Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-13

the present probable condition of our
country but for the New England element
and especially that of Vermont which con-
tributes SO much to control the destinies
Of those powerful States. But for them
the "Sons of Liberty" horrible misnomer)
| would have handed US over bound hand
and foot to Southers rebels.
But for the voting men and fighting
men of New England these States would
have affiliated with our Southern adver-
saries. Even Vermont Democrats who
| went West were found with the Repub-
licans. Our home Democrats are pretty
clever set of people. They have not the
dash of the "Brick Pomeroys" of the West
who would repudiate the country's debt
the price of the life of the nation. They
do not even come up with the "Pendle-
tons" who would pretend to satisfy the
public credit with currency neces-
sarily deprecated for that purpose. They
do not propose to deprive the MANNED sol
der of his pension, nor the soldiers
widow of her scanty stipend. They even
| pretend to be more the soldiers friend
than are the Republicans.
| But we have wandered from our subject,
which pertained to this town. No town
in the county could boast of greater natu'
raj advantages than this, our scenery is
more varied and charming, perhaps, than
that of any other town in the State. Our
town abounds in springs, and streamlets,
and rivers of the purest water; we breathe
the most healthful air, fresh from Natures
laboratory; we have choice variety OF
soils, and have no land that will not re-
cuperate if left to itself. Our native for
ests were clothed with great variety OF
trees, among which were the pine, the
oak and the maple, dispersed throughout
the town. Our rivers abounded in water
falls sufficient to drive any amount of ma
chinery. We are an industrious people
and will compare favorably in morals
with any community in the world. Our
people are temperate, fully one half
pledged to "total abstinence" and this
Notwithstanding our proximity to the
State of New York. By the way, when
we see man Keeling through our streets
we do not say that he is intoxicated, but
that che has been to Granville" Every
child understands this.
1t is the lot of most of us to be tillers of
the soil, and the community that is more
self-sustaining, and freer from pauperism.
crime and dissipation, has cause for
graduation. We sustain tho o..u 49,
handsome majority, tha' bava ,r1onr,bt
such wonderful tb', in the present
0eo'oe~~t"' -reedom of four millions
OF sl'" es-the homestead law that
" ,es every head of family, man or
woman, a farm if they will only settle on
it. We support the party that has spanned
the continent with it's iron track-that
has laid a cable below the domain of
fishes, through which we get intelligence
from Europe ahead of nominal time. We
support party that has pensioned the
| grippe hdue ny war, tne eOIulef "iuo"
and children-that pays the interest on
the public debt and reduces its principal
by scores of millions annually. And all
these are but a 1.-THE of what has been
done benefcially, and we challenge any
man to point one single error in our gov
eminent that has not been corrected. We
leave off as we beg n, population manu-
features and grand list all lessening, but
we do not feel very bad about it.
| REPORTER.