Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-15
ellaneOus.

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAIL
wAY.-On Thursday night, the 14th inst.
the heaviest load of merchandise that
perhaps, has ever been collected into a
single train, was transported from Liver
pool to Manchester, by two engines, the
Elephant and the Hercules. The train
consisted of LOG wagons, laden with cot
ton, sugar, and various other articles of
produce. occupying an entire length of
| about one quarter CT a mile A tolerablv
| accurate computation of the extent NAV
be made by observing, that the length of
each wagon IS three yards, the space be-
| tween about one, and the engines, with
their tenders, 20 yards; the distance from
the foremost engine to the last wagon
would thus be 442 yards The weight of
this mass of matter would, no doubt, ex-
coed 600 tons; the average weight of the
wagons, merchandise included, being near
~ 7-S tons, the two engines % TONS
On arriving at the foot of the Winston
Plane, the engines were of course stop-
| ped, to permit the division of the train in
10 the requisite number of manageable
portions, and the whole load, in three or
four successive trips, was soon transmitted
to the summit. Proceeding to the Sutton
Incline, detention occurred in the de-
scent, in consequence of the breaking of a
cham which coupled two of the wagons
but after this interruption, no accident took
place, and the train arrived in safety at the
end OF its Journey We understand that
the Liverpool and Manchester COMPANY
nave lately introduced an alteration in the
system of working their merchandise. the
bulk OF which is transported by night. to
ensure delivery at. an early hour in the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Guardian.
On BEING IN DEBT.-To be- out of
debt is accounted part of happiness.
Debts haunt the mind; a conversation
about justice troubles it; the sight of a
debtor fills it with confusion: even the
sanctuary is not a place of refuge. The
borrower is servant to the lender. A life
at another mans table is not to be account
ed for life. 1t is mean to flatter the rich
II Is Illuminating to be the object of pity.
10 be the slave Of unattainable desires IS
to be despicable and wretched. Independ.
ence, so essential to the virtues and Meas
ures OF man, independence can onlv be
maintained by setting bounds to vour de-
sire. and owing no man any thing, A
habit of boundless expence undermines
and destroys the virtues in mind where
they seemed to dwell. 1t becomes diff.
cult and at last impossible to pay punctu-
ally. f'
When man of sensibiity thinks oil
the low rate at which his word must hence
forth pass, he is little in his own ewes.
but difficulties prompt him to wronG bis
creditors without blush. How desolato
and woful does the mind appear. now that
the fence of truth is broken down
Friendship is never dissolved.
He felt it once; heonow insinuates him.
sell oy means ofsentiments and professions |
which were once sincere. He seizes the
moment of unsupported OBJECTION to eusnare
the friends OF his youth, borrowing money
which they must hereafter answer for.
AT this rate he sells the virtuous pleasures
OF loving and being loved. He swallows
up the provision of aged parents, and the
portions of sisters and brethren. The loss
OF truth is followed by the loss of human.
lty. His calls are still importunate. he
proceeds to fraud, and walks on precipices
ingenuity, which, in better cause miobt
nave illustrated his name, is exerted 70
eVade the law, to deceive the world ~
over poverty with the appearance of
weaitn-to sow unobserved the seeds If
fraud.--Dr. Chalmers &
7