Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-30
Chairman Of

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At least ten lectures will be given, and as many
more as the sale of tickets will allow.
J. POLAND,
Chairman Of Committee.
Orr LEcTUREs.-Much TO the disappoint-
1nent of everybody, Fred Douglass was una
Bile to fulfil his engagement to lecture on
Monday evening, but he has promised to
come at an early day. The lecture of DIR.
Butler last week, though somewhat dis
cursive, was full of interest, and in a pleas
ant way conveyed much information on a
tonic not very we'll understood in this COM
munitv. If the Doctor waxed warm in his
denunciation Of the Sepoys, we should make
suitable allowance by rejecting that a forced
residence for seven months on a spur of the
HimaIavas does not conduce to an over-mer-
cifuI opinion of ones besiegers, nor does the
wanton slaughter of near and dear trends
stimulate n disposition to be fOrgiTing. IL
would be difficult to refrain from endorsing
his opinion of the arch fend of the mutlny.
Nena Sahib had not the excuses that MS
ignorant followers might plead The adopted
heir of the MOgul dynasty was educated as
only princes can be; he sprung from a race
whose keen intellect too often outwIts the
sturdy Saxon such training as the schools
and intimate intercourse with English gent
lemen could give he had, and power and IN
fuence were in his hand With these al
vantaoes. he who should have been a beggar
or tho hazaars emulated the tiger of his
;uncles in his deeds of foolish cruelty. His
hitter. desolate end was the death OF q man
rrbo dared not meet a warriors fate, and
who does not deserve the pittance of sympa-
tbv that the brave soldier fighting in the
worst cause is sure to receive. lie lied IN
the only direction that lay open, and be
cause his iungles were more dense than the
forests of Georgia, the hand of man could
not reach him.
DR.. Butler viii receive a hearty greeting
if he should visit US again.
PrR1rc LIBRARY At the town meeting
last week 4 proposition 70 appropriate a small
sum of money for the foundation of a library
was lost by an adjournment, while the SUD-
iect was being discussed. We are by no
means sure that this is to be considered a
test of the feelings of our people. No doubt
those. who had but a few minutes before
voted to raise more than 800 900, must
have felt poor, and perhaps the friends OF the
library project made a mistake IN urging IL
at hat time. There is no occasion TO az
tempt an argument to show the supreme
necessity of supplying all young men and
women. who will read them, with good books.
No one will deny the premise. and we are
~. - +bo,rbt Of tho cOm
ing March meeting will set the matter right
CHRIsrNAs FESTIVAL AT BERLIN CORNERS
-While we do not certainly know the exac
time of the Saviour's birth, yet, as that even
is so grand and influential, it can hardly b
amiss to pay it some regard on the custoIna
nv day. IF our minds are turned towards tn
Redeemer, our hearts impressed with a sens
of obligation, and the principle of loving an
giving, which he came to implant IN the hu
man heart, is quickened and cultivated IN
influence will be salutary.
The gathering in this place on Ihursda
evening was intended to be subservient
this thought. and was a very pleasant occ'
Sion. The notice was short, and the prev
Gus preparation snNolI. but the house Wi
we'll filed, and two beautiful trees VIC
handsomely covered with presents The
were but few costly gifts, but, on the oth'
hand. there were few destitute of substanti
vaIne. 1t was held In the interest OF l
Sabbath school, and the plan was that OIL d
f,rd;ng narents and children, teachers al
scholars and friends, an opportunity OF 7
uemberinp each other by the presentation
such gifts as they might choose Inc orc
of exercises included singing at the OPEN
and at intervals, reading the account CIV
in the gospel of Luke, of Christ s oir'h
PRAYER and remarks by the pastor preSch
ton of rifts. with speeches and responses
the bannv recipients, and was very aceep
bly, performed 40 ~
It Is impossible to refer to all t"e 3
with which the trees were loaded Dat II
nroner to saw that the pastor and MS "
wore not only not forgotten, but generou
remembered ia gifts costing about forty q
lars. Among the other quits were III
sInacca dresses from the mothers 10 I'll
daugbters. a velvet bonnet from the chiid
-.nemhercd to that mother, a Silver tea
a set of mink fur, gray squirrel se'' ~
shawls, and SO on to the emu . ! u
list of acceptable and serviceaole artle
The occasion will be long remembered
for the expensive preparation ana 'he Il
ni6cence of the gifts, but for the ease '
which it was gotten up, and the quiet Pr
ure and happy close of the gathering
CHRISTMAS AT BAKRE--The Oniversa
and the Congregationalists of Barre
duly observed cur saviOur,s natal TIN"
Christmas gathering and Trees. The
Vocational Sabbath School held their FEES
Friday evening. in Barre Academy. l
trees were provided, and SO well iauen
they, that two and a half hours were q .
occupied in disrobing them OF inc :
and dispensing it to the large and hi