Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-12-03
Vermont Legislature.


&c did, ia the south western town in the State,
it mly be thought improper in him to have any
thin To sly on the present bill; but though he
lived in remote portion of the state, the people
ne represented are tax payers, and tax payers to
quite anount,-an now he was opposed to
the amendment and hcped it would not prevail
As he intended to vote for this bill, he wished
to give his reasons for that vote.
First, he wished the citizens of Montpelier to do
something which shows that they in part intend to
do what they have agreed to do As he under
stood the bond which the citizens of this place
have given, they agreed to pay one-half of the
cost OF the State House into the treasury of the
State within one year from February 1st, 1858.
W hat excuse do they give for not having perform
cd this agreement? Is it that the house is not
yet completed and it cannot be asccrtained what
one half is? Why not, then, pay in one-half Of
what is already expended? Why not like fair
men, pay in something to what they have
agreed to.
lie was for voting an appropriation of fifty-fve
thousand dollars, provided the Montpelier men
pay it over on the bond and go on and finish the
State House. and in order to this he wanted
lien by whi h he could ensure good faith OF the
people of this town.
In order to finish the house, funds have got to
| be raised somewere-the State this town must
| do it.
The State has already paid in over SIS, 900 as
he believed and the bills out standing are SIS, 900
and more. Now he proposed to let the peorle
here, who are to be benefited by it, have their
house; but in order to prevent being huddled in
| here half mile from the Senate. he would 20
| where we can have better accomodatlons then we
| now have unless the MONTPELIER folks will perform
and fulfill their promises by completing the State
House, and this, in his opinion, was the only way
to make them do as they agreed.
lie did not wish to have them saying that they
are going to pay for the State House when it is
finished, when at the same time they don't calcu-
late to nav ANYTHING towards it. Why not come
right out like men, and say that they are not 60
;,,r tba boDJ Int thpv
for the rebuilding Of the State House? If they
ever calculate to pay anything equivalent TO the
bond, they ought to be satisfied with the appropri-
alton contained in this bill. If he had bound
himself in n bond they have, or became bail for
any one, he expected to have to stand to the bar
gain that he had made and fork over if he was re-
sponsible for the amount for which he had became
bail. This bond was their own voluntary act ; no
one asked them to give bond for the rebuilding
of the State House. The State is able to build
their own house, and in so doing they wonld have
located the house where they wanted it, whether il
Montpelier, Burlington or Rutland But the Mont
pelier people supposed that if they kept the State
House, it would make their property in the towr
worth enou Oh more to pay for building the State
House. This is the reason why they gave tn,
bond-lIe thought that they were about right
Now, sir, said he to them, do rs you have agreed,
and all will be right.
Mr. Bascom of Orwell, said he would not follow
those who had exhibited before us the nrricultur
nj resources Of the State as if to prove the ability
Of the State to build its State House. No on,
doubted the ability Of the State That was not tn,
issue before the House. The simple question bcfor
us and before the people of the State and one whcl
will meet us when we have retired from the excite
mcnts Of this occasion and all its special pleading
! and false issues is whether those represented b,
that bond hue ~ to it-whether it was a real verit
! or a fiction? If an act of GOOD faith now ia m
4 time TO show it.
Last wear we were told the bond was GOOD but
had not become due That plea can be made n
{ longer Now thev saw the bond is good
but will they pav il, is the question The hiehe,
evidence that IL is GOOD is 10 SEQ the fulflment
IL nrovisions The Gentleman from NontneI;e
saws thev have built costly Academy. and tbei
oynepses oro Ioraa ard irti,Do,os tbat /, r;b, ho
bardsbin IN he o5Goed N nav We'll that meor
" thew have chosen ~ invest their moroy in otbe
, ent.rn;ses uatbor ,ha a,, 80 ~, ~ t,d
,bsy narood T, !; 900 i,o 10 ;n,ornoso o,,, en- =
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,,rao,or tban r.os on,;o;natod al onnsoa,antI,
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1no ssners Uugh' hos 70 oe he'u 70 tle Iuil ahouh
e uo.nnS Sau l 'uo oonu as W 'ns ~
ia uie u sne anu IN. tats a a
.rip. nv" W mn '.ie n.as; ,ouP'eu W'tu a, a.
10 eeuquny ,aseu on 'ne p'Ne' iue'I"netnei u
l. state VIII ae,gn 20 $" m ahoIst oln oy eharny-i
a. ieast susp,'ous ~ seems 10 i,nply lnat ny
} nov anu Una, 'ne o'aee " no. rely upon tne oon
n ~ ~ ias. u; you niay, " n's mn ~ W.
k,h a. =, a.; .. - -. =; - faL
"n,l.oi tna. 'nS'l u'uen. "aS given III g,1c J"".'
" stratoay which ba,,in, ed ;ts obiec
s'Ia'esy, Wn,on; nsVins n,ooii pIisileo rs '"le'
"a .u nay Nv" s'..'s ~ u,so"ueI i e anu
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n, Nv ,iiu p.teI we "r,n 10 hliow ~. ,, ,
Il .,"l''ar Va NJ a., ' .h;i q. IL,
I'd cawnol WortnoIio, 10 moet tbis bord 70 tbS II
of termost fartbing for the sake of seeing the
'er.lose 'o' '"e =, NV
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10 vote to release Montpelier from her obligatio
be- for it will be as good two wears from now as is