Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30

feigned and tumld indignation, and loudly
called upon the House to repe this eatyage
upon their rights, " this Infringement of their
prrogatire,' and uttered quite terrific threats
against tho Senate, and thus dashed their fol.
lowers into quite fury of resentment; and the
amen1nont was rejected Without any debate up
m the merits, in order to g. rebuke the Senate"
as it was urged.
And yet these leaders must have known that
the Constitution has the express provision
Provided, that all revenue bills shall origi-
nate in the House of Representatives, but the
Senate may propose or concur with amendments,
Us on other bills.
When the House thus rejected the amendment
it was nearly six O'Clock in the morning, the
hour fixed for the final adjournment, and Of
course no further action could be had the first
instance, we believe, in the history of the State,
that our Legislature has been kept in session all
night Burlington had accomplished her pres
snt purpose. Her uherior purpose to remove
the capitol was patent to every intelligent OBJ
server. And if any one had denied this to
be the Interior purpose, he wonld have been met
by d laugh of scorn, as being either dupo, or
as intending to dupe others.
Til course Of the Senate was emnently cour-
teous, digni6ed and parliamentary. The course
of the opposition to Montpelier, in the House,
!. was in marked and unfavorable contrast to that
of the Senate, and TO that adopted by Burling-
ton and her friends at the session Of 1857.
Such have been the wonderful fruits of the
Z. olive branch" asked and accepted by Bur-
iington Such is the town that now by he'
newspaper Houts at Montpelier charges of bro
ken faith! Montpelier has for more than q
generation endured the implacable warfare o
Burlington, without retaliation. She relin'
aushed to Burlington the first position in thu
House, and found herself deluded and disarmed
and yet kept silence. But now g insult i
added to injury and bitter and inccssan
charges of bad faith are uttered against her b,
Burlington. And now impeiled by seif-respect
and by due regard to the opinion and inter
ests of tho State, she repels these mputations
and appeals to the Judgment Of the intciligen
and large-hearted citizens of Vermont, Stat
That has hitherto scorned meanness and rebuke
injustice.
When the Legislature adjourned, and Mont
peler found that no means were provided io
the completion of the State House, and that
suspension of tho work would be injurious
the building, and in every respect opposed I
economy and the interests of the State, ther
in this emergency, she concluded, contrary
the official expression made by the Senate,
strain her utmost credit and energies, and pre-
vide the necessary funds for the completion
the work.
Let the citizens of Vermont decide, then, 9
whose door these charges are the most dcservedl
laid, and upon what foundation such charges al
made against Montpelier at all. We bele'
that the voice of magnanimous and higf
minded people will forever aequit her ofany ev
design or dishonorAbo action in not before pa,
ing the half Of that bond while no means ha
been taken to ascertain the amount due, and I'll
State had not asked her to pay it. We BELIEF
that every honest man IN Vermont regrets th'
che Stlts had not built and owned her own Stat
Hoase, instead Of requiring it at the hands of
sin lie town which, it will readily be admitted
had doae nothing to deserve such penal
But here we leave this; the House is beir
completed, and we have only to regret that v
so long lay supinely under the lash of a riV
neighhor.