The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-30
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uHHHA t5As Holis4ildl liailt We tHsEEtt tHAi
u viii accord with the common lac
q Ncrnoui 6ahicb ought 10 be- torcy
cr honored by Observance u public
attention shall be turned 20 Western
Vermont tor = candidate Tor It. Gov
crnor Ons nsme Is 30 prominent Is
tbe the position, character and tliues.
81 The man, ihat We think i, viii
instantly b. recognized hy every bod
acquainted with our public men Il
Is Abraham II. Gardner. OF Beuuiag.
ton, Speaker Of the House Of Rep.
teseutaiives. There IS fitness d
things not to be dysplsed ia raising
good men from honor to honor. The
1t. Governor steps not without prep
afation and natural grace from the
chair Of the Senate to the chair OF
the Governor aud the Speaker Of
the House TO the char OF The Sen.
ate but IN this instance the sBperi.
or qualities OF the men, their loca.
ton aud relation TO the State in lie
legislation and lis peculiar party pol
tics, seem to single them out as the
men for the places beyond all pos.
sibili,y Of mistake. In private dir
eles We know of none who dissent
from the proprieiy Of placing Mr..
Gardner at the head of the Senate
and we are sure that the represent
aliyes Of the people in every quarter
OF the State, those who have person
ally known and admired him in bis
position Us Speaker, viii unanimous.
~ commend him to the confidence
and favor of their constituents for
the 1t. Governorship. This is no
suggestion Of mere personal prefer
ence or private friendship; il is not
a shot at venture; but rather, we
are sure, that those who have the 10.
leresl OF the State at heart and have
given TO il their thoughts, have al
ready hit upon the name of Abraham
h. Gardner, and will honor il by
hearty support.
From the Free Press.
The STATE OFFIoEs.--The ques.
ton, who shall be next Governor
appears 10 be in fair way Of set
Element with entire harmony. The
public and private expressions OF
preference have hitherto ranged them.
selves about GOV Smith, who was
named for a third term by the ST
Adams Messenger, some weeks since
and 1t. Coy. Dillingham;, who was
nominated about HE same time by
the Montpelier freeman. The ques
ton, if i. was one, between these 9sn-
tlemen, has been settled by the an
nouncemcnt hat Coy. Smith declines
to be a candidate for re-elcction.-
This leaves Mr.. Dillingham; The on
~ candidate for the nomination be.
fore the public. OF his record aud
qualifications for the office it is moi
necessary to spe,k. They are wei
known TO all. II the 1t, Governor
ship was given lin by the State il
recognition Of the cutting loose from
party ties and laklng maily stand
for the Government al the outbreak
of the wat, HE Goytrnorslip may
with propliety be rendered hun, be
cause he las boldly and consistently
maintained Iii, position is now ii bar.
mony with the pre-, allng political SEN
timeld Of the State, and will ii che.
sen, fill the position With credit and
to the acceptance OF onr citizens
We doubt not that the nomination
~ II be extended 10 linn BY the STATE
Convention, when it meets, with sub
stautial unanimily.
The 1t. Goyernorship, we presume
will be rendered to Hon. A Beard.
ner, of Bennington. Nj. Gardner
is an old and prominent cilizen,who ia,
filed public station with high honor &c
himself and the State, who has been
for two sessions the capable and ex-
cellent Speaker Of the House,is unex-
in every respect as can.
didate, and will naturally and proper
ly step from the Speakers chair 10
the presidency Of the Senate.
The Treasureiship, we trust, will
again be accepted by Hon. John b.
Page, OF Rutland He has hereto.
fore indicated a wish TO retire, after
this year. What his intentions may
now be in this regard, we are not in
for med nor who, if any, are aspir-
ants for the place. But he is a
trusty and capable treasurer, expert
enced in all the details Of the bust
ness of the Office, which has increased
so enormously by reason OF the war,
and whom il will be obviously proper
and expedient to retain doring the
coming year, in which SO many qnes-
tions Of State pay and settlement with
our Vermont troops must come up FOR
FINAL determination II will be time
enough 10 take new man when these
are settled aud our finances once more
on peace footing.
FTom The Rutland Herald.
FoR LAEUTEEAHT GoyEREoR.--
II il decided, We may Judge from re
unanimous expression Of public opin-
ion already made, TO place the present
Lieutenant Governor Of the State in
The chair &c the Governor. Wllo then
shall be Lieutenant Governor for the
ensuing term
There is one man fer this position
10 whom the people seem oturn with