The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-07-22
BRANDON, Thursday July %, 104z

the history of its decadence here than else
where, and can speak from personal observa
ton But amidst all these feudal tendencies
we are glad to find others towards cooperation
and mutual guarantees. And we shall men
\ ton one movement going forward here, which
has not hitherto fallen under our immediate
observation.
The farmers in Addison County, have re-
Gently held meeting for the purpose of es-
tablishing q. General Wool Depot, by means
Of which, wool growers, whether small OF
great, will be enabled to sell their wool al
equal prices, and all will be protected from
the tolls of spectators. 1t is a general thing
that the want of money compels farmers to
sell their annual clips of wool as early as pos
sible. They are not able to withhold it from
sale until it will command the full market
value. This is particularly the case with
small wool growers, but the large wool grow
ers, and those who are careful to grow the
finer qualities, are also greatly sufferers by
it.
Now the principle upon which the wool de-
pot is established, is something as follows -
Each farmer takes his wool to the depot,
where it is assorted into several qualities, each
distinct quality being weighed and marked,
for which the owner receives, if he wishes, an
advance of two-thirds the current price of
wool of that quality. He will thus be enabled
to wait until the wool can be disposed Of at
its full value. There will be one or two
agents connected with the depot, who will at
tend to the asserting, weighing and selling, and
whose expenses are to be betrayed by those
interested. The effect of this arrangement
will be to equalize the profits Of wool growing
and to protect small farmers against specuIa
tors, whilst it will guarantee that reward to
the growers of superior qualitiesTof wool, to
which their enterprise entities them, and es-
tablish unity Of system in the wool trade
throughout the country We believe the
wool growers of Ohio have formed a similar
union.
Railroads form the great topic of excite
ment throughout Vermont. There are twoin
rapid process of construction, and a third is
projected and promises to become very popu-
lar, When the Rutland road shall have been
completed, there will be openedto Boston, by
far the richest portion of New England rich
in all agricultural products, fruits, minerals
and exhaustless quantities of the finest mar
BILE. Bostonians will then be able to get good
butter even in July and August.
Vermont abounds in superior sites for fac
tories of all kinds, but which have lain use
less because there1 was no easy means of
transportation to them. They will doubtless
soon com into requistion, land the wild pic
turesque waterfalls of this beautiful State, will
be deformed by the ugly presence Of mills,
and their voices that now sing to their noun
tain dance, will then groan at the slavish
wheel. The beautiful pastoral life of the in
habitants will give place to oppressive factory
village life-quiet, rural pursuits WILL be alb
sorbed in the din, conflict and degradation OF
manufacturing and mechanical business-the
golden equality which now exists, will precip-
itate into rigorous forms Of caste, of capitalist
and laborer, corporations and operative de-
pendants labor will become more and
more disgraccful, and the conflict of duplicity
and fraud will deepen and widen into general
strife. Vermont will be no more the Ever
green State, for false society will have blast
ed its beauty aud dried up the blood Of its
vigor and prosperity. Ten years will not
have passed ere the citizens of Vermont will
be surprised at the social revolution which
their railroad system will have wrought. 1t
would be an inquiry worth pushing, to know
the effect of railroads upon the general inter-
ests of society. One thing is pretty clear,
which is, that SO long as RAILROADS are held as
private property, they will be powerful agents
in the production of national wealth, whilst
they will degrade and impoyerish the great
IN asses.
But the mail closes soon, which reminds me
that must end here. In my next l will
speak of the prospects of our cause in this re-
gion, and offer some suggestions as to the
course which think should be pursued in
regard to it, Yours truly,
WENDELL.