The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-12-23

thigh Standing. whose character for caution
land Information at least, il not for truth WAS
involved in their statements, that the Union
would gain, every thing considered, one hun
bred and fifty millions, annuarylhy the alb
clifton oil that trafc which our opponents
desire'to be pronounced legal at your ballot
boxes. The Hon. Benjamin F. Butler. ate
Attorney General olthe United States. after
careful estimate OF the waste: of bread
stuffs. of time and labor &C. &c. states The
injury to the State of New York alone 10 be
in round numbers, eighteen million dollars.
Now employ your own judgements as n
The soundness Of these data-rememher that
the present population Of the Union is. say
twenty millions, and Of Vermont, say three
hundred thousand-make your own allow
ances for differences OF bits and of morals.
and say whether Vermont does not suffer in
her industrial prosperity. to the amount of
from one million 10 one million and a half OF
dollars annually.
What say our opponents % these dies
the men, especially. whose agency. direct or
indirect, iastens invisible icltr!s on the limbs
lOfihose who cannot walk steadily IN conse-
qucDce of intoxicaiion, and is felt, inanruish.
ut the homes Of the children and wives
whose natural protectors are ruined bvalcho-
ilDl W iiN tlltN 1ttSS tilGSc arc eNAOUtr
atoms They think land with YOU il rests
10 annul or confirm their thought that YOU
will receive their guess as good paper money,
AT least in remuneration for superiluOUs poor
taxes and the burden upon productive labor
The entire wool crop of Vermont was at
the last census, $4,000 pounds. of which
the present value would be a little less than
one million AVID quarter of dollars. Think
now ofone 10 one and half millions of dol
lars annual useless outgo. But Vermont has
strong population and is able TO sustain il
No doubt but is she willing 10 sustain it
all for no useful end, unless 10 CRAFTY at
once the palates and the prciudices of part
OF her body polite? But il, most unnaturally
she is submissive TO all this. as mere ardsfe.
can she bear it as an immolation by the
liquid fire poured into the vitaIs OF her
people? What time or patient industry or
spring ofviaorous intellect and enterprise can
repair the loss 10 Il commonwealth of her
own chidren-her strong men and her
youth The sophisiry which merely flches
IRON us all an unjust amount Of taxes-the
arliiices, the political Juggling and scnseIcss
fdlschools which merely entail losses, cur
tailments and accidents in hundred forms
can be borne calmly, so long as the rum in
terest is strong enough To impose them. But
TO know and see the consequent deprivation
of individuals, TO be cogniZant Of the domcs-
tic su.lrrings, 10 number the four thousand
600 dfunklrds which (by our own home
gathered statistics exist within her borders,
and 10 witness, in 10 sCaniy number oil m
stances their pangs oil mortal dcllrlum,-can
soThisiry reconcile her nj al THIS Perhaps
ii can.-her ireemcn are soon To decide
Fellow citizens, the law which, alter the
ordeal OF Il new ANA protrlcled scrutiny, was
lett by your Legislature, at tneIr last session,
untouched upon llie statute hHok' ana Whirh
empowers you 10 throw OIL II you prefer III
'hc burden oi thesr grievances, ur't ny oa!'o'-
and next by insisting on the execution oil Tie
statute IN It's penalties, WIS PASSED sua>e-
iucntlY TO the fluctuations IL Massachusetts,
and Connecticut which established their
legislation, as we suppose, upon stable bl-
sis, and made the PEOPLE the arbier oil 'hc'r
nwn civil condition. ltTrccedcd Tie similar
legislation otNew-1 ORR and II ought TO be
an cXcIiing motive, that your determination
II II should issue IN The body OF these coun-
lies as 1t has, with overwhelming lorce m inc
two sister states lrst nance, VIII give an
impulse oi announcement III we tiiiru oti''e,
10 all the sober HIhied ana the FrudeEi OF
mat great population III iieir ahNiohs coinIH&
'rlai nose VINO laEoicd inc F'lSs'i9e Oh our
own truly republican statute are known %
you M general, rs are iheSe VINO oppcseS.
lon nave me record oi me yeas ana nays
on ihc Journals oi le@isIaiIVc proceedings
i on have lie records OF your oWnooserF"'On
Of those who have Favored the execution and
OF those who Ehve ohsiructed The execution ri
The law. In certain counilcs, ut least, lhcrn
will be remembered the din OF election aud
the aniicipalious Of Tic enemies of the law,
that they had secured lis overthrow. But
now that the .aw h9s sustained, unshaAenaH
attacks upon II, orr opponents are bending
their Efforts to make u appear. IN con'raFey
10 an elementary, Frincirie oil society," tI@I
res'ric'iors upon licenses nave increased ,I'e
consumpilon'-thai ne removal oil lie pa
Hons from open Shops ana pu'''' o''S ~ .nJ
secret receSses III Whicn ''le '''"S 'lfc 'io'te"
unseen mas Increased NE ior'e OF 'cn'i'''''iI"
II any eonSiueia'i'h At al were jug " - ~
sur1 an 'ue3, we would oppose 10 II tuCil ',S-
liioiy as iiial oil Ut ). =. amer" WIN t0'ui'
leered TO me County Convention h'e'y as
semb'cd at Middlebury, the declaration tha''