Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-06-09

Smith, Utah with Brigham Young; Wis
consin with Matt Carpenter; Ohio with
Columbus Delano; and Virginia with 1.-the
great American franker." But, if we
may believe the St. Albans papers, Ver-
mont some years ago, ceased carefully
. examining the conduct of men, before
" electing them to important public Off
" ces." Whether these papers are correct
or not in dealing with ex-governors, GER
tain it is, that if there had been little
more examining" in reference to candi-
dates FOR the Legislature, we would have
been spared an India rubber railroad char
ter, and right smart little fight for the
control of the Central Vermont Railroad
But to return to Abel. He stole, was in
vestigated, and was expelled. He was in
dicted, and . sloped for Canada, and out
of these grew another investigation; and
the report of the investigating committee
is a pearl in its way, and has served as a
model even down to the present day. The
Committee report that Spencer was arrest
ed. and, late in the evening. while in Gus
tody of the officer. requested that he
might be indulged by having some of the
" "meml ers pass their word that he should
" be present in the morning. TO this
the officer consented, and Il member was
called in who consented, if Mr.. Fox
would Join him. t pom which," the re
port continues Mr.. Fox was called and
- said that if Harrington was willing to
pass his word. he had no objection to be-
" inc answerable with him but he said
" he had for some days been unwell, and
" could neither sit up OF keep awake. To
:" which the officer replied that if they
" wanted any assistance he would leave
" Mr.. Churchill with them. Upon which
" Mr.. HerringtOn observed, he was not
" afraid of Spencers getting away, for if
- he should, he would not get further than
" Rutland. and he would fetch him back
" And we further find, that, at a very late
- hour, Mr.. Harrington, Spencer and Fox.
" went to bed in the same chamber; and
" that early in the morning. Mr.. Herring
-" ton was inquiring in the different rooms
" after Spencer who was not to he found. :"
Thus ended the report, and, on its pre-
>entation, Il member moved. and the House
adopte a resolution declaring that no
further order ought to he taken by this
House relating to said escape" Four
members voted against this resolution, but
for what reason we are not told. We
wonder at it, for the action of Herrington
was so bland and childlike. Spencer had
stolen twelve dollars of him. and had
placed himself under IIcrrington's care.
1t is not possible they could have been so
uncharitablc as to surmise that Spencer
had refunded that twelve dollars, because
lIerrington went around "inquiring in the
different rooms. after Spencer. rho waS
not 10 be 10u1M." Oh. no, these four men,
bcrs woul lent sap the foundations" in
that way; they We're doubtless of the
obstinate kind and voted against the
majority on general principles, But We
do not care to inquire into the reason for
their vote, OF as to the motives which
actuated the committee; we can only. on
the facts stated, commend the report as 4
model. a perfect gem. But how history
does repeat itself in these Legislative in
vcstigations From Hutltnd GloJe, May
Isl.