The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-11-23

Messrs. Pierpont and Swift appointed oa the part
Of the Senate
Mr.. Edgerton introduced the following resoln-
ton:
Resolved, That the members of the Senate be-
ing about 10 close their session and separate, take
the occasion to express to his Hon. David NJ Camp
their entire appreciation of his official conduct, as
their presiding officer, The high sense they enter
tain Of the uniform impartiality, courtesy and abil-
ty with which he has presided over their delber
atoms, and their ardent desire for his uninterrup-
ted health and happiness.
The Senate with hearty and,spontaneous ex-
preston IN the affirmative, unanimously adopted
the resolution, when
The President addressed the Senate, in sub
stanceas follows:
GENTLEMEN,-The sentiments the resolution,
so kind and so commendatory, which you have
just passed, call upon in manner not to be resis
ted, if would avoid the impuaton of insensibili-
y or ingratitude, 10 endeayor to express my thanks
and sense of the obligations imposed. The ap-
probation Of our fellowmen is ever stimulus to
exertion and presents Legitimate object Of ambi-
ton. We diligently seek and highly prizethe APP
probation ofthose whom we esteem our associates
our friends and familiar acquaintance. That
stand in these relations to you, Gentlemen, is nv
pride and boast. With some of you | have long
labored IN the service ofour common constituents
and though with others my acquaintance has been
more brief and less intimate, yet has it been so
distinguished by uniform courtesy and kindness
that forget how short has been the period of our
intercourse
Your commentator derives additional value
from the circumstance that it is not the hackneyed
eulogium of approving political friends, or the
senseless formula Of parting with presiding Off
Ger, uniformly and periodically rendered when
the connection is about TO be dissolved, often con-
erred without discrimination and acquired with
out merit. You have delayed the expression of
your appreciation until, it may be presumed, you
are able correctly 10 Judge, anu by SO doing given
it value which under less favorable circumstan-
ces, it would not posses. Much as l must adj
nit, am indebted 10 your partial kindness, no
ground is left to suspect your sincerity In return,
can only say, Gentlemen, tender you my cordial
laid me under obligations Of gratitude. which must
remain until the final wreck Of all my moral per-
cepions.
10 the credit of the Senate of Vermont, | must
be permitted to say, that during the four years
have had the honor and the happiness to preside
over your deliberations, not an instance has &C.
Cured, in which have found the indication Of
even willingness, much less a settled purpose
on the part Of any senator to obsruc the progress
of business, or cast an odium upon myself as pre-
siding officer When aboring under the embar-
EASEMENTS Of inexperience or erring through want
Of care have ever found u ready resource in the
sympathy, forbearance and kindness, which have
been conspicuous in the conduct of every senator.
My mistakes have been passed over in silence or
pointed out in the spirit of friendship aud tri-
umph, which sometimes might have been obtain
ed at my expense, has been Indignantly spurned
as utterly worthless.
1.-THE character of the people Of this state, in re-
gard to the practical principle OF rotation in office
be preserved, or my own wishes consulted,i my
connection with this body will terminate with the
present session. TO carry with me into retire
ment yeur appreciation has for sometime been my
anxious desire. Being now gratified in this, can
devove the duties, responsibilities and honors Of
office on my successor, with the hope that much
greater fund OF wisdom and experience may be
obtained for the services OF the state, securing for
all future time high reputation to the senate and
the unwayering regard all dsupport of the people
Adj
HOUSE.
Resolution--On the subject Of education (Mr
Par,rdge's) dismissed.
Peiitiow-Of r. T. Robinson, and others laid
on the table, not again to be considered.
BM-Repealing license act of l638-Senate
bill amended and passed, and the House bill dis
missed; Incorporating Windham Co. Piovdent
Savings institution, amended and the ayes and
noes taken--ayes IS, noes 60-no quorum and
the bill was laid on the sable not again to be con-
sidered. Adj.
TUESDAY EVE, Nov. 10.
SENATE.
BMs--ln addition to an net regulating and gov
erning the militia. On motion Of N.Y. Bowen,
committee Of conference was appointed upon the
Disagreement Of the Two Houses Committee,
Messrs. Jenness, Cobb and Converse. To pay
A. D. Arms the sum therein mentioned-vote re-
fusing to pass reconsdered and the bill was re-
fused third reading
Resozutiom-From the House, relating TO the
proceeds of the public lands, read from the chair,
when Mr.. Egerton proposed so to amend the
first resolution that the public lands be sold to ac-
ual settlers and no Others and the proceeds there
of be disturbed, &C., when Mr.. Mcmillan moved
that the resolution be laid on the table. After de-
bate by Mr.. Cobb, the question was taken and de-
cided in the negative yeas 10, nays 10; the Pres
dent voting in the negative; and the question re-
n