Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-11-21

VOL. 2, NO. 2.

House met pursuant TO adjournment.
Mr.. Mead introduced the following
bill:
An act to encourage photography In
the members OF the two Lower Houses,
and to promote the pecunisry interests
OF q. and G. Merryman.
1t Is hereby enacted by the Third
House, as follows:
Sec. l.. Ten thousand dollars are
hereby appropriated out OF any moneys
in the Treasury OF this State, no! other.
tiss mortgagsd, for the purpose of pur-
chasing Webster's Qusrto Dictionary,
and procuring a receptacle for them as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. The Treasurer OF the State Ia
authorized to borrow said sum OF ten
thousand dollars, until the balance OF
the School Fund can be collected ont OF
the University OF Vermont. 49,.
Sec. 8. The Treasurer of the State is
hereby directed 10 commence a suit i'm
medlately against said University, and
attach the Philosophical apparatus and
Library o, said Institution, and cause
the same to be sold at auction as soon
as may be, as warning to all such aris-
tocratic institutions not to get into
debt to any fund in which common
schools are interested, common schools
being the sworn foes of all college learn
ing.
Sec 4. AS soon as the said money Is
collected out OF the aristocracy of the
University OF Vermont, the Treasurer is
hereby directed to cause boxes, with
locks and keys, to be constructed on the
desk OF each member Of the Lower
House, capacious enough to hold Web.
ster's Quarto Dictionary wide open, and
when the same shall have been con-
structed to purchase OF G. and c. Merry.
man, q volume of said Dictionary for
each one Of said boxes, and place the
same therein.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of said
Lower House thereafter, on every morn
ing, after prayers, to spend an hour In
the dilligent perusal ofsaid work, and at
the end Of said hour to rise at the rap
of the Speaker, and spell in concert the
word 0bpoinpano0snC. # -Ee#
Prosiaed, that this act shall not take
effect until said g. and G. Merryman
shall have supplied such members Of said
House as shall apply for the same to the
agent Of G, and @. Merryman, with .
copy OF said Dictionary to carry home
with him, or sell, as he may choose.
Sec. 6. This act shall be taken and
deemed 8 formal declaration OF war
against the aristocracy OF all learning
above common school education, and
it shall be deemed misdemeanor for
any person hereafter to petition this or
any other House OF the realm, for any
sid to, or relief Of, any college in this
State.
Sec. 7. This act shall take effect be-
fore 1t is passed.
And the bill having been read the first
and second time. was referred to the
committee on the 4rtstocraey Of Learning.
Mr.. FUNK from the majority Of the
committee to whom was referred so
mach of TIE Governors Message as re-
lates to the Habeas Corpus Act ard the
Fugitive Slave Bill, make the following
report: ....- .........
The majority OF the committee to
whom was referred that part or the Gov
errors message concerning our rela-
tions with our Southern brethren"
having had the subject under considera-
tion, beg leave to report
That In their opinion the Fugitive
Slave Law is the palladium OF our
liberties" and the 'bonds Of our Union"
and Is aud ought to be the final" con-
clusion OF all "true anti-slavery parties"
and all anti slavery agitation that said
law is more constitutional and sound
than any other law ever passed by Con.
gress, and for the reason, that IL the
power to pass snch 8 law is not In the
Constitution, 1t ought to be there, on the
subject OF Slavery, In the contemplation
of all Union and law abiding men is
there. .~'@ F3t g# fantsfaE|
They further report that inasmuch as
the Habess Corpus Act has given mortal
offense to the Shareholders, -"nnen born
to command"--and has caused them to
threaten disunion more vehemently than
ever, and to send insulting letters to our
Governor, and inasmuch as several mem.
bers OF Congress from this State and
several ex-members, have assured those
shareholders that such law was passed
by misguided and needless men, without
consideration, and would and should be
Immediately repealed, upon the assem-
bling of the Legislature, your commit
tee think that II would be violation OF
the confidence which the shareholders
have reposed in the word Of our mem
bers and ex.memoers Of Congress and
would be making them appear as having
sold more land than they had title to.
not to proceed Immediately to "funk
out" in relation to said Habeas Corpus
Act, and repeal the same; in an especial
manner is this necessary at this time, as
a Presidential election is approaching
and no man or party can stand upon a
national platform that has not the sup
port OF the Fugitive Slave Bill as its
chief corner stone a mJority Of your
committee consider, moreover, that 1t
would be proper rebuke to the Cover.
nor, for daring to adhere to that Act as
constitutional, when he well knew that
the administration. and its friends in this
State, had set their hearts upon It's speedy
destruction, copdemning and calling 1t
3 "most disgraceful" piece OF leglsla.
ton. They are, moreover, highly graft
fed and exceedingly well pleased to find
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