The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-05
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MIDDLEBURY, OCT. 5, 1853.


Inc approaching Session.
One week from tomorrow, common
ces the annual session of the Legisla.
ture Of this State. Unparalleled in
its political character, that body will
also have to consider and decide upon
several matters Of unusual interest land
its action will be all the more uncertain
and exciting, of course, for the present
complication of affairs.
There is, to begin with, the organic
alton of the House. Who shall be
Speaker ? Who the Clerks Neither
party can say, these shall be Of
our friends. For the first named office,
Mr.. Miner, of Manchester, Judge Da-
Wis, Of Danvillc, Gen. Grandcy,of Yer
gennes, Mr.. Dcanc, of Cavendish, Mr..
Washburn, of Woodstock, Mr.. Walton,
of Montpelier, or Mr.. Hayden, of St.
Adams, will very likely be supported
by the Wings. On the side of the
Old liners, we do not discover any
Representative who seems to have the
requisite qualifications for the place.
Mr.. Palmer, of Burlington, q young
man of much ability and promise, yet
entirely inexperienced, will probably
be the candidate, if they present o
nomination of their own. If the Free
Sellers are really DESTROYS of clecting
the presiding officer of the House,
they will nominate Mr.. Nccdham of
Bristol, or Mr.. Field of Nowfane. Mr..
Barber would no doubt be glad to trade
off his party for this office-sccing the
Senatorship to be entirely out Of his
reach. He has not the confidence Of
any party sufficiently, VIC presume, to
accomplish this purpose. Who will be
elected, is a question not likely to be
settled in day, even after the House
convencs. To elect both q Speaker
and Clerk who arc new mon, unvers.
cd in legislative proceedings, will en-
barrass the transaction of business,
but that is matter for which the
Wings will not be responsible.
Then comes the election of State
officers. Who shall be Governor Who
shall fill the other State Offices Here,
too, no one party can say it shall be
this man or that man. The constitu-
ton fortunately provides for only a
limited number of candidates. Either
Fairbanks, Robinson, or Brainerd must
be Governor, or no election DO made.
But this question. in this time Of
compromises, is likely to depend some
what on the question of the U. S.
Scnatorship for the uuexpircd term Of
Mr.. Upham. This Office, the Old Line
Democracy declare their determination
to have, or prevent an election. The
Freesoilers are, to appearance, equally
decided. We DO not know that any
Wing would be pleased at the election
of any one from either of the other
parties. How then shall this question
and that of the Governorship be set
tied ? Democratic and Freesoil Lead
crs will, beyond doubt, try hard to
coalcsce. On their success or failure,
the whole result must depend. The
Democrats will give their support to
Lucius B. Peck, we think, for Senator,
and the Freesoilers to Oscar L. Shafter.
Whether Collamer, Coolidge or some
other man will be the candidate of the
Wings, is unsettled.
Then there are questions of legisla-
ton, exciting and important. The liquor
law, the division of counties, the incor-
poration Of banks, Railroad consolida-
ton, school laws,-the hundred other
questions always incidentally arising
arc likely to prolong the session to
more than the usual length, and to
render it specially interesting. We
shall endcavor to keep our readers full
ly advised as to its important events,
and the course Of parties and leading
men.