Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-31

and published at Middlebury, and at the |
same time engaged himself at booksell.
ing and in the general printing bust,
ness" His connection with this news.
paper terminated In lSl6-the pressure
of his official duties, reluctantly, com.
polling him to retire from the Editorial
Chair.
In 1915 he was elected Secretary Of
State OF Vermont, which office he con-
tinued to hold until 1928, While dis.
charging the duties OF this office, in
pursuance OF a resolution of the Legisla-
ture, he prepared and published, most
valuable volume, of official documents,
connected with the early history Of the
State, Vermont State Papers" being 8
collection OF records aud documents,
connected with the assumption ard
establishment OF Government by the
people OF Vermont; containing the Jour
nal of the Council of Safety, the first
Constitution, Journal Of the General
Assembly of Vermont for 1878, Laws
from 1879 to 1856, and much other
valuable matter which can be obtained
from no other source. 1t was work Of
much labor, and any man might we'll be
proud to have his reputation rest upon
that alone.
Ia 1916 he was elected one of the
Judges Of the Addison County Court,
and was continued on the bench till 1892,
when he declined to serve longer. In
1920, being still Secretary of State and
one of the Judges Of the County Court,
he was appointed Clerk of the Supreme
Court for Addison County, and in 1921
became Clerk Of both the Supreme and
County Courts for that County, and re-
manned as such till 1924 This, If we
mistake not, will be found to be the only
instance in our history, of the same
person being both Judge and Clerk Of
the same Court at the same time.
In 1924 he was appointed to first
class clerkship in the Office of the Seere-
tary of State of the United States at
Washington, where he remained till 1929,
when he returned to Middlebury and
resumed the practice of law. He was
selected States Attorney for the County
of Addison in 1880 and was reelected in
1881 at the close OF his term of Office he
once more retired from the practice OF
law and again embarked on the stormy
sea Of politics. He was, in 1881, elected
Member of Congress from Vermont, and
served the people of Vermont, in that
capacity, twelve years. During his
Congressional career, he supported
both by his speeches and his votes, what
were known as the leading measures Of
the Wing party.
Upon his retirement from Congress in
1843, he was elected, by the Legislature,
Reporter of the Decisions Of the Supreme
Court of Vermont. He held his Office
but single year, Ala result OF his
labors may be seen In the fourteenth
volume of the Vermont Reports.
He was the candidate of the Whig
Party for the Office of Governor of Yer.
mont in 1874, and was elected by a
majority of the popular vote and again
In 1845, after receiving a plurality Of
that vote, he was reelected Governor
by the Legislature, in joint assembly
receiving 1872 votes to rs for Daniel Kel
logg and IA for william R. Shafter.
His messages to the General Assembly
were unusually lengthy. The first was
devoted, mainly, to his favorite subjects
Education and the suppression Of the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors. consider
able portion of both, and especially the
latter, was devoted to the tariff anC
slavery. During his administration 8
Geological survey Of the STATE was com
menced, and measures Wee taken tc
procure from the General Government
the cannon captured by the Green Noun
tain Boys at Bennington, August 10th
1777.
At the close of his term OF office hi
became Corresponding Secretary ant
General Agent of the Board of Nationa
Popular Education. The object OF thi:
Association was, to supply the Yves
with competent female teachers. In the
discharge OF the responsible duties o
this appointment, Gov. slade found his
most congenal employment" Here hi:
, benevolence had full scope. As com
panies of female teachers were, from time
to time, prepared for their chosen voca
ton, he accompanied them, with all s
fathers solicitude, to their several fields
of labor; saw them properly located
and indicted into their work of enlight
ening and training the minds and hearts
Of the rising myriads Of the West. II
this, as a loved employment, he con
tinued even after the destroyer hat
marked him as a victim. To this b,
clung with grasp which was relaxed
only by death.