Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-02-27

now. ii offers arc to be received, every town
should have the privilege, and he might per-
hans make am offer for his town
Mr. Billings. of Mount Holly suggested
that Montpelier had made the first offer, and
he thought each town had as good right as
another He did not think that these offers
should bind the House, but after all they
would have an influence. These offers are
not bribery, but rather magnanimity. He
thought Rutland had many and great adyant-
ages. and should be considered.
Mr.. Marsh, of Brandon, thought the order
and the form of propositions was of no con-
sequence hc therefore had NO occasion for
discussion with his friend from Westminster.
As TO these offers they would never in
tcrfcrc with the right of the State to remove,
and would not bind the State.
Mr.. Stoddard, of Waterford, reviewed the
action of the Committee, and the discussions
about views, beautiful scenery, and the like,
but little as to the real question, to wit, where
can the State best convene What has oc-
CURED to change the long established fact
that Montpelier is the common confer, and as
such most convenient for the whole Is there
any barren waste around Montpelier 20 cut
off access Has it not railroads and all other
means of transportation Has it not vii
lagos and a growing population all around
it. lie then showed that Montpelier
was still the center Of population, having
kept pace with the increase of the State.--
Then, taking the grand-list it appeared that
the Gain ON the cast side of the mountain has
been, since 1852, per cent. greater than the
wcstorn-thus showing that There ia no de-
mand by the population and business of the
State TO remove the Capital from fine common
ccntcr westward Taking an into account
and the nrospectiye Growth of fbo Stato bc
ycutured to say that there is not a single
state in the Union which has SO perfect a
common center. and SO equally accessible
to all. as Vermont now has at Montpelicr-
The sate-house itself too. located here is
the pride of the State-a fair representative
of tan honor to it and now we arc asked
TO disregard all these. because of "a calamity.
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