Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-10-19


OF children aud ender youth inn
prisoned in the common iais as
criminal offenders. There is reason
tn fear that this mode Of dealing
with such young persons has by no
means the most sanitary or reform-
Ing Influence. When in that coudi-
ton, they generally find little or no
kind and active sympathy sur
rounding them, and soon come to
view themselves as being stamped
with the mark of permanent exclu.
sion from good society, and from
The honorable pursuits OF life. And
II to this he added the association
III confinement with hackneyed
aud caIlous malefactors, the work
OF eilectual deprivation may but
too soon be consummated. These
COT slderatlons have induced me to
recommend that Houses Of Correc-
lon be provided for juvenile OIL
lenders. Such a mode of pun
ishment would, Of course, extend
to all those minor and petty ofienses,
which are commonly the incipient
steps IN the path of crime. for
bear To enter into details, or to sug-
gest whether such establishments
should be The work of the state, or
OF counties. towns. or other associa
lions ; having entire confidence that
all this will be wisely settled, if the
main proposition shall meet your APP
! probation.
BY Resolution of the Legislature,
passed at the session Of A. ID. 1853,
the Executive was requested to
make examination as to the expenses
incur ed by thus State during the
Revolutionary War: with a view
10 the presentation TO Congress Of
clam for remuneration, if thai
course shoud be thought advisable.
Finding this resolution IN force
when | came into office, | thought
II my duty 10 proceed under it.
The examination has accordingly
been made To considerable extent.
and hope to he able, during the
present session, TO have the claim
IN condition TO be presented, III
deemed expedient.
In pursuance OF resolution pass
ed at the last session, | appointed
boa'd of Commissioners consisting
of the Hon. Jacob Collamer. the
Hon. Daniel Kellogg. aud the Hon.
Hiland Hall, to revise the present
Laws relating To Railroad Corpora
tons and their very able Report
is herewith transmitted for your
consideration.
BY another resolution, at the last
session, the Governor was directed |
TO appoint a Commissioner to treat
with the lroquols Indians for the
settlement of their clam TO certain
lands in this State. The Hon.
James M. Hotchkiss, Of Lamoille
County, was appointed such Com
missioner. His negotiations, as
learn, are not yet brought TO sat
lsfactory conclusion.
Nothing has occurred during the
last year, to allay our just apprehen-
sions of danger To most Of the vital |
interests oi the free States, from the
determined purpose OF a PAR, 81 the |
nation to extend the limits and in
iuence Of slavery. That purpose
is understood to have been mani /
tested IN the territory of Kansas, by
course of successful menace and
violence equally defiant of law aud
the rights of opponents. A design
IS also Indicated, 10 break down |
that great principle of The : ommon
law, heretofore universally admitted
and affirmed, that slave becomes
free, when he cutters a free state
by consent of his master. The |
experiment has been tried, Of pur-
posely bringing slaves into free
state, aud there claiming contin-
ued property in them. Aud all
these events would seem to have
passed with an acquIesceuce, 10 say
The least, on the part of national au-
lhorltles, executive aud judicial,
which the true friends of freedom
can scarcely contemplate with COM
posture. The time his evidently
when all who would op- :
pose the further encroachments of
slavery, should combine their Wig u
Irous aud persevering efforts for Il
Ihat purPuse. u
Suggestions of frugality in the II
public expenditures may be spared .
IS ! doubt not you are already self
to a course Of the sirictesi u
which you shall think
.nnsisieut with just administration =
II the government in its various in "
erests aud departments.
You will accept the assurance of = :,
u thai and IN your labors, which it :,
ppertains 10 my Office to afford. :
lad trusting that we may act under =
he favorlng auspices of Divine .
'rovldence, venture 20 anticipate a u
esslon of signal benefit to the a
eople of the state. a
STEPHEN ROYCE.
MONTPELIER, Oct ID, 1855. ),
On motion of MIR Powers. the message "
'as ordered to lie on the table, and that the a.
Jerk procure the printing Of five hundred "
opies. ~. :,
The Sargesnt-at Arms nominated, and the a.l
speaker approved, the following =,
OvFicrRs or the HOUSE.
BENJAMIN BILLINGS, Door Keeper.
T., J. BATES, re-