The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-30

DEAR REGISTER The Hub and adj
jacent places, Cambridge, Somerville,
Chelsea, and Maiden, have all duly
commemorated the destruction of TEA
in Boston Harbor, one hundred years
ago. In Boston the Womans Suffrage
Association celebrated the event by q
large gathering in Faneuil Hall on the
afternoon and evening of the 18th.
There were addresses by Wendell Phil
lips, Mrs. Mary Livermore and others,
including an original poem by Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe. On the afternoon
and evening of the 10th there was, in
the same place,a grand centennial Tea
party, at which Hon. Josiah Quincy
presided, delivering an address, and
Ralph Waldo Emerson read poem.
Philadelphia also sent Il speaker; he
said n strong bond of love united the
two cities, for they stood together
against British tea and British slavery.
Tea-drinking was quite extensively
carried on, being served by ladies in
powdered tresses and antique dresses.
In fremont Temple there was anoth
er tea party, held under the auspices
of the Young Woman's Christian As
ISOLATION the proceeds of which go
towards building the working Won
ans Home" now in process of erection.
fremont Temple was crowded to over
flowing. The exercises commenced
with an organ solo by Mr. Carlyle Pc
tersilea, the eminent pianist; then fol-
lowed Hail Columbia" and the over
ture to 1.-The bohemian Girl" 10y the
Dnntla,.n,, hnt,,t.,ttn a..
which Gov. Washburn made briel
Introductory address, not dwelling Oh
past events nor detailing the heroic
deeds of our Fathers, but highly COM
mending the Association which plann-
ed this entertainment and the structure
which they are erecting. lie thought
it was worthy of the support and en-
enlargement of the people of the whole
state. The Governor then closed by in
PRODUCING Gen. n. p. Banks who was
warmly greeted. He began by paying
a fitting tribute to our lamented Agas-
siz, and then went on to speak of the
Association and of the enterprise in
which il was engaged. lie thought ii
a fitting and patriotic labor on the part
of the Christian women of our country,
and that there was no more fitting
place for the beginning of such work
than in this city, where was the first
resistance to British tyranny. lie
spoke at some length of the want and
suffering all over the whole country
and thought that Government that
permitted OF forced its people to burn
bread for fuel while multitudes five
miles distant arc furnishing and per-
ishing for food passes human belief
He said IF the ladies of America, in
imitation of the non-consumption and
non-importation agreements of the glo
| rious men and women whose patriotic
virtues we now commemorate, would
refrain from unnecessary railway trav-
ell, the never-ending serpentine trains
that now sweep across the continent
at their pleasure, crowded with elegant
! women and their brave cavaliers, woulC
be laden with life-bearing corn ant
meat, carrying snstenance and joy Il
the whole human family. There is NJ
spectacle that can ill the eyes of :,
many people with ineXpressible joy n
that which should exhibit the gorgeous
palace cars stuffed with barrels of flour
sack of corn, barrels of beet. and fitch
es of bacon" Certain he was that thi
enterprise would prosper and flourish
He thought the beginning of the Revo
luton should be attributed to the spill
J ing the tea in Boston Harbor on,
hundred years ago. The narration o
the history ofthe tea party brought tn,
scene wildly before the audience. Tn,
people we're determined not to be taxed
by any government nut their own
They gathered from the town and ad
jacent country to the Old South church
seven thousand strong. They sent tn
owner of the Dartmouth out TO Milton
to see if the Governor would permit tn
vessel TO sail out of the harbor withou
unloading. They prolonged their meet