Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-05

Who shall b GovernorI

Ta-5- ears ago, attended TIE Republican
Sr.-- C.u' eation a; Butlard. Itwss call,.l as
VI. Coa~c1tiou. We arrived ST Rutland ct
tas ;',ar ,f the oper;uc rsthe Convention. when
we lc0 Sic cars. We were t.,1 by csrts.n well
known lnlua,ers # Cbitteuden County, that We
were TO l.f5, thst the natter hs1 teen III ar
r4uscl. Teyer,5ai IS re went up re tle Town
Hil. AMI there ve found shout thousand as
sne lockipz freem.n -s ~ere e-,~ -s'her-i in
sa,h q BODY.
II. Powers Frcr-sei that n.u.n-t.uE Com
n.rtee he arpo5.tel PromTt as $ Major. J Z.
Bradley took tie for and informed Us that it
vas settled Is to Who was 20 b the candidate for
Governor, that Nr Holbrcok's friend. bal With
drawn his name. and It haI heen sgrc,-l ihat Go-.
Fairbanks slo7li = tbs pomine.. an3 prgre=ei
th4t the nomination be maia hy seela-cties in
f cpeu Coo,enuar. s vote ra7 cs,l-l Er, and
IS :, ~ss imle=s be to tell which rere the
more NUMEROUS. tho AYES CT Nccs, the Chair
nan. NJ. Huu,cr. t1i the soad genre &c ear f3r
s1..hr- ~,:c. W. -ocs 7ho objected g leirs
ialr 81 uron, dli tae aI~sntaSs cf ~ yeas.
. We pitched cur y cn higher - AID c4rEici
+ she ,o... io Tot know ho- lthsrs felt. tat I,
F f.r cue, ,,ss fur of indiguston froJ tbs cro'+n
. If r. heal &c tho -olss Of NJ ~. 1t vas tie
only S-1:c Convention ! bsi ever ATTENDED.
Tbsrs 20 rere. 'bon.auI me-. z2oi AMI true,
assembled ta-ethcr r. TIE gprr-es of having
sonie voice in the selection Of csn!iia-es for State
oBc.rs. We we're coolly told that the matter
had hszr settled F1o h7i sa.,le.i II About
tyrc hundred ren lli gathered tosether the day
before. Thc Managers hsi sent ont their runners.
Thsse men had leen engage &c h on the sTot.
How raapy cf ihem had tcen pad fer their ser
VICE, I c4nnct tell. tltI kaot5 that sc7s were
usiI their earersrz. by tie Governor els1t. dur
in- ,he .uhsc4uont session of the Lesi>lature---
What an insult 70 the Fresnen of Vermont
Al them 10 es-znbls N mass meeting, ani then
anaeuncs to the meeting that ths thing hiss t@en
srran.ci. .a5 ,hcrc Is no neei cf further con-
s,ltst-on. Ar ue hal % 10 vs= % register the
e.jict cr the rnarase-s. What shameless auiac-
80, Ny Bradley dcs-r-cd 70 blzue tor frank
y moving what he and others hal besa 4t3ut'
Int hoe insulting 70 ~, sad yst this Is tha Vay
the d.ct.ers in Vermont. and sufTcse. sTery
vbe-, elss. are managed. The People are the
mere ,o.is of the Fer. We did noi c'ie-t - the
,eu.rstion Ct c.. F. lie rss the general
nyc,-'a
We von, into Committee ani there the pr
cranus vas someFhat ieranged. and the ''9's
vas broken Ths mansgtrs were there, hu.
they f.lei 20 get Mr.. Bates rcnominatel, ard 50
by the boll AMI successful movement of Dr.
Powers and others. the State vss probably sa-s1,
We 10 not know how many thousands.
irnccently supposed the People 70 be invited
t5-sther to nominate Candidates FOR Themselves
. We bad very little TO DO with II, Abcut doreE
indi,iduals control all the nominations Of import
= anee N the state. Te must admit that the man
srers have rarely failed 70 select gcci men fo'
: ms 70 vcte for. dc rct blame them for this ac-
t;v;tv and rial, but l % blame the People foi
r allowing little squad Of men 20 manage al
s these matters, and then labor under tho pleas
inr delusion that they elect their ot-7 rulers |
i :, no zueh thing. We register The eli'ts Of II
4 t-v. We ratify the eostraef' Ct viro-~ork'r'
: We ne-.i not cur-s ,hs latter. US are 90 b
blamed. not they.
= And now word - the managers. 10
Z are clever feylow. buow how coul
= "a Governor. II had money and you
-. orsra,jc,, cou,i Il Govern inst rs vel
.pv body else. should give you NJ purse
N nv rlelges. and au intelligent T.nl. 70 boo
l. and ali would te well. Yeu ~ouli 60 70 toTE
n c,ouqb. aud ask your friends to te fhsr'. en-
.n would II done to cur liking. Nov, 10; d
.-r;,f. your sersices, having 10 sort of sxe
g Grind. ask you 10 exercise spe'isl care N y
= .o-e.tio, of Go-crror~ Our colltr. Is hleel'T
= tr,,i,y-. Vernon; has rlzn! thc1seras q n
r., -, aud t,.t in t'7e feld c; battle They :
y cyr ierels. Tie Go'e ecu s-ie;i VII h1
< -r,.b =, 10 i, determining their doom or''
= sr,v e.r, hut little who i GeTerneT h'i' ~
- IL ft,, . f.r.ibIy deep interest ~ 'ht iha''
Pe,bs,.- sou ha,e sous or brothers IL the ai''
IN yo,, ..,,, ,t.l-,-,~rd how iatieF fsfi- when
jh- ch'ld = tAie'' ~ g,
sill ,..nf.,,u, eg z,r,hless msH. wsn' "o'e'i
fr rhe pin nc, abuse ia. Bogs | ak y"u I" i
,tS at Cc. \. of tie "a, airy Regiment a. Gu
ike 1sr-,'i,yly ,riGing illus'r,Fiou u r'ss''ie
IN 49,. t.. 3, q. l,... rs-I and ..-sIrrl. =
,o,' % mar, q isbt. and tedious msrch. II Is o
.sta eighteen iaoIith- IN the fill II las ione 4 :
9ns oIaouut cf arIiraI. cas air sl1iro lis nien'
- have had a long ezpGiencc, aIa hsNe done u
,-r H.. - :, -. -,c1 r-al ouals