The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-11

In the House Of Representatives Thurs
day Oct. Ith ON the resolution of
Mr. Skin, of Monkton, providing for
an adjournment until Monday morn.
ing next. -.-
/ Mr.. Speahey;-l take exceptions to
the resolution. 1t ought to read, all yot
ing in favor Of its adoption shall ask and
receive no pay for lost time. am aware
it is a timc-honorcd custom for legislative
bodies to iourn over after Il few days labor
in order to recruit their wasted energies
But bad customs, like bad fashions, should
be discarded.
We are here by the authority of the
people. We are here as representatives
of the people, and are supposed to be
here to legislate for their best interests :;
and according to the theory of the tax
payers, tritc less rel ta}c and little
more hard work would be acceptable
Suppose you adopt this resolution and 90
home and find your interests going to dc.
struction, your hired man slowed away in
some snug corner playing dominocs and
drinking whskey, and you demonstrate
Well, he says, have passed Il resolution
to adjourn over having considered the
matter carefully, candidy and seriously,
have fully concluded that a hired man
on the farm is equally entitled to an ad.
journment with a hired man in the Leg
islaturc. Now, yon are here, and I am
here; but never mind we will both 90
back TO our duties next week. and il will
be all d Is Yon are rioht and am
right, and the only difference there Is be-
tween MS is, tho State pays you and docs
not pay me.
Look at the history of natiou whose
rulers have disregarded the rights of the
people Look at the men high in author
ity and power having held the
highest offices in the gift-of The people,
who have abused their trust and dsrc-
garded the rights and wishes and will of
the people. Where are they now? They
havn swung round the circle " for a
brief space of time and are now left 4.
lone in their glory, with few 50 poor as
to do them homage, with plenty Of leis-
ure and opportunity to look upon their
past iollies with regret. The best and
wisest thing they can do, under the cir.
cumstances, is to take up lodgings with
Robinson Crusoe. There they are "mon-
arch Of all they survey" with no one to
dispute their authority ar their title to
nobility.
And now, slrs, asa contrast permit me
briefly to allude to our gallant officers and
the brave soldiers who followed them
through the dark and bloody days of the
late rebellion. They did not meet of
Friday afternoon and pass resolution to
adjourn over ; but they did hold Il coun-
Gil and passed resolution and proclaim
ed it to the world in thunder tones. not
to be mistaken or forgotten, that they
would not adjourn until the Stars and
Stripes should wave DER the land Of the
bondmen, the down troddcn slave. No
sirs; their resolution was Right about
face, March, Double quick Vermont
crs ahead forward and onward and np
ward to victory and when they had ac-
complishcd their mission and right ri-
umphed over treason, they adjourned.
Some OF them returned, many minus a
leg or an arm, others in feeble health and
ruined constitutions, and are to-day strug-
Cling and telling to meet the demands of
a tax-gatherer. Is it right, is it Just, is
it reasonable or honorable, to ask them
to ask <he people-to pay us for services
not rendered or labor not performed F.?
Then let US not prove recrcant to our
trust but true to our title as representa-
ilves of the people; do equal justice to
all men yes, and TO all women, also.
And in conclusion | would say, il the