The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-08
RUTLAND's REPRESENTATIVES,

Rut a1d, in times past has made itself
felt in the legislation of the state. She has
left the impress of her minds, not only in
all the departments of the state govern
mcnt--executive, judicial and Legislative
but a $50 in both branches Of the national
ngIess. The reason is obvious. 1t is,
because, as a general rule, she has selected
for her represen atives in the general as
sembly her able,t and best men. She has,
by this moans. introduced them TO their
fellow-ct Zens elsewhere, and shown them
of what stuff her representative men were
made. The It tie house of represt 'atives
has been the field in which our repres' MA
tive me have fl 81 exhibited their ability,
ca acity and efficiency, and in nearly every
instance, where such men have been select
ed, they have teen hidden by their fellow
citizens to ''go up higher" Comparisons are
odi)us, and, therefore, we shall make
none, but we propose to illustrate the truth
of what we have said by a brief reference
TO some of the men who have, heretofore,
represented Rutland in the general as
sembly.
Frs: on the list is Joseph !Bouker who
repre- ,ented Rutland before the days of leg
islat Tres in this state, being .member of
the Dorset convention of January 16,1776,
AMI the dele2a,e from Rutland aud the
presi lent Of the convention which de-
ciared Vermont Independent January II,
1776, and, also, of the convention which
adoplel the frs. constitution of Vermont
in July of that year. He, also, represented
Rutland in the first general assembly
under the constitution, and was elected its
speaker, but having been, Eat the same
election. elected member of the govern
or's council receiving the highest vote cast
for any inan for counsellor, he vacated his
seat in the house, and took his seat in the
council, aud was annually re-elC cted thereto
until his deaf. He was judge CT the
court of conlsca'ion, a " commissioner of
"sequestration." both having charge Of the
forfeiting Of tory estates chief justicerof
the Rutland County court from its organi-
eaton to December 1888; and judge OF
probate from the establishment of the
Rutland probate court until his death, Jaly
II, 1884 Thoroughly patriotic, emf.
neutly useful aud e-emlnently popular,
he left heir to perpetuate his name
"a1d no stone to mark his grave. Blu,
"as long as the early history of Vernon,
"shall survive, his nlme will live.
Such was Rutland's fist representative
How have we followed the precedent? Let
us see. Samuel Williams was represents
tive thirteen years, councillor, AMI chiei
judge OF the coun y court. Nathan Os-
good, learned as lawyer, enterpiising al
business man, AMI, for years, clerk OF
the court, followed; and then came Israel
Smith, subseq lently governor, chief JUS
tce OF the supreme court, and United
STATES Sc iat)r; Daniel Chapman state a.
torney for fourteen years, and one of the
we'll known aal distinguished Chapman
family Abel Spencer, an attorney, men,
Der of the council, representative from
Clarendon, and speiRer of the house
Ezekiel Porter, the foremost physician OF
bis day, aud the frat president of the Yer
mont medical society; Charles X. Viii
llan,, governor, chief justice and pres
dent of the council OF censors James ID
Butler. a councillor, one of Rutland's old
est merchants, and more familiar witt
Englsh literature than any man of his d ~
10 the ct tie; Moses Strong, eminent as
lawyer and man of business, and, FOL