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VOL. INO. 25.
FtUDAY MOHN1NQ, OCT. 24, 187a.
TKIIMS IN AOVANL'E.
Uailt I'cr montli ts
uilt; iiiumu-. -.J II)
Six montlis i
uno yeur g no
EKI.Y Tlireo montlii T8
Htx montlis (I 85
Ono ycar to
AildnsnULOIIB I'Al'Klt CU, Uutlanil, Vt.
Wo congratul.ite tlic cillzens nf Walling
ford tliat they nic taklng Ftep to perpclu
nte tlic proceediiign nf thelr recont ccn
lcnnlul eclebration. It wlll Ikj scen, fioin
a notlcc publlshed In nnnlher pl.icc lliat
sevcnil prnnilncnt citizeus of Wallingford,
Inchidlng tlic ofllcci-H of tlic celebratnn,
liavc unltcd in n call fnr n public mectliig
to tnke tlic ncecssary steps for publlshhijr,
In n perniancnt fnrni, tlic proccedlngs upon
tliat Intcrcsllng occaslon. We trtnt lliat
tlioy wlll go furtlicr and,in mlitllloii to pie
scrvlng tlic lecord of tlic dolugs on their
onc liiindrcillli hhlhdnv, soino coinpclqnU
porson iii33" "c appointcd to cdlf tlic ramc
iind, nlo, to writo n conipletc hislnry of
tlic town.
i-ooi. si:i,i,jm;.
In tlic .iccount of tlic races, Wcdnesday,
ovcrllic "Itulland trotllng coiirso," nur ie
poiter allmlccl to somc of tlic rcasons why
tlic attendnnco was mi small mul llic ontrles
wcre so few, liut, In onr jiuliiim'iit, he did
not gn to tlic root nf tlic mnttrr. It is dif
llcult to find any spccies of "sporting," If
wcmayso incorrcclly torm it, moicnt
tractlvc llian 'trials of spccd bctwcen
horses, aiul no subject In w hirh mi largo n
miinlicrof icspectuble pcrsons aic intc
restcd as In tlic dcvclopincnt of lliis ipial
Ity In horses. Tlic speed of thcso v.iluahle
aninials cannnt bc so Fiircly dovelnpod or
tcstcd in any ollicr wiiy as liy competllivc
tiialsonn course prepaicd for lliat pur
poso. Vet whllc n trot livtwccn fast
horses, for a purso lf yoti plca-o, and Ihe
brceding and rabing of fast horses arc so
attractive, so fnll of intcrcst, and totlic oli
tuining of fast roadslcrs bo mtich timc and
inoiicy is anniially exponded, it mnst lic
cnnfessed lliat Ihesc tiials of Fpocd aro fast
gnlmr Into disrcpute. This Is ciiially tiuo,
Mhethcr tlicy nic cnndiioted iiiuUt tlic mis
piccs of iigiicillltirul socielies, trnlting as
sociutlons, or privatc individuak llithcr
somc stcp lnust lic tnken tomake a ehange,
or tlic trot and racc will fooii bc rlnFscd
with dog flglits nnd tlic pilze llng. Tlic
tiotiblu is not wltli tlio nM)clations undcr
'.liosc atiFplrcs tlicsc cxlilliHlons nrc liold,
nny innrc tlian It Is wltli tlic wliolc com
inunity and tlio ollkcrn of tlic law. Tlic
icop c of Vermont ni c a law aliiding pco
plc and llicy wlll not foiinlciiance nny
f.pcck'3 of nnuifcment tliat is always nc
ronipaiilcd I13' an open nml tinljluslilnj;
vlolatlon of law. Card plnyliiff n liarni
lcss uniui-ciiiciit of ItRclf was oitiacicd,
liccansc it was so oftcn nccompanlcd willi
Kainlillii'j. Yct llicrc wcrc, prohably, a
tli'msand Innocciit gamcs jilaycd to onc
whcre inoncy or otlicr valualilcs wcrc
stakcd 011 llic ictnlt. Jt Is gamliling tliat
H lulnging liials of spccd Into dlsicpntc,
and fa:t lianibliing it from tliosc plnrtfl
tliat respcctalilc, lionoralilc pcrsons may
altcnd. AgricuUurol sociellcs nic scrimis
ly tonsidcrin.; tlic alisoliitc ncres.slly of
1ianlililng llicm from tlicir falrs, on ae
count of tlic atlcndant pool K lllng. Tlils
pool hclllng is a clieap and dangcrous mode
ot gamlillng. Tlic more dangcroiis bccaiisc
clieap. So opcn liad tlils spcc ies of ganib
ling liccoinc, tliat it was canicdon pulillcly
jn tliegromids occupicd by llic statc and
cnunly agilcultural socictics for tlicir falrs.
So opcn, bo shamclcf.s a vlolatlon of tlic
lawsofthe stnto was not to lic cndiiicd,
aud tlic olllccrs of tlio socictics lianlslicd
tliera from llic grounds. Tlio pracllco was
not stopped, howcvcr, liut llic sclliiig wns
coiitlnucd clscwlicR", and followfi npon tlic
lieels of cvery trot as lcgularly as tlic
liorec and dilvcr. If trials of spccd arc to
oontlnue, n comliincd cffoits 11111st lio madc
to i-top pool sclling.
TVATIO.V.tl. I!A.KI,;.
"I lie act of Congrcss, npproved Junc 3d,
380-1, "! provide a national currcncy sc-
rured liy a pledgo of Unltcd Statcs lionds,
aml to provide for tlic clrctilatlon and rc
dcmiilion tlicrcof" bcing tlic foiindatiou
of our wliolo national banking hystcm- dc
clares tliat tlic "enllroamount of notcs lor
circnlatlon" tolic issued by tlic bcvcral na
tlonal banks "sliall not cxcecd llirco liun
dicd milllons of dollais." In rxplanation,
or liinltatlon tlicrcof, tlic twcnty-flrst scc
tion of tbc eainc act- as It was nnicndcd
u.i.l I.. juu.l .it ll,. ,n.t f
Congicss iirovidcH tliat onc-lialf of ilicsc
rlrciilatlng nolcs, lliat Is onc luindrcd and
flfty milllons of dollara, sliall bcappor
tloncd to assoclatlons-national banks
formcd In tlic scvcral statcs, tcriltorics and
'lifltlict of Oolnmbla, accorillng to tlio
"rcprcsentatlvo population." I11 otlicr
voul, onc-lialf of tlic autlioil.cd national
liank capital nnd rlrculatlon, nnd tlio banks
tlicmsclcva, arc to be dlslribiitcd to tlio dif
fcrcnt Btatcs-iii proporllon to tlio mimbcr
of tlielrlrg.il votci's, 110 inattcr wlictlicr
tlicy nro cngagcd In nclassof biifcliioss rc
(piliing bankiilg fnclllticsor not. To bc
,. urc, llicy arc not rcrpilrud t'j ostalillsli
Ijh tiks, purchasc nnd ilcposlt Bccnrltlos, nnd
lec, lvr! ciirrcnci' tlicrcfor, but If tlicy do
not, i " miicli Icsi inoncy wlll ba ln clr
culutlo ''i ,w " w'" ""'i bccaiisc it cin not,
1kj dlstrl ted to tlioollicrstatcs. "VItI1011t
con8lderii 'Si wiw, tlio provlxlons for tlic
dlstrlbutloi.' rfUo rcmalnlng lialfof tlio
clrcnlatlng 1. tfutliorlitcil to bo Issncd,
H is propcr to -"T Ww1 1,1 18, an nddltlon.
nl "llfty four 1 "HJlouii iwiea for clrcula
tlon" wcro nutlu 'ttteed ln bo Issucd, UiodU-
trlbutiou of wlilcli- wt yct.liccn coni.
plcted, and wlll mtle julor to tlic mcet
t.,,. f fVmirrcss. ' VW aildltlonal ntiumnt,
lf wo can undcretan il Ibo object, intent and
nnnnlne' of tlio lttW IV WllICll It WaSWUUOr.
lzcd, U to cqnallzo tli .amount if currcncy
lKitwccn tlio dlffercnt rtatca ond tcnltorlcs
occordlng to tlicir 'Veprcsemauve iiojm.
intlnn." Tlio reason of nn cxlsting ln
cquality wlll bo apparent wlicn it U rc
mcmbcrcd tliat nt tlio t Uno of tlio cnact.
ment of tlio law ot June 8d, 1804-wlilch
was, In fact, a rovlslou or codincatlon of
all tlio tlicn existlng lawa ou tlic subject
Bcvornl national banks liad lcn cstabllshcd
for a number of ycara nnd wero stlll dolng
ImsInesF. Tlic nallunal banking systcni
was onc of tlio outgrowtlis of tlic rcbcllion,
liavlng liccn adoptcd wltli tlic doublc pur
poso tif nffordlng n maiket for Unltcd
Statcs bonds nnd a currcncy for tlic pcople.
Tlic cntlre soulli bcing in rcbcllion, no ccr
taln provision cotild bo niado by wlilcli,
wlicn pcaco was rcstorcd, n proportlonof
banking capital nnd bauk bills, bascd upon
population could bc nssiircd to tlicm, nnd
Iiencc tlic addltlonal flfty-four mllllon as
nn ald tlicrcto. Wltliout considcrlng tlils
part of tlic act nny furtlicr, may wo not
ask wlictlicr, of Itwlf, It docs not furnUli
nn unanswcrablc armunent In favor of n
fi-cc lianking systcni ? If Vermont can uso
llic cliculatloii npportiiincd to tliosc wlio
liarc 110 Idca of its wanls or use, sliould wo
not linyc it? Jfust it bo bckcd up to
await tlio tiino wlien lliat portlou of tlio
coiintry Is so far deyclopcd ns to liccil
It, and liavc iiicn wlio can nianagc it ?
Tlio provisions for tlic illstributlon of tlic
rcinnlnlng 0110 luindrcd and flfty milllons
of dollarfl of rlrculating notcs arc worsc, lf
possiblc, tlian llic formcr, nnd furnlsli,
nlso, a powcrful nrgiimcnt in favor of
tlirowlng llic donis for banking open to nll.
Tlic rcmalnlng lialf tlic wliolcbeing limlt
ed to tlircc liundicd lnllllons of ilollars
tlic twcnty-tli-st scction says "sliall bc np.
" poitioncd by tlic sccictiuy of tlio trcasury
" ninong nso'Ialiolis formcd In tlicscvcial
"statcs, iu llic dlstiict of Ciolunibla, and I11
" tlie lcirltoiies, liavlng duc icgard to tlic
"i-xUtlng banking rnpital, rcsourccs, nnd
" Imsiiiefs of Micli statcs, distilcts nnd tcr
"litorics." So tliat, ns wc liavo nlieady
sccn, onc-lialf of nll ot our currcncy
tluowing ticasury niitcs nsidc as wc would
gold aud silver is absolutely npporlioncd
to tlic Matcs accoiiliiig to tlicir population,
wllliout rcgard to tlicir busincss intcrcsts.
Any onc liut a dolt could sco tliat tlic little
statc of Illiiide Island nlolutclynocds nime
banks, bankiug capital, nnd notcs to rircu
l.ite ns niniicy, tlian llic statcs of New
Ilauip.slilrc and Vermont coniliincd, yct, by
tlicpnivMons of tlic llrst pait of tlic claii'-c
of tlic act, Vciuiont und New Ilampslilre
rcceivc noarly tlircc tlincs as mueli. Nei
tlicr, if wc examino tlie provision, is tlic
inattcr cquallzcd by tlic ilistribution of tlie
lenialndcr as would, at llrst glanrc, npjicar.
Saying nolliing about tlic aibltraiy power
givcn to a p'iiiglc indlviilunl tlic fcecietary
of tlic trcasuiy aud sujiposing tliat it is
lioneMly and coiiFcicntlously exerciscd, it
must be appoitioned or dlstilbuted ainong
ul tlic statcs, crniont und New Ilnnip-
slilrc rcteiving tbeir due propoition tlic
samo as Hliodc Islntitl, rcducing, to bc suie,
tlicdlsproportlon, liut still lcaving a dlspro
poitlon. In onc mmisc of llio word, popu
lation nml tlio nmoiint of buincss trniifnct
cd lias nothing to do wltli tlie nunibcr of
banks icipiircd, or llic banking facilitics
ncrtwnry, or cveu wltli tlie bills tliat is
currcncy to Ijc l.suod loclrculnte tliercln.
I'ortions of llie enunliy can be found
wliere by tlio strict coiiitructlon of tlie
law, botli in Its lelter nnd spirit, somc lialf
a dozon or 11101 c banks wltli a proportlon
atc amotint of capital nnd circulating notcs
would bc lncalcd, yct wlicro tlicy would
be 110 11101c uecdcd tlian nt tlio 1101 tli pole.
Take tlicsame number of inliabitants, of n
dilTcrcntclivss, nnd tlie samcaniouiit of busi
ncss, ot a diffeicnt klnd, localc llicm in u
ImslncsB centcr and twicc tlie number of
banks would do 11 rcinuncrative bubincss
and stlll not nfford nll llic facililics re
ipiired. llanks cannot be located, nor
tlicir capital and circulating notcs appor
tioned upon nny sucli absurd liypollicsis,
nnd yct tlils is tlic tlicory of llio nallonal
banking law. Wo liavo sald notliing ln
relercnce to tlic addltlonal power grantcd
to tlio sccictaiyof tlie trcasury to wltli
draw from tlic banks liavlng tlie Iargest cir
culation, twcnty-llvc milllons of dollais of
circulating notcs for tlic purposo of rc-dls-tribution,
becaubo lt wlll not nltcr tlic caso j
and tlic sccretary lias not, nnd docs not pro
posc to cxcrciso tliat power. Otberwlse,
wo liavo stated, bilelly of course, tlio law
rcgulating tlic issuo of national bank bills,
nnd wo submit tliat tlicy nru absurd 011
tlicir facc, and picscut a iiowerful argu
mcnt for frcc baukins.
so.iii: 4ii.il i,in:tji:ir..vis,
Witbin tlio past fcw wecks, renewcd ln-
tncst lias bccn cxcltcd iu tlic lifo and
carcer of Jlatllicw I.yon, and n new fact
lias bccn brouglit out in lils lilstory. As
illustratlng tlio tcmpcr of tliotiir.es, ns well
ns glvlng nn incldent In lils llfe, wlilcli
Fccms to liavo cscnped tlic nttentlou of nll
lils biograplicrs, it may not be unlntercst
lng to rccall 1111 cvcnt wlilcli occurrcd ln
Hutlandin Octoberl'Ol. Tlio leglslaturc
uim tlicn In kcsslon ln llic "old state liouso"
-tlic S.11110 liulldlng ls now Btiiiidlin; 011
West strcct, Imincillntcly west of tlio Ad-
vcnt cliajicl nnd Coloncl J.yon wns u rc
Iirescntntlvo from Fiilrliaven. In a Icltcr
from I,yon, now bcfore 11s, tlio cvcnt Is
stated lo liavo oocuricd 011 llio lstdayof
Octobcr, Imt as tlio leglslaturc did not ns-
mmblo until tlic bccoud TIiurMlay of tliat
montli, nnd froni nnotlicr fact to wlilcli wc
sliall licreaftcr nlludc, lt Is probablo tliat
tlic tentli day of Octobcr, 1701 was llio llrst
and only timo tliat Hutlaiid was dlsgraccd
wllli fiicIi a slglil. llcroro tlils llmc, Con.
giCFS. In ordcr to ralso funds wltli wlilcli to
cnrry 011 tlio govcrnment, liad cnactcd an
oxciso law, tlio heavicst taxes bcing levied
011 iltstlllcrlcH engagcd ln tlio mamifactuio
ot wlilsky. At lliat day, tlio dlslllllng of
Wlilsky was consldercd 11 proix'r, lcgitlniato
aml renpectnble buslness, nnd wns, moro or
lcss, engagcd iu tlirougliout tlio country.
Westcrn l'cnnsylvniila 'wns moro partlcu
laily Inlcrrstcd Iu tlils klnd of busincss ;
11 largo proportlon of hcr capital was ln.
vcttcd tliercln 1 n considcrablo mimbcr of
worknicn wero cmployed, nnd upon Its
proflts tlio pcoplo of tliat scction dcpcndcd
for tlicir tieltml support. I.et tlils busincss
bo interfered wltli or lnjurcd, tlio wliolo
community felt tlio dcprcsliig lnlliicnco nt
onco, 'llio cxelsc law, ot course, Inter
fered wltli nnd lnjurcd tlio builncss, nll
klncls of Industry wcro jiaralyzeil, and, In
tlio oxcltcmeut of tlio liour, all classcs, ro'
sldent ln tliat scction of tlio country,
deemcd tlio law spccially and lntcntlon
ally almcd nt tlicir prosperlty. Tlio pco
ple, wltliout rcfercnce to tlicir purtlcular
occupatloos, bandcd togctlier to rcslst tlie
cuforccmeut of tlic law aud tlio collectlon
of tlie cxclso tax on wlilsky. Tlic troubles
conscquent thercon liavc gono down to
lilstory undcr tlic namo of "tlio wlilsky rc
belllou" or "tlic westcrn InsuiR'Ctlon" j be
lng tlie flrat arnicd orgaulzaltou to icslst
tlio laws of tlio Uulted Statcs of wlilcli wc
liavc nny nccount
Ocncrnl Wnslilngtou was, nt tlils llmc,
Prcsldent nnd was delcrmlncd lliat llio law
eliould bc cxccutcd. lic not only ordcred
out sucli of tlicrcgularforcos of tlic Unltcd
Statcs as wcrc nt lils dlsposal, but madc
rcqulsltion 011 tlic scvcral statcs fordctacli
mciits of tlicir militla. IIls ldUiU-itioti was
mado in accordanco wltli a special act of
Congiess aud, so far ns Vermont was con
ccrned, slmply rcqulrcd " a dctarlimcnt
" from the inilltla of tlils statc, to bc licld
" Iu rcadlness, ns mlnute incn." Foilun-
atcly tlielr scrvlcca wcio not icqnlicJ, tlic
Insuriectlon belng suppresscil wltli liut llt
llu or 110 bloodslicd, tlio olTenders broilglil
to trlal, tlio taxcscollcctcd and llio law suli
scqucntly irpcalcd. Tlic fcderal paity, bc
ing In powciweitUiekl rnsponslble fbrltlic'
IaW, iind (ReyT'a.'i Nvell as tlic 'I.iw llself,
wcrc objccts of frcquent and blttcr lU'iiuu
ciatlon by tlic, tlicn, opposllion. I.yon was
nblatantdcniocr.it, onc of tlic lc.idcrn of
lils party ln llio Ftatc, and w:w woiit to
carry matters wltli n lilgli lialid. Tlils wns
llic situatlon of airairs wlicn llic legWaturc
couvcncd at Hutlaiid ln Octobcr, 17!) 1, llic
fcdcralUts, liowcver, being iu tlie ni.ijnri
ly. Coloncl I.yon Fcizcd nn c.irly oppor
tunlty so Introducc n icsolutitm upon tlic
siibjcct, llic terms of wlilcli wcrc pccullaily
olTcnsivc to tlic frlcnds of llic iidliilnislra
tlon, nnd wlilcli, also, fallcd to inect tlic
conciirrcnco of liSs politlcal filends to llio
effect lliat tlic gorcrnor bedii'cclcd to wilto
to tlic I'rcsldcut rcqiicstlng lilm to WHpcnd
tlie cxcculion of lils ordcrs for llic 111.1 1 cl 1
of llic inilltla ag.ilnst tlie "iinuiici'tioiilxts
of llic westcrn country" uutll aftcr tlic as
feiiibling of Congrcss. Apnition of tlic
pie.unblc nnd rcsolutlon wc vllliiiolc, ns
forinlng llic picccdcuts for so niany slinil ir
pieambles, rcsoliitlons nnd spccclics in tlic
early days of tlic rcbcllion. Aftcr lvciting
tlie fact of llic Insurrcctlon, thc prc.inililc
dcclaies tliat "tlic wailike picp.iratlons
nowniakingto .luiipicss It, betokcmgic.it
dangcr of tlic sword of Anicricans ilr.iwn
agalnst Anicricans, nnd lliat tlic blood of
our fellow cltlzcns will bc i-plllcd," wliile
tlie rcsolutlon lcnucsts tlic I'rcMdcnt lo
stay cncrcice incasuics." In ordcr to nicel
tlils iropositlou, Steplicii.Iiu-ob, nflcrwimls
njudgeof tlic Miprcmc cnuit ns 011c nc
count lias lt but mnrii cnpcclally, proba
bly, to lidlculo it, introduc(!d n rewilution,
prcfacing lt wllli llic icm.iik tliat "lt
would, pcrliaps, iinswcr cvcry wisli of
Coloncl I.yon." Tlic linport of tlic rc
solvewas "Tliat tlicgovcriKirbe directcdto
" issiic lus proclamation foibiddlng tlic ns
" scmbllng of ccrtaln Fclf-ercatcd sociellcs,
" tlio dKsemln.itioii of wluc rant and
' qiiiblilings, liad n tcndciicy to distuib tlie
" pcaco of Eoclcty, uuilcr whatcvcr iiainc
" llicy incct." Tlic nllu.-lon it iniiy lio nc
ces'-nry to Fay, was to dcinocralic politlcal
socictics wlilcli Coloncl I.yon wns cxces
sivcly zcaluus ln organilug. Ncitlicr icso.
liitlmi clicitcd di.'-cussion, but botli wcrcdis
iiiisscd witli a contcniptuoiis ilNicgaidof,
cvcn, p.iiliaiiicntaiy courte.y. It fcciiis
tliat I.yon callcd lils boarding Iioufc " tlic
dcinocralic bcadipiirtciv," nnd vcry fooii
aftcr tlie ndjournmcnt of tlic gcncral as
hcnibly, for tlio day, " 1111 elllgy wa.
" brouglit from tlic bcadiiuarters of C'ol.
" I.yon, bung 011 sliccrs and lmrnt upon llic
" pnbllc gicen." Tlie "elllgy," it is said,
bore n " lable " 011 its forclicad iiiFrribcd :
"Tlils is .lacob."
Tliat I.yon was tlic orlginator of tlils dis-
graeeful procecding secms to odnilt of 110
doubt, and Lyon, lilinwlf, in llio cominunl-
catlon refcried to, docs not dcny, or cvcn
nlludc to tlie nllalr. Tlio account, to wliirli
wo liavc icfcncd, Eays tliat tlio opcrators
wcrc "a ncgro, wltli a flddle, nnd two or
tlircc young incn," ndding, tliat tlils mlglity
affalr, liowcver, madc so little nolsc as to
lie forgotten lu a tew days, univcrsally dls
avowed liy inen of cliaraclcr, nnd dbap
provcd by cicry iiaily. No menlion of
eltlier of tlicsc motions, or rcsoliitlons, Is lo
bc found upon tbc journals of tlic gcncral
nsscmbly, but lu llio letterof I.yon, nlieady
refened to, written aftcr tlio adjouriuucnt
of tlic leglslaturc bo Btales tliat lt,bls rcsolu
tlon.ls ln tlio liands of Mr.diicob. Tlils fact,
takcn wllli tlie followlng nccount dcrivcd
irom nnotlicr Bourcc, bIiows tliat Coloncl
Ilciiton's cclebratcd cxpunging rcsolutlon
was not nltogetlicr original wltli lilm. Tlie
m.irc tliat Verniont'n lilstory is examlncd,
tlie moro Instances wo find In wlilcli nction
lias bccn taken wlilcli, lialf n ccntury nftcr
wards, Is followcd by ollier statcs or by tlic
gcncral goyernmeiit, aud elainicd to bc tlio
llrst Instaucu ot tlic klnd 011 iccord. A
writer to a "Iloston papcr" wliat "iapcr"
Is not slated says, in rcfcrring to tlus nf
fulr i A motloii was lutcly madc lu tlic
legislaturo of Vermont, ccnsurlng tlio cx
clso law, "approballng tlic oppnsltlrtn to it
by tlie wlilskcy boys, nnd cliarglng tlie
I'rcsident wltli n stretcli of power ln call-
lng out tlic inilltla to supprcss tlio lnsur
gcnts, and urglng tlio govcrnor'.i leprescn
tatlon lo "Congiess of tlicir Bcntlmcnts. Tlils
motlon wns carrlcd." Tlio ncxt day
wbicli was iirobably Octobcr lOlli "a
motlon was mado cxprcsslvo of tlic dangcr
of dcinocralic socictics 1 tliat tbclr cxlst
cnco tlircatciiod serlous consoqiienccs to
tlio cxlsting govcrnment, nnd tbnt cvcry
good citlzcn nnd lcglslator slioukl uso tbclr
utmost cndcavor to dcstroy llicm." Tlils
motion was, tlic account says, wlllidr.iwn
to gl.vo placo to nnotlicr, "tliat tlio yoto of
tlio prcccdlng day sliould bo ciascd from
tlio record," wlilcli was carrlcd by n vcry
largo malorlty. Herelt may bo rcmaikcd
tliat llio Vermont lcglslaturo mado 111010
perfcct work ot "cxpunging" tlian tlio
Unltcd Btatcs Scnato did of tlielr rcsolutlon
"cxpunging" from (lio record tlio vote of
ccnsuru agalnst Gcncral Jackson, Iu tlic
lattcr casc, tlio vote of ccnsuro stlll ixnialus
mado stlll moro proinuicnt by tlio black
llncs nnd inscriptlon wlilcli cncloso nnd
mark it, wlnlo tlio "cxpunging icMilulIon"
ls, also, of record. In Vermont, ln tlio
prlntcd journals, at leaBt, not tbo kllglitcst
alluslon Is mado to' cltbcr tlio ''cruslng"
rcsolutlon or to tuo ono ortwootlieri-esolu
tlons wlilcli nctually passed tlio general ns
Bcmtly. Tlio lettcr writer concludes lils
coiimiuulcatlou by stating tliat ln coiue-
qucnco a 1110b collcctcd, u'ud bilnlt Ittr.
ttUTLANJ), VT., PK1DAY MO.RN1NG, OCTOBEll 24,
Srtmutl Palne (wlio seconded tlie sccond
motlon) ln elllgy. Tlic clectlon for fedcral
Sen.itor succccdcd four days aftcr, and
Palne wns clioscn." Tlic clectlon for Unl
tcd Statcs Scnator occurrcd ou tlicMtli day
of Octobcr, wlicn JSlffah, notS.imuel,I'aliic
was clioscn. It Is prnbably too latu to ns
certaln wllli nccuracy wlio was lionorcd
wllli Coloncl Lyou's conipllnicnts by bcing
biirncd Iu clllgj' to tlic muslc ot a fidille,
but wlictlicr lt was Judgc Jacob or JudgC
I'alnc, llicy rctalncd tlic confldcncc of tlielr
fellow cltl.cns totliodayof tlielr respcctire
deallii.
iiAmcim; a:ain.
Wo liavc, lierctofoic, callcd nttcntlon to
llic Incqu.illly of tlie dlstribulion of cur
rcncy, nutliorir.cd to Ikj Issucd by or for
national bunks, nnd endcavorcd to BlioW
lliatnorulcuf proiortlnn could dctcrmlne
tlic locatlon or number of. tlinHi instltullonsn
fl',, ,!,. l.rlil.. nn,.,T7,,l.4l..;T, l
Wfof tlifBr?riii rcfcrencc to tl.eeaUbM5.Tr,nC"1 ,M ,fi'
lng ot national liaulis, tlie 111111111111 nt cur
icnry tliat h. Jjuik bills, or prbnilse.s to
pay to elrculate ns inoncy tlicy wcrc nl
lowed to Ijsiic, niul dodnccd tlicrefrum,
or, ratlicr, suggcsted tliat a frce national
b.uiklng syslcm would provido a rcnicdy
for tlicsc cils. AVc aic u llrni believcr ln
tlie national b.uiking systcni Its iiiiinopoly
fcitiuc nsidc - and liavo 110 ileslrc lo return
to tlic olil statc b.iuks. It Is truc tliat in
Vermont, Elalc banks furiilslicd as Found
nnd icll.ililc a ciurciicyns could be fur
iilslicd bv nny 11I.111 whatcvcr, aud tbeir
promlscs to pay circuiatcd 11s inoiicy, wltli
out (INcomit from tlicir facc value,
.
tlirntigliiiut thc lcngth nnd brcadth of the
lnnd. Thcrc va.a, liowcver, 110 Fecinily
for llio lcdcniptlou of llieso proiniscs to
pay, myc llic honor nnd Intcgrity ot the
ni.inagers, wlio nialutaincd the solvency of
thc banks ns tlicy would thelr own pcr
Biinal, pcciiniiry icsponslbillty. Iu tlie
li.uidf" nf dcFlgning inen, our old bank sys
lcm could liavc wrought imiiK'asur.iblc
sillTciiiig lo iudlWdil.lls, as well as coni
merclal disister to tliebualiicsconiiuunity.
Wllli thc power tolssuc bank bills, with
which tlicy wcro Invcsted, tlicy could liavc
lloodcd the countiy with tlielr notcs, nnd,
by conycnient falluics, liavc rcapcd great,
but dishnnct proflts. Tlie banking liusi
ncss nf Vcrinmit, fortunatcly, wascmifldcd
with 1.11c exccptio.s, to otlicr liands. nud
hcr banks wcrc niaiingcd witli intcgrity
and lnislncss honnr, and thelr promlsCH to
piy passc.l cuiTcnt cvcry w hcrc. Not so,
liowcver, wltli otlicr statcs. Ver
mont, ahnost alonc, contlnued n
banking Fystcm wlilch authorlzcd the
Issue of cuirency wllliout 1111 nc.
tual ih'posit of Bccuiity for tlicir lcdciup.
tion. Iu otlicr Ftatcs whcie thc Vciuiont
systcni was tricd, "wlld cat" banking
usurpcd the place of Icgltlmatc busincss,
tlio country was lloodcd with nioncy,
banks fallcil, tlio pcopli; suffercd nnd Mif
managcrs bccanie wcnltliy. Thc naturul
rcstilt was lliat 0110 Iraveling through.nit
tlie Unlon was compcllcd to s'op In ncaily
cvcry statc, tlirough which hc pascd, und
exchaiigc his moii''y for tli.it of thc statc
thrmigli which hc was paslng, at n bcavy
di.-tount, or lunibcr hiinsclf with gold und
silver.
Thc national banking systcni haschaiigcd
all thi", nnd inoncy or lliat wlilcli lcpie
scnlM moncy issucd in onc statc is good iu
cvcry statc iu tlic U11I011. 1'erhaps a sluto
systcni of b.uiklng inight liavo brouglit
about tlie samo fccllng or conlldcnce, but
wc dnubt II. Tiicic ls now nn absoluto fc
curity for o.ich aud cvcry blll Issued. Asldc
from coiuitci fcils, n b.inkcr, biokcr, busi
ncss m:in, or lnillvidii.il is not rompclled to
examino a " bank nole dclcctor " bcfore
daring tolakc a bill isucd by n paiticnl.ir
bank. To lllustratc : Wo liad a bank ln
Danby which, for a llmc, trunsactvd a
piosperous, beeati.io n Icgltlmatc, busincss,
and tlicir proiniscs lo pay wcie cunent
tlirougliout tho country. Aftcr a tlme, Its
capital, or n niajorlty of it, was liouglil up
by spccul.itors, wlio,tlicicliy, ohtalncd con
trol tlicrcof and elcctcd olllcci'S to sult
tlicir convciilcnce. Tlils was ono of tlio
ery fcw Vciuiont banks tliat dcpaitcd
from a lcgitimato hitsiiicss, and, iu tlils
casc, the departure was not inade so long
as thc iiiaiiagcmcut lcmalncd ln tho liauds
of Vciinonlcrs ; but whcu outslde specula
Un used It for tbclr own puipostn, a dis
aslrous falluro ensucd. Tlielr proiniscs to
pay wcro Fcattcrcd tlirougliout llic coun.
try, and thc bills wero gcnuiiie. If, liov
ovcr, onc of tlio bank notcs wcre talicn in
tho course of trade, boiiio 0110 must suffir
a loss. ' Thc currcncy of tho bill dcpeiukd
upon tho solycncyof tlio bank. lfllie
bank fallcd, or suspcudcil paymenl, tliflr
proiniscs to pay wcro dlscredlted, and ceaJcd
lo p iss currcnt as nioncy. "Ilank nolc lc.
tectors " wcre n necosslly, becnuse buslncS"
inen must know tho slaiidlng of thc bank,
whoso proiniscs lo iay wcro offcrcd lilm in
oxchango for lils coniniodltlcs. So far an
coiuitcrfeits wxro coneerncd, thcso "dctco
tors" mattcrcil lllllc to llio general run of
busincss incn, bccauso tlielr own observa
tlon could, in nincty-nlno cases out of n
hundied, dctcct a countcrfelt from tl'
gcnuiiie, but lt was nn nbsolulo necesslty
tliat tlicy sliould bo lnformcd lu rcfercnce
to tlioraluo of llio blll olfcred, wlilcli could
only bo deteriniiied liy thc solvency of tho
Institutlon issuing lt. Iu tlilt rcspcct, too,
national b.uiks liavo changed tho Bltuatlon.
Thelr lssuos nro bo Bccurcd ns to bogood Ijc
yondnll posslblo contlngcncy. Tlicy nre,
uudcr nll nnd overy clrciimstauces, worth
thelr facc. If a national bank bill for ono
hundrcd dollars, Issucd liy n bank locatoiy
at tho futtliermost coruerof the Unltcd
Statcs, is prescntcd iu paynient for n ddit,
It ia acccpted whethcr tho bank Is Bolvcnt
orliisolvent, bccnuso its redcmpllon is as.
Blired lieyond the posslhlllty of doubt. In
decd, owlng to tho Incquality of tho dlstii
butlon of tlils clitss of currcncy, tho Issucs
of nn liiholvcnt bank if tlicy can booli
talncd lu siilllcicnt (piantltlcs eommand 11
prcinlum, for tlio purposo of belng nble,
wltli lt, to localc a bank In sonio locallty
ncedlng banking facllltlos. Tlils fuct fur
nlslica unothcr nrgumcnt for frcu banking.
liut tlils is nll aslde from our original pur.
poso, althougli, pcrliaps, it Is as well to
closo tlio consldcrntlon ot tho subjcct, If,
Indeed, tliat wero posslblo. Wo udvocato
freo banking upon Btlll anotber groU"J
nnd for nnotlicr rcasou. Tlie wliolo
nmount of national bank circulation U
limltcd, by law, to tlircc liundred nnd flfty.
four inllllous of dollars, wlilcli Is nll, or
wlll witlilu a fcw wccks bo issued. Tlils
docs not nfford sulllclent currcncy wltb
wlilch to tramact thc ordlnary buslness of
tlie country. Thcrc mayor may not bc
tlie samo nmount of specle In tlic country
tliat tlicre wns tlilrtcen yc.irs ngo, but tlils
really makcs 110 (111X01-01100 bccauso gokl
nnd sllvcr can nevcr bccomo n I'cneral clr-
fculatlng mcdiuin. Tlio dcficiency ln cur
rcncy, wltli wlilch to carry 011 tlic busincss
of llic country, Is aupplied by trcasury
uotes generally known as gl-ccnb.ieks.
Tlie country nceds just f.o mueli money
wllli wlilch to tr.1ns.1ct busincss. If tlio
amotint Isincicased 1111 inlUtiun of busincss
Iscauscdand spcculatlon, wltli attcndant
cxtiavagancc, rcsults. Decrciso thc
amotint and a general staguation of busl
ness follows. Thcse rcsults nic as lnevlt
ft'ble as the seud tlme and thc harvcst. Uu-
jess soinelliiug uiiforcjcen ''CCurs, tlie pay-
nciii ginu iiucresi, 1110 iiiiporiauon ot gom
from F.urope to purchase the priHlucts of
intm r.nronc
our soll, nnd n judicious sale of gold by tho
govcrnment wlll, wltliln six wceks or by
tlie asscniblhig of Congrcss- placc our cur
rcncy and spccib ncaily upon a par. Ifat
tlils timc, for Congrcs4 can tlicn act In tho
prcnilscs, tho national banking pilvllcgcs
arc thrown opcn to all, wltli tlic provision
tliat for cvery dollar of national bank bills
issucd a dollar of trcasury notcs sliall be
dcstroycd, it scenis to us lliat n gicat slcp
wlllbo taken toivard thc lcsumption of
spcclc layments. Ilaiiklng ls profitable,
and associaled capital will cngagc ln llio
tho buslness nnd furnlsli currcncy ns fast
ai nccdcd, nnd as fast as grcc'nbacka arc ic
tlrctl. Tlicse bank notes bcing good bc.
yoiid all contlngcncy, thc pcople
wlll have conlldcnce in tlicin, nnd
witli spcck', for 11 timc, nt or
near par, the deniand tlicrcfor upon
tlic part of Mll holdcrs would bc luslgnlll
cant. So long us the govcrnment ciicu
latcs Its ticisury notcs ns moncy, lt wlll bc
linposslblc to icturn lo specle paynient.
I'ut thc fiirnlshlng of moncy into tlic
liands of associatcd entcrpii.-e, with thc
liills scciucd as tlicy ninst bc, conlldcnce
would lctiiin at oikc. Thc currcncy ot
tlic country docs not exeecd, weaietold,
tlie amount ln circulation in tlie tlincs bc
fnic tlie govei'iuncnt look upon ltsclf tlic
bii-lncss of issuing its tie.iFUiy notcs and
maklng tlicm Icgnl tcndcr. If tlils' is 90,
thc letirlng of giccnbacks mid tlie substitu.
tion theiefor of national lnmk bills wlll be
thc llrst great step towaid the rcstorallon
of confldcncc aud llic conscipicnt rclurn of
so ciillcd spceie paymenl.
Special CorrospoiKk'iiCB of llio CUidk.
l'oici:k;. 1,1:1 "ji:ii.
Loxiiox, Scpt. 110.
rA UAV AT llltKIIITOK.
l.cjc';lTcnrs ngo whentho Druids wan-
ilercJ'nvcr ' r.ngiaiid, b'nllt thelr nllitis of
stoncnnd woi-shlppcd tlicir Idols, lliighton
wnsnneof thc fnvoicdli.iunlHof tlils fIii
gul.ir fr.itcrnlly.
To tlils d.iy upon the blcak hlulfsicnialn
luulcnialilc tokcusof their caily icsldcncc,
althougli thc sea lias cncroached upon llio
hunt nnd thc facc of llic roa't lias changed,
I wltliln llic pn.-t fcw ccnturlcs, alniost bc
i yoiid iiTcgnltiou. The ohalky clill's, how
! uvcr, iciiialn aml It is upon tlicse lliat llic
"Loiulim by the Se.i" lias iiilncn and llvuls
thcworld ln Ihe biilliancy of its Intcinal
llfe.
Noble nnd bcgg.u, toiuist and cill.cn,
nlike enUr the cily by Ihcrallway fiom llic
Vktoii.istalion iu I.ondon, and wlMiln the
hour by tho rapid expicts Irain tlic fcatnics
of Ihe country changc from park aud mca.
dow tn blcak hlll nnd linic-stone lcdgc j
hcic nnd tlicre bits of vcrdurc nppc.ir but
cuti tliiieoascs fado ns tho grc.it stallrtn at
lliilditmi is rcaclicd. Qiiccn strcct lcads
dlrcctly through the "Old Town," with its
uairow l.uics and antiipiated shojis, to the
"tlilf 'along wlilcli cxtcnds the fotir-nillo
iliivc and pi'onienadc.
Jlut few walciiiig placcs aic so cnilncnt
li favorcd by iiaturc ns lirighlou, whilc
iiciy oppoilunity fordiplay lseagcily np.
impiialed j tho placo Is ncycr out of sca
mji ! Is nevcr frce from lliowhhlof fash
bji and galety, oven lu llio dcpths of win-t-'',
and so mlld Is Its climatc tliat iuvalids
ire bcnclitcd by tho snft bieczes and soiilh
ffn suii all thc ycar round. The elty rcsts
ujioii theclifla lu n ncml-rirclc, faclng tho
sca, wltli tlio bcach, dilvc nnd pinmeiindo
Ixtwccu.
IIcic 011 n fino day ln Septcinber nro lo
bc scen the nallons ot tho world lu cvery
grado nud shapo of wlilch humanlty is cn
pahlc. BIOIITS ANII BCCNES.
Aloiig tlie northciu facc nl tlic dilvo cx-
tmd tour lullcH of liiagiiinctnt lioleln nuit
rcsldenccs in an unbrokcu llno ot slonc
fronts, hay wlndows, gllded plazzas nud
gay nwiilng". Wlndows nro lllled witli
ilctators ciijojing w- uagennt below or
looklng nut upon tho broad cimw ()f jr)it
tcrlng occan, ilottcil with gondolas aud
yachts. Witl'''i tlio drlvo rolls tl 0 majcs
tlc carrlagi of somc nnclcut downger,
closely followcd by 11 chnmplng four-ln.
"d, whlk ln tnrii nppcarsa lllght of
"iiicn" nnd "birMses," from llic statlon, witli
a scoro or moro of ninazcd fiiccs at thc
wlndows i next, a timpany of equcstrlans
witli lloating vclls nmlvobea ; 11 chcer nnd
a dog-cnrt drawn by a tadcni nf ilnnkevs.
iktshcs past and Is lostlntlit reccding forcst
wiup-tops and llvcrlcs,
'Ilius for tlni'O
lioura nf thc ufteiiKKin coiitluuis tlils nn-
ccaslng traln of veldclcs whkli wiiiils
In lts rcstlcss stieani nll tlio cifilpage.
doin, trom tlio lumlicring concli of tio no.
blllty to tlio coster-moiiKcrs cnb, proii.llod
I'y inen, goats or dogs.
Upon tlio promenadc, Vanlty Fair holds
1'lgU lcvco, Tho sceio Ia 11 panoranin of
elegaut tollcttcs, wllli buUon.hoIo boipiets
danclng inost Bcrvllo nttcntlon 1 lutcrspcrs.
wl with comploxlons of cvery tlnt froni
Afilcan toSaxoii! Itallan cyca and Duteh
liralds j dramatlc cclebrltlca and frult wo
incn j thorougli.brcd "pugs" and uu'
l'ppy mongrcls.
Tho proiueniido Is varlcd by two mag
nlflceut nlcra wlilcli cxlend Into tho sca
lilSO feetj tlioy nro sltuntcd nbout ono inllo
"I'art and althougli Blmilar In consiructlon
aro not cquslly fushlonablc.
Tlio west pler is tho onc In vogne, bc.
logUOfevt Inwldlh, clegantly tlccorated
1873.
with vatied colors and gas-lamps, nnd con
tainlng, nt tlic cnd, a elrcular concert hall
In wlilch open-alr concerts may be cnjoyed
twlcc or tliriccdally. Tho tnaiu fcatuic ot
tlils sca cnd of the pler is tlie oruainental
we.ithcrscicen, composed of glass, bcklnd
wlilcli thc conipanyslt andcnjoy thcdual
prospcct of land and fca, and yct nre shcl
tercd from tho least cxposure to llic wind.
Ilcio Btrolls tho robuat nud vlgorous pe
dcstrlan, thc hoicful convulcsccnt and
bclpless invalld ; hcrc, too, nic mct tlie
damc nndcavnllcr and Ihe uurse witli hcr
chcrub chargc, wiiile not fnr distant
loungcs tlio spuncd und whlskered nrtlllery
man, who lecw nt llic inoffeiislve nurse
nnd causes hcr to collldo wilh llic pcrain
bulator of an Invalld drawu by a seedy rc
ppcctable "compaiilon."
From thc pler thc clty lies like 11 paliitcd
skctch agalnst the white cllfl's with the
lihbonof caiiiagca nnd pedestrlans nt its
Jiint, whlu.lcb)W yxlcnOs tlie b;ach whcre
fliroiimg oanus nic playing; n trlo of bc
lectcil voiees Is slnglng "Oo.l Sac tlie
Qucen,"to n gilnnlng crowdi dogs nre
barklng ; boys aro crying "Jlatchcs and
Flowcrs ;" boats launcliiiig nnd parlies
bathing, togctlier with tho indescrlbablc
din of fruitcrcrs, cab-men und confcctloii
cis In fact upon thc drive, tho promenadc
and thc bcach, society is lcprcscntcd ie
ppectivcly by tho arlstocracy, tbc denil
monde and dcmocracy. Uy Biin-sct tlic
laro of fahion lias disappeaicd, shops are
closcd and diuncrs, balls and theaties ns
sume tlic sway. The sca in tlie Hay of
llrlghton Is the cliarm which lias drawn
togctlier llic Inimense iiuinbcr of lsitors
who aiinually ciowd tlie niyriad hotcls of
the cily ; lt is of a mnst remarkable green,
and bccause of lts perfcct safcty, attracts
couiltless pleasuie-erafls upon its BUifacc
cacli d.iy.
1IIK I'AVII.ION.
Wliat tlicL'iyMnt Palaco Is to I.ondon,
the I'iivllion is to Iliighton. It wns bullt
by Ocorg'j IV. for n siminicr palacc nnd
bcnrs to-dny 11K thc oiiginal maiks of rcgal
splcndor.nlthoiigh it lias ilcgcncratcd into n
ball room and thcatic for any untitlcd as.
sembly. Tlio cxtciior is purcly llindoo, in
Blylo and exceution, wiiile Its intcrnal dcc
oratlonsnroChincsc. From a corridor of
frescoc und splendid lantcrns the vlsitor is
inlrodiiccd to thc thcatic, which is tlie
ucmo of oiicntal gr.indour, with its gildiug
nndcolois, bclls, dragoom nnd gllttcring
crystals. The clinndcUcrs of tbc ajmrt
luent rcpicsent Ihe challces of cuornious
lotiis-tlowers, tlie eastern emblcmof brlght
ness, and faiily dazzle tlie cyo with their
piismatic splcndour.
Then follows a sultc of drawing rooms
(lislinguishcd by the tint of tho wulls uud
fiirnituic; cicry detail is true to its lieatlien
models wiiile IJcuarcs, Dclhi and Pekin
liavo bccn lnld undcr trilnttc for tlils decor
ntlon.Thcccutiuuf tho. palaco grounds is
nccnplcd by nii lCastcrn tcmplo wiiich nc
comniodatcs !J,000 pcrsons undcr lts dome
nnd utfoids one of the llncst thcntrcs for
inu-U: in Kuiope. Tlie cntranccs to tlio
cily fn.in thc gaidcns nic by Jlooiishgates
equnlly ciiaiiKieiibtlc and slattiy iu dcslgn,
nlike woithy to oveilook tlie (ianges or
graut cntiaiice to thc famous chariots of
.liiggcinaut.
I.ato in llfe Gcorgu IV. discontlnued lils
vi.-ils to this siininier palaco 011 nccount ot
1111 Insiill lo a faioritu Jliuchloncss who
ilisplaycd nn iiriognnce- too gicat for the
foibcarancc of thc towns-pcoplc.
In 18:17, William and Adclaido vlsllcd
Ilrigliton nnd Improicd tho pavilion und
fcicii ycars latcr the youlhful Vietoria
pascd two k-jsoiis nt thc palacc, slncc
which datc it foituiics liavc rnpidly dc
(iiucd uud it is now utillzcd fortlowcr
Fhows, b.ills aud couccils.
1111: AIJIMllll'M.
Aftcr long diECiissious nnd nuuicious
controvcrsics tho suni of llirco liundred
thousauil dollai-s was, tlircc ycars slncc, np.
pioprlatcd for the rcchilmlng of a portlon
of tho ancicut strand from the sca aud for
llie crccllon of a marino nquarium wlilch
was to fiiirpas any Blinllar production in
the world. To-day thc woik U coinplcted
and llie piojcctors congialiilate Ihcniselvcs
upon a siicccss cxcccillug tlielr inost san.
giilne expcctatlons. Tho iiulssIvc buildlng
standa wltliln a few feet of tbo rolllng surf
and is icachcd by 11 lllght of giunite bIcjib
nhlch lcad Into au cntruncu hall of snpeib
dlmciiBions, oriiauicntcd witli statues, llow
cib, va-cs, friezes of Neptunc and Nyinpli.
llfe nud globcs of scuniiemoncs. From tlils
hall cxlcnd tlnco conldors, 80 feet iu
lcngth by 30 lu wldth, the wnlls of which
are tho great platc-glass pldcs of tho Iiisli
tanks, throiigh which n perngutoua Ilght
illuinlncs llie corndors. At tho cnd n bust
of BUiishlnels Ylsltilotrouillie eonscrMilory
wlilch is an cnclosed spaco of 200 feet, in
wlilcli cxotlcs nud fcrns llourish uud vlnes
clanibcr upon tho rocks, from which a cns
cadc, twcniy feet hlgh, dashcs ltsclf nnd
forms 11 minlaturo rlvcr In whlcli seals dls
port thcmsclvcs ninong tho grottocs nnd
rnrcs.
Tho roofs of tho corrldors aro construct
cd of varlcgated brlcka rcstlug upon col
uniiis altcrnatcly of pollshcil serpciitino
niarhlo nnd Ahcrdccn granltc, tho capltuls
bcing carved ln nppropriato maiino devkcs
of blrds, llsh, sliclls and wccd. Tho tanks
nro rnugcd upon tho sldes liavlng glass
fronts of twcuty.four feet equaro throiigh
wlilch gllnipscs of Bub-inarino lifo may bo
obtiiiucd wltliout tho dciiizens bcing con.
pclnus of lio Inqulriiig eyes. Tlicse tanks
nro for tlio moat part flfty feet in lcngth by
twcnty.flvo ln wldth and rcpicsent tho bol
ton! nf thc sca as sccu from dlving-bells.
Hcrc, a brilllnnt collectlon of nncmoncs nnd
cornla display tlielr cxqulslto tlnts nnd
Bhapcs ; thcrc, a Bchool of trnusluccnt
brcam or trout appcar or dlsappcar amnug
tlio rocks j near by aro lobstcrs crnwling
away to thelr dark liaunts ; cnormous tur
"tles tlslng aud talllng In perfcct Igiiorancp
of giccdy cycs i dog.fish, cod, turbol aud
sole, cacli with tlicir klnd, pureulng .tlielr
dally llfe licrp, nn .octopus buildlng lils
castlo of bIicH ; thcVc, n paradlso-flsli from
Chlna with lils gally tlntcd trapplngs
clinrmlug a lucklcselirlmp j In fact all tho
llvcs nnd uiovcnicnts, frcaks nnd passlons,
Iocsand fcars of tho fiuny trlbo aro licro
portraycd ln perfcctlon.
So liugo are the tanks tliat as tho ob
tcrvcr looks tbrough thelr Blngle glass stde
thc dcpths nf the dlstancc nic lost in shad
ow, thus affordlng a couccplion of sub
marino landscapc. Iudecd thc myslcrlcs of
Ncptuno may hcrc bo cxploicdnsoncwnlks
througli Ihe dlmly llghtcd nlslcs and llstens
to the Btralns of the oreheslrn ln thc con-sei-vatory.
Upon botli sldes nre thc nqueous vicws.ln
thc iiiisty nlcovea staud marblo nyinphs and
all arniind Is thchushed miirmur of llie dc
llghted vlsltors.
Not only is thc nquarium a ficld for
merc enjoyment but to tbc student in
lcthyology it serveri ns a minciini, tlian
which tlio world posscsscs 110110 sujierior.
Sucli arc tlic nttractlons of Brighton.
Each ycar adds new benutlcs to tlils lavor-
cd sllc, nlluics a large numlfcr of udmirers
aud cxpands its fame. It Is Knglaud'a pet
retreat ; her nobles" rcndezvous and the
picasurc-ground of licr peasantrv.
'J. V. P.
I'vo Ilccn 'rlilnklntr.
lVc toen tlilnkln?, I'vo bceu tlilnklnj
Wlmt u florloti-i world wcrc tuis,
DIU rulks mlnrl tlicir uwn tiuslnesa uioro
And tnludtuetr iielKUborMless.
For lustance, you na I my Irlend,
Aro sadly pruiie to tulk
Of nialters tlint coucern us not,
Aud otlicrs' follles iuock.
I'vo bccn UilnklnjT, If we'd bcgln
To incnd our own nrfali-H,
Tliat ijosslbly our nelglitiors lnlirlit
Coiurlvc to inaiiaifo tlielrs.
Wu'vo faults enouKli at liomo to mcnil,
It may Uo so wltli otlicrs :
It would Hfeni strangb If It wcre not,
Hllico all inuiiklnd aru.brotlicis.
Oli 1 would lliat we liad cliarlty,
For evcry 111.111 and woman,
Forirlvenuss U tlie niai k of tlioin
Who know to"crrls liuinan."
Tlien lct us banlsli Jcalousy
Lct's llrt our lullun lirothcr,
And ns ws Journcy duwn liro's road
"lio t'ood Ui 0110 aiiutlier."
LIOIIT ASI) SIIADK.
.Ilultcrv Crnvo mul ny trnii All
Sonrccs.
VKitr niui: 1.0 vi..
(Di'trult Free I'rcss.j
Ainong a party ot SircdUli hninigrants
arriving licre Tucsday niorning was a
coiuely young fellow aliout twenty ycars
old, nnd n pluuip little lassle pcrliaps two
ycars youngcr. Anyhndy coulil cc tliat
tlio young man was in love wilh tlie glrl,
and also ilUcover tliat thc was a great co
quette. Th-y walkcd up Tliird strcct arni-In-arin,
up I.arnid, ovcr 011 to Woodliriilgc,
nnd lie alniost lnadcd hcr down with canclv,
llgs. apiilcs, nnd tho liko. Hcr inother, "11
well-to-dowidow, gave botli a tallohl hlcss
ingas tlicy got b.ick to tho dcpotj and 119
the young nian is in poor circunistanccs it
is prol ablc tliat shc tubl liiin hc could nev
cr call hcr lils uiother-in-l.iw and lie get olf
abusivo hits and touicli jokes about her. At
least it was souicthing to makc hiin fccl
vcry badly, for be went olT down below tho
Hour sliclls and took ofl'his coat, boot9, and
vcst nnd lcapcil Into the rivcr. IIc was
obscrved by lialf n dozcn incn, who "snak
cd" hiin out In 11 huiry, and he was ledback
to bis fiienjs, who were nll greatly cxcilcd
oicr Iiix cuuduct. Tlie girl wept, tlie
mothcr got hcr voice up to Wachtcl's hlgh
cst and tlicn lold him wliat rIio thought of
sucli busincss, nnd somc of tlic mcn thrc.it
cncd to hold hcr hcad undcr tho pump.
The young mau is fioltig lo have lils little
lasslo or clso ho's going to a world wherc
tlicre is no marrying or giving Inmarrlage;
nn.l li ut crylntt on a bvncli. wlthtllu river
water tricklin down. lils Imck froni lils wet
liair, ho didn't sccni to care u ccnt which
horn of thc (lllemnia he took.
I.IVKI.V GIRL'.
Slaiinton (Va.) Vlndlcalor.)
Waking np 132 giils at onco e.111 ho
diinc nowhcro but in Staunton. An ninni
I1119 drovu up to a fvnialu i cuilnary hcrc Ihe
otber day at thrco o'eloek, nnd did it wllli
out a ll.iw. Tlicy all sat ttock upright in
bed, chitching nt cach otlicr In tlio d.irk,
and crcauiing, "It ninst bo a 111.111 1" Soinc
bow, nothing sycr linppcns tliat n girl docsn't
swcar It if "a 111.111." Of tho wliolc nuni
bcr 128 cricd, "O, whcre Is my pa?" Tho
old man is ucvcr wantcd cxccpt wlicn trou
blu coines along. A girl may h,iu 100
new drcsscs to show, and it's "0, mal"
but tlic iniiiuto shc stunips hcr toe it's
"Whcre'a my pa?" Onc hundrcd nnd cight
tnld, "Tlie liouse is on flrel" iind startcd
duwn stairs, carrying ix coluguo bottles,
elght ciipics of llyron, ono Shortcr Catcch
Ism, thrco brahh, nnd tlircc huitlcs At
lircnkf.ist ncxt nmrnlnir tlicy coinparcd sta-li.-lic.-j
Julia lSlog$den mailo tho botloiu
Btcp of tlio lowcst tliglit, carrying hcr trunk
tho washstand, tho licdslcad, nnd to whi-dow-eliiittcr",
In two-ininiitcs nnd twclvc
Bccnnils. Julia is .1 truthful scholar. Jlary
Lohsby ptit up hcr hack-hair, llxcd hcr
hangcd froiit-halr, nnd ;-iiuuil 011 11 rutl In
ono niinutc and thrce 60001111-1, and Ullcn
l'itclitclilcr puton hoth sliocs, llirco p.iir nf
carrings, nnd n poloiiaise in llvo sccumN
liut thc prizo scholar cxcilcd the hatrcd
nml envy lif all by proving by t e conk tliat
hc faintcil "atone dead" twicc.
A 1110 m.ow.
(New orleans Ilcrald.)
I.at cvi'iiing, whilo llio chicf cnginccr
of a liingtotcr wns expaiiating upon
thc hcnctits to lic dcrivcd froni thc frcc usc
of bis inetriiuicnt, a cadcvcroiis imlividiuil
tteppcd out of the 1 rnwd and rcmarkcd to
lilm :
"Mlster, do you tlilnk it would liclp nic
any to blow into tliat can?"
"Yen, eir ; ceitalnly; It would cxpand
your chcst, glve claslicity to your liing",
and lcnglhcn your life. Wliy, you'd soon
bo nblo to blnw 500 pounds nnd wln the $"1
prlzc."
"Wby, docs a fellow gct 5 wlicn hc
Llows tliat many pounds?"
"Ycf, sir ; wouldu't you like lo makc n
tri.il?" wilh 11 knnwinc wink to thc cruwd.'
"I don't care if I do." said Orccns, wnlk-
lng around and planking down a dlnio of
tlio Rrcasy shluplastcr sort.
Tlicn tukini: tho inouth-piccc in his hand,
lio mado rcaily. IIu upcncd bi nioulli un
til tlio liolo in liii filco lorfkt-d llko n dry
dock for occan stcanicrs, aml bcgnn to take
in wind. Thc inflation was llka lliat oftho
Oraphic balloon, but not fo disastroua.
Tliat fcllow's chcst bcgan to grow an 1 dis
tcnd untll lio rcsomb)cd a poutcr pigcon
nioro tlian n man, at which polnt lic put
thc mouth-plcco to lils liis 1111J blcw with
sucli farco tliat his cye e.iuic put nnd stood
around 011 bis clicck'boiics to sco wlut was
tho inattcr but tliat can-top went up liko
n llasb, and thc nccdlc of tlicindicatorspun
nround liko tho button on n country school.
houso door, untll It stood stlll nt 500 pounds 1
Tho crowd chccrcd, nnJ thc kccpcr nf tho
can pald ovcr tho 85 in stamps, with n inut
tor of iMtoiilihmeitt. liut Orccns pockctcd
tlicnv colly, nnd turntug lo llio spcctatora,
ald t
"I.ook hcrc, gcnts, tliat uln't nothing to'
do arnll for n man who lias bccn a buglcr
in n dcaf and dumb niyluni forsevcn ycars;
llko nicl"
AN INl-ANT IXCESllIAHV.
(San Franclbco liullctln.l
Henry Wojf, a lad olght ycara old, was
arrcatcd Tucsday nftoruoon on n chargo
of nrson, On Wcdnciday evenlng a flro
waa Uiscovcreil ln tho l'hlladclphia liouso
and in tho salooii No. 437 Uuih ttrcct. In
botli of thcso placca tho flro was cxtlnguUlicd
witli tllght loss, wltliout tlio ald of tho l)c
tiartniciit. Tbo inattcr wat rcfcrrcd to Mr.
Durkcc, who nrrcitfd llic gullty party and
obtahicd froni him' a full confcsslon of tlils
nnd otlicr crlmos. Wolf ttalcs tliat on July
0 ho sctflro toan unoccupiedliouaon Ilar
lan placc, and two nights aflcrwarda act it
on flro ngaln. No inatorial damago was
cauicd, ns thc flro was dlscbvercd in tlmo
to provcnt an cxtcnstro conflagrntlon. Six
wccks ago lio act flre to hla parcnU' rcal
doncojbut tlio flamca 1 wcre cxtlDguislicd
wlthout loit. A iritVutu be tt flre to a
PltlOB F1YE OJ5NTS.
tallor'8 shop by Ignltlng a pllo of papcr
which hc liad placcd in one corncr of tlic
storo. The papcr did not blaze up lo his
satlsfacllon, nt ho procccdcd lo n nclKlibor
lng liouso nndprocurcdscrcrnl filcs of ncws
ptpcrs wliicli ho lit and tlirc- Into tho storc.
MiVjast twn altcuipts liavc bccn rcwnrdcd
wltli siicccss nnd llic youth ia mueli i laled
witli tho result. At liatl'.pa.t sevcn o'clock
on Wcdncsday evenlng hc went to tlio basc
incnt of thc I'hlladclplil lloii'c whcre hc
put a quantlty of rng' througli n broken wln
dow and tlicn sct thctii 011 flro. Hc noxt
went to tlio saloon at No. 437 lluih strettt,
whcre, by tho ald of tnwcls nnd i.i
pcr, be produced n (Ire wlilch was extln
gulscd wilh dilHculty. Wolf appcarcd in
tbc l'olico Court ilocket ncxt iiiorning and
watched tlio procecdlngs wltli mueli Inter
cst. He vlcwcd tlio situatlon In Ihe court
rooni with n eriticnl cyc, aml cvhlently felt
lionorcd with tho nttcntlon hcitowcd upon
him. Judge Loudertnck contlnued tliecaa
in ordcr tn.it a pctitlon for Wolfs adiiiisslon
into thc industrial school inight bc preparcd.
AVolf Is a briglit boy, nnd lils only fiult is
bis ilcslro to bccoino n hero. Ho nttcnds
the Cosmopnlitan sclionl, and Is vcry anxl
ous to sco lils sch ol-toachcr;tfnr whom ho
iprofcssea mueli r.ffcctlon. '
RiiroiiTtxn nxTnioniu.VAKV.
Albany Journal,
Qaccr things happcn in ncwspapor dfli
ccs. Kcccntly a brotlicr journallit in a su
Iiurban town, wilh a llouriliIng wccklyon
hla liand, wns ohligc.i lo acnd 11 young aud
Incxpcricnced rcporlcr to n gitlie'ring wlicro
llicrc was aanie wlnc, many prctty woiiicn
and a song or two. Tliu ripnrlcrh.nl aonic
hour or two in wlilcli to writc up hi nc
count, and he akcd our cdltorhil frlond
wliat lie would my aliout tho niuslc. "Oli,"
was tho rcply, "...iy Mis, 11. sang itli lcii.
ikTiicsi, XlUs C. playcil with briltuincy, Jtr.
X sang with II rc aml sonictliiiig of th.it
ort, und inakc u fcw cnnip.iri-un, y.m
know." Tliat rcporlcr w.n cbfchargcd Ihe
vcry ncxt inoriiiiig. A porlinn of lils niit.ee
rcad as follows : "Mis 1!. sang icry temh-r-ly,
ns tcndcr as young spring hinib willi
mliit saucc," ctc. " Mls C. pl.iycil as brll
liant as a huncli of !lre-crackcrs 011 11 dark
niglit, or as brilli.int as 11 uiclcnric $ linwcr,"
ctc. "Mr. X sang with n niucli flre lli it
burntd up tlircc shccts of niusic and s. t thc
pirlor curtaiin all ahlaze."
Fiom Ihe S'. Ali.ani Mes-ien ;cr.
Tlie Ilalrj iiii ii'n Srpoil.
The fourth niinii.d lcpnrt of thc Vcrniont
D.ilrynicn.s' Ass.h latlon, jiist Issucil, larcx
ceeds any ofits piclcrcssors iu lutcicst nud
value, und wc ini llicicfore nufelv say
tliat lt Is onc of llic inost iiseful mid in
structlve ngiiculliir.il wuiks ovcr hwueil.
It is a paniphlet of 1!)0 p.igcsaud cnibr.ircs
n list of tlic lifc mcinbers; tlieroiiBtltuli. ti:
lcport of the fourlh niinual mcetlng at
Montpelier, rcpoit of tlic fourth wlntcr
mcetlng at St. Albaus; nnd 11 ictiospectlic
vicw ol llie bistoiy of the societv, bv Ihe
Eeerctnry.
Tlie procccdings of the wintcr mcetlng,
of course, eonstitntc tho bullc of the vol
umc, aml enibnice addrcs.-cs bv I'rcBidcnt
Mason and W II II McAUistcr; papcrs by
Jocph HCrosby, (of 11 gcncral char.iclcr).
F 1) Douglnss, 011 buttcr-making. () M
Tinkham, nn Jeiscy Cattlc, T S llold, fcc
letary of tho Connecticut IJoird of Asri
cultuie, nnmllk-l,I)Ciirlis, cdltor of llie
Utica yeraltl, ou llints niiplicablo to thc
tlincs, I)r E I. Sturtcvant, ul'.Ma-s.ichu.-ctts,
on Ayislilre C'attle, Piof. Alcxamler Hyde,
on root cultuie, ihe latc Cupt K I.IIibbaid,
nn markcthig buttcr, 11 S Wood of I'om-
Sccietary of tlie Anieiicnii n liryincii'
60siatlou, 011 Ihice ycars' e.pcrionco ln n
ercainory, John T Kllswnrtli, "fathcr of
tho Ilarrc systcm of fccdin," 011 thc 111.11111
f.icture and iiiarkctlng of fancy lmttcr, and
by Hun X A WUIard, on the laintsnfnillk,
and otlicr topics of gie.it iutcie-;.
Iu iidditiou to this fiind of ficsh lilcr.i
tmc, Ihe dlscus-lons hail at the wintcr
mcetlng nic- reported with tolcrnble full
ncss and acmracy, and to maiiv faimcrs
will prove thc most inteic-ting i'c.iture of
tlie book. Scmc of llicm wcre imile nicv
aud nll of thcm wcie 011 topics of vital lu
tcrcst nnd brouglit out the vicws of our
most pr.ictlciil nnd progrc.-sivc iik n. Tl.e
rcport nlso cnibra(c.s"thi; linding of thc
conimittco 011 tlic samplcs of buttcr cnteicd
for tho IJlaiuiiaril prize cliuin, and the res
olutlons of tho Assoetatlon in nieniory of
J 11 l.ynian and Ilorace (ircck-y.
Withln the l.ist foiu ye.irs theiehas becn
alniost a revolulion iu tlie whole proccss of
dalrying in tliis State, nnd cspccinlly iu tlils
coiuily. Dalrynicii and d.iliynomen knew
from expcrlcncc tlmt rcrtam c.uises pro
duced ecrlain cffccts, 1 tit vcry few knew
anythingof the re.ison.i. Sclcnce in thc
caiiing was llllle known and. lcss koiight
afler, most farmeis .sceniing to icganl it as
beyond tlicir compiclien.-iiin aiiil cvcry day
usc The.-e incctlngs nf the Dahvnieii's
Associalhm howeicr, liavc shown "whata
mW.ikcn lde.i lliat w.i. Tlicy h ivo siin
pllllcd aud nd.iplcd evciything tliat. wns
ab-truseand tho f.irnu'r wlio don't know llio
llrst tcrni iu chcmtstry will llnd hiiinclf nl
into He ikilglitfiil liclils by thn perusiil nf
this book, aud whcii 1m icalizes thc knonl
edge tliat hc lias gilncd, lic will wonkr
whcre all the big words aic.
. is a rcgietlul icllcction tliat all the
fai'iiicrs in tlie state liavc not r.imo vvi lini
tlic Inlliicuce of lliecc uiccting, and 1 i- 1
ally tliat u gic.iter nuuilicr liavo not'pio
curcd thc prlntcd rcports. Tlicy nic llie
only agilculliir.il d.icuincnls cvcr issuc 1 ui
Vermont until tlils ycir, nud wo umlci
stand tliat llon. I Icnry Clarl;, tlie long
tlme .Scerctary of the State Agriculnir.il
Society nnd Voo Orovvers' A.socliUioii,
lcmarkcd lu his iiildroa at the Chittenden
couuty fair, tliat tlicy wcro of moro vtdue
to the stale tlian all llic work lils own so
ciety or any otlicr h.ul cvcr dnno. Ilaving
twicc carcfully rcad uacli voliimc, our
nplnlon corrobor.ilcs lliis, und nny faimcr
who obtalus nnd rcaiU thc four will llnd
hlmsclf mistcr nf a library nnd 111 istcr nf
tho situatlon.
liut tlio society bcing new, fanucis Uol.i
ted und many nt thcni "laud-piHir," it lias
bccn at tbo hanlest liut sntllcicut funds
Jiiivo iH'cn rniscd to pay evcu tlie niDileriitc
bills for prlnllng, white the sceivtiiry lias
servcd withoui n dollar's romjicnsatlon and
lias pald lils own cxpcnscs iu iraveling to
ntherstates to kccp iipicclprociiljcl.illons
wltli kindivd sockiles. I,at ycir tho I,cg
Ulnture mado nn nppmpiiitlnu for thc
printlng fund, but iu 110 legislatuio con
venes tlils jcir, the pics.-ut vnlume could
not liavo bccn l-sued iinless at lonst a hun
drcd iiddillonal llfe memUershlps enuht
have bccn procurod, had it not bccn for llic
gcnerasltv of llon. Uradlcy lluiow, whoso
observations hero had neqtiaiiitiHl him with
the great valuo nf tho soeicty's work, and
to whom tho thouglit nccuricd tliat ho
could not do a better eervico wllli llio b.uho
aiiioiiut of money tlian by hclplng to prlnt
tliat Volunie. Anioug all thc ncta nf bencv
olenco for which ho lias bceu noted for
ycara, tlils, thougli he haa Iricd to kccp tho
knowicdge of it Irom tlto public, vvoi-cgard
as of tho wldcst public bencllt.
Tho Becaiary can now furiush lo all who
maydcsiro to beooniB lifo mcmbersaiid
will eend hiin tho feo, $5, cuch of tho foui
annual reimrts, uud lifo 11101111101-8 nro enti
tlcd to all futuro Issucs vvithout furtlicr
paynient. The npportunlty will fuoii be
past for Bceuring the back volunies.'nnd
besldcs, llio dalry farmer who ueglccls to
stoio his mind with tho lufnrmatiou tlicy
contaln wlll eoon llnd hlmsclf bchlnd his
ncighbors. If tlie fariner docs not clevulo
I1I9 calllng, )io cnnunt oxpect to (lnd tliu
futuro moro prolltablo tlian tho past. It
ouglit to lio tho pildo of cvery Vermont
fatmerto keep tlils assotinlion, orgaulzcd
for tho promotlon of our leading Industry,
lilgli abovo nl want, and lf tlicy kiew hovv
its rcports aro lookcd lo ns autliority nnd
arcsought aftcr even ln dlstaiit forolgii
countrlea, wo tlilnk tlicy ould rnlly nnd
thus by co-operatlou mako easy In tho f u-(
Uire wbat Las bccn liard ln tlie past.