The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-11-10

Special G correspondence Of the G sIcoouiau

anu Ialrly got agOIng the momentum /
greater. and the difficulty in stopping Is in
creased. This universal truth is true ,.f on,
Legislature. if Of any body. Daring the frs
two weeks of the session there seemed to l.,
little business TO do, and the LEGISLATORS did
little else than meet and adjourn. introducing
few billy which seemed Of no general inter
est and passing them to appropriate commit
tees. The unsophistn atrd members who wcr,
here for the first time, and had been accus.
toned on their farms at home to work from
day light till dark, began to vawn and inquire
whether they might not adjourn the mex,
week, and why there was any need of com
ing here ofiener than once in two wears a. the
oftenest. Those members are now havinr
their ewes opened. and. and. as we are getting
into the MicleN of the session. begin to seq
and understand something of the sciencc Of
legislation.
Legislation is science in the full accepta-
ton Of that :crm. AID he who would set a
proposition through our Legislature will dis
cover 1t as he progresses with his project 4
few questions are Judged bv their merits
alone. and stand or fall independently. but
the great measures. those of general interest
affecting property and wealthy corporation :.
rely on no such broken supports log-roli-
ing then is re>ortcd to. and If tLo rrescr;
point OF tins session il is in It's glory Forces
that have bccom" perfectly familiar here.
sometimes as members, but oitener as hi I'd
house men, are about the loIbrs of,he State
House and the bar-roOm of this town. in al,
ways favor'ng or opposing every important
PROJECT They are apparently actuat-d Nv
the I're" motives. but the Jingle Of coin is
al the foundation Of their ,,r iu,lireS Uy...y
political party is represented in t'iis hired
class, and they address IhrnI>c,,,> 10 All IN.
teresfs and all yrriu.iiccS: suli.ocriu, ore
measure at the expense of anohrr and r,i>-
ing one man 10y promising to IuI another
down.
Al present several imiortan. measures ar.
before the Legislature. engaging the a,tiv.
"'''''''' u '"'S corps OF '"" rollers Every
''"N ""> us t'''S>'''''s opposing all Lew
'""N' ana '"e '!r''"'''nS Tor ne" banks
"'' s"Pi"''e" 10y 'h">" who are named a
''''''''>>"''''> !" distribute stock. or have
"''''' '" "' '"'"r''' IN such distribution.
'"''' ''''' H'''"'''e' Windsor and Cal"'io-
Ia" I ""'''''> are particularly eArrrl>ri !, 'uu.
'"'''''''->' "'''. are '"''N i"!f'--
>'"''d- The tai I" rh'n-' II" Sine IL ,"'Ir
'""''v viii la>>. fho:'-h i NAV he ma ti~1
>''"''"'af- '"'o' "i>hr" 10 be set "a v ,>:i-
IL non '"nn'' and ought 70 i'r n ne >,n' At
+ ""''"" Your shire. aud an an'c:':u., ut to
'h' effect Will t" offered 20 'h- Ai'i.
III" hl'i pro' liln. tor 'hr appointment, ~
III" Governor of commissioners - >Iucr.,.,,.,.I
= Il" al ''r> @: all IA" railroads in lis SAT- i
under d'>""S, ION in IT." : W.T. /. . ..,.
'''''''>' "'''''''S III some ct IL
'''' ''''' IL " ''''"' Il u ''F" '"-H' I"
" '''' ." ''" ''''"-" II - f"'' ""'.'''''i =
'"' "a roads are not par
"''' y "'''''''> !" nave '"'f h'i"r,.l vest
''>''''' '"'H'. al '"Iniil'--
'''''> anu are >l'"'''''' money freely 80 d.
" '''' '''''' >'"''' T IA" has teen rrc,'h-
y l'>>'' III New l'rk'
~" ''""A ria mas Deem 'a>>o" Vet. and no
Wv % NV "l'''''' "''''> Tor '''''i>'d ezra
~ ''''''' lain Wiz 90 - at Il