Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-19
Mr.. Chapin's Lecture.


Rey,E. II. CHArfEs lecture at Washington
Hal, Thursday evening, was an eloquent ana
suggestive DISCUSSION Of bis theme, Europe
and America, rejecting the light from tie ciY.
ilMtion, customs, progress, aud na'iooall1'es Oh
the Old World, upon the present struggle ID
our country, and the future which IS opening
before us. He believes we are now developing
National characteristics, a National Originality,
through which The republic is 10 take shape and
form and feature more clearly marked ane dIs'
tinct than ever before. The contest in Which
We are engaged he called the old battle between
Arstocracy and Democracy, the arIstosratc
element and ideas hero crystallizbs around
slavery and fighting for It and he looked with
an abiding faith for the triumph OF the people
at last, and the maintenance Of the everlasting
principle upon which alone Democraeles can
stand that Liberty Is the birthright oil
every living soul lis denunciatiou Of the per-
scicus heresy Of State Rights was one Of the
most forc5le passages in h3 lecture, and olielt-
cd tumultuoaa applause.
Mr. CnAPlS ~ an accomplished rhetoricanr
a practccd and skllal eocutionist, though
perhaps at times somewhat too declamatlry-
and m 5st graceful and ohen powerful writer
His lecture abouudcd 10 delightful passages 81
brilliant description, with many tender to1 chez
OF pathos, and not a few paragraphs Of stormy
eoauonce. 1t was not intended, doubtless, as
anargument, and 10 should nor be criticised as
such but as picture, grouping and comFar'
ing many thirg3, IN Europe and America. tor
our instruction, improvement, AMI the strength
euiog Of our faith, 1t was worthy OF the iaine Of
the celebrated orator and lecturer WIN delivered
it.
ApJurANT or THE SEVENTEENTH. JAMES ).
PlcS, Of Montpelier bas been appointed Adlu-
tant Of The Seventeenth. Mr.. PICK fret entered
the service as 90 clhcer IN Co l. 18th VI. Nos,
and was afterwards made Adjunnt Of that 'eg-
meut. lie proved au excellent officer familiar
with his duties, and faithful in the discaaIHs Ut
them. The Burlington Tunes in noticing this
appointment justly says Of him
He is high toned, genLemanly officer and
carried himself credtatJ through the trJ lng
scenes Of Gettysburg, His previous knowledge
OF the duties If Adlutant will make Lieut.
Peck a valuable officer upon the stan OF Coz
Randall, aud it is a capital compliment % ms
qualifications that he had no formidable com
pvltOr for the position
Tow rnuxB-Our readers will be pleased to
learn that thus famous little persOnage. With
bis wife. Com. Mutt and Miss Minnie Warren,
are to visit Montpelier in some five or siI weeks
Sons OF TExrgsANcE Grant Lodge OF
the Sons of Temperance Of Vermont held ia
semi annual session at the hall OF "Oaken Buck
ct Division, Shelburne, on lie Oh lust
Officer. present. W A. Burnett Rutland, q.
W.P.; I. Conner, Shelburne, q. W. A. VIM
Boyce, Woodstock G T. W r. Shipmhn'
South Woodstock, q. C.. j X Forrest, VIM
oosks, g. Sen.
Representatives from all the subordinate d.
visions Of the State, but one, were in attendance.
A public meeting was held in the Methodist
Church in the evening, at which the Rev L ,
Chadbouru, Of Rutland delivered an address
on the l." Rights and the Crimes OF the Rumscl-
Ter"
Resolutions were adopted iavorng the " Tenn
perance Leagues, against the repeal of the
Prohibtory Liquor Law, in opposition t.
LIQUOR Laws, and in favor OF the establishment
Of Temperance paper in the State.
The annual meeting will be held at Ludlow
on the third wednesday in October next,
Ngw CLOTHING SroRE-We call especial at
tention to the advertisement Of Nichols a
French in another column. Taoy are worthy
young men just commencing business, and De
serve good patronage
ALLOTTED PAY -Assignees and Others hold
ing orders Tor the allotted pay OF the Caviar.
Regiment, are hereby notified that returns hav
been received for the months OF January am
February, 1861, and this Office is prepared t
nav the sums received in the usual way
joins b PACE,
Treasurer.
Rutland, April 18th, 1861
SAD AcoipENr.-Whilea little daughter o
Mrs. James Sprague Of Wells, was playing wit
her brother last week, the latter drorp'd
lighted match upon her dress. The dress wa
Immediately in flames and the clothes wer
nearly all burned from the child's body. Ih
sufferer fingered about twenty hours when sh
died
Appointed. Leonard Richmond, Of Del
by Line, has been appointed an examining SUI
reon by the Commissioner Of Pensions
Michael Savage diod in North BrookGold, VI
on the Goth ult., aged one hundred and thr'
years. lie came to this country from lrelan
when over ninety years old.
BANK or VERGENNEs. AT u recent meeting
the Directors of the Bank Of Vergennes, Marsha
Smith of Addison was chosen Director, to- Il
the vacancy caused by the death of Gen. s.
Strong Hon. Edwin Seymour OF Vergenn'
was chosen President VIM. I. Parker Of Vel
gennes Wee President, and II, G. Horton, Asst
taut Cashier.
Rev. B. b. Newton of St. Adams, fora lor
,mea Congregational clergyman, has become d
Episcoraian.
DlsMIssEs Rev. Austia Hazou has been di
..t..,1 r.cr, ,ha chnrgs of tho Congreentip