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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-20

Some of the opinions embraced in the following,
are as applicable to the state of things in our own
country as to England. But-kind Heaven be
thanked -" starvation" does not stare us in the
face-.M II. Far.
IMPR MOVEMENTS NEEDED IN FARMING.
The merchant becomes rich, the mill-owner
masses large fortune, and the revenue advances,
yet the cry of agricultural distress-no work for
the laborer, and the farmer ruined through
the land.
Something must be wrong, to cause starvation in
the midst of plenty, 10 stare those in the face
through whom the markets are supplied with food.
Had not the manufacturers called in the assis-
lance Of ingenuity, invention, and Improvement of
every kind of machinery, they must have sunk into
medocriy.
/ Those who are anxious TO attain wealth and emf
nence in the commercial world, freely give out
their capital on speculation, and the result, where
care and diligence are observed, rewards the spir-
tied adventurer.
WHY should not the same system be carried out
in agriculture? The great obstacle to the general
Improvement of land appears to be the unwiedy
extent Of farms, compared with the means of the
tenant. If man has sufficient money, understands
his business, and has constitutional activity, no
matter what number Of acres he commands. But,
on the other hand, if there is the waste of the sim
ews of war, the farm should be divided, and por-
ton of the land let, commensurate with the purse
! of the holder. OF what use is an acre of ground
! to a man who can only till halfol one? 1t natur-
q ally follows that he cannot obtain full crop, al
e though the whole of the soil may be apparently in
cultivation; he thus pays too much rent, and de-.
prves his fellow creatures Of certain quantity Of
food which might have been prevented by observ-
, ing the old adage-" cut your coat according to
! your CLOTH"
l The prizes distributed at agricultural shows
! should be to encourage the most productive and
least expensive plan of raising grain, roots and
green forage, and feeding animals for the markets
not Offering premiums for unfortunate oxen pigs,
d &c. crammed by artificial means TILL they can
t. scarcely move. 1t is not criterion of first rate
farming to stuff COW, regardless of cost, with oil
cake grain, hay, oats, &c. till the animal is oblig-
ed to be carried to the butchers. The natural APP
s petite, provoked by tonics, aided by all unlimited
u cash order, only at the command of the rich, Will
: accomplish all this.
Societies would do we'll to give rewards to far
mers who bring the best grain &c. at the shows,
grown at the cheapest rate the best eatable meat
i at the lowest cost-showing at the same time, a
e DR.. and CIR. account Competition, under such
circumstances, would be most profitable, and ulti-
mately produce the highest character OF tillage.
s Falcon, in London .4g Gaz.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-20

The ladies of New York have resolved to marry
no man who does not take the newspaper-and
furthermore they won't allow fellow to look at
them who owes The printer for more than years
subscription. Hurrah
There is man in st. Louis who don't do moth
in all the time, and piles it up the next day. He
| has a clerk to keep tally.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-20

From the Btoadway Journal
TJJE UNSEEN RIVER.

TTIE UNSEEN XIV Ell.
HtsR' b. glRsr.
Through ynllcysEreen and golden,
w WS'G he S Es' w %e' . s5Gw"i
Wecpiug-bcng woke from sleeping
WHILE like yn aS G oe4 city, aucDaSg s they lay,
Walking through thci shrouding shadows
Moved proud and prigccy youiN
WITH football light and ory
a. A md ii; glsSoas so ar i' Vim truth.
An Apollo incurnang lofty scorn aud living Truth
From the yaoy,-fom river,
Through the landscape .qles in light =
From the bushes, shrubs and blossoms
Flowers unfolding fragrant hosonis,--
Fading like gho in air And ever the river ppled bright
T Ti% Of his iiP Tse -o1I TI pleasure
Which from all, new glory wonj
While around him birds were chaunting,-
h' snah 'n ns M ,,tg tp Eh "i RJ none
And, like gems, their pnion' gened' sncng III inc aspiring
In a sweet excitement swimming
All his soul with beauty trimming,
In M tb.t l I"i "o vssy sE Ug"
10 the music-by tho glistenng
River-sung with lullug tune,
carclcssly the youth went stroying
Like merry child a,Naying
Will, now tht thirst pursued him.
And he tide heat subdu7d him,
And he felt him weak and wan,
Thinking slcam he TUNED him, vercd hut the stream
gone
Searching for it, on he wandered
Hour by hour and sadly pondered
As where its might be;
And the valley slowly faded
To primal forest, shaded
By full many messy tree.
Still he could the moanderng through the mead
owy lea.
the Of. the river
Ripping, running, FLASHING ever,
Floated on his yearnns cor:
Still before he heard HOwug-
Heard 1t kiss the rocks while going,
Seeming ms he heard it, near ,
Whispering nearer flowing onward gurgng every instant near
More luxurinnt, gteenet, brighter,
Glossier lolticr, and lighter
Grew the foliage where it seemed:
And the woodland birds sang cleoter,
And the and nearer
Murmured till lie thought they cleaned;
the emerald leaves he dreamed the SILVER wave
lets beomed.
Through the trees, among the bushes,
Looking for the river PUSHES,
Onward, onward still he went,
Listening to the waters pllshing-
Listening to the cddies dashng
In their crystal mcrriment $500
But he founu not though oopnggazng till his form grew
bent
All around grew dark and d-eary,
And wundcror, very weary,
Totered fcebly full of pain,
From the forest, with his hgure
Robbed of all its youthful vigor;-
And the the wdne-
And Nights swarhy, solemn shadow SLOWLY gathered ouhu h
plain.
And among those shades lnmcnting-
Urged by old Time, unrel enting
Where else but gloom
From the sight the wHnderer faded,
By chaotic blackncss shuded
While the silence of the tomb
Wrapped him. shroud like that silence was the requiem
his DOOM
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-20

= Depfh of Roots. In light subsoils, the roots of
trees have been found at depth of ten and twelve
feet, Roots of the Canada thistle have been trac-
cd six or seven feet below the surface. Wheat, in
rich mellow SOIL will strike roots three feet down.
wards. and much further horizontally The roots
of oats have beel discovered Is inches from the
stem, and the long thread-ke roots of grass still
further. The fine roots of the onion, being white,
and easily traced in black SOIL haye been followed
two feet deep. The importance of mellow soil
for these fine roots to penetrate is obvious. Eng
hshpap.
! There's man in New York SO muscular, that
with his pantaoons firmly strapped under his boots
! he can lift himself into the air, to any distance
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-20
THE FARMER.

"The Farmers liles the life for me''-
We love its quiet scenery;
We love its shades its hills and dales;
We love its cheerful Preside tales;
We love TO nd the locks and herds;
We love to hear the singing birds
We love the sweet sulubriOus air
We love the prospect wide and fair (;
We love to plough, we love to SOW;
We love to gather, love TO NOW;
We love the now-mown grass to smell;
We love to hear the tinkiing bell;
We love to tread the grassy lawn,
Along the brook-among the corn;
We love the whole, but can't rehearse
His pleasures all, in prose or verse.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-20
VOL. xxx, NO. 32. WHOLE NO. 2O1s.
THE ROIIER

Among the operations of hushandYv nj tho nree.
cnt season, few are more important than that in.
volved in the use Of the roller. We have NOT. at
present, space in which to describe the different
forms Of this implement. Our present object il
merely TO state the nature Of its effects upon the
land
To the main purpose ofthe roller, in jdilow ope-
rations, is, to break clods, and thus not only to
bring land to filth, but also to enable the removal
of root weeds.
Another important use of the roller at the pres
ent season IS, to close and flatten the surface Of
the land, and thus hinder the loss by evaporation,
Of the moisture it contains. Rolling is as benefi-
cial an operation for this purpose on our youn.
clovers Yheats, &c. as it is on lands lying fallow
but in working the latter for our root crops, espe-
cal care should be taken that as the harrow close
! ly follows the pillow, SO the roller should follow
closely ia the wake of both. And, Though to the
practical farmer, the remark may appear simple
onough.) need fear that this use of the roll
Ter viii tend iniuriousy to consolidate the soil and
neutralize the oosening and pulverzing effects of
previous cultivation. We have lately been en-
deavoring to ascertain the depth to which the nfu
ence of the roller extends when drawn at the usual
rate over the surface Of the land and our antici-
patton that its effect is merely to consolidate the
soil for the first inch so of DEPTH fully con-
| firmed.-London 9gricuI. Cdz.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-20
WATCHMAN e. JOURNAL.

81 cash in advance 50 90 if payment s not made
IN udYanc ntcsst always churged from the end OF INC y
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-06

An Infamous act Of ,uachcy on ,he
part OF Santa Anna (says the same jour-
nal caps the climax ofhis proyernol cow-
wdlce, and would Disgrace him forever,
he were not only Sc disgraced. Whilst
he WIS sending his officers to Mexico to
pray for his pardon, and while the gov
eminent had the impudcnt generosity to
respect the liberty Ola prcvarirnting
minister, he Santa Anna, in contempt Of
every sentiment Of henor, surprised the
advanced guard ofGencral Bravo, com
handed by General Pena, and spllt more
blood! One would despair Of all justice
IN the world should such crime fail to re-
celYe due punishment.
Mr. Atcohu, who formerly resided in
New Orleans, and who was said to have
been put to death, was still in prison at
San Andres Chachicolula, awaiting his
trinl
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a Mdgnifccnt Projcct. We understand
that magnificent poject is soon 20 be sub.
mtled to the attention of Congress by Mr.
Whitney, Il distinguished merchant Of N.
York. The Washington correspondent OF
the PhiIadelph Ledger furnishes the fol-
lowing statement in regard to the subject:
The enterprise conlempMtes the const-
ructlon Of a railroad from the western shore
Of Lake Michigan, in direc, line through
to the Columbia River, covering distance
Of some 2l0O miles, which shall be the
point Of debarkaIon for China.
The cost Of the road, wien completed,
is estImrrcd at fifty millions of dollars, and
twenty five years would be required to per-
feet the scheLe. Eight days would be
about the travelling time from New York
city to the terminus Of the road, and if
steam facilities were employed, some
twenty-five more would convey one to Am
oy, in China so tina, by this short cut, a
journey across the globe might be accom-
pIisheI within the narrow limits of single
month.
DV tHc tStHuIiSDiIItill vi lIllS means OF
communication, we should be enabled to
command the Chinese market, and to ex-
tend our commerce with South America,
Mexico, India and other parts.
And in addition to the vast results that
would necessarily ensue from such work,
ny the tnrce of circumstances, we should
secure the transportation Of the English
trade, ON account Ct the great shortening
time. The shorest VOYAGE on record be.
tween England and China was made IN
eighty-llve days, and the passages average
nearly four months. Adopting the premises
laid down, cargo might be stripped from
Chi ia the United States. and landed
at re liverpI docks within fifty days.
The long discussed project Of The Eng
lsh dovepnmeut, for constructing Il rail.
road across the Is,hmus OF Suez, will in
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all probability be abandoned, iuasmuch u5
1t would not shorten the distance Of the
overl ma route to China, aud only lessen
The time of communication same tNCnly-
two hours, which would not recompcnse
the heavy outlay that would be necessary.
England has then no means of curtalIng
the route to China, but, through Russia,
which, from the nature Of the climate and
soil, would at least be IA questionable enter
terprlse, we've there not the inseperabIe
difficulty OF obtaining The assent Of ltussln
and The jealousy Of The decrease Of British
power and dominion. Necessity would
thus compel England to follow in onr track,
as being the most expeditions and certain,
aud To employ our railroads aud vessels for
transporting her commerce; or else she
would be driven from the richest and most
unlimited market Of the world
Al the co-opperalion and assistance
tina: Mr. Whitney asks of the government,
is a grant Of sixty miles wide of the public
Iand, from one terminus of the contemplate
ed road to the other, fer which It full con.
SIdera'lon would he given, in carrying The
mails ana transporting ammunition, stores,
soldiers, and alpubic matters free of cost
Such is general and imperfect outline
ct this vas, and comprehensive scheme. So
Tar as the destiny OF our country is con-
ccrned and The pcrpciuiy Of free instllu.
lions is to be regarded, the accomplishment
IF such work would Go more to elevate
the first and TO riyet the other, than the
united eilorts Of our whole people for
century to come. 1t would not only give
us the command, but place Ms FIVE hundred
years in advance Of the civilized world,
with the various resources of science, GENT
us, energy aud intellect that would be O.
v"ked under It's operation. With the arms
VI bold and enterprl>ing people like Ours,
stretching from ocean to ocean, and a |
weeks journey (rom one shore to the other,
with sufficient Navy in the Atlantic and
Pacific, and the great markets Of the world
INVITING us to enter, with the facility Of pro-
;urlng information fom India and China |
l&ty days in advance Of all that part Of
Europe which completes with our trade ans
what nation on the face Of
he ear''! has the power to resist onr onward
march! Aud who is there rash enough to
'resCrihe the boundaries of American
'ower or to measure the length Of her dcs-
my.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-06
THE BELEAGURED CITY.
BYn. W. LoNGFELLow.


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some legend strange and vague,
mat midnight host OF s2rrlres paIe
Be'eag0red the walls Of Prague
p,-.,,.. ,,.,,.,,.
=, WIN 'he'wo" moon Overheard
Ihere STOOD as IN an awful dream,
me army OF The dead,
White nc soo .r,c Northumberland
J ne spectral emp was seen,
ana W''l Soro""lu,' de'p sound,
ne 'lNeF 'Iowed between,
Ma attn. ,,;oo 49,,
-. NO dIGm, nor sentry = pace;
Tue ,''''t, ''NG manners r'9sp"d III" arr,
AS c'ouuS WIN CLOUDS embrace
Bu, vAcr,ho mid c.,lol..,ll,n
rh, l. iI row., , ,,! !nP morning pT'Ner'
'"' N w." pa, n''o"S rose ana lei
v" '"o ''o'"'co All
Dawn the hro,d Gallo, c,s,,aar.
Inc "onh'ed AMY lied;
'P'oSe me 2'oI'ou' morning STAT
'"c ShoS'y most was dead
t,,.o,o,, +, ,.....,.-,
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-06

This momcntous question is settled -
AMERICA II lS YRiUMPHED!ENG-
LAND Is DEFEATED! The inlcns,
excitement is aIlayed, and the ione star o.
I,raS shines with increased brightacs,
BROWNS RESOLUTION has PASSED
the Senate, with an amendment by Nj
Walker; which amendment is, in substan.
&C, Mr. Benton's bill. The effect orthc
amendment is TO give the President tic
choice of the two plans. lie can neither
submit Brown sreSoIution or Benton S bill
10 the TeXIcaa Government for Their ac-
ccptancc. We all know which plan the
President nreicrs, and which r!an the
TEXANS will accept, The Texans have
already, through the entire Tcyiop
press, expressed willingness TO come in
to the Union upon the plan of Browns
resolution, and arc unlnlm,us against
the plan of Mr. Benton's bill. But enourh
we wish TO institute no comparisons, or
find no fault with any one of the noble
band of Senators, Wings or Democrats
who so noby sustained our country. and
gave Texas to the Union. With heart
full otJoy, we say to the noble Senator of
Mlssourthat our full confidence in him is
re-cstablshed. Whatever our fears or
our doubts may have been, they are ali
dissipated. A proud and glorious tri-
umph has been obtained. Texas is safe,
our Unon is safe! and Democracy is
safe! The whole world cannot resist our
onward march ,uotil our proud flag waves
over every inch Of territory on the CONT
nent Of North America. Pr0Ci3encc has
wlllcd it, and so mote it be. England
may object, the whole European world
may object, but object in vain. Liber-
al institutions, planted by the AngIo-Saxon
race, will ere long extcrd over the
whole continent ofNorh America. The
ball has been put in motion, and wo be
unto him who attempts to resist its i'm
petus.
We have the gratifying intelligence to
announce 10 the readers Of the Peebcian
that the Senate Of the United States have
passed the bill for the admission of Texas
as one 81 the confederate States. The
blII az it passed the Senate is that passed
BY the House of Representatives., with an
to the effect that if Texas oh.
lects to It's provisions, commissioners may
be appointed by the President to negotiate
treaty upon grounds malunIIy satisfactory
TEXAS WILL ACCEPT, and the amendment
amounts to nothing, for it provides only
nr contingency which cannot hnppcn.-
hile writing this the cannon is roaring
'nt It's thunder in honor of this great moral.
political and national victory.
The bill MS amended by Mr. Walker
passed the Senate by a vote of24 to 25, "a |
Democrats and 3 Wings voting in favor.
The New York Herald, dated at 3 o.
lock on Saturday afternoon, learns by ey-
ress from Philadelphia, that the House of
representatives, concurrcd with the Senate
y the round majority of l32 to 10 /
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TuE CASE OF MIR. DORR,

The use which is made by some OF IN
Will, prjp,s orlhe recen, offer of'he Rhod
Island Legislature to libera'e Mr. Dor
from prison, is unfair. They do not Civ,
MI the circumstances Of The case, and il
this way virtually misrepreseni the conrs
which his friends have pursued. 1t i
simply said that al offer has been mad
him TO allow him TO come out Of prison
proyidcd he would take an oath Of alIrgi
ance to the constitution, leaving it to h,
inferred, because he does not accept th
offer that he does no, wish to return 10 so
ciely.
But it ought to be understood that NJ
Dorr. If he avalS himself IF the resolution
OF the General Assembly, only enIarges hi
prison limits. The sentence under which
he was condemned remains N full force,
with the single exception that he Is NOT
confined to the Jail. lie would be restored
TO none of the rights Of citizenship; ne
would continue to be a criminal N the
ewes Of the law; his oath would noI ue at
lowed in the courts; he could not vote; he
could not hold the most insignificant office,
That We are right in saying this appears
r." ""' ,%o G,Ilowinr extract from the crimi-
nal code If the state, Ii enac,s "That
arory norson ~ ho shall he sentenced under
any provision OF this act, to imprisonment
c,r 'ro ,r for ,hc term oC one year or moro
rnr INV one offence, shall forever ,hcreoi.
TOR he inconohle Of being elected to any
office Of honor. trust or uroG, in this State,
md ~ ocI,n, ne = freeman therein and If
r;y;,r TESTIMONY as witness before any
,r;lnn,, !, ,h;s State uD,Icss syrb s,pt,uce
bo ,.,no,s,In
Arrn Sections $50 and 1871 or the now
DI,o,, ,nhnrisos administration on ,be
1-,;.,,a o,,,.,o .,J ,,ro,;,,os that IN c,sos
~ ..;n,nris,nnor, c,r life such rr;soro,'s
o.,,,a n al he I;,;dod aunro his heirs =
law and distributed in the same way as
,hnnrh no wos deod," Here then is pro-
r;.;nn that "bcirs y, law" may law hold Of
,be cnp,;c,'s estate and divide j, AMONG
unon the cround that the con.
v;c, i "dcnd ),
n, ,his v;ow r,he case the Providence
.,ott...ks sion;frau,Iv.
"whv shonld Mr. Dnrr accent Ehorv
from ,hei, hands when thew s,rip him Of nil
,hnse r;oI,s which render Iiber,y desirable
Ia uhn h,s hoon tho means Of o;,i,q ,nI
,aoro ,b,, nine ,hons,nd Of his raTlnw.r;,;-
'. ',a ,ho h,rhly rri,nd and ;no.,imoh,o
,; 1'I of axprc;sr;u, the elective franchise
!, ~ ho dnn,;yc1 II Inn, r;nb, himself III
:" W. " ~ r. =
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~>'
In Norwich Mach LIST, after m illness Of ont
week Charles Edward, son Z Josiah g., AID Eli
zabe'h West aged s years and 20 months. Print,
era IN n, II. are requested SC,
blossom orHeayen planted here.
We, destined not TO bloom,
here all around is cold and drear,
And earth living iomhi
a bud that in the mons FRS, rays
Opened 10 life and love,
An angel now 10 lisp the praise
Of ilIm whose home above"
In Royallon, on the 18th day Ian. last, Mr. Ben
!nn Ihonp:cn aged 81 years. Printers IN VI.
n y and Ohio are requested to notice.
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C5@We clip the following specimen Of
Irish wit from the last number of the New
Haven Register:
"Well, Barney, how goes III pIoanty
of work now a-days:' asked Democrat
of an lliberiian III the employ OF veal
thy Wing manufacturer, (who runs his
mill the whole twonty-iour hours, } day
'r two since. aye may we'll say that"
replied Barney--"Re the powers, if !
don't frankly wish tht Jimmy Polk had
hcen defeated" "Why so;" "Rason
enough! did'l Mi*ther--tcIl me whin
put in my vote, that unless Clay was eIcc.
ted there would be diyil bit more of
work for me sure! and isn't it now that
I'm obliged to work nisM and day! Faix
md didn't think this o Jimmy Polk,
bad luck to 'tm!'
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-06

GNArnIc.-Ihe Ked River Republi
can, in an article descriptive of a fox
hunt which recently came off in the vicin-
ity Of Alexandra, thus discourseth:
cone Of the fair Nimrodessos falls from
her prancing steed-grcat excitement
hiatt a dozen knights dismount in no, haste
and lily to her assistance->he utters
few inrohcreut words and rolls her eyes
about like guinea chicken in fog
slowly she RECEIVERS and family asks,
WHO is James X. Polk""
1t is not stated whether she obtained
the desired information.
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NEW AND SpLENNIU
y e W Ey Z E2 Y!

FUSSFT, & CLARKE,
IT A"E iuat received an additional supiAv or NrE,Ty
II Jew ELEY consisting Is Rings, Pms, ana nj:
manner Of TRINher~ casually Kept in The l,very lga,-
Also. new and bgauug! patterns Cole Lc,erg and Levine
Watches. tchespcr than Cy1'r) Colo chains News and II
variety oi"curious hNingsh 'ha canrut f to mi,
The both in elegance OF syle and cAsl9ng:g Of
prices.
SILVER WORK
warranted ottAe n'f M ttsrrttG tngtr.l,rt Of lea.
Ml preIns and G?'s'l, hUowH Only to tas . 81 * ri.
encel Cay w,rkraen,
CUTLERY
acknowledged by al ~ We the r,ca,a,t largest rsscg
ment ol!'IA T. tGT Jerry ever lro. yNr into iowa
sud at prices That nitorshrs even TIE V-Jpr.cUrs them
selSes-Hnd finally little general assortment Of u,.,
thing that s nice and desirable for eth 81 4ru,leri, uipl
~ po"'t forget ;Ga 3J E&EL.tt cLAII....g ,'s
the place 10 get gu Nuney sWu!li.
Dec. |, 1874.