The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-23
Montpelier, VT.
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Correspondence Of the HERALD
MONTPELIER, Oct. IA, 1872

Political Intrigues and Movements in V9n.ont.
FRIEND BENNETT
The Legislature OF this state met at this place
yesterday. Both branches are clearly whig, and the
wings have every thing in their own way as usual
We are able to give greater wing majority, &C
cording to population, than any other state In
the Union. But there are certain symptoms Of dis
union among the wings, which does not anger well
for the future prosperity of the party.
The wing party in this state is made up of the
honest yeomanry-the farmers and mechanics but
il has been ruled for few years past by clique of
unprincipled demagogues residing in the large vii
lages-principally in Burlington and Woodstock
They are men Of some talents, but Of no respectable
ty, bound together only by the love OF Office and de
termIned to rule or rum" They have rode the
party nearly to death, and unless speedily endorsed
this strong hold OF the wings will be captured and
the ocofoco banner float above the star that never
SETS
Governor Paine was last year forced upon the
wings a candidate by this same cique-the party
could not and would not support him. The year be-
fore they gave 10000 wing majorty-last year the
opposition vote was not increased, yet Paine want
ed some 900 voes OF election by the people =
The election OF governor then devolved upon the
Legislature Paine was elected with great diff
Guilty, after his friends had pledged themselves
that he would take himself out OF the way can
didate the next year. But the year came, and,
instead OF declining the nomination, Paine and his
I'LL pains secure tnOuSH some OF
counties had, IN their mass meetings, instructed
their delegates to the State Convention to oppose
his nomination Yet the clique, in spite Of all this,
effected his nomination and, though the mass OF
the wings detesed him, alike for his love OF office,
for his dlsreputabe private character, and for the
means by which his nomination was brought about,
they concluded, as he was the regular nominee, it
would be folly not to sustain him; and an attempt
port-his friends made unparalleled exertions for
him, and he has been elected by the meager ma
jorty OF 800! Had he been nominated by the peo-
ple or IN accordance with their wishes he could not
have failed OF majority OF 5000 or 6OO0. But the
wings OF Vermont cannot be whipped in'' to the
support of such men as Paine, and they will not be
ruled by such clique of UPSTAIRS.
The Hon. Andrew Tracy,of Woodstock, who was
yesterday elected Speaker OF the House, Is the lie
and soul oil this clique. He is OF the first Jury
lawyers In the State, and capital stump orator-a
herce, sarcastic, untamable creature-otally reck-
less and unprinciped politics everything else
and extremely odlous the better part OF the COM
munity, from his well-known liberunsm He has
long been intriguing tor seat in Congress. He
sides In the district represented by the Hon. Horace
Everett, whom he has long tried TO supplant. When
Mr.. Everett was nominated the last time in 1910, he
openly boted, - and would have been permanently
poor pussyed" into the locotoco ranks, but for
the great success of the Wings, and the utter ami
hation of the opposition in the district at that cleo
ton. Our State is to be districted at this session,
and Tracy is determined TO be member of the next
Congress, by hook or by crook. In the summer
stone and after much exertion he got himself no.
minated tor the House, from Woodstock, and was
elected by a bare majority, though the Wings have
majority OF five or SIX TO one In that town
With this seal Of condemnat ton from the wings OF
his own town upon him, he, previous to the meet
ing OF the Legislature went through the state soil
citing the office OF speaker-hs entire clique, in
GLIDING the Governor elect used all their influence
for him: there was but one other prominent wing in
the house, Hon. William Hebard, OF Randolph, one
OF the most upright and able men in the state, and
he did not wish 10 be speaker, preferrng be the
wing leader on the floor of the House, as he has
been for several years past every thing succeeded
TO Tracys mind he was nominated in caucus, and
went into the House prepared TO make capital
speech. But the result of the first ballot showed
that he was in a minority!!! Had there been the
least organization against him he could never have
been elected. But no man could be found to run
against him, and he was elected on the second bal
lot after, Judge Hebard had refused to be candi-
date under any circumstances whatever. Tracy
was awfulIy ''used up" He commenced his speech
which had been "cut and dried" for weeks, with
Gentlemen of the Jury!' He can never preside
with dignity or honor to himself, though well cal
culated to shine on the floor of the House. His Ia
Tents are adapted only to strife and his health is
very poor he has all the morbid excitability COM
mon to those who have ruined nervous constitu
ton by excuses.
This spontaneous opposition to Tracy is a sign
the representatives are ready TO revolt and the pee
pie will certainly cast this clique overheard or send
them to the forecastle, and man the quarter deck
win petter men, Ihey nave mad enough OF the
services Of such miserable heartess old bachelors
as Paine and Tracy. The women are getting dis
affected at the promotion Of such men, in the Screen
Mountain State" as well as throughout the rest
of the universe and elsewhere"
The Governors Message is a slim concern. 1t is
said to have been written by the Governors Secre-
tary, Henry Hale, Esq, OF somewhere. He is a
young sprig Of the law, and was the Washington
He is young man Of some talent and much impu.
dence. If he is distinguished for any thing else, il
is not for depth Of understanding for comprehen-
sive views.
The present session is likely to be a long one
who will be chosen u s. Senator is doubtful az vet
There are several candidates.
Your paper is rapidly increasing its circulation in
this State. We find the earliest news and most to
be relied on in it. My love TO "k jewne Editc,u."
In haste, yours truly, d. F.
Baltimore.
Correspondence Of the Henld1