Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-21

The direottendcncs 10 pull dp,ra aud rBporsn,tr IA
h. not the srchnnsing, but the yrodHchoa Of courncd
We. that forms substantial basis fer, and adds w.,
10 place. A bushel Of corn may be EXCHANGED fo,
hand TO hand thousand times in one day. pa s.ins "a,
its currcn, value each time, thus ,ransa ting on, 90,
sand dollars worth Of business, and vet after all !.
worth but SINGLE dollar and only actually a1d, on.
duar TO the wealth of community So OF any o,h,,
commodity. Production is the source Of woalth-,nA
exchange, merely matter Of ncccssily cunyemeno.
speculation. As to mechanical productions with
on, the facilities ofmachnery ,hey cannot be m,nuho
,ured to advantage, and the mechanic whose occun,.
ton requires its employment, will not attempt by hand
labor to compete with his fellow craftsmen We "a,
then, The rant Of 10 propel narhaerv is ono Al,
though no, a necessary hndrance, snce it can re e,s.
ly supplied. And this misfortune itself was occs,,o,
ed by the churlish penurious, minded SELFISH
OF single land holder who ohsiinatclg relsei,o
par, with ground enough COR village site where God
had provided these convenleEces, except on the reou
lar cutthroa principle OF receiving forty times lis nat,
ural value. Through his Unsuitable ayarce and de,.
picablc selhshness endless has been cnta,d
upon the village, the town. and the county The a,
Tentative was, TO climb hH for place to bud IN,
Whose gh, has verify been "hid under a bu,I,ro,
something else. these twenty years-whcrc eve,
water for domestic can be obtained oxccp, through
artificial conduiis from a neighboring mountain i'm.
posing most grievous tax-burden on lis inhabitants,
Another cause-one which il unattended by an,
other under heaven would, Of itself alone as cec,ua
ly Kill hplace as an edci Of settlement from GOV.
ernmen, could kill it, lie. The crhorJaai prce demand.
cd for real esdt. and the insufcra5lc rent tar,r
the last of which is almost high in this Green noun
tain village where, as FAR business is concerned,
nothing but n sabba,h-day stiffness reipns the wear
round, as 1t is in the city OF Boston and hghcr thann
Hartford. fcticious value is first placed upon the
property ITSELF and then the rent perccntaged on ha,
valuation. The experience of the worid condems a,
libel on common sense an attempt to ptognosi.
ticate anything else than rum place whose polio,
shuts bolts and bars the door tina, very class Of ci.
zense whom its prosperity mainly depends, by
placing land, &c. which God made as much for one
man for another entirely out of the reach OF The
great mass, and combining its possession emolu.
ments to merciless few who regardless Of every dc.
tate of wisdom humanity, seek only selfish ends
their business their prayers. England, with her
4 abomin1be landlord system has done-can do--no
a more. No questions mans kgdi right TO do,
f. and il he is under no moral obgaton-owes nothing
TO his ieow-man to society, then lie is gutle,,
and may pursue any scheme to make money he thnts
best calculated to succeed. But here can.
not drop the argument, for we expect TO SHOW HAT ia
the end this policy is productive Of pecunary loss "a
n ther than gain.
To illustrate by suppos,oT. young mechanic
= or artizan master Of good trade, possessing good
sense good health, good character, ability TO do well
if suitably encouraged, is searching for suabe 10
cation in which to establish his business both 10 en-
. rich himself and the community in which he Iyes-h'
. stops here to make nquirles-endcavors INST 10 poi
n chase premises, or some modest corner on when
j. may build but finds that TO buy house or even hall
nd in D,,tl,n
h Tho next expedient is hire, but finds that in three
=, seven years he will have paid much in rent as h'
% property itself ought to be worth. Curiosity is awai
ened and the wondering inquiry arises, what IS then
o abou, the place to render property so valuable! An
~ business interests unusually prosperous and It's
in cilities so desirable as to account Tor II! NchbgH
/ the kind. The merchant and the lawyer appear %
N most Of the busness;two blacksmith ca5Ae-
3 two shoe, and hat shops-,hree taverns and ne
a. Court House comprises nearly ALL Added 20 this h
!. occupation is considered genieei and portion o.
opprobrum must be attached to himself and family %
h. that account. The summing up presents the case
his understanding thus:pay double, transact 6uimf",
- ,ifhe can get any) 10 disadvantage all respects AID
of consent to he pieLian among patrcianS Ihe cen
a. stage finds him aboard for Brandon the surprising
m contrast in everything is indeliby impressed upon "
~ mind. There he settles, there adds to the Popuaoo
Of wealth and influence. He has Acquaintance al"
ic seeking locaiions-to them he communicate Acse@
IN cumstances and induces their choice.
ID Thus it has been that the very kind Of pop0aH@
We necessary to the prosperity Of the place, was KEEP
way; and hence, too, the arstocratic cast given !"
social features of society.
le Who shall object a word, thus far, IN our h'mN
20 or undertake TO fix falsehood a single staemth ,
IN Is il what every Of us know 10 be irue' A
nd better of affairs is desired, ohat but fen.
re Of these nsupersble obstacles give hope OF us
if ing realized Encourage the honest me'h'H' '~
If laborng man he is worthy your warmesi 'rea-''
r. and eseem;-gve him facilities for doing b1s'f"
II. and he will reward you thousand fold AID a'i @
lie value TO community. lie will build up you "''
We grounds, enlarge and adorn your borders aDo o''
in concentration Of business in which all, the afh''' "
in merchant, the lawyer and the Of fortune h"' ~
e. sure as well as his fellow mechanic, wll richly ''''
he The property Of the wealthy will then rest 900 ~
w value, and increase in value without hazar-i- '
the growth ofihe place or the interests Of iue '-'
he Property will be worth high price because me '
ce ties by which property is earned and Pat If '.'
proportionately increased.
gs The proposed steam engine, substitute i,' w..
on power, is idea born in due season. Oae -
ve power mentioned is sdudged sufficient Zoo i'