The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-09-08
thorns, weeds and mulleins, rejecting

relatives arc buricd therein. Her
sidewalks are chiefly and except i'm
particular localities, in dcploraLle
condition. Her highways are % scofi'
and bycword 1t is scarcely a
twevemonth since three of our banks
were plundprod OF over two hundred
thousand dollars 10y gang Of thieves
and murdcrers the effects of which
robbery will be felt for years to come.
At this time, therefore, the Nrsscogc,'s
proposition for a jubilee on the Grand
List created astonishmcnt Its i'm
pudence, more perhaps than its novel
ty, its shameless disregard of law and
precedent, not less than its injustice,
gained for the project and the shal
low reasons given by the Messenger in
its support, no unenviable amount of
dcrision. Tax payers despise better
projects and better arguments.
That the tri-headcd 4M,ssehger
should become Indifferent to all ofthesc
considerations and warmly advocate
the passage of a vote which every
thoughtful person must have known
would prove illegal and void, seems to
have hardly attracted any other set
tied feeling but contempt If the
public meeting had followed its lead
and adopted the Nesscngers .sugges
ton that the expense of the proposed
Jubilee should be betrayed by pub
lie tax instead of a voluntary sub
scription, precedent would have been
established that would have alarmed
not only those now residing in St. Al
bans but those who contemplate such
residence.
We regard it as exceedingly fortu-
nate that no such precedent was es-
tablished; fortunate for the credit and
honor of the village and for its pres
ent and future prosperity. Such an
idea of village economy, if formally
adopted, would have brought re-
tinue of untold evils in its train, for
municipal corporations clearly have
no right to force upon the village ex-
pensiye fire works, handsome flags,
sweet music, charming eloquence, or
anything of a gay and festive charac-
ter, and compel the footing of the
bills by the stimulus of n tax-biu.
Whatever promotes the accommoda-
ton or convenience Of the inhabitants
of the village can, of course, be includ-
ed within the sweeping clause of the
Statute which mentions "all other nee
esSary and incidental charges within
said town
The flag and works before re-
lcrred to, the eloquence aforesaid the
music which was SO well discoursed
however pleasant and attractive, are
III no sense necessary" within the
meaning of the law. The $43 60 charge
of the st. Adams Messenger establish
ment for printing, which remains I'M
adjusted, would, necessarily, be OBJ
noxious to the same objection, al
though one of the 'incidental charges"
which the Committee of Arrange
ments must now provide for without
recourse TO n tax on the Grand List.
This subject of Village Economy.
although a fruitful theme for com
ment, need not now be further dwelt
upon, inasmuch as the Messengers
bold game to secure public tax TO
detray the expense of Jubilee" has
been wisely discarded by the very pub
lie meeting upon which It's editorial
recommendation was designed to OPP
crate. We may now dismiss the per-
sonal assaults and indictments of the
Twilight edition of the Burlington
daily Times without further ceremony.
Its toadyism, cruelty and extravaganza
have been fully exposed. They need
to be held up now and then, to pub
he view to receive that measure of
Reproduction which such characteristics
provoke by their repeated and I'M
blushing manifestation. With these
comments upon Toadyism, Cruelty to
Prisoners and Village Economy, we
let these subject slide for the present,
as well as the feeble minded tormagant
and aged assailant whose assaults am
drivel have elected them.
a closing word or two, however
may not be amiss. Vermonters are
rural people We must always be a
rural people We must content our
selves with the simple habits and Gus
toms Of a rural people Everything
at variance with the means, tastes and
habits of a refined and intelligent ru-
raj people should be left to large and
wealthy cities. The aping Of metro
pOlitau ctvla and 1,eh o,l a. NJ.