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,AGRICULTURAL,...&.C &C. c
Pretty Poor 2 Practicesss

....t s. 80. = ,,l..
cosmos" who edits the rural column of
tho 'Stana1uy Ercniny Post, cnumcratcs q list
of pretty poor practices: .... .,:.
II is pretty pcor practice for q farmer to
dig and dclye, tug and grub, and clear up fifty
acres ofland at cost of $4,000 and then in
the third year surrender about fifth of it to
the bricrs, bramblcs and ox-cyed daises.' t'orii
Poor practice to half manure, half plow, half
seed and half cultivate field and thcn harvest
from it less than half crop.
TO keep two inferior, scrawny, scrub cows
for daily purposes, that give less milk than
one good one, and consume moro food than
three.
TO purchase in town 500 loads of livery
stable manure, and suffer 600 Of better home
made manure to run to waste.
To attempt to f,tten three hogs into 200
pounds of pork on Just as much feed MS would
keep two nicely growing.
To estimate agricultural fairs az nrrunt
humbugs, and spend three days every month
saving the country at political meetings.
To depend upon borrowing your ncighbor' S
rakcs, mowers and all sorts of implements in
haying and harvesting time.
TO house up thousand bushels of grain,
waiting for rise, till one tenth has gonc to
feed rats and mice, and the remainder Smells
like the essence of rat, and the price i. down
10 per cent
TO paut out q big orchard of choice fruit
trees with first thought &C. money making,
and leave thom to do or die. se
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WILL FIGURES LIE Poor Joncc Hooper
in referring to Radical about Huntsville.
Alabama, by the name of Figures, contcntcd
that the popular provcrb figures don't lic'' was
f'llacy. We arc inclined to get on Jonrc's
platform Old snivcl nose Howard of the Bu-
reau, who has the best opportunity of knowing,
says that ono million and quarter of negroes
have died since their emancipation.
The military Governors on the contrary have
increased them by registration from ten to fifty
per cent. There is lie out between old Sniy.
cry, the military Governors and the figurcs.-4.;
(DL SIM
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Glo"ing Accounts from Liberia.

~ Columbus (Ga) paper publishes letter
from former lave to his old master, in which
he gvcsa glowing and encouraging account of
the prospects Of that country to his fellow
freedmen who may desire to cmigrntc The
probity of the writer is vouchcd for, and he
was well known about his old home in Georgia
We subjoin few extracts:
ave arc located o, the Sinoo River, about
two miles above GrccnSillc, in largo house
given to tito cmiyrams for six months We
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P o OET R: Y..
The Dying Soldier.

Col. Christie, of North Cafolinn, fell NOR
tally wounded ut the battle Of Gettysburg,
while he was gnllnntly leading his pien against
the ononry's brcastworks. He was taken to
Winchester, whore nc was nursed tenderly TN.
til lis donth. He .longed to see his young
wife, his darling lizzie, but when sho reached
Winchester he was dead. His last words
were, "Kiss me for LIZZIE."-IEIfract qf a
Letter.
..Thc bravest arc the ten,crest,
The loving nrc the daring
/ am. dying-is she coming :--,row the window
open wide,
Is she coming. Oh! love her more than all tho
world beside
In her young and tcn,cr bcauy, must, oh. must
she feel this loss?
Saviour. hear my poor petition, teach her how to
bcur this cross.
Help her to bc calm and patient when moulder in
the dust,
Let her say and feel my Father, that thy ways arc
true and just.
Is shc cunning: Go and liscn--I would sec her face
once moro;
would hear her speaking to me, crc lifc's htful
dream is Ger;
wonld fola her to my boson,--look into l,cr soft
/ wonld tell her how love hcr-kiss her once he.
fore .l;c.
Is she coming. Oh: ',i4 evening, and my darling
; comes not still.
Lin the curtnin-it grows ,lmrkcr-t is sunset on
4! the hill.
.ulthc evening tcws arc fulling-I am cold, the
llgh, gone.
IL -c coming: Softly. softly cunrs ,,cuti.' silent
footsteps on.
! sons-conr nnl kiss mc-kiss nc for my ,iu,-
ling wife:
Take t"r her my parting ghlcssnS-inkc .hclast fond
kiss nf life,
Tell her will waltiv grcu, her where the go" and
lovely arc,
In TINT hu.,e untouched l'r sorruw.-tcll her she
uist meet INC there.
Ii Ill. oming: Lin the eur,,inlc INC the fall
ing l.. -ht
t,h want a live to her, .,;rrly she will come
io-l Egh :. = J,
Surely ere ,he day..-ht 'llc, will fold her to my
VITA aes head salaly siu,l, sIpa
to rcs.: .
II * hn., TO lie without .-r; >ok, think shes
cnnting HOW:
cam ai'po=t feel her kisses on m. advd cneek ""'
brew:
"ls.ns' cnr her whisper feel her r.@th uf"'
my check.
ifark'l icar tlc'frront door olen-ia sue coming .
dill sle speak! =
so. Well, drop the curtain s"fly-l will sec her
i, ,faoe no more.
TIL Fsec i, smiling the ',righ. mn, better
shore.
Tell hcr she plust come and meet INC in that Eden
land ofiight;
Tell her Ill be waiting for her where there is no
dcatt-no night:
Tell her that called her lnrling-lcssc,i her with
my dying breathe
Come and kiss for my IIzzIE-tcll her love out
livcth death.
RIcHMoND, VA.
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ORIGINAL STORY.
A Fact, 22ot Fiction.
BY DAISY DALE

Sim looknY,nn at Venice = and, rs weeks
with the food, rusl, on to fortune; while many,
with the debsismass 6oat unrcsistingly to find
neglect aud ruin in inrbid shadows else,
driving OH the scn-bound waves, arc wrecked
'twixt foster dangers, Scylla or Charybds.
If i'll ''the men and women, actors are"
where is the inspiring audience? AJethinks
hear the poets cynic tone, when rcady wit
makes answer,
'.lIow little know sc what we say or do,
We cnre both aeleys and spectators too"
So chccrily the harvest moon skins OH the
dappled clouds, that its friendly presence
should recall but pleasant memories Life is
not always moonshine, and VIC observers
We, with human munitions girt, revere proud
fortitudc, and ut times arc led from the even
tenor of our ways to ponder Oh the do
ramic lights, that shade the by-plays we have
seen and known. # y
And they were BARNS together can see
bright Alice now mn only child was she, so
fair and tender,
a gentle eye. twas of ,nc
Had gazcd sat Heaven, and caught ts hue"
While she was yet child, her every whim was
law at home; and her want of company, the
only bane to happiness. 1t was then, that
Ms. iialana dipd,- her fathers only sister -
and, as cousin Edward had always been her
ideal Of good brother, Mrs. Joslyp, her phris-
tia9 mothcr, found It no cross to Welcome to
her home and heart, the orphan boy.
Edward Re!and can scarcely describe.
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....-.I aI- NUMBER 49,
4. Watts. q },5SEEcHns5 SEH511EH3i;Mt 1|5H3{iiSl T;te. !

VI. Watts Of f.aaE'cH1,s aaEHb bIsA7Ei5l,5 Writes =
srhcre are in this vicinity very dcuce Pine
tl,ickcts, dlider which nothing sTTsr 1@sskusWn
togrow before, that would now rival in beauty
the finest LAWNS in the lbnsto cultivated yaEls,"
have not time to Quote all tho favorable reps
roreutetdepssnads ot tllis igs ,rx,y ,,usza
For tho amc we are indebted to Mr.. Gray,
of Boston, who had been written to by gen.
tleman Of Aiken, signing himself IT. r.,
who is, no doubt MIR. Henry w. Ravenel, a
distinguished Bot'inlst, who; nanpTintesb eirss52
cdlar issued from the Aiken Press, gives the
name aud description Of ,tlle. lplpnr, In
manner twas brought to this country and the
causes of its sudden and rapid spread through
out the land is as yet incxplishbTc. The name
Scspedeza EXPRESSES ho charactefiEAE i5de 4Rc
genus; it was givccn'by sfichaux ffAh' ID hJB5r Bfa
scspcdcz a Governor of Florida. Thefsp do aAfe o.
as many as scyen OF eight sbscitesss dsSEtibaa1G
natives Of our Southern States '1i The Eh Sisk
have proposed :'!ipEan. e'''ifaEasa
asnuch it appears o liayc hoqqc IF tile EsfG
actcrsticsi of Euccccrnnc than ah7of IF covc 'bHsEe'A
would advise that planters H. The atS5
where this grass exists Slow no&&7 &&7it # wKeka ieAs
ripe during Tyr the present S oRtH' hid Rasa sase
low country have notsstoaciIs '!sSo gaossihh ssihh rs
send ,lld dried zpeeime sciinsa rcSSe22isd
kindness Of Mr. Waits! casse 1cp Il sfaaia,aa
ct your Office to be Inspected BY tic aHHteeqasyea
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When the troops under. General Mcclellan,
penetrated the mountain region Of WcstlVfiira
sihia, iii May, 1851, they cncouht Stae tahfSa
quiet nook on the side of Laurel Ridge tsefHYs
cradle matron standing iii the door of log
cabin. One of tho men accostcd her with:
"Wcll, old Lady, where's. your fng ?nefW
81 hain't got no flag" wns tho prompt rc.
ply .si'tn3,l l,N y os4oiG .,te,n
"Well. then, which side arc yon for 2"
81 don't know what you mean, she answered
in astonishmcnt.
care you seccsh z asked the 1,e, man amused
at her ignorance. '''','
40 Il hunt" sic rejoinol, cnphati.tsas AZ
care you Union :" ''.-'' e . ''s,2o''''l
"No, Itcll you" & "'''''Nl'"
,"Wcll, what arc you?'
"Im good, plain Baptist-that's %iiat I
aiii,.''l.
Tic men laughed heartily, and at last ono &; Of
them said
"You'll not refuse to hurrah for, odd Abe;
will you, old LADY, .,t.n
"Who is odd Abe 2" asked It's aa&fSss
Sio"itS ''ioiO uo'oHioHSu CsCiJ mIuuIC.
s'Abraham Lincoln, the President of tho
Uniteti States" lif.'lo,
"why, .iiaint GinFil Washington Prcsi
dent ?'' r'i'i h!2ia :.a!.
"No, he's been dead for moro thin sixty
years. gi'i'u''a9s i.'liia33i aoz@'', 'nR
"Gin'ral Washington dead prslfa fairy
screamed. Then ruslihg'ihto cablnt Che called.
"Sam !! Sam u. y g.t. t.i9
swell, What Is 1t, ;mothcrY said arvoicc
within: VII. .liac,4 rai,oa.n., s,r,a
In monicnt she rcappcarcd atshodoor!witi at
a a'Nctcran of fifty, whb tho memo afterwardc
learned was her son. cf1 - ri l~,uioIqs
"Why, only think, Sain,H she cried, exeited-
ly, "Gin'ral' NNashingtoh's dead. esakes alive,
1 Softdef what's gdins to happen next "enrai
M ny. laNfy 80 5bia h9iptnald5 stigS-
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! v A R I O. U S..
[From the Norfolk Journnl]
A Few Common Sense Views for CoIored
People.

1fa white man and Il colorcd man were in
4 boat in the middle of the Chesapeake bay,
and the plug was out ofthc bottom, what ought
they TODD?
Ought they to let the boat sink by quarrel
Ing while the water came in ? Every man of
sense will say that they would be fools to think
ofauything but putting in the plug to keep out
the water -
The white people and the colorcd people, of
Norfolk arc in the same boat
lfbad or foolish men arc sent to thg Con
vcntioii what will they do? III
They twill make bad laws or H,lisylaws.
Suppose any set Of men ray#yqd, we will
make bad laws for white pooflc. and good laws
for colorcd people. Can yS.t trust them?
And suppose that they do make laws all in
favor Of col0rcd people, vill t;t benefit colorcd
people 2 !"
suplssc yon arc cd!+pentcr, where do you
get your work and who pays you? The white
pcope. !,
Suppose you arc bricklaycr, where do you
get yol'rSwprk, m aud who opays you? The white
+.
Suppose you work in a ship yard, WHO gives
you employment and who pays YOU? The
white people.
Suppose you drive truck, who gives you
your loads and pays you for your work? The
white people.
DO you sell wood? Who buys the most
from you? The white people.
Nnd 50 through the whole list Of things by
which mon and women Of color make a living.
Now stop and think. Can any laws which
arc bad for the white people be good for the
colorcd people?
lfwork grows slack i'll putting up houses or
in repairing and building ships, in carrying
loads on trucks and drays, in selling wood, and
so on, don't the colorcd man suffer? He is
bound to feel it. And just rs sure rs the sun
shines in the sky, the black man must be hurt
by bad laws made for the white man For il
laws press hard on white people, the rich ones
will go away, and the great majority who stay
will stop. or fall off in their business, whether
it be building, selling wood or coal, or loading
ships, or using trucks and so on.
What ought people of color to do then?
Ought they to vote for candidates who say
they ont and out for the black man. and
out aud out against the white man
Such people can't bctrnstcd. They arc like
yulturcs, only scckin. to find something to cat
for their own benefit.
Whit ought colorcd men of industry and
sense to do? They ought to votc for 10 man
who IS no, Known to be a just-mndcd aud t;.il
man. who will mas, a good constitution, IN
der which Norfolk may grow and prosper iol
when Norfolk grows and prospcrs thc.." Will be
plenty Of honest men, and decent living for
every colorcd man who chooses to work for it
But make bad constitution, and things
will grow from bad to worse until Norfolk will
sink like boat with the plug out, and
the white man and the black man will go down
together
l.ct the Office seek the mon. and not the
men seek the Office. SO say think and say
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
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Cornelson, Kramer & Co.,
4 FARE AGENTS FOR
JEFFERSON FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.

Chartered Capital e250,000.
:, il. .pay, Partios wish to patronizc this COMPANY
and only hesitate upon the too general and fancious
idea that Southern Companies are not MS good ms
.Nafahern or Foreign. We only ask such to do tho
simple justice of applying TO our Agents, direct
ito the Home Office, and they will receive Induhta-
Ible evidence on this point. With funds invested in
Best Stocks, Real Estate, and Good Securities, no
.Csoppqny can be more Solvent, with ample mems.
t.Nohe' shall bc moro prompt.
oct o5 tt'N N-f'tfN C ly
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EYDDrgT'StAND CHILD EsEsN,s
w i'CtO'T!!ISG,, for sale low Mt
pctl9 EZEKlEL + 'KOKN's.
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B. q NJ 0ar.Ri0 US. eor.oa

s married wretch ssallys the c9i4 ig4fcatesd gfs
youchsaicl to any living ,a, was thae' gfed7t
to Adam, as he was blessed with WITH
out ever having motllicf-!in-l.lw:yoE soTaod
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Sales

w. 1. WALTER
THIS MORNING, October Q. at 10 o,clocL
az the residence Of B. Turner, ESQ. on
nchaTdson street, one square below the
The Household and Kitchen FURNI-
TURb, consisting OF Bedding, Chairs.
Tables, Mirrors, &c. Oct
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SHERIFF'S SALES.

DY virtue of sundry writs of .Jieri fdcias
I'D to me directed, will sell, on the
FIRST MONDAY and TUESDAY in Octo-
ber next, before the Court House in Co.
lumbia, within the legal hours,
The following PROPERTY, viz: -,
All the defendants right, title and iite-
rest in and to certain TRACT OF LAND,
in Richland District, containing $3.50
acres, situated about five and one-hhlf
miles East of Columbia, and known as tls
Hocott and Rnwlinson Turpentine Planta-
ton; bounded on the North by estate Of
Wade Hampton and lands of E. D. Gill
more, East by lands of E. d. Gilmore and
lands lately owned by Thomas j. Robert
son, South by the right of way Of the
South Carolina Railroad Company, and
West by lands of the estate Of Wade
Hampton and small tract Of the estate
of Wright Denley.
ALSO,
The defendants right, title and interest
in and to four pits OF CRUDE TURPEN-
TINE, OF the following dimensions, viz:
pit 40x15 feet, feet deep; pits 3Oxl5
feet, 6 feet deep; pit 15I10 feet, 6 feet
deep, on the plantation described above,
on the South Carolina Railroad, six miles
below Columbia. Levied on as the pro-
perty Of Daniel D. Hocott, at the suit of
the Bank of Camden, s. c., us. Daniel D.
Hocott.
Terms cash. F. W. GREEN, s.RD.
Sept Is
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i
CoLUhBIA, 8. O., October !. 1.-4Sales
OF cotton to,day 10 bales, at prices
varying from 1875 (@f6s4 ~ 3
NEw YoRK, October In oon.-
Stocks heavy. Money n per cent.
Gold .43aS. Sterlipg--time 9IS; SIGHT
, 91@@924. Flour 10612Oc. better.
Wheat 2@3c better. Corn 15(a1c.
better Oats 1q lower. Pork quiet,
at $23.90s Lard steady, at 14(9
| l434 Cotton quiet, at 90.
7R M--Cotton heavy; sales 1000
bales, at 20. Flour activeAState
s.5O@10; Southern 10. 3oC@14 Corn
firmer, at ! s2S24(@1. BOY. Oats de-
eiined 2(@3c. Mess pork 1890.
Gold 4326.
BALT1MoRE, October Flour
stronger Wheat scarce-prime to
choice red 2.5092. co.. fair to good
white 2.40@2.45. Corn prime
white 1.24(01. 27; yellow 1.32(01. 35.
Oats firm, at 65@72. Mess pork
$3.50. Lard 14(0l41d. Bacon 141I
@141a; clear ribbed sides 17sI(aIS.
Cotton very dull -midd]ing %.
New ORLEANS, October I.-Sales of
cotton 100 bales; prices dropping
low middling 18T; receipts 1880
bales; exports 706. Sugar nominally
unchanged. Molasses- quoted
at 55. Flour firm-super. quoted at
So 25; choice $13@14. Corn dull
yellow and mixed $l.4O; white 81. 45.
Oats dull, at 60. Pork better-S27M
1925. Bacon active-shoulders 15L;
clear sides 1871. Lard firmer-
tierces 154; kegs 16. Gold 4356.
MOBILE, October 1.-Fair demand
for better grades of cotton, of which
the market is bare; sales 800 bales =
middling 78; receipts 492.
AUGUSTA, October 1.-The tight
ness of the money market retards
cotton operations; higher grades are
sought after; sales 2S7 bales-mid-
ding 19%; receipts 311 bales.
CHARLESTON, October Cotton
active; sales 1876 bales-middling
1s4@18ja.
LONDON, September Evening.
Consols 81 ZIG. Bonds 1914.
LIVERPOOL, September 30-Even-
ing.-Cotton closed firm and prices
unchanged; sales $4,000 bales.
SAVANNAH, October 1.--Cotton
opened firm, but closed dull-mid-
ding nominally 1s1s@19; sales 225
bales; receipts 1,500.
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Contents Of a Grocery Establishment.
BY D. C. PEIXOTTO & SON.
WE will sell, THIS MORNING, I'd instant,
at 10 o'clock, without the least reserve.
at our Auction Room, corner Washington
and Assembly streets, -f
The contents Of Grocery establishment,
consisting Of
COFFEE, TEA, MoIlAssEs,
Candles, Starch, Soda,
Pickles, Canned Salmon,
Sal@ratus, Cinnamon,
Cloves. Tobacco, 80
Corn and Rye Whiskey,
Port and Sherry Wines, $50
Copperas, Blue Stone,
Indigo, Cream Tartar,
Cayenne Pepper, Matches,
Soap, Maccaroni, -cf
Table Salt, Smoking Tobacco, &c.
ALSO, T. 'r..
HARDWARE.
POTS, OVENS, DISH COVERS.
Crockery, Cotton Cards,
Hoes, Axes, Trays,
Buckets, Tuinbiers,
Lamp Chimneys, Corn Shelters, .rt
Powder, Shot and Caps, and many other
articles too numerous to mention. -
The attention Of dealers is requested. ne
the above goods must be disposed OF and
bargains may be expected. Terms cash.
Oct2 :, -
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Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, dc. {
BY JACOB LEVIN.


ON TO.MORROW (Thursday) MORNING,
HHDs; prime BACON SIDES,
bbls. @ Sugar,
bags extra Rio Coffee,
bbls. Molasses,
Is boxes Family Soap,
10 kegs prime Lard,
10 boxes Adamantine Candles,
5 gross Friction Matches,
Packages Sweet Crackers,
Soda Biscuit,
1900 Rio Hondo Segars,
$500 LaFavorite,
1000 Cencha Regalia,
1000 Cirvantes,
Durham and Kilikinic Tobacco,
Fine Briar Pipes, double tube.
ALSO, t-f-
Ladies' and Misses CATERS,
Mems and Boys Shoes,
Felt Hats, &c, &c, DC. Oct2
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Sale of Hardware and Groceries.

TTNDER tho authority Of the Court Of
- Equity, I will offer for sale at public
the remaining stock OF GOODS of the late
firm of Kennel tn & Gibson, consisting of
Hardware and Groceries. Terms cash on
delivery, II. NJ. GIBSON.
SAINT -
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By ID. @. PEIX0TTO & SON.
WE will sell, THIS MORNING, at 1o4
o'clock,
That largo STORE-HOUSE, OH Wash.
ington street. two doors from Main street
formerly occupied by Messrs. Hapnahan
d Marley. Sale positive. Terms cash.
Got
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w. b. LOXyRANCE, Manager.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-01
hh 90 C.hdco woud of road forming connecting link be-

Mr.. Hubbard of Stockbridge, would
be willing to favor the bill, if the Sec
ond section could be so amended as
to provide for a more stringent oath
by listers, and state prison penalty
for violation thereof He had often
heard men complain that their proper
ty was set in the list at high rate,
when if offered three times the sum it
was listed at they would refuse 1t.
As the bill now stands he cannot sup
port it.
Mr.. Marvin further favored the bill.
replying to some of the objections that
had been urged against it. If the
bill can be so amended as to make ii
any more perfect, he hoped it would
be recommitted but if not, he hoped
the provision of this bill will be saved
by ordering it to a third reading.
Mr.. Rounds further opposed the
bill, and read from the general stat
utes the oaths prescribed for the list
ers, which require that property shall
be appraised at its value; but under
this bill no such oath is required.
Mr.. Andrews of Berlin saw mucl
good in the bill, but thought it requir
ed some amendments to make it NOR
perfect and more acceptable to tn
House. He moved it be ordered t
lie and made the special order o
Saturday forenoon, at 10 - o'clock
rejected.
The third reading of the bill wa
then refused by a very decided vot'
Adjourned.
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HOUSE.
Afternoon

Afternoon.
Joint resoimion-By Mr.. Hubbard
of Stock bridge, appropriating$lO0O to
j. S. Adams, the late Secretary of the
Board of Education, as extra compen-
sation for his services for the past
eleven years; on motion of Mr.. Brig
ham of HydeparK, referred to the
com. Of ways and means.
Special Order-H %, to enable the
towns therein named to aid in the
construction Of the Lamoille Valley
railroad.
Mr.. Herrick of Brattleboro said
that few days since he moved to
have the bill printed, for he thought
he saw in it features that ought not
to become law. He found by read
ing the bill that his fears were more
than realized, and that there were
features in the bill that were danger
Gus. and had never been before this
or any other Legislature, and he being
satisfied that, if discussed and fairly
ventilated, as it would be, the House
would not pass it, he moved that the
bill be dismissed.
Mr.. Brigham Of Hydepark, opposed
the motion to dismiss, and hoped the
people of that large and fertile valley
might be allowed to aid in the con.
struction of a road in their midst, and
thus have brought to their own doors
, the facilities of railroad communica
ton. The principles Of this bill were
: adopted by the State as long ago a;
} 1896, and it is not new question:
: In 1863 the same principle was incor
/ porated in a bill which received NJ
: dissenting votes. In 1864 another
similar bill was passed; and again il
} 1865. In 1866 the towns were al
i. lowed to tax themselves to build
= road outside the limits of this State
but here was a road that was who'll
} within the limits of the towns unani
: mously asking for the passage of thi
: bill, and the money was to be expenC
4 ed in their own midst, in building u
e the interests of those towns. The
again, the stock when taken by thes
: towns would be owned by them an
V would be wholly within their contrc
q to the amount of said stock.
-
y We ask for no general law of thi
;, kind, but simply ask the legislature t
d grant to the people in the Lamoill
n valley the same privileges they hav
a granted to other towns in other part
J of the State. The courts have SUI
| tanned this kind OF legislation, and b
e had no fears as to its constitutionalit,
. If, then, the courts sustain it, and tn
~ people of this valley unanimously as
&c the passage of this bill, he could sc
y. ~ no reason why gentlemen from towr
Va already possessing railroad faciliti
:. !. should object to allowing the Peep
~ =, OF the Lamoille valley helping thel
us selves to the railroad facilities viii,
III were enjoyed in other parts of Il
State. This would be atrunk lin