Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-11-20

t-irg u Noutpslrf --eto,s ,s,en,v rule,
diFsti from m, --sn'd Dc Ga Of Dvcern-
-. the dsy whsb q should hs,e lr.n 10
he hsuds q lbs pfir'st O Darlington, 20
conds'on 10 b. publahci
DID no. ltef,iots rcurn u 10 him and
] am uaelit 10 acc spon v hat rfinciplc my
oHiaion 70 90 u car lay foundation f5t
elaim On 10 par, Tor compensation u ~
c'ij Ut that my return o. II could no, have
fe,yhcd 70 ns ruJiieatian wlh the lass
which, bcIorc Il coud have rtseh,d the
hspds OF The ptioier, woull have b-cn com.
ple'cd and IN he procers Of drhrery to The
Shenff, inf disfrbu' on. end, Of enut,e, that
ercn n eotfrcicl It could MT have bern
made available 10 tho S,s,e ~ the way con.
i.mp!a'ej in The Rc,oluiton under which
% Vas prepared --nimriy ~ pabhca'ion
aHh the laws Of The las session
Tie truth e. u IN. tho duty Of Mr.
Sampson TO prepare an is4rr not dctcc
tive one, bot az iasi>I 81 10 1, ysbiiihrd--
IN such torsn that II IN gh have been
placed IN the hands Of the printer bv the
fra OF pccmbcr. Having islcd to do
this be failed to do the duty which, BY &C.
eeIa'ng the appointment, he contracted to
pc fur. And having thus failed, I am
unsblc 10 see on whs, principle applicable
10 ,ho ordinary affairs Of life, he ran be- Ell.
trlrd 20 compensation how indeed he is
more entitled TO 1t Than one would be who.
having engaged 10 furnish an article Of
manufacture by q given time, furnished a
detective onc unsdaPed TO the purpose q
rs construction.
Bot Mr Sampson claims that, having
Performed labor. under an Executive ap
pon,mont, It i, hard for him 10 lose IT, and
that b. needs compensation for it, Bot The
question rs not one Of necessity but Of prIn.
oiple mo, whether labor was performed,
bu, whether u was worth any thing no,
whether the article. which was the product
Of tina, labor, could have bern Reproduced
IN a more perfect form at some subsequent
time, bu, whether !, could have been repro.
dueed within the time when 1t must have
been forthcoming IN IA state Of reasonable
perfection, IN order 60 have served the puT.
pose OF the Lngisl,,ufe IN providing for II
Pressed by this view Of the matter, Mr.
Sampson has even cou,endcd that though
The laiex nigh, have been imperfect and
could not have been made Otherwise in
season for publication with the laws Of last
year, yet that II should, 10 use the language
Of his letter TO me OF the 5,h OF February
las, have been ''sent back for correction +"
an "hsve rested until lS45 for tho action
Of the Legislature, ms TO continue his Ian
guage) the proviso says,--in case II shall
no, drlsy the printing OF the laws more
than ten days--plsinly implying, tsIll to
continue hls language.) that there might
not be time, and then the index need OF be
published"
Such has been Mr. Sampson, reasoning
on the subject as defective as
was the indc, lie sent me Tor publication.
admit that made q mistake in nppoint.
ing him 10 the service in QUE though
1t was dooe upon whit deemed satisiac.
tory recommendation bu, canno, adm,
thai be is entitled 10 ompeuso,ion for work
aeknow lodged 10 be worthless, or that he
could Justly claim 90 be allowed until the
present session Of the Legislature to make
It wha, it should be
For the reasons ,hus stated f. ell con.
strained to perform The unpleasant duty OF
q lining to approve and sign the bill al.
loving Mir Sampson sixty dollars for the
service in que.tion, and TO rrturn |, 10 the
House Of Repre- senlatIvss for their recon.
sIdernlion. | need hardly say that feel
no little Embarrassment m the pcrformanc c
OF thu. duty, because the exercise Of the
power OF thus returning bills places the
Chief Magistrate IN position OF conflict
wnh the representatives Of the people |
should feel IN additional embarrassment
from the consideration that nv own agency
has been concerned in the transaction 10
question, had | not understood that the
Committees of Claims 10 both Housrs have
| especially exhonoratod me from all blame
IN this matter. J am left, therefore, to n
consideration Of the simple question Of the
justice Of the claim, 10 which am ask cd
to give III" sanction Of my approval On
this poin, have with perfect freedom, and
yet with perfect respect for the General
Assembly, expressed the convictions Of m =
own judg meni, aud the grounds OF them
will only add that perform this act
with the less reluctance, because il sill
leaves the bill within the control Of bare
maptIrics Of The Senate and House Of Rep.
resentatlves, with whom am very happy
TO BE- pefmued 10 leave The responsibility OF
giving The ef'cl of law TO an act which my
own judgment canoo, approve
WILLIAM SLADE.
EXECUTIVE CHAhBER,
Nov. 5, l545.