The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-08-03
Addison County Republican Nom
nations.
The True Position.


ment the card of VIM Joslin, of Ver-
gennes, who claims from the people of the
county the election of Sheriff for the
year ensuing. Mr. Joslin is filling the
unexpired term of D. s. Church deceased,
by Executive appointment, aDd we be.
lieve is competent and re liable officer.
The claim, however which he makes, to
the sufrlges Of the Republican party we
deem entirely insufficient, and cannot
deem it our duty, or the duty of any man
who bclcngs to that party, to yield him
support.
In the first place, we entirely disallow
that any man or class of men have any
ciain1S upon any Office whatever. In our
country, and under our Republican system
Of government, happily for us, men do
not hold Office by ,'gb' as do the English
nobility. The the divine right a kings"
or the ri ut" ofany to off c, prcftrmont,
We are Freud to believe is not generally
RECON zed or acknowledged oy American
freemen. Ven hold Office under our in
situations, if at all, by the supreme will
OF the people, and because in the judy
ment Of that people the Office has claims
upon them. The people have right to
claim of every citizen his service, but no
man has any shadow Of claim to a right
to hold Office or to demand it from the
people
We deem this sufficient reply then to
Mr.. Joslin's clam upon the Republican
party for their votes. But there is an.
other important reason why we do not
deem 1t the duty of that party to give
him its support. The " claims" OF Mr..
Joslin, as well as those of all other can
didates for Office of whatever kind. we're
submitted to the Republican Convention,
called in regular manner, and the most
fully attended of any convention held for
many years in the county. That conven.
ton was composed of representatives from
every town in the county, and men of
high order OF intelligence. The claims"
Of these various candidates we're submitted
by them to this convention for their APP
proval or rejection, and were fully dis
cusscd, and the nominations were made
accordingly; nearly oil of them by de-.
clsive vote in committee, and were unani-
mously ratified by the convention after
ward.
Unsuccessful candidates there were
whose friends as well as themselves. may
have been disappointed at the result, But
this is always the case, and undoubtedly
will be for all time 0 come. But having
submitted their " claims " upon the party
for prefcrment to regularly held conven.
tion of the party, there is no other honor.
able course but cheerfully to abide its dc.
cision whatever the result. Tuis willing
ness to accept the choice of the people
represented in convention is tacitly agreed
by all candidates by that very submission
of the question OF nom nation ITSELF No
hon cradle, manly course remains but the
unqulvocal support OF the regular nomin-
atoms of the party thus fairly made. Any
other course would be factious and dis.
organizing and re fatal to the en-
and aim which any party orgquiz tiop +.
! view; AMI relu:,s on ,..s o-....
system 10 mere scramble t5l cii.e wa..
would be alike discreiitablo aui nuniiia.
ting.
Let every true Republican in Old Ad .
Olson, therefore come forward manfully t.
the support Of regular nomination of his
party, made as the expressed will and
choice of its convention fairly delegated
and held according to the established
usages of many years past. Let all fac.
tious and disorganizing movements be dis.
countenanced as unworthy the approval Of
honorable men, and as tending only and
simply to the turtherance of the private
aims and ambitions of aspirants for Office,
or the establishment of the doctrine,
which we believe will not soon be rccog.
nized in Vermont, of the righ Of certain
men, or of any man to Office.
Our nominees We have already spoken
of. We believe the ticket made and rat.
fled by the large and intelligent conven.
ton Of the 9Th OF June last, composed Of
many of our most honored and prominent
citizens, will be very generally accepta.
BILE.
Our Senatorial candidates are both
competent men, and will, we believe, be
found ever true to the feelings and inetr.
ests of their constituents.
Mr. Collamer's long experience in the