Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-11-03
RUTLAND HERALD.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1864.
From the Capital.
MosrrELBR, Oct. q, 1856

evening beyond its capacity by an intelii'
seu. app, jiatlyc audience, to lis
ten to readings and recitations by Miss
E,l. Winchester OF Springfield VI, She
is pupil o. the celebrated elocutioniSt
Professor John W. S, Hows OF New
York,
We understand that her father was
Congregational clergyman, who died
few years ago, and left four Children
the oldest of which, young man, en-
listed In the Tenth regiment and was
killed In battle. 1t then devolved upon
the young lady to do what she could
for herself and her young brothers, and
she has chosen this mode Of labor
The Hon. Mr.. Englesby, Senator from
Chittenden county, presided over the
meeting, and having in a few introduc-
tory remarks alluded TO the soldier
meeting last evening, and spoken of the
labors of women in various spheres, in
troduced Miss Winchester to the atten-
ton and the indulgence Of the audience.
She is lady of very prepossessing APP
pc, rance, and was attired in white, with
q nglc rose on her brow and another
on he oreast.s Her voice is very deep,
clear and sonorous her reading is for
the most part tasteful and artistic. She
succeeded remarkably well, where
great many young ladies land old folks
too) fail, that is, in reading poetry cor
rectly, as it respects the sense, the rhet-
oric, and the metre. There was little
too much mounting, rather too great a
prolongation of the consonant sounds
to suit our tastes, but we are aware that
there is no disputing about tastes.
She was enthusiastically applauded in
several passages of the Building of the
Ship" Barbara Frietchie,n and the
"Picket Guard" She is well recon-
mended, and is evidently a meritorious
young lady, worthy of the confidence
and the patronage OF those who can en-
Joy a genuine intellectual treat.
SUBSTITUTES AND STATE PAY,
Yesterday the Committee on Military
Affairs reported on the bill to pay sub
stitutes seven dollars q month, that it
ought not to pass. On the question of
engrossment and third reading spirit
ed debate sprang up, in which Mr.. Dorr
of Rutland and Mr. Webster of Charles
ton advocated the measure, and Mr.
Nicholson of Wallingford and Mr.. Dean
of Cavendish opposed. The principal
reasons offered in support of the measure
were that the substitutes now in actual
service are good soldiers, fighting the
battles Of freedom and maintaining our
cause; that they stand in all respects
on u level with Others, and ought not to
be degraded below others; that they
have dependent families and that they
were made to believe that they would
receive the same pay as Others. AS to
those who got their bounty and desert
edsaid Mr. Dorr, they are out of the ring,
and of course will receive no seven dol
lars.
MI Nicholson said if our State sue
ceef In lighting through, as she will,
and ii she paid her debts, as she will,
ar ltorious soldiers will ultimately
receive their full reward. Meanwhile
he urged that we should be just before
we are generous, and we should not for
get those-a mere remnant now-who
first, without bounty, from motives Of
the purest patriotism, threw themselves
into the deadly breach. oa g
Mr.. Dean spoke in the same strain,
and denounced the whole system Of SUBJ
stitute brokerage as ineffably mean and
mercenary, and declared that SO far as
his knowledge extended, the great ma
jority of substitutes were the meanest
kind of foreigners, who got their boun-
ty and then deserted.
Judge Hebard of Chelsea offered an
amendment providing that the pay Of
seven dollars per moth shall be given to
no one who was not, at the time of en-
gaging as d substitute, citizen of Yer
On motion of Mr.. Dean the bill and
amendment were laid on the table and
made the special order for Friday after
noon. "a