Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-23

cahncts m these institutions, as wei
A. "a the Vermont and Norwich I'm
Ycr>itics has indncf-i rnr. though with.
oft authority ol ihw. 10 direct the o.
ologia TO make his collection sufficient.
ly large. 10 enable him 10 finnish com.
pleic sets IN NIL these institutions - m
regard 10 which I confidently antici.
patio the sanction Of tho General A.
sombly. IN the nnnll additional sppro
pTiation which may IT, necessary to
mec, the additional c,r~nSe
] am happy 10 say thai deep and
general interest has been manifested
10y the people, ~ the survey A. 1t -
has progressed, which il is hoped, may
H. regarded as an earnest OF whA,
~ 90 h. expected through ~ rLtu
course Tic science of geology. tho
possessing high practical interests but
liitle understood ~ The mass Of the
tcoplc ! regard It, therefore, rs not
among the least inIoi mi benefits Of
the survey, which the hbcralIty of the
General Assembly has authorized, thai
1t will awaken among all classes n more
general interest IN the science, and
have the effect Of directing the active
minds OF oar people especially the
VI iuy ui both sexes to It's Study--a
study 80 well adapted To discipline, cX-
pand and elevate the mlnd, while 1t
goes forth 20 investigate and admire
The useful aud mysterious, the bcauti-
ful and sublime " the Creators works.
By resolution of the General As
senhly, passed at the last session, it
was made The duty Of the Governor 10
request the delivery by the General
Government. of the four brass cannon,
taken by the Green Mountain BOYS,
from the British at Bennington, on the
10Th o( August, M" and to cause
the same, when received, 10 be demos
tied IN the State House. In Obedience
10 the requirement of this resolution, ]
addressed the Secretary of War, on the
2lS, Of January last, rcquc'''nT to de
livery Of the cannon. To this | re-
cclvcd a reply, dated Goth February
saying that, should the guns referred
To, be found IN the possession Of the
ordnance corps, they are among the
other trophies Of the war ofthc rcvolu-
ton, and are he'd as public property
of the United Statc1' and suggesting
an application TO Congress for their de
livery.
In reply 20 a subsequent communi-
cation from me. asking tInt nm cnqui.
~ might b. made for the purpose of
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ken af Bennington. then in the posses
SION of the United States, and their 10
cotton, | received n letter from the
Secretary of War, covering n report
from the Ordnance department, by
which II appeared that there were, at
the United States arsenal ri Washing
ton, two brass guns, reported as three
Founders, and marked, taken from .
from the Germans at Bennington, Au-
gust l6, mn and that no other tro-
phlcs captured on that occasion, are
known TO he in the possession Of the .
government" Copies Of this cores
pondcncc. numbered from 10 5 nclu-
slvc, are herewith communicated 10
each branch of the General Assembly. .
An application to Congress- being
thus rendered necessary, ! recommend
such further action as shall be deemed
appropriate to effect the application,
and render it available
The necessity OF more cfcctunl pro !
vision for preventing the evils resulting
from the practice of taking unlawful
interest, induces me again Ia invite to
1t the attention Of the General Assem- |
bly,
Our laws have long prohibited the
taking oi interest above the rate of six
per ccn,um per nnnum. All the rea-
sons which have induced the enact
mcnt and continuance of the prohlhI-
ton. obviously urge lis enforcement.
Indeed It is urged by additional con
sidcraiion that hnb,tual impunlty 10 the
violation of any law tends to weaken
the force Of all law.
II the law is to remain on the statute
book, it should not be left without ade-
qua,e provision ioI It's enforcement
No such provision now exists. The
ouly remedy is by an action for money
Ildu ullh IfNtlNtbf III EbtiH Npil anu
delivered, for the recovery OF the in
tcrcSt received uuawluIlv. - !. enc.
tanned hy common law evidence of ITS
,.aymcnt "A process which experience
las abUndontly shown, can very rarely
b. maid available. To leave the en-
forccmcnt Of So important a right to
the chance discovery testimony to
Transaction, which. from It's very ma
rurc, Is guarded with the proioundcSt
secTcy, Is but a mockery Of justice.
submit whether some provision
mould not he made, which shall give
a remedy better suited to the nature
81 The Casa remedy which shall