The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-06-10

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phia, Of ordinary intelligence and inform
alton, but will recollect the memorable
demand Of the heroic Colonel, when in
the gray twilight of morning, he STEALTH
ly crcpt under the walls, of the renowned
fortress Of "Ticonderoga" on the western
shore of picturesque Lake Champlain, and
nearly under the frowning ramparts and
cliffs of the towering Adirondacks, and
quickly demanding to see the officer in
charge. AS the officer in command of
the Garrison, De La Place, appeared at
the doorway, but half dressed, asking
what was wanted, the brave Colonel re-
sponded in thunder tones | demand
the immediate surrender of this Garrison
and Fort. The astonished and bewilder.
ed officer, ,nervously and tremblingly asked
by what authority The impetuous Allen
responded quickly and with uplifted sa-
bre: In the name of the "Great Jeho-
yah and the continental Congress % the
affrighted officer surrendered his sword,
supposing Allen might have force at
hand, sufficiently large to capture the
fort, as it was not strongly garrisoned ;
but his available force was insignificant,
but they were reliable and determined.
Now sir, if the temperance men and wo-
men Of this town-if the latter could
vote-wou!d just walk mp in solid pha.
lanx, to the black and frowning walls Of
the citadel of ruin, and demand the i'm.
mediate surrender of the blear eyed gar
rison. Not in the noisy and impetuous
manner as did Ethan Allen at Tlcondero-
ga but by noiselessly dropping from their
hands, the brief words, mo License"
Soon the hilt of the sword of injustice and
wrong would be presented to you and
the red flag Of destruction and death,
would be furled, would topple and fall to
the ground, "unwept, unhonored, and un-
sung" amid the huzzas of the advocates
of virtue, temperance, morality and
high toned and christian civilization.
Perhaps am not technically WON.
ans rights man, or rather not an ultra
one. believe. however, in according to
them full social and constitutional rights /;
rights in property open doors to the va
rious professions aud to positions of trust,
, honor and profit. Our bill Of rights, and
our constitution, tacitly admit their in.
+ herent right to the elective franchise, and
have no objection, if they wish it, to
accord to them the right of suffrage. And
, would to God. thnv "onJd bauc vGn,uG 'au;
tumn, the second Tuesday in October
next that they might walk to the polls
with the cohorts Of prohibitonists Of our
sex, and thus all by obeying, or second
. ing an implied fiat Of the Almig ghty, help
throttle the giant iuiquity that walks in
, darkness through the streets Of this vast
, city, and wastes the substance, the intel
, lect, and the virtue of its citizens at noon
. day.
t Sir, | have faith in man, and still great
t er faith in woman. We know the rein.
q. inf influence she exerts over US; and how
i it permeates the family the neighbor.
# hood, and society. We know her hal.
# lowed sympathy, when VIC are hedged
:. about with anxiety and trouble. We
e know the curb she throws about us, anc
!. how she circumvents US in our wayward
y ness, and helps us walk straitly in wha
might otherwise prove our wavering path
is way. Yes, we know her magnetic in
Ic fuencc. We know the divinity of he
1t love, and the integrity, constancy, ant
r purity of her affection, unless we are cal
/. lous to all the higher instincts of woman
,c ly tenderness and endearment. We ais
1. know, that vast majority Of them ar
+. friendly, and decidedly favorable, to tn
70 holy cause, we are here to consider to
il night But am not here this evenin
,e to be her pauegyrist, yet | may be per
c. mitted to ask, and urge her, in the nam
ID of our common humanity, to lend help
rk ing hand in this great emergency.
Ladies of this division, although 20
e. cannot constitutionally help vote dow
as this giant evil, you can urge and perhar
ed persuade fathers, husbands, brothers, an
yh perpaps sons, to come to the rescue o
nd that day in October, when the mello
IN. autumnal haze shall gather about us, an
ar help strike blow that shall break th
Of fetters that the dram shops are now fas
nd ening and rivetting on the young, the III
ITS wary, and the thoughtless.
in Philadelphia owes it to her great hi
ct, toric name and fame, to purge herse
ed from this foul blot on her otherwise ia
H. and unsulied cscutcheou. Here, in Il
he dark days of the revolution was concel
IT. trated the throes of nations travail
of Here the tocsin of liberty was first soun'
lse ed by the pealing strokes of the gre
N. bell in Independence Hall, and its ire
ID. tongue at the same time, sounded Il
rly death knoll of British arrogance and o
ills preston. And may its silent, but y
y; speaking tongue, as it hangs in yond
lad cousecrated Hall, typify in s,me measur
iu. the jubilee Of temperance and the clari
nd. shout of cold water men that is hoped
ort be near at hand ; and at the same tin
ro- toll the death knell of the green-ey'
a monster alcohol, Here, in this now gre
lr city, was the birth place of political fire
il dom and civil liberty. Here, let the
rts be second birth Of liberty, temperate
Ugh and happiness evolved from tipplir
was drunkenness and debauchery. Here, t
re- child of political liberty was first enIollt
the nursed and strengthened. Here, let
ion pure and spotless child of temperan
ILL nurtured and strengthened, be helped
I'D. walk erect. Here, emphatically, v
al. the cradle of liberty first rocked on t
oul. continent. Here, let the cradle in eve
lists household be rocked by temperaI
Iiop hands, and the lullaby sung by temp
for ance lips, ,uncontaminated by accursed ru
and Ladies and gentlemen Of this temp
lhe. ance organization, and of this great I
car. tropolis, this city of brotherly love, co
II OF to the rescue. Bind this hoary gi
tate with fctters that cannot be broken as
/ its der, and cast him into outer darkn
tai. among his congenial spirits. Then