Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-10
Senatorial.

The Vergennes Termonfer of last week has
the following
So far wiling to accept the - advance
history of the Free Press, but the following
is not quite as clear
"The election of United States Senator, vii
take place under the new law OF Congress,
Oct. %, and will result in the election OF Hon.
Geo. +. Edmunds for the remainder of the un-
expired term OF Mr.. Foot and OF Hon. Justin
S. Morrill, the successor of Mi. Colamer
for the long term
We nave not forgotten that the Free Press
wrote the advance history y OF the recent
contest for congressional houors in its own
District, and the result proves that prophet
lnay be" without honor IN his own " country.
Now while We regard Mr. Edmunds as one
of the most prominent men IN the State We
should be 10th to assume that be is proml
Dent as 10 exclude from the consideration OF
the Legislature the merits OF all other claim
ants in this senatorial District, and 1t appears
at least possible, if not probable, that the
1" providentiai obstructions to which the Free
Press aIludes, may intervene and SO far change
the complexion CT the canvass. as 10 elevate
into prominence the merits and claims OF gen
. tlemen VINO have been quite overlooked by that
Journal, and VINO, perhaps, have a. good night
TO be spoken OF IN connection with the office OF
n
Vtrgennes ia the residence of Hon. +. +.
Woodbridge, the present member, and the
member elect, from this District to the lower
House of Congress, and We suspect the above
paragraph from the Varmonter means that Mr..
Woodbridge expects to be candidate against
MIR. Edmunds for the United States Senate.
The permOnter is tinly right ia insisting
that Mr.. kimunds mas not tn sole right !"
of being " spoken of in connection with the
office OF U. ). Senator" though the fact that
he has been pretty generally spoken OF"
must be regarded as some indication OF pop
uiar sentiment. In fac, We suppose there has
been a general expectation that Mr.. Edmund
would De chosen, with no strong opposition, TO
serve out Mr.. Foot's unexpired term and as
the contest on this side OF the mountain had
been regarded as happily settled, it has been
thought that the general assembly would not
be- agltated this fall with any serious senatorial
contest How lar this pleasing prospect must
be regarded Us clouded by this item from the
peruso7Iter, 1t Is hardly worth while TO specu-
late, as its foreshadowing will so soon DE upon
us.
Ii the VermoIaler viii allow Us, however, TO
make a sugges tlon,-if II is not too late,-we
would advise It's Candidate whoever be may be,
10 present himself to the general assembly SIS
opposed TO the action OF the last session of
Congress in voting Itself $1,000 extra pay If
It has candidate who was in Congress at that
time, and voted against that measure, it should
bring him forward though We fear it will be
unable 10 profit by this hint, as Mr.. w ood-
bridge did MT vote when the yeas and nays
were called We regretted exceedingly that
Mr.. Edmunds and Mr.. Poland voted for that
extra pay, and hat Mr.. " oodbridse did not
vote against il, but trust they will be ready
to the Legislature this fall, that they
viii use their influence and votes, if sent 10
Washington the ensuing session, to repeal the
legislation, and refund the money. We print
ed, few weeks ago, straightforward letter
from Mr.. Henry J. Raymond of New York,
giving pledge of what MS action will be next
session and We hope TO from Mr.. Morrill,,
Mr.. Poland, Mr. Edmuods, the Dermonfer 5
candidate, and all other gentlemen - - OF
prominence" who to be candidates this fall
an une9uvocal declaration and pledge in this
matter of extra pay.