The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-01-28
BRANDON, Thursday January 20, lS47.

stages of our growth; and, by living in han
. mony with the laws Of our Maker, to enjo
him and all the glories OF his dominions for
ever Is all this cOmprehendcd in the pur
pose OF our creation may, is this only tht
talntest outline Of Il purpose so vast and 81
sublime that its glories car be fully conceiv
ed only by the infinite growth of our capaci
ty Of conception? If this is not denied, how
can we expect ever to work ont this purpose
without understanding the being-the noble
instr1mont-with which it is to be done
1t was necessary that we should have a
glimpse Of our natural destiny, in order to be
fully aware Of that grand fact of sclfknow-
ledge, our susceptibility Of infinite improve
ment And we no sooner become acquainted
with this susceptibility, than we find the key
with which We may unlock the uniycrse.-
we flnd our faculties to De The index 10 All
that it is possible for us to attain to. Our
proper destiny must harmonizo with our ma
! ture; and consequently the study OF our ma
ture is the first step to d clear and expansive
comprehension Of that destiny. So that self
/ knowledge is necessary, not only to selEuse
in general, but to enable us to see distinctly
the grand object for which we are to be used
and thus make it possible Joy employing the
means which Providence has provided, to CT
feet that object.
Then, again, the innumerable duties VIC
must perform in the accomplishment of our
destiny we cannot justly comprehend them
except as they are directly revealed-and
even then we cannot see their reasonableness
only so far as we know ourselves. Our re-
sponsibillties must be based upon our nature
and Of course we must know the capabilities
of that nature, before we can fully understand
our Obligations Therefore self-knowledge
and self-use must go together, if we would en-
ter upon the sublime inheritance which is our
birthright; and consequently the motive for
scl-acquaintance is powerful beyond concep-
ton. Without it--all other things being
oqual--cycrythin in the universe will prove
a curse to us, instead Of blessing.
A WORKING GovERNoR Gov Colby, of
New Hampshire, is u scythc maker. lie has
and carries on an establishment in New Lon
don, as large as that Of our friend Dunn, at
Wayne, in this county. Besides this, he is
farmer, and raises his own bread in the sweat
Of his face, lie has real huge paw" We
understand now why he is 50 frank, fearless
and up-and-down in his messages, proclama-
tons, &c, Gov, Hill, who is Of opposite poll
ties, thus speaks of Gov. Colby, in his Family
isitor;-Iugusta Banner.
Whatever we may think of Gov Colby
in his present official position,wc must do him
the justice to say, that few men in the State
have set better example than he has done, J
and is still doing, both as practical farmer
ana manufacturer. At the farm upon the
beautiful swell Of land in New London long
the residence of his father who was many |
years known as one Of the most oppulont farm ;
ers Of old IIillsborough, working always when |
at home with his own hands, Gov. Colby con-
unues to raise every year crops Of excellent |
spring wheat; he informed us the other day
at the county exhibition, that he had never /
purchased a barrel Of western or southern !
flour for lis own use. That would have been |
in his fathers lifetime as a sort Of
misprison of treason. The scythc establish
ment is in another part Of New London, upon
a branch of the Blackwater, fed by large !
pond, which takes It's course towards the Mer-
rimack, civ NC, at point not far from the |
outlet, more steady water power than the
mills receive upon the several branches unit
ed, several miles lower down. New London !
lies upon the dividing ridge between the two
rivers. Little Sunapee, flowing west, is !
short distance from the lake, supplying the |
water eastward there are waterfalls between |
the Little Sunapcc and Great SunapGe; the
latter sheet Of water is said to resemble in
size and scenery the lake of Geneva, celebra-
ted in the Alpine regions of Europe. Out of
the larger Sunapee, through small lake or
arm, flows the main branch Of Sugar river,
which furnishes the water power to which the
rich town Of Claremont is indebted for its
cstablishments,whch it is hop
ed are greater i'll prospect than has been yet
realized.
In addition to the scythe establishment up
on the stream running down upon the north
side Of Kearsarge mountain, Gov. Colby has
erected buildings and placed fixtures for the
Of woolens, the materials for
which being produced in abundance by the
farmers, which are going into OPP
Grafton the present season."
LH'cton, NJ II Jan. 5.
A vC11nr man Inv tho mama of SIoa,n, ,v,p