Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-28
Our Business Prospects.

Since the irrepressbIe conflict, inaugurated
in the Democratic Convention at Charleston,
the country has been under a terrible curse, as
it were, and the thousand tongued irrepresslble
press have lost no opportunity to deplore the
ruined condition of things, which the success
Of Republican principles was sure to bring
Under this state Of things and the terrible
threats of rebellion and disunion, it was not
surprising that terrible suspense seized upon
everybody, and all business became paralyzed
and suspended This has been increased rath-
er than diminished since Lincoln election,
by the holy horror which the Democratic
press have spread over the country. And the
Democratic press have not been alone in the
matter-other journals have day after day,
and week after week, deporcd the terrible state
OF things the devastation and ruin inevitable.
They have affected to see murder, rapine, prl-
Watering, civil war and IA general starvation
and ruin to our country. They have held up
the picture in its horrible light and exhibited it
in every discouraging phase, until the effect
has, of course, been TO bring about a deporable
condition Of business throughout the country
As to the other States, we are gong to say
and do nothing; our business is in Vermont
For her welfare and prosperity, 'os are alone
engaged Then what are the prospects Of bus
mess in Vermont? Shall we pillow, and SOW
and plant in the months OF April, May and
June, as usual Shall we run our saw, grist
and wooden mills as heretofore? Shall we forge
the horseshoe, the axe, log chain, and cr
bar as before? Shall we fill up our shops with
dry and West India goods, and exchange them
for butter, cheese, pork, corn, and other pro-
duce, ? Shall we rouse up, and push on
the tide OF business, labor, speculation, and
pleasure, as we have done, or is Vermont to
secedo? Is she to lie down and forsake her ac-
customed industry, activity and progress? To
us, all this croaking of hard times, close money
market, no money stirring, no business doing,
no market and no trade, is all the result Of
fright, folly and loolishncss. 1t may just as
we'll be the reverse There are active business
men enough 10 the country, there is money
enough, and produce enough, and it can be
bought and sold at fair price, and let it be
bought and sold. Young men, and old men,
have done with this fear Of the effects of dis
union. 1t can make one hair white or black
in Vermont Let these Democratic croakcrs
e to Joppl with ali their foolish bugaboos Ct
ruin and devastation We are to well acquain-
ted with Aeir schA..i,.-,--kuow too we'll their
policy of rule or ruin. to need to be affected by
it. We are to have just as prosperous times,
and just as good seed times and haryests, and
markets as we ever had, and let us foot our lit
Il, bills, each one his dollar, and thus put in
circulation million Of boarded gold, and
make trade and business brisk. Send your pro-
duca to market at the best possible rates, wheth-
e: it be by hauling it to the depot, or feeding 1t
cut, and driving it to Cambridge and Brighton,
or satin, it down. Produce does not bring a
high price, bat rtm,mb2r m)uty is worth al
most double what it was few months since
It is the best opportunity to sell, that will be
offered until new is grown LIT oar business
men and merchants, exchange debts with their
noishbors Il \ owes b, and 3 owes c, and c
owes D, aud D owes \, let \ pay b and start a
wheel which will, in due time, bring round tn,
money to the place from whence IL started, mi
king everybody feel we'll, getting everybody ou
Of debt, and making business lively and money
easy. Who'll start the wheel