Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-14
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hstc moi ", r,i,u soI some une, ~ there
has really ,c-n 90 liulc Tor The subject Of a
Ic'tct IN lh,' rhy 81 dullncs mo ,c'ooy and
hat Bonncss has closed lot The season,
all ont ,rHnsr nj add large por'ea Of our
usidspt population have IN W iot the
North, The N,u and the various watering
place, on lht Gull shore The lc,eo s
neatly dcnudrd OF the acamboaa and ship.
ping and arpcats qn,,l and dcsrr,cd Our
Couf. have all sdlouin,d The streets
tear the sp7csraece Of the sabbath, IN com.
par,sOn 10 their usual hustle, aud 10 crown
The hole, the IheI momocr ., me hing heat,
vafying ION 90 degrees 100 degrees ia
shade $50 drgi,,s IA the svo, and somo
rretn, nights remaining NJ 90 degrees or
upwards In ,uch STATE OF suaiIs, u man
msy Think ,ie xeus,d tor neg l,eting his
correspondence
You will have seen By tho public prints
the recent raotcuca ofthe troops lhr ough
this place 6t Texas Gen Taylor was
eovofncd in tho cmharkAti IN OF them by IN.
arucliom he nigh, receive from our Charge
10 Texas, Mi D1nels,on. aud The y we're in
consequence detained SOME time at the bar.
racks below the city, after they arrived
from the Red River until the nocdiul nd.
vices we're received from Texas, when
they were speedily cmba ed and sailed on
the I'D for Arkansas Bay,
There Is certainly more waste and cx
,tlvnguncc, and lees organization Of sys.
TEN. as regards the moving and general ex.
other in the world, and one pom, 10 paiiic.
ular has often attracted nv attention which
is, that though there arc checks and guards
thrown around the eIpcndHu re- Of money,
there are more, nj least more lhnn one AT Ill
events, MS regards the consumption and DIS
position OF stores surpliosof every kind after
they are purcha,cd and paid for am led to
these remarkably recollec,Ions Of the Flor.
ida war, and seeing The immense quantity OF
every kind Of supplies for this small army,
vastly more Than should suppose such u
body OF men could under any circumstances,
require, and the largest portion Of which rs
prot badly destined to be lost, wasted or nbsn.
dVncd IN the woods and rrnirict Of Texas.
So extensive were the purchases that maHy
ARTICLES advanced in price--pork for one
which rose two dollars per bnrrel--nnd of
other items the market was completely
swept. There also always appears great
wan, Of knowledge or tao, in making con.
tracts for The Government, and the moslcx.
travogant rates arc paid MS ns,snccd in the
charter Of vessels BY steamboats, for tins cx.
pedition, which in some instances would en-.
surea handsome fortune TO steamboat
owner. for few months employ, a, the dab
" compensation OF e30o or s40o for small
boats, originally costing when new IL or
$4,000. presume the " hole affair how.
ever, will be a small addition Of The Flor.
da war, which latter produced the most
gross abuses thai WcrG probably ever nj.
tempted aud pracliced on any nation md
which under any ofthe European Govern.
men,s, would have brought The oaihors to
the galleys if not the gbbct knew OF
one steamboat that was kept IN employ neat
~ eighteen monlls CT $500 per day, and
most Of the time laying IDLE in port md
FIRE wood wns actually sent from this port
n, an expense Of 80 to go per cord, and
was landed in Floridn, where the trees
stood so thick that they could scarcely cord
il up The American people never knew
and never will know "Me dcGifHg' ofthal
war No wonder il lasted 50 many yenrs.
1t is 10 be hoped that tie Texan operations
will not be so tedious, aud that nhcr few
months they will be convinced Of The
utter humbug q bon, n Mexican nfmy being
assembled TO invnde the country, and ,hn,
the presen, force (Which believe eonsti.
lules nbou, one thrrd the entire strength Of
,u, 4, b,,l N yl.s,tl 10 M, .
y and l,s' cap,nsN'ly employed
Both Of the political parlics Of the state
are preparing for the fret md most lmpor
mnt election under thc new Constitution
You will soc they are ahcdy en- face TO
each other IN the f,ld, having nominated
their candidates for Governor and Licutcn.
ant Governor and the local nom nnions
are being made in the different parishes 49,
( The contest will be II very warm one and
probably very close one, but the Wings
are IN high spirits and determined not 10
stay beaten. Under the old Constitution
we elected nothing but the Governor aud
Legislature EVERY other officer was ap.
pointed, and which ~ nv opinion Is tho
best plan; but the new Constitution has
made Sherlhs, Clerks Of Court and smaller
officers elective by the people On tho
whole, however the new Constitution is
decidedly superior l2ibe old one, and prob
ably as good or better than any other Slnio
Constitution IN the Union
ain glad that the magnet: Telegraph
is extending nj the North hrrangcments
ate nbou, bring made to establish between
lhIs and Mobile, whi.h hope may be sue.
cessiul, though there are some difficulties
/ yet 20 BE- overcome Wherever tbs mode
Of communication IS established il 10 and
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