The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-10-13


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receive his ihsrrrtf ressxfiy. u oct taxed. Nv
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siotkhraasrs and b,spdhehlers 40 psssasaias.
stonlA n0i sisnd ~ Tho same iooGag "a this ~
ssuct 90 Ny fAilrusd corporations khgala ho
ratisst b. slfssgussi Eals IA reRNra n taxstss,
froul oshcr prvpersy hclders Ehere oan = ne
aaula n yuus rsuar q tai the rNai rf,Fvrsy in
this STATS owned b. corsEatsoas, l. i Ao Prss
eat rule g. tAa il ssca. kxeept ~ the case ~
railfgaas, and b tncludtag The real property u
nhruaas under ihe esneg@l rale. - sAPsaa FNseh
ALIKE Tie rtsidpni Asd n0a resldsat stsrs and
baflhai.ief. Sad shoali sart caaN'sa And lass,cs
H. only ainis,l.y. Il ans, 81 ne application o,
saeh a rule. Nuud h inaHa ID the exemption
iruia taxation granted iu its chsftcf 10 The YER
moot Central kailEuad C0mrais, saieA privilege
- Dol cHjeyed ~ at3 other railroad c'aapNuy IN
TIE State
Nofiau apparent why We shoali aFpb, A. 70
nop d. io tlie personal property u tssldf ate M
other states. rlo u tsAAtlon diaervAi ffpm that
which wt adopt Tor oar oitiAenA
Our AVS consider pcIpoaA! pr0peft3 AZ failoS
ing the dnmicllc u the owner, and require that
al senal estate " ma iH.an biapt ehsl b. taxed
whore he rosldos
Whilc We recognize this principle IN che case o.
our own citixans. shAll ue sevk 70 impose taxes
90 tAo pofsonai prlptrts - nuu-res aonts, Tor
which, BY IA, sanlv inle, thty should pay lAAes
where thcy reside.
This soems 20 me clearly unjust snd shoaid u
be insisted upon, vii tend ~ prgseut the invest
ment " foreign capital 10 taose enterprises 90
essential "a oar prosperity as q eAtensien OF
cur railroads, rho Improvement a 1ur water pow
ers aud tho Development Of our quArTios, mines
aud other sources.
One step towards The romo,a 81 theec obicc-
ti1ns is . tar thC real property ~ cofpornuonr
Ia tho sercrAl towns where sHch property IL sitn-
atod upun It's actual value, irrespective 81 diyi-
tinnds Bs this means al the towns ON the lns
OF Tho railroads, o. IN which ANY corporate prop
ertyAs situated, Sli receive their iasl Ifoporson
Of tie taxes.
IN this correction l would renew the recon.
nondAtiou Of the laAt Annual Message, ~ roirr'
cncc g. She collection Of ta1es This matter IL
one " importance ~ taxpayers, and should not
be pasned over without that consideration It's
moriis demand.
uNirEp STATES SENATOR.
Tho provisions Of the law require that YOU
shonld proceed, On the second Tuesday ~ tlis
session 90 the election uf United States Souaior
for the term II siA years from the 9Th of March
next.
NATIONAL cENrrEBITs.
| transmit herewith the report u Major William
Rounds Trustee OF the Aujiutam National Gem
etory Association, aud have, as therein recon
end,dtd certified 10 the Auditor ui Accounts tho
proportion 10 be paid by the state. l have also
! a communication from the Board OF Commission
err having charge u the National Cemetery a.
Gettysburg, requesting the adoption on your part
Of Resolution recommending the transfer Of thai
1 Cemetery 10 the care pf the General Government
Those papors are placed at your Disposal.
EDUCATION.
| The report OF the University OF Vermont and
State agricultural College is worthy OF your care
| full attention. The officers say that they are en-
deavoring 10 do faithful aud valuable work for
| the State. An investigation has been made with
care, shows that during the last collegiate year,
| only one hundred aud sixty or seventy young meu
| of our State were membors Of any college OF sch
cntiiic school, either ia Vermont or clscwhcHc, r
| Not more than furty can have graduated during
the year. This Is very small number OF Young
mon, for our population, 10 be pursuing thor.
ough intellectual training, and large number ol
our sous should be encouraged TO enter the cot.
4 legos Of our state, where they may receive that
preparation "of value 10 men IN every worthy 70
| cation"
| Tho condition OF our common schools may b,
| learned from the report Of the Secretary Of tht
Board Of Educat ion, We are expanding ann,al
| ly nearly five hundred thousand dollars ~ th'
support Of free schools, with an aggregate aver.
/ age attendance Of nearly fifty thousand children
| while the number Of children 81 school age y
about seventy six thousand Should We mo-
seek about some means Of securing larger at
| tendance upon onr SCHOOL, IL 10 the ignprah
and idle that furnish inmates for our reform
schools, jails aud prisons.
! II would seem that the obligations OF parent
| 70 their children ought 10 be Sufficient To secure
the attendance Of much larger number of schul
| mrs upon our public sohoOls. II has, however
been found necasssry TO enact laws regulating TIN
nattor, and we are asked IN the sccretary's r.
! port II those laws cannot IN their operation ~
~ do more eifectirn Ny masking = the duty Of tb'
school officers to inquire iuto aud prosecute VIC
/ Ations.
lis it not matter Of prudence in tho eIpondi
| turu 81 our public money that it should be pal,
only to wei qualified teachersf As . means q
/ securing them, and receiving the greatest beno
4 1T from onr schools we should, by generous aid
develop the full power for good Of our norma
schools.
| MILITIA.
Ar required under the Act OF 1867, The Stat,
| has been divided into three military DISTRICTS
The first district consists Of the counties Addison
| Bennington, Rutland and Chittenden. The sec
| ond district uf Washington, Orange, Windsor ant
| Windhain, aud tie third Of Caledonia, Essex
Franklin, Grand Isle, Lanoilie and Orleans.
The necessary orders have been issued, under
which organizations can be made TO I'LL up the
regiments and battery Az yot only eight eumpau
| ieH and two sections % artillery have been or
| ganiBud but it IL believed that the continuance
/ u tho present policy will secure full prganiza
ton IN all tno districts, and give some vitality e
l our militia system,
\ A considerable portion Of the expenses incur.
red during thc yo.r in this department have beer
I In culleeton as required by Law, of the arns and
equipments la the hands u the state inalira, and
putting them in proper order There now re
4 mains outstanding quite hn ain0uat VI property
belonging 10 the State the return Of which cai
only be iusnT ed by the enactment Of a law moTs
stringent In its provisions than the present stat.
| ute
STATES AIToREgSs.
! The operations Of the law providing what, IN
most counties OF the state, is a wholly Inadequate
salary for the duties that should bu discharged
! by our States attorneys, leaves und0no q large
amount oi criminal business, To the great injury
l Of our communities. An increase Of salary, on
what would lie better, return ~ system VI Toes
would more fully comply with that constitutions
I provision which requires that Laws for the Gu
e0ufagcment OF virtue, and prevention Of gico
aud immortality, ought to DO constantly kept IN
| force, and duty executed"
| STATES PRISON.
! The reports Of the officers Of the State Prison
are quite full and loubtioss viii prove satisfacto
\ ry There are HOW confined ia the INSTITUTION
seyenty-two male and four female c0uyicts. The
expenditure has boon thirteen thousand two hun
dred and ninet dollars, and the income SIXTY.
eight hundred and si1 dollars, leaving balance
OF expenses over income u siIty.f0ur hundred
aud thirteen doliars; nearly the average u the
past four yeArs, II cannot be expeetsd 10 shog
better results during the continuance Of the pres
| ent contract for the labor Of tho coHviets which
expires la 1871, The operation Of the laws u last
session are beneficial In their efect Hpou the dis.
cipline Of the prison. The communication Of san.
tones provided for is much moro effective than
the expectation Of pardon, and tho entertaining
this view, but few " the numerous applications
| fuf Executive clemency have betn granted The
sagg eslons II tho pfticerH Of the prison on tlih
poInt meet my cordial approval
RERonA SCHOOL.
The appropriation Of lAet year, for q workshop
for the Reform School. has been expended. The