The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-05-28


weeks. Many come here in search OF
health, however only 10 be disappointed
A lady from Concord, n. H., of extreme
" cCnsumptivc habits, has been here
several months, but finding no relief, and
worn ont with constant "hoping against
hope - has gone home TO die
The soil here is for the most part ex-
tremcly productive. The summers arc
somewhat shorter than they are east,
though sufficiently long for the maturing
of the crops--corn growing and fully
rpcning in three months from the time il
was planted. The wheat crop last year
beirg almost an entire failure, much suf-
fcring and destltution are prevailing in
some OF the frontier counties-farmers in
some localities have nothing to eat nor to
plant. The sowing is now for the most
part over, and on the whole, larger
number OF acres are being cultivated this
year than usial The land here is rich
and plenteous, both in quality AMI extent,
but laborers are comparatively few
Many ccmc here to trade and speculate
and live by their wits instead of work.
The result is, the cities and village, are
overrIn with loatcrs, who will work when
they are Obliged TO, and not till then.
One by one they drift back into the coun
ty and reluctantly take hold OF the plough
50 it is we think less intelligence anl
enterprise exists among the farming com
mnnty here than there does in New
England. What this state needs most
Is farm labcrers and such as will take
pride in seeing the agricultural interests
Of the state promoted Many come here
with the impression that there is an OPP
portunity for all kinds of labor-whch is
mistake; hence they are doomed to
disappointment. In single day last
week one hundred applications for work
were made and rcicctel at the lumber
mills in Minneapolis They were made
with few exceptions by men from New
England, who had heard Of the remark.
able thrift and enterprise of that city,
the immense fortunes that had been made
in an boar and had supposed that they
needed only TO be present to be blest.
Still the immigration is constantly increas-
ing and now averages nearly a thousand
day, which is all very well If the
immigrants come here as tiers of the soil,
expecting to work and willing TO live
not without some privations, they coull
not have chosen n more promising or de.
sirable luralily; but if they have come to
loaf and live without work they had better
have stail at homc-lor botrd and rents
are quite too high to permit man who
Is both lazy AMI poor to remain in one
place great while at a time. 1t is said
that a purely agricultural people will fall
into degencracy AMI decay; but Mime
snta need have no lcarS OF that. Be-
side her commercial advantages she has
the finest water power in the world, and
in the vicinity Of the same thousands of
acres of woodland that has never YET
been touched with an axe. That she is
destined to became Il great ard powerful
state there can be no doubt. Al thing.
considered it is not wonderful that she i.
becoming settled faster than any other
part of the west. The society here is
quite different from what it Is east. There
is less rciincmgnt, elegance and grace
Every Cnterpri,ing man here is a business
man. Ills business either keeps him out
Of social life, or if lie goes into it at all
he carries that with him. But few
scholars have found their way hither AMI
n metaphyscian or poet, however worthy,
would thrive about as much / 5 a Sioux
Indian would in the atmosphere of lIar-
ward. lie would be treated more ~ an
object Of curiosity than of admiration and
respect. All this, however, is very nat
ural tor new state and argues nothing
against the progress or prosperity OF the
people IN point either literary or social.
OF professional men here there are large
numbcrs-cspcciaMy in law and medicine
many more in proportion TO the number
Of inhabitants than there are east In
the city Of Minneapolis, numbering 5000
inhabitants, there are twelve or fifteen
physicians and about forty lawyers. The
only hope for professional man coming
here is that he may settle in some new
and thriving place, obtain the confidence
of the people, identify himself with them
and grow up with item. lie will then
be more likely TO mainiin the priority of
his position against new comcrs and stand
in the way OF taking the lead in his pro-
fession, As for myself, NJ. Elitor, |
am only prospecting have not yet fully
decided where | shall pitch my tent.
Should you publish this letter, may be
encouraged TO write you again, either
from this place or some other, according
as the destiny which leads my footsteps
shall direct my observations.
NJ. ID. l.. c.
IIoUEs AT IIoME for June has another
paper from Dr. Bushnell on Moral Uses