The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-10-23

sion, showing their willingness to co
operate with the other States - inter
{. 10 the restoration q sliad 70 thoua-
lers Of the Connecticut.
NATIONAL afATu}n RAIL-
Uucr the joint resolution Of tho Leg.
islature, relating Go tho National Sntn-
sly Hall adopted AZ its hast session.
AZ an early day appointed Hon solomon
Foot and Hon Justin ) MuTrill, Com-
rlisaonors 10 examine the subject, So far
as i relates 10 TINS State, and "a make
report to the present session, with such
facts and suggestions as would enable
you 70 take definite action in the matter
After the death Of Senator Foot ] APP
pointed the Hen George +. Edmunds
Commissioner TO act with Mr. Morrill,
in the premises report may be cx-
pecied from these gentlemen soon.
PARIS ExHmIrtoN
/ amadvised that onr State Geologist
Albert d. Hager, intends going 90 Eu-
rope next season, mainly for the pur-
pose Of learning more Of the coal mines
Of Newcastle, the copper minesof Corn
wall, the slate duarries Of Wales, the sill
yer mines Of Germany, and the marble
quanies Of Italy Should the Legisla-
turo authorize the Governor, without
expense TO the State, to commission Mr.
Hagcr as state Agent TO the Paris Ex-
hibition in 1861, it would give him the
benefit in his travels in the rest Of Eu-
rope Of those coWtesies and facilities
for obtaining all desirable information,
which are sure TO be extended TO one
being q commissioner from the United
States, OF from a State of the Union.
The information gathered by Mr. Hager
would undoubtedly be of value in the
development of the mineral wealth OF
this State.
UEITED STATES SENATOR'S
The last Legislature adjourned on the
10th day Of November, 1865, at eight
O'Clock, A. M Within an hour after
terwards intelligence was received that
Hon. Jacob Collamer, Senator from this
State in the Congress of the United
States, died at his residence in Wood
stock during the preceding night. Was
the vacancy thus created one which it
was the duty Of the Governor of the
State to fill / at once submitted the
question to the Judges of the Supreme
Court, who, after consideration, gave me
their opinion in writing, holding that
4 the facts. as above stated, constituted
such vacancy as the Constitution made
it the duty of the Governor to FILL Sub
sequently, on the 21st day Of November,
1865, ] appointed Hon Luke p. Poland,
Of St Johnsbury, a Senator from this
State in the Congress of the United
States, to fill the aforesaid vacancy until
the next meeting Of the General Assem-
bly, Of this State.
On the 2Sth day Of March last, Hon
Solomon Foot Senator from this State
in tho Congress of tho United States
died at Washington in the District Of
Columbia On the Sd day Of April, 1866,
/ filed the vacancy thus occasioned, BY
appointing Hon. George f. Edmunds,
OF Burlington, Senator from this State
in the Congress of the United States,
until the meeting Of the General Assem-
bly, Of this state.
The loes Of both her Senators within
SO brief period, was a calamity unpre-
eedented in the history of any of her
sister states Their long experience
and distinguished services, their rare
ability and ripe wisdom, their tried and
unfailing constancy to duty and fdeli-
ity to state and country, their Christian
purity and nobility Of character, had
won for them the foremost rank in the
councils Of the nation. In the useful
ness and influence, at time when the
needs Of the nation cried out for their
continuance among rs they were, by
the DEGREES OF an lnscrutable but Just
Providence, called hence. Their loss
seems irreprable. Vermont, vdoubly
hcnored by their lives, weeps over their
fresh graves, and the nation mouns
with her The neyer-fading record Of
their lives remains a rich legacy to their
state, a aguiding light upon the pathway
JUDGES or THE SUPREME COURT
Hon Luke ?. Poland, having on the
21st day Of November, 1865 received
the appointment of United States Sen
ator from this state, resigned the Office
of Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of Vermont, to which he had then re-
Gently been elected The vacancy oc-
casioucd by this resignation; J. on the
Both day Of November, 1865, filed by
appointing Hon. John Pierpont Of Yer
gennes, to be Chief Justice Of said Court
until the then next meeting Of the Gen
eral Assembly. On the same day Ialso
appointed, for tho same period Of time,
Hon. james Barrett, OF Woodstock, to
be Flst Assistant Justice Hon. Loyal
G. Kellogg, Of Rutland, to ,be Second
Assistant Justice, Hon Asahel Peck. Of
Burlington. b be Third Assistant jus
tice, and Hon VIM Z. Wilson, Of Bak-
erheld to The Fourth Assistant Justice
Of said Court; thus leaving yancancy
in the Office Of Fifth Assistant Justice;
and on the same day / appointed Hon.
Benjamin H. Steele, Of Derby, Fifth
Assistant Justice Of said Court, to fill
said vacancy until the meeting Of the
General Assembly
STATE or IHE COUNTRY.
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