The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-01-20
STATE OF VERMONT.
Il jn'oa' + Ipep. Ge7eIaIs 0fi"c, !
Rutland, 9Th January, lSi3, !
GUNrNAL lNSVRUClVONS,-No. /

'iA'.'l''N u wa I ~ = ! iN's''''- W. -
An Az, IN relation to the militia, having passed
,hr LEGISLATURE, At i'll last session, rnning aud
atrlav acin. the system; it hrroMcs reces
s,r, tint some Inflammation he promulgated in re-
glId TO It's ducs and tsspnn,ihI rirS, for the oh
,ervuncc Of those coming within lis jurisdiction,
The revision oI The :, s'fn WAS called Ior by The
necessities Of the pohlr. whether US citizens or as
urn Sutlrct 20 IL duties. IN, large aud in some
eases, unreasonable demand claimed, by them 'nn
the treasury. - the want Of sufficient responsibility
aud nrclu'zrnn OF several departments, in order
10 render 'raslhr the proper aad lcsi'imue dis.
charge OF their duties tim neglect in the uHkng
aud limry transmission Of all tin rrGuire, returns,
the lnlhtliy To ohtdn and preserve the fall and
p'irrl recoid9 aud roster Of the state, ewing 10
negligence and their responsibility rr!l hy officers
in eyrrv grade, md the discharge Of officers With
out sul.clrll discretion Us 10 Times and cirruu-
slangcs, aud without any records OF such di'rhr-
yea, nr even l";urn ot them when made, -Ihr Sy,-
tenn OF fines relaxed and made imperative hy care
rS5urSS in collecting aud accounting in business
like mnaucr, and, IN inc, the in,tcn'on, neg,
tct and want Of responsibility Of officers in nh the
departments, denoted either the urliiccnry Of the
hwS or the want OF spirit and energy 10 cary
them into effect
lhha system approNmn'ing in any Just degree
10 perfect correction Ia cNi,ljng cyis, or a sup.
p,N Of actual dcljrcnc"s, was the last To have been
rXpCr,rd. 1t presents WIDE field tor inquiry
nnl inrC.'lgl'ion--a t",d on which haze roNlrud.
81 doubtful po'lry, the cA'gcnccs Of the times,
the ar,i'iAa aud vastly Of ucn and The wants Of
governments ano carh N liiriI tam has SS"ay
i'lr"' --''n "HIch p'ohr'T'' N Il military sense,
hNe MOI a'""t maze G"Hf2Hr"ii Inc heads OF
g"'e'hm ~ lc cHIr'' "' d'Pai'Mcn's, Legislators,
Htl''Shrh ana '"l M nary men, nave thf0dfG
me t''-l''"N, ana nave surrcs'nc! iANcd 10
lu'nl'h drNr'prnrnlS oiErr than those Which ttc
republics oi other G'!N lave long since presented
~. No Sislem hai hrcH maiGttA snirleny
t'aSihc 10 he ud"Prd hy ihn general government,
"hc r'ncI cuharm~Ntd hy The Glt!cpIl,S Of
,ha sui i'ct, or doubtful ~ 10 The powers granted
hy the constitution, they have nglA and Hga'n IG.
i.rrtd II 10 The aclloI q. Inc states. iint at the
sam" limo the Views aad considerations there che
it, ani presented, have found their way through
the continuity and produrcd Il clnng1 npua The
rnh!ii mind. And the coa.miilrn ot revision,
whose reported hill lms h"'omc the Iaw under
witch We now net. ccu'd not di.ruyud the voice
Of The pnbi', r'.llrs ~ it does to have CIR it,
.uprlr, 'h' wl.dor. Of experience, the dictates o.
Jis'c ana sound sens aud llr wants Oi the stale.
And !, may hr proper perhaps, ii Justice 10 l'p
Views ara opinions Of that committee, 10 remark
Ihii 10 subject Of statutory law coul he p-r4rurcd
i,lT nq9uy aud remedial provisions, fran.h with
more di I'u.ly resulting Eom rN,etiaErt, -mnrr
uncrrniu'y ari,nl, on the one hand ircnI dis
rtnst ci lli.unbl ~ Ia what Il mn,i s.luiir, and
necessary, md on the other, ftnn VIVA, If conf.
den - in hat r,pJd' opialnn whlrh has sometimes
EGtc',iarr condemned before it has lauhuliy tried,
.-unir lnriraCy from the pref .dlcra whl,h have
iIv,srd ii hv the mass Of those hostile 10 the cy-