The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-09-17
Fc tho MlddicbIry Register.
Ought we to Support the Institutions Of
our own Town in preference to those.
Of Anotherf A Case In point.

Of Anotherf A Case in point.
In one Of those truly picturesque and
beautiful towns in the valley Of Lake Cham.
plain, resides young and active merchant.
The town skirt, the margin of the Lake, and
is one Of the finest farming towns bordering
its pebbled shore. Tho land is fertile, aud,
with proper culture, highly productive. Tho
morals Of the town ore good, anu L..sa ,be
inhabitants are industrious. The farmers.
are intelligent and wealthy, add many have
become capitalists 1t has gocd school,
houses, two costly buildings for public wor.
ship an Academy Of learnibg, and the town.
is dotted all over with good farm residences
mostly painted white. In short, in many 70.
spects il is a model town. The young mer.
chant was born, educated, and reared among
them. For consistency Of character be
stands unimpcachci. Alter receiving pri.
mary education, he engaged ao clerk with
one Of the old merchants OF the town, (who.
sharing the fate Of most who engage in The
hazardous schemes Of mercantile life, has
failed). lie WIS attentive TO business. pless-
| ing and courteous 10 cusicnery, and gene,
rally won their esteem and friendship
Amer devuting yes1s and The best part Of
hr' carly life, TO acquire a competent knovl.
edge of nfcrcaotile pureuits. be was encour.
aged to oPvn sore for bimeek Having
bat small capital. eAcep, good character,
many eutersuined fears tAs. bic rsoe would
be short, but, Possessed Of en- uncommon ia.
gree Of cnutiop sad prudence, be has p,,.sd
the ordeal and Jet lives, and, TO say the
least has fof the iasa few yeArs been making
small gam, over the couringent expense, Of
his business and fawily. A. a. fpspcisr h.
deserves credit, and Cor integrity end hoaore
bic dead he inain'aius All envisb,e distinction.
Aes not thu young rnan high and ex,
al'ed eiam upon dae patronage Of his town..
men and hegbbors3 Would they do rieh,
to desert hhnY Docs not the srca. law OF
love bind them 10 eonipue tLsif support,
Can they be justified In turning their backs
upon h'm without causeS Nay, verify, the,
are bound by every principle Of honor and
OF morals, ro DO unto him, % they would
wish h'm to do 10 them in like circumstances.
he has spent all his early lie, 70 At himself
fof tho business, and bos invested all he i.
worth In mo sane. Shall BE- now bs de-.
serted aud Ion to sink, is a question, for.
christians and norulsts to answer.
Within the last two or three years there
has been sn extrsDeous movement Anon~,
farmers. They have in many place. taken il
into their heads, that the ulercantile inter.
est would be better nonaged in their hands
Consequently thes have concluded 10 kilr
OH their lormer merebaatA and set up trade
among themselves. So tbsy haze organised.
orrathcr disorganized, and forrusd what ,hev
arc picascd to term Pr0eestiw Union !Stos, :.
Ihe name Is misnomer. They might with.
greater PrOpnety bo styled dis,s.iea s,or.s.
Tor IN many places they have condao,cd 90.
that there appears among them the ,ery abb
scnce OF all union or friendship. This move.
ment s evidently the fruit OF a selfish and
suiciual policy rs well a, OF disordsred
brain. II is the result Of the enlarged As.
lions OF liberty, which naturally vege,ate and
grow under republican Sorm of govern.
ment- 1t l'' however, Of a Mushroom growth,
and will soon como to n.ughI Like Jonah's
gouri, 1t will wither aad perish before the
searching sun<ays Of truthful experience.
In this beautiful town, anons these rich
farmers, amidst luxuriancs and plenty, reside
asquad OF these enthusiasts for reform. They
are represented IS being in many respect.
very clever fellows-quile moral-re- one
day IN seven and fonetimes two, never take
over IL or IA per cent interest and alwsys
give good measure when any one is looLin.
on. 'Tis true, many OF them are rich, bat
Is riches seliom tsnd to satisfy, they ars
egregIously anxious for more, 30 they have
coma to the grave and sober conclusion, 10
join hands aud rob othsrs OF their hone.t call.
ing, and render themselves immortal. Some,
1t Is reported, are already heartily sick OF
their conneSion, and wish themselves out @.
the company, fearing that in the end the :
shall meet with lose, as they most asuredly
will, for it is law both natural and revealed
that though hand join in hand the wick &c
shall not SO unpunished." The young MGR
chant has few staunch friends, who no
only stand by him in this Jodaslike conduct
bur who look down upon such selhsh ans
: traitorous acts with contempt and .corn. ]
= is considered as gross dereliction from III,
; paths Of duty, and their checks .oueht Il
mantle with shame and seltcontempt whel
: they reflect upon the injustice they are per
4 Petrating upon the rights Of thi. young man
9 The sooner they repent and retorn 10 tha
allegiance from which they broke away, tb,
, better.
l.. Good authority afifm., that recently on
e of these so-called proteetire asrss failed 70
/ the veI! moderate amount Of $4,000. Thi
n is protection With Vengeance. Quite
/ number have met with smaller losses, and
$ is believed by all good judges ia such mat
!, tiers that none can wind sp and get cut {
y the business withcnt similar results. Gun
n ming and designing men in the cities, en-
i ployed as agents are reaping large profit
Y from these operations Il is stated that in
}, porters and jobbers offer to make disccar
r OF several per cent, some more and SON
j less, as they can agree. 10 these agents /
secure their patronage, all oil which they ~