The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-24
Chief Justice Poland AppOi,ated to
the u. s. Senate.

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With no slight qualification we are
able to announce to our readers that Gov.
Dillingham; has appointed Chief Justice
Poland to the L. S. Senate, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death Of Judge
Collamer. This is most fitting appoint
ment. Graver responsibilities have never
rested upon any Congress since the early
;lavs of the Republic, than will devolve
upon the National Assembly which meets
next month. Hon. Schuyler Colfax, in a
recent speech, expressed the opinion that
the coming Congress will be the ablest
that has met within his knowledge We
are clad that Vermont is able to contribute
50 much toward this aggregate of ability.
Our sturdy little State, from the earliest
history, can show a representation in the
Senate which will as whole, compare
favorably with that Of any state in the
Union: and Judge Poland is a worthy
successor of such men as Phelps and Col
lamer
Political chicanery has never entered so
largely into our elections as to corrupt the
integrity of the hardy sons of Vermont.
Crafty demagogues have sometimes essayed
TO wriggle their shiny way into the places
Of Iii chest trust, but have always been re-
pudiated by the people. We are glad that
our Executive, has had the firmness to ap-
point man whom he knew to be fitted to
fill the vacancy so unexpectedly occurring,
and we feel confident that the appointment
will meet the hearty approval of the State.
Judge Poland has just reached his fit
ticth year, and is in the prime of a vigo-
rous manhood Gifted by nature with
an intellect of great breadth and scope, at
an early age he was elevated to the Su-
preme Bench Of this State With keen,
analytical mind, great practical sense, and
vast capacity for the dispatch Of business,
it is not strange that he has come to be
regarded as one of the best Judges that
has ever adorned our Bench With an
intellect severely disciplined by an extern
sive practice at the Bar and still longer
experience upon the Bench, he will carry
with him to the Senate qualities which
will render him capable of graphing with
the grave questions which so sorely vex
the wise men of the nation, and upon
whose judicious adjustment the future
prosperity Of the country depends.
Ii is enough to say of his political views
that he is Vermont Republican, warm
admirer of the late President Lincoln, and
firm supporter of his administration. Like
many Of the most prominent men of the
present day he is man of and from the
people Of sterling integrity and broad
>vmpathes, and Gov. Dillingham; deserves
we'll of the people for his judicious selec-
ton.
eS- The cholera brought over to New
York in the steamer Atlanta, does not
seem 10 spread but the we'll and sick
passengers are alike kept on board and
refused a landing.
sa- The Boston Journal has two more
telling articles this week: one on Trea-
son, and the other on the mode of jeff.
Davis trial. In the latter it takes strong
ground for a court martial trial, and after
showing conclusively that Davis otfense
was such as to bring him within the juris-
dirtion of military courts, says: owe
think we cannot be mistaken in the belief
that the common sense, as well as the
general wish Of the people, indicates I'M
mistakably court martial as the only
proper tribunal for actual, fragrant trea-
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