The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-23


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The chair announced the following appon
ments:
Standing Committees
ways and Means-Messrs Dewey, Adams {
q. J., Townsley, Wentworth, Noyes.
OF Claims-Messrs BlacLmer, Huntington
6eardsley, Hazcn of Alburgh, Kellogg.
On Banks-Messrs Bradley, Mattocks, Has
ings, Onion, Trask.
JudIciary-Messrs Dillingham;, Hopkins, Fu
lam, Field Of W., Miner of Manchester.
On Military Afiairs-Messrs Sawyer of Sud
bury, Brigham, Bailey of Poultney, Washburr
Stevens of Essex
On Roads and Canals-Messrs Fa;.bank.
Hewitt, Bucklin, Farrington Hayward of AID
Olson.
OF observation-disclosures Elliott. Dnsmore
Butler, French of Wilson, Corse.
OF observation-disclosures Harvey, Bulncl,
Field of Benson, Hazard, Morgan.
On Manufacturer Messrs Rich of Shorehan
Moulton, Warner White, Blake.
Land Tax Committee essrs Allen of Iras
bnrgh, Whteaw, Martin of Peacham, Buflan,
Colon.
General Committee--Messrs. CLiitenden
Dean, Bebee, Worden, Doud, Carpenter, Fetch
er, Lance, Smith of Sheffield, Fuller, Page, Egg
erron, Hubbard, Corbin.
On observation-disclosures Gowdy, Fox, Corey
Bard, Sabin.
On the Grand List-Messrs Adams Of Mari
boro', Harris, Wiley, Sherman, Grover, HoyS
Reyes, HaZen Of Norwich, Strong Jewett, Sreb
bins, Chamberain, Ayres, Merrill Richardson o
Wasield, Wheeler Hutchinson, Burlington
Souie, Drury Huntoon, Kingsbury, Whitney
Griswold, Brooks, Appleton, Wadsworth. Hail
Distributing Committee-Messrs Hewes o.
Glastonbury, Rice ofStrattun, Pearsons, Weeks
Atwood, Bracket, Judson, Turner, Darling
Watkins, GiIkey, Luce, Aldrirh, Corhn
Select Committees.
On Slavery and the Slave Trade--Messr.
Goodale, Onion, Stone.
On Temperance Observation-Disclosures Fairbanks
Ellsworth, Brewer, Bachelor, Adams of Brook
line, Russell Wnslow, Field Of Jericho, Cole
Bellows, Human, Fisk, French of Brunswick
Wadsworh.
Mr. Manser, Secretary OF civil and military af
fairs, appeared in the House, md presented the
annual message Of his eXcelency the Governor
which was read, and on motion of Mr.. Fairbanks
600 copies were ordered to he printed.
Governors Message.
Fello,c Citizens Of the Senate
and Of the House Of Representatives
We have assembled, in behalf of our consti
lucnts, to transact legislative business Ours is
responsible station and his responsibility
constitutes one of the distinctive features of a
republican government. Our frequent elections
bring into immediate contact legislators and
constituents, and enable the people themselves,
the true source of all political power, annually
TO call their public servants to- account, Our
immediate duties confine us TO our own State.
not so exclusively, however, as 10 render us for
geiinl of the relation we sustain to the General
Government.
Providence has smiled propituonsly the past
season upon the labors Of the husmndnan.
The favorable change which has taken place
in the pecnniury affeirs and business of our
country, since the adjournment of the last Cen
era Assembly, is a subject of sincere congratu-
lation. IL may be matter of surprise and won
der TO those unacquaintcd with American char
ncter that we should so soon have recovered
from the shock which parhyzed our eAire bus
ine SIS transactions and threatened with ruin many
OF our most useful citizens. From the nature of
our Institutions we had reason to expect the
prompt interposilon of the General Govern
meEt, to aid in removing the causes Of enbnr-
rassment, and restoring confidence throughout
the country. These expectations were disap-
pointed. The whole powers of the General
Government appear TO have been absorbed in
thelr exertlons TO carry favorte measure,
which, in the opinion of large majority of
our citizens, would have been highly disastrous
to our best interest. That attempt has resulted
in signal failure, since which, confidence has
been revlving with astonishing rapidly, business
is again returning TO its accustomed channels,
thus unequivocally evincing that the energies of
a free people cannot, for any length of time, be
restrained, by even the most uutow ward circnm-
stances. a. is but another example TO be added
10 the many which occur in our history show
ing the facility with which our people
commodate themselves to any circumstances,
and surlnount any difficulties.
Intellectual attempts have repeatedly been
made to abolish imprisonment for debt. Al
though they have not resulted in the entire ac-
cotnplishment Of their object, they have, never
thcIess, led to ADMINISTRATION of the rights of
creditor and debtor, highly favorable to judici-
ons equitable and enlightened legislation upon
the subject. II it be admitted that misfortune
should not be visited with punishment crime,
and that punishment sh ould not he left to he met
Ell out by the credtor,--the person OF all otheys
most likely to do injustice in The casc,-lhen the
first object of The law should be to mark the DIS
tnclion in manner so plain that the unfor-
nate should never be mistaken for the criminal.
The debtor. upon disclosing and surrenderng his
means for tie discharge of his debts, should
thereby diSarm his creditor Of all power 10 in
carcernte his body. Our existing laws upon
that subject, it may he said, are not Oppressive