New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-30
VERMONT.
East of the nountains-soenery-R Railroads,
Crops, &c.


HoSTPHLIEE, Friday, Aug "A.
fbsve now been a week in yermons-my first
entire week in the State for nearly twenty years
the FIRST ever spent on this sde OF the Noun
,.in.. Very decided changes for the better have
bsen made since last crossed the Green Noun
t.ios and the State visitto Eastern New
Hampshire the villages 10 the Black River valley
are larger and usually mater tnsn they were
twenty -four years ago the arabic lands are more
generally cleared and titled. Tor rather grszed' for
thresourths Of the cleared land 10 the state Is IN
rrass and more than half Of II IN pasture } the
fence, are better and the dwellings generally i'm
nroyed but better than all these like that which
is not aod cannot be changed unless for the worse
The pure, br.cing air from the bills is fresh and
invigorstng rs Of old the sleeper declivities and
rugged crests are covered with Thrifty wooo
oltener young, bat ia many extensive tracts Of
date anterior TO Columbus II think half tie State
is wooded to-day; the school-housss and churches
are very plentiful, and 1.-THE former especially
heater and better cared for than In any state
West or South Of this. And then these myriad
springs Of cold, sweet. crystal water these gore
ling ripping brooks that leap and laugh from every
hillside 90 plentiful that they may hear each others
low, ad murmDrng from one end Of the State to
the other.-whst number Of California placers
could compensate for the loss Of these All soDs
New-Englsnd plodding in the great cities or scat
tered over the rich vast levels and prsirss OF the
West from the Holland Purchase 10 the Platte
aud the Brssos-is il quite sure thst we have
well exchanged for these the green hills and
sparkling brooks Of our rugged native cline
Grant that lighter labor will secure an ample bar
vest elsewhere. aud that wider paths are opened
TO reckless daring or patient perseverence-yet
how priceless are the blessings we abandon, the
comforts cast away, in quitting this our native
soil Riding through these winding valleys, these
narrow glens shut in by steep activities, down
which the frequent runnels dance and MARBLE, ny
which the rank green herbage now stretches till
me, by the waving line OF the darker woodswhich
crown their SUBMITS. with the gray rocks break
ing through here and there, often think, How
would this be valued II located in central Indians
or Ininoi. VIVA, wealth would be found in these
rocks these springs, these hills, aud this bright,
pure stream between them How tins scene
would be visited, througed enjoyed, IT It inter
rupted the monotony of the great Prsries instead
Of being surrounded by hundreds like IL, as here
And how many SON Of New Englan now cab
mod In the Groa, Wost, would hasten TO make his
home 10 such valley and cling to It through life
il such were to. be found in the region about him
20 Happiness how of we fee
Thy own sweet paths In search OF thee
Railroads are now the chief concern in Yer
mont, which will soon DO quite thoroughly provided
with them. At present you leave New-iork at
SAN aud are in h rstteboro', at the south east
crn corner of the State, by P. Mime hours
Or you may leave our City at p NJ. and be set
down at Whitehall very near the State line on
the south west about noon next day. Thence
steamboat takes you directly to any landing place
on the western border Of the State. Bat two great
lines Of Railroad crossing the State from the Con
necticut River to Lake ChamplAin at Burlington
are now nearly comprehensive one iron Bellows
Falls through Windsor, Rutland and Addison
Counties, follow ing the valleys of the Black River
on the east aud Otter Creek on the west side Of
the Mountains, crossing them at Mount Holly the
other from Windsor through Randolph, MontPe'
Her, &c. up the valley Of the White River and
down that Of the Onion to the Like The iormer
Ibeleve 10 rather the shortest, aud costs Tar the
less bat u 10 said not to be so evenly graded AZ
the other Ii Is now running to Ludlow, at the
cast base Of the Green Mountains. and nearly
ready to run from Darlington to Rutland on the
other side the grading remains unfinished only
at the summit level and on q single difficult section
Just above Ludlow The latter 10 completed to
Montpelier on this end, and trsins run regularly
twice day from Boston to Montpelier, that which
leaves Boston at noon reaching this place little
after 9P. NJ Above Bellows Falls third Rail
road runs up the Connecticut Valley to Wells
River and is to be carried across the north end Of
the State through the valley of the Passumps'c.-
They say this is to be built next year. The nut
land road 10 be opened clear through Ia January
80 that trains will pass from Boston to burlington
between breakfast and supper oeheVe toe
Montpelier or Central is expected 10 be finished
not long after.
New-York has but little TO do to avail herself o.
these Roads. but it ia q shame to her cspitsis''
and merchants that she has neglected this SO long
Two Railroads usvsrsins the State and carry ms
all It's products to Boston before New-Yors spends
dollar or strikes blow in this direction 10 DIS
graceful TO our foresight and enterprise. But al
we have now to do Is to help construct q short
section of Railroad on the Connecticut from Brat
tlehoro' 10 Bellows Fsas--less than thirty miles
and then we too shall have direct Railroad con-
mun,cston with the entire valley OF the Conneoti-
cut and with every considerable town on the east
ern side Of the state. We must then form = con-
necsion with the Rutland Road either by the Troy
line or from whitehsll-the latter hardly '~es'y
miles-and We can reach any part OF the state IL
less than twenty four hour The cost OF these
works will be uncomfortable when esnpared
with their Importance, and the people on the
lines will invest half OF IL The rest ought TO be
subscribed by New-York within month and the
two connections completed before another Win
ter. Who viii look to this
The chief products Of the soi OF this State are
Grsss, Corn and Potatoes--the mrs, BY lar the
most extensive. Boston buys largely Of Cattle
and Sheep o. well as Wool from Vermont, and
the Railroads already take down droves OF Cattle
The Hay crop was fair, though sho''sned by the
severe drosth OF July the succeeding rams nsSs
.t.rssd a thick and rank second growth. and
never saw pastures or meadows wear so iuxu
RANT a garb in August. Corn was s'anse' os Use
drouth, because the farmers sriH net plo~ deei