treatment
no milk-andwater prescriptions being at all
adequate to the necessities of the case in fact,
nothing short of amputation being sufficient, in
his Judgment, to remove this plague-spot, this
canker, from the ytals of human society. He
did, however, male some medicinal applications,
50 caustic that they might not inaptly be term
ed--in doctors phrase--the actual cautery.
AT the close of the address, the company re-
paired to the dining hall, where a supper had
been prepared, which was discussed by about a
hundred and fifty persons with apparent good
relish, after which they returned to the dane
ing hall for the balance of the entertainment.
And next in order came the reading of a paper
which had been prepared for the occasion by
the ladies of the Division, called the Ladies'
Offering and which contained many good
things, not the least of which was chapter
from " the book of the Chronicles" giving a
brief history of the wicked reign " of Sab
dial, the Commissioner" whom it was prophe
sled the " inhabitants of the land " were about
to depose and that g one John, Northfeldite,
of the tribe of Gault," would be elected to
" reign in his stead" Among the compliments
paid to "John,' it was said that he wa,
" comedy to look upon" though that was not
urged as a special reason why he should be
elected to the Commissionership. There is
however, another reason why he should be
elected, which the people will deem sufficient
and that is, " john" is a Temperance man.
After the reading of the Ladies' paper, R. L.
Perkins, Esq, was introduced, and spoke fol
about fifteen minutes in his usual eloquent style
giving some account of the temperance move
ment and the attention which is being attracted
to the principle of prohibition in the various
countries of Europe showing that the people
of New England and of the United States, wer,
not the only people who are looking towards
prohibition as one of the means to be used fol
the suppression of this gigantic evil. Mr. Per
kins closed by paying handsome compliment
to the ladies, and saying that he rejoiced to SCI
them laboring to promote the cause of temper
ance.
Rev. Mr.. Ballou was next introduced, an,
made one of his lappiest efforts, though he sail
) he had come unprepared to make speech.
50, we would thank him to come " unprepared
the next time he comes to Mortified, for W
will be satisfied with as good speech as h
made us last evening.
The subject of a sentiment by DR.. Power
was the Town Liquor Agency, which he terine
the last lurking place of King Alcohol; an
even there, he said, was plainly visible the hand
writing on the wall-Mene, Meme, Tekel, I
phnsin. Judge Carpenter was called upon
respond, who said he was willing to work on
own teams when there were no stray horses tina
could be got hold of; but now he preferre
working the estrays, and letting our own team
rest. lie therefore called upon DR.. Powers
respond tn his own sentiment. The Doctor di
so, briefly, advocating his views of prohibition
9 But the sentiments were mainly dispense
with, on account of the lateness of the hour
and the company quietly dispersed. The who
' affair was decided success, and every body WI
j., apparently well satisfied. R.R.