Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-11-30

upon a general banking law, as the gentle
man suggests, he apprehended the legislature
will find il necessary to pass a ne,0 and diff
lerent law. They will not rely upon sta
tute which has proved an utter failure. Nor
could he see how such law could be used to
accomplish the purposes suggested, unless the
legislature should absolutely refuse to enact
any special law to incorporate bank. and
thus oblige every bank 20 avail themselves of
it in order to go into operation.
REMARKS OF SENATOR ARMSTRONG.
IN relation 10 the Shire Of Remington County
Mr. President. The resolution under con
sideration in relation to making one shire in
Bennington county relates to a question Of
mere local interest-must necessarily be
uninteresting to Senator'S and do not pro-
pose to occupy any more time. nor tax their
patience any longer than is necessary IN order
TO set forth the true state Of things and ex-
plain the peculiar geographical and lopo-
graphical features OF Bennington county
| Without doubt, in most counties. common
centre Of doing business is desirable but
there are exceptions to this az there are to all
rules, and Bennington county is clearly such
an exception What would be the effect Of
an attempt TO place the tavern the post Office.
the church and various other thing. which 20
TO make up village in any Of our mountain
towns, exactly in the geographical centre
of the town. IL may be on the top of a noun
tain.) without regard TO the reads. water
privileges, and the natural centres and out.
| lets for the inhabitants who dwell among the
mountains lis plain enough that such an
attempt would prove failure and cover with
ridicu,o its protector. Why, in our noun
famous towns, village in the centre Of the
town is the exception and not the general
/ rule. Il is much easier TO move lines OF
towns and counties than lineo Of mountains.
/ That the centre Of business in Bennington
county are irreyocably fixed by the hand OF
nature, is clearly manifest by examining the
map OF the county. There is the unbroken
range Of the Green Mountains running
/ through the entire length Of the county. form
| Ing an almost impossible barrier between thi,
and Windlam county, This line Of noun
,ains is not straight, but bends TO the west in
the middle Of the county and the east line
Of the county, obedient 90 the law OF neces-
,ity, follows along the uninhabitod region
which divides it from Windham county thus
making the county very narrow at Sander
land and rlngton-vhch narrow strip was
by our Giandathcrs not unapdy called the
"strops Of the saddle bags" These same
grandathers were not silly men, but perceiv.
ing at once that the county fell into two
,hres naturally, they established two shire,
as early as 100. Aud so wise and lust was
this arrangement that the people OF this coun
ty are couiented and satisfied with il still
after an experience Of eigbty-on years. anC
are only disturbed now and then by the in.
terests Of Arlington. who seeks to advanc,
her own local interests by obtaining tn,
county buildings. But it is a very small in
terest and can easily be controlled 10y tn,
people Of the county, who desire to be lief
alone and permitted to manage their own at
Affairs. These two shires are the two probate
districts of the county, and the respective
probate Offices and courts are heil in thu
count houses, and the county has recent,
purchased two expensive safes, weighing
about four tons each, and had them fitted in
the houses at an expense Of about Sl400 49,
These two probate courts in the county
bringing the advice OF the Judge near b,
and accessible TO the widow and fatherless
are greatly TO be desired In Massachusetts,
the probate courts travel over the county
holding session in the various towns to brins
them near the people.
There has been entered on the civil docket
Of the court in the last ten years in III,
south shire 1850 cases In the north shire
in the same time. about 400, Of which 40C
Arlington furnished 63 cases Under such q
statement of facts taken from the clerks dock
ct, is it reasonable to compel these 1850 ca.
SEES to travel Is miles to Arlington, for the
sake Of getting to fsnced centre, which
proves to be geographically, to say the least
several miles too far north. As before stat.
ed, this county is trayersed through nearly
the whole length of it, with one unbroker
/ chaln of the Grnnn Mnnntnins and M mn |,