Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-10-17

that judging from lhs frequent " panics nf
seasons " financial distress, 1t impossible that
We might AZ the present time be frightened Of our
own idl resources. Ia State, II kept pay
ing the soldiers the per month with which had
satFu' We should have TO pay more than 81 O1OO0O
and very probably more than two millions No disgrace
ought 70 upon the State " tepudated
debts for that was certainly iudelibe disgrace upon
some OF the states He feared that the State would be-
come bankrupt aud desired to have opportunity Of
bill
Mr. Cree did not expect opposition to this bill and he
knew not which 20 be most surprised at the facts pre-
sented or the fact ofthe opposition We had sent fifteen
regiments 70 the hed ten OF which being paid the
seven dollars per month BY the state and there
doubt as 10 the awfulness Of paving sum % the
naming regiments The towns themselves bed ia many
instances promised the amonn whether the State should
take the payment of their hands He supposed
the b was intended TO take that from the hands Of the
people As Tor the authority for making this expendi-
ture he wanted higher than the fact that the peope
had guaranteed the amount The men who had gone 10
the war were from the best blood OF the State aud
men who were earning more At home than now. The
State was sufficiently able to pay all the that had
been or should be guaranteed to the soldiers ia this life
struggle II the lf' Of the nation could be saved our
money should be given without stint II 1t was to be
debt Tor posteriy, let it be for II the should
END tomorrow, zee had seen best days under the
government We were az work f1r posteriy, and, II we
did not ougrow the debt t equitable to leave Il TO
Posteuy We must place our whole resources at the
disposal Of the 80 eminent
Mr Stoughton said he had learned from the governor
that the adt general had made arrangements Tor
sporting the 18Th regiment TO seat Of government, and
under consideration had already passed, Il not when
ever should pass in order that the regiment might
receive the state pay aud be forwarded. Mr. Sought0n
1id not know but senator's thought paving this
mount was suicidal but he believed that II the people
g vermont we've here present to-day masSg, speak
i9r themselves, they would immediately make most
Ple appropriation II they did not, they not the
loyal people he had supposed them He di not care II
inc state rolled up debt 10 amount Of live millions
" Millions for defense the motto. The people
would certainly censure for standing here aud throw
ing mpediments in the way Of paying these soldiers,
and thus keeping them in the state week In
der 70 make arrangements for paying them Was to
paying taxes Whore would they go ? South Of Ma
sons and Dixuu's line No. They would sooner 20 to
the devil Did gentlemen ask where the Washington Of
these days was He was in the boots NJ Abe Lincoln.
Ihe question being upon the ordering Of the third
reading Of the bill MI Cree called for the yeas aad
nays which were follows
feas-Messrs Bass Bean, Beate. Bentley. Bradf,rd
CLARK Of Chlttenden, Clea,eaud, Cowles, Cree Ed
munds' Farrar, Fish, Holcomb Jackson Keith, Kirk
land, Lyman Merrill, Nelson, Peck, Pollard Richard
son, Stafford, Stevens Stewart Stoughton Welch--27.
Nays.-Mr Clark Of Bennington nj
50 The bill was read the third time
Nj stoushton moved suspension Of the rules as
70 allow vote upon the passage NJ the bin ordered
The bill then passed 10 concurrence the yeas and
nays called for by Mr. Stevens being as follows.
led5-MessrA Bass, Bean, Beaue, Beny, Brad.
ford CLARK OF C1itenden, cleveland Cowes, Cree
Farrar Fish, H1comb, Jackson, Keith Kirkland Ly-
man Merrill, Nelson, Peck, Pollard Richardson, SAT
f1rd, stevens, stewart, stought N, Welch-26
Nayf-Mr Clark Of Bennington
The message Of the governor then transmitted To
the Senate. and read by the secretary.
On motion Of Mr Richardson, the message waSOrdered
70 lie on the table and thousand copies be printed
for the use Of the Senate. Adj