Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-10-31
ADDRESS OF THE COUNCILoF GEN.
SOHS.

To ne Pss5!s IF fis Sfais 4 Ts5noaf.
TIE Council Of Censors. elected on the last
Wednes lay Of March, 1862, having closed thei
l4u0rs. have deen-d II p, per 10 address You on
the suhj CT o. the performance g! the duties thai
have duyolved upon n II
At tie time provided by the Constitution for
the selection Of this no Y, the people Of tls II tr
IL common with Others, were basienin.- o. PIT on
tn'lT ArmoT and rusl 90 the cout ST leu T. 90
d tcTInile the ezIs elce and psspet-lty OF our
Union % its destruction
To y'a Nho had 30 loag pursued the pat4s Of
p &C. IL was Y aid teaIiul a.. p-araucc; a.
80 tt-rtilus an zo-uToiu. was TIE thol.ltU c:vlt
strIie. Go tntiItiy dad Il nsro>s tue hands aud
hearts 81 all c1-se- IN Community, tlat TINS rucy
sit..Ui Eay opposition, ana Yet with comparl-
lively small vote, " elected TO the position o.
responsibility n ich they nov occupy.
since that period there his feen To abatement
& the interest and excitement grow ug ~ of TIC
Isct % the var. IhI- state OF ieea z b teen 20
iu;cts- ans uuivtT a IS 20 ov-r-hado. ed absorb
the interest IN n It ca sJi Of state 20 c. aul
constitutional law. The indications Il W al the
people dsntuded or czp,c Ell # Us, 81 waat they
desired I, Do, n TIE discharge Of .ur caustitu-
fi.ua dIrrs, hav-, ron this c4use bee e. me
1L5t limited. We arc convinced ai this great All
iutraliiis fact AMI have eudcav0rei % keep t4l.
"a az nj u our delib,rlt ors, tlat amendments ur
alteration Of TIE Constitution sbouli be Clearly
other We have h50 the mos: ful ami olsbursre
is us-,ons ut 'he various questions icd proper
D. pr,seattd themselves ior cur usa'ra lon -
Ia. conclusion g our deliU,ratl. as aas teeu that
u w-s Il,Xpt dent o. prop re rC y.u ans an. nj
ants r alteration IA the present organic law
uor state
1t d,voyei upon u to esquire W thr th,
], gls.atiye AID vX-cu I'VE bft4clrs f f.r -.v. p
mvut haze pefiurule trelr .utie- So .utrii.Hs
tlv peup.e, anu as Tar as We laye b en- atie O
disc vef, are sati-ftd thar their iLt,uiiua d.
been 10 discharge wIh fIenty e. tie people no
trusts hat nav., from tine 90 tiue be, Z repo-eu
them 1t is further maze our duty 20 enquire
whether the puolc taxes nave been justly iaia
and collected ID a parts Of the commonwealth 49,
thorough Investigation Of this branch OF our
duty would reqaire a large range f investigate
and more time than We could properly devote 10
II, IN 20 short 4 session az VIC have deemed Il ai
vIsable To- have.
An unjust distribution or collection Of taxes
would be Immediately iell by those on whom such
unequal Ourthens were imposed and as We have
been unable on inquiry or investiga ion to learn
Of any such occurrence, we faink ourselves just -
he'd IN saying that no expressions Of tins kIud
have been imposed upon OF borne by any PORTION
of the people ex 'epJ il individual instance
wAicn have been brought to tue attention OF the
Legislature aud have been or arr IN process OF
Correction.
10 the people Of this Commonwealth who hay.
commissioned Us to &C Tor them We hand beck OUT
trust, with the must desire that The n5,ty
property dEa haPpness OF the people may be f5r-
st0 preserved and the Unloz, moo bipr-,d aa,s
IN The hood Of pat5iot De- eHdeIs, be as euduring
trm,
SESlcA W DoRR.
Chairman Of Committee.
Montpelier, Oct. q, ls62.