Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-26

l ne WAolc y stem ~ I'''0" 'NN'f'
in the United States. makes men worse
instead Of better, No prison in the eoun'
try makes it's discipline 10 look toward
the reformation OF the prisoner, but to his
punishment. lie would establish in these
institutions the dsy-sehool, ,Abbath-sehool
aud the savings bank, and give them the
circulating library and tho daily uewspa-
per, The modes OF punishment inflicted
On refractory prisoners in our American
prisons the iron crown, water shower
tying, and he would abolish corporal
punishment everywhere, The lrishman
in Ireland was always better man after
his release from prison, for the system Of
that country Was better than our own.
The Indian question vas then discussed
At length. lie had no great liking for
the rod man The poet has sung, aud the
artist has painted in glowing colors the
good qualities Of the Indian, He pre-
fcrrod the black man or even the white,
The Indian troubles were mainly caused
by the fur trader on the one hand, and the
/ government agent on the other, Both were
opposed TO the civilization Of the Indians,
II would destroy the trade # the one,
and the contracts of the other. They
wrong the Indian, and he retaliates on the
white settler, He believed with writer,
that there was very little to be expected
from the Indian. and nothing from the
government, 1t cost 100000 and ten
white lives 10 obtain one scalp In Canada
the Indian, are better treated, and the
whites have no wars with them. They
live peaceably with all. A more humane
course, with the proper settlement OF the
Indians upon territory Of their own, with
out driving them TO the extremes Of civil
lization each time, would humanize and
civilize them.
The next question taken up was,-Our
Foreign Population. We do not welcome
them IA cordially IA we should. The
prize ring in New York was descriptive
- AH' AifhAiiitiiA VI Allt ibltlEufis AIfll
they send him to Congress. One great
offcnse against the foreigner in our eyes is
that he votes the democratic ticket !;
another, the growth of the Roman Catho-
lie Church. Naturalze the foreigner and
let him vote He had better vote wrong
twenty years THAI &e denied the right
once. The speaker said he was grateful
to God for the spread of the Roman
Catholic Church, a. its increase in this
country is mostly by immigration, not by
indigenous growth, and becomes modified
by contact with American institutions,
A better thing cannot be done for the
Roman Catholics in Europe than to in
vite them to this country and give them
a hearty welcome on their arrival, and,
for one he was in favor of the largest re-
ligious liberation. Welcome oil foreign
ers. While one class Of our citizens OBJ
ject to the immigration Of the Cinnamon,
he would invite and welcome him. Let
him breathe the spirit of our own free
institutions. 1t could not but modify his
Vows. and civilize him The speaker
would adopt the motto: MY country is
the world, and my countrymen are all
mankind
Mr.. Tilton being believer in woman's
political rights, took occasion to allude to
the subject. Woman was the goddess of
the worlds idolatry. We meet her on
the street, and take off our hat in graceful
recognition of her Grecian Bend. What
is to be done with her. What is her
sphere She makes the family. The
family is a church above the church. He
spoke of the family, and its enemies,
who with uplifteG hands were ready to
smite. If the family was smitten by the
enemy death, and the husband falls,
what is to become of the wife and
mother without help, dependant. How
does public sentiment regard them The
ballot must be given them then they will
have voice in the manner in which they
are to be treated, and through their in
auence the wrong will be set right.
The Negro was presented with tho Pc
culiar views Of tho speaker Thirty mil
lions copies of Noah Webster's Spelling
book, had been printed, and it was extern
sively circulated all over the South The
nation battled for three years with rebel
lion. The Supreme Ruler, the White
Man OF the North and the Negro must
work together, before our nation could
meet with success It was not until these
sources were united, that victory perched
upon our banners. Our flag went down
to the earth and touched the lowly, that
when again it was lifted up it would take
IL men with it. Tho iith amendment to
the Constitution is not enough. We must
add lo'b, torbidding any State from dis.
1r'nchislng any one, ON account of color
or race. We must have uniform suffrage
over tho whole country, The only. aues.
ton to be- asked is sis he a citizen Nc
matter what bis occupation or color. Tn,
succession Of the next administration de
ponds upon the course of Grant on thi
= question. lie says, let us have Peace. bu
= we can only have it by according &c III
, rights to all,
g He closed hj. lecture bv An eloouen
pororatiou. showing the future greatne,
. OF this country, when the things he ha
= spoken of were realized.
The lecture throughout was one of Q,
: ceoding interest, and we are glad the da
: has come when thu, popular Lecturers
the country dar' to step upon the pla
form and discr .ss those questions viii,
appeal to the sympathies of the huma