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notorious TO all that those steps had not

notorious to all that those steps had not
been complied with, and that the charter
had expired and become void,' by its Owl
limitation on the first day of September in
slant: and that now the road was run tempo
rarily, under the Act of Nov. 25. 1858, by
the - receivers and managers of the same :;
that. OF course, the whole subject must come
before the Legislature for a new action. What
that would be, no man could tell but all
must admit that the novelty and Importance
of the legal points, and the other considera-
-'"us which must enter into its determination,
made it important that we should send to
the Legislature the man who, under erlsting
circumstances, could cope with its difficulties
the best. Considering the legislative expert
ence of Mr.. EDNUNDs, the high reputation
which he had gained for himself throughout
the State, by his ability and courtesy as
Speaker Of the House for the last two years,
his acknowledged legal acumen, and his IA
miliarity with the facts Of the case, 1t was
not too much to say that, among all the able
men in the Republican ranks of this Town,
no other man could bring so much ability and
influence to bear on it as he could.
Hon. G. P. Marsh urged the Importance
of always having the Town represented IN
the ablest way possible, and enforced the
reasons before given for nomina ing Mr.. Ed
munds, under the extraordinary exigencies Of
the case.
Hon l.. E. Chlttenden hoped that the
gentleman who nominated Mr.. Wales would
state the ground of his preference. The con-
trolling subject before our minds all know.
Irrespective of that, he would vote for Mr..
Wales as cheerfully as for Mr.. Edmunds-
both were his personal friends, and if it
could be shown that Mr.. Wales was the better
man to represent the Town, in view of the
subject, he should vote for him inpreference
to Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Rolfe said he understood Mr.. Edmunds
W bC CNiLlLulbbtA III lANOi vi jay oAABN
Route" so called. which, if taken, could
only lead to another Essex Junction at Nil
ton. lie thought the better way would be
to cut through the sand-bank and 90 up by
Winooski and the Lime-kilns. He thought
that result could be got, and that it was the
best which could be. He understood Mr..
Wales to favor that view, and therefore he
preferred him.
Brief remarks, partly addressed to the
meeting, and partly ofan interlocutory char
acter, followed from Mr.. Stacy, Mr.. Gray,
Mr.. Sawyer, and others, during which there
were vociferous calls for the question, espe-
cially from some in the rear of the hall, who
seemed unwilling to have the subject dis
cussed at all. Order was restored. and the
meeting indicated by a decisive vote that
discussion could not be choked off in that
way, and it went on to an orderly close.
After the result of the ballot was declared.
a committee was sent to notify Mr.. Edmunds
Of his nomination, pending which the nom
nation of Justices Of the Peace for tho year
ensuing was made. Mr.. Edmunds on enter
inc the hall was received with lond and rro-
longed cheering. He e1nressa5 his doom
sense Of the confidence 1enosed in him nv his
fellow citizens who had IN former roo~y
honored him. he said. far beyond his de..rt.
1t was well known that he had steadily OK.
pressed A wish not n he a canjidato and
bod ,;.I3,3 1-