Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-10


of the Representatives Hall, and under these
90 Iors are placed the tablets bearing the rec
ord Of the gallant services of the brave men
who followed their colors through 60 many en-
2 agements. Conspicuous among them is the
large tablet of the 1st Cavalry, containing the
names of the sevsnty-two battles participated
in BY that gallant regiment, and through which
it won a reputation for courage and dash and
achievement, second to that of no organization
in tie army. As Legislators 90 in and out. ev-
cry day under these colors eloquent beyond
human speech with their heroic history, they
can but remember through what perils the
country has been saved from the hands Of
traitors and may they be reminded, also, that
the victories of peace may be no less renown-
ed than tn ose of war; that Vermont has not
yet completed her part Of the work of saving
the nation from the rule of traitors; that it is
now for our State, through her Senators and Rep
resentatves in the national councils, to bear her
part in the craftsmanship of this crisis as hon
orally, with as much sef-saorihc ing fidelity to
the welfare of the Republic, as were exhibited
by the " boys in blue whose devotion and
achievements these flags and tablets illustrate.
STUDYING OUR INsTITUTlONs---Mr. j. hap
mist, an eminent citizen of the Russian Empire,
now in this country for the purpose OF inform
ing himself respecting our republican forms
of government and their workings from the
school-district organization to the national
structure, is now in Vermont. The Emperor
of Russia il in earnest in his purpose of intro
ducing i'm portant reforms in the local govern
ments of that empire, and he naturally turns
to the United States as the country where the
science of popular government Is best under
stood and most fairly tested and Mr.. Kapnist
can find no part of the United States, where
republican government exists in greater per-
fiction, and yet in greater simplicity, than in
Vermont. He il keen observer, quite mi
mute in his inquiries, and goes TO the very
sources of information, the records OF the pro-
ceedings OF our towns and counties and he
will carry back to Russia vast fund Of most
interesting and valuable Information relating
TO the workings of our Institutions. 1t Is
significant fact, that just as we are endeavor-
ing to give III our republic mere perfect ex-
preston than ever before TO the true ideas of
liberty and equality, an absolute power IN
the old world "a power whose territorial linn
lis can alone compare in extent at all with
own-shouid by its representativ es he seeking
here ideas and models for the amelioratIon of
the administration Of local affairs in its own
empire ; and while the old world Is thus look
ing 70 us tor example, We should be stlInu
lated 10 remove from our structure every
defective stone.
MIR Kapniss will be IN Montpelier iur - day
or two early in the session,-p- rhaIs this
week-and will thus have al excellen. oppor-
tunity OF seeing IN operation the machinery
OF our S tate Government
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF The SENArE.-
I A, it is underatood thar Mr. L4mson, who has
been for two years the gentlemanly and court
eCus Assistant Secretary of the Senate S rot
candidate for reelection, the Senate will
have The duty this year Of sci, citing some gen
tleman for that flee, IN measure unfamiliar
with its duties The Brattle boro Record
says
For Assistant cecretary of the : ena;e there
viii be two charlottesville. Peck, OF Mont
pelier, and Capt. Haskins OF Brattle boro-a and
possibly Cap. Clarke OF Rochester may con
stItute third party.
We have not learned that Capt CIsrh= : .
De a caudidate-except as above pro6ema,C =
" stated Maj. Peck is James 5. Peck. Mslol
of the 18th Vermont Regiment, gallant
and faithful officer in that command. He wen
out as Adlutant, and received deserved promo
ton to ths Majority. He Is abundsntly quail
fed for tie position, writes & beautifully Gear
and esoe hand, IS quick and competent 1T al
clerical work, aud Is, 5 m'ga. 10 expected Of
SO good solder, Q thorough Republican He
is graduate OF the University OF Vernon, and
has been, since the war ended aud the 18th
regiment.-or Sh4. sht erI ihis Il hting uade
Grant !ett Of was mustered Gu of srrv g,
studying law in This village. In tn extra ses
sion o. 1856 aud the regular sioo o: II year
. ne reported the pro ,eedings of he Senate for
. the D4ily FREEMAN. and heeame uecassari.,
quite familiar With the u;.ae c: HE busia, 5,
of that body, aud Would therefore bring 20 II,
office good degree q i4aAaEit5 with III
order OF legislation The Stna.e cannot, W,
are confident, serve Itself better. than by cleo.
ing Maj. Peek.