Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-06-10
Chr Nous GIrourr.
Notes and Comments.

"THE WEATHER CAN'T STAND THUNDER YET
One of our old, weather-wise quaint remark
ers was in the habit of observing in those spring
seasons, when the weather suddenly changed to
cold after every little thunder shower, " All!
see the weather cant stand thunder yet. We
shall have cold backward season so long as it
cant stand that" The present season has veri-
fed the sagacous old fellows remarks: With
the first day Of genial warmth, rises little shower
but on the explosion of the electic fluid, down
rushes the north wind, scattering the scantly FL
led Clouds and throwing US back into the cold,
dry and harsh atmosphere that is now threatening
to blast the earth with drouth and sterlli!y. And
there is truth and philosophy IN that remark,
The white, gmmering and feeble rays OF the
sun, now striking through the window on to our
scarcely less white sheet as we write, indicates a
state of atmosphere in which there IS no such
general diffusion of the electic fluid, as can alone
ensure the moisture and genial warmth, neces-
sary to ensure the proper growth of the fruits OF
the earth, or even the health of the people, and
unless there Is soon great change, and one in
which few claps of thunder will not exhaust
all the electricity of the air, we may look for a
return of one of the cold dry seasons of 1916
10 g. II, or the not much more favorable ohos Of
1886 1913.
AN OUTFIT AND OMEN OF PROSPERITY. "a
pa.ine rnarvied ooupla', in ncigfrooring county
ooty eir ~, linz vuin
the notice of their marriage, one dollar and fifty
cents as the advance pay for their subscription
for the Freeman, to commence with the time o.
their union. Who so dull, but they can see, ia
this, that intelligence, moral elevation and pur-
pose Of industry, which is the surest indication Of
success in life, of any item of outfit they could
have possibly selected. 1t is of itself indeed o
sure and beautiful omen of that prosperity and
standing in society, which we so cordially wish
them-which we think they so richly deserve,
and which, we predict, they will receive.
VERMoNT.-O proud and happy little state,
is even yet but imperfectly known abroad, and
perhaps as imperfecty appreciated at home, and
TO show her resources, and advantages over all
other states of the union, and, as we contend,
over all other countries in the world, we reed
not depend on assertion or defamation. Her
story is uneringy told in few statistics. By the
census it is ascertained that, reckoning the prop
erty of Vermont per cupita, or apportioning it
equally among all her population, she is the rich
oct Ctpfn in fhn . &c ii al
her yearly number of Deaths average but one
in hundred of her population, which is 20 or 80
per cent less than that of any other one of the
united states. The amount of property, while it
speaks we'll of industry and frugality of her
inhabitants, also sufficiently proves the superior
resources of her soil and the number of deaths,
according to her population, is demonstration
OF her superior healthiness. And as the wealth,
health and longevity of country, are every
where the great, leading objects of men, and the
criterion by which one country is decided to be
better thar aRetker; end the unit cd states, as
d whole, is conceded to be superior to all other
countries, and as Vermont is thus shown to be
superior to any one of these, where is the arro-
gance in claiming her to be the best and most
favored country in the world If none, then we
are justified in claiming for her the application Of
the well-known couplet of The old poet Barlow,
in his invocation to America, and instead of read
ing Columbia, Columbia, say
Vermont, proud Vermont " to glory arise,
The queen OF tile world and the child of the skies"
ANEcDoTE OF GOVERNOR TICHENOR. Isaac
Tichenor, the third governor of Vermont, though
man OF general accomplishments, was yet much
noted for two things-his fondness for the sports
Of the field and forest, and his experiences at
electioneeling. These traits were well iustra-
ted in the following incident, which occurred
when he was first set up as a candidate for the
Office of governor, in the race for which he found
many strong and bitter opponents. Among these
was a certain farmer who was addicted to the
same sports as Tchenor, but who, owing to his
great influence in his section, was looked upon
as one whom it was a great object to bring over.
Tichenor accordingly sent so urgent request to
this man to visit his house and stay all night, that
he thought, in common courtesy, he must comply
as ne did, but went armed with arguments to de-
fend himself against the assault which he ex.
pected his host would make on his political
position. But to his surprise Tichenor never
made the most distant allusion to political mat.
tiers, but treating him like lord, and sitting W
half the night with him in talking over hunting
adventures, dismissed him in the morning witt
many thanks fer HE VISIT and invitations to repea
il. On the farmers return to his neighborhood
where his visit had become known, he was pub
licy tainted on mere suspicion, by an aspiring
young lawyer with having suffered himself to b,
wheedIed out ofhis political principles by Tiche
nor and brought into his support. These accuse
tons, which hurt his pride, when brought in con
trast with Tichenor's treatment which as mucl
fatered it, at once turned the scale, and he ex
claimed, "You lie-evely one of you.-He dix
not say one word about my politics or my vote
but treated me like gentleman, as he is, ant
now, seng things are gong at this rate, III b.
hanged if don't vote for him." And the man wa
as good as his word--his vote to the great WratI
of the young lawyer and his clique, went witt
that of thousands of others, as adrolty obtanet
to secure the election Of Tichenor.
A MONUMENT TO THE COMPROMISE, or NOR
truly speaking, MONUMENT OF NATIoNA
DISGRACE, is about to be erected, in New
Orleans, under the lead of William Ferret, lat
collector of that port. 1t is to be a tall iro
shaft, surmounted by bust of Henry Clay
while the names of the famously Infamous Com
mlttee of Thirteen, who reported the bill, ar
to be inscribed on the base. We are truly graf
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