Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-07-12
The Rutland County Convention.
Dis. Com

The Woodstock Standard speaking of
the Rutland County Convention says
1.-THE sentiment was strongly for Mr..
Morrill,, and a resolution severely CEN
surfing the Herald for it's course would
have been adopted but for its seeming
harshness, and belief by some, in its
improperly. Its introduction, howev-
er, has done the Herald good as it is
more reasonable in it's diatribes or has
pretty much omitted them since the Con-
vention."
The above is re-hash of what APP
peared in the Burlington Free Press in
relation to our Convention. Neither the
editor of the Free Press nor the editor
of the Standard was here at the Con-
vention. The Free Press drew upon its
Imagination for its facts, and the Stan
dard draws on the Free Press.
The resolution referred to has been
published in this paper. 1t is entirely
misrepresented by the Standards loose
talk. It was, however, undoubtedly in
troduced as censure to the HERALD,
and also to get an expression Of the Con-
Vention in favor Of Mr.. Morrill,. The
result was that the resolution was
Missed when it was first read its intro
Queer did not finish all his intended re-
marks on it, and when the vote came,
the resolution was not only voted down
but Kissed down, and there were not
dozen votes in its favor altogether. So
far as the HERALD is concerned, it was
a triumph of the paper, So far as the
introducer and few supporters Of the
resolution are concerned, it was an alb
surd and unwarrantable attempt to
break down a newspaper for expressing
honestly and fairly its own preference
in the Senatorial controversy, because
that preference did not happen to agree
with their own.
Now we wish to ask the Standard if
it is not getting little fast and fierce ?
Has not newspaper in this free cOun-
try right to express a preference for
one of two candidates for high Office,
especially when it cannot be denied that
the candidate is an able and worthy
member of its own party Suppose
the case reversed a little that our pref
erence had been expressed for Mr.. Nor
rill. and a resolution had been intro
duced in convention "censuring" US for
it What account would the Standard
and Free Press have given of that ?
Every paper, which thought this matter
worthy of notice at all, should, without
reference to its own preferences, have
frowned upon any attempt like the one
We are discussing to destroy the indie
pendence of the press. One strong
Morrill, paper has had the manliness to
do this. The Bellows Falls Times in
speaking of this matter, concludes its
remarks with this sensible one;
1.-THE Herald regards il as rebuke
20 intolerance, and is doubtless correct.
1t also says that six persons immedi-
,,tely came to their office and subscribed
f,pr the Herald on account of this action.
" hen the day comes that indiVidss0I members
Of The Union party cannot tolerate an honest
difference Of opinion among Themselves, its days
of usefulness scsA hare departed"
The people of Rutland County, like
any other intelligent and freedom-loving
people, agree exactly with the opinion
expressed by the Times. But some of
tie Morrill, papers are showing a spirit
OF intolerance and unfairness, and de-
sire 10 force down all opposition, which
is certainly not mplimentary to their
cause. No good cause loses anything by
open and full discussion.
As TO our course on the Senatorial