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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

Those who affect TO dcspiso the business ofNcw
England, as well as her ideas, will be surpris-
ed at some statistics touching this point fur
nished by late correspondent Of the Bos-
ton JoynaL According to this writer, the
foreign imports Of Boston have increased
from s14,000,000 in 1910 to more than
sG0,0O0,00O in 1863, and this in the face Of
frequent assertions that the importing busi-
ness is engrosscd by New York. Boston now
sells one thousand millions Of dollars worth Of
domestic and foreign goods year-exceed-
ING in amount the sales of Philadelphia and
Baltimore. In 1916 New York insisted that
Boston was going to decay, but it was demon
strated that in the city and its enyirons
there were then thirty-fve thousand people.
Mark the progress Of that decay down to the
present year. The thrty-dve thousand have,
in little more than half a century, grown to
seven hundred thousand or twcnty-lod, liy-
ing within an hour Of the City Hall. Com
pare her valuation of six hundred million dol
lars this year with the capital Of the whole
State in 1889. when the assessors returned a
valuation for Massachusetts, Of eleyenmillions,
and debt Of ten millions, aud observe that
her means are six hundred times as large as
those Of the whole State, including Maine,
at the close Of the Revolution.
With improvements now being made in her
harbor, Boston will soon receive at her
wharycs and at the Navy Yard ships draw.
ing % feet of wator-far more than can be
carried into New York, In the past the chief
difficulty with Boston has been the deficiency
of exports. She was the centre Of manu-
features. She required large imports, but
her products were not wanted at Liverpool,
and she was obliged to look across two ranges
Of mountains and across the Lakes and st.
Lawrence for exports. For thirty years She
has toiled to reach these exports with facility,
and is at length succeeding, and she is two
hundred miles nearer Liverpool than New
York, aud can run to it for ten per cent. less.
Her Boston and Albany line, long confined
to the South Cove and run in separate and
jurring sections, is now unit, and clasps
both sides of her harbor, and is reaching to
her deepest water. Thirty years since, its
engines could take but sevcnty-fye tons over
the mountains now they take one hundred
and sixty tons on n single train, and they an
nualy move one million five hundred thou
sand tons Of freight.
In June next the Passumpsic vermont
line will tap the Grand Trunk at Lcnoxville
Canada Twelve hundred interchangeable
cars are built or are building for the Boston
trade. BY 1871, Boston win have direct
connection with the Erie Railway and Penn
sylyania Central line to Chicago and Penn
sylyania coal mines, as well as with Halifax
/ by railway BY September, 1872 the Tun-
mel line will be finished, and then Boston will
reach Lake Ontario by line of three hun
dred and .hirty-fye miles, with no gradient
eastward exceeding forty feet, and single
engine can cross the Hudson aud Connecticut
with four thousand barrels Of -four on its way
1 to Boston
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

the Senate this afternoon II IS NOT probable
that the Senate will adopt this action, but TINT it
will insist upon the amendment Of Mr. Edmunds
or Mr.. Willey's amendment thereto, which re-
quires that before any membor Of the Legislature
shall take his seat or any ocerol the State shall
assume the duties Of his Office, ho shall take and
subscribe the oatbs prescribed in the reconstruc-
ton acts. This Will neccssitaie a committee Of
conference, and may result in some essential
qualification.
1t is evident that the policy of mirpsai dmHes-
fy il gaining ground, and that as soon as Texas
and Mississippi are admitted, an effort will be
made for the passage Of general acthy Congress,
for the removal of all disabilities Union men
here declare, however, that as soon os this is
done, none bu those who participated in the re-
bellion will be allowed to hold Office or recognize
ed as constituting any portion of the social clc-
mcnt, anywhere in the South
The National Woman's Suffrage Association
are to hold National Convention here on Tues
day, Wednesday aud Thursday next. The lead
ing objects Of the convention as declared By their
advertisements, are the enlnnchisomcnt Of wom-
en- in the District of Columbia, and the passage
of the artoBH amendment to the constitution.
The long list ofspeakcr- announced for the oc@-
sion contains the names Of Miss Susan b. Antho-
NY, senator pomeroy, Mrs Elizabeth Cody STAN
ton, Senator Wilson Grace Greenwood, Theodore
Tilton Harriet Beecher Stowe Wendell Phillips,
Mrs Theodore rilton Bishop Simpson, Lucrctia
Mott Henry Ward Beechcr, and score of oth-
ers male and female, OF lesser note.
Prof Wilcox, the Secretary of tho Association,
waited upon the President few day, ago with
the modest request that he would issue AN exccu-
tive order virtually closing The Department. dur
ing the session of the convention. to enable Off.
GERS and employees of the Department. 60 attend
the same.
The President replied, thatwbilo De had mo- OBJ
lection to The gentlemen in tile Departments at-
tending the convention IL 30 disposed. out Of of
flee hours, OF of obtaining regular leaves of abb
-ence If they desired, the business OF the govern
ment could not be suspended, OUT of compliment
to the ladies or their advocates Tnovs
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

"Wcll, John" cried his uncle, one pleas
ant winter day "going to give up teaching,
suppose; found it great bore, eh ?"
No, SIT" replied John, " lists q glo-
rous occupation"
"Oh, it is; and how is the spinster princi-
pal2 Did you find her glorious, too 2"
More than that" replied John, looking
humble on the instant
You didnot consider herquito old enough
to be your mother ~
b" Uncle" his cheeks crimsoued
Not such terrible femaleas you expect
cd, CHI"
"You would make splendid diplomat,
uncle Tom responded his nephew.
"Well, yes, rather fatter myself should.
| comprehonded your good qualities, you see,
from the FIST. A little spoiled OF good deal,
maybe, but, thanks to a gracious Providence
enough man in you to make something Of
fancied you possessed some noble traits Of
character and executive ability, that you
yourself knew not Of | saw also that you
needed some motive Of sufficient power to
push you ahead-to raise you to your true
level That | think you have found now
~ W WNlhs
Uncle Tom" cried John, with energy.
g how can | thank your
Go to work" was the terse reply. And
shaking his hand with the hearty grasp Of
hard-6sted farmer, the old man left the ROOM
That night John wrote letter to Bessy
Marvin; the next day he went on to the city
Months passed-John Dent was winning a
name year--John Dent had won case
No namby-pambyism about him now no
god-headed cane-nursing no folded, kid
gloved hand John had found his lost man
hood--he was earning a home. Up he went
steadily--his fa.ne growing brighter, and
brighter, and one day he actually got mar
ried.
Yes, to Bessy, the beautiful principal Of
llopeyille Academy--not to take her from
the duties which Providence had fitted her
for, but to aid and bless her by his energy
and love; to toll with her as his equal
peerless among all bright, beautiful women.
1t could not be said now that old John Dent
was dead and had left nothing. He had left
mana noble man, whose upright character
and shining talents were to reflect lustre on
his name that would never grow dim.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19
Achievements of Science.

A contemporary says the three great works
Of progressive science completed in 1863, were
the Pacific Railroad, the liue Of steamships
from San Francisco to Japan and China, and
the Suez Canal. BY these improvements the
time occupied in a journey around the world
is shortened one-half, and the benefits accru-
ing to commerce through the opening of these
new pathways to trade cannot now be osti-
mated These, although the principal steps
the world has made during the past year in
scientific advancement, are not the only ones
The speetroscope, an instrument second in i'm
portauce to the telescope and microscope, has
boon perfected, and with the three man is en-
ablcd to examine the remotest recosses Of the
great workshop Of nature, which the eminent
metaphysical German poet and sayan Goethe
declared to be forever inaccessible" BY
stereoscopc observation, the proper motions
Of the stars have been determined-a result
which it was supposed nothing short of thou
sands of years of observation could settle.
To-day, if star is moving away or toward
us in space, mathematician can calculate
how much the "waves of light" are lengthen-
ed or shortened, by given rate Of motion ;
and how much any given ray, located on the
spectrum, for instance, by any of the dark
lines of Fraunhofer, will be displayed there
by. In 1869, by the use of the spectroscope
it has been found that the Aurora Borealis is
identical with the zodacal light, and both of
these with the corona surrounding the sun
when totally eclipsed This will be more
clearly defined by the observations of the
transit of Venus, which occurs in 1874 In
chemistry, the nomenclature has been I'M
proved, and exact analyses were clearly de-
fined, while the manufacture of iron and steel
from the ore and of Illuminating gases has been
greatly advanced The close of the year has
been marked by making public the results Of
an expedition, sent out by the British Gov
eminent, to explore, by dredging the depths
Of the sea- This attempt has been far more
successful than its projectors dared to hope
and has resulted in proving the existence Of
Of life in great variety Of forms at depths
which were supposed to be demonstrably an
utter waste. Eight, at least, of the forms
found in great depths are species which were
known as tertiary fossils, but were supposed
to have been extinct for thousands of ages.
Thus it will be seen that problems have been
solved in science during the past year which
were heretofore considered the great obstacles
to progress for, indeed, human investigation
stood still during many years, confronted by
these stumbling blocks.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

Sunday to nearly seven millions Of souls. 1t
makes yearly contribution Of eight millions
to meet current expenses, and has just raised
without any strain fund Of nearly ten mil
lions for educational purposes.
As between the two leading and rival
churches Of this country there can then be
hardly any question at all as to which, in all
the elements of power, will be the church of
the future. The church Of the future here,
and in all other countries. must be one that is
in manly sympathy with the moral and spirit
ua welfare, with the liberty and civilization
and education Of the nineteenth century. The
land will be given to that Church, if it
is given to any, which, while il addresses the
deep spiritual convictions aud wants Of all
men, also avails itself of all means to advance
their temporal and intellectual welfare. 1t
will be given to the Church that avais itself
fully Of all the advantages Of our public sys-
tenn Of education. and then AIDS to that, a
higher scientific, intellectual and religious
culture Of its own. II will be given to the
Church that, instead Of amassing its wealth
in piles Of marble and costly furniture, aud
affairs blazing with jewels, con.ecratcs it to
the public good, to the unfolding and nurture
Of human souls, 70 the extension and not TO
tbo aoott,tf.t lion ,e ,,r,rer go.h , HLuruh
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

New HAMPsnIRE..-The Temperance men
of New Hampshire held convention on
Wednesday, at Concord, and nominated the
Rev. Dr. Barrows, Of Tilton, as their candid
ate for the Office of Governor Political par.
ties are so nearly Of the same strength in the
Granite State that it would be nothing strange
were the Rev. Doctors nomination to lead to
the election Of Gen Bedel, the democratic
candidate. In Minnesota, whore the Repub-
licans are stronger than they are in New
Hampshire the temperance men had can
didate for Governor and he took votes enough
from the Republican candidate to cut down
his majority to very moderate dimensions
Most temperance men are in national politics
republicans, aud they are so on principle; and
it is not too much to say that there is not po-
faical temperance man in the democratic party,
though perhaps that party has as many tenn
perate men-meaning total abstainers-as
any other party can show Hence political
temperance movement is necessarily injurious
to Republicanism, and useful to the de-
mocracy.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19
The New Purchase.

The treaty which nnnexcs the Republic Of
st. Domingo to the United States as Terri
tory, is signed by Hon. Raymond II. Perry,
our commercial agent at the city Of st. Do
mngo, and Hon. Manuel Moria Gautier Sec
rotary Of State for Foreign Affairs of the Do
mnican Republic, and the instrument is en-
dorsod by President Baez subject to ratfca-
ton by vote of the people Of st. Domingo.
The treaty cedes the Island as an integral
portion Of the United States, to be erected
into Territory, and renounces all rights and
sovereignty as an Independent nation by the
people Of Dominica. 1t transfers all custom
houses, forts, arms, documents and lands, ox.
cept certain property embraced and described
in appended schedule. The United States is
to protect the citizens in the enjoyment of
life and liberty, and the public debt now ex-
sting is to be liquidated by the United States
by the sale of lands not coded under the
treaty. For the property coded the United
States is to pay sl,50O,O00 in gold after the
ratification Of this treaty by the United States
Senate and the people of St. Domingo, which
money is to be applied to the redemption OF
the bonds issued by the Republic of St Do
miugo, through the commission appointed by
President Baez, with an administrator to rep
resent the Government Of the United States.
If this treaty is not ratified the Bay of Sa-
mana is to be sold on lease to the United
States for s2,0O0,000 in gold. Our special
Commissioner, General Babcock, could not
sign this treaty, because an act Of Congress
denies to military and naval officers the right
to ailix their signatures to commercial treaties.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

Tue Fifteenth ANESDNENr.-rhe ratification
of the 10th amendment is now regarded as GER
tain The approval of Iowa, Rhode Island, Maine
and Nebraska is assured, and that will make
twenty-seyen Sates which will be within one Of
in Mississippi and Texas show that those States
may be surely counted on, especially as they must
mtify as condition precedent TO admission
These two States make twenty-nine, one more
than is needed Georgia, in this view, becomes
superauous, her vote either way meaning nothing,
and inconstant New York can do its worst.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

Government really has bought San Do
mingo, and the treaty was sent to the Senate
on Monday. We hope that body will refuse
to ratify the ridiculous treaty. This country
has no need of San Domingo, and to acquire
that queer concern would only be to acquire
the business of paltry lighting and great ex-
penditure. Are the people of this country so
free from taxation that they can afford to pay
enormous sums for savage deserts ? 1t will
be time enough ten years hence for this coun-
try to begin to buy other countries,--and
then it isprobable, it can buy them for a
song,--to wit, Yankee Doodle.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

TO Your Work Rev Dewitt Tall.
madge, of New York, has way of putting
things that is often sparkling and forcible
"Let us all 60 to preaching" he says
"Peter was never sophomore, nor John a
freshman. Harlan Page never heard that a
tangent to the Parabola bsects the angle
formed at the point of contact by perpen-
dicular to the directrix and line drawn to
the focus, If George Muller should attempt
chemical experiments in philosophers labo.
ratory, he would soon blow himself up. And
hundreds Of men, grandly useful, were never
struck GU Commencement stage by bou.
quot, flung from the ladies' gallery. Quick !
Let us find our work You preach a sermon
you give tract-you hand flower you
sing song-you give crutch to lame man
you teach the Sabbath class their A, b, c.
you knit pair of socks for foundliug--you
pick u splinter from a child's finger. Do
Do it now We shall be dead
soon :"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

a Prince GoNG TO Wa sHNcToN.-All the
fashionable society in Washington is agog over
the expected visit there Of Prince Arthur, son of
Queen Victoria, who is now living in Canada
The prince will arrive this week, Saturday, and
will be the guest of Mr.. Thornton, the British
Minister, who has had his house reftted for the
occasion.
The prince visits Washington at the request of
his mother, to pay his respects to President Grant,
and some imaginary persons already see an era
Of good feeling springing up between the two
nations in consequence Of this courtesy. But we
do not anticipate any striking political results
from the visit
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

- The Bellows Falls Times says Not a
woman among the entire list Of officers chosen for
the woman suffrage association at Montpelier !
Are we to understand by this that not a woman
in Vermont asks to have the responsibility oisuf-
irage conferred upon her? Would itnot be more
consistent for those who met at Montpelier to
practice what they preach ~
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

A poor young widow in Berlin, on returning t9
her house after an hour absence recently, found
this note lying on her fable
I" Madame II camolhepe with the intention of
robbing you but the sight of this respectable and
peaceful little room, decorated with religious pie
lures and adorned with pious souvenirs, above
all, your two little CHI ldren, which were quietly
sleeping in their littlt beds and smiling in their
dreams, have touched my heart, and instead Of
depriying you of the litte money | found in your
drawer, take the liberty Of leaving here 800,
hoping that you will accept Of them as tribute
Of my respect and admiration
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-01-19

The receipts from the issues of patents
last year were S693, las, which is $4,000
nore than any previous year.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1870-04-04

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