Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-11-01

dS de pIeSeut iuulCtteu Ny OoNelumeHo,
is about eight regiments AS but six reg
iments have yet been authorized, further
legislation will be required before addition
al regiments can be raised and prepared
for service. / shall be happy to cooper
ate with the Legislature in any plans it
may adopt in this direction, and respect
fully suggest the propriety of raising at
least two more regiments for the U. s.
service. - g
The militia laws of the State are not
such as the times demand. They are diff
fuse, of doubtful construction, and quite
too unwieldly and inefficient Recent
events clearly demonstrate that no COM
munity, however free, can afford to repose
in so defenceless condition as the people
of Vermont have been content with f]ate
years. There is abundant talent in the
Legislature to investigate and compare the
best known systems and to perfect a COM
pact perspicuous and effective law, out of
which shall grow a military organization
that will be an honor and defence to our
State. ....4 ..... ..-.....s
In August last, Congress passed an acs
imposing direct tax of $20,000,000 an
nually upon the United States, to be lev
led upon incomes and real estate, setting
to the State of Vermont the sum of SILL
069,00 as its quota thereof-The act pro-
vides for the assessment and collection of
the tax by United States officers. But it
authorizes any State, through its own Off
GERS and in its own way, to assess, and
pay its quota of the tax into the U. S.
Treasury; any State which shall, on or
before the I'd Tuesday of Feb, next, and
at that time in each subsequent year, give
notice to the Secretary of Treasury of its
intention to assume, and pay its quota of
said tax, shall be allowed Is per ct. de-
duction, conditioned that such payment
shall be made on or before the last OF
June in the year to which the payment
relates. I,would suggest, that you adopt
measures to pay the States quota of said
tax, thereby saving 10 per ct, proposed
in that case to be deducted by the Govern.
ment. , ;.- t
A new census of the United States hav.
ing been recently taken, articles four and
twenty-three Of amendment of our State
Constitution require the Legislature te
make new apportionment of the Senators
to the several Counties, and they also pre-.
scribe certain rules regarding such appor.
tionment. ....t .,
| congratulate you, gentlemen, upon the
completion of the statue of Ethan Allen
by our promising young artist, Mead, and
J, upon its safe erection in a fitting place
The superior quality of the material Of
which the statue is made. illustrates the
riches of Vermont in her statuary marble
1t is rare honor to the State to have
| furnished from among her sons the gen
ius and talent that conceived and elabo
rated this finished work of art. We cal
, hardly look at the noble statue without
feeling our patriotism kindled anew; ano
, observing the striking and expressive face
: the majestic port and uplifted hand of tn,
: old hero, imagination pictures him com
8 manding the present enemies of his coun
t try to cease their attempt to overthrow it,
Government, and bidding its benign in
Q stitutions to descend perpetually to poster
/ ity.
The reports of the Trustees and Superin
tendent of the Asylum for the insane in
, dictate that this institution is in its usual
: ly fourishing condition. During the p s.
summer the wings of the Asylum have al
been raised another story, by which ;
' large number of cheerful and commodious
g rooms have been supplied for the bette1
classification and accommodation of th'
7 patients The unostentatious and untir
ing devotion Of the superintendent to thu
/ interests of the Asylum and the comfor
, and welfare Of its inmates, afford as com
: plete an illustration of active practica
/, benevolence, and sympathy for most un
e fortunate portion of society, as it has cvel
D been my fortune to observe o
I The Report Of the Bank Commissioner
! oiyes assurance that the Banks of The