Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-10-15


f be obligations and responsibilities upon We are but
"tstces and Of The people, And therefore gratitude
which the confidence thus repoed in us SO Justly 5e trusts
to consult our personal benefit or guided altogether by our
personal views and predictions oh ue @ ia oro be
slowed to be executed for the of those who conferred them
b hs nOOpe W should also remember privileges
which we enoy and which the guardianship temporarily commit
and consequently unfaha our trusts we are not only
eaces who have conded their interests to our care out
we incur yet deeper guilt of ingptude to Heaven
then hauuy regard the Offices with which we have been
brief authority but as involving still higher responsibility Him
gives privileges and blessings which we are called guard
During the past year State and people, received from
the Great Author all good renewed tokens of His beneicence in
only preserving us civil privileges but granting to us even
than the blessings of his Providence in the means OF
than ordinary abundance and citizens have generally been
prospeod in their various pursuits that industry has every where re-
u.s. but the contrary than wonted health has generally
prevailed And although the sound has been heard the dis
ance yet has excited appehensons for personal
y its desoons have not been felt within our own borders nor
have its sorrows except few instances entered our dwellings,
Perhaps no State in the coneeracy great
err simplicity in its Legislation and government than has the State Of
Vermont The line of policy which the State seems have marked
out has been little might be consistent with the
protection of her citizens and the advancement their substantial
ee Never turning ccdy away from the claim of the humbes
yet summed the opposite of egang for the benefit of ndvd
uas to the injury Of mGtnes and avoided all complicated and en-
has extended her vorng smiles and fostering to all useful
pres promote general GOOD
full prosecution required she has sought sp
c and exclusive guardianship of public and interests
when they could be adequately sustained and promoted other
way And this general course which sound and
gaS @ the SG eYe the % %s w s
ting it.
for the session will probably be few In the field of legislation
there not knowledge great and prominent of
public interest," which will demand attention Notifications of
existing laws may in be required features
condition. remedy original defects past enactments
habits OF rapid Legislation course expose to the danger of passing
laws perfectly maured. Yet this expedition
business scarcely be regarded fault unless
IRENE and this ought doubtless to be guarded against But mpeec
should of be medcd experience and practice bring
them to light And in the mean time the recognized principle that
y will permit will doubtless be kept in view and exercise its due in
fuence in determining the extent of our legislation
Among subjects which may your attention will perhaps be
that of system of public accounting confidence does
to be universally felt that sufficient guards have yet
around If apology could be any any
of practice in the management of public funds there surely
none for in Vermont And may be appropriate subject for
puncuay and fidelity in this branch of the public service which the
By existing laws however made the duty
report annually any notifications which experience shall
counting for ali public funds and the report Of this officer which will
due tune be laid before yo Will gye your inquiries M his opinion
than is here attempted or deemed necessary
The practice taking wrong against which
no adequate remedy has been provided although the attention the
ures have been proposed for emedyg the evil but saao
sufficient importance enewed attention. although
suggest better mode guarding the
however this remedy any other should be fixed upon would re-
specially suggest the prOpey of making prospective only
that for
of recovering back usurou interest nasmuch law violated
TO an offence after had been Committed But sevo desirable pI to
avoid disturbing past transactions entered into with due regard the
estimate which the law either expressly implicitly has placed upon
them And in this almost
king of usuros interest by the utter madequcy of its for
preventing the practice contracts, made under the law might
regarded having received guarantee almost equivalent pledge
of public faith that they should be called question Whether
this view the subject however, be tenbe not believed that
remedy looking only to the future would be likely be
supposed to be oomesd were to be brought into controversy If
the wrongs of the past are not redresd under this will still
DE no small attainment to guard against like wrongs for the future
just qualification able say that the Geoog
with good degree of apd and that appears be accomplishing
all those useful results which anticipated from by the
The ends proposed be attained by this survey justly be-
garded of insignificant The object
plated the people of the State much practical
available information possible regard rocks soils, and min
to the great interests of agriculture and manucuesnore especial
y the forerby of dverng labor from projects and
and profitable channels The correction udous modes of
enang to gradual deterioration and ultimate exhaustion of
the SOIL ana the substitution for them practices and methods of
agement calculated steadily eize and improve should
Of the modes which benefits of the survey would
be realized And these benefits will continue duse
them shall be needed because they upon only
foundation of all solid and of increased
knowledge They
Gus efforts but b guiding tin such direction make its efforts
most avaIlng with the least expenditure of sweat and toll
That agriculture intrnscay important and worthy of
Legislative encouragement far this be it,
scarcely be questioned the first the progress
ito civilization and employment must lie the foundation
all Others that go to form the fabric of national greatness and
fare OF humanity and intimately blended all
hope that under the cononed aid of theory practice would in
due time be enabled parake oe certainty the
pursuits
And while this interest cOnossed such general
poance, certainly be doubted the pros
prominently IMPORTANT that the cultivation of the n d h more