The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-09-23
From the Centennial city,
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. IS, 1876.

ME4sRs. EDITons MANY, if not the
greater pNrt Of what wo denominate
amusements. in their outcroppings or
their legitimate sequences, az the medi.
cal writer's term it, arc demoralizing in
their tendencies to the public morals of
any community, whether barbaric or civ.
iized, but among tho exceptions, as there
may be, Is that of tho "rcga,ta," or in the
more familiar parlanco boat racipg. That
amusement has been in active operation
nearly every afternoon for the last two or
three weeks, on the beautiful Schuylkill
just above the city, as sort of adjunct
to the great exposition. | understand it
to be conceded by the foreign regatta
fraternity that this river, with its pictur.
esquc surroundings,has scarcely parallel
In the eastern world. Starting from the
upper boat station at the Fails Bridge"
the eye soon catches viow of the wood.
ed heights and pyramids of overlapping
trees that arc gently stirred by each pass.
ing breeze. On the right are seen the
towering and grassy hills f"Chamounix, "
Passing on, and again looking at the left
through the green foliage, are seen q
countless Thong Of shining monuments,
pointing heavenward, that indicate the
resting place Of the sumberiDg dead of
Laurel Hill" Still farther on at the
left is seen the heavily wooded Lands.
down gorge, which has been worn by the
torrents Of centuries. AT this point IA
curve in the river at the right reveals to
view quite portion of the great aggrcga.
tion Of centennial buildings, as they loom
up in gigantic proportions; prominently
among which is noticed the great granite
domcd structure, Memorial Hall" AL.
though constructively silent. yet it in.
spires the thought that in yonder great
centennial city stands another hall, from
whose tower was first sounded, the tocsin
OF liberty on Columbus shore, and in
whose east room was signed the Magma
Charta" Of our liberties. The political
Mecca,at whose shrine the inhabitants of
this country periodically and reverential.
y bow, and commands the respect at
least, OF foreigners from every cline, now
congrogated hero.
The great exposition is 10 full blast,
the west and south are giving up, and tho
north holds not back. The Vermont
house. built by Sprague of Brandon, is
daily visited by hundreds Of residents of
Vermont, as we'll as large numbers resid q.
ing elsewhere, who were to the manor
born" and are made welcome by mine
host, Mr.. Patterson, and ia his absence
by his considerate assistant.
The political star that never sets still
maintains its pristine vigor and lustcr,
and ito light is yet undimmed Demo.
Gratis hero predicted that Vermont would
falter and oe partially trodden under foot
by the advancing cohorts of the unterri.
ned democracy. said to them that
would stand as sponsor for the Green
Mountain state, to the tune of 10000 re.
publican majority, They laughed at my
Yankee guessing, but the next day they
were not inclined to be loquacious in the
matter Of state elections, but preferred to
converse on other topics
The political ball has commenced roll
ing in the Quaker city. A few evenings
since Col. lngersol Of Illinois addressed
a monster meeting in the Forrest Mansion
grounds, the home of the late great TRACE.
dian. Not ouly was the spacious concert
hall attached 10 the mansion filed, and
the SUMMER garden attached, but Broad
street was filled thercabout. The Col. in
western style, portrayed the difference
existing between Democratic professions
and practices, which brought down the
house, and garden likewise, with thundcrs
of applause.
The Times" of this city, with its
Democratic proclivities, predicted that
tho Democrats Of Maine would come up
"groggy" to the scratch, after such a
stunner from Vermont. dead from right
and left, and it appears they did come up
"groggy" according to the parlance OF
the ring, and returned to their corners,
overpowered and discounted A great
effort will be made by the Democracy to
loosen tho Republican key stone of the
political arch in this state, but 10 all prob.
ability thoir blows will be too weak and
inefficient to accomplish tho herculean
task. p w. G.