Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-16
From the Capital.

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learned, before this reaches you.r,,be tw
branches of Legislature, assembled in their no
spectlve chambers, to-day at 10 O'clock. An,
| were promptly organized, Hon. John G,Smitl
OF ST. Adams, the successful candidate 70
speaker, has had much Legislative experience
and IS IN every other respect we'll qualified I,
discharge the duties Of the office. Hon. A, b
Gardner OF Bennington was also a candidate
lis well known as man possessing peculiar
qualifications for the office, and received re-
spectacle number Of votes. But it was evil
dent from the start that Mr.. Smith had the in
SIDE track, which, though the contest was quite
spirited, particularly on the morning previou:
70 the organization, his friends managed TO re-
tam Tor him TO the end. Edward A.. Stewart
OF Derby was elected Clerk on the first ballot
lie has been Tor two or three years past Assist
ant clerk under Mr.. Cummings, and is spoken
OF by his friends as being, both by capacity
and experience, well qualified for his post
Without transacting any other business OF
note, the House, upon the completion of its or
ganizatlon, adjourned, until this afternoon,
In the Senate, Henry Clark, ESQ.,,
OF Poultney, the competent, efficient and
popular Secretary of last year was reelected
unanimously. For Assistant Secretary two
candidates were presented, namely, Milton r.
Tyler Of lrasburgh, who was Assistont Secre-
tary last year, and Charles d. Allen of Bur-
hngton. The latter was elected on the first
ballot by one majority Mr.. Allen is grad
uate OF the Vermont University, a resident of
burlington, and law student in the office of
Hon. Milo l.. Bennett, and has been his eff
clent clerk in the work of the revision of the
Statutes. He is young man of excellent
character,-is said TO possess intellectual abil-
lty of uncommon vigor and acuteness, and
without question will make a most excellent
officer. u
There is one thing which may be said of
the present Legislature which is noteworthy,
and suspicious of good results. The members
seem to be impressed as general thing with
the fact that the present momentous condition
oil affairs has thrown upon them grave and i'm
portant duties, which are not TO be tritled with
or lightly estimated. The ways and means to
be devised to meet the swiftly augmenting and
accruing liabilities of the State the
Reorganization of the present inefficient, crude,
and | might add, worse than useless militia
system; the revision of the Statutes and IN
general, matters of various kinds, necessitated
by the present abnormal and fearfully imminent
OF the country, are pressing for con-
SHERATON, and calling for the exercise of the
highest wisdom, and the most constant labor.
vi tins the members are evidently conscious.
1 hese are earnest times, mighty issues are
depending, and the people expect now, and de-
mand now more than ever before, faithful,
earnest and speedy attention to the duties
wherewlth their representatives are charged
That this will be working session, have no
quesuon, and can see no reason why the
work may not proceed harmoniously 1t is
not to be tolerated that good and satisfactory
militia bill which assuredly may be devised, to
meet the demands of the present condition of
affairs, shall be defeated by irreconcilable di-
VISION upon minor details. Pride, or rather
ullra-lsm OF opinion, must yield to meet the
public requirements in the greatest practicable
measure, attainable by harmoninng and fusine
the common mind an axiom which legislators
OF the best intentions are too apt to disregard.
There Is an undoubted and gratifying una
unanlmlty OF feeling in relation to the Senate
rial question. From all sections of the State
there comes up to the Capital but one voice,
and that is that in the present juncture, wrong
would be done to the State, and injury to the
nation, were the Legislature to refuse to re-
turn with general unanimity, the Hon. Solo
mon Foot to the Senate of the United States.
The expression touching this matter is 40
strong and decided, as TO convince that it is
but the echo of the earnest feeling and desire
OF the entire constituency of Vermont ! trust
that the election of Senator may take place at
an early day. The result being a forgone con-
cluslon, 1t were better to have il disposed Of
and make way for the business of legislation
And the same may be remarked in relation to
all other officers to be elected in Joint Assem-
bly,, since experience has abundantly shown,
mat there Is no greater obstacle to straight
forward and efficient labor, than the tendency
of these elections, in which it often occurs,
much strife, and no little log rolling are in
solved. The track should be cleared, without
moments unnecessary delay, of all these OBJ
that the work devolving upon the
Legislature at its present session may be
promptly and wisely performed, unattended by
he distractions attendant upon pending cleo
ions.
The drain which the demands of war have
made upon our population, and perhaps the
mpecunlous condition of those who remain at
lone have operated to largely decrease the
numbers who have usually been present in the
apital on ELECTION Day" The g peddlers" are
lere to be sure, but not as of yore, surrounded
~ an immense throng, with pockets literally
med with the wherewith to buy knick knacks,
&c. Their voices already hoarse with CRYING
heir wares, to broken, struggling crowds, now
rate harshly on my ear but | do not often
ear the quick, responsive "bid", which 50 de-
ghteth the ears of the peddler of Yankee no
ions.
The weather yesterday was intolerably warm |
ne thermometer ranging to upwards of eigh- |
? in the shade, To-day it is somewhat cool
r, with threatenings of rainy weather. Have
o time to add more. l shall endeavor to.
eep the readers Of the HERALD advised of |
Il important matters as they transpirs.
Truly, d.