The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-11-25

weeks None of them are New England
banks save three in the State OF Maine: Tie
bank Of iIo!!owell. Ship Builders bank. and
the Brunswick bank. The people, by these
failures. doubtless lose from one to two mill
ions of dollars. The list is instructive 1t
should teach legislators caution in granting
bank charters The tines being somewhat
hard. these banks, conducted by spectators
or bv incompetent or dishonest Directors
have taken occasion. or were compelled. to
suspend operations
"G0ING WEST"
During the past summer an unusual (of
latc( desire has been manifested Nv many
people to 90 West - not to Kansas = but to
some Of the older States bordering upon or
near tie Mississippi. This has been manifest
strange as it NAV seem, among farmers per-
haps r;crc chan among any ether class. 1t Is
hardly to be accounted for other than from
restless desire which, at different periods. cx-
hltitS itself cpldem!callv, and his it, run"
and finally dies ont. Years ago TIE western
fever prevailed, even 10 a mrr'i greater cx-
tent than at any time since. Many then lctt
their comfortable New ENGLAND home. iyrthc
West. Some, by doing so, improved their
worldly condition, while MANY suffered in this
and other respects.
Fer The past ffw years the farming infer
>sts Of The East have pres ~crc1. real cs'a'r
has advanced in vauc. and TIE productions
ot ti.r farmer have ;'ways found re d. nar-
kct at high. aud cficn at IN cxtrayauan
price. l';:lgr these circumstances il !, very
>n:'.lar :!;;. ;.rners hou'i Wis. f. exchanges
rcI'&ntigs ior uncertainties. ii;t distance
!c:ldS Cts iia:::nc;t 70 Tie View Ct NAM. and
hence, rather than from any Substantive, cause.
e2n,c are induced to SCI! o,it ani 81 .!g:: "a
cts westward. Somr &c oar knoHle,i..r have
keen oi.t to view the land, ana r,;Grnclartn
S''irhed tia; t'crc ! nc Place IKE '.o:nr.
There are, ncv,rI.c!r>S. a.!,a:,' a..es t. Is.
-'''''''' ~ >'ii'' d. 'ic ''>'. Il thiHG nan.
vita >m'!. m"anS. an o,;vi,aS c'uG ,,i3i,.!
a; Government li!co, a"d il hc i wiling e.
) ,"ti,,.r de dcprivations ard hlr,i,lins com
ti:on % new settlements. he NAY. in :!e e...!.
perhaps. d. better in rccuniarv oci;.t Of
view. I:an he woul'! by ren.,.inr a. -hr
i.l-t.
!he rats Of inter, St RAM li;.', 4. thc
West. Money there is loaned ;,r from, t.
TO % Per cent. This Circumstance otltr.
temptations to the capitalists. whose r;!!:n. -
sire is to heap up riclr~; hHt does not tn.
fact show the place to be undesirable for those
who expect to make money in the ordinary
pursuits of life? Does !, nc. show that non.
e; i hard 10 be obtained there?
Red estate bears an inflated ;,r, 2 a. Gre
Wee.. arising in part. fr m Tie thousand AID
one yi>io7,rv rairo-l projects .ta,tcl al
ovcr.hc country. 'Eip.c xii. vanish in .;n,.
when property vii! SILK 10 is true va'rc-
Then VIII cor" a good time for those who
cannot "e'' r'S'st 'hc t''"F:>h propensity Z"
20 West. Land Will then be attain:lIe ~
prices greatly reduced from The present, and
somewhere in The vicinity of Is real value
Az FRESHMAN krIGEp.- An Iri>l.nan.
named McClarra. residing 4: North Srr,,farl
V II ,ro, r,,, oou
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e., w,nor. ,:
arm. lie was not di,corc:2l IT,! Sunday
morning when Iit; VA extinct. Tie WIS ser,
! in.GXiratr! near ;ilc place 4 short fine ,ro-
,o"~. and it is supposed f.,! or la:I down a..
! tie track. lie was a man generally O.. >oI,or
! and industrious hal,itS. He leaves family
Comncn: Is tnacccSsarv. T.
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'"r@ boys had borne oH tHc palm at bear
I'M; learn from rr,;.lr,, sor~o, ,,.. a.,
town Of Newport. G. f.. fou, teen have been
captured this fall. think that e tbis h,,
been a Vermont town tho lnnon,,,,. ,o,.
would have been thrown ,i,,;c IN ,hc shade
Mr. James Davis. of Brunsvck. cau,lt ono
in trap few d,ys since u
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