The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-03-10

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a5e material. ibsellectaal aaJ moral =
These arc - closely oosase'sl, blend
81 together, that j, i uos easy 70 drav
= sharp line q distinction between
them Nor j THE necessary; and in
making this division Il The elements g
h. taken into consideration Ia deter
mining and illustrating the sources ~
the prosperity q cor State. We do Il
merely Dor convenience.
The material prosperity Of state,
ike tbst Of indisidrhl. depends upon
it's economy and i,s production, upon
is savings aud its earning. upon its
outlay and its income Whatever the
earnings OF the income u an indiridu-
Al u state. il the expenditures, tho
outlays are extensive and extrayagant,
prosperity and wealth do not follow;
while with strict economy, with no un-
necessary entgoes, al individual or
state, with moderate income may be-
come rich and prosperous
As q general thing more anxiety is
shown for earning than saving; men
are more sohctious &c have large in
come, to have high wages, than toprac-
tice rigid economy in their expenses.
In Vermont the people arc in gener-
al frugal; cannot be accused Of extray-
agancs especially when compared with
the inhabitants of other states The
facilities for making largo fortunes are
much less here than in many other
states, and yet the advantages for gain
ing comfortable living and OF laying
up something 'for rainy day" are not
perhaps surpassed in any State IN the
union. As economical as we may deem
ourselves, close scrutiny may show
great expenses, that might be avoided
and would greatly augment our prosperi
ty, not only materially but intellectually
and morally We have before us the
means Of pointing out TO the people of
Vermont one class Of unnecessary and
hurtful outlays, which they would do
well, most seriously to consider, which
as good citizens, as wise men, as lovers
and promoters of individual prosperity
and public welfare, they are bound to
consider; and which they cannot ig-
more as patriots or Christians. In the
recent report Of the special commits
sioner Of the revenue, David A. Wells
Ex Doc. No 81 Appendix +, from Ia
bio showing the aggregate sale Of mer-
chandise, including liquors, by whole
sale and retail dealers, also auctioneers
and commercial brokers, in the several
States and Territories of the Union
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1867, as deducted from the receipts Of
internal revenue, we learn that the
sales of merchandise in Vermont Whole
sale and retail was $45, 56S, 252, and
that OF these sales including commodi-
ties Of all classes, the amount of sales
OF liquors, wholesale and retail, was
$7,20S, $50; that is, more than one
sixth OF all the sales IN the State Of Yer.
mont was of spirituous liquors. Now
deducting from this amount 20 per ct.
or one fifth for legitimate and useful
purposes, medical, mechanical and
chemical, we have left So, 767, lS4, spent
in the State Of Vermont during one
year merely for drink. Almost seven
millions for intoxicating liquors! We
ask our neighbors and friends, we ask
the citizens Of Vermont, we ask the
men and women Of tho Green Noun
tain state, the Woodworking men and
women, to think of this, to consider it
well, and to say what they think Of it.