Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-25

Romans had genius for legislation, and bor-
rowed or stole their religion and art.
The Anglo-Saxon race have genius for
money-getting. This characteristic can be
traced back before the time of Christ as be-.
longing to the races from which we have
sprung. But they had also a love of liberty,
which has been handed down to us. The An-
giles and Saxons, from whom we are descend.
ed, trod down every obstacle in the way Of
their liberty. The result is that one-6fth of
the world to-day are Anglo-Saxons. One
sixth Of the world is under Auglo.Saxon
rule. Ssven-eghts Of the shipping of the
world is in their hands.
The Anglo-Saxon race grasp after money
but not as the barbarian does, for show,
ornament they value gold as medium of
trade. Iron, wheat, aud similar staples arc
the foundation of wealth, and the production
Of these is monopolized, almost entirely, by
this race. Ninety millions of people speak
the English language-twice as many as
speak any other.
The doors Of England are open to refugees
from every cline and from every kind Of
persecution and intolerance, but she gives
preference to those with bigh-sounding til
ties, and with high blood in their veins But
we open wide our doors to ALL the humblest
as well as the highest, and America is known
the world over as the land of refuge from
persecution, the land of liberty.
The question has been asked, Which does
the Anglo.Saxon race prize most, money or
liberty? In 1861 we were given an oppor-
tunity to answer that question. to decide be-
tween money and liberty, and millions were
laid upon the alter. The nations wealth
was poured out without reserve, and debt in
CURED which must rest upon generation
yet unborn, for liberty. America showed to
the world that blood and money had no val
ue to her compared with liberty.
Gladstone has said in a speech that in the
past 60 years England had advanced in
wealth more than in 800 years before, and
there was one nation which outstripped En-.
gland in the race-America. 1t has been
prophesied that in few years there would
be but two great distinctive races, the An.
glo.Saxon with England and America at its
head, and the Savonic with Russia at its
head.
In Russia military greatness was the stan
dard Of society; in Rome those high in the
Catholic church receive honor. In Ger.
many, literary men; in England, title, roy
al blood, received homage, and in America
the standard by which men are judged is
money. The Anglo-Saxon race take to NOR
ais rather than religion.
The war gave unprecedented opportuni.
ties to make money, and tho nation put her
head down and rushed into the battle of
money. Men rushed into gambling in stocks
and grain, aud called it "business." To call
this kind Of gambling business does not make
it business. 1t is gambling. The spirit of
gambling prevails in high places. Look at
the public library lottery in Kentucky with
the governor of that state at the head of
the nelarious scheme.
Who wonders that there is dishonesty in
the lower walks OF life Is 1t possible to so
manage business as to have the higher strata
of society corrupt, rotten, dishonest, and the
bottom pure?
a short time ago she was asked to sub
scribe for religious paper, the price Of
which was SO, and which gave to every sub
scriber premium chrome worth 50. She
asked the agent how they could afford to do
business IN that way, and was told they were
only trying to get up subscription list now,
and did not expect to make anything the
first year; besides, this was a very useful
map and they had bought the entire stock
on special terms so they could afford to give
them as a premium, while none could be got
elsewhere. She subscribed and when the
premium came she found it to be a cheap
map, of which she could get all she would
pay for at 10 cents or a dollar each, at any
store where such things arc kept. When
the paper came, the first editorial was
sharp article on dishonesty in Business"
She spoke Of the Philadelphia Institute
which distributes its diplomas anywhere and
everywhere if only the applicant pays the
required fee. OF the missionaries we send
to heather lands while more likely than not
the hold of the same vessel which carries
them is filled with cast iron idols made by
this Christian people the mandatory VIC
believe is in Birmingham, Eng. and shipped
to the heather for money.
This country alone consumes more tea
every year than is produced in the whole tea
producing world. The adulteration is not
the work of the "heathen Chinec," but OF
the enterprising Christians Raspberry
leaves, the fairgrounds from large hotels, &C.,
are used.
She bought tub of butter, marked and
sold for St. Adams butter, but there was
flavor about it which she did not like. 1t
was carried back to the dealer, who con-
fessed that it was oleo.margarine. 1t had
been put up and marked for a different GUS
toner, and was sold to her by mistake.
Night before last merchant said to her
that the ladies themselves are responsible
for the misrepresentation Of clerks with re-
gard to goods. The ladies come in, price
goods and then say, "Why we can get the
same thing at such.a'ones for so much, and
it is the real article. Our friends have had
it, and it proves to be genuine" They lie
thus to the merchant, and he is compelled
in sef.defense to lie in return.
She would not say there are no honest
men in business, but there is a dreadful force
pushing every man into dishonesty. 1t has
been and still is the curse of this country
that we prize intellect more than morals.
There have been some incorruptibe men in
high places. Charles Sumner, of Massachu-
sets, aud g. w, Willard, of Vermont, never
were approached with bribes.
Through the integrity of Judge Davis,
the jury who tried Tweed were guarded
so eifectualIy that they were not bought, and
the result is Tweed is on Backwel's island
with prospect of speedy release.
Speaking of public charities, she said Bos-
ton paid $4,000 last year for soup for the
poor, and S4l 900 for refreshments for the
city government. Col. Russell Ii. Conwel
in recent speech had given some statistics.
Ten charitable institutions had collected
S6S,000, and distributed $4,000, the other
100000 going to pay the expenses of the in
stitutions. Three millions and half had
been gathered in Boston for the poor, the