Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

selecting montpelier as the place. Cyrus
Ware was our representative The sov.
ernor and council returned the bill with
proposals OF amendment. which Waltor
says wcro verbal, but which the origina
bill files show to be n redraft of Tho
whole measure after the enacting clause
Thus modified. the bill passed in the form
found as per page 427. vol. 6. of Cover
nor and council by Walton. and in Octo
Der Of 1908 the Legislature met for tn,
first time at Montpelier. in the house
erected by this act and which cost be-.
tween 5000 and $4,000 Thompson say.
that it was wnittled out Of existence ir
the next twenty seven years. when the
second State House. occupied In 1886 took
its place and SO served until 1851. when /,
was destroyed by fire.
EFFORT TO MOVE THE CAPITAL,
Then came tho great legislative debate
involving a serious effort to move ths
capital to Burlington. and the voice o,
Senator Edmunds rose for the latte,
and that of Governor Paul Dllinyha u
and Representative +. r. Merrill fo,
Montpelier. do not consider it. all ne.
cessary to refer to the details of tn,
three State Houses. to money considcra.
tons paid by this city. to the voluntee,
acts Of bonding and assumed responsible.
ity of its citizens or to the fact tina,
Montpelier firmly met the business end
OF the controversy. dollar for dollar
which. while practical. were all insisni.
ficant when compared to the larger cues
tons involved. The old conservatism
manifested itself in this debate After
referring to the original designation n,
Mohtpencr as "eans NJ making the
NerH""nt peoPie h"hios'neous ana nnited
ana OF maintaining thereby half Gen.
Jury or peace inc t'oh' "iiiiam I. Brad
'eN' sain' our la'hers worshipped II
.n'S mountain h"l oo"'ns themselves u
'nc Au'rohoauAS "''"ss 'ne '"ke nor u
IN" w mite mis- rom "'' 'ohhsnury. ou'
To 'n's mountain '"c orcen mountain
range an" a." ~, s"''s oo"n 10 nc
''r"Saieh' oi' '"' a'l WI 'ne west Ihus
'he carltaI was u .heh' inc SYMBOL o'
hcutrahtv ana 'is 'oon deserves 10 be
EXPRESSED TO-DAY III Pontlcai unity "l
ac'ion upon the nara ana necessary needs
OF the state III order that' united IN such
"''S ana ''9'lN'9 as ""i 'hu'tipiv ana
o'S'rIhnte throu2h an o'r towns greater
ana more c""'"'''oic prosperity. Mr.
''rio'ts "rS"'n''l "'i ''"' c"hs'der. an"
'nlnN' properly S'' '"' P'rsoha' cIa'hs
"1 MohtpeIor' pe'"uS" S'Ht" Questions
'''k' precedence "I '"'"l ones ne dcai'
VII" ''' merit VI NV qu'S''o'' as ~
viewed II. ANA yet 'heTe Is sort o'
1ustiiiapIe Pildo III ''e itcoioc'lon 'na'
centur! ago "H' PoPio' WIN hs'
oi nut s-'o"' "i''-S'''h '''" size OF u"
day. lhitia'ed 'he "o'k OF "u'id'hg
stat" House IN th'S cl!' IT IS not ''rco''
or rome fe'SH or reN I'' rr"hc'' Ger
niahN OF GREAT hrI'a'i' pu'' N'e"eu oH
'Nci'' " ""S '"i's s''"' P'''' VI '''u'.
''o'e worn i"i ~" "'"'9' nv" ~ ~ ana
u - riSh' ch"u-" !" o"-'"er u 'o-"'N
rs snch' LOSING S'sh' i"r IN" moment "'
III" coh'roii'he i"''o'> III our "oueri
of se,r.contro, o,d ln.,i,.p in yiew IN,
virtue OF the middle wav. as safe. and
of philosophy. tina real. simple. honest
souare-dcalng philosophy which is the
guide and pilot OF life. There is no oc'
casion for losing our heads. our hearts
and our characters wniie we are iinprov
ing our streets, our lights our houses
our furnishhen's' our transportation
our modes OF communication our systems
OF sell ana fahllF support our exchanges
ah" III or'''' a" ''' means Nv "h'rh 'A'
pursuit an" '"e 'h'oN ''l'nt vi ''l' "i''
happiness are "'''n'"'''n' int SuoS''ip
''ohs i"r 'ne ,rS' '''o' o'a'' 'iouSc were
''"S'iN "''"' '' s'''"' ''''"'' c"''''
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prompt ~ wa" '''' '''',' ''o' '''''' ''.c W"
wis ao'' ~ '''o >' "''' Ne'
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ARGUMENT or MR.. STEWART.
But this old fashioned high minded
deep souled way of thinking and doing
things manifested itsol fagain in 1857 in
the argument on the State House question
of another citizen who typified the best
culture. scholarship and service of his
times. Said Mr. Stewart of MiddIebury,
MY p,lrposc is to state conclusions "a
which l have been forced contrary To ter.
ritory preferences against oft-expressed
inclinations. against long established as.
sociations and the claims of persona,
friendship. Throughout this protracted
discussion I have strlven to suit NV i,dr.
mcpt to nv inclination. Having utterly
failed in this. know of no course lef,
save obedience Ia my convictions OF right
Iation rest upon a broader and 6rmor basis