The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-23


The Country between Montpelier and Burlington,
U.-Ths Drought The Rdilspads-I The Stanties
of the Wsrkmen, 8.c.-Canadian Annexation
Judge Coliamer, &c.
Several stages, each drawn by six horses, and
carrying from twelve to seventeen passengers, and
their baggage, came down from Montpelier to-day,
forty miles. In our coach we had eleven passengers
inside including four Irish railroad workmen, and
two Connaught wsmen, each with baby. They
gong down to Frenchs contract and their bed
ding traps and boxes filled the boot and covered the
top of the coach. They talked all the way very
chcerfully, in an unknown tongue; and when they
got out at the end of their journey, instead of
bandboxes, carpet-bags, and blrd-cages, our lady
passengers drew out the practical, useful articles
from underneath the seats, of bucket filled with
ropes basket full of cofiee-pots and tin cups, and
an axe with which to split the wood to make the
fire, TO be sure.
The road from Montpelier to Burlington follows
down the track Of the Onion river, so called from
the number Of wild onions originally found upon
lis banks. Its course Is winding, through mar
row valley hemmed in by bold hills, frequently
rising INTO mountains, and often Impnging, In
rocky cliff. upon the stream. The country has
much ereener and better cultivated appearance
than Northern New Hampshire; the fields are
cleaner, the fencing is better, and the soil is evil
IDENTITY more productive. The drought this season
has, however, ruined the calculations OF the farm
ers. Its effects are more perceptble in Vermont
than IN New Hampshire. Some Of the fields OF
grass are literally burnt out, and the growth OF all
the crops Is seriously stuned. We heard OF one
farmer who offered 10 sell two-thirds OF his cattle
at half price, but could not find purchaser; and Of
another who proposed TO purchase the coming po-
taio crop OF neghbor at two prices, but failed
The railroad through from Montpelier to Bur-
lington, on Lake Champlaln, is progressing rapid
ly. For twenty-five miles along the road, you are
scarcely out Of sight OF clusters OF shanties lnha-
blted by the busy families of the Irish laborers,
and we guess that we sawnt least thousand m-n
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and on the embankments across the valleys, and
making such chasms through the solid rocks--and
such hills OF rocks and earth the ravines
will leave their work as durable the pyramids
of Egypt. The directors of this road have recent
ly issued q 900 900 additional stock, $50 share.
Ii has been rapidly taken up, and the road by next
January, II Is expected will be in travelling order
from the Connecticut junction to Lake Champlain.
Another road Is In course of construction from
Burlington South To come CT with the Boston md
Albany road. Twelve miles OF it from this place
are to be opened to-day. And still another road,
or "a COMPUTATION. OF the last route norIhward to
the Canada line, is under way; so that within two
years the little State of Vermont will have 300
miles of railroad within her borders.
The annexation OF Canada, by the most intelli-
gent people OF Vermont, Is considered inevitable
as a thing which cannot be prevented, and which
therefore, requires no management To bring about.
They have far less anxiety about IT than of the
clusion Of slavery from California and New Mexi-
co; for OF the latter they have some mlsgivings,
and of the former they have not doubt. But il
the measure Of Canadian anne xation should have
TO be presented 10 congress within the next two
yeare, as expected by many persons IN this State,
IL will be stouty resisted by the South, and per-
hsps only at length agreed to on the condition that
Cuba should be acquired, and divided into two
slave States; and that Florida and Texas sh Al, also
be divided into two or more States, IT New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia are added to Canada in the
Northern annexation so as TO keep the egulli-
brium in the Senate between the North aud the
South. Thermometer to-day at Ca fall Of forty
since yesterday, with a sprinkle Of rain.
Among some Of the politicians Of Vermont there
rs an opinion that Judge Collamer will cease to be
the Postmaster General on or shortly after the
meeting of Congress; but on what ground we
know not, unless II is on the presumption that the
democrats will reject him in the Senate, in reject
ing his whole list Of appointments, nridfim. That
he is an Efficient officer, no one prctends to deny
that he is decided wing and free soller, no man
pretends TO doubt but his popularity with the
wings Of Vermont is less than we expected to find
IL. IL is 90; but why 30, cannot tell, unless the
secret is in the distribution Of the Offices. w.