Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-02
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| Mr.. EDITOR In your paper of last evening
your leading article headed as follows "WBo
WILL The CONVENTION NOMINATE % Tho .pirit Of
that article. in the main, fully concur In But
the result which you arrive at or rather perhap,
ought to say, the Impression which is left on the
readers mind, do not subscribe to. And with
your permission, will proceed to give my reasons
You say that
"A candidate, then, who shall most completeIy
unite in his favor the whg voters of the State and
who shall bring to the side al the polls. from
othsr parties, the greatest number of those who
agree with US on this great question: (Th, N,bra,ko
Vne't'o-) is the man to be nominsted.''
| "2o our (your) uew there are some strong ,ta,or,
for believing Judge Royce 10 Be the man who u,U do
thus And then you proceed to point out the reason,
/" for the faith that is in you" And finally Won
close by putting the following query concerning
Mr.. Holbrook.
1--WE must not be understood to imply ANYTHING
OF contrary sort as belonging to Mr. Holbrook'
Inc practical question however is, have the people
Oh tne state mad the opportunity to form general
ana deep seated an opinion Of him-and can he
therefore command so full a vote -
10 that question most unhesitatingly respond In
the Affirmative. Judge Royce is doubtless known,
by reputation, throughout the State And 1 agree
with you that that reputation s an enviable one.
But do not believe that every man IN tn, Stat,
teei' as y 4, kns'o him per,oraHy" Far from it, He
is doubtless personally known to the LAWYERS and
professional men, but beyond the sphere of his i'm
mediate neighborhood and the circle in which hi.
ohcial duties have required him act, doubt
whether he isposonaHy known. at all.
How is it with Mr.. Holbrook. 1t /. conceded
hail he ast
Governor. Therefore will say nothing upon that
score Does he then within your qualification :
In order to determine this question we must look nd
see what means the people Of the State have pos
sessed of becoming acquainted with him I cannot
give minute detail of Mr.. Holbrook's life, of
course. But I think I can state facts sufficient to
convince any man, that Mr.. Holbrook ought to be-
If he is not, as we'll known any man in the State
lie served some years in our State Senate with great
credit to him and his constituents. But | do not
rely upon that allegation at all
But do rely upon the fact that he has been the
President of our State Agricultural Society from its
first organization to the present tme-that annually
he has been unanimously elected to that emnently
responsible Office. The Farmers and Mechanic. of
Vermont, and those who take an interest in our
agricultural and mechanical productions land who
in Vermont does not y have had annually, at least
for several years past, an opportunity to see and
know him. They have seen him at their State Fairs
and their county Fairs. They have heard his an.
uua reports aud his annual addresses. And thew
have read them too. do not believe that you can
find many respectable Farmers in the State, who
will not tell you that they greatly indebted and
are under great obligations to FREDERICK HoLBRooK
Now Sir, submit to you, whether a man thus
situated, ought not to be better known among our
Farmers, tho real bone md snew Of our State than
one situated like Judge Royce. In my heart, I be-
lievs it. And knowing that Mr. Holbrook i. uni
VERBALLY popular among Farming population. I
believe that be will draw more vote. from the oppo.
cite rank, than it is possible for Judge Royce to do
Again, do not wish to draw any invidious dis.
tinctions between old age and youth But you know,
that good deal of the labor of the Wing party has
been done by the young men Of that party. |, lie
notorious also, that at our Whig State Convention
two years ago, Mr.. Holbrook's name was brought
prominently forward by the Young Men Of the par
ty. But it was urged by Gov. Fairbanks friends
that his claims were superior to those Of Mr. Hol.
brook, that Mr.. Holbrook and hi, friend. could af-
ford to wait two years, &c To their suggestions,
for ono. as delegate from th, town, yielded, and
voted for Gov. Fairbanks. But it was understood at
that time, and pretty generally, think, that we
were to have younger man for candidate this
year, than we had usually run. And no name was
more prominently named there, or la. been named
since, in connection with that place. than Mr. Hol
brooks
Judge Royce is an old man, full and ripe in years
and reputation He has retired from hi. Judicial
ofce to the calm and quiet Of private life And for
one am opposed to disturbing that repo.s. Re.
qu,scat m pao.n.
Mr.. HolbrooE on the other hand lisa ~, man
and man of thus generation and Of thss, times. of
ripe mind and legislative experience, and charac-
ter and reputation irreProachabo and unas.siable.
WING.
Burlington, juno !, 1854.