Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12
THE RuTANp WEEKLY THURSDAY NOVEMBER ~ 1888

RELIEF on "SucErRs.n-rhe gem
tleman from Vernon" having introduced
into the House, as Walton's Journal terms
{, bill for the relief OF t'oo legged suckers,
followed it up with the following petition
in behalf Of suckers without legs
To the Honorable tse Legislature Of nc Slate 81
Fsrmoat, n0io IA Session;
Your Petitioners humbly and respectfully rep
re ent TO the Legislature OF the State, that the un
dersigned represent q large class and classes of
residents of this State who subject to the laws
which govern this C0mmonweath--that for many
ysaNs they have been subjected 10 and suffering
from enef aehments upon their personal rights
encroachments which have invaded the sanctlty
of their home circle, abridged their individual
liberties and in very many ea;es, actually des-
troyed everything that has made life pleasant,
desirable, and even bearable. Many OF US have
even been stricken down BY the ruthless hand Of
assassins. and under circumst stances too revolving
TO re ate in detail when we have not even exer-
cised the natural and ccmmon-law right of self
defence. We have been tortured by the barbed
spears and hooks-we have been encircled by
snares and loops, and as We respectfully but ear
nestly represent to your Honorably body, we have
not only II class, subjected to death, but even
the death that's melted out TO criminals hasbeen
denied US, and the end Of many OF us has been
accomplished by means 70 which only savages
and barbarans resort. Our mouths have been
torn and lacerated because in circumstances of
absolute hunger we have partaken OF what has
appeared TO us 10 be yaueloss TO others, and yet
necessary 10 sustain our lives. Our tongues have
| in some cases oeen torn rom our mouths--the
! light of @ ods beautiful sunshine shut out from
| our ey.s and not unfrequenliy we have been nay
| ed ana tortured while life was not yet extinct.
/, 70 add TO all these horrors, We know that IN
| great majority of cases, many OF US, who have
, been killed, have after death been cooked ano
fried n hsisa aud almost burning Oh OF grease
| --others have been placed on bars o. as"'- "a
| other. placed in he ted ovens, or in BOILING ,
ter, and after this process actually deyoured by
our ospsors. We refer to your Honorable body
ior PROOF that We have borne this Injustice . ud
oppression and destruction for many iong year,
without murmur-hoping and believing that the
INNATE sense oil justice of free and liberty Towns
people would come TO our relief. and by sponta-
| Moons action, and public enactment, provide for
| our protection and security in our rights Our
fondest dreams have seemed to be about realized.
as local cases of suffering have been brought to the
ho,lee OF your Honorable body, and remedies pro-
vlded lot such 10 alities. But these fond hopes
nave vanished when we have seen that the
universal wrong is still unremedied. 1t has
| seemed TO US unaeeountable that a people whose
early his org is so full of generous and maenapi-
nous acts to the oppressed, have failed to see the
eases u general suffering and oppression to which
| we have alluded. II Is therefore that we have
| brought this subject to your notice. and we do
| most fervsntly pray, that a remedy somewhat adj
| condition
| We notice that bin has been introduced INTO
| Your Honorable body by the gentleman from
woodstock which, while ii only AFFORDS us Tempo
rafg relef Is yet little longer lease of life 10 us
IL VIII be oonsoling consideration to reflect that
we shall have respite from suffering for only
three years, but we do earnestly pray your hon.
orable body that the protection afford d by that
law ougot to be perpetual, and that in all time TO
come, this guarantee ought to be youched safe TO
as And your Petitioners will ever pray