Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

lug instance IN which modest worth ~ has
found in the Democratic party " cherishing
mother" which is the English, we believe, of
the foreign tongue used by the Editor of the
Argus. We think the young men of the coun-
try, with the help of this effort of the Argus,
cannot fail to understand upon which side of
their bread they are to look for butter.
GEN. GEO. B. KELLoGo.-This gentleman, we
are happy to see, has again been elected Town
Representative from Brattleboro' Mr.. Kellogg
Was among the most active and hard working
members in the last House, and his return will
be very satisfactory throughout the State. lie
is man every way capable and worthy, and we
take occasion at this early day of recommending
him TO the members elect as their Speaker
Southern Vermont, we believe, has not had this
honor for several years-indeed, we cannot tell
the time aohen--and now that she can present a
man in all respects as capable as any that have
hlled the station IN years past, we hope the man
tie may fall where it belongs. What say our
brethren of the press in Vermont, are we right
or wrong in thus presuming to dictate in this
matter Bloomington Banner.
How ungracous! How ungrateful toward
the distinguished son of Burlington who has
filled to his own satisfaction the Speakers Chair
for two full sessions Why, Mr.. Banner, you
positively Brighten us. Only think of the har-
dihood of the suggestion that Burlington shall
not always occupy the post of honor in the
House Burlington has little or nothing now
in the way of Offices. They have, to be sure,
the Speaker, and an assistant Clerk of the
House, and the Railroad Commissioner, and the
Reporter of the Decisions of the Supreme
Court, and one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court, and the Secretary of the Board of Edu-
cation. But what are these loaves of bread
among such hungry multitude? Will it not
require few small fishes and a miracle to feed
them all? Mr. Banner, you are thoughtlessly
cruel And then to {" hope the mantle may fall
where it belongs!" Can you mean to say that
for the last two years it has fallen where it did
not belong? And have you anticipated what
Gen. Clarke, and Prof. Benedict will say p
How dare you intimate that tho dreams of /" the
gentleman from Burlington" are to be rudely
broken in upon by wide awake reality? And
what is 1" Southern Vermont" when the wishes
of the Lake City are to be consulted?
If we supposed we had any right to protest
against this ungrateful proceeding. we would
do so. But we are afraid if we do, somebody
will say we mean Montpelier and ant-Mont-
pelier A little while ago we actually took
the liberty to suggest that, perhaps, after all,
the son of Burlington was not the only man in
the State fit to be Speaker of the next House of
Representatives of Vermont The B. F. Times
Immediately reproved us sharply for the pre-
sumption, and tho Burlington Times thought
the B. f. Times did right. We are getting
little more courageous, especially since the pa
per which chastised us before, and asked ques-
tions at US, says, last week, ." if Mr.. Edmunds
is not elected, Mr.. Hunton of Bethel, will be
quite as likely to get it, Now we like Mr..
Hunton, and if the B. F. Times will permit us,
we should be glad to second its intimation. But
we don't quite dare do it at this time, until we
find out how Gen. Clarke likes the suggestion.
If it wouldn't be offensive to him, nor to the
town he lives IN, we may express our opinion
about it hereafter. And the Waterman saws
Mr. Grandey is in the field, which we didn't
/ | know till we saw It there, and (which we don't
believe now. But if Mr.. Grandey is in the
fold, he has good hackers, and we should be in
favor, if we could be allowed to express any
opinion about it, of giving him clear track
and fair start. And Mr.. Kellogg, is :" every
way capable" no doubt, as you say, Mr.. Ban
ner, and was very active,' last fall It was
said he had lis eye on the Speakership then, and
was encouraged to hope for support this fall
from men who have sadly disappointed him
We believe in keeping faith, and if we had
agreed last session to support Mr. Kellogg this
fall, we should do 80. We don't say we shall
not support him as it is. We wish to think
upon at little. We have only to say, if any
bargain was made last fall, we were not o par
ty to it. That Mr.. Kellogg will make as good
Speaker as any man in Burlington, we have
no sort Of doubt. That he is as deserving of
the Office we have just as little doubt. But,
Mr.. Banaer, Gen. Kellogg doesn't live in Bur-
lington. Isn't that enough? To be promoted
muslin t he either live there, or play second i'd
die to somebody who does live there? And NAV
there not be another Kellogg in the field? Is
not Mr.. Kellogg of Benson, a gentleman every
way qualified, by his urbane and dignifed man
ners, his clear Judgment, his quick intellect,
and his judicial impartiality, for the position Of
presiding officer Of the House? He is man
whom to know is to respect, and it is possible,
his friends in Rutland County may have the
temerity to suggest that he is emnently fit to
be Speaker, without even consulting Burling.
8 ton. We confess we shouldn't dare do it, but
0 should Loyal G. Kellogg's name be mentioned
what then
: We mention these obvious difficulties in tn,
way of carrying at the suggestion of the Ban
. ner, and wait to see the Lightning and hear tn,
n thunder that the Times and Free Press will us
Il to annihilate our contemporary who has been 8,
= unfortunate in presuming to dictate in thi
o matter"
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