Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-02-21

( heavens. With characteristic htfulness il now
shoots CLEAN Of faint light above the horizon, anc
anon wltidraws it from the sight. AT last hal
concealed half disclosed" it rises on the world and
hilher th' multitude repair to worship and adore
Thus md thus only, can we account, sir, for those
eccentric movements and strange contradcl ions
which crowd themselves into the annals of the little
/ and groa aspunts after the perishable honors of
tins worl and this bill we arc to receive as the
first offering upon the affairs erected to our Rew d.
vnity. I is m lhs way our new sovereign will
signalzc he beginning ofhis reign He will destroy
m thehr, year, three hundred millions of property
dlfF thcgood Of his loving subjects, and, with the
besAng God, which may most reasonably be ex-
pected y attend so bcnefcent work, proceeding
at his nic, he will succeed IN his reign Of four
years. in destroying four hundred millions Of The ma
tons properly. Thus will your excellent democrat
r. gosernhen enable our people 10 JSel the force of
that coiioling declaration Of scripture, "Bessed
ar ne f6or.r
Mr. Speaker should be happy to spare myself
the pam which it always gives to to former
transactions in way likely 10 excite unpleasant
feelings; but have the misfortune to differ with
the majority of committee Of which am a mem
beri am therefore, compelled in self defence, to
give every reason IN my power for the course my
conscience impels me to pursue.
Inc House are already apprizod that the bill on
the table presupposes surplus of revenue "a GER
tain to accrue within Re next eighteen months
The existence OF this su'pus is the evil this bill is
intended to prevent Whether this approhended
surplus will accrue is muter Of onin,on. wish.
then, to present another and ony one other docu.
meni, to show t'e reliance 20 be placed upon the
oPmlo"S OF that very majority Of the Ways and
meelsi wy nov .ePui'e US on lhe lal'n Oh tie'r
N"m rcrcn"5 Vii 70 pass s;,'S o'
iecis for the disposition of The SURPLUS revenue were
referred to this same committee, composed of the
same persons last year which now compose it. On
tho istoi JHiy 1855 just before the close of the last
md, h a,f fIa,
session, anu Gi{ about sN months ago, arepof' was
, 'o h., ,is p,Dpo,0 III i1Su ai JA,'"c, ~
of the committee then. as to anv surnlus which
might possibly come inio the Treasury, and also
their proquslics as TO the probability of such an
event happening at ALL
Aitef dispoSihg Ola VARIETY OF topics and re-
viewing Our past history as usual, complaining
with beComIng indignation OF bad currency III
England aud America, and deploHng the eX-
lstGnce Of an 'Nli spht oil speculation, not
wilhstandln9 the late death OF the United States
bNlH, Tue report couc'uues as lOlIO"s'
OeF revenue Jro' Customs and pu6Hc lands,
gter 1897, IS not AEeiy 10 ecceed me eGPe"dt-
lures o. GocefRmeht' It's therefore important
mat, '0tdfUF surplus ace may haue m tAe mean
Time, 'chitter deposited toAh The tocm 6anks or
IN me Std'eS treasury, as IS proposed aver me
jTa 81 Janumy meat, $ho"@ De preserved, 10 De
GpPtied 10 me extraordinary purposes 'ce haze
been compelled to Provde for during ms session,
and ior similar expenditures, a0htch IN the pres
ent state o. our Hdtan reiast9hS' may aSah De-
come necessary va 'he balance OF me Treas
ury on me lst oil January next and me reve-
nue. winch may Dc received IN 1887 there VIII
DC charged IN add'''on 10 Tue current eXpendi'
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