Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-07-27
Political Notes.

Political affairs in this State. in the
aggregate are still increasing in intensity
of heat, though on the Senatorial question
the contest is not quite as fierce as few
weeks ago, caused doubtless by the fact
that the question has been pretty well set
tied by the county conventions which
have now been held in most of the coun-
ties Of the State, and very largely in favor
of Mr.. Morrill,. The entire Union press
M Illu csa.s i..-. expressed them
selves on the subject, the Manchester
Journal going for Poland, and the Brad
ford Opinion for Morrill,, and reckoning
the new paper at Rutland, which goes for
Morrill,, the Union press of the State,
stand, Poland 6, Morrill, II.
just now the political elements are
heating up in the congressional districts Of
this State, and the field does not appear
to be entirely clear in any Of them. In
the first district appearances at this time
would seem to indicate the nomination
of Mr.. Woodbridge, but we sec the names
of Hon G. w. Willard of Montpelier, and
Judge Kellogg Of Benson, are mentioned
in connection with the nomination. In
the third district no candidates are an
ounced since the appointment of Gen.
Stannard as collector at Burlington, but
the Burlington Free Press is out strong
ly against the denomination of Mr.. Bax-
ter 1t charges Mr.. Baxter with distrib-
uting the offices in his district for "per-
sonal and pecuniary gain" and in closing
makes this somewhat remarkable declara-
ton, viz: ave cannot in any contingent
cy at the present conceivable by us give
him our support"
In this district the two lower counties
are full of candidates, and it is utterly i'm
possible to predict the name Of the sue
cessful man, and no concentration OF the
district is likely to take place till the day
of the convention. In this county a
movement is on foot to eventually unite
the county and then ask the district to
give us the nomination. Gov. Holbrook
has withdrawn his name and others may
do SO before the convention is held.
The democrats and copperheads Of this
State are trying to have resurrection,
and are in high hopes based on the ex-
pectation that the Philadelphia conven-
lion is to pardon and galvanize them into
life. They expect the administration is
going entirely over to them, and already
they have begun to parcel out the federal
offices, for that is of course their main OBJ
iect. There are few good men at least
who are in the Philadelphia convention
movement, among them Gen. John A.
Dix, whom we do not yet believe can be
carried over to copperheads, certainly moi
unless he is different from what he was
when, in the last month of Buchanan
administration, as Secretary of War, he
gave his celebrated order that {" if any
one attempts to pull down the American
flag shoot him on the spot" The leading
and most bitter copperheads of this State
issued a call for State convention tt
choose delegates to the Philadelphia con
yention, which was held at Windsor OF
Wednesday. Among the signers to thu
call is one who fled from the State during
the rebellion, and another who wanted Il
settle our troubles " on the basis of tn,
Montgomery (rebeD constitution" Thes'
ear marks are unmistakable and will de
ceiye no one in Vermont.