The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-30

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ss7ug y iake ihs resp oasst iiiy a rep.
susestlag i Is - izpersAal a matter
wisaoss Authovssy o. fanas. they deem
i proper ihss de Legislature skoala
go ID the pEemiaes. and. therefore. ap-
peal y the members thereof far "a cx.
PRECISION o. opinion ia reference q the
oebveniag Of the general ssscfably IN
special session.
II j. shall be the general wish 81 the
rpemhem Of the Legislature that The
state - creditslly represented At the
eossing eeatenalaI, this committee viii
II once wait upon His Excolleucy
Governor Peck and request BIN u call
he legislature together iar ,he pur.
pose q taking ssoh action AID max.
ing such appropriations a. they shall
deem sufficient 10 enable Vermont 10
maintain her troe position among the
other saAles represented al this world
renowned e1hihitiou
The importance Of such a represcn-
tation q our Green Mountain State
must impress itself upon the minds Of
al her thoughtlul citizens. A failure
70 have our agricultural, mechanical.
manufacturing. and oil other industrial
interests properly represented. would
be q disgrace ia tbe eyes Of our sister
states and the civilized world.
Can Vermont at the end Of hun
dred years Of national existence. con
sent 70 stand before the world as unable
Or unwilling to represent herself al
this grea. gathering Of the nations .
Cur history, our honor, our selfrespect
and our patriotism should forbid il.
This committee, therefore, suggest
the following plan: That each officer
and member Of the senate asa house
should attend the special session with.
out expense 10 the state.
The committee take pleas are in say
ing that they have had an interview
with Governor Smith, shs President OF
the Central Vermont railroad company
who, with characteristic li5erality, has
agreed, that in ahe event Of a special
session, called TO consider matters con,
nected with abe centennial, to trans,
port over the various lines of his road
10 and rom Montpelier, any and al
members Of the Legislature without
change, provided said members shall
attend such session without charge x
! the state, and we also have assurances
from the managers Of other roads will
in the state that the same courtesy vii
be extended upon the same terms
And as no other business will be done
one days time will be all that il will
be necessary to detain any member
They have decided upon the plan sug
gested, to ascertain your views, a
well as TO place the responsibility Q
maintaining this reputation OF the stat
upon the representative of the people
who, by them position, are expected I
sustain ia ia an emergency like tn
present.
Thsy, therefore, respectfully reques
that each member on receiving thi
circular, will signify assent or dissent
to the condition of serving the stat
at this important junoture, withou
, compensation, by returning his repl
as soon as may be, and before the St
day of January next, to John n Ban
ter, chairman OF this committee, q
Rutland.
!, Dated at Rutland, VT, this 2sth de-
of December, 1875.
JoHS n. BAXTER,
JACoB EsTEY, Executiv
WILLIAM X. SANFORD,
DUDLEY 7. HALL, CommittC
!. LAWRENCE BARNARD,
;, In regard to one of the products
Vermont we insert the following c,
tract from correspondence of the Ru
land Herald:
II There Is no time for parley or pal
yer in this matter, and it will soon
too late The idea of allowing the o
casion to go by unimproved is gu
, rageous, aud the omission if we ON
, it, will oe regretted some day, when
) is too late Vermont can, If she wi
make splendid record at the Cente
. NAL, and all that is wanting is the c
!. operation of the people with the Cove
nor and the United States Comm
!. sioner for Vermont, DIR. MiddletC
). Goldsmith, and determination
Z put things through" To admit th
we have the articles TO exhibit, but n
the energy to place them on exhibitio
is preposterous This applies to eve
variety Of articles. But my purpose
ct TO call especial attention to the su
!. iect of the marbles There ia scarce