Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-30
Vermont.

| vermont.
vermont seems to be strangely be.
hind the rest of New England in
] amount of collections, while in expen
ses OF assessment and collection, it is
among the territories of the Vest
With about the same territory as New
Hampshire, its contributions are bu,
a little more than one-fourth as much
with cost of collection two-thirds az
much. "-Erchange'
| LAS Vermont is much behind Other
New England States in the amount
collected, the cost of collection is pro
portionately enlarged. But why i:
Vermont behind in the amount of rev
enue paid to the United States The
answer is ready and plain; Vermont
is far behind her sister New England
States in manufactures, which ar,
heavily taxed; and ahead in agricui
tnre, which is taxed mge lightly
Vermont ranks with Western States
not with Eastern.-Montpetier Journal
Is this all that veteran Vernon
Editor is disposed to say in behalf
of his native State? Is the editol
satisfied with thus passing over thu
great weakness-almost criminal neg
lect-of the people of the State? |:
not the editor aware that the State i:
actually on the decline, because SHE
has neglected to improve her immens,
manufacturing resources, and is il
real danger of losing what little in
1uence she has in the nation, and OF
sinking her representation in Con
gress to one member, while all the
New England States are likely to holt
their own or to do even better?
Agriculture is a noble thing. anC
we would not diminish its interes
among our people, but would rather
encourage and enlarge it, by urging
our people to go into manufacturing
enterpriSes-tO improve the almos
innunerable places of water-power
and give to our commonwealth a pop
ulation and wealth that her climate
soil and other natural resources de
mand. We should have to-day ;
hundred thousand more people upor
our fertile soil than New Hampshire
Yet We have less than our small rocky
and comparatively barren neighbor
with fair prospect that after the next
national census is taken, we shall be
entitled to one member of Congress
less.
One great cause why Vermont is
so little advanced in manufacturing
and consequently in population, wealth
and influence, is the flattery her peo-
pie are constantly receiving from the
newspaper press for the fine sheer
and horses she produces. the maple
sugar she makes, and her good agri.
cultural productions generally. But
these give employment to but a very
small portion of our young men, and
suffice barely to give the comparative
ly few engaged in Agriculture a re-
spectacle living.
Now if the press, and the men who
at Agricultural Fairs talk and hatter
continually in one strain, would give
half as much time to earnestly discus.
sing and advocating the advantages
OF more manufacturing. we should see
a wonderful change. We would soon
see our population increasing a hun
dred per cent. faster than it is now. or
has haan rur Tire past fifJeen ,oor,
while our AGrionIt.rsNl- -. -
would be doubled both in quantity
and market value.
We ask our Montpelier friend. in
all seriousness, if this continual bar
neg about our unparalleled sheep.
sugar and horses, has not enioved a
monopoly of our attention about long
enough? Would not praise of those
things sound better and more worthy
of the noble little State. if our manu-
featuring resources were all well i'm
proved, and our population increasing
at rate sufficient to double itself
In the next twenty years, instead of
Just holding its own, and we running
ahead of our sister New England
States, instead of running behind them
all, as we now are-while all our ag-
rlcultural productions were increasing
and improving an hundred fold, by
reason of this manufacturing stimu-
lus?
Come, friend Walton, and all our
editorial brethren of what name or
party soever, let us see if we can't help
lift our green mountain State from its
stand-still position, and set her on the
advancing, swelling tide of prosperity.
Let US cease continually hattering her
for what she has done and is doing.
apologizing for what she fails to do.
and unite in urging her to go to manu-
featuring, so that not only our young
men and women can find ready and
remunerative employment, but thous
ands of others will be induced to come
to US from other States, and from for
eign chimes. There are millions of
Industrious young men in Europe seek
ing American homes, but few, if any.
think of coming to Vermont, where
the young men are going away for
want OF remunerative employment
There never was a better time to
commence the agitation of this needed
reform than now.-Rmland Herald
THE DECISION ON THE LIQUOR LAW.
Tho decision given by the United