Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-12-24
THE STATE HOUSE.

struction, as that to which the freeman has
appended them.
THE STATE HOUSE.
We are warned that we shall say some
foolish things in our remarks upon this sub
iect, but It's better to say what is to be said
and stop, and so we shall not confne our
selves to one wing of the House, nor of the
subject. a.
In the first place, we desire to remark that
from reliable sources we learn, as we have al
ways thought, that the great opposition of a
few leading ill-natured demagogues to an ap-
preparation for the completion of the State
House, arose not from any desire to serve the
good people of the State at large, but from
the tact that they were hired and retained by
the Burlington interest to oppose an appro-
priation. and, if possible, place Montpelier.
in bad odor, that they might under pretence
of applying the ''whip and spur" to the
town of the smallest territorial limits of any
in the State. succeed in getting an act pro-
yiding for holding the next session IN Court
House and Town House in Burlington, which
is now slddlcd with ,lebt that the town find
impossible to pay, and is appeared from the
toasts and speeches of the drunkest OF the
drunl, Of these leaders, who instead ot TAX
ing advantage Of the connection" which
thoy hdd iaDored SO nara 10 orinS ABOUT u
get qulckly nome 70 their aPoues' TOOK pas
sage TO Burlington ana Wneh On tie hl9n'
alter the close oil the legislature they assem-
bled with champaign and varieties 10 de
wise ways anu lneaoS 10 geV thG otH'e h'"eS
removed TO burlington IL was uec,deu 10 use
al. honorable efforts to prevent Montpelier
uom com plGtinS Cuc uOusO, '."1 .''e.. soon
as the next assembly met carry resolution
to adjourn to meet in that unpaid for Town
G,jI ~ ,,Stn, - 20, rbat tbese leidcrs vera
b;rod il Is useless fbr onvbodv to dc,v. and
That il wos tbrir influence in the Lerisiature
md that ofR1rIinaton and ira evil ones out
nf it bar,ra the Session. while Montpelicr,
trnstinr in providcnce. had suffered her pow
dor m domncn and had crinoad under the
has. and snrt.:nonof brr York neiqhbors.-
Wboto l,ss,r sbn learned when the story of
tbo man and the adder was verified in Mont
naI;or taLinr int, her b,som and nursing that
ap5der inf, t5r Sr.oker's Chair With aII the
f,ir nra,nises of n further onnosition. (3l
Eyary com was onnointed with reference to
the State House Every move that was made
was n,o1o With the same intention. (4) Kel-
loco. that intomperate, lll-tempered. .whip-
and-spur," was promised the next Speaker
ship, and Others gwen places ana promised
mTie Tit noi mI Ue alop, tPo Dsv; sowod the
tares and no wonder they grew and brought
forth abundant fruit And whut could Bur
ilnS;on ~ Htt ,,,d .n' ho tba srm Gov
which respectable State House could be To-
Gated upon those bleak, sandy shores so that
wihus anu waters "ouiu ny .as" .t ~ u"ay', 70
al. sun ilor tod and aImost ..dasertad WI
lare." But New Workers will step in. Yes,
and it would be nice for New York to build
US House Dut burlington wouiu AK 'lo
tbov ' nrov opgaainst il while It is ours. Then
where is the plea of saring The Stale from
building her own House Oh, wonders OF
wonaers en-, we pr5suno ene eor, oo'IsUr Rr
Iington would still be eager to sit in Mont
pelier house But we presume Montpelier has
not the means TO lurnlsh suihcient sum 70
coinp'eee ahe iiouso aaSIo" az 0 pray ytbe nrnssnt
and attend to her neglected fortunes and di-
lapidated ruins, if possible, that she may not
become the theme ol song 70 her priHee Vi
Poet'' ~ oo'''' so
W We 't' er i".O, INV p1a ~ rs;,os AZ >,
fireman. 'i"' 'iDNN' - D'l,' nlm -'o >,
Is Aiuea 'y ooiP' u aU'' 0.s' DNm ;,
foss'oly some oi '"o aoi0 .'''
gave MIN tne warning "i'oh n' 'pesA' u
above II they oia ne 'hoSe 70 'efiy 'ne
saying OF the wise man A 1901 ut'ere'h
all his mind but Wise man keoreth II IN
TIL Afterwards
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10N1 '.N W. - 49,. - 49, ;n,o,ost of Rurlinotor
os its ;nhoh;tonts 70 oppose an an,