Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-10-16
G0VERNORS'S MESSAGE

transact legislative business Oufrt....
ton an tAis responsibility constitute, ... II.
Inactive icatut's OF a republican gu,tfu..,,.
qlcnt elections bring ,uto immc8.a,c ..r,...
aud constituents, ard enable the rr.-'...
true source ct oil political Povsr ourut..
public servants to account oar iur....
fine MS 10 our own State, not SO tGru,...
60 render Us iofretiu OF the Relation ,.
the General Government
Providence has smiled proruous'y Oh, -....
upon the ubots Of the hus5audpIu
The favorable change which has taken t...
pccuuiary ullaus aud business ot oui ,.ua,,
adjournment OF the last Gcnemi Aasmu. 49,,
Of sincere cougratulatiou. IL may Do I.I1if.- 49,.
and wonder 20 those unacq0alutcd Nith Arr-.,.
acter. that we should 20 soon have 5tco,err. .. "
shock which plray zed our entire busIurs, ,,-,..
aud ti,teaieGed With rum many Of oar mr, I.....
zens From the nature Of our Institutions ., ~
son to expect the prompt intrrposlti1n OF %, ...
Government, 10 ait IN removing the causes of b.,
assment, and restoring confidence iLIuurAuuin.,.
try. These expectations were Disappointed Tea
powers Of the General Government urucar q. ..,,
absorbed IN their cXerllous TO cntty 'l,ur.e r..
which, in the opinion Of large m1I.rIj, ..o., ,.
would have been highly disastrous tnuurIt. .,,..
ihlt attempt has resulted 90 sI.ud H.s.p
winch, confidence has been reriytuE u.ta s,.s.s.
r1pdtv, business il again returning % d, r-sus,.r
channels, thus un-quivocnlIy cvHcmg Ns 'a. enc
gies Of free penp cannot. tor any Length of t..
restrained, by even the most un,1w1tI r.ta.,.- n
II Is but another example TO lcHddrd Goo lhr uer,g
occur m our history. .b,vinr thr Glrt, y.
oar people can accommodlre thcmsey,. 90 -..
cumsiluccs, aud surmount any hculls
Intellectual attempts have been repeatedly ra. !
boIIsh Imprisonment, for debt Although TINY .
resulted IA the entire accomplishment of tl,- !
they have nevertheless led to an ,uyrst.a.i..
rights of debtor aud creditor, highly ayotabI,nt
dcious equitable ana enlightened Legislation a...
subject Irit be admitted Tint uii.inriun, d.
Ice visited with punishment as crime nud t.-, ,
n,ert sbould moi Lr l,0 io b. t,ci,I o,.t l,..,..
In. persou of all others mos, likely in d. .,..
III. cns,.--ibsu the first object oi i!o lac. 81 ....
mark the distinction IN a man .rI So pl,.7 l.,'r
lortunoip shoulJ never bee mistaken i,r tbs ,,
The debtor an diacIosrur and ,urrru5.,,.,, d..
for the dIsrboryc orh,s 5,bis N,ui. I,,r.,.
crpdltor Of ali mower 10 incarcrafe LIsl.d, C.
in,r laws upor TINT ,uiiecl If ,a,, ne .l .,, 80
nress,vp m th,'ir nnrralI,n that H.. ,.u, ,.,. .
nav always avoid Imvr,s,n,,a,,i b, Ip,.',, s,
IRE ON the rendition oi indictment rim. i,,, n. ,
Rnt =, NAV ,velI ina n,L.d ,is ,, 49,. 49,, e..
uunorsss,riIy ,,l,c. fla. moor d.L,. H.. i ',.' N
,indjctiyo cieJitor. by decentralization f., Gv , "
,anl day for trial and IN the u,ta, ti,,, ..,- r.
moor debtor. if he al - ~. '. ,, ,pt.,1. .,,1,
friend y Guild il not be an act of humanity. n, s
as Of Justice to provide TINT the debtor, wien una
20 procure b,il on ,,,.,, ,r,,esg might demand r
forthwith. or be permitted before the proper author
to make his disclosure and exonerate his body from
prsonmcnty
As civilization has advanced and the different N,
Of crime have been defined with more certainty lf
gor OF punishment has been lesscned. Al o1pt'er
shows that crime has not increased, but Gpasar
the Grim nal laws of country have become less ben
Gus and vindictve. Retallatory punishmenls have i
great measure ceased, aud the only sound 40.
s'aEtlaI reasons Tor the Inil'ctlon Of punishment 4
baseu upon me reformation oi the criminal add 4
curry oil the pubic. mat ~ e. IDENTITY tHc T..
our Jaws ~ a eases, except ~ the inictiuno tie
nNnt l9 rItFltf 10, d
inent is consclentiousy doubted by many Of our |
lgent ana phIIanihropc fellow citizens. That nurf