The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-24


they meet" The alusion it may be ne
cessary to say, was to democratic political
societies which Colonel Lyon was excess
sively jealous in organizing. Neither reso-
luton elected discussion, but both were dis
missed with contemptuous disregard of,
even, parliamentary courtesy. 1t seems
that Lyon called his boarding house " the
democratic headquarters" and very soon
after the adjournment Of the general as
sembly, for the day, an efl1gy was
" brought from the headquarters of Col.
Lyon, hung on sheers and burnt upon the
"pnblic green" The ''efiigy," it is said,
bore " liable ON its forehead inscribed
"This is Jacob"
That Lyon was the originator of this dis
graceful proceeding seems to admit Of no
doubt, and Lyon, himself, in the commune
cation referred to, does not deny, or even
aludc to the affair. The account, to which
we have referred, says that the operators
were ga negro, with fiddle, and two or
three young men, adding, that this mighty
affair, however made 50 little noise as to
DC forgotten IN few days, universally dis
avowcd by men Of character, and disap-
proved by every party. No mention of
either Of these motions, or resolutions. is TO
be found upon the journals of the general
assembly, but in the letter of Lyon, already
referred to, written after the adjournment
of the legislature he states that il, his resolu-
ton, is in the hands of Mr. Jacob This fact.
from another source, shows that Colonel
Benton's celebrated cXpunging resolution
was not altogether original with him. The
more that Ncrmonts history is examined,
the more instances we find in which action
has been taken which half a century after
wards, is followed by other states or by the
general government, and claimed to be the
first instance of the kind ON record 4
writer to Boston paper what "papcr"
is not stated says, in referring to this af-
fair motion was lately made in the
Legislature Of Vermont. ccnsuring the cx-
else law, ''approbating the opposition to it
by the WhiSkcy boys, and charging the
President with stretch of power in call
ing out the militia to suppress the insur-
gents, and urging the governors rcprcsen-
tation to Congress of their sentiments. This
motion was carried The next day
which was probably October l0th-'a
motion was made expressive Of the danger
of democratic societies that their exist
encc threatened scriou. consequences 10
the existing government. and that every
good citizen and legislator should use their
Utmost cndeavor to destroy them This
motion was, the account says. withdrawn
to give place to another, THAT the vote of
the preceding day should he erased from
the record, which was carried by very
large majority. Here it may be remarked
that the Vermont legislature made more
perfect work of 'cxpunging' than the
United States Senate did of their resolution
''expunging' from the record the vote of
censure against General Jackson In the
latter case. the vote of ccnsurc still remains
made still more prominent by the black
lines and inscription which enclose and
mark it. while the ''eXpunging resolution
is, also. of record. In Vermont, in the
printed journals, at least, not the slightest
allusion is made to either the ''erasing"
resolution or to the one or two other rcsolu-
lions which actually passed the general as
sembly. The letter writer concludes his
communication by stating that in conse-
quencc a mob collected, and burnt Mr.
,Somael Paine (who seconded the second
notion in cfllgy. The election for federal
Senator succeeded -four days after, and
Paine was chosen The election for Uni
ted States Senator occurred on the 14th day
of October, when Eijah not Samuel, Paine
was chosen. 1t is probably too late to as
certain with accuracy who was honorcd
with Colonel Lyons ompliments by being
burned in efligy to the music of a fiddle,
but whether it was Judge Jacob or Judge
Paine, they retained the confidence of their
fellow citizens to the day of their respective
deaths.