Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-05-18
The Next Governor.

son possesses supereminent qualifications
for the Office, the place Of his residence
ought not to be regarded at all. No
body cared that Washington lived in
Virginia, or would have cared had he
lived in New Hampshire, when he was
to be elected President. But when a
selection Is to be made from q dozen
persons equally well or equally Ill
qualified, the question Of locality becomes
Of some practical importance. The race
of Washington having passed away, the
claims of different States to furnish a
Presidential candidate cannot be safely
overlooked by nominating convention.
The same principle applies to nomina-
ting for offices less than the Presidency.
1t must not be disregarded in nominating
a candidate for Governor of Vermont
If Jacob Colamer, or any man equal TO
him in ability, would accept the Office,
he ought to have it though he lived on
the summit of Mansfield mountain, or ON
the tip end of the peninsula of AIburgb.
But men of that grade of mind are not
to be had for Governor. They are
wanted in higher places. A number Of
men have been mentioned as worthy to
be the be next Republican candidate for
Governor. They are men of various
orders Of mind, ranging from respectable
down to contemplate, and the question of
locality is one that very properly claims
attention, in selecting among such men.
Obviously, a county which has already
been duly honored in furnishing Govern
ors for the State, ought not now to claim
further honors, to the neglect of other
counties. Looking back, then, thirty
four years, which brings US about to the
commencement of that modern demo-
cracy which has always been SO odious
to the people Of Vermont, we find that
Washington County has furnished a
Governor four years, Orleans County
three years, Caledonia County six years,
Addison County eight years, Franklin
County four years, Windsor County four
years, Rutland County two years, and
Bennington County three years. All
this time, Windham and Chittenden
Counties, as important as any other two
counties in the State, have been left out
in the cold. They have always been ex-
pected, and have almost always answer
ed the expectation, TO give heavy major
tiles for the dominant party, and on more
than one occasion their votes have saved
the State from falling into the embraces
of locofocoism.
But Chittenden County is to be left
out of the account this year also, because
Of the invariabe custom of selecting thu
candidates alternately on each side o
the mountain. The claims of Windhan
County present themselves ali the NOR
strongly to our consideration. Windhsu
County has never furnished Governo
for Vermont. During the almost eight.
years Of our existence as a State, n
party that could by any possibility cleo
Governor, has gone into Windhau
County for a candidate. This has nc
been because there was lack of abb
meE there. That County is not benin
other counties in this respect. Nor hs
it been because the dominant party j
the State has not been dominant in thu
County. Year after year, WindhaI
County rolled up its Wing majoritie
and sent its Wbig Senators to the Les
islature without a single failure. Sine
the Republican party came into life, th'
County has been so thoroughly Reput
lican that hardly grease spot of loct
focoism remains. We submit it then
the candid consideration of the people
Vermont, whether upon every fair an
honorable principle in the distribution
Office, Windham County ought not no
TO be recognized. 1t has been /" snuI
bed" again and again, when it has pre-
ented its favorite sons and asked tn
they might be fairly considered, in cor
parison with the fayorite sons Of 9th,
counties. Is it not time TO stop this u
courteous treatment, and give Windha
County fair hearing and fair play?
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GooD FOR Pooh FoLKs.-Congre
has just passed the Homestead Bill gi
ing l60 acres Of land to actual settle
in any of the territories of the Union.-
1t will now become law unless the Z" o
public functionary" sees fit to veto Il
bill again, and if be does congress W
probably pass it over bis head by Il
necessary two thirds vote. IS
DEMOCRACY lit has just come
light that postmaster Fowler of Ne
YORK has eo,hazzlad c17S mn II a.