Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-09-20

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hardly an office of honor or trust in the gft Of the
poople or the Legislature which he did not re-
cei,c at their hands II may DE doubted whether
any other man i'm th history of the State ever RE-
cciyed so many appointments many of Them inn
posing trusts of he highest Importance. as did
Gov Bu,ler From the time he was sent 10 tbe
General Assembly in 1904. and was flus brouoht
before the public. he seemed 10 ride ON Tine fill
it'd. of popnlar favor mill ba wa, horne into thr
Guhernat1ri,l chair In tii. resDect tine career Of
Gov. Butler. nom an uuIetcred pioneer ia the
wilderness. hunter and trapper. up through al
most every Grade of office t1 that of a .TiI.,. on
ilo bench a Member of C1upross. ami the Chief
MAGISTRATE of the State. is a remarkable one. aud
may challenge compafison with that of almost any
pamr I'm history
I'm contounlhfin, sr.l a lie. SO obscure and in-
au.oi,iou. in it. betinu.n,r4 so ramarkabl. ia is
results. 70 is nsnrL TO inqlir. how this cam. to
mass. yt,t ,v,s fb. s.crat Of fit sip,,l,r and ,or-
.t,otly r.,.,iel nuiIi.f,y w. tbs-. sl,b a
novorfy of ri ,t a,J ,ooI man ar tbaf l,v iu The
rn1ntr, and STATE tb9t itv,- ,,oo..,rv ii, mn an.
bi,ba.t and ,,o.t r,.,,.,.ill, ogj..s vit ,,., f
ua,fer,te cau,.ifie.s C.rf1i1iv mot, Vermont
b..rt.al, h.i .f.o..,., ar lott- r,r, ti,s- ,,ar.
tb. o,,f'.o,,,.,ri... Il, 4 ,..,-iit.. ofgoy ButLe.
pii b, oai1 ~ uopuIar.fy bv anv of tbe ants OF
th. ,oar, f.i,f,.il, Pow men v.re over further
fr,,,o ,ll ti,t tb,, d.. lTi. sn.,ess srr,rr, f-,,
r, .b ,..;.l,..i .;,.t,o.taaee IL 'r,rtn', fro.,,
tl. irtrir.i. ,oorifs of tlo p,f from b4 .ferlipo
o9,lities of mind and heart
I'm tbe fr.t pl,re he p,..e.sed mind of great
rstfy. .tr..rgtb aYd ,..,fness IIe mi,Lt ba Al ,y
~ f,r,,n,, E,. i,,d ,popi. lut when formed dick,
were almost u6errna. Coupled with his native
; .,,.,-ti. t ,...s..so3 ou industry tb,t ..ld,,,
+ ,,r,, .,,-,. kVL,t.y,r h. I,.I a., i, D.. male IL
4 n matter ~ conscience to master and do we'll No
t,ti,., ,y, too ,,r,.st f,r that Ii, bi. early
iif li ,,,,rt,,,ities or readng a. yyrl ,s ,chooi
in. ,gr ir,. .,,ll bnt s,on affsr hi. settlement
H. Vr,..,i,,-. ,,t ton, b.f,r, a.. h,.,,,ne kro,n
a., ,t. ,,,,i; +, ,yas rer,arled tb.t almost ey.r,
l.i.,,r. b,rr was sfert in r,ading and ordinarily
with Jict;,nar,. ly hi. side tb,t tb. me,uir, of
eyery word migit be understood and the Whole
suli.ct ,.or,prabaoded This habit of patisnt
,,.. .,, .,',i;. w. cha a,,,i. I,,a ,i,,s'
"a i; itii.,t l;f. od ,,,,,,,s ,er,. ,,,,L f,.
,b. r,.st,,,I ,,,,iod y,ort ,ybb he ia In snn-
,i,,,t ,.,. o,,.i ~. ,,,,t III ,.,rl,. ..t,.,,;,I
ai.t,;', =, ~, c,,l;t;.s bo ,,,sse.s.J an
;rt,,r;,, tI,,t ,y,s soon,ss and a will when M.
Ill ~ ~. ,,n ih,t ,y.,. I,rl lsrli,,, m. if-
- 81 E.t - ,t -. ,,,,,.,,,,,,r,,,,i. .,,,
W -. II ." ~, No., ;' i,t
o. .-..,s Won, r.,,,,ntt,e5 10 tis L.od.
t -. ,.I, s.I, ,t,t tL,,. ,,.., H.
~, T.: go. ,,, b.; ,,,.I,,sies ,,J 49,
;', ~; ,,..;,;,-,s b,,t yIs, t,tan tba, ,y.r.
u.nr, ,b,,,b b.. never .st himself
tl ~ ~. h., .i,,,.s ,,s ono t,,i, in
,,,t,,r ,i town ami in tl, nails # legislation.
1V.,I.a., ...t;,r IT. h. aI,y,,. b,d ,oori,r c,vor
H.. III. , tl,, ,gI,t.ger tbe nsorl. oove b;7, IN
IN l,,. ,h,t .y!. tri,,s,s tbe,. ,,,,,.
,,,.,t,.l ~, I;s b,,ds snlrred NO detriment there
U.y,,s ,n,lotir,ll, N man al the people and
tbc -, daligbted ~ honor and trust HIM and
~ a; ,ot ,..ssa' ,,ntiI tbcv ba3 crowned him
,,.L H., t,;,b,st honor ,yitbio tfair oift
E,t G,, R,tl.rb r,li,rions a7 wall as a no.
l;,,.,I M, A.Af, Cbo.ta f,r,l in Nr Wei.
Two li.tio.t lives t,t of tbc lvyer and that
~ ofth..'sta,e.o,,n "a we fnd in our 6u nble SUBJ
;ot tv, Distinct live. that Of the civil magistrate
ltl,t ~ the bri.-i,n citizen and posoei minis
49,. g,l ,,, .tt,b M him ,yb;e, sh5nli oy,.rl,,e
,bis t,,t.r ,yy,,,id bs ver,. inc,,,,nlct4
When Alr Bntler fr.r came 90 Waterbury he
,.,s ,,r,f,o. ,,l tl.or,a ,.,lc irr.lirius youp.
M, ,,ls s,,,b ba ,,,ti,n.6 r, q. to- some fye
r. a. i7g0 b. ,t,..,t,e,,, wa, srrs,s,i ,,.a ai
mind foribly tanned to the subject Of personal re-
G,ion In a sio,ril,r and most interesting manner.
Dil tipe and fbe purp,.e for which ths sket.,h is
n-..,,r,5 ALLOW, ir ,,nl3 be interesting to detail
n. ,vhol .tof, of III. exn.rience until he ftt his
f..tyy.r. am tie r.,k. ami he wt. a new creaaire
In CHRIST SnfH,e f,r INV pr.sent purp,se TO saw.
tL,tara tine oftl,, or,f,nnd .s. religious indT.r-
emo in town. before there had been sermon
nr,a.h4d or a Religions m,etinr within il. aud
WIN tbs,q wa, not I, church or a posDe minister
,g,ibiu FORTY miles. he chucel. on a certain Sab
.b,r to Gotinb his h,nss the FRAGMENT of a tract.
tba b,.yinuiny lnd end OF which we're gone aud
h4neo ibs title or author of which he never knew.
IA. r.l;,, f it;s tr,.t ..t baf,r, bin th, whole