Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-03-19

The following communication WAS received by
us some time since. but became accidentally
mislaid, and has been overlooked till now
Vermont sOe!ety for tie Prevention III
Cruelty 70 inimaIs--Shaii VIC nave enc!
MEssRs. EDIToRs OF THE FREE Pass AND
TINES Your courteous publication ami notice
of communication headed ''OurD Dumb Animals
in the Daily of the 18th ult, in which tie above
question was asked and received conditional
answer that seemed to favor further considera-
ton of the subject, even at the risk OF receiving
final veto, induces me again to address YOU
| forwarded a copy Of that paper to George l.
Angel, Esq. President of 8 the Massachusetts,
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AMI
mails and have in reply received from the
same gentleman very acceptable and encouraS-
ing letter, from which transcribe few lines
Mr. Angel says: 81 thank you for your ex-
cellent article in the Burlington FREE Press.
Why cannot such a society be founded in Yer
mont? 1t must be done before long. There Is
no State where a society like ours Is not needed.
We will furnish file Of our paper and give all
the aid we can. send you herewith copies Of
our June number, containing copies Of our Act
Of Incorporation, Constitution, Bylaws
Yours, &c, C. 7 \.
Copies of the June number, are also received,
part Of which seem to have hearing on the
question at the head of this letter, under the
head "The Magnitude of our Work" After
enumerating several particulars it goes on:
''Take all these things into consideration,
not !ightiv, for the moment, hut with thought
and reflection, and you may then begin to real
ize something Of the magnitude OF our response
bilities something Of the magnitude Of the ne
cessites of the work.
- Nor Is this all, it strikes deeper Al the
foundations Of society, nay, unierlies farther
the very church itself, than the unrclecting
mind may have dreamed. Like the sanitary
and Christian Commissions, ii forms grand
plateau, on which all good men and women Of all
churches and no church can work together for
those things which underlie every church. /;
proposes to 20 into every family OF the State.
Protestant, Catholic, luiiel and Atheist. ,if
such there be) and preach to all and each e
them the new evangel, Peace earth and good
will to all Gods creatures. When the rights Of
dumb animals shall be protected. the right. Of
human beings will be safer. Where the chill
dren in every home shall learn to spare the USE
tul bird. nor plumber It's little nest, systems Of
State prison discipline VIII become less linz
portaut.
The same paper goes on 30 say
=. About seven months agl We opened cur
Offices and commenced operations As society
l. l.s..- J.. .
Act Of Incorporation. the passage az "a coie ot
laws, and an organization numbering, with It's
patrons, about fifteen hundred We have rs-
tablishe1 our agents in many portions Of the
State Mass. We have prosecuted
and obtained convictions We have stopped
a great many cases by warming without prosecu-
ton, and "a very large number without either
warning or prosecution. We have secured the
purchase Of public drinking fountains for Bos-
ton. We have aided in getting an improved
specimen ear for the transportation oi cattle pm,
On one Of our railroads We have printed
three hundred and thirty thousand copies Of our
paper
Few societies in the State, We think, ever iij
so much m So little time and yet We i,I
that we have emily just begun t9WorA.
might 60 on quoting interesting and telling
articles from one or other Of "our dumb ami
mails go ill had filed this and other sheets
twice-fall, but beg little room 90 repeat Oh,
question
Shall r. hare Tsra.at society for o.. pre-
relton Of crue,iies 10 animals,
some well disposed persons m. GIN inquire aa.i
need is there Of society of ,l.- Kind .a Ver-
monte To which another might with rsuragy
rerly-Humau uatur, is much the -.a, ..ta
in Europe and America-mora e-re.l.g - ODD
England AMI New England there are similar
temptations 70 disregard the rights " those TIA.
appear to be below par iu their position "a Size
catalogue Of living beings. whether they Zee talk
alive or dumb, ami that temptation is iou5;-ss
intensified when 'flMy i-a' back II ur
along with the kuowlelge that tle ..st.u Of .lr
greed is by nature prevented from nasHS
erbll complaint against us.
Ter many years. the tender Acr,el-.ac4 4-
.oud -ly with the poet.
] would not enter au u.y l..t o. Friends
Though -raced with polished manners arl a..-..s.
ef wanting -cU-.H.l.tF, The ilal
Ahu ueedlessly sets f'.t upon u.r.a.
ound themselves so completely isolated that
heir remonstrances with the merri'--. ie-
like drops OF water Oh the p..-lei I.'A' 'i-
ieedei- observing what 'e'i.'I-e' l-i Done -A
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yi.ll, serti-,s-aIi-v,' that octu,tet the liyin-
ember- of those humane associations, were ESQ.
sbted in no small degree for the good training
their splendid horses to the humane efforts Of