Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-10-21
WOE. X--No. AS7.

hibitcl by every senator.
The circumstance, gentlemen, under which we
meet, though new aud peculiar, demand our mutual
cougraDulalinns. The polilic, desi'Ieralum, long
and anXously sought by the wsrsI men OF ur state,
is at length Obtained The senate Of Vermont,
possessing coordinate legislative powers. by the
free and spontaneous action of the people has been
isituipd, and you aIe delegated by the reehen OF
your respective counties 10 make the first essay AT
legislation as senators. On YOU Is devnl,eI more
than usual weight of responsibility. The friends OF
the amen lmenis Of the constitution have doubt less
been somewhat unreasonable in their antcipa,ions
OF benefits which thew rou,ised, and will not very
patiently submit to disappointment, while those at
ialched to the ancient order Of things will abate
nothing of the advantages which have been describe
ed rs The necessary result; hence yon will see tho
necessity of great prudence, OF much wisdom ana
unlrlng industry, TO meet their hlgh.wrou5ht eX-
pectatlOns.
But as it is now a settled axiom in political econ.
omy that the interests Of people are best secured
by division OF the legislature into two independent
bodies Of co.equa powers; 50 we may rest aSsuteu
that the experiment which has uniformly succeeds
nl elsewhere, Wi, npt idi nrte Or we ave Hoi ~
liberty to suspect that the people Of this state, nav
ing the light Of experience, will not reason and
Judge as correctly Is any other. We may, by our
action hasten or retard their decision but ullna'cs
" i! must be pronounced, and we may not doubt
that it will be in accordance with the opinion OF The
enl ghened citizens of other states.
Much of The success. of the senate will depend up
On an suspicious beginning.
The first and probably most important duty
when w' demand Your attention, Is 70 pro. a; =
o orn =, 81 nue. m'""G Io,i.,Se dulles
Rn,rs sbonG he so Scon.rnrleI =. 10 leave as few
occasions possible for the exercise Of discretion
IN the rreIden' ,h9nl ne sGe'nc ana ma" nt 50
porranrc, and carefully guard the respective rights
Of The minority and mino itv on every question.
1t seems to be very oh' ious that body when
NOES mot ''2se us lisp 'T a oo o ,n rn it's
p1npr',y a'S-I ns!' '"e Iu"e' o. "I 'n Ill
strangers to each other, these appointments would
consume considerable lime aud might prove a source
Of irritation. Nor so in small one IKE this
ncSe elections can ne maze en- ~ " or,e' space u
' "n e p,efo"' a si oya"c;.o If no,er
Exnoc .' for ' rr"nh,iny The freedom Of debate
in BODY - ,mlll is h., can hardly become neces-
s'ry, aud as a consequence, many embarrassing
questions I.oW"'5 o., OF lle construction ana az
p''c'','n "' r"e' pFo'"'nS Tor mem may oG aVr,a'
MINI YOUR rule. that w. nav never have to con,end
with the subJe,ies and rcrpexiries Of the previ.
Gus aud some other privileged questions. These
seem 10 nave originator u p'rI'ale"' WIZ" view
e es'
in the rnls. Of nrocoed,r1s. There NAV be- much
learning and ingenuity in these questions bu, "A
plain common legislature is equally removed
from any necessity for such proceedings and IRON
'"' '"'"y' at o"cc' 10 o'"i'e"en' ''e"'
In consequence OF the relations created
oy Tue Constitution be- "een the Senate
n"u ''ooSe OF 'o'pr'tei' 1t'es' VIII De
necessary tta' your eu' u''et.'''n shou'u
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