Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-01
For The Wntchmdn and Journnt.
Essay COUNTY SENATOR

MEs'n; EprrORs have noticed with rgre, an article III
your Daily Journal of the 6th the subject of the cleo
important particulars the statement OF facts there made is
the subject there legal organization
of the town of Victory calculated (pcrhaps uninenon
decision this impor-
tant question, hostile Impartial consideration of the
From high standng and the influence oyour opinions witt
amaorty OF those who decide, should grauitous
ted considerations than those of party political character
while the subject under investigation, aud when in few
through the report of Il committee OF the Senate!
For the sole purpose $50 fur as may Of Gon1'G51 , M
cation, the minds Of those who to decide the bee
leave, through Daily to make concise statement Of fac
proved by the evidence taken in the case.
At the time of the application to the Justice to ca meen!
of the voters in Victory, there % families in that
20 of the legal voters Is of whom eeholde signed the
application Justice Hannumpu notification at four Of The
the meeng warning all the legal in thai town to
at the dwelling house of Oren Hall, 10 said of Victory
he county of Essex in which said Victory situated having
been stated in said notification when describing the place OF res
whole number of Victory attending the meeting
llal's dwelling house in Vicorytat before the meeting
aud without objection, the justice corrected nmaiera
part Of the warning mistake as 70 the number and range Of The
have stood by the justice at tho time of writing said warning
lins house did in fact stand, and where said meeting
fact then Aoieh The justice then oPoned said meeting,
presided until Isaac b. Houston elected MODERATOR and
cepted The moderator then stated the voters that he shout
adopt the following course ID proceeding moderator of SAT-
meeting When motion was made he should put the aifm9
tive and if voted he should vote without cal
ling for the contrary Minds and then who would have vote
in the negative if the moderator had called for the contIa
minds, might object question the vote, and he wond thea
certain the mind of the majority and this pursuc
in the after business of the meeting.
Ii is stated said publication the Caledonnn copied int
paper, that The lt not organize 3D.
the ID article and 3d. dissolve the meeting, passed
unanimously. This mistake. In instance, either
take ascertain who opposed to any
to until the last questioned objected to
calling a division of the house, appeared that
ny voter opposed to dsovng the meetng and in favor
choosing the town officers.
1t is further stated that the moderator declared meeting
dissolved" &c. This is untrue The moderator did not decar
meeting dissolved lie put the affirmative, aud without
ling the contrary minds said vote whereupon two
immediately said not vote, and in few minute
spent looking the law in the Statute, in relation To tn
themselves before the moderator and formally quesone
said votes.
1t also stated that aer the moderator declared the
ing dissolved the citizens depaed The fact is 9th
eTwse. every citizen who present. whe
the meeting opened by the JUSTICE remained at the house
Oen Hall until all the business transacted, and the meet
ing adj oumed without day.
it is also stated that the not TO organize stands Oh tn
record unrecorded.n
l This taken until after the organization ha
taken place; See Statute, Chap. 10, Soc. . and D.
ID The notification did call the voters TO deliberate
decide ON that question: 1t was not in the Warning
3d. The Statute having required that every having
families shall become organized under penalty OF oO
be forfeited by each "inhabaat and there being 20 families
Victory vote not 10 organize would he nugatOy and needs
questioning resembling reconsideng, 1t would DO vot
not o obey the law, u violate the law.
4t Was the vote that they would dissDy
the meetng-ha they wonid choose the tn
choosing OF all the officers virtually abrogatnl
annulng resembling aod yacang tha vote "no organize ~
ESSEX.