Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-01-14

bic Of a conference If there was no such dis
position And in the selection Of managers
at a conference it is the high duty Of the pre-
siding officer to select such as will reflect and
ehectuato this disposition of the majority;
and when we now speak Of the majority, we
mean the majority that agreed to the confer
enoo and it often happens that this majority
is composed of the former minority and a mi
nority Of the former maiorty,-the two mi
norites combined making a majority. And
while two of the three managers should be
taken from the majority on the disagrecing
votes Of the two Houses. they should mot
both be taken from that portion Of the mojo-
rity that is opposed to any compromise.
But in the case we are discussing, the ma
jority Of the House managers, from first to
last declined all compromise and all variation
from the House bill. And we say, without
fear of contradiction that never in all the
many conferences that have occurred in Yer
mont legislation was the like course ever TAX
en- by the managers of either House and it
is to be hoped that it will not be repeated
And inasmuch as this course was plcnary ev-
idence that these managers we're opposed to
any compromise and inasmuch as it was the
duty of the Speaker TO see TO it. SO far as he
| could by consultation and otherwise, that the
managers should be such as to properly re-
feet the sentiments of the majority Of the
House as we have before explained and in
asmuch as Mr.. Speaker +. from the peculiar
circumstances of the case, was in intimate
sympathy with these managers was it I'M
proper, or even uncharitablo for us to assert
that they were appointed for the purpose Of
doing what an fact then ddP Was il TO be
b.. inf, al t,f hafr
purpose
But in addition to this we now state, upon
the authority of Mr. Collamcr, that before
the appointment was made Mr. c. had con-
versation with Mr. Edmunds, and remarked
to him that if he had any disposition to favor
some compromise or arrangement that should
end the difficulty and let the work 60 on, he
had now the opportunity to do it by appoint
ing conservative and conciliatory men: and
Mr.. G.. went on TO name Mr. linsey and Mr..
Kellogg and to say that if they should be APP
pointed there would be no hope of any recon
citation or compromise, and appealed to him
earnestly not to appoint these gentlemen.
And yet these were the very two that were
appointed, although there were other dstin-
guished and able members of the same maio-
rty. Further comment would be superfluous.
1t has been our fixed purpose to indulge in
so,s ,,rIoss tho, ,,,,o ~, a. ,,,,a.o,.J XXI,
this nnh1;c transaot;or, tL.t c,u H.,
would ranriro ~ Nmd c,r t';. ,a,.a,, a.,
VOL nc fro,,, orr ro,,,o., f,, NJ T. asa i,,,
vcr If ,noritoJ dis,i,ct;1, ,.,',,Jaa,.,r,d ~,
treat him with great courtesy. Mr.. +. has
seen ht 10 pen the following sentence
cannot, and hope no friend Of mine will,
presume to dispute the preemncnt and eNclu-
siVe h'nasS OF MT Merrui for the Office OF
speaker or TO '"1ge| that there was any
tn'hR else than pat'lotic desire to promote
yne general Weiiare Which induced nm at the
''s. moment, 20 Withdraw winch ne did with
OUT any sonclta'ion rom me- OF by my au-
thority we snail not initiate this style OF
sheeiing IRONY althongh roo easy OF imita-
uon' out leave IL to the admiration OF such
persons AZ nave enc proper constitution 10 re-
lSu II, inc "a"S are intended TO wPy
,na' NJ W. "ltnure" IN or0er 70 save defeat
we pronounce any Such implication
"no'i 5touhulesS ana untrue.
AS TO 'he aehiai OF all solicitation from
n'm' Mt' H') or oy ms authority TINS IS
Ine'o''Val mourish IN oihciai me Which, hke
tne poeI license mas acquired privileged
l"'mun''! ana II Is not deemed quite eour-
'eouS 10 question IT, we VIII only say that
Wneu Suhury gentlemen eau TO mind the well
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