Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-08-06

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city charter with much spirit and force
rho GUNNER is terribly hot, and there is no
nroncr authority to compel the removal OF
horscs that happen to die in the streets, or
onv other cause of contagon. whats every
bodv's business is nobody's,' and for the pro-
,oct;op of the health and comfort of the city
il WINS Thought best to organize voluntary
CITY oroanization-whose business 1t shouiu
be to attend to such things. I'VE had no
idea" saws the Republican, "that the prcserVa-
ton of the Union depended upon our allow
ing dead horses to remain in our streets nor
that it would be treason and rebellion To
cleanse an offensive vault with disiniccting
agent
A board of health, too. was required, for
thc same reasons that exist in the Eastern cit
les;
"Sdll more, many of our buildings arc Of
wood During this dry, hot weather they are
ready TO burn like powder There are but
few wells i'm town; we do not know OF SIM
ole one ON our main business street, and wa
ter woud be almost inaccessible IN case OF
fire. Wei. we thought We would get our
/ city government organized. and them under
an equitable division of the expense, we would
/ die some large public wells and cistcrns, and
pcrhap. purchase a fire engine. And we were
simple enough TO suppose that there was MOTH
inc very reasonable in not wishing to be
burned up here some windy day. And it
never entered our heads that the purchase OF
fire engine. with money voluntarily con
tributed. would bc AN organized rebellion,
demanding the interference of the great pacii-
icator. at the head of armed battolions.
il is not proposed or intended to force our
organization upon any body. The necessity
and advantage of the movement here are So
apparent that mo- opposition was or IS apprc-
hondcd. Public opinion would and VIII ne
all-sufhciont It is a simple, social, voluntary
organization. induced 10y necessities which all
feel. We consider it mo more illegal than d
church organization. II our assessors levy
contributions upon MS, i'm fair proportion and
for laudablo purposes. and we see ht 10 pay
thcm what matter is that 60 Gov Walker Oh
any body else; What right has he To inter
farc with dragons and prevent MS from buy
ing a fire engine; Must wc go TO- Lecomp
ton 10 ask permission Co dig well
If we may not associate together. yolunta
rily, for peaceful purposes pray tell us whn
is there that a military dcspotlsm may not
prevent ms from doing Has il come 20 be
mct that Kansas is a military Colony
Bv the following extract from letter e
the Cincinnati GaseHe dated Lawrence. Jul,
~. it will be seen that the municipal officer
elected by the citizens have proceeded TO or
sanize and transact business, notwithstanding
Walker and his army
"Ou Mayor, Mr. Blood, informs us tina
the Board has organized, and commenced th
business of municipal legislation has elect
ed city officers. provided for the watcrn
of the streets and cleaning of the same. D.
fact, done no more or less than would hay
been done if Walker and his troops had mo
come The Mayor has delivered his addrc-
A., 60 the Board of Aldermen. which is we
d, known in town, and must certainly have reach
ed the ears of the Territorial Governor, an
r. up TO the present time he has done nothin
10 prevent the continuance of such rebellion
T. proceedings only TO remain in camp, rcadin
a newspapers and dcnounciug certain men }
a and about Lawrence.
N General Lane is busily at work or-anizin
IS Che free state men of the Territory on a mil
d tary basis.
The Territory is to be thoroughly canvass
10 ed by fifty free State speakers and larl
d vote is expected in the August election.
1T KANsAs-Gov Robinson made spec,
Of at Qmndaro on the 22d OF July, in the cour
y. Of which he made the following reference
be Walker and his war
= nc walker found that the people h'
ie committed no ohense recognizable by law, b
Dr. cause as there existed no local go-ernmcnt
le any kind n Lawrence, there necessarily cou
a be no usurpation of odicc-ihc misdcmean
ID with which he charged The administratiC
I'D once arrested tho speaker Gov. Robinson
ic for usurpation of office. but were finally obi
en- cd 20 withdraw it. because before they cou
prosecute him they must acknowledge ia
BIS there was such an office as State governor
ne and, rather than do that, they abandoned q
~ suit.
'- Tho present case was exactly similar. Go
be Walker had found ont this fact, and was o.
re ing TO get out of his ridiculous situation.
d- believed he would be grateful to the free Sta
ny men 20 help him out of il but they reius'
Oh to do so, or to notice him oven, and there
OF was obliged and would be Obliged to stay
rs the open prairie--likc the excellent but pr
n crastinating Micawbcr, waiting for somethn
ret to turn up If he attempted 90 collect to
d- es the people would refuse TO pay them
ey They would be obliged TO proceed in the usu
ne way-to advertise the property--to get Gust
mers to buy it--and then sell it, No fir
MT State men would buy the property thus adyo
s. tisod. He ventured TO say that no pro-sla,e
I'll men would dare to como into Lawrence al
NlA l'l SUM llop'lAl+ Nuttias but
" they did soft Walker placed troops enou,
r. to protect them-the free State men won
ON bid for the property till it went so high tn
ay it was worth more than its value and the IA
We too. Then they would, perhaps, be unable
nd pay for it. There was no law to prevent m,
's- from bidding for property, even if they had
NJ money to pay for it. Laughter. A tho
lot sand would be prepared to do this, so tn
1t before Walker got through with Iawrenc
nd the next Presidential election would come O
Laughter
FROM KANsAs.--An opportionment for Il
- October Territorial election has been mad
o- 10 counties have Representatives, and
counties have 30. Troops arc to be dctaiu
&c to guard the bogus officers at the election
IN The emigration of this year is not to vote
Wv Gov Walker turned over the job of ma
ing the appointments to the President al
'' Speaker of the first bogus Legislature
oo BRING BACK THOSE BERHIEs We pc
ceive that the lotcimap, following up d
les error of the Register is crediting to the Ru
land Herald tho (trvryr~' ocEnp.,-l,1 ,,r,a,,