The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-10-31

ihS uuNu, uut W IcrCe ulhpu hc conn
~ q candidate who was not their
! choice. This had never before been
done OF attempted. Eel, injured.
aud indignant. and did refuse, when
called upon. TO aid in the nomination
Of Mr.. Miner, by advising my friends
,e accep, the report Of the commit
IA. But | think did no, say. as
charged by Mr.. miner, that would
not vote for him.
| admit that ] urged the call Of n
delegate convention. hoping and be.
i;eving tina. the controversy would
! thereby be settled. Bu. that conven.
ton falling to produce harmony, and
fnding myself running against ano,h-
er candidate, each Of us claiming TO
be regularly nominated, for the pur-
pose of putting an end TO the contro.
versy by Que trial, | made q public
newspaper declaration. that | would
withdraw my name from the contest,
if was in the minority. On the first
ballot. For this Nc. | received The
commentator of friends and foes.
Mr.. Miners warmest supporters were
willing to admit in that, at least, that
had done we'll, and numerous were
The assertions that thcg knew full well
Mr.. Miner would take the same course.
May | not enquire Of the hundreds,
and | believe thousands Of Wings,
who supported Mr. Miner on the late
trial, and commended the course l
then took. Did you commend my
course in agreeing to withdraw my
name, if in the minority, and still
claim Of me that | ought to withdraw,
although in the majority? | submit
this question to your candid consider.
alton.
10 the editors Of that portion Of
the Wing press, who have opposed
my election, and have seemed deter.
mined, from motives best known to
themselves, that no honorable arrange
mcnt should be made between Mr..
Miner and myself, | would say, that
| shall find 10 fault with fair and
honorable opposition, nor shall l un-
dertakc to dictate to them the amount
OF personal SANDER and abuse to be
weekly published in their papers
against me. | hope | may hereafter
witness in that portion Of the press,
as much activity and un,iring energy,
in building up and supporting the
principles Of the Wing party, as they
now exhibit in their efforts to destroy
one of their humble brethren who has
long labored in the good cause, but
who now has the misfortune to be for
the first time a candidate before the
PEOPLE. But | hope may be allow
ed to say that | cannot admire the
sagacity Of one of their number who,
while he must have his unjust treat
ment to others staring him in the face,
from the columns Of his own paper.
thinks proper to acknowledge the su.
premacy Of the law by claiming its
protection from the abuses Of the
press.
have but word or two to add.
place my claims over Mr.. Miner to the
support Of the Wings of the district,
upon the fact, that he has never been
nominated bv any Convention that |
have received the unanimous nomina.
lion of n Convention OF delegates, duly
called and constituted, and tina. | am
consequently, the regular nominee of
the party: that upon n submission Of
Dur respective CLAIMS TO the Wings Of
the district, they have ratified and con
tirmcd my nomination at the polls I; that
before thu late trial, which the strength
Of each was uncertain, took course
to put IN end to the controversy, which,
il j, had been rcciproca,ed by Mr.. Mi.
uer, would now leave him. as il would
have lief, me, il his vote ha! been tho
largest, without any excuse for contro.
versy. TO be candidate and upon the
fact that | am the undaubtcd choice Of
large majority Of tie Wings of the
County, whose voice ha, never rs yet
been disregarded by The district. sub
nit the decision to the Wings of the
district, and whatever their audit may
be, | shall checrfully abide il.
A. Z. LYMAN.
bennington, Oct. %, 1850.