The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-03

tioh OF tue General Statutes disagreed to by
| the House. y
| Mr.. Stewart introduced q resolution instruct
! ing the oecretary to enter upon the Journal of
the senate the prayer offered this morning by
the Chaplain; adopt d.
Inc President addressed the Senate as follows:
/ senator's line resolution passed by the Sen
Ite thiS afternoon, highly mplementury in its
character, and bloatnlng throughout the suirit
! OF t. utmost kindness toward yOur nresiding
olhc9r, renders 1t appropriate for ne ON tais
occasion TO make snOsJ Response, Giving 10
tGai resolution al that we usually attribu3n ia
such matter OF form, yet it brings 70 ne an
assurance that L have acc Jmplished vt lels5
HUG or that promise, which as u matter of as.
| sulance gave the Senators Wnen | took NV
seat here.
IL Is matter OF sincere qualification TO me to
stand here and to offer my acknowledgements
Tor TINS reaoI0tlon. During the session., which
has been a long one, have TO say 10 you, Sen.
ators, that your conduct has been marked ,,v
courtesy and kindness, and by d high appreci-
alton OF the position which you occupy here,
both as regards your presiding officer and one
another, that merit all coulmeHdatiou from,
! those no have been witnesses Of it. TDera
mas been no5 oniy the courtesy Of gentlemen,
put the Kindness OF brothers existing betw cen
! you and your presiding officer And white
make this statement, assure you that this
kindness and courtesy have taken FROM the presi-
| Ding oincer many OF those burdens which would
oVhet"iSe nave been imposed upoa Elm, and
mace the duty q pleasure instead of q iabyr.
And now at tie close Of the Session in look
ing at the work you have done, NAV con.rat-
alate you, and, ii it were proper, the other
branch OF The Legislature. Yon have done u
great work In the Revision Of the General Stat
| t'-te3 and be,leve that when the work shall
nave been brought INTO proper form, it will 5a
| found well done, and crudtab4o to all connected
with il.
| In addition to that work you have provided
! amply and with large heartedntss for the wants
of our state government. You have provided
| such legislation as secures to the State of Yer
mont that high credit and that honorable sta.
ton to which she has attained ia her pecu niary
responsibilities among all TIE STATES of New
England. You have assumed tha. your con-
stituents were wiling to give what the exloen-
clts OF the times deh md at their hands and
you have paid then. very high compliment
and honor IN this assumption and have thus aid
ed most emphatcaly in securing to the State
high niche IN the temple of State credit
And now in looking over the State legislation
DO not discover that you have omitted any I'M
|
that you have given to those that seem to de-
mana the favor of intelligent legislators that
support which the unity OF the laws requires
| look upon this session with a degree of
pride, and am happy to assure you that in
closing the arduous duties Of this long session.
you have given your work a Completeness ana
1niSh at the last which rarely grace the work OF
legislative body. You have left nothing I'M
| zone, ana may expect that your constituents
will say, as say to you, " Well done good and
faithful servants"
Here, Senators, might, perhaps, leave this
SUBJECT but take the occasion to express to
you my sense Of obligation, and also to those
who have been connected with legislation here
And assure you that have been among YOU
as among brothers, and that in the eight weeks
that have been with you, these acouantances
have, IN many insaucec ripened into very
happy lntimacles and friendships and think the
memories Of this session that will 90 with YOU
from this place, will be among those that you
viii long cherish
| And IN this connection, with this close of the
| session, permit me to advert to the state of cur
common country. have already spoken with
regard t" your legislation as connected with the
State of Fernont. That legislation has encoun-
tered every obligation which The strange work
hands. We had been here but little while
when it was announced that the last regiment
of the full quota OF all the troops required of
Vermont had left for the tented field and every
duty connected with that service has been provl-
ded for. am happy To say that Vermont is not
a whit behind any other state in what she has
done 10 meet the burdens which this crisis has
lmrosed upon our people.
am not now and mere to speak OF the pros.
poets of the war, but only to say to you, my
friends and fellow citizens, that treason must be
punished aud rebellion be crushed that altho
there be burdens laid upon our people, and
though there be terrible pressure from without,
it SHALL only serve to make us the more united
and whatever may betlde us, we shall stand
as one man to breast the troubles of our coun-
try, in the hope that the time shall come when
this madness shall be past, and men shall re-
tu1n to reason and loyalty, and We be permitted
once again to see the unity of the Republic, and
all the States bound together in the perform
ance of the duties imposed upon them by the
Constitution.
Resolution from House relating to Vermont
Volunteers; adopted.
Mr.. Stewards report for Committee of Con-
ference, on dsagrecng votes on House bill re-
latng to publishing General Statutes was
agreed to.
MIR. Cree introduced resolution of thanks to
Rev L. Ii. Stone, for his able and valuable SER
vices as Chaplain; adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Stone made an eloquent, feeling and
very happy response, and ut the close was
warmly shaken by the hand by oil the Senators.
After the usual messages had passed between
the two Uouses the president declared the