Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-01-31

school education. How we'll he employed
the few months may be seen from his fu-
ture life. aeaW ln-
In 1926, 81, 2S. 80, and 80 he repre-
sented his native town in the Legislature
of Vermont and also in the Constitution
al Convention of lS43 Although sever
al important amendments to the constitu-
ton had been proposed to this Conven-
ton by the Council of Ccnsors they were
all rejected by decisive majorities.
In 1929 he was elected assistant Judge
of the Addison County Court and received
six successive annual elections to this Of
fee, and in 1871 he was elected Judge of
Probate for the Addison Pre- bate District
and was reelected in 1912, 43, Al, 45,
and 46.
In 1882, he was elected one of the
Councillors of the State, and continued
as such three years and till his election as
Lieut.. Governor.
In the election of 1885 he was the can
didate of the Anti Masonic Party for the
Office of Lieutenant Governor, and was
elected by large majority of the popular
vote--but so nearly we're the parties bal
lanced, that there was no election of Gov
ernor by the people-and after balloting
almost daily in joint assembly for more
than than three weeks, without cffecting
any result, the joint assembly was dis
solved, and Silas HI. Jenison, being Lieu
Tenant Governor, became the acting Gov
ernor.
The next year he was elected Governor,
and was reelected by constantly increas-
ing majorities, in 1887 39 and 39-and
in 1910 he received a mojority of over ten
thousand votes
The importance of the measures that
were adopted, and the events that were
transpiring around, renders his admins
tration one of the most eventful periods
in the history Of this State. 1t was du-
ring this period that occurred the great
commercial crisis of 1897, concerning
which he thus speaks: Believing the
unwise and unauthorized measures of the
late executive of the General Government
to have been the primary cause of pro.
ducing the disastrous state of our none.
tary affairs. | could not fatter myself
that any State Legislation could cure the
evil. To the General Government We
must look for remedy commensurate
with the evil" 1t was in October 1887
that was commenced the " Patriot War.
in Canada. The sympathies of the peo
pie of Vermont. were warmly enlisted il
behalf of tie Canadians, and manifested
itself-in public meetings-in inaamatory
speeches and inconsiderate resolutions
and in collecting together men and arm
on the frontiers-but Governor Jenisol
was equal to the emergency. He issue'
his Proclamation warming the inhabitant
of this State, of the perils to which the,
would be exposed by the laws of the lan'
If they should in their zeal violate tha
neutrality established by Congress or d
any acts inconsistent with the treaty re
lations existing between the United State
and Great Britain. This Proclamation
: met with almost universal ccnsure an,
condemnation from the entire press am
people of the State, but the Governor are
lying upon the intelligence and candor Q
the people, and CONSCIOUS of the purity Q
his intentions, did not fear the result
and was prepared to sustain his views
when the returning reason Of the peopl
! prevented the resort to ulterior measure.
To the frmness, ability and integrity G
5 Governor Jenson, we're we, without doub
in great measure indebted, for the pres
ervation Of friendly relations between thi
: country and England. sf.ao
During his administration the Senat
: was established as a coordinate branc
of the Legislature-imprisonmen fc
debt was abolished-thc only general r'
vision of our laws since 1897 was made
the State House at Montpelier was con
petcd and general banking law was er
5 acted. t.,.o, ss
{ In his message to the General Assem-
hlv in 1910 be declined n re-election an