Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-06-02
Who will the Convention Nominate

Some differences Of opinion as to men t.
be put in nomination for State Offices, viii
doubtless appear at the Wing State Conven
ton on the 9TH of June next. We trust tina,
no unreasonable warmth Of feeling will be
shown that the conclusion will be reached
with good will and acted on with an earnes,
and harmonious spirit.
AS to candidates we have not much to say
The way in which the reelection Of Governo,
Fairbanks was defeated last year, might, in
the view Of many. justify his being again
made candidate this year and to no man
could We give more willing and hearty sup.
port Yet we have not heard his renomina.
ton spoken of. We have no reason to sup.
lose that 1t IS thought Of by himself or BY
his friends. We have heard two persons only
mentioned in such way as to indicate tina,
their names Will be brought seriously before
the tion,-Judge Royce of Berkshire
and Mr.. Holbrook, of Brattleboro.
1t may be presumed that some of the dele.
gates will feel confident that the candidate
from their vicinity will prove the stronger
one before the people at large. Ii they did
not believe so, they could not be justified in
presenting him. We are not enough &C.
quainted with either Of them to have any per.
sonal preferences whatever; and beyond the
sentiment which we suppose prevails on the
west side of the State, that by usage the
candidate should be taken at this time
from the west side of the mountains,
unless there are strong countervailing
reasons, we have no neighborhood feeling
about the matter.
One thing is certain. A powerful whig
vote will show the country that so far as Yer
mont is concerned, her people feel intensely
the wrong which has been inflicted on the
free States, by breaking down, in defiance of
solemn guarantees, the great barrier to the
encroachments of the Slave power in
the Northwest; and will apply all the Con-
stitutional power which they can exert, to
counterfeit that great outrage and all others
allied 10 it.
candidate, then, who shall most complete.
ly unite in his favor the whig voters of the
State and who shall bring to the same side at
the polls, from other parties, the greatest
number of those who agree with US on this
great question, is the man to be nominated
10 our view there are some strong reasons for
believing Judge Royce to be the man who
will do this. A man Of great modesty, he
has been an eminent man in the State for
many years. Though Vermont ha. had rea-
son to be proud of her judiciary asa whole
II is no disparagement to the other Judges to
say that no one has for so long time and so uni
formly commanded the respect OF all throu oh
olt the entire State as Judge Royce lie is
widely known. Every man in the State feels
as 1t he knew him personally. At home and
abroad his name ha. been long held in honor.
No one, even of those politically opposed to
him, could dare to assert that he would de-
viate from the strictest rule Of right to favor
friend or to injure foe, There i. no, parti-
Gle of dough in his face. 1t can not be
moulded so a. to give countsnance to any
private or national wrong
We must not be understood 20 imrly any,
thing OF u contrary sort as belonging to Mr..
Ho!brook, The practical question however
IL, have the people Of the State had the ol-
portunity to form SO general and deep seated
IN opinion of hiln-ani can he therefore com
mand so full vote But tho true way is to
have full convention of delegates who can
give discreet opinion of the sentiment in
their own neighborhoods Let these opinion.
be made known plainly and kindly, and let
the convention decide If some shall be dis
appointed, all viii Join to carry out the de-
cisicn
As to candidates for tho other Offices, so
far as we know, they are entirely in the wind
as yet, We do not know who will be proposed.
1t will depend much on the nomination for
Governor.