The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-10-25
VOL. Vino. 20.

legislation, would readily occupy the valuable
sites for wat r power with which our stale
abounds, were it moi for the difficulty OF
reaching them. This difficulty would be
entirely removed by lie constructio OF rail-
roads, and they will be constructed when
individuals become fu ly satisfied OF their
vast importance 10 our prosperity. Almost
unaiia nabl- as this object seems, al present,
10 BE-, ! do not at all despair Of its u'Iim1ie
accomplishment. Obstacles, which at first
appear almost insurmnunlable, vi yield, ia
the end, to public spiit. and enlig htened
81, lf-inteiest, kept constantly alive.
The establishment Of manufactures may
be encouraged by a liberal granting Of char
IerS, with such provisions as 81 all secure
vested rights against ~vinlation or encroacii-
ment. / or ally mistak, the cha.acier
Of The people Of this state, if there should
ever b. a dis osiIion 10 d sturb Ih NJ. Blu,
il would, revertheI IS, be the part of Wis
dom TO offer this, as we'll IS every 9th r pos
sible inducemi.t, 10 those WHO have the
means and nell alton 10 embark in such rn-
derra<ngs. In the neighborhood Of manu-
factories, population would naturally in-.
increase ard the mechanic ats spring up
and thrive. A LONE conSumptI IL would.
thus e created for agricultural products. u
no W hicL the farmer could always depend.
Certainly no community could secure TO il.
self greater prosperity Than ours, by adopt
ing and steadily pursuing this cours' OF pol
icy. No people have been more highly.
favored than our; elves, BY natural aGvania-,
ges, and it will be our own fault il We do
not improve them.
The tar Fl Of duties lately passed by Con-
or IS will, ! have no duub', greatly increase.
our pr sperily. Yt.we must not expect
{ ON il miraculoa 5 effects. Pru,cc ion had
beru so lon, ST. UNIV i-e y and un;usly " tl,-
held, thai the whole country va inundated
with iurcign manu- &C II es, and Cur means.
a most cxaus cd TO pat fr them. The
conseq ence las been a universal l.O-ifd-
ii N Of all the great inicrt sis Of Iis: counIfr,,
from WHICH We C moi expect ! ey vii I'D
d, My recover. but let IS al least derive
some bcntfl from III Sc srlf-iuficted e,is..
They ,hould teach us The necessity O. guart-
ing again I 4 cir REQUIRE zee. Area y do We.
see tie same spir of mischief, Which pro-,
dnced them, again a, work in denIandi' z
nd threatening a rep-al of lie Tariff il
we W. tch and oppose ii, as we should, We
can have lille to fear from il. Bat liz u
cess wchld he our ruin. g.
IIc injection with our inler1al prosperity
| would again cali your attention to the sub
lect Of a geological survey Of the STAN. III"
~iscovcry Of II iueral veal h W uld more
e rrainly hasten the establishment - rail
- l., l,D o,.- ~ a. r c1nGn - fine = .tfC
indeed, I ey ov their invention. Bat is
principally on acc uni of The clrect benefit
which agriculture woud Ter We fro" snr a
survey. that | am so icjt us 10 scr l4rd.r
t,ken. WI le Tie a%griruir rnI<ts -
c. untri S are availing items Tvs I"
all antaec, ofIhe light 81 sri'n T.. !
be said that the ilrm rs Of Vermont -e
lallin. Leh d Ire 80, in agricultural I'M
prov :neut<. Similar surveys have alrc~dy-
been made, or are now III trorress, IN Nest,
Of lie sister stat $, ard in no instance Lava.
they ia led to b. arte dcd by rrsu Is # ligh
i'm. ortance aud value. They hJve not my
deternin ID tn. lncalily of suspected ores
and OF or n.ifn rails. but have ,fcn laid pen
rich mines OF net lie and mincra' drpcs ties,
in r.pions witr. I cir existence La never
h, for. been ina med. The narrow irrrt
rial extent Of ur t re, a d the ready access
Iibi NV ,l. its whole surface, reader lis thor
ouglr c%,aini,,at ON a task vii C may be &C.
courli,l. d with II moderate limits 10th Of
and expense; and | have no GoLbI tur
people wnu d Cheerful ~ bear I e Ilgh' ad'l-
lion To then burden, arising lr III tie i iop-
ton o a measure, which Ir 'm ses rot only
subs anita prcuniary an social entht by
tesrlopemenI { our in,crnal resources, hut
an impurt nj co tribu 10 10 Ia ural scierce
and 10 those great agri ultura AID Ihanniac-
turing in Tres $, VIII ch it is among. lie chef,
dn,ies ofan enIl- h med community 10 los
Ter. | would suggest, in tins cGnneci Oh,
that "a sum more lh2n ~sufficien 10 meet the
expense Of such a SURVEY, SLOW due 10 the
state E ON he General Government, arising
the sales of the public lands under Iha
act f Sept. 9TH, 1871. -
1t will he your du.y, during your present
So: sion, again TO d vide the state INTO districts,
for the e ecti.n oil members oil Ccnsress.-
For a | ng cries or,ea S This stat has ben
d slinguished, | hi k I am wa ranIed IL say.
ing. above any other, for tue noderation am
ia lice with W. ich III, prevaling pol tIcai
nar,y has treated the right and cl It's OF tie
is a circumstance in our hIslo-
~ Of which we NAV justly by proud, and up
on which we shall alua S look ! ack wiih
salts action. An co i ale division OF Il'e
tate INFO congressional di iricls will furnish.
MS n, new ma ter to boast e; it " III lie mere
IL an adherence 10 tur es abhslIel customs.
The mil lary . { the stat the bfase sue
cessors OF those, who, in our rrvo uilonay
stru gle, acquired such I'm din. hr or, VII
| am sue, rec i've fr m your han $ oil the