Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-27
Is that SO Fanny if true, the humble occupant
Of the maDger,' would hardly get admission into
such churches

Is that so Fanny if true, the humble occupant
of the I" maDger," would hardly get admission into
such churches.
BUTT is when Fanny enters the domestic circle
and gathers around her the young mother, with
babies, puss, and the poodle dog-when every
thing is rights in the kitchen, and every hing
is made 50 neat and cosy, loving and loveable, hat
she shines out /" like good devil in q naughty
world" We confess like to Sit 10 our easy
chair and look in upon them, it makes US feel
younger and when We rise up, bowed together
as we are, We almost fancy We are straighier We
do Mt know whether Fanny is right on the theo-
logical goose not, be that as it may, We like the
jingle of her little curt, pthy sayings after all.
But Fanny can scold and stamp her foot and look
stern she sometimes does when tobacco squirt
soil her nice carpets with their delicious nectar
and what decent sensible man bames her for it Z?
She admits "women have their frivolities," and
says but for these " not man would speak to u.s.
We are ashamed to admit the justness of the COM
plment. Look out into the streets and that
gentleman not only "spsaking to but sctually
arm IN arm with that young lacy in kid slips, with
a long trailing skirt behind drizzle-drozzling
through the mud and water, and then tell US if
Fanny is too severe upon US. We think not.
So lorg sensible men will approvingy asso-
ciats with women of such fashionable "frivo-
ites, not to say misunderstanding monstrosit;es,
so long will they bs fit subjects of ridiculs Give
US bread for stonea" Fanny!
We are sorry, MIR. Editor. you are compelled
to apologize for not introducing more names into
your prospective list of candidates for Congress
All me what will be done with them all? Well
" where the calcass is, there the eagles viii be
gathered together"
Politically, the question of Reconstruction seems
to be the most absorbing topic of the day. Gov.
BoutvelPs speech on suffrage is read with the
deepest interest and taking the inalienabe rights
of all men, as sound premises, We do not why
the conclusions he arrives at are not logically de-
duced. Among the ends 10 DO secured in forming
more perfect union, as set forth 10 the preamble
of the Constitution, were ''to establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, and secure the bless
ings Of liberty to ourselves and our pos;eriry."
And what is justice Justice Is tt po,oer, lchich
seeks altCdys to maintain the right, and 10 make
right Uhatsoerer IS lcrong." We have decided
after long and bloody conflict to make right,
what We before acknowledged to be wrong,-the
holding of our fellow-men in bondage We have
Knocked of his fetters, and the question now is
shall We let him up, ard secure TO him and his
posterty the blessings of liberty? Why not give
him all the rights and immunitie. Of freemen
Because" says the objsctor, virtue and ntelli-
gence the oasis of republican form of govern
ment, and the negro is degraded, ignorant and vi
coussnd will necessarily be the dupe of designing,
corrupt men," Admit We have = large floating
mass OF ignorance, both black and white, the capital
stock of political demagogues, what then? {? Unless
we a INIT republican form Of government TO be
impracsicabie, We should seek at once q remedy
for these evils. How shall We do it We cam
not expect man to rise while We hold him down.
Do you say let him up ea.y2 Give him souc,-
tionaI and property te.ts'
But will the lordly white stoop to learn the poor
negro to read in such posture and how il be
to acquire property fat upon his back without the
use OF bis limbs 7 No, We say, hands off let him
upl 6rst acknowledge his manhood, :hen PIT in
the leaven of virtue and intelligence and ele ,ate
this mass of gnorancs as soon may be to the
r.. L
decided upon this property test, that it va. the
man that owned the jacksss that had the RIG ht to
vote, instead of the jackass. We have sought TO
establish justice by making what was 10, right,
now let US be infexible in maintaining toe right
What the people fear is, that Congress will tam
per with justice, and attempt to reconstruct the
government upon the old shaky foundations of
compromise. Men of Congress give Us right
and justice then we, the people, will hope for
domestic tranquility, and breathe freer and easier
We will close our miscellaneous scribblings, ,(and
redeem our pledge for little of everything) by
giving "reminiscences of Waitsfed taken from
little manuscript history, written by the late
Jenison Jones, Esq, one of the first settlers Of
the town. " In 1901 the Congregational church
and society of this town united in extending to
Rev. William Salisbury, (then preaching here as
candidate for settlement), an invitation to .ettls
with them as their pastor. with proposition to
give him one hundred and fifty acres of land as a
settlement, and salary of $166 67, the salary to
be increased with the list of the society. until it
amounted to two hundred dollars. Near the close
of the religious exercises the afternoon of the
next Sabbath, Mr.. Salisbury responded, or gave
his answer, cordially accepting the invitation. but
proposing little alteration in the proposition re-
specting his salary. which was, that instead Of one
hundred dollars of his frst years salary, the So
ciety should clear for him ten acres of land tho
next year." Appended to the above is tbs follow
ing note: IA day or two after, aboring man Of
Moretown sent notice to some of the members
of the chuich and society, that he thought of at
tending meeting at Waits6eld the next Sabbath,
and taking job of clearing"
The present pastor of thi, society Rev. Mr..
Dascomb. by the way . well educated, grow
ing young man, received, in addition to his salary
last year, donation of two hundred dollars, and
was presented this year, as Christmas present,
with nice pair of gloves, and instead of clearing
land he was obliged to clear the fingers of bank
bills. Quite a contrast between the olden time
and the nelD. BR