Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-05-09

The Atlantic States not fnH.-Li,tel in No. $40
OF his Living Age, has re-publisiied an article on
the northern wilderness of the State of New
York. This uninhabited district is situated in
the northern division of the State bordering upon
Canada and Lake Champlain. 1T is an eleva-
ted plateau of 10000 square miles, including
nearly all the counties OF Essex, Hamilton, and
Warren, and parts of ST. Lawrecce, Clinton,
Franklin, and Herkimer. Ii is larger than YER
mont, and is about one-fifth OF the whole State
of New York" 1t is elevated some 1000 feet
above tide water, and is about as capable of pro-
ducton as northern New England, and yet it is
as little known and cultivated as the Rocky
Mountains.
The district is watered principally by the Ra-
quelte river that empiles into the river St. Law
renee, opposite the island Of Cornwall, in Cana
da. bill has recently passed the Legislature
OF New York, appropriating $4,000 TO improve
The 'log navigation" OF this river, the present
wealth OF the wilderness consisting in the lum-
Der OF lis TmuIeuse forests. The OgdeBsburg
Railroad will carry the lumber TO Lake Cham.
PLAIN. and thence to Boston or to Albany. 1t
was represented to the committee of the New
York Assembly, by lumbeiers that parties now
stand ready to put into the river 10 O00, GOO feet
Of lumber the coming season.
New England is not full Of Inhabitants. A
large portion of Maine is still an undeveloped
wilderness, with wealth untold. Massachusetts,
the most deusely populated OF the New England
States, is by no means tull. II 1t has now L.
000,OOO inhabitants, 1t would support as many
more, with the increase of the leading branches
Of business. New York has plenty of elbow
room. Why then should so many go west be-
cause there Is no room ut the east :"
The above facts as to New York are probably
derived trem valuable report made TO the Leg
lsature of New York by HENRr J. RAYMOND,
Esq, to whom presume ourselves indebted
for copy. Much Of this lumber will ere long
pass into and through Vermont, BY her railroads.
Professor Webster's Case. The Boston Post
of April 70, says: We received the following
letter yesterday through the post office, post
marked as dated:
Terre Haute, Ind. April 18th, 1850. To the
editors of the Boston Post Gentlemen,-I feel
IT TO be my duty to in orm you and through you
the public, that Dr. Parkmas, who is supposed to
have been murdered by Prof. Webster, and for
which: supposed murder Prot. Webster is now
under sentence Of death, was in this city on Sun
day evening last. US
He came to this place on canal boat from
Covlngton, and was recognized by gentleman
here who was formerly intimate with him. He
accosted him, but DR.. Parkman turned abruptly
away, and soon after left the stage for ST.
Louis, under the name of A. NJ. Ths.on. The
gentleman who knew him is r. w. Dillingham;
er, of this place, by profession dentist He is
ready to swear to the identity Of this person with
DR.. Parkman.
Hoping that this statement may be Of some
effect in at least restraining the too hasty execu-
lion of the unjust sentence under which Prof.
Webster is now lying, remain, genilcp,en.
Yours respectfully,
JOSEPH A. ATWOOD"