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25th., drew upon him sharp personal re-
marks the next day, from Nlessrs. Powers of
Woodstock, Cheney of Barnard and Bradley
of Brattleboro. On the evening of that day,
the House being again in committee OF the
whole Mr.. Woodward addressed the com.
mittee as follows
Mr. Chairman, had not designed to
trouble the Committee with farther re-
marks, after what | said yesterday but
the course pursued by certain gentlemen in
this debate is my apology.
The gentleman from Woodstock has
finally unseaed his lips and given fine
exhibition of himself upon this great state
question. lie has told us that he came here
in common with the gentlemen from West
ford, and Fairhavcn. seeking light-he had
listened long, and attentively to the argu-
ments of gentlemen who were in favor of
removing, but only one had been advanced
that was of any weight whatever and that
was from the gentleman from Westford ;
that argument he should consider before he
had done.
lie then proceeded to say, with his nc
customed courtesy and refinement, that the
gentleman from Westford had bawled for
MirtV minutes, at the top of his voice Burt
. :
Now Mr.. Chairman, distasteiul as this
kind OF warfare is to me, reply that the
GOliah of Woodstock, after admitting that
he had often sand he wished the capital were
removed from Montpelier, has bawled at
the top OF his stcntorian voice for the space
OF Ntty minutes, Montpelier, M0nipeHr,
! MoHipeiicr. 50 that all the advantage the
gent cman has over me in this respect is
that he may have mouthed Montpelier moro
handsomely than did Burlington and twice
as long.
II he claims this superiority. the claim
/ is at once conceded
The Woodstock gentleman denies that
the removal of the capital is an open ques-
ton, and insists that such is the obligation
OF the State to Montpelier, that it cannot be
removed without violence, and injury {;
and yet he had not proceeded far in his
luminous way, before he turns to those in
the interest of Rutland, and says-the next
railroad built in the State will connect Rut-
land with White River junction, and
it will not be five years after that event, if
R0land nor acts UiSeiy, before she will have
the State House. Such honesty, and con-
sistency are rare jewels What in the name
OF justice, demand, is to open this sealed
! question In the course of five or ten years I
hat is so suddenly to free it of all
charges of violated State faith, and Of in
| justice to Montpelier
Will the rebuilding of the State House
at II cost of 100 900 dollars. and its con-
tlnuance here for five or ten years. in that
gentemans judgement make its removal
an open question will that absolye the
state from all obligation to Montpelier
Does lie think the removal of the State
House some few years hence, will injure
Montpelier less than now
by what train Of reasoning does he reach
such mad conclusions II building two
State Houses, and occupying them for so
years, has plightei the faith of the State SO
strongly to this place as to make 1t i'm
proper to remove the capital-as to make
its removal sealed question, what
will the building of third, an occu
pancy for u longer time do Will
that ahsoye the State from all the
alleged obligation. and strip the question
from all its difficulties The gentleman
is not Il fool-he knows better
lie knows, moreover, that the longer the
capitol remains at Montpelier, the greater
will be the injury of its removal.
lie has thus destroyed the premises of his
argument, and unmarked bis insincelity -
But what can be his object What is he
after in casting this favorable glance to-
hat IL ttr.,,.
are rools-that they are To- be Lribnd' and
bought -" n maj act ,rjs.ly mar. thew
shall soon have the capital." | wonder
what he means by their ACTIN trlseIV nOir ?
Dare any one guess The gentleman doubt
less thinks he is acting wisely. Can il he
possible that his eve has been directed TO-
WARDS the cnptal of our republic. with the
promise that he shall have help to reach it,
bye and bye. if he uoIr acts irjS.Lyl He has
been dumb for DAYS on this treat ouestion
before us-waiting he saws for iicht.-
Something has sudde nly, STRANGELY dissina-
ted his doubts. and settled his convictions
But Mr.. Chiirman. another .nomaly an.
pears in that gcntlcman's argument, At
the commencement Of his speech he said
tina the gentleman from Wcstlord had as
signed the only reason he had heard for the
removal of the capitol, and that he should
consider before he WAS done. lie did CON
slider it in his characteristic manner. lie
said the gentleman from Westford had al
ludcd to the short cominrs Of Montpelier
and Washington Co.. on temperance matters
and moreover that every word he
had said was true-that he. the
gentleman from Woodstock, had been
greatly abused by the people of
MONTPELIER in connection with this matter.
They had behaved very badly indeed But
this iras no reason why the capital should
be removed. lie hal turned his hack unon
the preaching in this house-he had said,
ne would never hear it more unlcs the clergy
man officiating in 1t could outru1 him. Iihc
llou,e held its Session in the church where
the Rev W II. Lord dictates. mis- he
said was the course for members IN take
and he ADVISED the Gentleman from West
ford to do likewise. IL seems then that tho
gentleman from Woodstock has C,und an
evil here of sufficient magnitude to r,D,ore
linn from the house of God-to desolate the
sdnctuarV-an evil which. in the commence.
mcnt of his argument. ,ros n y,os,, and tho
ouIv reaSou far the renewal a. thn ca,;taI
but which in the heat of his nnxirtv r.
make n clean sweon If oror, n',n.; ;
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