The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-02-14
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Nv lnnk- Erh 9 49,

It's intcrcstr- and 30: altogether profit
less to notice the change ;hat are constantly
being made in the aspects OF cur country, by
the construction OF Railroads. and he intro
dur.;on Of steam in nasi :aiiH,: AMI tlcs,.
changes are particularly noticeable Ia In,
channels opened for trad" and commerce.
Within vour and ,.iy recollection .orin, lance.
a treat proportion O: the products Of North
crn Ncrnont were carried through the Motel.
of the White Mountains 10 Portland. and cx-
changed for merchandise: that mar'tc, being
considered quite equal 10 Boston for such an
exchange
Vast quantities Of pork, butter.chccse,la
hops. grass seed. OATS Sc, &c-,werc transport
ed in s.cghs; and many was the farmer that
could boast OF his eight or ten trips III VIII
ter, with his beautiful span consisting OF the
old mare and the tI:5 ycar-oii) 'colt'-and
vet between the trips could spin us warm d
boa; his thousand and one hundrc'l,h Shapes:
of his caI,siz;nG with his !oei in >now-~inal
and uf chasing rur-awav halter :iTh.i: man
way through the Notch Ii WAS Inc busiest
season of the wear, Tie wnoiy northern
Vermont. while >!yi-iins ltS:cd,sa~ jin Gilt
IL phcasc) al::c with dead hoe> astIi,!c q;
which rode rrrry man Who could master
team ard ,ioigh. Some wcitt 10 market on
then own arcount. Int the MAJORITY were en-
ploycd ly the merchants in The viila-r-, VIII"
frequently went int" extensive >preuialiuns
in the purchase of dead s;n K and pro!n-"-
The return irci .ht consisted mostly 81 >Iii,
moassc>, sugars. fish, gri.nl-Sioncs 'en. and
the heavier descriptions % ,iry -"ol~.
At that Time the n:cr, l,nt, Of Portland
w"rc largely ENGAGED IN TIE earning trade
to different ports ;.!one he At';:.i,- c,.-, al,
to The w.; Indie; sn,l viii" their vessels
were supplied with onw.vl ti..;@ht 10y Tie
produce from t!re w rouatcy. t.a;t had rare
facilities tpr keeping tie market low i',r such
article, as mad up ilrir ,....oa. freight
o. L.. competition II the Eei'so5i, l.ow
ever, fran. bo>ici - Lowe. ,h"unh "nly a
d!<;:.e ,i =; mics tii> trade wiki tie in:,.-
nor leean 20 dr,ii,.r, ani - til 80 the
road Wa "N,,nGcd TOT oncord. a,n.n,; he en-
Inc trail. Of northern Vermont \ y Hama
t.r', va tu'."sl fro,a Portland :" ii.-."n----
>+ar' :, i.,..c. a.. 49, '.,..'f r'.-'r.l-
who has cn.r.c,i from his mia...
the la, ten ycars, cr. r..:rt;a.. L. ~. q.
~li.!in~-l.@n Till cx,,,oit among The Wit
Mountains.
W.. Ties. c'.2;,.,s. VIC -, r,.,;..rl. l.. Ia
unparalleled enterprise in orclln. li.,-,, ...:.
t,.-rou -.rc> ;nto t.lv n.rr.or 81 i, ce..:atry
II cvy-y .;.c-yt.oii. 2i.>. ~ d, =
co, amor *: ;...r,...'.,s and c,s.i;ai:s-
!rawine IN iuil,.,>, ..,eu,., o br..n,s WI, :.
10 II, y contributed l. :; r,.,-'c...v =.
, ~ea.;n u: nan. o:!ler :,..,- 'far wff-'lc
; country :or. Stems pros, ;cr',l noe
az" l."n must answer ,:.c cs.ic;rv o: i cor
: ">i"r'ivn' - ,nn- l,-t--i> ,hc Railroad .
: h,nciit 10 the farmer: :,
nnc -rn.ilh O. iiISioWerer. on vi:ch NM
:, cs hi, y ,.y,r COMPLAINT deserves Attentions
:: TN, TIM, ,ar ''u.'.,r.y @.s, - g.-. i.q-" ~
i tlc ;;n.c Tor raising pork. !'ai .o' in con~c-
: Iucncc OF the building OF the Vermont rail
; roads, but because 50 many New England far
mrr. have gone to Ollie and turned that
> whole state INTO a lislasture- The time has
gone 10y for The farmers girl> TO 10 ,hcir own
weaving hut this Is OWING to the improve
n.cn,> III machinery. The time Tor many
things once profitable has gone ly. hut u time
: for other o-cul.;i~'.~ is substituted.
Nalolcon the Great. achieved some of ii~
} brightest victories in Europe on hor>cla. 5-
hut when travcr>im. lie sands Of Africa. his
horse was useless. and he WIS Obliged To
mount the iiai-too.cd ,!romeiary. Iil u
rinlys II tie times ,l.d al Circumstances. o
m"' must change has t;c;ir<.
The time in Vermont has ,,,.. gone bv for
the raising Of good horses. a. long as a span
of "Morgans, purc-blcoicd. wcll-mated. and
high bred Will trin- from one 10 two thouS-
and dollars in TIE New York market. The
Vermont farmer used to consider himself we'll
mounted when riding 10 markc, dead pork
cr bittcd with maple chip. hat let lam ROW
ride liz hest Llooi na- and rrinrn in a rail
rar with hi~ pockets full Cd - hundred
considerations.
But Ia return. Since the diversion Of
trade trom Portland. the attention Of the
merchants and business men of YOUR State
has very materially been directed towards
Boston, a> afiordinc the best market for the
sale of produce and II" purcha>" OF goods In
my next Will cmicavoI TO show that the tim.
has come when the city of New York holds
out inducements which merit their candid
considerations CT
kos>rTH IN OHIo-t o',laLu<. Dbio. III
t'N--ho>suth was presented 10 the I.c"i<la-
tnr" today. and received Tx Lieut.. Governor
MrdlIi. lie made brief speech. in which he
compared tins nation To a new Moses on =
new Mount Sinai. shouting out with thunder
In@ voice TO the dc>rot> ofthc world Hence
forward this shall tie law in the nane Of III.
Lord. your God and our God Ye shall no,
Kill nations: We shall not steal their freedom.
ye shall not corct what is vour ncichhor's. 5"
he also spoke oi two remarkable coincidence