Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20
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tiously opposed to bearing arms may be eI-
empt by paying three hundred dollars.
An act providing that town agents shall
purchase liquors under the direction of the
Selectmen.
An act giving prudential committees Of
Union districts the zane powers that other
prudential committees of schools have.
An act appropriating money, not to ex-
coed thirty dollars to each county, to aid in
sustaining Teachers Institutes.
An act to repeal certain sections Of the
General Statutes providing for uniform rules
of practice in County Courts and Courts of
Chancery of this State.
An act providing that any male citizen OF
the age of twenty one years, whose list shall
have been taken in any town at the annual
assessment next preceding any town meet
ing, shall during his residence be legal
voter at any town meeting
An act providing for summary proceedings
against constables who shall be delinquent
in paying in the taxes to the County Urea :
surers.
An act providing for the sale of the land
scrip donated by Congress as an Agricultural
College fund. The State Treasurer John b.
Page,is authorized to sell this Grip at public
or private sale.
An act requiring banks to stamp with the
word " counterfeit" any counterfeit bills
that may be presented to them for redemp-
ton.
An act providing against eItortion by eI-
press and telegraph companies by requiring
them to keep their tariff of prices posted in
their places.
An act authorizing the town Of Woodstock
to raise money to build railroad
Three OF the five Judges of the Supreme
Court OF Pennsylvania, viz, Judges Wood
ward, Lowrie and Thompson, have declared
the act of Congress for calling out the ma
tionsl forces unconstitutional. Their deci-
sion, ar stated by one of the Judges, is based
on the following points first that the power
Of Congress to raise and support armies does
not include the power to draft the militia Of
the States; second that the power of Con-
gress to call forth the militia cannot be exer-
cised in the forms of this enactment third
that citizen of Pennsylvania cannot be
subjected TO the rules and articles of war
until he Is actual military service fourth
that he is not in such service when his name
has been drawn from wheel and ten days
notice thereof has been served upon him.
Judge Woodward and Judge Lowrie are
both notorious copperheads and were candi-
date, a; the late State election, the first for
Governor and the second for Judge of the
Supreme Court. Woodward was defeated
by Curtin, notwithstanding Gen. McClellan's
letter saying that he (MeC.) had lately
held long conversation with Judge
Woodward and found their views to agree
on the condsct Of the war, and Lowrie was
defeated by Agnew, Union Republican, who
takes the place now held by Judge Lowrie
on the lst of December next We presume
Thompson was Of the same political faith as
the other two. The decision as to its main
point is absurd enough, because the militia
Of the States are not the national forces
called out under the existing United States
law The constitutional power Of Congress
TO enact the law said an eminent lawyer to
us soon after its enactment, Twill not be doubt
ed by any lawyer in the land whose opinion
is worth anything. "The futile effort Of these
State Judges 10 rlnUarrass the action OF Tue
Government in raising troops shows clearly
enough with what spirit Woodward would
have acted If he had been elected Governor.