The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-08-27
New York Correspondence.
EDITOR OF THE REGIsTER:-

I'VE" iohhi aug, Zli 1901.
EDIToR OF THE REGISTER
The Collins Steamship Baltic, which ar
rived here on Saturday last, made run
which beats even the famous passage of the
Pacific, in last April The Baltic has now
run from wharf TO wharf, in DAYS 3 hours.
and rs minutes. This is the shortest passage
across the Atlantic that has ever been made
The Baltic brought over l4S passengers.
among whom were Horace Greeley OF the
Tribune. and several other distinguished
persons. The winds and waves have appar-
emily had but little effect on our f,iens
Horace, whose ouractirc appearance remains
unatered.
There is little OF interest in the English
news; but the commercial adviccs are ia.
vorable. The Liverpool Cotton Make was
firm; the prospects Of the harvest were
promising, and Trade, in general was flour
isbing.
The American Steamship, Pacific, left
this port, for Liverpool, on Saturday about
six hours after the arrival Of the Baltic The
Pacific carried out ~ passengers, and
S4l3,000, in specie; and, if she makes one
Of her usual quick voyages, the news of the
triumphant homeward passage of the Baltic
will be current in Liverpool, ,cithin three
,oeeks after the departure OF the latter vessel
from England.
The European news brought by the Can
ada, which arrived at Halifax, from Liver
pool on Monday morning last. contains no, h.
ing Of importance. Tile British Parliament
was prorogued on the 9Th inst +, by the Queen
in person. The Royal Speech was as ri
dicuously unmeaning as ever.
The Democrats of this City are in a most
unmanageble "muss" Being deprived OF
City, State, aud Federal patronage, there i.
no longer any common bond of union to
hold them together. Money has ALWAYS
been the leading element in their political
campaigns and they have always had, here
toiore, chance at some Public Treasury,
whence they could draw supplies, when
their brethren in Office could not furnish
sufficient of the -" needful." Now, however
they are cut off from Ill those sources oil
plunder, on which they have so long eyed
and are compelled to depend upon The vol,
untary contributions Of the more hopeful
members of the party. But, inasmuch a.
nine-tentbs of the party, in this City, is
made up OF Empire Club men, Rock
Boys Short Boys" - Shoulder Hitters,
Sbysters,' ct ID genus omne, who have al
ways been accustomed TO receire money fol-
their valuable services in Tightening res,
pectable people from the polls, the "volun
tAry contributions" are disbearteningly inca
gre. As yet there has not been money
enough raised to furnish the unterrfied ;
with drink all round. Something must be
done, or the party is clean gone for ever
Nothing will save Locofocoism, but wind
fall from some source or other for the boys
will never mcster strong, unless they are
drown out by the smell OF good liquor. an,
the merry jirgle of The dimes"
If our namby- PANTY, flimsy. spurious
republicans, who have been able TO cross the
Atlantic, with money that their dead father
or grandfathers were not ashamed to WORK
hard for, were blessed with few brains
they would not be so everlaslingl, whining
from the Worlds Fair. through the column
Of the American Press at the scarty displtI
o. American productions.
Why can't lhese jackanapes uudrr~tan,
that all sensible men honor us more ior hay
ing produced the best plough in Christendom
than they would have done, ii we had sen
n diamond TO the great gathering, iwire a
large as the famous Koh-i-noor, which Queer
Victoria now retains in her possess on khotr
ing il 10 hare been siolen2 In are po>ii,ei,
and obviously useful arts. our excellence +
surlily conceded by the British Press an
the sum of their criticisms amounts merel,
10 lhis-thdt we choose to coniine oursel,c
to beating every other people, in manufdr
turing what cannot be done without, an
that we find il more profitable to buy on
trinkels OF nations whose lnfcriorly develop
ed faculties admirably qualify Them for ex
ceiling in TITLES.
However, let us leave Off commenting Of
the pcacockism of the Old World, and luri
10 the contemplation OF the solid roefess
the New,
Some twenty years have elapsed, sine
the first railroad was opened in this coun
try, and, such has been our astonishing prog
ress, in this glorious triumph of modern sci
enee, that, ut the present moment, the Iro
Horse traverses l0,2S7 miles of track, an
lo,0s2 miles more are in the course of COZ
sirucilon, Until within a very few year
the Northern and Southern States wcr
alone cut up and lhronged by iron roads
hut now, with tho exception of Missouri
Iowa, Texas, Arkansas, and California, III
shrek OF the Steam Whistle pierces III
ear, IN every State of tho Union. and IN M
three first named States, roads are now bein
constructed, so that, when few months haN
glided by. they also will be able to boast ,
their railroad communications
New York, Pennsy lvania. Massachusel II
Geo' gia, and Ohio, take precedence. in III
order in which l have written them, in III
extent Of lines actually in operation, bu
when the works now being constructed NJ
finished. Ohio will hold the third place
while The young giants of the West, llino
and Indiana, will put in their claims I,
the fourth and fifth ranks.
The capital already expended in the.
undertakings far exceeds the entire Banl
ing capital of the country. 1t amounts
$500, 60l ,s54, and is continually increasin
in The ratio Of 8 per cent.
! Yours Truly, 30"