Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-10-25

good as tho. furnished by the State " Vermont Hence
u scem'd w him, since ihis mfiHure would Involve au
expenditure of ff0m $50 uu $50 00i, that his House
should make enquiry, ia the proper manner of the sec
reary OF Wsr in order TO learn these facts aud then II
wehnd that they cannot supply troops which thus
suffering we should provide for them lie therefore
hoped that this bill would be laid upon the table until
such enquiry be made Aud Va order 10 make such
enquiry he would offer resolution at the proper time
which he would ask the clerk 10 read part Of hii
statement
The resolution was read by tho clerk and was in eee,
request that the Governor should appoint an agent 10
be named by the House, who should proceed 10 Wash
ngton ~ investigate the condition of the regiments and
ascertain the ability and intention Of the general govern
mcut 10 provide for them.
Mr. Nichols Of Rudand was surprised A. the position
taken BY the gentleman from Burlington lie had given
rs the benefit ofhis opinion wing that the House ht
acted hastily and that there Is something In the bill
which ordinary men have not understood How did the
matter come upf IL came from resolution IN the Sen.
ate IL has been properly investigated. Testimony has
been gathered rom officers Of the regiments They have
all stated the pressing need Of the regiments la addi-
on 10 that the Governor before the committee and
yet the gentleman Is endowed with some new light and
shows that we have all been mistaken.
True they hgye been there but three months but what
has been the kind Of service n which they have been
gagged They have been pot In all the positions Of dan.
ger and work. Whenever danger came the cry was,-
"lu the front, Vermont 90 lie would submit Il tne
farmers Of this House whether. after such work. II Is
ue supposed that hey would be n good condition We
know from undoubted testimony, that they IN actual
want aud suffering at this time. On such testimony the
committee have acted And what have they done Had
they done anything which woni involve the state In
expenditure Of @3JOJl OF SjO.0j0f No they acted
cautiously and properly We have now in the possession
Of the state GOO blankets and The
mitce simply reported recommending these 10 be flfn-
ishod them. And now, at this stage, the gentleman
moves 20 lay the bill ON the table and naugurate new
system Of State machinery.
The gentleman seeks FOR light What does the bin
contemplate but furnish hrs what the State has and
then 90 the War Department and lind ont what can
be dome II the facts that the general government is
willing but cannot supply them, then let the agent
certain ON what terms the general government will let
the state supply them. The b contenplatcs all that
the gentlemen wants and yet he calls for delay Tie
hoped the bin would not be laid upon the table but would
be put upon its passage al
Mr. Reynolds of Aburgh yesterday To protest a.
gainst this hasiy legislation. lie then stood alone. To
day there evidence Of returning reason There
was disposition 70 Investigate the matter considerably
and carefully. Thisi certainly matter Of muth puh,
importance II involves the pecuniary interest " th,
state. and yet rushing action which vii
cost the state thirty forty thousand dollars Heh1po,
az the proper time the b would be laid on the table
The public mind al times runs mad and is carried awal
10y sympathy and feeling Such was the case with ou
Southern brethren. We should be careful here in tht
North that we act with reason
lie would point briefly at ihe reasons which ac:uact
hiu fust hc believed 90 be wholly unnecessary aud
20 show the Doe urgent 20 call upon them &c
act 100 the manner which ihc hiu contemplate Ih,
dill take bat Ae evidence was not such TO satisfy hu
that This Us case Of emergency requiring such hast
I action,
Again. we assume 20 discharge duties which it is th
business OF the War Department al Washington TO per
form.
There is another reason too. At all times we shoul,
study economy but az this time should be particular
y careful and prudeut For this reason he oppose,
TO the passage oi this bill without further and full delb
/ Grafton.
Mr. Myers N jamaica was equally surprised with hi
fcud from Rutland, az the remarks Of the gentleman
from Burlington. He supposed when that gentleman
begun that be had received some very important in for
nation, which prompted his COURSE but such ap
pcafcd The matter originated ia the Senate had beer
carefully considered and had been carefully investigated
by the committee Of the House.
The oil contempates the very things the re
soutoni and hence he hoped the resolution would b
allowed 10 take its place. lie ondly expected that on in
qniry il will be uuud that the facts bad
presented The expense would be perhaps only the
pensc OF trip 70 Washington and that expense all vii
willingly incur for the sake Of learning the real condition
Of those troops.
The remainder Of this discussion compelled Il
omit for want time to write it out for the press.