Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-02-20
THE NEW APPOINTM EMIT


In recent debate on fixing the
number of representative in con-
gree, Representative Joyce of Yer
mont thus waXed eloquent on his
amendment, fixing the number at
356.
''Why, sir" said Mr.. Joyce, "it
seems to be blow at New England,
and, at the expense of being a little
sentimental, for l feel the spirit of
prophecy this morning, l want to say
word about that little corner of this
Union. l say it seems to be blow
at New England, because these rep
resentatives that are taken from the
States of New England are given to
the great States of New York, Hi
nOis and Pennsylvania. My friend
from New Y ork (Mr. Hiscock) agreed
to sit here while / made this speech,
but he has gone. Laughter.) [
wish to ask why this crushing, pow
erful blow should fall upon the peo-
pie of New England, and who are her
people? Can gentlemen on this floor
wipe out the history of this country,
or blot out our memery and recollec-
ton? Do they forget it was the men
Of New England who on the 10th
day May, 1772, captured the strong
British fortress upon your border,
the strongest British fortress then on
this continent: broke the line Of
communication between Montreal and
New York, and saved the then ex-
posed colonies? Have they so soon
forgotten that it was the brave yeo-
many of New England that made it
possible for Commodore McDonough
and Gen. Macomb to send that men,
orable dispatch to congress on the
18th of September, 1914, The Al
mighty has vouchsafed us a signal
victory on Lake Champlain?' Have
you, too, been told, Mr.. Speaker,
that it was well-known Judge, sit
ting upon the bench in Vermont, who
demanded from the naughty slave
holder a bill of sale from the AL
mighty Himself before he would al
low poor colored man to be carried
from the free soil of that glorious old
State back into slavery? Where is
the man who dares to utter one word
against New England? Where is the
miscreant who would dare to tarnish
her fair fame, or mar the glory of her
noble record? Sir, in the language of
one of her gifted sons Go to every
battlefield where heroes have poured
out their blood in defence of human
rights and human liberty, and find
one if you can where the bones Of
New England's sons are not mould
ering in one common consecrated
grave with those from every other
State in the Union. Go to your gal
liant navy that has upheld the honor
of that flag on every sea and on every
lake, and find one if you can whose
decks have not been washed by New
England blood. And this is the
section of your country and this the
people you propose to rob and humil-
late by2 depriving them of an equal
share in the representation on this
floor and in the Electoral College.
Sir, in behalf, and in the name, of
the people / in part represent | pro-
test against it. Vermont early took
the proud position in the very zenith
of our political armament, and there
she continues to shine even unto this
day, and accursed be the man and
palsied be the hand that dares to at
tempt to dim her splendor or obscure
her brightness. 1t is for this people
that | plead it is in their name anC
in their behalf that | demand justice
at the hands of the American Con
gress. A people who have Away;
stood, and do to-day, ready to spene
the last dollar of their money and t.
shed the last drop of their blood TO
the honor of that old flag and th,
perpetuity of this glorious Union. Ii
my own state we have a House o
Representative composed of %,
men for that small state. Did yol
ever hear, gentlemen, of the Vernon
Legislature being bought up! Di
you ever hear of any 'cuss' eve
going there to attempt to inteffer
with their business or to bride them
Now, some one has found fault be
cause it is said Vermont runs behind
and does not keep mp in the popula