Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-24
The coyer..r. Of vsrmen,-i.s
CHARLES FAME.

Elijah Paine, OF whom we shall make
more particular mention In another
article, came Into Vermont in 1854, and
had four sons, all OF whom became emil
nently distinguished in their several pro-
fessious. The first and only surviving
son, Martyr Paine, NJ. d, Ill, d., is widely
known as medical practitioner and
Pr lessor in the Medical School Of the
I'm verslty OF New York, rs an author
of aeveral sandard medical works.
the second was Elyah Paine an able law
yer and eminent jurist, well known for
his celebrated decision In the Lennon
slave tase, that dareS volantarily. brought into
tie State By their master, become ipso taeto
fr", George, the fourth and youngest,
graduated at Dartmouth College In 1917,
became a lawyer In Providence, r. l.,
and died st an early age, after having
given promise to talents and acquire
ments equal to those Of his brothers.
Charles Paine, the thirteenth Governor
OF Vermont, was the third son, and was
born at Williamstown, in the County OF
Orange and State Of Vermont, on the
18th day Of April, 1899, and graduated
in 1920 at Harvard College, Massachu-
sets, where his father and two OF his
brothers had been previously educated.
He did not study for q profession, but,
Immediately after graduation, turned his
attention to the manufacturing business,
in which his father had long been en-
gagged. A man Of his energy, talents
and business attachments was, Of course,
successful.
He represented the town OF Northfleld
in the General Assembly of Vermont in
1928 and 1929.
In 1886, at the early age of thirty-six,
he was a candidate for the Office of Gov.
ernor, but was unsuccessful. He was
again the candidate of the Wing Party
for this office in 1841, and received a
plurality vote Of the people, and was
subsequently elected by the Legislature
in joint assembly, and was reelected in
1912 by majority of the popular vote;
at the close of his second term he de-
clined reelection. In 1S4l much OPP.
pos ition was manifested to him, both in
the public prints and among the people,
on account o. his age, he being at that
time the youngest man who had ever
been prominent candidate for that of.
fee, and with two exceptions, is the
youngest man that has ever filled the
Office of Governor OF Vermont.
The most important act OF his ad.
ministration was the revision of the
laws in reference to the Grand List, by
which tax payers were allowed to de-
duct from the amount of their personal
property, regardless of the amount of
their Northumberland thus the State,
iE numberless instances, vrtually received
taxes on the same property twice.
But Charles Paine rendered far more
important service to the State than he
could if he had filled the gubernatorial
chair for life, for he was the pioneer as
we'll as the most important man in the
construction OF the Rail roads OF Yer
mont. "As such, especially the State
may be proud OF him; IS such he was
to the State its greatest benefactor and
as such his name will descend to posterity
among those Of her most illustrious
citizens"
Through his influence, more than any
other, without question, was the char
ter OF the Vermont Central Rail Road
obtained, and the road successfully CON-
pleted, --of this Corporation he was the
first President. Without doubt, also, the
Vermont and Canada Rail Road, the
Champlain and St. Lawrence Rail Boad,
and the ogdensburgh Rail Road, owe
their present existence to him.
The Charter of the Ogdensburg, Rail
Road provided that unless by certain
day, therein named, a given amount OF
stock should be subscribed, it should
be forfeited and void. The friends
of the road, after exerting every
nerve to obtain the requisite amount,
found at the last day, that they were de.
fcient in subscriptions to the amount OF
one hundred thousand dollars, and had
given up all as lost, when Governor
Paine, although he had previously been
taker Of the stock to heavy amount
placed his name In the subscription
book, assumed the entire balence, saved
the charter and secured the construction
of the road.
The last act OF Governor Paine's life
was the exploration OF Southern Route
for Pacific Rail Road. 1t was ri.
gantic project-but one that his mind
could comprehend-aHd one that would
commend itselfto his regard and arouse
all his great energies. While in Texas,
exploring the country for suitable
route, he contracted disease common
to that climate, which, his constitution