Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-02

with the belief that Peter is almost pub
lie martyr, and that his official existence
and the country's good are identical
Bot Peters neighbor most likely could,
in the language of the poet say: "The
devil quoted scripture, and so could he"
LOCAL.
Washington has responded molly to
the needs of Chicago. At an early stage
of the calamity, before the flames were
stayed, the call was responded to. Public
sentiment was sampled by calling hasty
meetings and in other ways, and it was
resolved by leading citizens to raise fifty
thousand dollars. Every hour brought
more heartrending details of the copf4-
grafton and the amount was soon extend
ed to one hundred thousand. The terri
torial legislature could not BE- immedi
ately convoked, for be it known, 0, Yer
monters, large bodies move slow here as
elsewhere and in the meantime human
itv was crying cloud for immediate relief.
Our monied men advanced large sums at
the risk of its being refunded by the city,
and before the assembled wisdom of
the territory had declared an appro-
priation, a large portion of the money
had been forwarded on to Chicago. In
addition to this hundred thousand dollars
large amounts have been raised in other
ways. W. W. Corcoran gave three thou
sand and other large private subscriptions,
too numerous to mention, were made.
Nearly every church in the city respond
ed, and the various organizations and So
cieties throughout the city seemed to vie
with each other in their efforts for suffer
ing humanity. The public schools
throughout the city raised one thousand
dollars, aud We defy the strongest believer
in total dppravity to have witnessed the
demons ration oj the little innocents
without having his faith shaken. Many
a childish savings bank suffered "run"
which forever "brck5" it, and the accu,
mutation of life-time-years, We were
about to say, but perhaps months would
be nearer the fact-generously offered up,
aud the precious little souls, they never
thought to 90 the most natural thing in
the world aud have their doings and good
deeds published. Our papers gave but
one name among these hundreds who
thus gave Themselves poor, and in many
instances cried to send the clothes off
their little backs. Public gratitude is
largely accorded to those who give hund-
reds and have thousands left, and it is
right-they are entitled to it; but it for
gets those who give two cents and have
nothing left. 1t has no relish for the
widows mite theory, hut All these little
ones have their reward. TIL bl-sings of
the "pure in heart and the cheerful Civ
ar" are theira.
The city never looked more prosperous
than at present. Ia all parts of its broad
lvpanse are to be seen the onward march
{. Improvement Streets are being grad
ed. sewers cots'rocted, pavements and
sidewalk li4, aud huge blocks of ele-
CANT rcsi3arc-s in process of construction,
seem to -av. still they coma" But there
is another side to this beautiful picture of
enterprise and thrift and upon the 9TH
er side are the glaring figures of mot s.
T. 1860, X ;" but 100000 city loan
1870, taxes" Our slow CO eb citizens and
the capital movers generally cringo at the
thoughts of this other side. Tue one be-
cause the habit of saving at the vent and
wasting at the bung has become chronic
with them, and the other because every
dollar of public improvement here is an
anchor to the national edifoe. We regret
not to see a national park also in process
of formation, and the defeat of Senator
Morrill's bill, providing for this by the
sale Of certain goat pastures known as
useless government reservations" at the
last session Of Congress, may be an inter
esting and profitable subject for New En-
glanders and everybody else in favor of
seat of government to investi |
cote. To use vulgar idiom, there
may be milk in the cocoanut which |
would be appreciated by the honest dai-
rymen of Vermont.
The capitol has been made to look some
better within the last six months. The
old Rogers bronze doors taken from the
corrider leading from the Representatives,
Hall to the rotunda, have been placed at
the eastern front of the rotunda to COR
respond with the Crawford doors of the
Senate wing. These doors are Of solid
bronze, weighing many tons and contain
upon the panels various allegorical repre-
sentations of Columbus and the early his
tory of America. They wero designed |
and modelled by Rogers and cast at Mu
Mich, years ago. Those at the Senate
wing were in part designed by RogerP,
but he dying, left the work of designing
and modelling to be completed by Craw-
ford. They illustrate George Washington
and the early history of the United Sites,
and were cast at Chicopee, Mas and
placed in their present position twn years
ago. The Representatives wing Of the
capitol has no bropzs imaged doors, and
of course has right to feel slighte3. We
believe they cost only about fifty ,hous-
Ind dollars. TX"
Kansas and way Stations.
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