Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-10-27

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ted States, for the full term of six
years from the 4th of March next.
Hon. Stephen Thomas, president OF
the senate, in the chair; George Mich
OILS, secretary of State, clerk.
The journals of the senate and
house of representatives having been
read by the secretary of the senate
and clerk of the house respectively,
it appeared that Hon. Geo. F. Ed
munds had received majority of all
the votes cast in each house, and
thereupon the president declared that
Hon. Geo. F. Edmunds having receiv-
ed majority of all the votes cast by
each house respectively, is duly elect
ed United States senator for the State
of Vermont in the congress OF the
United States, for the full term OF SIX
years from the 4th of March next.
On motion, Mr.. Miner, of Manches-
ter, senator Dale and Mr.. Webber, of
Rochester, were appointed to invite
Hon. Geo. F. Edmunds to come be-
fore the joint assembly, and signify
to them as to whether or not he will
accept the election.
The committee thereupon attended
to the duty devolved upon them, and
appeared in the hall of the house OF
representatives, accompanied by Hon.
Geo. F. Edmunds, who signihed his
acceptance of the election. as follows:
MR.. EDMUNDs' REMARKS.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the
Joint assembly,
| am sure you may well excuse to
one of the Younger class OF your cltl-
zens, on an occasion so august and ex-
pressive as this, the exhibition OF some
difidence and some emotion. 1t is
among the highest of honors to rep,
resent in the Z. S. senate, any State,
however mixed in population, howev-
er backward its development, how
ever closely it may be divided by po-
litical disputes or by faction in par
ties. How much greater then. is the
honor of representing in the great
council of representatives OF equal
States, embodying all the consolidated
unity of the national life, the common
wealth whose constitution of govern
ment, the social elevation and prog
ress Of W hose people, and the equal
lied harmony of whose industrial pur-
suits, make it, as may without i'm.
propriety say mere model republic.
You will pardon to me, then, sin.
cere diffidence of myself, when you
give in part to my keeping the mate,
rial interests and the honor of such a
State, and you will appreciate the
deep emotion of gratitude | feel at the
hearty good will and unanimity witt
which you have conferred the trust.
The eventful and swiftly passing
years, have brought to your represen
tatiyes. III common with those of Other
States. questions of the. protoundes
moment, and with them of course tht
, gravest responsibilities. In the grea
, auXletieS OF such affairs our chief sol
ace has been the consciousness tina
behind US was a people with will a.
firm as destiny, and Judgment 81
clear, patriotic and tar-reaching tina
there could be no somersets of opin
ion among them.
After the tunult and sacrifices OF
four years OF war, and after thre,
years of d hollow and treacherou
: panno, hs.~<e Iat~t, found o1rssl> c
t face to face with the alternative oi
another war or real or assures
peace. All patriots must now re
ioice in knowing that this alternf
tive is already with moral certaint
determined, and that on the 4th da
: of March next the administration o
e Gen. Grant will assume the respons
t bilities of the executive governmen
, when the peoples will, expressed j
the peoples laws, will be execute
: and enforced all over the land wit
e justice, vigor and impartiality.
+ Then will open new fields for II
$ exercise of such qualities as free an
T. intelligent people could wish their re
resentatives to possess. Then will o
der be established, then will justice |
u administered under and through ii
i law; then will be secure the labor al
e. the lite of every man then will
d put in operation more equal. and eff
,e clent taxation; the currency will
- restored to its true position as the
" Interchangeable equiveIant of coin, al
Z with a strict and wise economy in {
TO departments of administration, q
he burdens imposed upon the country
g. the rebellion, will be, ! trust, great
:, decreased. So | look forward TIN
these processes to an earl y return
W the ancient friendship and harmon
Ill among all sections of the country, a
10 to firm and lasting republican pl
I'd gress. Thus will be realized the id
ts of its founders, OF a republican g
eminent strong and effective for t
r security of liberty and equal rights
a. all the land III the supreme unity
d. its centralized power, while in pert,
or, harmony with it, local selfgove
al ment will make the largest real lib
On ty practical.
The world will then see a matt
spreading from the Atlantic to the
- cifc, with homogeneous pursuits, W
9g- a common foundation of intellig,
IN self-government, with supreme un
it, and yet with a decentralized adm
mo istration for the varying necessit
OF its separate parts. The politi