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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
VOL. SO, NO. 4s.-wHoLE NO. 1868.
STATE nERT


No sooner had Nathan Smile been nominated
10y the locos than the old saw Of Stale debt STATE
debt, began again to CRATE upon the public ear
All the arts of Arithmetic were pu, in requsition
TO enhance its amount and aggrayate the charge
OF extravaganza, which of course, was hurled at
the Wings. Since their whole field of artillery
has now been brought to bear upon this subject
let us calmly look into it, what there is Grim
maj IN the contraction of the State debt, and who
are The perpetrators of the mischief In 1888 all
were agreed that new State House should be
substituted for The old barrack in which the legis-
lature had found an uncomfortable Judgment al
most from time immemorial. Without any dis.
tincton OF party, majority of the legislature pas
sed resolution 10 accomplish The object. An ar
chitect was found who submitted his plan TO the
legislature, and estimated the expense of it's com
pleton at sixty !housand dollars. The plan was
adopted, and carried on for TWO years, when it
was found as in all similar cases, that the money
was expended and IN additional sum must be ap.
lproprlated for the completion of the work, Twice
or three times 10 the grief of the legislature, and
of every man in the state, new appropriations
were demanded until the expense Of the State
House was raised to the amount of one hundred
and twenty thousand dollars. Not a cent howev-
er of additional tax has been laid upon the people
The capital Of the school fund, which 10y the
terms of the act constituting it, cannot he used
for fifty years to come, instead Of being lent TO in
dividuals has been borrowed by the state, and the
ne.
Ibis is the summing up of all there is about
The State debt, which is attempted to be mystified,
and weekly paraded before the people as though
some horrid extravaganza had been perpetrated
by the wings. Not the shadow of q bugbear has
been conjured up in relation to any other expen-
ditures. No State in the Union has carried its gov
eminent upon so economical plan as our own.
we have no offices not wanted, no salaries not
reduced to the lowest minimum no wild schemes
Of internal Improvement on hand, and nothing
has been pundered from the treasury by rogues
aud defaulters.
| But If the reverse of all this was true are we
likely to make affairs better by elevating Nathan
Smile and hisset Of hungry expectauts to power?
Is ii probable the financial abilities OF this won
derful reformer will batter our condition? VIII
he pay off our debt ont Of the princely fortune
which he has acquired by his mercantile opera
lions on the banks of the Lamoe? Or like his
associates through the Union, will he spunge them
ont by reputation. Had not the people better look
before they leap with their into the arms
of locoocoism Much Of the heart reuding mis-
cry which this moment Expresses the nation has
proceeded from the wasteful extravaganza and g-
norant fnancerng of these pretenders to economy.
! We say therefore TO the people &" look before you
leap" lest you and your property go into the ditch
| tOgether-Peopie's Press.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
From Forest Life, by the author of a New Home,

From Forest life, by the author of 'New Hone.'
The following discourse of an old lady skilled
in the healing art, is specimen of some of the
more humorous parts of the book. The lady has
been called in to prescribe in the English family
for bruised arm.
MARCH OF MIND WEST.
claw me-" said Mrs. Lettsom, 90 don't you be
scarf | can cure you I've cured worse things
than that cured Miss Taylors quick as wink !!
Jis smash up everlastin, and lay on good mess
OF IT, ana i1 get Inc information out ont like
witchcraltp
This sounds like a sIupendous operation, but
little inquiry brought to light the true nature of
Mrs. leltsodl's everlasting which is only soft
cooling herb much cultivated in those regions
THIS being disposed of had the usual discur-
sive lecture
That everasin' suid the good woman, lis
prime ihing 10 wrap mp the axe in, after you've
cut yourseiia chopin long as that keeps moist
the wonndli Keep cool aud easy. The bees
knows the gnod OF IT, fui when they've been fight
in' yon'll always see 'em a huuin' tor everlastu'
II there is any, and hHy go ont mud get it for TO
heal EN- ~. But bees is dreadful knoNn' crit
lets They'll understand what you say jist as
we'll rs any body ltihere il any body dies in the
house hey u all - If YOU don't take no notice of
thethi bun II you 20 and tulIS to 'en and tell EN-
That sch one is dead calling INN 10y nnme) md
hhhg black cloth over the hive anI tell the bees
II they stay you'll do well Ivy 'em, why, they'll
say ana 20 10 work peHccabIe
And if there's disssengion in a house. the hives
ought to be set great way Off down in the gar.
den, so that the bees can hear what is sad-
There was the Johnsou's, down in Austerz !;
there was division in the family and the bees
began to grow dreadful uneasy aud hardly made
any honey; but by-n by one day, Johnson gun
his wife whippin,' end the bees all flew away.
And any how, bees wont never thrive well unless
you talk with 'em; you must take your knitting
work, and go and sit by em and tell them things
and talk about the neighbours and SIGH, or they II
get lonesome and discouraged, and your honey Il
all he hee-bread." VOL 9, p. 145.
Some hints for afternoon visiting may be
drawn from the following:
Next TO talking about ourselves, the pleasant
est Thing is talking abou, our neighbors This is
fact which every body comedies in general, yet
nobodyis willing to apply in particulars. So
trust shall secure reputation for cundor Ivy
coniessing my foible (if have one,) is love OF
gossip l am no great tea drnker, nor yet an
immoderate snuff-taker. | am not able 10 knit
stocking during ride of ten miles upon a hard
trottng horse, nor have | ever taken geese away
from home TO pick rather than refuse an invitation
tol an afternoons visit. So there are people that
excel me in tho true tokers of gossppng, yet |
am hopeful scholar VOL !, y. 81
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
From the L1moiHe Stdndnrd
LAMOILLE COUNTY CONVENTION


The Wing County Convention holden in this
village on Friday last, was, notwithstanding the
busy season and fine weather, pretty fully attend
ed. About go delegates were in Attendance, aud
those among the most substantial men OF LnmoIn
county. No lawyers were present TO carve out
they proceedings alter lhe most approved style
anfgNe expression 10 theif sentiments in
Honied words, that mott upon tho tongue %
ult Tie convention was nude up pruCi ally of
intelligent Farmers lren who take enlightened
and comprehensive views OF national and slate
politics, and udge for themselves what measures
will best promote their own interests and the pros
perity of the country.
Hon MOSES FISK, Of Waterville, our last
years Senator, was again nominated for that o.
flee; AMI we take pleasure in placing his name
before the iIeemen Of this county rs a candidate
for their sufilages Mr. Fisk is plain, practical
Farmer "A fra Proectlonist-a sound legislator
an intelligent and honest man.
Choose ye, Freeman of Lnmoille, between a
man Of this stamp and o. w. Butler, his ocofoco
antagonist, slarched up young lawy err and thor
ough disciple of that party which procalms to the
world that
"LND UST'RY SHOULD BE LEFT TO
REGJL.3I'E ITCET,E,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
HOW IT WORKS.

"The Carpet mills at Lowell, Mass. are to STOP
in about week, so large an amount of niannluc-
lured material having accumulated that the direc.
tors deem it imprudent to continue Them longer in
operation. This is the way things are going on
and wIa, are the wings doing in Congress to pre-
vent foreign CLOTHS carpets wool Sc. &c, from
flooding The country.
Factories are slopping business is langushing;
money is becoming rarity; the laborer finds it
almost impossible 10 obtain in money fair com
peusaon for his services wool is selling AT % To
70 cents per pound butter is drug; beef and
pork, grain, &c. clear down in the market, aud
yet the present wing Congress have done nothing
TO relieve us When the farmer sells his wool iur
from ~ to % cents per pound, let him remember
Mdi The Whigs haze the reign; when he sells his
butter NJ 10 cents per pound, let him remember
the wings have ma GRITTY Ofover 40 in Congress
when he sells his hay for So per ton, let him re
member The wings can help him il they please ;
when he is troubled 10 Obtain money for his pro-
duce, lot him remember the wings have every
thing their own way"
We copy The above from the Burlington Sen
tnel oil last week, 10 show the farmers OF Lamoe
county and OF the Stale, to what miserable and
hypncrltical FALSEllOODS The Locofncos will
resort 10 blind the eyes OF the People. Such pal.
pablc LIES presume TOO far upon The ignorance
Of the people, and deserve 10 be, and ioLL be, sig
nally rebuked.
"What are the Wings doing in Congress to pre-
vent foreign cloths, car cts wool, &c. &c, from
fooding our counlry:n We point lrumphuntly
TO EVERY VOTE that has been taken on the
subject of The Turiff during The present session.
On the bill TO continue the tariff that was in force
up the first Of this month until the first OF next
month, as to prevent all these things mentioned
by the Sentinel from I" flooding the country" duty
free, EVERY LOCOFOCO BUT ONE VOTED
AGAINST lT--voted 10 let them in DUTY
FREE while il was carriedby WIG VO les
The ,P2sesiden vetoed the bill, aud EVERY LO-
COFoCO in Congress upheld him in il, willie the
WINGS condemned him
"When the farmer sells his wool Tor % to 28
cents pei podnd let him remember the Wigs are
in pOicsr.' This is false. lflhe Wings had been
in power, we should have had a tariff TO protect
wool-growers long ere this. 4 proposition was
made the other day To increase the duty on wool,
and carried through by WIG VOTES
four different propositions were made in success
sion by LOCOFOCOS 10 reduce The duty on teooi,
and they were promptly voted down BY THE
WINGS.
Who then are the friends of the Tariff
Lamoilie Standard
The Wings are in power so far only as Congress
is concerned. This Wing Congress, be il renem-
bered, has passed two acts for the regulation of
the currency, and one Tariff--all of which were
vetoed by the President, in accordance with the
wishes OF the locofocos.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
CUTTING RYE.

This is of such importance that | cannot con-
scientiousy omit my endeavors TO impress it on
the minds of the community.
Rye ought TO be cut as soon possible after
the milk is out of the berry or kernel, then rake,
bind in small sheaves and shock in the following
manner; set up five or six sheaves together ac-
cording 10 their bulk I; then place or a cap sheaf
In this position, the shocks may sianl ill per
fectly dry then secure Them in barrack or barn,
but never NOW them on hay Grain moved on
hay will receive more or less must, which is dele
teIous TO animals of every kind
Rye cut and secured in This manner, is worth
nearly double the price ofhat cut in the common
way the straw will make better fodder than
clover, unless the clover be cut when green, and
peculiarly attended in curing the berry OF rye
will fill TO plump state, and the flour will afford
as good bread as we commonly obtain from
wheat.
hive known numbers Of persons who were
deceived, when eating rye bread with -four thus
managed.
Those who are unwilling to receive agricultural
knowledge from books need not spurn at this in
formation; was taught this method ofcuring rye
and practiced it at the age of eighleen; am now
sixly-ni and hall, and have always found il
profitable and advantageous. OBSERVER.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
MONTPELIER, AUGUST 8. 1912.
their friendship for this measure more substantial

their friendship for this measure more substanliul
than lip service.
Resolved, That, of The human family, all were
created free and equal and are alike entitled to all
The rights and privileges of Society and Govern.
ment, and that the institutions of slavery ought to
be Immediately abolished.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Conven-
ton, no nation can be free and independent while
it encourages foreign instead of domestic indus
try.
Resolved, That the nomination of Messrs Paine,
Ranney and Spaudng, made 10y the Wing state
Convention on the 9th inst. meets with our hearty
appreciation, and that the welfare of the State de q.
mands that we give to that ticket our cordial sup
port.
Resolved, That we will use all fair and honora-
bic means in our power to effect the election of
STEPHEN HOWE, Esq as Senator.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
"Keep II before The peopie-Ihat the Wings are
determined there shall be no tariff his session.
BuYiingiOn Sentinel

KEEP il before The peopie-tha the above is one
Of The most bareiaced lalsehoods that was ever
perpelrated
Keep il before The people-th out of the 80 or
40 ocolocos that have made speeches upon the
Tariff, but ONE has favored Protective Tariff,
all The rest advocating FREE TRADE-whie
tho Wings have uniformly favored tariff.
Keep ubefore The psopIe-that after the Wings
had pressed through tariff bill in spite of the
speeches and votes Of the LOCOFOCOS, and the
President vetoed il, the LOCOFOCOS potted
him on the head and called him "good Jeiler"
Keep il before The psopie-lhat, il the locofocos
would vote with the Wings, Tariff bill might be
passed IN less than twenty flour hours in spite Of
the President!
kEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE-that
upon the passage of The tariff bill in the House
on the 10Th inst, EVERY LOCOFOCO IN CON-
GRE55 BUT ONE, voted AGAINST the bill
Which party then, Freemen of Vermont are
determined there shall be no tariff this session
Lamoiiie Standard
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
HARVESTING GRAIN.

Miers have long been aware aud farmers have
generally admitted that wheat or other grain Gu,
"A few days before 1t is perfectly ripened, will
make more and better flour than if suffered 10
stand too long before harvesting. There seems TO
be left enough OF the juices in the stem and ear
10 perfect the filling OF the kernel while the en-
velope or brnn does not become as thick, dark,
and hard as when the cutting is Too long delayed.
Grain that is lodged or struck with the rust or
mildew, should always be with the least posi-
BILE delay, as In the first case the straw becomes
worthless, while the kernel will not improve
and in the last instance, the longer it stands the
more rapid aud extensive will be the deterioration
Of both the straw and the grain. Cutting prevents
the accumulation of more Of the uices in the
straw, where the already rup,ured vessels and
cutlce prove that they are not wanted, and the
appropriation oil those that remain will be carried
on by the kernel until the stem is dried Grain
cut before is fully ripe, thresles with more diff
ficulty than that which stands ill fully matured
hut since the general introduction Of machines
this objection has not the weight that formerly
belonged to IT, There various ways of putting
up the shenves OF wheat ia the field to cure, be-
lore they 90 TO the stack or barn. Some put six
together, pressing their heads in as small com
pass can be- and then Gaping them with a
seventh some pat dozen sheaves together, by
twos, and cover the tops with two sheaves placed
butts together in the centre; but unless it is neces
sary the grain should stand long time before
caring as good a way as any, perhaps, is TO sci
up the sheaves by twos, merely leaning them
gently against each other, and without any cap.
ping at all. This system is practiced by our mos
extensive wheat growers, and while it requires
less labor than any other mode of setting up, i,
found to occasion as little loss, and give full a:
much security to the grain, as any that can be us
ed When, however, il is necessary that grain
should stand several weeks in the field it should al
soon as dry be put in small stacks OF six or egh
shocks ench, aud well capped aud secured agains
rain. Culiiputor
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
Who then are the friends of the Tariff?
LamoiHe Standard

o. Why not keep the Tariff question distinct
from The LGnd Disiribuiion?' inquire the insidlous'
enemies OF protection TO American Labor. Sirs,
your Oi0n men formed and forced The connection, "A.
gainsI The earnest protests aud united vote OF the
friends of Protection. No friend of Protection or
The Land Distribution ever wished the two unit
ed but il was done against their residue efforts
by coalition of Free Trade and Loco Foco
Members OF Congress, expressly approved by John
Tyler. All we are doing now is to get the two
measures separated. Yet the Albany Argus Troy
juno, and all the insidious enemies OF Protection
are denouncng the Wings for blending The too
questions Tribune,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08

Destructive Sheli.-We understand that weap.
on Of The most destructive character has lately
been invented by an American resident in Eng.
land, aud the model sent 10 this country TO he sub
nlitted TO the United States Government for pur-
chase or approval. The principles of its destruc.
hbiity have not been divulged nor will they
probably be, II our government purchases the ex-
elusive right. It's represented to be an " Internal
machine" OF the first water, not only scattering
destruction where it strikes, but cutting aud
sashing as II proceeds with two edged teeth and
cutters. The model is il the hands of an inte-
gent engineer OF THIS city, who will shortly pro-
coed to Washington Oh the subject, NJ Y. Com.
Advertiser.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08

The .Neversink sinking. We saw it stated in
the papers, that the high lands of Jersey known
as the Neversink, were really sinking. We
scarcely thought it probable that such a dwelling
operation was in progress. BIT yesterday, friend
who had been spending some time in that part Of
Jersey, called and assured us that the report was
correct. large quantity of the upland, (say two
hundred acres) had settled perpendcuarly, SO
that there is precipice of ten fifteen feet round
the sunken portion. Standing on the firm land,
one looks doicn upon the tops of sunted cedars
that had settled with the EARTH while the roots of
trees, growing in the quiet ground at the edge of
the precipice are denuded and stretch out into
the air, as If about TO folm set of lower branch
es.
foot path extended from house in the neigh
borhood, ACROSS the whole upland bur now, fol-.
lowing the track to the edge of the break, one
locks down upon the sunken earth, and sees the
path far below, continued on indeed, but not cas-
lily reached
II is said that the sand between the sinking
earth and the sea- is rising, so that what ls los, in
the upland is likely to be gained on shore. But
the people will not have much confidence in
properly that is liable to such fluctuations II is
doubtful, indeed, il these sinkings continue,
whether the highlands of Neversink will he con-
sldered real estate u. S. Gazetie
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08

"Why doy you NOT hold up your head as do P"
said an arisocratc pettifogel 10 a laboring farmor
esquire" replied the farmer "look at that field of
grain: all The valuable heads hang down like
mine-.while those that have little or nothing in
them, stand upright, like yours"
very successful lorliculturist who had most
reposlvely ugly counlenance, was thus addressed
by good humored vsitor,-"No wonder Philip,
That you have the finest fruit in the country, for
you are not only your own gardener, but, egad,
your own scare crow too"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08

What a La,gyer should BE- We are indebted to
Mr.. Hamilton OF Concord, N. H., for copy of a
Charge 10 the Grand Jury upon the uncertainty
Of the law, and the duties of those concerned in
The administration Of it," by Chief Justice Parker
chief justice, we presume, of New Hampshire,
though it is not so written down. Among tho
many good things it contains, there is nothing
better than the following, which we find in note,
page Ill Boston Courier.
In the Character of all Honest Lawyer print.
ed In l776, il is said among other things, that She
Is one that practices the law so as not to forget the
gospel, but always wears conscience as we'll as
a gown. lie weighs the cause more than gold
and If that will not bear the touch, his generous
scorn puts back the fee. Though he knows all
The criticisms Of his faculty and the nice snap
Peradoes OF practice, yet he never uses them, un-
less IN defensive way, to countermine the plots
Of knayery Tor he affects not the deviish skill of
out battling right nor aims at the shameful glory
OF making bad cause good but with equal CON
tempt hntes the VOLTS study and the dogs eo
quence and disdains TO grow great by crimes or
build himselfa fortune on the spoils of the oppres
sed, or the ruins Of the widow and phan He
has more reverence for his profession than to de-
bauch il Tor unrighteous purposes, and had rather
pc dumb than suffer his tongue to pimp for injus-
tice,. or club his parts TO bolster up cheat with
the iegerdemain of law craft"
great grumber grumbles at every person save
lhal
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08

a True Commonwealth. Commonwealth
ought to be but as one huge Christian parsonage
one mighty growth and stature of an honest man
AS big and compact in virtue, as In BODY Tor 'ook
what the grounds and causes are of single hapPi-
ness to one man. the same we shall fnd them TO a
whole State. !MIfon.