Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-02
For the Rutland Herald.
STATE NONiIN kTIONs

STATE NOMINATIONS
have noticed with surprise the apparent apathy of
o'S c so s c go ' Boc ."G g" n s
indifference 10 the subject matters the editorial
opinion upon the topic Of who shall be Governors
interest md for the public good cannot believe such
fact Why not speak gu! then paigy the doings of the
late state Convention in tone Of strong dsuppoaon. a.
hov" made inquiry persons of various parts Of the county for
the purpose Of learning now the nominations egacd and
opinion in relation TO the candidates brought
Offices OF Governor aid Lieut.. Governor. o.
am not opposed nominations by Conventions,
Conventions express the opinions Of the people neither would
under the roDrcron who care for no interest bui
S o%h il mGn oa Of The Ws party was
believed have expressed the wishes of very few. ()
cci Which hit Hoped ana b@STcd viii be 't aScc
b" a. Should the inquiry BE- made whether the gentrmcn
named will consent to be candidates, let it be stated reply,
tina! the people do ask their CONSENT they claim right 10
Gi1 services when needed upon the principle that they have
IRE IS e2ncsrnc Aud on the same principle, Is believed,
tnse the votes ofho people.
The following gentlemen are named well known unh
pcopl OF Vermont
For Governor
CHARLES X WILLIAMS,
C>il0s C00iLDGE
Of UtH1'0r.
join rNS' s iPtaSIh.BDiIlNiG
Fellow Cizcns your this measure request
ed md will you not respond to it? o. 49,. -
Il.
Remarks BY The eitor Of the Herald.
Being virtually put dJtncc by above remarks of
our corcrSndGni for maintaining sloncc regard the nom
Mir unaeccp but My SHOULD we ,cS,a1s 50,
ascertain feelings the Wings at rgci Our democracy is
otat peculiar stamp that consuts the will of tho majority
the peoples consequently silence polite until will
"eSFi1n@d There Is i now no question Win but that al
the present nominees ~ consequently fully prepared to
nHuscc III ne movement to substitute other md ncccp
table ones We hons tho Wing posses, as matter
ofmcre excd ny have adopted offensive nominations
renlus' them the p'iuege and mite support ing
iabo OF voters. (s) If insisted npon by tho,
|ta.c T. f al AZ ana Feon wii be lot o. But il all will
lie on zach candda'es a the Pc prefer, tho State proof
beha'e ioHeon dsty-'e' then, do theirs. tlO)
o. Strong dSPpyO51oa" is certainly good advice for one
WHO'S bcnt upon cGcng any thing strong reasons for
'song !apFTobat7 would properly D., the ftsl commodity
songt al9 10y prudent man. ia this instances reaer will
find plcy o.. strong Misrepresentation" uni very Hta Of c.s,r
e. By referring to the signature this communication it
wlb found that tho author is anonymous and only
the people," Now it happens tina, another one
Of the pcopa Of Rutland county, who has given only his
opinion, but his with il, that the unbiased of the
Wings OF Rutland county would bo for Col Paine bead
the state ticket We fear that the spondent the Her
AID was much anxious talk with who were of
his of thinking, than seek opinions of The
people, Hero have question which put tho Herald
correspondent and one to which the Wings of have
right to demand and receive answer before they yield
ona obedience to the dctaton
respondent That question is this why did you never comu
nicae information Col Paine Doct Ranncy or at
least to the Wing State Comncc whose duty it to act in
such emergencies! As Wing, true to the Wing
anxious for unanny and succost was clearly your first
duty do this. Until this had been DONE proved uuavu
ing constrained say urging of other men,
whoever they be, only be regarded oxtromey u
just aud ungeneous the regularly candidates and
totally ndecnsibe neglect of your duty Wings of tho
| state
o. II this description of is iu,onlcd for the
lately assembled hGrc beg say it is entirely
misplaced and grossly insulting
most arden, Wings of tho State, who meubes Of that
body Infinitely better would it apply to the Rutland County
Convcnton which nominated state ticket in advance Of
without reference to, the state convention OF the
pcopc hmsel who voluntarily the prerogativo Of
the whole party and nonnatcs ticket against the regular rep
resentLves vi the party assembled in State Convention We
do not mean to say that the Rutland convention
AMI tho Herald correspondents care for interest but their
own" This do it far likely o be true OF
them, than of body of gathered urge from every part
OF the state.
a. With the belief of the writer we shall no, stop to quar-
rc his assertion Never with the exception sio
the party generally represented than the
Convention and that for many ConveR
ton has which could truly said uncommlted
This clearly evident from the very divisions which deve
loped and the unusual multiplicity of candidates. In this
spoe the correspondent guilty Of another gross insult the
ouS. II that conventions large was, represented but
small section" Of the Wing party, how much smaller section
docs one of the people" representa- The reader judge,
when he learns that Judge Williams received but votes out of
20 committee aud that these six vote three given by
gentlemen from the O1H ~ Rutland!
49, Whence the writer derives such hope and belief bo-
You'd ken. Knowing that tho decision of the State Conven-
on overwhelmingly ugunst Judge Williams and the roa-
sons why utterly ut loss TO SEQ any good
ground for such faith. The is this writer well knows,
0b IN
Judge w nsupeabc, in tho Judgment Of sterling Wings
He had been nominated by another and hostile party which
distinction between Wing and ocooco principles and
he had that nominations he had been urged and
successfully urged the late ocoioco State Convention
candidate for Governor his integrity Wing
had been stou denied within few last past by at least
of the very who took the lead in his support aud
indeed that he had been openly and pretty
h ely claimed as being favor of Mr. Van Buren,, least
late as 1885, and inclined support tho subeauryj
denied by that gentleman that such had been the
Judges position. These the objections to Judge Williams