The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-11-06

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u'"~ OF Importance to Vu.e you n.-
umA "e hlyc ut.r. liz, as y.o are
dout'..>s aware thr pro.p.c- of de.
i# ir our u.yt eloeioo, ~lich. thoorl
,ir '-u, - r. tnm e..}..-,. is u. n.
i.-- 80 D.. n-~4,d ra. wpaai.a
.r'Y ia lis ~rato di..ra .r'2r
n..n, & -. oll.ul 80 OF r,"y pal
lu.a t,iIh nl,~Hl, As n a.rwn- o
tuc Whi-e. IT i, uoN u.,tt.r why u1.
lrm. crh, r,irnl or cpn-cr,al>c, nLuk
nor white, m ale nor f. IN ,r. hni h,rmiph-
ru'Iitc "hully, ud lr,blr at t, Il .c,usc
without ambition, without u purpose, mIl
without leader. The Il morats are
better organIzed with platform at l'asi
consistent with drmoc. attic p' principles,
straightforward opposition To Congress,
an unqualified reception of the poor,
abused, rebels to public and private favor,
and Il plank for the suppression Of home
manufactures, by sending all our raw mn-
terial to Europe TO be made up and
brought back again ready for use Their
candidate for Governor Judg' Elan,
ders, with whom | am person lily ac.
quainied-is IA most agreeable gentlrmln.
having AS much ability, probably, as any
other man in the State, an every way
worthy Of the office exceptln, the drspic.
ably reasonable and corrnpt character of
his political belief, which YOU will agree
with me somewhat unlits him. With the
popularity Of the Democratic candidate
and the indifference ard divisions Of the
republicans themselves 10 assist, you need
not be surprised to hear from Minnesota
shout of barbarlc triumph in the camp
of the enemy.
| have been out of toAn several times
since ! wrote you before, aud in Aarlu 8
directions, The result of some part ot
NV explorations ] shall be glad 10 give
loh.
A few DAYS since, hy invitation of
tri'n'l, ! attended divine se,>ire al Fort
Sn"Illng. found it SITUATED upon ~,
I'm n nee at the c"idlu' nee of the Mi,-i,-
'lPlh "ni Minnesota rivers AMI ab.ni
seven n'll's ,"u.h OF rhi- place II has
tor l"n1 Iim' been considered II place
ot 10 military Importance, and before the
var II "hs enIlr' ly alnn toned ly the
g"Ne' nn'ut >Iucr th,n il has been "A
rem l. 20 ~ Tor State troops nj general
irp"' t"i the 4ih military district. The
tort, never very 'horougll, rnI, ructrd. is
AT present III II poor comb ion 10 rsist at
lack, bat ~ II Aill probably ue>eY BE- at
tackled, there Is no inm- late need of re
| p'llrg II Scr, ices were held in Il little
chap iuSi lie oi l'' fort, thu congregation
c"n-l-'irg c'i fl ut "iIi'.rs and til IT. lam
| ines OuI "l the only military company
| there We Jaw only thrrr or four Sphlier,
Al church. We lcnru,'d it has h,n III.
cms "a al such i'm To caii thrIn nu .,,i
| ''n'iui t''m O." c'nrch III nj tar. u..l..
-rr' lrlF b. nu' -"m di-c,p in. .ul nt
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iei' '..gI ~"h t- ..u.-.rn' a,a u:h.-
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iur lie IA -t- Of Oboe. nest u.. .p,.
"Iucn lr' ma nol h. r.rmlI.i .,- i-
rhmg' at BATH .f,r. h ,nrcy, f.rhr.,
tue tine words ol l,pch,rnis,
- To nom mon men. relief from death i, ivcn.
| lhnugh horn I'm lel'lil.,. haiti ant Of hcn,,u
lie VII" h's fl Il win the nart,r's ihr.a NM
sound
| Tie silent foot of fate at hom hath fonnI~
After service | WIS inrrulncrd to Gen.
| Alexander, AT present communion. uili rr
N The fort lie distinguished himself IN
The late war as an officer of much bravery
and ability, and rs an agreeable and ac.
complished gentleman, l. have scarcely
Inrl his superior lie invited us to ac.
company hm 10 his headquarters, where
was to take place the baptism of his
daughters child, which We accordingly
did. There we found room full eff Off.
GERS, with their Ladies', all in "a state of
intense ecStacy over the ''sweet darling"
who was only waiting the arrival of the
clergyman TO be dedicated TO the service
OF HIM who said ''of such is the king
dom OF Heaven The young mother,
scarcely twenty yeats cf age, is the wife
OF Col. ebnr Of the regular army OF
temperament exceedingly delicate and
fine, she exhibited all qualities of lady
without eff't or affaclalion and AS she
gave her babe into the arms of the min
lster to he baptized and signed with the
sign of the cross, her fearful eyes spoke
plainly Of the solcitude of a mothers
heart, and the sincere desire she felt that
the little one might truly ''continue
Christs faithful soldier an | servant to her
l'fes end" After this the company were
regaled with cake and wine. winch
think is out of the usual order of such
occasions, and To those who made ~ wry
faces, of course ''rye" WAS off.rei. both
asan auxiliary and substitute forlh wine.
Your correspondent, being of a sober and
dignliird mien, WAS omitted IN the ,lisrri
hu'l"n OF the rye-a mistake to which he
could never feel fully recunriled had not
an extra glass Of wine prevented a too
sensible depression of his sDirits There