Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-03-13


er In the State or out of it, he did not know,
had logged in the question of temperance
to make the impression that 3. executed
the temperance law better than Montpelier
This he considered u small business. Why
said he, Il have a confession to make. |
confess that during the last session Of the
legislature | drank glass of brandy with
the representative from Burlington, and !
confess that took some gin with the Hon.
Senator from Burlington, and it was gin
he brought with him from Burlington
Now | suppose the gentleman from Brattle-
borough considers this large talk, honorable
talk, no breach of confidence. The gentle
man has taken care in another part of his
speech to tell us that Brattleborough is
a great place-a noted pace-it turns off
from its public houses every fall some two
or three thousand, enough to make room
| for the legislature OF Vermont marvel
lous place, with n marvellous represen-
tative Let me assure the distinguished gen
tleman that Westford is in VT, not in New
York, though it lies upon the western slope
of the Green Mountains.
Mr.. Chairman, the gentleman from Brat
tlcboro, after asserting such superiority
| of position took the confessional as if he
| ii he thought he really needed to humble
| himself and sir, he did at least iOWer him
self. lie had drank with two gentleman
from one town and sir il he had confessed
the whole tuth we doubtless should have
learned that he drank with many more
besides sometimes drinking alone.
Sir, am authorized by the Hon Senator,
to whom he referred, to say that the gentle
man from Brattlcborough asked him if he
had any gin. to which he replied he had
room. nor did he leqrc il MI he Gu don
,ras oouc, I Tremendous louchtorN
Rut MIR. Chairman. | do NOT refer 70 tlis
affair slmp,y for merriment's sake nor to do
fend the Gentlemen from Burlington. but
for n higher nurr,sa Tho Rrattlaboro,
member proceeded to lecture the Cou,,ujttee
on the moral obligation of the State to Mont.
heller. lie has assumed that such ia tho
nature of the OBLIGATION. that tho cnnitoI
can not be removed without COMMITTING a
great moral wrong.
Sir it seems to me that he ia the last of
men to deliver n homilv to this committee
on such a subject lie talks of moral
Obligation. while he openly plories in the
violation of the legal and moral Obligation
he's under to obey a wholesome and consti
tutional law of the State Surely he is a
preacher that finds it easier to preach than
to practice.
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reronca r. L,s cnmGart C,n bo loay ,,i hon
Oupht he 70 leave her while she is willin,
to retain him. There may be a reason why
the gentleman should marry the old lady,
and take care Of her and her children to the
end of time.
But seriously Mr. Chairman, is this illus
tration in point
Is the State of Vermont simple boarder
in Montpelier Had she no temple of her
own, placed here by her sovereign pleasure
without any regard to the riches or po.
verify Of the place Has not that temple
burned down. And are not we the reprcsrn-
tatiyes of the sovereign people. assembled
around its ruins to deliberate whether we
will raise another structure here or on some
more desirable spot in our own domain
And have we not the largest right to do it
When, where. by what act have the people
of Vermont lost their sovereignty
Must we be told, because we have hon
nored Montpelier with our capitol for half
a century, that we are under OBLIGATION
to do it for all coming time
Sir, fail to perceive the force cf any such
Obligation. But is Montnelier that moor
destitute village. represented by the allegory
Of the gentleman If so there is a strong
appeal to our sympathy. Has il not MT
least the arpearanee of wealth And has
it not been asserted on the floor of this
house, again and again. that il il among
the wealthiest villages of the Stater
If it be so, then not only is there no obli-
CATION to retain the capitol here-but this
place is not entitled to the svn,pathy which
the gentlcman's poor iridor might claim
But Nj. Chairman. while it is insisted
that the faith of the State To Montnelier
stands in the wav of the removal Of tho
capitol. it is admitted even Inv
the gentleman from Rrattlehoro' that crr |
good amt s,Hcjcnt reasons il can he done
And is any one so insane as to think of re-.
moy,ng il on onv other crnund
But sir convenience tn tho State n rsduc
tion of m;leoga Stota boror our Stata 49, |
readiness Of access bcantv If Iocal;tr
amidst tho richest ronir;scono,o ~ n,,y
bistorv-tbe COMMUNICATION of bnsincsS ond
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