The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-08

ac receive that degree ~ courtesy and Kindness hic
Ia. extended predecessors my highest wsh-
will have been attained.
My beet Efforts will be eIerted to facilitate the busn
Of tho session. We owe it 10 ourselves hat We shog
far may be consistent with thai degree Of delibe1 @
which requisite to h althy legislation, meet ~ ~,
pectaions and crafty The wishes ut cUnstitS,
this session should be short one The ~. hay
debt Il the State, the great sacrifices wen w H
already nade, and the future sacrifices wen Ni ~ w
manded Of us in the cause Of the counts Sumohsn US
that should be dIligent in business -.
The country is in the third yeY oil inc reoelloh
rebellion causeles in its incept a. uneN ahpied IN us
power; and although 1t. propruons may nave been
what impisbed vet so cg its temper and spirit
are unbroken, must CONTINUE 70 urh'sh sueh
and efficient aid as shall be I'm hdeu OF Us ths
| al Government that Vemont may keep tie posltion
which she has hitherto % proudly occupied. We feel
just pride in the alacriy and pronpness with 'hch al
demands upon her have therto been met. Dscardlng
ali party distinctions she Las hitherto sioodss one man
| for the cause Of tb couhtr". Ga.
was to defend e Constitution and the Union anal tus
our action will be such that the world wl understand
that the first Joru TO the Old ThHtem Will not fater IN
the cause constitution Liberty SO long as there is
traitor Il raise q hand aga INST the Nations life.
And trusting to Ill who doeth all things Well'We nay
forts viii be crowned with success ana our sdcrnces
blessed with an enduring harvest OF peace.
ELECTION OF CLERK.
The Speaker direc,ed the House to the election
OF Clerk.
MIR Skinner. Of Barton, nominated i. A.
stewart, OF Derry, CleIh VI tHU lahI llOuSO, anu
spoke briefly Of his qualifications as shown by his
former services.
MIR. Marcy, of RoyaIton, nominated Col.
Cummings, Of Brattleboro.
Mr.. Dorr, of Rutland, seconded the nomjna-
ton of Col. Gun. mings, and spoke at le1gh in
bis favor.
Mr.. White, of Coventry, seconded the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Stewart He referred to the fact
q. i -
successive years. II this WAS not done it was
taken as a vote ci censure by the House. Mr..
Stewards superior qualifications for the position
he sought should screen him from such an inn
piled censure He took occasion also to remark
that stories had been circulated to the eff ct that
Mr.. Stewart was tainted with Copperhea aism.
He was able, from his own personal knowledge,
to nail this to the Ct inter" and he hoped the
House would not give their sanction to such false
reports and blight the political prospects OF d
young man by SO doing.
NJ FolIansby of Maidstone nominated Waldo
Brigham of Hydepark.
The Speaker appointed as tellers Messrs Skin
ner, Foansby and Marcy.
The ballo. resulted as follows:
Whole No. Of votes, pa
Neces sary TO choice, Il3
e. A. Stewart, loI
Col. Cummings. ~
Waldo Rrigham 10
H. Fl Powers,
and f. A. Stewart was declared elected, and took
the customary oaths Of office.
The Speaker administered the oath to support
the Constitution of the United States and OF the
State of Vermont, to the members, as required by
statute, and the members everally subscribed
their names to the oath to support the Constt
tuition OF the State OF Vermont. Before the b"si.
ness ofsubscribing to the oath had been completed
on motion of Mr.. Hollister of Manchester, adj
journed to 2 2. NJ.