Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-04-11


consists in her virtue and intelligence. Gold
and silver do not make people rch if they
did Spain would be the weaIhiest in the
world. New England, with her rocks and
pine barrens, is the most wealthy spot upon
the 5ivbe, vi equal dimensions. And why 10
it so? II is because Of their intelligence and
virtue. Hence, if you would make a nation
wealthy, make her intelligent and virtuous.-
These are enduring riches
Herald.
The increase of travelling, consequent on the
establishment Of rail roads is tnormous An
English paper saws that before The establish
mon OF tie Leeds and Selby road. the number
Of passengers between the Two towns was
$4,000 yea. since Il len it has been l03,-
800 being an increase Of nearly seven to one.
Speculation. Some persons are very ford of
attrlbuting TO the land spectators the cause
of the present scarcity Of money This has
no doubt had IFS effect, but all the payments
for lots and lands during the last year will not
in our judgment equal the amount paid for dry
goods in the city Of N. York in three months
Safely of railroads. The last annual report
or the Worcester rail road, says, that since
the first opening of the road nearly three years
since there have been transported on the road
the whole period, no passenger on the road
has by a3y accident or negligence, sustained
any personal injury
Regard for character aJter death. Sergeant
Wier, OF the Scots Gregg, was pnymaster Of
his troop, and as such, might have been excus-
ed serving in action, but at the battle of Wa
teIloo, he requested 10 be allowed TO charge
with the regiment In one of the charges he
fell MORALLY wounded, and was left on the
! field. Corporal Scot OF The same regiment,
! (who lost a leg) asserts, that when the field
was searched for the wounded and slain, the
body of Sergeant Wier pas found aoiih his
name ,rriiien on his forehead, with his opn
hand dipped in his ocn blood! This, his COM
rades said, he was supposed to have done that
it might be found and known, and that il
might not he Imagined that he had disappear red
with the money ofthe iroop.-Guide 10 Kno,ci-
edge.
DESTRUCTION OF PAINTINGs.-Yes Yesterday
afternoon, between 8 and o'clock, a fire brok g
out in an upper room OF the building in Bar
clay street, near Broadway, occupied as the
Academy Of Fine Arts. The roof and third
story were entirely destroyed, together with a
number OF valuable paintings. Among them
were Rembrant's painting Of the Dewitt Fam
lily, valued at $4,000; Merr rs painting OF
Chrisrs agony in the garden; Guides paint
ing of Judith with the head Of Holafornis, val
ued at $4,000; Dominichino's painting of tic
miraculous draugnt Of fishes, valued at 500,
together with several others. Value, in the
aggregate, about 10000. The paintings OF
adam and Eve" were saved by cutting them
from the irames.-.N Y. Jour. Com, March IA
AN INcomBusTIpLF PANT has been discov'
cred which will resist The action OF fire. The
editor OF the Northampton Courier soys;-
"Coming ont Of the Capitol at Washington
enc day, we noticed large crowd in the low
CT part of The yard, while flames were shooting
MP from the midst of it, Upon examination,
we fonnd ii was fire, enclosed by the walls
Of miniature building abont #. high and
#. long, painted red inside and out, in imita'
lion OF brick edifce. 1t was filled with sha'
wings and then fire applied to them. The
flames burst from the windows and The confia'
grafton went on for nearly an hour-lhe ma
terals being replenished as fast as they burnt
out, TO keep the fire. When it. finally subsi'
ded, the walls of the little building were I'M
scathed, and no part which wo saw was in the
slightest degree chaYred."