Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-02
Senator Douglass Address.

How il happened, that such man rs Mr..
Douglass was selected by the Agricultural Soci-
ETY. Of New York, to deliver an address before
company of American farmers of the North is
one of those oontrctempos that cannot probably
be readily accounted for But by whatever ac-
cident it occurred, he showed no lack of sagaci.
ty IN embracing the opportunity to recommend
his opinions and himself also, for the sufirages of
his audience. We are therefore not at all surpri.
sed on reading 1t, that the orator recovered from
his illness IN season to deliver II at the Roches-
ter Fair. He treats the subject of the produc
tons Of the country, IN a way which proves that
he has looked at IT oraioricay; and lawyer-like
working up the facts which have been furnished
him, or he has himself found lying on the sur.
face, into a smooth dissertation on most of the
principal agricultural crops 1t comprises sort
of synoptlcal view of the history aud extent of
our agricultural and mineral wealth. handsomely
expressed, and compromising. as such disqul-
stion must, great variety of topics, which. from
their multiplicity, will be apt to give a reader a
false idea Of extensive knowledge IN the author.
However, il presents no novel aspects, but gby
and dexterously beats about, as a billiard PLAYER
does his balls. some general statistics access.
bic to all. the result would have been, an en-
tcrtainng and instructive summary, were il not
for the sly dogmatisn IN favor of free trade,
which is inslnuated IN its statements, rather than
expressed.
One thing strikes the reader through the whole,
ms particularly observable and that $ the remark
able appropriateness of his cxaltation of the
cotton crop his zeal to urge the spread Of the
blessings of tobicco, over the world, and his pc
culiar affection for the rice of the SOUTH and de
sire to extend its market through the British do
mlnians and all Tins an more, IN address to
Farmers At tn North.
We have no intention of reviewing the dis
course, which seems more adapted to the latti-
tude of Charleston or savannah, than to that of
Rochester; bat we must lust notice the singular
contrast Of his apparent warmth IN favor of the
culture ~ Indian corn the beet for sugar, the
grape and the mulberry for silk, with his cold
Abandonment Of them to the crushing COMPETE
ton of the world ie proiends TO wish and be-
lieye, that Indian corn Will find an adequate mar
ket; that silk and tea and wine are to be staple
aad profitable products and that we shall also
grow sugar sufficient Tor our own consumption,
though a. does not sec how the latter can be
done, very we'll without " the auncration Of more
sugar grouing States 10 The tnon." But not
wlthstsndng tins, he is not prevented from going
on To speculate about our manufacture of beet
sugar, IN imitation of the French example, though
iic must know that the successful manufacture
of tins article Ike that OF oil others, was not cf
icctcd tl after years of perseycrmg struggles -
TINS effort was begun by Napoleon, and contn-
ucd 10y his SUCCESSORS, aided by fatal non inter-
cculsc with The sugar colonies his j. the way
all manufactures have been established hereto.
iorr, ANA VIII hereafter be- or not at all; aud
"''aol "uoouy KNOWS IL oeEer WAh MT. Doug
lass h"ih"il' Wough IL SUITS MS interests, vi the
= present STATE oil me iide In his own oftunes' to
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t"t ON,"u "tHies ohifoller Mr. " hittlcseY,
mas '4a"' lesson winch reduces the Pay OF
NE l.'ui'' Attorney ana T.. = Malshal Tor
NeW orr NooW a''W'lSl 10 less lhan d leading
clerh salary Mr.. hiuiosey, we are told, has
made las deoS.on contrary 70 precedent, and 10
uie oPhIoh o Inc 1. >. DISTRICT Judges, or TO
lhe idif construction OF lhe ia" OF Congress. We
are loid' however, mt MI " httesey has been
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treasury IA" requires DisinctAuorneys and
M''Sh"ls @mohR olhcFs TO pay over an ther
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itea oy ule act OF ongrcss.-N. }. Express,
Fonncly, the L ). Collectors, Marshals and
District Attorneys paid IN the mann by fees, per-
quisues and charges, which they often contrycd
% swell t. Forty, Fuiy and even Seventy or
Eighty Thousands Dollars per mnum. Citizens
were oppressed and the Treasury depleted by
these charges. At length, the attention Of Con
, gresS was drawn 10 them, and provision of law
adopted expressly To prevent tisiu IA future
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lntleMbly lmitcd to J." Thousand Dollars, those
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