Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-10-27
The Legislature.

The present legislature have commenced
the business of the session IN earnest. The
beginning is not much like that Of last year.
We like the new fashion, and so will the peo-
pie If II is only persisted IN. -Four weeks
will be ample time 10 do well all the bust.
ness required of them. The election Of SEN
ators so early will facilitate other business.
A distracting question is thus put to rest
New Banks are called for, as will be seen,
by the introduction of new bills. The call
seems not to be abated by the large increase
of bank capital last year. The legislature
ought to exercise sound discrimination in
this matter. Calls for banks come from two
parties one from the public whose local bu-
siness demands bank facilities the other,
from men who want the stock to speculate
upon. They have not the capital to invest.
They borrow from other banks to pay the
first aud parhaps further assessments, then
sell out at from four to six dollars advanre
per share, pocketng hundreds and thousands
of dollars. They are then ready to go for
more banks.-C diedonidn
~ The Star Of Vermont is the title #
new. small but good looking new paper
published at Mortified, and devoted avow.
edly to Amercansm commonly called
ine A nericanism is 10 knoc every thing. and
do every thing worth doing into the barga IN.
The editor begins IN very good temper, and
intimates that he shall preserve the same
excellent way We hope now to see. if not
the handwriting on the wall " at least scln-
tllations from the new STIR which will
/ let little light to the eyes of the outside
/ barbarans We know, indeed, that repu-
I ted oath of the order lorbids any declaration
/ of It's purposes, as well as binds It's members
/ to vote according to the will of the majority
/ in spite Of their own Judgment or prefercn-
ccs and obeorvc i is stated also that The
late Know Nothing State Convention IN
/ Massachusetts, directed It's Secretary to send
notices to the Boston newspapers for the
purpose Of misleading the public. But we
do not know that either OF these things are
true; and hope they IRE not. Al any rate, as
there is public organ now IN Vermont II
Is but fair to presume-indeed, It Is the right
Of the public to eXpect--that frank ayowal
OF the principles of the order or party, so GT
as The public are concerned, wlll be made
1t strikes Us that the order cannot, either
with propricly or any hope of success, re-
qutrc sccresy on questions of public policy,
however strict 1t may be as to membership
and forms OF proceeding in private meetings
VIII the " Star give a summary Of the po-
hucal principles aud public purposes of the
order: We are anxious u see, and ready
10 copy, an aulhenuc document Of tins sort
Abroad, the indications arc various, not "a
say contradictory. Ia Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana, the results of the election ln1i-
cate either that Know Nothings have not
abounded, or else that they have acted viii
the wings, ircesoIlers aud honest democrats
for freedom and temperance, and against
= Slavery, run, and Sham democracy 1t
New York and Massachusetts the nomiHu
tons are mixed and have a bad ook an,
one Of the Massachusetts organs Of the orde
I lthe Boston Know Nothing IS avOwedly IA
favor of utterly Ignoring the Slavery ans
; Temperance questions IS ont and GU
: against all other parties, and for a new po
J litcal party, based upon the sole idea Of ma
; tiyism. We hope the star will TAXI
} an early opportunity to define the position 0
. the new order IN Vermont