The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-19
Letter from NOW York.
NEN-YonE. I'D d. ~.

NEW.YonK, March II, 1859
10 no Ea1sr Of The calsaoHiaH,
Spring, / might say SUMMER has fully
commenced ne reign among us, The cir is
as clear aud balmy a. June, Snow and lee
have gone and No are now engaged 10 put
ting down o carpet Of green grass The ry-
er is open 20 Albany aud oil the hustle Of
business about our wharyes has reeommeno-
ed With ygor JUS % fine "growing wealth
en-" cheers and enlyens all 20 the country, 80
10 the city all indications Of y brisk, increas-
Ing business encourages every heart Every
one now feels that Il Is perfectly safe 10 push
aHd enlarge his business all be ean--for the
panic has passed and we need not fear any
other Ia less than ten years. The oonse-
quences no doubt will be that some will over
shoot the mark, or Ike Shakespeare yaultug
ambition, hll on the other side But few
such drawbacks viii make no great difference
10 the progress we are making towards ~
active aud healthy condition Of business.
We had hoped that our Legislature would
give us a good. Registry law this winter, but
VIZ fgur they WI give ~ nothing Lut stone
when We usk Tor bread, Il seems 10 II an
parties were afraid Of offending tho Irish and
German yotcrs, aud 10 ap effort 10 making
with much prospect 6f success 10 30 tmaacu-
late the Registry bill now before our Legis.
lalure that Il will be aboutas efceiual IN %.
e'rainIng ilIegal voting In New York City o..
the North River shad nets would bein catch.
Ing sharks,
The sioklcs excitement il dying sway al
though we anticipate something 10 talk about
when the trial commences It's very gene
rally supposed here INA, sielless political 10.
Guence IS at an end, lfso Il will be because
the developments made concerning bis pr
vate life have Disguised people When O
criminal seeks pardon for an offence against
the Law Il Is both common and proper 10 in,
quire II his conduct previous TO tho offence
has been lha, Of good and moral citizen
This enquiry in S.eAless case cannot be on
swcred hyoublyto him, refer now, Of
eouuc,to his position fore the bar Of pub
lie opinion Nothing has occurred to shak,
the probability Of biz aequitlal at hls coming
trial at Washington,
see by your last issue that you have been
having quite a contest In Caledonia county
about the election Of man to license your
liquor dealers What do you think Of ou
grog-shors, 7770 IN number and only - Of
thcm licensed You don't understand the
principle, Of democracy yet We have on M
average one grosgcry to every 100 inhabit
ants, while in your fnatical town there /,
only one place for some 5000 persons to get d
drop Of comfort.
This mus, be abou, the commencement Of
your sugar season, but We have had,for near.
ly month our Irish women and boys ped
ding Vermont sugar about the streets IN lit
he nasty blocks made out Of old West India
sugar Why can't we make Vermont sugar
in New York as easily as MADEIRA wine and
French brandy How should like to once
more try my skill in eating hot maple sugar
with the same boys and girls with whom
twenty-threc years ago used to visit the old
augar place on the hill in Lyndon, YOU can
guess whore Ru' ,hi"L h-,s sruu vu,
this letter about long enough. aud viii there
fore give YOU the rest next time. l.