The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-11-09
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MGDDLEBURY, NOV. 0, 1853.
Editorial Correspondence.

Governors Mcnnngc wnn transmitted to
the two llonaoa on Monday forenoon
II recommends the resumption and thor.
ough prosecution of the Geological Sur.
,cv of the state u measure not merely
Why in it, origin, but cmnontly Wing
in principle Whether Democratic mcm.
hcrs can sufficiently reconcile this rec
concentration with their nyowod princ
pies, aud Former practices, to adopt it,
remains to be- Soon Tho Governor en-.
tcrs into long augmentation Of the
Liquor Law of tho last session, the
whole drift Of which, evidently, is to
wards absolute repeal. In fact, the prem
iscs assumed positively required such n
conclusion Instead of this, however,
only modification is proposed and
oven this dwindlcs down, at last, to the
very singular sHb.conclusion, that, if
such laws as the one in question should
eventually accomplish the objects cxpcc-
ted from them, Hcy ,cW o6oyd q most
rcdiy ray ~ cHirpdtc the criiS uhich
oNict the community" The Govern
ors Temperance supporters are not won
dcrfully pleased with this portion of the
Message though it is not to be suppo-
scd that they could have expected any
thing letter of him. Anything acorSe
was scarcely possible The suggestions
relating to the Judges Of the Supreme
and Circuit Courts are liberal and hon
orablc, aud do justice to the generous
course heretofore pursued by the Wings
i'll these appointments This part of the
Message is understood to be intended to
head off a radical movement which has
been completed, by certain coaltionisis
the object of which is to remove mum
Der Of the ablest .urists from the bench
and to substitute in their place certain
inferior and incomplete partizans
Mr. Nccdham, after IA weeks incuba.
ton, and after giving divers and sundry
Temperance men to understand that the
result would be altogether different, has
at length announced the following Select
Committee on the Liquor Law, viz
Messrs. Barber, Washburn, Field Gran.
dcy, Chase, Walton, Weston, Plympton
and Merrill. Mr.. Grandcy, at his re.
quest, has since been excused. We need
hardly say, to any one who is acquainted
with the above named gentlemen, that a
majority Of the Committee is very far
from being faroroJIe to the law.
The Senate have to-day, in concur
renee with the House, fixed on Thurs.
day next, at | | o'clock, A. NJ, as the
time for going into an election of United
States Senator, to fill the vacancy occa.
stoned by the death of William Upham
The Democrats and a portion of the
Freesoilcrs, it is understood, will unite
on Hon Daniel Kellogg, of Rocking.
ham, for this Office The Wings have
not yet made any nomination
MONDAY, Nov. Z,
Another leaf of Coalition history was
unrollcd on Friday afternoon A joint
assembly was held at that time for the
election Of Secretary Of State, Auditor
of Accounts, Sergeant at-Arms,a and State
Librarian For tho first named office
Daniel p. Thompson, the romancor,'
was elected over + f. Merrill, the gen
tleman who has so satisfactorily filled
the Office Of Secretary of State for few
years past. Mr.. Merrill, on one ballot
received IL / votes, higher number thar
any other Wing candidate has received
IN joint assembly during the present scs
sion. Mr.. Thompson had ? or 3 major
ity. lie SIS man of considerable
mind" in his way, but those who know
him best do not express the highest o
pinion of his htpess for the responsible
position to which he is elected. In GU
judgement, however, he will answer YER
well to post up, with left-handed pen
manship, the brief records Of the evancs
cent dynasty, which is so soon to mel
away into memory and dream In tn
place of Mr. Woodbridge - one of tn
best officers the State ever had-Wn
NJ Pingrey, of Weathersfield, was chos
en- for Auditor Of Accounts. Thus tw
of the Free Soil candidates on the Stat
ticket have received their equivalent
Whether there is anything in reserve 70
Mr. Brainerd, it is impossible to say
We presume the outside hints respectin
the Senatorship may as well 60 for moth
ing, in any serious estimate The Ere
Sellers, though, will be unjust to NJ
Bfainerd, if they do not try to elect hin
to that place.
The two remaining officers specific
above, remain as yet undisturbed. TIL
Coalition forces were evidently, on arr
wing at this point, sadly in want of drill
Three Intellectual attempts to adjour
without proceeding to ballot for SCI
,, geant-at-Arms, were made by the Goa
! iiinn lnn1ers Thn nlnrinns harmon