National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-12-01

termne what sum to recommend /
the House to appropriate 10 aiu III
suppressing the Rebellion, II so hap |
pcncd that hls seat was partially |
behind the door and another mem
Der Of the committee, 50 that his
presence was not noticed nntil they !
had agreed all around tina hall
million would be amply sufficient
CHANGING then to discover Judge
Thomas, the chairman called Tor
his opinion. lie stepped forward to
the table and gravely recommended
that the sum be doubled. Az hrst
the others thought he meant to XIII
the bill, 10y overlooking ii, but he
went on with a brief but powerful
speech, in which he told them that
he was satisfied we had got great
work on our hands and had best
arouse ourselves in the first to an
| idea Of its magnitude; that II 1t
should happily turn out that all the
money would not be required, II
need not be used that they had IA
! Governor of their own choice, not
! his. but that if he had confidence
enough in hm to trust HIM with all
this money, they certainly ought to
have. The argument prevailed,
and the committee voted unanimous
IL to recommend the appropriation
of one million dollars.
That afternoon, when the queS
ton came up III the House, on the
committees report, every nook ana
corner Of the spacious hall was
c.owded with an anXio $ and eXclt
ed pGpulace. The members were
startled when the report WAS read
ans. after a moment began whisper
ing with each other all over the hall.
1t vas evident that they considered
the sum too large. Soon Mr., Myers,
Of jamaica, we think it was, arose,
and in cautions speech gave eX-
preston to this opinion. He was
followed by another, III the same
vein, and then Mr. Glead, Of Nor
iiStown, who was the achnoWledS-
ed republican leader of the House,
made an earnest speech III favor OF
cutting down the sum to half NIL
: lion. 1t was not known to amy bnt
the committee who was the author
of the pending proposition, so when
, Judge Thomas arose to reply to MI.
Glead, expectation was on tlptoe
and curiosity in GREATNESS suspense
to see what attitude the democrats
were going to assume. Never be
| fore had we seen an orator 50 nerN>
cd with his SUBJECT as Judge Thorn
as seemed TO be. "One million too
{ much ~ exclaimed he. Il tell you
+ we have got to measure eur steer
V with as gallant toe as ever drew
f thesbladc, and it will severely tax
G the entire recourccS of the country
Y to overcome them. But we can 40
Y II, we ShGU do il, we MUST do it, and
e now let Vermont lead the van by an
5 appropriation which Shall snow the
II grdnleuIe OF her pUrpose.'
t lie sat down. For a moment
I evon the ticking of a clock could b,
heard, then the galleries burst forth
r in tuInultuous applause, ANA the
IS members joined II VITA d 'o '',' n''
1t gctiulneSS or dlghl'S AN" olu'l'-
s ihtie were 'lo 'i''Io ~, ,,to','',S '''
l ne No'' was '"N'"' -, ;, ''| ,'.',',.' v
'Hc ae'l'"'iHl' "'io "o'i . "r'"I !; !,
aHu J"St "c'olc '"o'' " % '''.'',>' -
II Gaming tht lo;t '"''c ""' g 90.
IL GREATNESS Sti'l"t"S' n"' o'o ''t'
" an olhor iliea III Win " "o'" "'s
l. hoolo " cS, "h" we" ''i' l"oV : :.
Is Ter OF tue al pAaoeI was iV"I'''" !
II was lo0hu thdt MOI S'n9'c "Ho
htt even NE man WHO, u -" ,'o''i
+. otiofe' IA" oecia'eu ne """" no
ii Nutc man vi Uoi'"' III VS. 'N'
At '' A..
~ VINO hdN so lIucH itd,Cd lH"' -
" large an appropriation would uls