Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-10-23

WAY R " s 3y|io[N' Asst Justices.
Gates Perry, Sheriff.
Asa Du ton. High Bailff.
Samuel Elliott. States Attorney.
Henry Smith, Judge Of Probate for the
district OF Marlboro.
Ellery AIbee, Judge Of Probate for the
district Of Westminster.
Marshall Miller, Waiter Eager, Aaron
G. Robinson, jai! commissioners.
Abel Hubbard, Inspector Of Hops.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
C Char D,I Hardy Asst Justices.
Sabin Kellum, Sheriff.
VIM. r. Andres, High Bailf.
Jesse Cooper, Sales Attorney.
Geo. Nye Judge Of Probate.
Joseph Chapman, Geo. Wor,hington,
jr., Bed T. Jones, Jail commissioners.
Philip Flanders, Chester Carpenter,
james Salisbury, Samuel II Hovey, Al
exander Riddle, Hop inspectors.
Monday, o'clock, p NJ.
SENATE-ReSointi0ay-Bv Mr.. Cobb.
raising an inquiry mo the expectancy Of
abolishing capital punishment in this state,
and substituting Imprisonment in the
States Prison; laid upon the table.
2 O'Clock, p NJ.
HoUsE-Thc Speaker announced the
following committees: on temperance me-
MORALS, Messrs. Brown, Warner of Nrw-
haven, Hastings Cheney, Cio<>on, Krl-
Iogg, Dillingham;, Trnney, Mu,ockS.
Barnes of Charlotte, Starke, Freeman,
>Huzpn, Redhed
DiilS intrOdaced-By Mr. Blown, re-
pca!ing the act of recharleriug the Bank
OF Montpelier, which was referred to the
| committee Oh Banks
Tuesday Oct. Is.
HousE-ReSoiatious-By Mr.. Par
fridge, the following. which were laid on
the table:
Whereas, the great and prof.sscd OBJ
/ Ject Of establishing government is 10 pro-
mote the weifrre aud happiness of the
great body of the people; aud whereas
'he means ~ which a government is en-
abled TO carry out the accomplishment o
these important objects TO practical re
suit, is by the establishment of wise. anC
saluiary laws; and whereas, whcnevrt
experience should prove that any law, Oh
laws, instead Of p onoting the genera
welfare. operate injIrrous!y 10 n mai ,rit,
OF the people; the only way of rrnDv;u-
me evil, is by repeating such law or laws
tn refore,
i Resolved, That the Legislature no, Oh
/ ~ possesses the power, but lh,t il is i:
duty bound TO repeal oil laws, whether
made by Itself, o. any preceding i,g.SIa.
tnre, the operation Of which is found to b
adverse 10 the interests AMI general wei
fare OF Il majority % the people
Resolved, Tnat all charters for banks
or other acs of Incorporation. beng laws
eman'tIng from the Legislature, are lil
Ole to b. altered, AMENDED or repealed b,
the legislature, whenever the public 500,
may require Ii; It being understood. lha
IA all cases where private property is ak.
Ell, as a conseq leuce Of the rtp-al of any
law or laws, the legislature IS bound To
/ remunerate the owner or owners Of sGch
private property for the loss thus sustain
/ 3D.
/ And whereas the doctrine of vested
rights is the same in principle as that by
which he crowned heads of other coun.
tries attempt 10 establish their right 10
/ govern and tyrannize over their subjects
! therefore,
Resolved, That such doctrine, in
these Unie1 States, is anti-consti.u,ion1l,
an'I-rtpublcan, subversive of the Liberties
of the people, aud ought to be fro yned
upon by every patriotic American.
BY Mr.. Sanborn, directing the co.n. oi
ways and means TO inquire whether the
salary OF Superintendent OF State Prison
may not be reduced, or that Office abolish
ed; adopted.
! The House proceeded TO the election oil
auditor IN The treasury department, when
on nomination of Mr. Miner, Charles d.
WIS., Esq. of DlnviIle was unanimously
elected
! Tuesday, 2 O'Clock
SENATE-RepoTts-8v The com on
Education, the bill establishing an acade.
my IN Eaosburgh, ordered TO be engross-
ed and read the third time. By the com
nI.tee on banks, the resolution relating u
the Windsor and Essex banks, with pro-
posed amendment, which was read, and
the report and amendment laid upon the
table, on motion of Mr. Cobb
BtLs-By MIR. Converse. to compen-
safe the superintendent of the Vermont
Stale Prison; read twice and referred to
the committee on finance: reported by
the committee, without amendments, and
passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Lawrence introduced n resolution
lnstfuctlng the committee on military az
fairs to ascertain the expense of military
court marshals, and the amonnt of mo-
MES received for fines. the last wear; read