Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-10-19
Taxes uncollected, S73.699 65
Amount in the Treasury, l0.599 "a
Balance outstanding lis l46 80
Slg9.436 20

= ing Mead's Statue of Ethan Allen, orde
have been drawn on the Treasurer for sun
i amounting to one thousand dollars. 1t
understl o that the artist has been successi
! IN the design, and that the work is progress
= ing satisfactorily.
] The number Of State Benesciaries {
Z the present term of the America
Asylum for .af and dumb, at Hartford,
twenty-fJur. The cl arge per annun, fu
board and tuition. is one hundred dollar
> each and, as several OF them have bee
allowed a sum not exceeding twenty doll II
Tor clothing, the expenditure for the ensuin,
year will be nearly equal to the annual ap
preparation OF three thousand dollars. ThI
Is considerably more than the average annua
expenditure tor several years past. Tner
are but five State Btne6ciaries at the New
England Institution for the instruction o
the blind, in Boston, the charges for whou
will DO considerably less than the annua
appropriation If twelve hundred dollars.
M pubic State charity is more wOrthily
bestowed than the annual appropriation tol
the Insane Poor ut the Vermont Asylum fOT
the Insane, at Brattleb Iro' This insttu.
tlOn, under The management OF its excellent
and devoted Superintendent, DR.. Rockwell
has been eminently successful. Ii is believed
that few IN tltutIUns of the kind have been
lnaLaged with equal sagaeity and skill, and
the results rs "a whole, are highly encOurag-
| ing. Since It's commencement, three thousand
one hundred and slxty-eight patients have
! been admitted, and two thousand seven hun
| dred and thlrty-two discharged, OF whom
| one thousand four hundred and ninety one
have recovered. During the ast year, one
! hundred and torty three have been admitted +,
and one hundred and thirty eight discharged, ,
OF whom hity-clght have recovered. The
present number Of patients is four hundred
nd thIrty-six.
Agreeably to act Of November 81, 1859,
proposals have been solicited for printing
the Report Of the State GeologIst, which
have bten responded to by different parties.
The Report, which will be presented to the
Legislature at an early day, is a document
OF permanent value and doubt not the quPS
ton OF printing will receive your favorable
consideration.
The Report of the Bank Commissioner is
creditabe to the management Of our SAts
Banks, showing the soundness OF our cur
rency, and the abundant security OF bill
holders and depo5itorS, under any contln-
gen'y.
The education Of youth has been Justly
regarded. by political economists OF all civ
liz u nations, as one OF the most important
elements Of national security and prosperity;
and, in ali representative and liberal govern
meuts, provision for q proper system Of in
struction 10 recogniz d Us one Of the fret du-
ties OF the State. The cause Of Education,
and especially the institution OF Common
(et, 80,
cured the active laDOrs OF our greatest states
men and our ablest legislators. Tne spur.
of liberty and patriotism which achieved our
national Independence. and Dequeathed TO us
1ur excellent form of government, Is reera-
bic, in no inferior degree, to the system oi |
q NC ttiun early Institute 10y the fathers 9t /
y, v England and it is only as the ycLth |
OF the country shall be properly instructed, |
morally ami intellectually, tor che duties Ot
citr ris, hat our Tree institutions, III tIr hands
Of the coming and tutuTe generations, are t.
b. preserved intact
Il l. with much satisfaction that refer g. /
the practical working OF our PRESENT school |
law, and to the efficiency and well directed [
90 rts Of the cretary Of rhe Board of Edu
cation. in connection with Teachers lnsti-
.ut,s A sound policy would indicate the
4ndesITablen, 81 ui any eSsentI ! chang, an
Ill Sufficient time shall have elapsed 10 de-
selp more fully the working OF our Ples Mt
,y>tem.
L. this connection, desire TO commend
10 your particular favor the elaborate Report
# the Secretary, Mr.. Adums. The mass OF
satisfies, the extracts from correspondence
= lth the Town Sap rintendents, and the
Of the decisions oi the Supreme
Court. in cases arising under our school laws
ndcltc great industry and devotion On the
part Of the Secretary, and an amount OF Ia
)nr far exceeding that r, quired OF any other
,ticsr of the government. The report Is a
document Of great value, which should be
xtenslvely circulated among the citizens ol
he State.
The voluntary organization OF tho State
Teachers Association his proved useful
.diunct t. the B ard of Education and Teach
rs Institutes and, as it e.n braces large |
lum her of experienced teachers ana rienos
f education, who volunteer much time and
Expense. it may be worthy OF your consldeIa> q.
ION whether 10 authorize the B ard OF Ed
catiOn to appropriate small sum, annual,
=, for deiraying the expense OF postage ana
t printing the notices and reports OF the
iss Dcl .tIOn.
IL was well remarked by Governor Hall,
D his last Executive Message, that "OuT
avs prohibiting the trafh1 in Intoxicating
iquora have become the settled and ap>
roved policy Of the State. :
Il is Questionable whether further legisla-
ion on this subject is cxpedient at the pres ,,
nt time. Every good citizen is presumed to
C law-abiding. Still, there are those IN
he community who, in violation OF law
ontinus the traffic, to the deep injury OF {
lany families and the demOralizing OF many
{ our youth.
Ii further enactments are thought to be
ecessary for the security and peace OF the
It may worthy Of your consider
ton whether to provide by law that the
legal vender of intox eating liquors shall
e made responsible to injured parties for
be consequences C: ms illegal tratie.
The question Of the establishment and
maintenance of one or more Houses Of Con-
ection, or Reformatory Schools, within the
tate, for the employment OF juvenile delln-
ueuts and others convicted Ot minor Ot5n-
es, is one Of very grave importance, and
'hich | desire to commend to your deliber-
te consideration. The experience OF other
ta tes has shown that these institut tions are
minenty adapted 10 the conservation OF
rails. and the reclamation of those just :
ntering upon career of CRIME. =
desire respectfully to propose for your y
o1sideration the expediency OF providing oy :,
Nv for the election, BY a plurality OF votes, j
{ Town Representatives, and OF all otheers y y
losen by the General Assembly,-as being Il
! conformity with the system prevailing In
lost of the States of the Union, and with \
ur own 10 the election of State Senators, O
nd County Officers. 1t is conceived that l.
ne law which requires q majority of votes d
, constitute an election, is often productive v
embarrassment, and 8 needless waste OF
me and money, to say nothing OF It's de- c
loralizing influence in leading TO venality IN !
10 exercise of the elective franchise.
The Constitution of this State authorize
be organization and earning Of its inhabit-
pts. Tor it's defence, under such regulations,
sstrictions and exceptions. as Congress,
greeably TO the Constitution of the United d
tates. and the Legislature of this State shall
irect." Under this provision OF the Con-
titution, the Legislature has. from time to c
ime, enacted laws tor the snro .ment, organ
zation and discipline of the militia ana {
he frequent notifications and changes
haav, u1aH9 In OUT