The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-04
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4 vIHGINIAN'S OPINION or VER-
MONTERS.


Vermont, with au urea about ciunl to Au-
gusta and Rockingham counties, and pouu-
laiinn equal 90 about half that OF PHILADELPHIA
with four iurloru members of tunurcss and
a legislature sitting upon a per diem ui ui-lc
,hllngs. clunnL n44lnl Tia I.g,.. i.,.I--ig4t.r-
"-t- %. the -Aorth. We have no fears that "A
people 30 economical will over do more than
POS, a few chcapucts, 10y way ct dc,oyjng hl-
---f+- ..---4l.ia- lLLiC Llnlgrs W. look unon II
as mere bounty offered Ia dcscrtcrs-a mcrr
speculation of that asiutc people whom Judge
Halliburton and Yankee llill have presented
in swallow-t1ilcd coats, short vests with dag
onnl stripes, bcl-cruwucd hats. and boots.
. scarcely upon terms of courtesy with the cas-
I--t.
The specimens which we have seen are gen
orally whiting white pine with a pocket
knife. This IS the most expensive luNury in
which they arr known iu indulge They are
also, engaged in mcditating some very cute
imposition upon the honesty or lihcrality of
others but it never goes beyond n metal
clock with wooden machinery, or llayana to-
hacco seed, which comes Aup mullen, or some
other cautious roucry, which either does not
--rUTruTr riIrW IA an Iufr1ctioa OF The penal
laws, or which is not worth prosecuting them
for. Such a people have neither the politi-
cal influence nor the libcrality to hc danger
Gus. Thcy merely design 10y their legislation
against the Union,to improve their trade with
Montreal.
An answer to the above may be found in
the following
From he ihaH5 Ercniog journal.
The people of Vermont can bear this spc-
UiCs of UufUrJ- from ir1riuiurr. only
surprising that it should be hazar,lcd bv the
resident of a State prcmaturcly dccrcpit, and
te''sad monument Of the cNhausting and ruin
Gus effects of slave labor upon rich soil Ii
is hut equal ia that of two Of tLa hundred mn
twenty ightGH1tAtrrv OF the ancient domin-
ION. ButwG have yet 10 learn that the GN-
tent Of the territory of State, any more
than the stature of a man, is Just criterion
either Of its physical or mental greatness. IL
j. n sad ricture- Il. find n State as vast In
its dimensions rs it was originally rich in its
soil, cner,ated in its Infancy aud trcmulous
with old ago, before it has passed the ordina-
ny period of youth. But it is equally graft
flying to find State of contracted dimensions
with n sterile soil and severe climate, adj
vancing in wealth and greatness in spite of
these formidable obstacles Nirginia is the |
type OF the onc--Nermont of the other
with an area about equal to Augusta and
Rockingham, v ormont has more energy ,dou- |
bic the enterprise, ten times the industry,nnd /
n much virtue, patriotism rs the whole State
of Virginia.
II the greatness ola State is not 10 be iudg- |
cd OF by the extent of its boundaries, rtuch .
less is the character of her legislators to be
decided by their per diem allowance. How
ever itmay be looked upon by the "Chivalry"
of virginia. ECONOMY is not put down in the
catalogue of crimes at the North Modern
Nrglnians have not only the faculty of pen
sioning themselves upon the General Govern
mcnt but they generally manage TO get eek
ira allowances" 1t is not strange, therefore,
that they should measure legislative fitness as
they measure the quantity of pg-tail tohac-
,o-by its cost. They don't seems to under
stand that honest men can lcgislatc dis
'rcetly for "ninc shilings a day" as for
.lEht dollars. sa--
In Virginia the cut of mans coat and {
md the shape ofhs hat,may have an import
att iitils.-aas- ulaA- his LnShpY, Il is not 50,
however, in Vermont. There, the idea is i
quito prevalent that man may carry rs hon
ST heart under a coat with a'swallow tail" e.
md have as clear head under hat with %