Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-09-14
Concord, ". II.

majestic Killington towers above its
horizon, but for its picturesque rolling
surface of meadow, wood, river, pas
ture, plain, hamlet, villa and town.
1t has present population of 1000 or
$4,000 persons-citizens in the prime OF
life, remember, when the "Northend" was
the whole town, when Psrson - with
his $500 salary and the old wood church
NOW part of the Methodist College,
supplied all the public religious service
and when the land on which stands
large share Of the city sold for 800.
OF the public buildings, are
The Insane Asylum, with its vast quad
rangle of edihces, its 200 acres Of land, in
Guiding an attractive reservoir Of water,
its neat, extensive barns, large crops,
shade trees and grounds the current
income deCraying current expenses, ad-
.dltions only requiring extra appropria-
tions
The well managed State Prison, with
its % inmates, SO of whom are govern
ment criminals one is d Kentucky guer-
rilla, one is an ex-slave, and are wo-
men. This concern, too is selfsustain
ing. All the prisoners work briskly
at shoe making, harness making and
furniture making. No criminal is
allowed to speak, except to the
officers, or to look at any object
more than 10 feet distant, The
Discipline is so ef7cacious that four per-
sons only are required tor a guard. The
government criminals, when innocent
Of all civil crimes, are expected to be
liberated in few days.
The churches are numerous and sew
eral OF them superior buildings.
The granite found in this town seems
to be Of the best quality. As you look
at the 10 new columns preparing tor
the State House, each made Of one en-
tire stone Is to 10 feet long, each to be
mounted with a curiously carved CORN
THAN capital, or at the vast blocks be-
ing carved for the gateway of the City
Hall, Boston, you wonder if the public
are really aware Of its value.
noticed some sidewalks made like
our tar. gravel ones, but with this i'm
provement-the edges were tagged with
| good granite curbs.
The Library Rooms Of the State His
torical Society contain 1000 or 5000
volumes Of valuable books, and some
rare curiosities. A torpedo, looking
| like black half barrel Of ale, sharpened
at both ends, strongly bound in iron,
found in the ground near Fort Wagner,
a placard OF South Carolina, Of 1851,
! declaring 1.-THE Union is dissolved,
| &C., attract attention.
The situation Of the FAR ground,
mile or more east Of the town, on the
Ozark Plains" furnished occasion t@F
uncounted vehicles to provoke the dust
into the air, your clothes, face. eyes and
hair while the "turnouts" Of the resi-
sidents indicated good taste and an alb
sence of Haunting fiunkeyism. H.
A Messy BACK. I'm the Mississippi
State Convention was at least one maj
who was originally loyal. His nam
was Crawford, and he represented Jone'
Goa fact which appeared quite prom
inent in his speeches. His oratory wa
vigorous rather than polished, as ma,
appear from the following extract from
one of his efforts:
"NIR, PREsIDRNT-SIR: / have com
up here to express the feelings OF m
constituents on the great subject.
, come up here, sir, to represent my cor
stituents where I come from. Poop
boot and wink up the streets, ana sa
there goes messy back from Jones' 81
sir, | have no prejudices; I am dispose
70 treat my enemies in more Christian
n a more missionary spirit than they trea
s ed me. ] am messy back, SIR anu
g stand here to-day, to represent the coul
. ty of Jones. otherwise known as u
Is free state of Jones But let not peo',
er think to insult me with impunlyy.
N love a dog for his faithfulnesCcs, but t
velping Of puppies l despise. PeoI
said that the county Of Jones, the Fl
NJ state of Jones, seeded from Mlssissip
- Yes. sir. we did secede from the conf
10 eracy, and, sir, we fought them Il
IL dogs, we killed them like devils,
ed buried them like asses-yea, like ass
on sir! My people down there in the COZ
tv of Jones, did, in their sovereign
m. pacity, did secede, and did bee me mo
IL backs, sir. But didn't come up h
Ie to gas, sir, and l surrender my rights
mt the floor, sir, expressing only the
d. sentiment, that stand up for the cou
a Of Jones in general, yes, sir, l am
- Jones all the time"
lad
ok President JOHNSON AND THE
IN :. MocRAcY.-A distinguished gentlem
ION in conversation with the Presiden
NV few days ago at Washington, remar
,oif to him: II perceive, Mr.. johnson,
he the copperhead democracy are max
os- great efforts to capture our Presider
yon to withdraw him from the party wi
the nominated and elected him, and to
If him into the keeping Of the party wi
nod slandered and villifed him before
the election and which plotted his assas
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