Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-04-30
Shall Vermont become Receiver of
stolen GoudS?

We hope sincerely that, as soon as the
bill will be pass directing the State Treas
urer to return the four thousand and odd do
lars of the salary grab turnel over to him by
Hon. Justin S. Morrill, We believe that
will be DONE Ii the sum Is accepted AMI
placed with the funds OF ihe State, every
citizen is made a sharer, will he. nil he, ia
the coolest AMI most auIa;ious theft Of tls
age. Senator MJrriil is III IN OF too clean
a conscience to take the benefit oS the plum
der to himself, and we have ~ doubt he viii
find his Constituents at least as honest, aud
that they will refuse to take what they eau
get of the steal.
There are several people in the STATE o.
Vernon, who dom wan nythin5 - d. wien
this business, who are in no mood to c1m
promise with tue men wh1 originated AMI
executed this scheme, or to compound tloil
Gust as good as) felony. They know tie
have been robbed, and Will seek their re IA j .
IN sJme otiec way thln by dicker-nL Z.
get back toto their pockets lew cents ol
the sum taken. NOT only our own cI,Izeus,
bat those of the whole Union as well. ale
Thoroughly in earness in their i nIeuutt.sa
DIT the action OF the happily ds!ane- fr.y-
second Congress. Tney are not 50 aux.sa-
to get their IN 'ney b,:a d to give tue mea
who voted ii n,,t vi ielrent Tor So don.
a ~
tuIe
They canrOt course carry out c5mrie'c-
ly, and without exception or omission. ta;'.
parts of so large Il program ne, bat 1t VII.
be found that more viii he done in that l.at
than many seem to expect. Whenever tner.
is chance it will be seen that the old rlis
Of - wherever you see a lead, hl. it, vi
be earfi ID out towards those whJ were su+.54
in t!is matter. Tins will work up s. ac
little punishment OF these men and b. s
Wholesome wtrnins for others.
To have efeetual preventive for sue
occurrences in the future IS Of more yllu
than, il not as productive o. as much s4l.s-
faction as tie ability to settle this old az
count. And there can be no securltv
long az our best men are unable to see money
lying within their reach, without gett,n.
their fingers upon it and handling IL fJl
some purpose or other L Is this playin-
with fire, that those interested IN the salet,
of our governmental edfce. demand should
be stopped. We trust that it will be the
aim of few legislators, hereafter, to find
where the limit of money-making ends, anu
where the crime OF bribery begins FL
this el deavor heretofore has had this result.
that the domain Of bribery is becomiG
wonderfully circumscribed, and that o! mo
ey-making correspondingly enlarged
What the represented must and will Is-
mand of their presentatiyes is, that. yy.,r-
ever there exists a question as to tic f.
prlety Of receiving money or other valu.,ite-
honesty shall be given the benefit OF e.,
doubt. Let the thing alone if it may be tn
clean. Until this rule is insisted upon tbe,e
is no security for impartial action oa H.,
part Of those to whom our interests are ID.
trusted. We have had enough of 8 je "a
fible" receiving of stock. of retainer. .
counsel fees, of money that is legally a
not rightfully the property of the rec pint
We have had enough, too, of placing u,o..es
" where it will do the nost good" i .
man has any money OF his own THAI L.
wants to be generous with, well and 2oo4
but if he knows OF some he can lay bis HAND:
on, but which lie does not think is cleal
enough Tor his pocket, Why can't he let ,
alone, aud not putter and play with it ?