Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-10
GOVERNOR PINGREE'S MESSAGE.
4 Lucid Presentation of the Condition of
our state Government.


GrWlcm,n Of me senate any Hou" ~ H'W'-
ScndtircS IN Joim iSScmh'U conren'd:
In obedience tn fine - vprrssiou of the will of
, ,I,,,,. -, ,',,,s ,,r,I MI Il win a unIniiud
,, T thr ,l ,irI i,,,u and r"snnns ihilitirs
yLirh tb,;r ,uriiniity mas iunnlrd I enter
mon th, dutir. us.iGnod mo hv the public
,,t,n,,,s ,u,t,, ti,,, l.,,,. nf thr land answer,
allie uuIv for n faithful. frnrcs>, Impartial
,tnL - fir as | am Mid ia discriminate n lust
administration of The hiph and varied duties
ui thr rN rruti,r nui,,
/ frrl that / utI,rht tn he and am sure that
,,u, LrrtJv ore, t,.fuI rni' I'M. .rrnud uuso,luht
e. t,rr.sini, Of the ruulidrucr of my country
mon i'm my trustwnrthiu,,Ss in Cuuuprli0u
win Won ,iyr. i'm thr ruti,urt of the deli
,,,tr ind ,nnr,, tLun l,i,urrI,l cu,upIit.ilrd
thulIuh .tilI hur,nuuiuiI~ affair. of uur state
wuyrrnurut
and whiir my deem .ru., of fine rcSpnnsi-
btiti.s Of me inst ,l..i,rucd me is rlIrI ed of
ali shrinking iu,,rrhru.inn through "A wise
di,i.in, win yuIu. IInuni.ihlr bu,I.,. Of th,
Observation-Disclosures tur the r,,,l,, v-,, shall ilakt
and Ir,,r hrrn far ntir rrIIuwiuru tu 4IuI\Ir
ana nltuoIlnr, mon when oar lll,nls Shall
nave been concluded vet / drNmItly feel
thul the different ana constant exercise of the
brst nn,yrtnt amy man or buIi,, of men would
,Tnrti, ~ ,,n, ,rnnI if thni,. homo rests
iur II moment ON mans uuuldrd wisdom.
fl brhuoyr, MS then. i'm "A that we undertake.
here 10 h,, constantly mindful of our tlrurnd-
cncr ,lpun that Being who holds the dr,tinirs
of states rs well Ms individuals as i'm the hollow
of hi, hand
Irt MS. then. rs the servants of Il people
whose God is the Lord" look to that kind
provi,Irurr which smiled mon orr fathers
that we may he enabled to preserve and
magnify the blessings we have inherited.
The period which has called us together for
the discharge of orr constitutional trusts is
one aiIording occasion for customary congrat-
uIntiOns- prrhnls no unconstitutional the gen
crni hculth. nrnspcrity and huppincss of our
ppoplp since orr last session have been real in
"A marked degree: the harvest in the past two
Years have been in the main plentiful: and
the rewards of temperance and frugality have
been altogether more than fair.
The assembling of your bodies with the exc
clItivc constituting the legal representatives
of the people of Vermont and having as the
trustees and servants" of our fellow citizens
the sole inherent and exclusive right of gov
crning and regulating the internal police of
the State" to consult, to modify and enact
rules of civil conduct is the supreme power of
the State. is an event ever memorable IN the
political history of any commonwealth of
FUcmcn. and never to he witnessed save un-
der the republican form Of government.
The past is rcplctc with wi lcuc,.- of the up
rightnrSS of intention. rarnc>turSS of en-
dcaNOr. and general success in results which
have characterized and crowned the drlihCrJ-
tiOnS and acts of the General \ >rmhlN of the
state.
In all our duties here rs the representatives
he to elevate and pcrpctuatr that honesty of
purpose. dignity of dcmcanur. grasp and dis
patch of business which have. in the past, 81
siYnalilcd the Legislative bodies and the Exc
cutiVcS which have preceded us. ami for the
contamination OF this high aim and end shall
ever and earnestly share with YOU the one
/ purpose which should animate Legislature and
Executive in common to discharge the co-or-
d ate duties constitutiunally imposed upon
each alike in such IL manner that the pcrinu-
. ncnt material interests of the State and tn,
happiness of her people may he advanced at
our hands.
/ In accordance with the Gust ON of every Exc
dinlnuut trbn,n,,. ittnn,lnu thn tirst dawn
Ii"l, FOWL 10 my "lic anu accom- 'ilSucu pre-
renee tn and n,kr some sii,y~"stinnt nnn,,
rho nrnSrnt and comnnr,tivr rnuditinn ~,
am ,iny, fnt.h mona thnn fn,.unrlt ~ Minimize,
/ tr,sts ,,ui DAMN Rnfnrn,tnr, hi n.,nri.,I In
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