Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-23

| OF industry ana thrift, with some enCOurag cement
for the future. A little modicum of vicarous
atonement of this nature would be nothing
more than is required by the spirit of christian
| beneyolence aud charity. a.#
There will be no business Of Importance tran
sacted before next week, as am able to learn.
Though rots may not be obtained to adjourn
over from Friday to Tuesday, it would not be
strange if a general StamDsde will virtually
lead to such result ...
| Next week, should the legislative wheels get
fairly in motion, hope to furnish something
more interesting. D.
MONTPELIER, October, 1862
DEAR HERALD: - From Friday over to
Tuesday. The House did 1t, man fashion =
How much better to adjourn boldly, than for
members to vote against adjournment, and then
sneak away to their homes, III the vain belief
that if they are right on the record, they may
be wrong everywhere else, with safe This
adjournment from Friday of the second week
10 the following Tuesday, has come TO be an
institution" and both Houses might just as
we'll make it one Of the standing rules. lne
railroads offer the facilities to get home, and
though Montpelier is charming place of re-
sort during a session of the Legislature, there
| is " no place like home,"- even a Mont
pelier Hotel. .. ..-
The readers of the HERALD will have MOTTO
ed that rather summary disposition was made
IN the Senate of the claim of Thos. L. Powers
The nature and history of this claim is ton
well known to need any mention, DR.. Pow
els, whose logged pertinaolty is somewhat
celebrated, mas declared, as is is said, that he
shall present this claim to the Legislature, ey-
cry year so long as he shall live, unless the
same is allowed before that important event
shall transpire. If it meets the fate it has this
session, it will hereafter find grave dug for it
beforehand, and willing hands to give it a
| speedy burial. 1a ...l .....
1t Is remarked by the " oldest lnhabitant,n
thai the tout ensemble of the present House of
Representatives in respect of intellectual abil-
lty and personal dignity, is above the average
OF It's predecessors. But, ne quid minis; for
to fully endorse the words of this usually vera
| clous individual, might place me upon I'M
| pleasant relations with some of the members
| OF former Legislatures. 1t were better, per-
haps, to judge the present House by its works
| There are certainly an unusual number of able
men in that branch. Among them may be
mentioned Chandler of Woodstock, Royce of
Berkshire, Henry Of Chester, Dana Of st.
Johnsbury, Fletcher of Cavendish, Stewart
| of Mlddlebury, Gardner of Bennington, Shaw
OF Burlington, and others. . ...... Bib.
The people Of Rutland will regret that their
| efficient and vigllant Representative, Col Will
| liam L. Nichols, will be for the most part of
| the session necessarily absent from his seat, in
| the discharge Of his duties in the field. He
made an excellent impression last year, and at
the commencement Of the present session was
readily accorded leading position among the
members. | understand that he was left off
the standing committees by his own request,
as ne cannot remain through the session.
have been prospecting little to see if
could find the vein of feeling and purpose
which prevails in the minds of our legislators
| IN regard to the enactment of militia law but
without avail. If members have any settled
opinions upon the subject they are certainly
chary of their utterances The silence and
apparent Indifference which prevails with re-
gard TO 1t, would indicate that military mat
tiers will be left pretty much, -as western
orator SIN the same in statu quo that
they were in before the ante bellum" With
out doubt provision will be made for proper
enrolment and inspection of the militia, but
It is questionable if any further steps will be
taken.
Ii 1t could be foreseen that this unhappy
war In which we are involved would not be
protracted, IF it could be predicted with NOR
al certainty that we shall not eventually, and
within a brief period, perhaps, be involved in
war with foreign powers, acting in alliance
with the rebels, it might with some propriety
be argued that economy requires, in view of
our already heavy taxation, that an expensive
Militia System should not at present be inau-
gurated. But it is neither wise nor safe to act
upon any such presumptions. We are in the
midst of a gigantic contest, the end of which
no mortal man can foresee. The causes. the
animus, and the strength of the rebellion are
such as make it not impossible that tie war
viii be protracted through long series of
years. Not, it may be, upon its present enor-
NOUS scale, but be must be an exceedingly san