The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-10-21
THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY- VT.
Tuesday, Oct, q, 1S45.
EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER OF
THE EDITOR AT THE CAPITOL.

EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER OF
THE EDITOR AT THE CAPITOL.
The plan adopted for two years pas oy
our Legislature of despaiching county ap-
poin,ments the first week is vast, improve
anent. The ships thus happily cleared for
action upon subjects Of substantial! Legislation
at the commencement of the second week.
Asyet however, the PrelmiRsEies have not
been finished. The Committees have not
had time to present their rePorts upon the va
rious important subjects which have been
presented TO their deliberation. That of Ed
qIcalieR will doubtless claim their earnest at
terrion- There are numerous petitions pre-
scnfcd, urgeins the adoption Of some plan
which shall remedy the manifest defects
which now exist in the qualifications ofteach-
ecs, tie modes OF instruction, the want OF uni
Gormitv in the books used in our common
schools, and board OF a general superinten
.lence. In these respects much more is wan
ding than in pecuniary means which are al
ready ample. Much bank business Is also
before the legislature. Brandon is seeking
anew Bank, 0rNeI and Middlsbury re-
charters. The bill for the charter of new
Bank to be called the Addison Co. Bank TO
he located at Middlebury has been introduced
Between this and the application for re-
charter Of the old bank, there may be consid-
cradle struggle. Railroads. will not be for
gorten.-The understandable advantages OBJ
tanned by.hasty legislation by the Central
over other Railroads which were intended TO
:be placed upon a footing of perfect equality,
will doubtless in some way BE partially RENE
died. A member now present, who was in
the legislature when both bills were passed,
and who says that he paid very particular at
iention TO their reading, declares, that the
clause cxempting the Central road from taxa
lion, was omitted by the clerk; perhaps an
intentionally. 1t is said that Judge Cola
mer has = ven it as his opinion that at the
furthersst this exemption extends! only Il
property of the C. mpany and not TO tn,
-sIares of stockholders This limitation
should it prevail, will render the exemption
vey innocent concern. As a further
maens Of .,nbviating the unlairness com
planned of, the legislature may pass reso
lnlions Testrctin the termini of the cent? a
road TO the lake near Burlington and Il
The mouth of White River, on the Connect.
he
Paine with very plausible excuse to cul
his contract with the Fitrhburg, which
since the construction of:he Concord exten.
sion Is rendered certain, the people on The
Central route generally repudiate. They
will not recognize contract which co npels
them TO go down to tie Connecticut, 2G
miles out their way,at monstrous expense,
instead of proceeding straight by Concord
to Boston.
Since the Governor in his message has
so LUMINOSITY presented the subject ior
their consideration. he legislature can &c
longer avert action upon the school fund
which has been so long accumulating, ant
priated to pay its debts. How perfect,
silly it is for the State To send down thi
fund to n future generation, when it mus
I've accompanied with debt due from tn
State of an equal amount, unless the pres
ent generation tax themselves TO pay it, Il
which they never will submit.
The Cows message is certainly an ablt
document and has been very well receive
by The wing party at the capitol as far W
have learnt, and as far as it ought. We
have heard of no discordant notes excep
from the columns of the Freeman. Cover
nor Slade cannot please third partyism with
out abandoning all the conservative prime
pies which he has hitherto inculcated, an
tamely submitting himself TO the tyranny
ahypocritical clique of third party politician
who have hitherto brought nothing but dea
ruin to the cause they profess to have espor
ed. Any attempt 10 concil;ate Them short
complete thraldom will only increase III
bitter hatred which they have ever enter
aimed for him above all other politicians.
oh Inc road and since we arrived at Montpe
'''' we nave been enabled to gather much i'm
Pot'dn' Information in relation to the centrs
route oetweenth's and Burlington. The pub
he and especially the people of Boston bav
been shamefully deceived by the .urDress;o,
OF The truth 10 relation 10 this as well as hun
dred other particulars. We believe it to b.
fact that no road of equal distance in Ne,
England has cost as much as must be expend
cd in the construction of this road. tt
outlay for bridges, rock excavations and EN-
tankments must be enormous. We under
stand that the surveyor has already reportc
fa1t at least ninebridges, the cost of one @
"hcb is estimated at 80 thousand dollar