Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-28

nlo 10 prasp and assert their right to justice
within and under all forms of government.
In France. communism is already shorn OF IT'S
power because the people are beginning 70
have confidence that the new republic mas the
power to give them the true liberty OF which
they have been dreaming for century; Turn
ing to our own country, the speaker illustrat-
ed and emphasized the principle that society
owes the individual protection, not alone
against superior brute force, but against the
bullying and designing craft Of superior wit
and intellect, as well 1.-The principle is as
clear in the realm of intellect as in the realm
of physical force. The idea Of fair chance
for every human person must be admitted to
supremacy here, too, as well as elsewhere, II
society is to find rest in true liberty Fear
ing (needlessly, we think TO weary his hear
ers with the length Of his discourse, Mr.. Cow
found il necessary to omit illustrations OF his
theme in third direction-that Of the hiBto-
~ of ecclesastioism. In conclusion, the CEN
trail idea of the leoture-the unifying idea OF
human society-was summed up and illustrat-
ed in a quotation Of Mary Magdalene's sollo-
guy, as given by LongfelOw in his Divine
Tragedy" wherein the woman sees the Christ
as in a beatiRc vision, and
From that very hour the seven demons
That had their habitation 10 this body
Which men call beautiful departed from me-
80 our common humanity has seen vision
of what it may become in the oncedespised
Man of Nazareth. Having seen him, it loathes
its own sensuous past. 1t can never forget
the vision. An atmosphere of light and love
has overlooked IT, 1t is filled with mystic
rous power which no letters can bind. 1t
has seen the Truth, and He who is the Truth
is making it forever free" The lecture show
ed an intimate acquaintance, not only with
history and its underlying truths, but with the
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careful study and close and searching thought
with masters conception OF a. subject full
Of vital interest, but of which the busy crowd
OF to-day catches but an occasional glimpse.
PROCLAMATION no. I, BY W. H. ALE xANDER.
1t will be remembered that last septem-
Der, when complaints were often made about
the sale of liquors, l made proposition TO
the people to buy and sell for fifteen days
without complaint, and then to stop That
answered my purpose fully, and we got
through 1880 without presenting any one for
trial. Nevertheless liquor nuisance has ex-
listed in the extreme south part Of the village
for years which no law would reach until the
late nuisance act, which was supposed would
meet this case. That most shameful of all
gatherings at Trendalls one Saturday night
was composed of Irish, French and English
from hullhuu anu tlhhNueTts lnt utRTO
Sugland and wife from Vernon, with cider,
wine and whiskey, ON hand. The party be-
ing now complete except the girl down Mt
Sugland's, she was sent for and arrived Oh
der, wine and vhiskey were freely passed
around by Trendall until 2 o'clock Sunday
morning, when a quarrel arose as to the own
ership of the girl when Trendall ordered one
of the men out of his house, for which he
was assaulted. The fellow left and took the
girl with him. On their way home, in the
woods, they were Overtaken by the ruffians,
tho girl seized aud taken from the fellow by
force, he receiving a blow which laid him
out, and he was pounded until their cries Of
murder frightened away their assailants.
Complaint was made to me. found that
the fighters had all left town, and when
failed to get Trendalls promise TO abate the
nuisance, arrested him under the nuisance
act. The case was fairly presented to a very
intelligent jury. The charges for violation
Of the nuisance act were not only proved,
but acknowledged by the defendant. New
ertheless the jury returned their verdict Of
not guilty. Now let no man hereafter make
complaint to me under that very wise nui.
sance act, as no intelligent jury will convict
for violation Of so absurd a law. Let no man
take any lease of liberty TO violate upon what
have said, although l will not sign COM
plant unless forced to. / shall refer all
complaints TO States Attorney Reed, and all
settlements will be made at Nevfane.
w. II. ALEXANDER, Grand Juror.
The following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post Office, Jan. 81
LAdies-Miss Lena Alexander, Miss Carrie Defiance
Mrs. Emelne A. Denison, Miss Edith ". Esterbrook
MS. Laura X. Hawley, Miss Belle Moody, Maggie
Preston, Miss Martha $. Piekette Mrs. Silvia Ran
dolph Miss Alice Smith, Mrs. II. Z. stoddArd.
Gents-R Atwood, +. L. Allen, L. H. Brown, R.W.
Edward Rroan han Dat
Bowler, W. II. Barry, Wesley Barrett, Z. r Cooley,
Orrin Coombs, ". W. DuBklee, Perry Davis, Patrick
Doyle, rhos. Devine-2, Walter W. Elmer, c. Flaua-
gan, Geo. H. Fuller, Fred Foster, Joseph Fowler,
sAml Frost, VIM. H. Fuller, Herbert Z. Harris, j.
Lonegan, John Lahm, Fora Landrahne, Z. p Miller,
O. Smith, Moses Haunton, Rev. J. D. Taber-2 John
l. Taylor. Il. G. Taylor, Albert Warren, G. c. Wright
Hiram c. Winchester, J. Hastings williams.