Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-21
TIE RUTLAND n EkALD.
Editorial correspondence.
CHICAGO, Sept. Is, 1871

CHICAGO, Sept. IS, 1871.
ra,ving Rutland at o'clock on FRI .
any afternoon, brings the traveller at
r,pid rate aud landing him in this
metropolis of the West at o'clock a. m. on
Sunday morning,-not only this, but he
cor,cs with case and comfort in one OF
Pallman's Palace and Dining Room Care,
furnishing lodging, and sumptuous meals
c,okoa nm hoard rs well as can be found at
arv hotel in the great cities, which he
eats AZ leisurely as at his own board, while
ii ling at the rate of forty miles an hour.
Tbi. il one OF tie luxuries of modern
tr,v,l: il relieves the traveller of rushing |
iato some dirty restaurant, with two OF
three hundred passengers, and catching
but bite, then Fastening pell nell back
1, the coach to secure his seat Surely,
thee latter days bring wonders even in
t}.e mode of travelling. One can now start
r. m the Eastern cities Gud proceed with
out "A hin1rsnce, msking close connection
with hotel coaveyances through to the
Pacific coast.
The Great West is looking finely at this
season. and the autumn harvest OF grain
and fruit il in full blast. There is no fear
Of Starving this year, for the granaries of
the continent are abundantly stocked with
tho great staples of life. While at the
Est there may be leakage of hay and
fruit, the West has sufficient for the mill
liou.
Chicago is full OF strangers at the pres
eut time, called hither by public gather
ings, business, Ell ceterd. The Diocesan
Convention of the Episcopal Church, just
closing its session, fully sustlins Bishop
Whitehouse in his deposition Of Rev. Mr..
Cheney. and it ia rumored that legal pro-
c,cdings will be at once commenced to
secure possesaion of the church property
occupied by Mr.. Cheneys congregation,
This creates great excitement and looks to
the masses like an assumption of autocra'ic
religious power, contrary to the spirit OF
American institutions, and too much Dor
dering upon the priestly assumptions OF
the Roman Catholic Church, and will be
resisted by Rev. Mr.. Cheney's congrega'
ton, assisted by the popular voice to the
utmost. although legal technicalities may
wrench the church ediioe from his posses
sion. Such proceedings viii do little ser
vice to the Episcopal Church, for the hour
has arrived, or is very near, when free
speech, free press and free pulpit vii
be maintained in the land, for freedom o
opinion is one Of the great vested right
Of tho American citizen. Tho free ex
preston of individual opinions, oouche'
in respectful language through the pres
and the pulpit, cannot be longer resisted
and each man must judge for himsel
what he will receive as doctrine, and form
his own opinion. While no man will b
compelled to adopt the views of any othe
man and ia responsible to God for his owl
yi.we, yet the free and unrtstrained cx
precision Of individual life will be main
tanned by the people against the hirelin
or fettered press and pulpit. The Die
cese Of Illinois s to be divided into thre
instead of one, which now comprises til
whole State.
The great g gathering OF the coming wee
ia Chicago is the Grand Lodge of lnd'
pendent Order of Dad Fellows of II
United States, which commences its re
sion at Metropolitan Hall on Monda
morning. This session is usually held
Baltimore, Nd, aud comes here for th
fret time and naturally excites much a
tcntiop. Representatives are sent fro'
every State and territory. The Ord
now numbers $4,000 members. TT
Grand Lodge is TO be received in 70
NIL manner by the Grand Lodge Of lllil
oi-, and CO Tuesday a public processio
oc Odd Foj!ows is to take place.
We are comfortably quartered with OF
coleague, John II. Simmons, of Middl
bury, At the fremont House, which, i
tL,u2h not az large as the Shcrnf
House, is full to its largest capacity, Al
is one of the beat hotels in the We
Every attention is paid 10 guestp, ard Il
table is loaded with the richest delicsci
and fruits of the season, and suttcie
walters to carefully and Immediately 81
Ply the wants of every guest witho
compelling him to wait for an hour
bave his order for meal executed, q
constantly in attendance. The Tremo
is certainly worthy the patronage of t
public