Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-06-15
JUSTIN ). MORRILL,.
House Of Reprxsentatives,
Washington, June S, 1866.
IFIom the burlington Times, june lltA.l


IFIom the Burlington Times, June 11th.l
We think Mr.. Morrill,, in declining the first
rate position be occupies in the H0use-hrst-
rate Tor his State and for himseli-has made
decided N stake. However ''less labori0us" The
position Of Senator might be, he could Hfrer at
tain the Standing AID influence IN the Senate,
tina; be has honOrabY achieved IN the House -
Il. the House, he Is nor q frst-Tate man; in the
Senate, he would begin land reEGi") thir5
or fourth-rate uau-much lover than the rank
alrea9u attained by Judge Poland aud Mr.. Ed
nunls. WIZ are both aci- men, who have done
more To sustain the reputation o. Colamer ami
Foot (wh1se successors they are) than their
most Sanguinc friends expected. We have moth
thing 10 say Of cur oEn Senator, Mr.. E1munds.
He sreaks Tor himself and satisfies his c0nstItu-
euts But Of Judge Poland we feel lmpeiled to
say that be has shown himself, thus far, Yer
mont SeuaIor. ''without fear and without re-
preach. not only true but very able IN the
discharge o. the high duties Of his position We
trust and believe. that the legislature VII rati
f. the aupoi1 tneut conferred upon bin by Gov
Dillingham;. Il Is certainly 10 disparagement
OF Nj Morril, 10 say that Judge Poland IS far
better uualife- than he Is for the duty and res
possibility OF representing Vermont II the Sen
ale OF the United States. Mr.. Morrill, Is now
IL his place;-houorable 70 his State and to him
self judge Poland Is Ia has place,-also hon
orable 70 Us State and 10 himself Mr. Morrill,
Is al b NE in the House and Judge Poland i at
home IL the Senate. We hope both viii be kept
al home IN their several spheres and that Nh
Morrsn's leclinacon viii be Withdrawn We
suppose there is no doabt that be can be return
ed 10 III. House:-we suppose there Is no doubt
that he cannoi be elected over Judge Poland, to
the Scua5e,-and SIMPLY because Judge Poland
is the better man for the place, and Vermont Is
in tie habit Of sending ler best men to the
United States Senate
We hardly know which is most noticeable
in the above the cOolne-s which Nr. Nor
rilI II advised to withdraw his declina'uTe
for the House, tic check" with which
his mistakes are recitcd to him, the cbici
Of which evidently has been his failure to
consul. tie Burlington Times in reference to
this whole business: the - faint praise
which Mr. Elmunds Is 81 damned by com
parisyn WIKI his colleague the cool assump-
ton that the Senate Is - Home to Judge
Poland. not vet warm N his temporary -e2t;
the cooler assumption that Mr. Morrill,. WIKI
the experience of SIX terms III Congress and
personal abilities which have given him the
leadership OF the House and connected ms
name with more important measures than
any former representative OF Vermont IN
Congress. VIII be but a - third or fourth
rate man in the Senate; Or the coolies; as
sumption Of all that he cannot be elected,
because Judge Poland Is to be a candidate.
We shall not handy words with the Tunes
on such points. our neighblr Is entitled
to his preference for Mr. Poland: but he
mus. allow others to hold their belief that
Mr.. merrill i E. the better man flr the
place. We do not think that belief viii
be sLaken for 4 moment, II any man, by
aughi tie Tunes has said. And We arc per-
fectly content to leave it to the result, to
convince the I'm if It i not convinced
already. tia; III. Morrill, can be elected to
the S.natc.