The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-03-14

shall now proceed so take the oath pre-.
scrbed by the Constitution. whilst humbly in
voking the blessings of Divine Providence
on this great people.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Remarks of Mr.. Bradley on the
State House Question.
The House went into Committee of tn G
Whole, Mr.. k'trcdcc in the chair
Mr.. Bradley remarked that in matters in
voivlnr. as this question did, the deep inter
rs's OF those we respect, when to act at all is
but to dlsappoint the hopes and wishes Of Ell
Their one class of friends or the other, there
is temptation to do nothing. We feel al
mos; inclined to be passive, lest we should
be unkind to those We regard and even
when compelled, as We are compelled, to act
| there is another temptation TO shut our
mouths and vote in silence. But he did not
feel at liberty to yield to either of these i'm
pulses in :he discharge of a great duty he
ielt bound to act and to render the reasons
for the course he took
The argument thus far adduced in this de-
bate were, he said, not by any means of g.
quail weight. Some were little, and he should
bes'ow little time upon them some re,Y lit
| tie and he shonId not touch them; some con-
sl"erasl"ns might perhaps be worthy of Sc
rinns rrn""tion
Mr.. F.. thought one Of the little ones was
the idea suggested BY the gentleman from
Nrstford. that by removing the capital to
burlington the State would better execute
the prohbitory liquor law Mr.. b. here
merri'v related some experiences in which
he and the delegation from Burlington were
equally guilty. expressed pcnitence on his
own part and promised never again to ciren,
IN the same manner without the consent of
the "BurIin.ton interests"
The gentleman from Weslfo-.l. himself {.
preacher, had also urged the removal of the
capital because the clergy of Montpelier dill
MOI preach to suit him. Mr.. b. deprecated
any haS'y artion on that account. Let US
not move tie State House, but reform the
offending parsons; bring them before some
ctclesla,t1cal tribunal, or some committee
OF the House. and nut them nn.ar bonds al.
WAYS hereafter to preach in a manner con-
duclve TO the enhancement of the value Of
their real estate. When We may hope tia.
being blessed
Mi:h mercies temporal and divine,
hat they for gear and grace may shine
"exccIed by hone
except the reverend gentleman from West
ford.
Another little subject was the fuss made
with tables Of mileage. Forty or fifty towns
IN the State were each deserving of and a.
bout equally deserving of a mileage table.
he railroads on the east side ran down and
then up-those on the west side ran up and
then down. Bellows Falls was deserving as
any place Of the labors OF these statistical
geniuses. All except Bennington County
trave! Straight to that place Why. SAID
Mr.. Is. DO rot we on the east side of the
State all urge the claims of Bellows Falls i?
lie SAID he meant to tell tie reason before he
finished his remarks.
Again, the different offers of sum, of money
by different towns. TO which some arpeared
to attach Importance. MIR. b. regarded as Of
little consequence. This is no. an auction.
Neither of the three prominent towns re-
gar" Ii az such, Or expect the capital to be-
struck oti to the highest bidder. 1t is per
iertly obvlons that the State, itwilinq to do
So' can extort almost any sum it pleases from
either one which it shall select for its can
tal.
We have only to aflix to our bill any pc.
cnn'arv condition we please. and it must and
'W be complied with, however uneonallv it
may fall On the citizens of the towns. If we
demand Of Burlington. or Rutland. or Mont
pelIer Ssoo.oo0, it will be paid. But |, for
one, do not feel like raising revenue from
the loan OF our misunderstanding a town
in Our grasp, as | would take half of lem
on, squeezing it dry, and then throwing a.
way..the rino and trying another.
There is another of these little Matters
Some may be surprised that class it so, but
regard the interest, of Montpelier as a sub
lect tar beneath some other, IL, Importance
cannot agree with some gentlemen, who
think we are under M restraints of obliga-
ION CT any kind to Montpelier. This deb, te
has contounded legal obi cation and remark
made about one has often been answered
here as If applicable to the other. The L..
.a' obligation Is merely concerning certain
lot OF land; our moral duty involves the act.
nal relation between the State and the town
Suppose board with some poor widow
temporarily at first; but to induce me to st.v
she buys more furniture, and with nv knowi-
sdse OF her motive her children are GONE
rom her, or going from her, and she calls
hem back or keeps them at home. Tbouoh
'ears roll on, no legal obligation arises that
shall remain. Again, no absolute moral OBJ.
'Sa'ion to stay is resting upon me; it is on
y one OF those imperfect or relative duties
which are presented almost every day of the
tie OF every sound hearted, honest man. I
h'h'd not say in such case that stood in
10 moral relation to my landady. Nv dntv
o remain might and should ;ield to ary
l'gher duty. | might marry, and no lonper
procure any board. l might 90 and stay
With some aged or suffering relative, whose {
wants were imperative; but how would nv ,
wn voice vlbrate on my moral sense if I
old the woman had found a widow else T
'here IRON which the prospect was more ex. +
ensive; that had recently learnt, after +
hir,y or forty years that it was my d utv to !
ulfivate sense Of the beautiful Rut do =
OF misunderstood me: if real public nee '
's'ty calls for it. sacri6se MONTPELIER. If /
he publn good actually demands it, let her =
reefs be desert! Her interests should. in :
lca case, no more impede me than the soft +,