Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-06-07
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Excitement at Stowe. Further Particulars.

EXcitem ut at Stowe Further Particulars
MR Eurya As notices have appeared IN
public puna relative to occurrences in Stowe,
on t.e S.u instant, c5o,aiuiog some statements
entirely unloandei 10 iact and others calculated
to oie.l iudiscrimiuate blame, think justice n
rua aad to Individuals requires litte moro
detailed statement Of facts than has ye, az
perd. ! cannot be expect d. in this space,
90 give all the ,arucuIars but will state tae
most important, a- they are well known here.
il probably pretty well understood in this
community that the Unyersallst Society in
stowe have os some time been in trouble about
the Employment Or 4 preacher. The Rev. Il.
p. t4uDs has preached here now about Two
years. He ID d mao Il marked ability, and
strongly au,i-.layory IN HE leeidgs. During
his services here he has delivered two or three
Lectures au Rum, Rebellion ami Coppcrbeadism
and OCCASIONALLY alluded to Slavery and the
cause Of bumanity in his sermons and prayers.
Tins bias made him some very bitter enemies,
who long ago lett the meetings and refused any
further support. will not say that every op-
ioaent OF MIR Cutting Is a Coppahead but il
there is d man in this community who is 80 in
tense o bis" Democracy lh4t his words aud
acts have given rise to the suspicion that he Is
anything bat friendly 10 the cfJrts Of the Gov
ornmsnt Ia putting down Rebellion. who is not
en- enemy of Ms, Cutting, have not yet heard
of him Some men VINO are by no means Cop.
peruoed. think that intemperance and "the sum
oi oil yilainos should never be alluded to by
ihe minister.
A large proportion Of the Society, and ma
ilr part VI those who have heretofore made up
The Uniyrsllist congregations, were well satis-
fed with Mr. Cuttings ministerial labors, and
liked him al. the better or his being out
spoken en- the subject OF Slavery and its up
holders The Association, which erected the
new church, at i5s las, meeting, IN the first of
tde wiotor, voted to open 1t for meetings on
every sabbath Mr. Cuttings then existing
engagement was 10 expire sone time IN April
following Spirited talk soon commenced about
who should b. tho preacher for the ensuing
year 4 large proportion Of the Society de-
sred tha ro-enga cement Of Mr, Cutting Tor the
whole time, aud his opponents declaredthat he
should DO! be the preacher for any part Of the
lime, on any conditions.
rae friends Of Mr. Cutting elt that matter
Of principle was involves, and that to consent
to hi, dlmissll, for such cause, would be to OF.
fer d premium On all efforts to crush out man
who had the pluck, honesty and boldness to de-
clare the ruth, Subscription papers were cir
cuhted lor Mr.. Cuttings support, and also for
another preacher. The opponents OF Mr. Cut.
ting have occasionally had preaching, their con-
gregatous being much smaller than those Of
M, Cutting. Tho friends of Mr.. Cutting long
ago proposed to his opponents to occupy the
house onc-hali the time, bear the expenses them
selves, and furnish the choir, (nearly all friends
t, Nj Cutting,) Tor their congregations the
other hail OF the tine, il they saw fit to have
meetings, and al the end Of the year dismiss
Nj Cutting, and begin anew But, no they
would 90. have Mr., Cutting in town, any way.
They declared their puryo to close aud iasten
the house except on such days as they could
emp oy preacher 10 suit themselves.
The friends Of Mr., Cutting employed him to
preach oao-hall the time for the ensuing year,
Six woeke ago last Sabbath, he preached on the
last day oil bis previous engagement, and his
opponents put into his hands u written notice,
which he read to the congregation, that there
would bo preaching, BY another man, in two
weeks from tha. daJ-the regular day Tor Mr.
Cutting under his engagement. 10 avoid all
avoidabo conflict it was orranged, and notice
given accordingly, that Mr.. Cutting would
preach in three weeks iron that day, and once
in two weeks thereafter tie ensuing yoar,
It was lmm dately given out, iu speeches,
that Mr.. Cutting never could preach in that
house agau that il would DO fastened aud it
was sald lhat s0me declared sheriff would be
placed IN il, with posse Of men to support him
in aoldmg IT, II was also stated that one oil
the most heated ones declared that il we went