Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-05-06

aud even newspapers are not sufficiently at
tractive and fashionable unless brought from
the far off cities. This bespeaks any thing
but prosperity TO domestic industry Per-
haps It is unavoidable. A nation which
sends its raw material TO foreign country
to be manufactured by foreign labor aud
then returned, charged with double freigh,s.
double duties aud the expense of the labor
bestowed upon it, instead of similar am
cunt Of labor at home can hardly be expect
ed to conduct any of its affairs in accord
dnce with the true principles of either POI
llucal or domestic economy
Possibly may mistake the true course
OF this unnatural and Improbable friction
IN the machinery Of the social state "a may
be that IT IS TO be sought, alone, in the
teapot tempest, got up 10y your protective
unions, and the measures Of retaliation they
have provoked. These things have caused
ill-blood, If not hot blood in some.onarlers
and given birth to the above suggestion.-
II is desirable that the different constituent
elements of society should always harmon
ne but II a cnmmotOn be made aud an
tagonstIc principles be forced into coils
ION yet the cause can be easily ascertain
ed, aud the UpFoar shall cease when that is
removed
What now want Gentlemen. is so to
iilt the veil which hides the future charac-
ter and destiny of your village, that may
see whether II will be prudent to selec, it
for my future residence, aud have select
ed you AS medium, (not to elici, re-
sponse from the spirit land } but, through
which TO apply a test of sufficient potency
to resolve nay doubts aud make the line Of
duty and expedency plain before me.
VIII not the conscrlpt fathers of the vii
age abandon the railroad controversy, give
up the remaining railroad projects, and
adopt other aud better measures 20 ensure
the general prosperity. 1t has been sug-
gesied that if the workshops could be NOV.
ed from Mortified to The mouth Of Dog NV
cr, considerable increase of business
would accrue to your village. Ii would be
objectionable in the company 50 To locate
Their shops, without providing the means of
supply lag their wants on the same spoi. -
Tins, threlore, instead Of proving an ad-
Jnnct aud auxiliary 10 your village, would
become formidable rival enjoying not
only direct advantages which the shops
might afford but also becoming the Md
way depot where all engines and passenger
cars would be changed, all freight trains III
spected and repaired and one half of all
passengers lodged over night. The true
policy for your village seems TO be, since
the midway depot Is not on the height of
land IN Roxbury, where IT ought To have
been, to rest cOntented with its present To-
eat'o' &c the -arp@,, st,>.-a- has faaqs
and threatens your safety alta distance, why
give ten thousand dollars for the privilege
Of taking him 10 your bosom
cannot see what effect additional rail
roads would have except to build up other
riyai villages, to help Mortified aud Water
bury, further 10 cut of your resources of
trade and change the course OF those who
now resort to you for market Without
pretending 20 compete with any the least
obseryant Of your citizeus, sill | cannot
suppress the opinion, that your village can
never, IN any supposable case, be better ac-
commodaled by railroads, either few or
many, :hau II is now
The measures for promoting the true
interests of your village, which seem to me
perfectly obvious and promising certain
success, are plank roads, or other vastly
improved roads, to Barre, to Cabot and to
Hardwick. These would essentially en-
large the business of Montpelier, give full
and profitable employment to all its labor
and capital, create a number Of important
auxiliary villages, and nourish no rival, Ell
ther near or remote. For all the produce
tons of large number of towns, South
East, East, North East and North, Monipe-
lier must become the depot, aud the foreign
articles brought ia return, must, OF course,
I be there delivered. Should plank road
be extended from Lamoille village, by one
of the most feasible routes that nature ever
made, to Irasburgh, or even TO Magog Lake,
yours would be in point of business far
ahead of any other village in the State /;
except, perhaps, some few ia the immedl-
ate vicinity OF mining or manufacturing
operations.
But if these projects all fail, have an
other worthy OF some attention, though il
stand alone; but of paramount Importance.
if the others are deemed worthy of being
first carried into operation.
IL seems probable in the nature of things,
that very few more years Can elapse before
the State of Vermont must have It's Normal
School. An institution, so long tried and
so universally approved by every enlighten-
ed nation of Europe aud by several of the
United States iurth-st advanced IN the
great enterprise, which promises a uuiyer-
sal diffusion Of the blessing of education,
cannot fail soon 10 attract attention here.
La conformity with the uniform method
of selecting the location OF public build
ings amongst us, some enterprlsing village,
being iayorably situated aud blessed with
means, public spirit aud ambition, will put
forth an offer for the consideration of our
chafiering Legislature, aud the highest bid
der, being in all other respects eligible,
will be selected The bargain will be closed
and both parties rejoice in Their success
The proposed plank roads being in pro-
gress, no place can compete with Montpe-
lier in offering for the prize, and every dol
lar advanced, In single sepIenary, will be
returned with usury.
This is an exceedingly important subject
and needs thorough discussion to make il
generally understood But this cannot now
be attempted, though il may be hereafter,
when some preliminary points shall be set
tied
Now, Gentlemen. | wish you to give some
portion of your attention to this subject,