Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-09-27

hey will be ours They will drift to the
Union by the inevitable law of gravita-
ion, and by the confluence of the leayen
of American nationality and sentiment,
already large throughout their borders,
that will grow with their growth, and
favor their whole progress, Three daily
papers seem to prosper in Victoria the
stores are exceedingly well built, and
aside from the 20 to SO per cent that are
now unoecupied, make good showing of
English goods, shopping" is cheaper
than anywherein in the state, and the whole
order of the civilization here has many
pleasant points of contrast with other
towns on the Pacific coast.
This too, is the great depot fthe Hudson
Bay company; all their business from the
Pacific coast to the Red river of the North,
beyond Minnesota, centers here; aud
their warehouse of accumulating furs aud
of distributed goods to pay for them are
among the chief curiosities of the place
They do a general trading business where
ever they have stations or stores; and
you can buy calicoes and cottons, hardware
aud rum at Their counters. as at any
old fashioned country store in New Eng
land.
Our day and half in Victoria has been
very pleasant experience indeed. The
Americans gave Mr.. Colfax and his friends
cordial welcome; the English were no
whit less hearty in demonstration of good
feeling and respect; there was what the
French call grand dinner" the eating
whereof lasted from 7 to l0p. m, and the
speaking whereat continued from 10 to 8,
a. m.-the result of which was that all
little international differences and ac-
counts were amicably adjusted, Andrew
johnson and Queen Victoria were married
and the two grand nations of the Anglo
Saxon race were joined into one overpow-
ering, all-subduing, all-fructifyiDg repub-
lie "And what bloody country that
would be-" said one very enthusiastic
Britisher."
How could the little question as to the
title to group Of small islands in this
inland sea, and known by the name Of
The largest, San Juan, be thought Of in
such fraternal baptism? And, indeed
by the cool of the morning after, it seems
very small affair. Nothing but wal
between the two countries could ever
make it of the slightest practical conse-
quenco The question turns out whether
the boundary line runs from strait to
gulf by one channel or the other, this
side the island or that ? Meantime,
each government supports a captain and
corporsls guard of soldiers IN San Juan
only distinguishablc, probably, one
from the other by the blue and the red Of
their uniforms--and by fraternizing dai.
| ly, doubtless, over game of cards and a
whiskey bottle. All these differences di
indeed grow small and impractical as you
get near them and it is difficult to ap
preciate what a precious row one of oul
generals kicked up here few days age
by insisting on the whole of what the
half is a burden. Palpably, by the map
aud by the course Of ocean travel, The
American claim to these islands is the
right one; but in view of the certainty
of this apple falling into our lap as
soon as it is ripe enough to be really val
ma bic, the present status may as well al
not go indefinitely on.
Up here, above the latitude of Quebe'
and Montreal, we bask in the smile o
roses that are denied to you in New Eng
land. Mounts Shasta and Hood of Cali
fornia and Oregon are more than rivalle'
in deep snow fields and majestic snow
peaks and by Mounts Rariol
and Barker of Washington; sailing dowr
Puget sound, we take in the former from
base to three peaked summit of l3,00(
feet in height, all aglow with perpetua
white-a feature of deep beauty and i'm
pressivencss along the sea coast, on thu
opposite side, the hills also rise to the re
gion of continuous snow, and look dow
unbared through the long summer day
into the tropical flower gardens and or
chards and hot streets of Victoria; ant
here everywhere undertbcse wintryishad
ows reigns year, that knows no zer
cold, and really freezing water or snow
! that winters fuchsias and the most deli
cate roses, English ivies aud other ten
der plants, and summers them with riot
ing luxuriance; that grows the apple tn
pear and all the small fruits to peric'
I, tion, and only cant grow our India
corn. t
The climate Of all this pacific coast Gel
tainly presents many solaces and satii
{, factions In comparison with our own Ne
England lal do not wonder the emlgran'
hither find new health and life and niue
happiness in its great comparative ever
ness but | do not yet recognize th'
which would compensate me for the lo'
of our slow, hcsitatipg. coying sprin
times, our luxuriously advancing, tepde
rcd aud brown iautumns,. aye, and OF
Clear and crisply, cold winter days 40
p ! 6,y cotcred lands, with the contrastiu