Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-02
From The Woodstock Vermoni Mercury.
THE S'p AfHE TICKET

The STATE TICKET.
1t was known ten months ago, that our present
Governor und It, Governor declined another cleo
lion, aud Of course that new candidates were to
be selected for those offices, and it was well ut-
derstood that the Wings would designate the per-
sons TO he supported as such candidates ut their
regular convention TO be held on the call OF the
state committee, at Sumo time during the present
summer. 1t was also known that Mr. james had
determined to decline the office of Treasurer and
his place was 10 he supplied, and candidate to be
selected at the same convention Tile cali oil the
committee was made III The usual way aud The
convention assembled at the usual time and at the
most central point in the state. IL was not 10 he
supposed that there would tie perfect Immunity
aHong The members OF the convention. Such an
event, on The selection Of new candidates, would
| lie altogether unexpected, but it was the duty OF
tie uieucr5 to consult aud canvas the nierlts Oi
tile different persons proposed, make Their seIcc-
| ton among them and sustain the mountainous
I The convention decided TO support for governor
Charles Paine of Norlhfeld-tor Lieut. Governor
! WaitslI X. Ranney ofrownSend aud tor rehs-
urer john Spndng of Montpelier Tie su'lrcl
! OF candidates for the Two last named Offices llhd
40, been subject OF discussion among TIE people.
1t was generally conceded that the candidate for
governor should he selected from The cast side OF
the mountains Ms that officer had for several
years, aud indeed for the greater part of the time
since Vermont was admitted into the Union, been
u resident OF the west RI portion OF the state.
| Two gentlemen were named in reference To this
locaton, viz: Col. Paine Of Norfeld, and Judge
/ Harris Of Stafford, either of whom, it was I'm.
derstoJd, would be acceptable Ia the wings OF the
| State. Judge Harris declined hefhg u candidate
and Col. Paine was selected with rs much una
nimity as IL d have been expected. The uomi-
naticn was veil received, and we had no right to
anticipate that it word meet with opposition from
! the wings in any quarter Of tie State. Those,
who best know Col. Paine, his active and discern
! ING mind, Ills habits of industry, his prompltude
,nd punrtnay in business his requirements MS u
Scholar and his general knowledge Of the politics
and condition Of the country, aud see, Mt the same
lime that, being manufacturer his interests are
Identified with those Of the farmers OF tbs State
feel strong confidence thst no person could be
! placed at The head of the state government who
would better understand or guard the welfare OF
It's citizens. We are sorry to say that notwith-
Standing the manifest fitness Of HE nomination of
the convention, portion Of our brethren in the
county OF Rutland have come ont in opposition to
It hnd propose separate ticket for governor and
| lieutenant governor. We deem such n course
disingennous and arrogant. 1t is true thai the
wings in the county Of Rutland, nj their ronven
lion for the nomination Of senator's took upon
themselves The gratuitous business Of making II
nomination of state officers, but who iclt bound
! by such nomination? It should he taken to be
the preference oi so nlnny persons as then and
there agreed to il, but ii should be taken for moth
ing more but since the convention, a cores
pondem Ola newspaper lins nom n lied Judge w i'll
iams for governor, and Col. Coolidge lor lieutcn
AM governor " itl these gentlemen we lave no
fault to find. They are entitled TO our hearty ie-
spect, and the one as Chief Justice, aud the other
as Speaker of the House Of Representatives pre-
side in their respective departments with dignity
and to public satisfaction But that constitutes no
reason why they should he brought forward to
break down regular nomination men selected
for such an enterprise would be supposed TO he OF
The first class. There is, however, some ilnpro-
prieiy in bringing forward judge Of the Supreme
Court, as candidate for popular election. Oh
this any one, who reflects upon the Importance %!
the judiciary and the necessity OF keeping it free
even from suspicion, will be satisfied
We cannot think that the course taken by the
Rutland Herald will lie seconded by any other
press in the state, or receive The counlenance Of
I the wing electors. We call upon the wings lt
discard all local prejudices and come to the sup
port u! the regularly nominated ticket, ticket Sc
lected in the usual manner 10y state convention
constituted aud assembled according to usage
Let there be union for in UNION there is sTRENG III