Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-12-31


same there. Rutland made the same offer,
after which Montpelier made similar Of
s
After much strife, Montpelier having
more champagne, varieties" and other
{" ways and means" succeeded in getting
the location. @A4.A -aist
From reliable Information, Montpelier
hired men from different parts of the State
TO come aud labor with the members and
members of the House from both Wind
ham and Windsor counties, were consulted
and advised by their constituents, to so for
Burlington rather than Montpelier, and
signified their intention to do so before GO
ing to Montpelier. "a
Alter the location was made, and the
Legislature all fixed right for Montpelier,
she by some hoeus pocus, prevailed upon
The same Legislature to appropriate then
. 5000 toward building ahe tss.=ss.-she
giving bond through Messrs. Collamer,
Jewett and Hubbard, in the sum of 500,
600, to pay one half in one year and the
other half when the bidding was complet-
ed, said bond being for the whole cost of
the building,
The next Legislature of October 1857,
appropriated $4,000 more of the States
money toward the completing Of the build.
ing, and up to October 1858, Montpelier
had only paid $4,000, and then asked the
State TO appropriate $4,000 more TO fin
ISL the building. The House of Repre-
sentatives refused TO do this except the
amount was paid in on the bond and for
this act the Montpelier people, through
their organ, the " Feemlan,' accuse mem.
beers Of being hired and retained by Bur-
lington not having desire TO serve the
people of the State at large" !" of being
under the influence Of champagne and
varieties and of verifying the story of the
man and the adder
1t is well known to the members who
did not attend any Of the brilliant parties
given by the obligers Of the bond, that they
we're not influenced by the "champagne
and varieties" and that they could not be
approached by such means, and it was be-
lieved that wien Mr.. G. w. CoIlamer in
vited az the Legislature to his house, he
| and lis Montpelier friends ha an obl4ct TO
accomplish.
/ The writer was aware at the time, that
/ Inc Ho,.se eas safe, from the fact that only
& ysus one tAisd # The inerabers attended
Mr. C.'s soirec.
| / once knew a gentleman of great wealth,
In Mobile, Alabama, spend Sl0,oo0, all III
the purchase OF champagne and ysters,witl
which he purchased the whole Legislature o.
said State and thereby go, Bank charter
with a capital Of 100000, in direct vi
olation 10 the policy Of The State, or the
wishes of the people.
Some two or three years ago all the
members Of the Wisconsin Legislature, e.c-
cept ttco or three, we're purchased with The
sum of 100000, to go for certain Rail.
roads, and the Governor received $4,000
for signinga bill similar to one he had We.
toed. This was pyored in subsequent
| Legislature.
! The members who voted to hold Mont
peher to her bargain, did it because the
people whom they represented were dis
satisfied with the means used by Montpel
Ter to accomplish her object at the time q
the location and since.
1t i'll becomes Montpelier to accuse the
members of being hired and retained BY
Burlington, while she, (Montpelierl wa;
trustingin Providence in allowing her pow
der to danpen,' as the 6 Freeman . says.
My opinion is, that Providence has no
trusted Montpelier, and that she vii! hav,
a more difficult account 10 settle with Prov
idence than she imagines.
/ Those who vrted to locate the House al
Montpelier, some of them, now say, tha
it was not expected at the time Montpeliel
gave the bond she would ever pag Is, al
mach as TO say the bond was given for
blind, was trick and fraud upon the
people.
In conclusion, let me say to Montpelier
that the late House of Representative.
! placed the State House matter in the hand.
of people who have not partaken Of hel
/ bounties, people who must, in future, senc
men to Montpelier, who cannot be infu.
enced to refund the money if.she, Mont
pelier) should now be forced to finish the
House, except said people desire to en-.
courage future trickery and fraud.
\ G=*#%**.
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