Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-11-10
SuGeld, CT. Oct. %, Is43.

MEssRs Eoiro1sThe rising Legislature gives
cause to trouble you with few upon practice
which has from time mmcmoria, dsgraced It's closing
shall of course be understood referring the miserable farce
Invariably ted upon occason commonly styled by way
courtesy, Sham Session Now sirs no enemy to true wit
genuine humo On the contrary, devoted scklc in
their behalf you cannot find you search the world over And
is precisely for the that look calmly and
them yey cacaturod and sameessy exposed public
and dcue that am induced to take this mode protest most
soemny against the outrageous maeatment they doomed
annually endure in Halls of Legislation II needs be-
Will accord to our honorable Representatives all TALENT all learn
ing and all wisdom, though forsooth Messrs Editors if you
will allow me to word aside by Of paenthasis, will
frankly confess that thus to accord them all these high qnafca
ons costs wear and tear of conscience you little dream of
frequently stirred within the of marvel that the Po-
ct speaks Of when contemplating flies in amber, he says
But wonder how the ID came they there
Or If you would have me express myself in little more CLASH
puts into the mouth of the fox in the fable when surveying the
mask OF the tragedan-
quanta species, inquit, ecrebrum habct
which ! will take the liberty to anglcso thus
but they must if deny them any right title to
the appellton OF humorss for fear lest If such claim
OF Butler and of Sheridan, Of Moec and of Rabeas, will
dgunhy start from their resting places haunt for full
long devoted glens wreakng untold
for thus wretchedy dsparagng their glory
1t time Mess Editors, that these puny efforts OF Leg
aos to hwa the designs of nature and their stars should be
Abandoned 1t time they should be given understand that
ha reputation OF wag, or even OF mey-adrew must BIO
acquired and sustained by of something else than unm
It IS enough task f them ncquit themselves deceny
within the orbit prescribed them by the People, and that all
and in which the veest zany in the land pcrchance excel
he are wholly gauitous and had better be dispensed with IT,
within the one range of action their competency to discharge
the duties required questionable in the minds of
they he, that within the other their impotence will be
so palpiblc as to be undoubted in the minds of all.
There be, however, charitable souls, who inclined
uphold the of the last night OF the session. the ground
that they form very suitable aepiece the Legislative oings
which have previously anspred be admitted there
some plausbiy IN this mode of justification, nismuch is
settled maxim OF every harlequin, that there should he exhb
ted to the gaping crowd, the plus ultra of his professional
comphments. II is true alas true, that much done
the course of the session. which, If othcr
respects would furnish ample material for morrment much that
far to make yearly book yerte annual
to those philosophers, who like Democrtu find food for
laughter in the ioe of manknd but nevertheless do consider
that this last burosquo which the climax of asurdcs
had better be omitted in order that the good sovereign People of
our state may to this exten at eas be relieved from the re-
poleh which our Legislative puedties to bring upon them
abroad II practicable suppress this the great head and
ont OF offending though perhaps not possible to rid our
selves OF the at least long continue to send to
Montpelier of the intellectual cabTe have been
toned sometimes commission hut this nuisance least let
not hesitate abate. The dignity of the State demands it,
of the Representatives OF lreemen requires
Is clearly those more honored
than the observance Why then permit longer disgrace
Let descend the tomb of the Capuots,
Dor with of Others of the speeches. which exs
ted to scandaze sleep quietly mered oblivion
LOOkEk-ON IN THE CAPITOL