Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-12
VERMONT PEIGNHX.
Friday Morning, Oct. IL, 1888.

Friday Morning, Oct. IL, 1888.
THE LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT. Yester-
day, the 18th inst. was the day fixed by the
constitution for the assembling of this body at
the Capitol Among the most important BUSH
ness which will come before them will be, the
selection of person to represent this state in
the Senate of the United States for six years
from the 4th of March next; the adjustment
of imprisonment for debt; the prohibiting the
sale of ardent spirits; and the authorising ge-
illogical survey OF the state.
SICKNESS AT THE WEST. The most al
arming sickness prevails throughout the Yves
tern and south western states. A letter re-
ceived in this village from Cleveland says, there
are hardly well people enough in Michigan to
take care of the sick; while another from Ken
lucky, gives almost an equally appalling ac-
count from there. The sickness is ascribed to
the long continued and unprecedented drought.
In some sections people were obliged TO drive
cattle or miles to water. A Chicago pa
per says, " in passing through one of the pop
ulous towns of Michigan, gentleman informs
10, eHae hV ooW hOthibB thuI iOohNu NV
except people who were travelling the streets
with dishes of Cruel and hanging bed clothes
out of doors to catch the air." The Ohio riv-
er had not been so low for 90 years. Steam
boats of all sizes were prevented from running;
and on the Pennsylvania canals, business was
suspended for want of supply ofwater.
A New Monster. We learn that it has
been decided, to discontinue the Bank in this
place, as soon sufficient time shall have clap
sed, to admit ofthe organization of a new one,
petition for which has been forwarded to the
Legislature. Among the petitioners we no.
ticed the names of several loco foco anti-bank
menl
The SuB-TREAsURY. 1t is well known,
that the present Loco Foco administration has
staked its existence on the issue of the Sub
Treasury question. &c With that measured
said Mr.. Van Buren,, &c am determined to sink
or swim.''-Great efforts were made to carry it
at the last session of Congress, but thanks to
the firmness Of the Wings and Conservatives,
without success. Under these circumstances,
1t will be readily seen, ofhow great Importance
are the congressional elections this fall. No eff
forts or means within their power, have been
spared by the general government, to influence
them in their favor. But SO far as we can now
judge, fhere is not the sghtest danger of their
succeeding in securing majority of Congress
in favor Of this measure.
ba,be issue however is made up, and is fully
treasury; trfape. Sub-Treasory or no Sub
the case we believe areeItion. The merits of
IN this region, and the result of tie understood
tion shows clearly enough, that our citizens
have no sympathy with those who would force
inns measure upon the country They are too
infallsA.t 80 L. L----i~sseu uy sucn stun as
the Loco Foco arguments are made of. The
hue and cry which has been raised about the
MONSTER" Bidde Whigs," &C irredeema-
BILE paper" &c. &c.; as well as the shallow at
tempt to bias the judgments and operate upon
the fancy and feelings of the people by the pro-
mise ofa specie currency, have all been in vain
We have seen all these promises evaporate and
the country flooded with private shin-pasters,
and the irredeemabe paper of the very govern
ment which promised us gold and silver. We
have seen one of their experiments for manage
ing the public funds blow up and spread ruin
among all classes of society; we have seen the
public money wasted, and the national treasury
bankrupted; mercantile, mechanical and manu-
featuring business all embarrassed and tempo
rarily prostrated, and yet the very administra-
ton which has been the efficient cause of all
this trouble and confusion, instead of returning
to the good old ways of its predecessors, in the
management Of the affairs of the nation, has
still the hardwood to persevere in the same
mad career, and to ask the people to sustain
them in another untried experiment! Untried,
did we say! No not exactly so. 1t has been
tried and is even now in operation in all the
despotic governments Of the old world. Nor
is it altogether an untried experiment in this
country. 1t is now to some extent in practical
operation among us, and how it succeeds is
learned every day from the defacations of gov
eminent agents, and the inconvenience and ex-
pense of transferring the public funds from one
part of the union TO another. The following
Is recent example, which serves forcbly to il
lustrate the subject. 1t must be borne in mind
that when this system is in full operation ii is
to annihilate all credit. Instead of the use OF
checks and drafts of banks or individuals, spe-
Gle is to be transported from one place to anoth-
er, and each time that it passes from hand "a
hand it must of course be counted. No conf.
dencc can be placed in the marks upon the bags
and boxes, or the statements of individuals
that toould be credit. See Mr.. Webster,s
great speech on the Sub-Treasary bill, where
the advantages of the new system are set forth