Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-10-20

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sENATE-Prayer by the Chaplain.
The Journal was read and approved.
Petitions praying for the estab lishment of
Board Of Education, were presented, as
follows:-By Mr.. Waite, Of William Nut
ting and IS others, ladies' and gentlemen of
Randolph Centre BY Mr. White, of Isaac
A. Parker and 3 others, inhabitants Of the
town OF Glover.
Mr.. Hartshorn moved a reconsideration of
the Resolution providing Newspapers for
senators, &c. passed yesterday, which mo-
as to furnish two daily papers, instead of one,
and again passed
Mr.. Sergeant moved the appointment ola
committee to wait on 1t. Gov. Fletcher, and
inform him Of his election; which was
adopted and Messrs. Ssrgean, and IIovt
were appointed by the chsira committee for
that purpose.
Bills introduced. BY Mr.. Sergeant, to
establish the Vermont State Bank, at Ben
nington. by Mr.. Powers, to establish the
Lamoille County Bank at HydepaEk; which
were severally read twice and referred to
the committee on Banks.
The Lit. Governor elect appeared in the
Senate, was duly qualified and entered upon
the duties Of his office as Presider, Of the
Senate, addressing the Senate as PILLOWS:
Gentlemen Of The Senate:
/ The position in which am placed before
| you, is TO me new and embarrassing. ap.
proach it with unaffected misgivngs and APP
/ prehensions. ! am practical, laborng farm
er; this has been the business of my life
! My aspirations and studies have been direct
ed to the qualifying myself for the perform
ance Of the duties of private citizen. With
that condition in life | have been content.
I Without solicitation, and with unfeigned
/ diffidence and reluctance on my part, ii has
( pleased my fellow citizens to take me from
my farm, aud place me in this char. For the
confidence reposed in me, for the kindness
shown, for the honor done me, it is my first
duty, as j, is the first impulse of my heart,
to express my sincere gratitude and deep
sense of obligation. Elevated to an unde-
served and responsible post, by generous
and confding people, lively sense of obi
CATION should animate me to fidelity, dill
igence and zeal IN the discharge of my
duties.
am painfully conscious, that bring 10 the
discharge Of the duties of this place, very
ordinary abilities, and entire inexpcrienco.
Ny fellow citizens well knew my condition.
and have thus implicitly given ME assurance
that they require and expect of me, only
such services as | may be able to perform.
Under government like ours, every cti
zen is subject to the public will, and should
stand in his loI, and perform as well as he
may the part that may fall to hlm.
In obeying the public call, and entering
upon the duties assigned me, | am eBcour-
aged and sustained by the hope and trust
that may rely with confidence upon the
kindness, the indulgence, and generous sup
port of the Senate. Without that support,
the labors Of the ablest man would avail but
little, but irith that support, services unskill-
ful aad defective as my own, may suffice for
the despatch of the public business.
That | shall err. that shall often err, is
inevitable; but my errors will be those of
the head, and not Of the heart
1t 5 a cheering reflection, that generous
minds can regard With indulgence the faults
of well. meant cndcayors Whatever else
may be wanting in me, there will not be
wanting, trust, an earnest and anxious de-
sire, and un,irng effort to perform my duties
faithfully and impar,ialy, and at all times
with the feelings, and in the spirit, Of the
utmost courtesy and respect. have no OBJ
ject, but the performance of duty, and no
desire, but in my humble way, under the
circumstances in which | am placed, cordi-
ally to cooperate with you in endeavors to
advance the best interests of the State,
whose welfare we all nave at heart.
Permit me TO express the hope, that our
session may be marked by courtesy aud kind
ness, by the absence of all asperity of feel
ing and remark, and that our deliberations
and measures may promote the pn,on and
welfare Of our citizens.
Resolution concerning the course of
President Kidder this session adopted, and
the Senate on motion of Mr. Denison. ad
iourned