Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-20
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
Notes From the Capital.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 90. 1870.
Notes From the Capital.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
A gentleman here is claiming that the
President of the Confederacy, Jefferson
Davis, ia a native of Vermont, and that he
was born in the town OF Westminster, IN
the county of Windham, and removed
from there with his father when but two
wears of age. The claim is founded on
the tradition-for it can be called nothing
more-that man named Davis lived IN
Westminster, who purchased plantation
from sea captain, and removed with his
family to Mississippi, having one child,
bov some two years old. We learn that
member of the Legislature is investigating
the geneology of the family to prove the
fact. He had better postpone the labor,
for Vermont does not covet the disgrace
as the birthplace of the arch traitor.
Much less, we imagine, does he c0Uet the
honor Of his birth amid the most loyal
and independent community in the land.
But in our Judgment this claim has no
foundation in fact, for if it had, while he
was a prominent citizen, before the rebel
lion, of the united republic, a member OF
the Cabinet, United States Senator and
Governor of Mississippi, it would have
been developed and folly acknowledged.
ia reference to his early history, we find
that Jefferson Davis, an American soldier
and statesman, was born June 3, 1903, in
that part of Christian county, Kentucky,
which now forms Todd county in that
Stase. Soon after his birth his father,
Samuel Davis, a planter, who served dur
force of Georgia, removed with his family
to Mississippi, and settled near Wilkinson
county" Here Vermont had best let the
claim of the birthplace of Jefferson Davis
r,st.
MONDAYS SESSION.
On Monday afternoon, Col Charles H.
Joyce, Speaker, ogreeably to the adjourn
ment, called the House to order at half
past three o'clock. After reading and APP
proving the journal they adjourned. No
quorum of the members being present.
The Senate was called to order at o'clock
p. IN. the hour to which it adjourned. SEN
ators Camp of Lamoille, Bailey of Frank
lin, and Kennedy of Chittenden were
present. At two minutes past four the
Senate was adjourned.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Partch of Hinesburg, to con-
stitute the members of the House from
Chi'tenden county, special committee
to eqnalrz9 the grand list of that county
for the year 1870, as the listers in the
County Equalizing Convention were
equally divided in their opinion, an
were unable to average and equalize tn e
list therefor.
By Mr.. Bromley of Pawlet, that the
legal rate of interest shall be six per
cent, unless otherwise provided by special
contract in writing, and repeating secs. 3,
4 and Of chap 70, of the general sta
tutes.
BY Mr.. Buel of Middletown, providing
for com piling he laws of the State by the
appointment of some suitable person, in
Guiding the laws of the present session.
The com pilation to be reported to the
Governor, and if he approves it. he shall
shall deposit them with the Secretary of
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original laws, after which 600 copies
shall be published in the same style of the
general statutes.
BY Mr.. Goodsell of Isle La Motto, di-
recting the Governor to appoint a COM
mittee Of five persons to proceed to the
town of Isle La Motto, and any other
town or towns in the State, prior TO Sept.
|, 1872, and report to the next Legisla-
ture whether in their opinion it would be
for the benefit of the State to build new
States Prison there, and discontinue the
use OF the States Prison at Windsor.
The committee are to examine the States
Prison al Windsor and the manner it is
conducted, and embrace the result of such
investigation in their report.
MONTPELIER AND WELLS RIVER RAIL
The people of Montpelier are jubilant
over the encouraging prospect of the con
struction of railroad from this place tt
Wells River, in Orange County, at thai
point connecting with the Boston, Con.
cord and Montreal Railroad, making {
new avenue for travel and freight to Bos
l., I l. 6 d
ton, formerly Of Montpelier is the Pre-
sident of the corporation. Joel Foster
John a. Page, J. G. French and Isaac n
Hall, all men of energy, capital and per
severance are among the directors. AT
recent meeting held at Boston, oontrac
for the construction of the road was mad
with reliable parties. The contractor
are under bonds in the sum of two mil
lion dollars TO complete the road within
two years, aud are to commence the worl
the pre-, eDt week. The engineer with hi
assistants commenced the location of tn
road on Monday morning. This will
form a link that will connect tAe Vernon
Central Railroad with the Portland anc
Rutland Railroad running across New
Hampshire. The commencement of th
work on the Montpelier and Wells Rive
Railroad will stimulate the friends of tn
line in New Hampshire to push forward
their work for a connection with Rutland
The example of Montpelier in endeav
oring to forward the business interests o
their town which have been on the de
cline, should stimulate other towns whose
business interests are suffering from E
want of more railway facilities to be Guy
and at work"
Hon. john Gregory Smith, Hon. Wor
thington @. Smith, and B. P. Cheney
Trustees of the Vermont Central Railroad
on Monday, pnssed over proposed line
from Montpelier to Royalton, running
through the towns of Barre, Williams.
town, Brookfield and Randolph, connect
ing with the Central Railroad at Royal
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