Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-01-03
For the walchman and state Journal

To all sorts Of People, creeping suOh%tyS al"
Orang. OuiGngS.
To monkeys and ourang.ouangs we have
nothing 10 say, because they ate the only peo-
pie who have improved the lncnties bestowed
upon them By IA bcun.ifu providence, 10 the ut-
most extent of wulch they are susceptible, x IN
ollthngs answered the design III ihe,r creation.
We wish this co I'D be SAID Of thai portion OF
the human family VINO soluurn ~ N'rmo't.-
Most of us here care for nothing else but what
we call bodily comforts WE care mot Ii ior
our minds, no further thun they are instrument
tal in procuring us the iHcuns of animal in-
diligence.
Our bodies we pnmper and stuff to repIe-
ton with dainty food, while our minds are
turned off with the coarscs aud scantIest fare
we can spend hundreds OF dollars upon our
ca.cascs, but not so many cents upoH
our minds; we will squeeze out dollar at
ter dollar, even beyond our means, for it'll
luxurious ndul9cnces, many of which We
know can afford Ms but Il moments gru'lfica-
ton; but il asked to contribute 1.-THE Of these
email unnecessary expenditures towards sup
porting some literary association or public Ii
brdry-'O, can't afford it no way in the world =
Is not all this literally true and being True, i,
it not almost a wonder, that that intellect,
which we refuse TO cultivate which we ne
glcct and actually abuse, should not be taken
from us ? that our hands do not turn to hoois,
and that we are not driven ont on all fonrs
amongst the beasts of The field, TO browse up
on the spontaneous heritage Of the earth and
thus continue TO retreat through the descend
ing gr0dalioIs of animll existence, until we
find ourselves once more snugy lodged with
in the shells Of an oyster for it is 10 this bu-
initiating origin that some philosophers pre-.
tend to trace the geneoogy OF the human spe-
cies, so called, Of the present day.
II nn,l ,,,os e. Il, al
bile amusement. Much reading enlarges the
capacities Of the mind, and is one of the
most ellectual purgalvcs from narrow preju-
dces.
Reading much in well written works, with
out any very accurate previous knowledge of
syntax will do more towards forming an ca
sy and correct style Of speaking and wiring,
than the most critical grammatical knowledge,
withrnt reading.
A knowledge Of history generally, is abso-
luteIy indispensable in forming a legslator-l
mean a real genuine legislator; not man
who is voted qualified to 90 10 Montpelier, by
Il majority Of all the boys in town ever twen'
to-one years Of age this don't make man a
legislator, thou n it is true, he goes 10 Mont
pclier to lcsislatc; so did the BRUSH 90 up
the Mississippi to conquer New Orleans, bul
that did not make them conqueron.
1t is not every man, il is granted, who is ca
pablo of becoming an accomplished legislator
but every man Of ordinary understanding may
make some approximation TO II; and ~ pop
uar government like ours, where every mar
is eligible for oGlice--that is by law-every ont
should take a little pains 10 acquire in som'
small degree the qualifications for legisla
tor, and not leave the whole business Of enact
ing, expoundng, and coniounding the laws Il
The gentlemen Of the bar. Bat the advanta
ges of ar acquaintance with books, must, up
on moment consideration, he so evident +
every body at all. that t is only necessary b
way Of hint, 10 say barely THREE WORDS
College in guandary.-We learn tina
the Electoral College OF Pennsylvania, ha
some trouble in determining who shout
carry on the glad tidlngs TO Washington
that The Presidential behest lad been dui
attended TO in the Keystone State. Nj
Martin Van Burcn and Col r nj Johnso
had been voted for as per order, but ho'
TO get The official evidence oi ii 10 The sea
ol "my Government" wasa mailer olcor
siderable collegiate difficulty, if NOT oil &C
tua lribuatlon. In The first place the Co
lege voted, as became 80 august body, thu
none other than one OF then selves Sloul
be allowed to fHger the small mod cum {
sp0lls thai would fall 20 The stare OF IL
messenger of The misSive. This was III
questionahly very proper aud very dlgnIf
ed but your great theories are frequent
found enormously dlicult in practice, m
so it was in this instance. Upon the fir
ballot il was found that every man had V,
led for hmself!! Here was kelte
fish, TO be sure. Every thing was in pr
rather stelc pi, every thing consldercc
but all difficulties are surmUunled first I
last. Another b1olling took place. NJ
nobody had majority. ThE fellow is !r
quenly a candidate in your popular aSscn
blies, but as it was thought impnlllc
send him to Washington, third trial W;
had, and il being previously agreed III
the ballpting should be confined TO- The lu
highest on the list, Mr.. j. P. Slerngere,
Montgomery, was chnsen ; hoth ne al
Mr.. Il Patterson voting for themselves.
We should think there might hc some d.
ger that Mr. Sterrjgcrr may vor for i,r
sell President ipStead Of Nj Van Bme
when he gets 10 Washington. A any IA
he ought 10 give hmsc. r!iriy votes tor E,
Vice Presldency--suce Pennsylvania Lcit
nj least twice as large rs Tonnes re, L
Electoral messenger has as much right
consider himself thirty men, as Ruckcr, n
steNn doctor. had 10 count his own carca
for fifteen able bodied Tennessee delegat
al Ballimore.-Cour. & Eng.