Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-15
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The above question just now possesses quite
as much interest as who II be President From
numerous sources we are in receipt of letters
discussing the merits of candidates, and MAX
ing suggestions for publication. There is a
warm feeling among the people for the re-elec-
ton of Gov. Fairbanks, and an equally strong
dislike towards any attempt to lower the stand
ard OF the party, in this State, by selecting
men not clearly within the ranks Of the party.
In the Presidential election, when the wishes Of
the Nation have to be consulted, and there may
be some doubt about success, it may be neces-
sary to yield our decided Anti Slavery Or party
notions, but in State, thirty thousand MAORI
ty Republican, as is Vermont, there is no ex-
euse, and no one but decided Republican has
any claims to consideration. Upon this, and
other subjects, worthy correspondent, for
whose views we have a great regard, and who
is well known MS wheel horse of the Old Lib
erty Guard, writes us sensible letter, which we
are not sure whether intended as strictly private
or not, but We take the responsibility to pub
lish it, with the only excuse that he should not
write anything so well worth publishing, with
out marking it private, unless he is willing it
shall be published. The letter is as follows
BRANDON, March 9th, 1860.
FRIEND BoYCR:-l have seen one or two Edit
orials in your paper of late which very much
approve. l allude to your preference for the
nomination of Mr. Fairbanks for Governor
I heard last winter, for the frsttme, while at
Castleton, that there was concocted plan to
give Holbrook start as candidate for Governor,
and then made up my mind that as the candi-
date would probably come from the east side Of
the mountain, that Fairbanks was the man He
was certainly quite shabbily treated in 1858 Or A
when Robinson was elected, and that by the vote
Of my own Free Soil Republican from Brandon.
and many others of our own party. 1 have al
ready consulted with some of the leading men
of our County, and find them &vorably in
clined.
AS to Judge Kittredge, he was just as badly
treated at the same time, and therefore why not
take him also as the candidate for Lieut.. Gov
ernor? He is quite popular with the people in
this County, and stands well throughout the
State and as the Lieut.. Governor must be 80
lected from the west side what selection can be
made 50 satisfactory on the whole?
You will find there will be desperate effort
made to push Holbrook, and whatever is done
to countfract it, must be done promptly. Fair
banks is now "a good Republican and Anti Slav-
cry man, and do not consider it is at all low.
ering our standard to elect him certainly no
more SO than the election of Gov. Hall-while
the election of Holbrook would be disastrous to
our principles and cause
am very glad to find that the time of the
Chicago Convention is altered to the 18th Of
May, and sincerely hope that the members will
come together in a conciliatory spirit, deter
mined to select the men who can unite the great
est vote and crown our efforts with success. YET
the selections must depend upon certain condi.
tons. after all. 1t will hardly answer to take
a man who has never heretofore been identified
with the Republican party, who has never, il
any sense, been an Anti-Slavery man, and WHOM
to support would be to yield up our distinctive
principles. This would be ruinous to ourselves
to our party, our principles, and such victory
if obtained, must inevitably end in defeat. TAKE
Bates of Missouri. for illustration. He has al
ways stood an old line, old togy, silver gre,
Whig-along with fillmore, Choate Winthrop
Everett, Gov. Hunt and Ketcham. Suppos
we nominate him. We shall have just abou
as much assurance that he is reliable, as we hal
in the case of Van Buren, in l848, and his con
version may prove just about as sincere. Jus
so with Bell, Crittenden or Bolts.
am sorry that Senator Seward has declares
in his recent speech that the only distinctly
principle ofthe Republican party was opposition
to the extension of Slavery into the Territories
for we all know better, and the platform prove
the contrary. 1t is therefore to be regrette
that Mr.. S. made the remark he did, as it lock
very much like an assumption without authority
Of all the Republicans who have been name
as candidates, none stand in my opinion higher
or more likely to succeed than Gov. Chase
Ohio. We all know he is immensely popula
throughout the Western States, and no othe
man would bes lihely to carry Illinois and II
diana against Douglas We should also be neal
" certain of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Seward is nominated, we lose Illinois, Indiana
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and probably Ne,
York. Seward is great man in character an