Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-08-05
The Phoenix and Hon. ]. s, Morrill,.

The Phoenix and Hon. J. 5. Morrill,.
The PhGnir comes out in a long article against
the denomination of Hon. j. S. Morrill, for
Member of Congress, saying:
THAT there are men in every portion of the
District as abundantly qualified as is Mr. Nor
rill to discharge all the duties and meet all the
responsibilities of Representative in Congress,
the most ardent friends of the present incum-
bent will not deny. They cannot insist neither
that he has not received at the hands of bis con-
stituents all that his services, talents or position
entitle him to expect. We go further and de-
clare that there arc men in each of the four
counties composing the District who have claims
to the Office far superior to those of Mr.. Morrill,
men who, to say the least, will, if elected,
serve the District and the country quite as sue
cessfully as the member now representing
Them"
Now, while we have never thought Mr.. Nor
rill, as anti-slavery as some portions of the Re-
publican party, still he is far in advance of the
old fogy ideas of the Phenir, and we believe it
would be great injustice to the State not to re-
turn him to Congress. No Member of Congress
from the State has ever been accorded that place
and position that has Mr. Morrill,, He has com
menced very important work, which is honor
ably commended by the whole. State, and he
should have an opportunity to see it successfully
inaugurated We certainly hope that the peo-
pie of the Second Congressional District will
heed no such advice as the Phenir gives, but
in this instance heed that secret of power SO
much used at the south, by rewarding industry
and ability in denomination of Mr.. Morrill,.
Referring to the fact that there is " no need
of a new (political) organization, =" the Watch
man commits, whether Intentional or not,) an
error that is open to reflections, that, under all
the circumstances, are not intended for the best
harmony of all concerned. Itsays:
"There are two sorts of people from whom
the slaveocrats hope to receive aid and comfort
in resisting or dividing the Republicans. The
first is, those who are called, or call themselves,
Radical Abolitionists, and who think that the
Republicans do not go quite fast or far enough
to suit their convictions of duty or their zeal
against slavery and the other sort is those
Americans who think the Republicans 90 too
fast and too far in the warfare against slavery"
Now we think it would have saved cause for
query if the Watchman had said @ Whigs,'' or
" Fillmore Americans" instead of Americans.
1t is not yet forgotten that there was former
sympathy existing between the Waterman and
the Wings, which may have deferred it from
the use of that name, and also q little difficulty
between its editor and the result of a town cleo
ton which some infer caused the above (un-
guarded) remark.
We think there has been no indication from
any paper in this State, in favor of new or
ganization, except from the Burlington Times,
edited by Roman Catholic The Watchmnn's
closing remarks are judicious, and we recon-
mend them to the consideration of the Times
and Phenir:
" But as to the talk of new organization,
to displace the Republican party. There is a
little of such talk outside of the sham-Demo-
cratic editors-the navy agents, post-masters
and printers by federal authority. 1t comes
mainl y--and very naturally, too,-from editors
who were Fillmore men in 1856, and from
Wings, and ultra anti-slavery men as well, who
for diferant reasons, kept out of the Republic
can party in 1856 We say it is perfectly nat
ural for such to desire some new arrangement:
for they are out of position. y ~ We
think we can understand these gentlemen: they
have none to tollOw them, just now; their vo-
cation is gone-tber position is lost-and they
intensely desire new party which will count
them in. 1t is all very natural these gentle
men dislike the name of Republican, because
they have been at war with Republicans. 10
be sure they see their error, and they would be
glad to get rid of it-bm ao,thout repentance and
conuersiOn.-They would get into the Republic
can fold but any way rather than through
the front door They must climb. up and in,
some other way-and this new organization
is their chosen ladder. Now we are happy to
say that in this emergency the Republicans uni
versally seem to be persuing a wise course. Ad-
herring firmly to there own organization and
principles, they yet say, in the very spirit in
which their organization was originally made,
that they will cheerfully receive all to their
ranks, irrespective of former party distinctions,
who will 90 with them in the work to which
they are dedicated, and cheerfully cooperate
with them in the common cause