The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-09-11
NEW ENGLAND LIFE.
FURTHER FROM NH. CAMPBELL
H"" Il sa'a'' State can itccomc Prosperous
nad i"tl"ontial-'" Town Meeting" sys.
TEN of Govcrn'ncnt-sun,, ,,nrr schoo,
OF fl.nhGna agos..In telicctunl Culture.

opinions generally entertained down Won,
way, that ulthourh ,h;v nm c,,,. H..
mont IL co,,od no c. n' y, '''"'e u u
I Ne" f'e "fecft afodftain state
"'''' Nus sooa many rocks In Its soil ant
good many stone fences on tho ton nj /,
and although II fias 4 severe climate mucl
ol the year, yet 1t is not by any means /,
poor State in MI agricultural way, but or
inc contrary. is quite II model of agricul.
'ul'l prosperity,
eomnnn;,r rs ~ .,1iiy a.Tiays peeh u prosperous
the farms were % nr;,,,ni,, ,II ,i'efs. low s'n'u
but to-day thcv nSns,,':, . = uo not learn
anircrN' And ;,,s,,s ,viIsc aoout l't acres
i,irms in thr S,"," uet w, , aa mere arc more
tion n"o / ,osnm, ,u 'oi,'Ms ,,s .i'"h u genera
bcrn "row;na 'ic n",. i',, .a,as !l'cy Aave NOT
osS,,aa,j jj;;s j., ta ".. .atsser; II IS generally
tLo I .nn'ionai' ~ ie.use',eel 10 New EhSlAhd that
t W ~ ,'o.S1eisy nus peeh Tor some time past
son. ,'', n, p''oi' VI t'lc soii py lever per-
surh vtnin nf .i;"a i;a"' uoes hot snow any
shows thnt whoreeo, y" ene contrary II
only 90 TSy f,.n., G' 80 III iooo tiiere were
tn.Ior z ., %s'''s ;n5 ~ ,ethlont, the number
~" !; Iii IT. r. ,Ah! tiie sumo thing is
in NIassocl,msat@tv @ ,na 'insa''hu S'ates, even
the non,lntion !, %u I"nao n.oue is''oo, where
tbnn aIscwhar. " 'n'',Ii ;,t' ~ PIF square mte
Th"v Mi Show. y ,,rno, m anc united States.
in ,Ssi, m .hnn ANY y, StS1'er hnrrocrof farms
~ =. Wv
VERMONT FARMS. III.
Owing to the steady cmiorotio, iror,
Vermont her popplo,;o, L. ~. -
c.e,soJ ,,o,, /, .o" '.''' oi''E ~ w
- >" "po'' percent during the time
Ill wnicsl her farms have increased 20 per.
cent. And yet today. from ojl I'm, e,,,
learn, the improved character nj hor t;Iln',n
is such US compared Will, =, ,,nU.ra,;en 5
ago, that she is much more capable OF sus.
tainins 4 large population than in lS5C It
is this fact which led my urricn,turnl
friend, who was referred 10 in INV Inst
letter, to say that the advice 10 vo,,,,, t,s,, .
ought to be TO stay where thev ~" rs,,Ior @
than to 60 away West " '"'''''
This minute slb.diyis;on of,,,a,h,. ,,s
made Vermont Il nrosnerou. ' aar;.,,It, eIt ,s:1
is the same ,I';, ,ta. y, a. u
degree unknown in former l.s. @ ;s' .o;,.. =? :.
on in the South. Few neonIc ara a,,., Srs -,
that the land holdin,,s in .'i,na',, S a""av a',
southern State have more than doubled
sa"Se .a tIe .,e war slavery required the land
Hence the hoIl;n,s "s !" ~ T;s,; VIII itseGoM.
increased from 4ee, So in lS,;o to Isl rs 1:s II,
lSsO' And in Florida, 50 largely settled
Iom hoMo ~ Sort'lerh people, the holdings
As 1 saiI thc . avnr'%e n,yot 10 70 Sy'too, -
is 134 acres, and gave you thr l;",rss in n
my former letter to show; how ,ni"h 10
yond the average Of tlle conn.rv tho tbnInyo.
ductire value is per acre, vernon, haH;n,,
so largely'an agricultural STATE has M S r;tsS
in it half the size of Whcclinr. Mr. il ~
aggregate population very ,uuch ovrr iml;
that OF West Virginia, : And vet ia v,Inn Ina
OF its real estate is almost ex,r,lvN Tho
same. That is to say, the 2!.01O Snnarc
miles OF West Virginia are valued NJ Si0,;
0l0,,til, aud the J,565 square miles oi Vcr-
mont at SlOG,3722, ,797. As a part al 0ld
Virginia, West Virginia was 4 state in th,.
Union before Vermont. The cxplana-
tlons OF this difference in values nrr IN
slavery, (2) small farms. (3i more d;vcr.
sllled industry, and {4t very ditfrrru;
economic ideas and habits, =. =,
LOCAL Govrpxvr>r
Sno,,.;ra w N''NANi. ''ANi.
Pe''H"s o' 'nc fast fasned, they"fiavc
Always had Il torn OF local government
here in New England which is necr,;,r IN
themselves II is mod.1od ,i.a. ~ .,,,',' '.
domocr,.v :; nna;", o ~. "'''' W. pu'e
'.'''o.''e' " "''cieht 'Feece. Did you
ever near OF government by "town meet
ing" and laws enacted directly by the Dro.
pie sin town meeting assc.nblci"' This
is the kind OF local government thcy have
up here. The town" (meaniny townshjnl
Is the unit OF government here. Every
town is entitled TO 4 representative in IN.
Legislature. There are 24O towns in Yer.
mont, hence there are olO members oi their
House oi Delegates. How is that ior De.
m!ocracy in Il State that never vet in its
history voted the Democratic ticket?
Namcs are not always what they seem.
There is Brooke and Hancock counties,
Tor instance, in the Democratic State OF
West Virginia, with only one member OF
the Legislature between them. and there
is also the whole State OF West Virginia.
with its fifty-four counties. and only sisly-
five members for them all. while here is
little Vermont, with only fourteen com.
ties, and yet 2l0 members Of It's lower
house. And, by the way, It is only OF
recent years that they have had two houscs
OF the Legislature. stl.s
AS | said, the towns in town
meeting, do their local legislation. They
levy their school taxes there. and know
not how many other such tayes Vhey
lcgislatc for the roads, BRIDGES. ferries
poor, etc, and they elect nil sorts of town
officers in these meetings. who nre rco,,ir.
ed by law, under penalty. to serve one
year. Inc head men OF the town arc call
tu I, It's selteinen. sI,i ihey call the meetings,
can cali them in c.s" ,b"v . J"c,;ra ee'"S" IWS",
Il meeting is wanted Inc citizens are
"warned" to assemble atthe town louscin
:! lseemehs &c NJ meeting. for instance, they
Jav umd vote y Evo e ~, lvu',es s. =; tns
parliament buildings OF its own, herethe
ireemen meet, discuss, vote aud lesis!atc.
:; a"H ...!S own, .oMn meeting Is the sno'stratlm
OF course II nc6nIe e,.. Time ,r,;ro1 - r,so