The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-01

sach deep snow in Vermont as formerly.
Many winters have knowa snow 20
deep. Cor weeks in succession, in the
eastern par, Of Rutland County, as TO
cover al the s,umps. fenocs aud stone
walls and make the most uneven fields
appear smooth MS map, Bu, you have
not. bslieve. hsl such SHOWS lately .---
ln the West, farmer, never uscd to cut
hay for Iheir cattle. bat generally found
il safe enough to let them take care Of
I themselves. the SHOWS not being derp
enough to cover the prairie grass. Nov,
however, hay.making Is attended to
about as economically as ia New.Eng-
hand.
can give you little information con
corning The lllinois election that has not
already been anticipated by telegraph
will say, however, that this Stale has
not elected more than ten OF fifteen Ne
braska men out OF seveniy-iiye members
of the House. Thirteen Senators hold
over, who, as they are democrats, are
claimed as Douglass meu. lflhey are,
Ihey will preveu, Instructions to Little
/ Dug, aud also defeat the election OF
! L, 5. Senator in place of Gen. Shields.
But they have--lhe most part of them,
nj least,--inken no prominent part in
the campaign just closed, and il is but
reasonable TO hope that they have, like
the great mass of the democratic party,
disapproved of the course of Judge
Douglass, and that they will act for their
constituents when the time comes for
action. The Little Giant has been
heard to say, though, ia anticipation Of
instructions, that he should not feel
bound to obey anything but democrat.
&c Legislature. ! have heard him state
that one of his principal reasons for la
boring TO repeal the Missouri Compro-
mise was that he was instructed TO do so
by the Legislature of Illinois; and now
he will cut a pretty figure in setting that
body nj defiance. He has thrown all
his power into the campaign here, en-
deayoring TO mislead popular sentiment
and control elections but has been bac.
fed at every point. Indeed, every town
in the State where he has made one OF
his Nebraska speeches, has rebuked him
rousing Anti Nebraska vote But
enough of Douglass:
"Afier liie's d,ful fscer and aess he sleep. we'll"
Ii has gone abroad that Chicago is
rowdy city, and some, suppose believe
il. When saw ten thousand of It's best
citizens thunder their maledictions upon
the recreant Douglass on the night of
the - September last, lrembled
lest their passions might get the better
Of them and change the vast crowd 10 a
reckless mob. But they delivered their
rebuke, and then quietly retired TO their
homes. And as the election approached,
| had SO little confidence in human ma
ture as TO ienr "A collision between the
Native Americans and foreigners, upon
whose aniagonsm there has been, per
haps, as much feeling and excitement
here ns in any city Of the Union. But
the election passed off quietly-no, a
ripple was left upon the waters 10 show
where the battle was fought and won .
Two Irishmen did, indeed, undertake To
introduce the double.cntry system into
the elective franchise; but this was the
only thing | saw or heard of during the
whole day that would have done discred.
il TO Rutland, on election day. An
amusing incident occurred at the polls
Judge Douglas, for the first time, it is
said. since he was elected Senator, went
10 the polls to vote. When about de-
e'positing his ballot he was confronted
thus by the inspector:
Hold-what name, sir 2"
Douglas"
"What Douglas 7"
as. A."
Your fret name in full, sir?
".Sephen " Arnoid|
"All right, sir--you can vote r.
1t must hsvc been a comfort 10 Little
Dug TO find one man who did not know
bim-there would be one the less 10
curse him
There has been considerable panic in
financial circles here for few days, bat
it has all subsidized and the banks are
doing business as usual. II was oeca-
stoned by the return Of a large amount
of paper 10 the Merchants and Mechan.
les Bank, under protest, which should
have been paid by the HOLSTER Bank
Of Buffalo. Unable TO meet Il Mt once,
tins insiitaiion closed It's doors. and then
a general run commenced upon all the
banks. Many OF them Welded 10 the
pressure and suspended bat as soon "a
the people finally appreciated the fact
that their circulation was amply secured
by stocks deposited at rAles 70 much bs.
low par - Ia be easily converted into
funds siiirisni 10 pay the fall value oi
the balls. ii.s excitement died away
The notes Of all the Illinois siock sc.
cured Banks are as good A. any paper
in the country.
Yours, truly. g.