Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-20
tCoRREsPoSpENCE or THE FREE PRESS.
From the Alleghanies.
No XIII
Your Chronicler,
NJ. NH.


HrSrlSeDoS, Pa, July 5, 1850,
To the El,tor OF The Frte Press
Ny last letter dated from the capitol Of tn.
State, and gave you a hasty abstract Of our law to
restrain the sale Of liquors. The passage Of that
law was treated by many Of the sincere prohbitory
law advocates mischevous and pernicious
dodgs which would produce more evil than good a.
calculated to encourage Jug business thus com.
pelling the nvetorate tpper and nebriate to curse
his home and domestic hearth, with his presence and
the poison, at the time. A subsequent care.
full examination Of the law has satisfied almost all
friends Of prohibition that it will be efficient for
good # sustained and feel assured that it will
be.
The sinews Of power in the law are these Livery
man who obtains license to sell by the jur-tlH.
must give bond in one thousand dollars, conditioned
that he will violate none of the laws of this com
mouwealth relating the business Of vending such
liquors and this bond is an absolute forfeiture,
upon conviction, for any offence against those laws
We have also law in force, and in active and
vigorous life, which imprsons any vender Of such
liquors who will sell or give away in any quantitle.
whatever, to any man Of known Incorporate habits,
to any minor, any of his villainous stuff" Tbs
two laws make it a dangerous business follow, tho
drunkari cannot, and the gcntcel sober will
be ashamed, to buy. Some of our counties are hold
ing meetings to procure the repeal Of the law
They will not succeed in their object, The Rumocrs
cy is doomed ; and to repeal this law would only
give being to more stringent.
Our Legislature adjourned and went home to meet
a large amount Of complaint from their constituents
The United States senator question unsettled--th.
passage Of liquor aw-the increase of their own
pay-thc length Of the session lover four months),
and the universal fusion Of all GROWERS leave the
old member. but slim chance of return. II is not
however by any certain that new men will
change the political compile xion Of our next Lesis
lature.
We had wonderful Spring. Cold dry winds.
which licked up the moisture, and made vegetation
look as if it had the Jaund,cs food at fsmin.
prices wheat $3.50 per bushel, and everything
else in proportion and added to this universal
fear that crops would not prove than half
an average, made the comp anonship of poverty and
want feared everywhere. The fear unfounled
A. general thing, here, our wheat is as good as
usual. In this vicinity too we have been especially
fortunate during the +" hard times" The building
Of railroad from this point to the Broad Top coal
field (about twenty five miles south of this) has
infused much of the active principle Of industry
and prosperity into our community that measuraby
We have not felt the pressure Of the times. Tbs
operations the road have not stopped since their
commencement ana the paying out $4,000
month in small neighborhood, gives the poor
work. aud pay, both.
This road is nearly completed, and opens
coal drposite, whic may be said to be inc xhaust
Bile. Eighty square miles, with fine work ing veins
on much Of it, varying from three to eleven feet in
thickness, furnishes n supply which will not soon
fail. The coal Is called by many ssmi-bituinin,
because it is hard lump bituminous cosl,-that does
not crumble by exposure. The truth i. il is one Of
the purest bituminous Goals TO be found ,-cokes
r,adiy-burns freely-leaves no clinker or cnder,
and is said to contain more heat than any coal in
country.
1t is such treasures which lie hidden in our State
that must ultimately make her not only the Key.
stone, but the pillar of the federal Arch.
Truly ours is goodly heritage. How much
have to be thankful for and how much n
answer for.
Truly yours A W.