The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-10-19

purpose OF learning more OF the coal
mines of Newcastle, the copper mines
of Cornwall, the slate quarries of
Wales, the silver mines of Germany,
and the marble quarries of Italy.
Should the Legislature authorize the
Governor, without expense to the
State, to commission MIR Hager as
State Agent to the Paris Exhibition in
1867, it would give him the benefit in
his travels in the rest of Europe of
those courtesies and facilities for OBJ
tanning all desirable information, which
are sue TO be extended to one being n
commissioner from the United States,
or from State in the Union. The in
formation gathered by Mr. Hager
would undoubtedly be of value in the
development Of the mineral wreath of
this State.
UNITED STATES SENATOR'S.
The Last Legislature adjourned on
the 10th day of November, 1865, at
eight o'clock, A. NJ. Within an hour
afterwards intelligence was received
that Hon. J. Coilamer, Senator from
this state in 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 submit
ted the question to the Judges of the
Supreme Court, who after considera-
ton, gave me their opinion in writing,
holding that the facts, rs above stated,
constituted such vacancy as the Con-
stitution made it the duty of the Gov
ernor to fill. Subsequently, on the
Dist, day of November 1865, | appoin-
ted Hon Luke Z. Poland, of st, Johns
bury, n Senator from this State in the
Congress ofthe United States, to fill the
aforesaid vacancy until the next meet
ing of the General Assembly of this
State.
On the 2Sth day of March, last, Hon
Solomon Foot, Senator from this State
in the Congress of the United States,
died at Washington in the District of
Columbia. On the 3D. day of April,
1866, / filled the vacancy thus occas-
toned, 10y appointing Hon. George f.
Edmunds, of Burlington, Senator from
this State N the Congress of the Unit
ed States, until the meeting of the
General Assembly of this State
The loss Of both her Senators with
in so brief period, was calamity
unprecedented in the history of YER
mont Unprecedented 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 aud fidelity to state and country,
their Christian purity and nobility of
character, had won fer them the fore
most rank i'll the councils of the ma
ton In the fullness of their great
usefulness and influence, at n time
when the need of the nation cried out
for their continuance among us, they
were, by the DEGREES of an inscrutable
but just Providence, called hence
Their loss seems irreparable. YER
mont, doubly honored by their lives,
weep over their fresh graves, and the
nation mourns with her. The never
fading record of their lives remains n
rich legacy of their State, guiding light
upon the pathway of their successors,
an inspiration to all.
JUDGES or THE SUPREME COURT.
Hon. LIKE p Poland, having on the
DIST 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 10 which he had then re-
Gently been elected The vacancy oc
casioned by this resignation, | on the
Both day of November, 1865, filed by
Z, appointing Hon. John Pierpoint, o
Vergennes, to be Chief Justice of sale
Court until the then next meeting o
the General Assembly On the same
, day | also appointed, for the same
,, period of time, Hon. James Barrett o
, Woodstock, to be First Assistant Jus
tice, Hon Loyal c. Kellogg, of Rut
> land, to be Second Assistant Justice
Hon. Asahel Peck, of Burlington, to b,
: Third Assistant Justice. and Hon
William c. Wilson, of Bakersfield, tC
Z ne OllElu hSSlSttnb buStlCe Ol btlt
e Court; thus leaving vacancy in tn,
9 Office of Fifth Assistant Justice: anC
, on the same day | appointed Hon
e Ben H. Steele, of Derby, Fiftl
, Assistant Justice of said Court, to fiji
said vacancy until the meeting of tn
e General Assembly.
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
= Since my last annual communication
to the Legislature, the work of recon
# structing and recognizing the stat
j. and local governments, which, TO
e more than four years, had been in re
j. bellion against the federal authority
j. has largely engaged the attention o
= the executive and Legislative depart
!, ments of tho General Government
o and, as it is both necessary and wise in
4 republic in which the citizens are soy
| ereign and the source of all power
o this work has commanded the inter
I ested and intelligent observation an,
g criticism of the whole people of th,
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