Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-21
THE HERALD.
For the Herald.
Internal improvements.

COME, LET US REASON TOGETHER"
Nothing is more natural than that evils should grow up
in community affecting either, ALL their moral social
or civil interests, and continue destructive influence,
until some one assumes courage enough to brave pub
lie Indignation in making public exposure of those
evils, and raise the frs, voice for eorm When such
an evil is found 10 exist, the charge of producing !,
may not necessarily be fixed upon any one, or one
person more than another held directly responsible for
il, consequences-bu It is usually found rather TO have
grown up impc&erh5y and acitly tolerated by kind
Of unirersai consent At former period otcum-
stances may have transpred which have been the ef-
fec,ive agents in giving certain direction TO things,
and those circumstances and results have begotten
others OF like tendency, until after SUCCESSIVE genera
of and effects, papable and serious evil
has become fixed upon acommunity:-all conscious OF
h-all deploe it-yet no one in particular TO blanca
community SIN of which community collectively must re-
pent We, one until the occurrence Of something ia
vorable the enterprise, is willing first to stand up
and preach against it, The magazine is well laid, in
the public mind, and needs bu, spark to produce an
explosion At this stage of affairs is tina, successful
efforts for reformation have usually been commenced,
for then it is that the popular mind is in that peculiar
state which the matter may be agated to some pur
pose. Earlier, it would have been prema,ure-later,
the excitement would have subsidized into pro-
found snpor than ever precludng all hope Of eectng
the object.
The first Increment, from which subsequently arise
consequences of the greatest good, is often the result
of accident-a casual circumstance. 1t may
be- individual induced by ordinary &C.
currence TO address public assemblage, directing
portion Of his remarks to some particular existing
evil in community stranger, of the
right make, his auditor Being himself accustom-
ed TO other society," other customs, oMer scenes
quenty qualified to institute just comparisons, he be-
comes fit receptacle Of the good seed which, through
| him is TO terminate and produce hundred fold. He
makes himself heard through the public press, his
gumenis tell with effect upon popular feeling others
speedily follow up his example, until the pool is st red
TO the bottom, thorough investigation takes place.
radical change effected and a general benefit con-
ferred
These predatory remarks will be recognized hav-
ing reference TO village concerns, first taken up in
one of our pulpts, and subsequently followed out by
correspondent of the Herald, the signature of al.
The matter has long occupied much of own
thought, and nearly year ago series OF articles
partially prepared, intended for publication, but sup.
pressed and destroyed under the apprehension that the
"set time" had not come, but that something must and
coud soon occur to render it advisable the
subject That time is evidently now presen,--prase
worthy efforts have been made set the ball in mo
ton it is in motion, and increasing its momentum
every hour Being ourselves citizens having bust
hopes prospects and interests identified with those
of our ncghbors, which all is dependant the growtl
and prosperity OF the place, regard it perfec
keeping with proprety TO offer our sentiments upon tn,
matter in question and endeavor to aid its discussion
1t is to be denied, that something entirely wron,
exists in this community, which has kept down ever
thing calculated 10 build up and prosper the place. il
proportion to what has been done in neigboring vii
lagos. No remark is ohener in in ,h
mouths Of Others than ths-"Rufiand looks, and is
Just did, and ieas, tuenty years ago., and the
mark is almost uniformly accompanied with nvidou
comparisons with Brandon, Pltisford Castleion. &c
and if any through mortified pride niggardy selfish
attempt defend the place from such aspersons
he finds buta scan'y supply Of materals,o make
gnment of. While those places boa.the building
! entire new streets, tho gradual alton of me
chanical enterprise, drawing into their population
ofbusness capital and WORTH while they found lterar
and scientific institutions, and point to their works
ornament and utility as monuments Of healthy publ
spirit among them, the eye finds nothing in Rutland
= bring comparison but beggarly account of oil
premises repaired and cobbled up for short repriev
., from des,rucon-a mere pant AID paper garnishine
n buildings II has Monochrome OF mechanical INTERESTS
"a Works Of ornament and utility scarce a miserabl
wreck of what noble spirits of other days hav
n planted, remain;-pubc spirit dead, and amliuo
d in its grave. Such the materials for argument, an
D. such its result And willingly. gIddly, would spar
ourselves the modification Of publicly rehearsng
4. the sckening facts were secrets with ourselves
v our nelgbors Of other had eyes and ear
y tongues and pensand if for the respectable appea
J. ance Of their county Capitol they had laudab
e pride than we have among ourselves-,hen might "
T. be censured for bodness but when they begi
n talk, i, is time for to hink-when they throw it
2 teeth, it is time for swalow-sben fhey be-
oi gin threaten total destruction by removing Ii
county seat to iiring place, it is lime for sho
~ signs of vitality.
oi But enough of this. The disease is eyident-,L
= and the points Of paramount IMPORTING
= 10
The abstract cause Of this deplorabe state Of Thing
J. most certainly Is, that The lind Of village populato
~ which indsPensaby necessary TO build il up ha,
90 not, 10 any extent located among U.s. VIZ HE prod,a
A., ing easses-hose OF every calling and prursni, who
manual labor RAISE manufacture or brag INTO erisen
n the necessaries and uxures Of life for home consum
ms ton and sale abroad. We have il - troe rich ar
We noble farming interest all around US which keevs II
&c breath OF life IN u.s. bu, there is no ample and read
IL market opened for It's products by thriving busue