Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-17

EVER, D1t NIshcl them 10 remember, y t1Tne1
cut as L did with the king. who put his butler
IN the chaplain place and the chaplain in he but
lei' place. that the prayer and the soup shcuI
BE both spoiled, il would be the fault Of to psopl,
and Dot his
resolution was adopted that hereafter al
Congressional conventions in the Second D stric;
shall be delegate conventions, each town having
one delegate, an additional one If casting over
100 votes, and one delegate for ezch fsae'i ma
part Of 100 votes exceeding so
NJ. Luther o. Greene Of Woodstock, offered
the following resolution, which was aior'ci
unanimously and heartily
Res5lrel, That We hold the long sery i-,s Of
our distinguished Representative, the Hon. jus
tin 5. Morrill,, in grateful rememhranoe Ger
vices useful to his country, honorable 20 b.- j S.
trict, and TO himself; and whether he saali Doe
continued in the public field, or shall couhue h-s
talents and virtues TO the more narrow sphere
Of private life, our confidence in his ability, in
tegriiy. and patriotism, vii; remain uuiimiu-
ishei.
A resolution Ess passed, after some cnp's.-
ton, deprecating the action Of ConEr5ss 20 ID
crossing the pay Of members. Judge Poland
was then called upon 10 explain his vote. AID
said the hill passed was 10 equGlizc tho pay, not
TO increase il, and that the sggregate amount II
J :
The resolution vas then IeconsidIei end dis
missed.
The convention Tss large, in fact The 'ar slsl
We ever SAW in the State. there being ;vl og
three thousand pre-ent and taking pant u the
proceedings, which we're had in the oper a..
We append the following extra-.- f3"
Judge Polaud's speech:
You already understand was selected B., The
Governor Of the State 70 take the place % che
late Judge Co.lauer in the Senate. You a.
ready understand, likewise, that have been o
candidate Tor the succession 10 the posijio. I'D
by that lsmentei gentleman, in oppos!ti r 10
the Hon. Justin ; Morrill, Of the Housa
The canvas was excited and bitter There
was very great danger, as many people sup
posed, ;hat It would lead TO some permlI,Ii
division in the party, snd l was appealed 20 20
say whether | would not in order 10 save further
disagreeabie results, accept the position n0H
occupied by the Hon. Justin 5 Morrill,. ana
thus withdraw from the senatorial canvass AZ
together, and 1 hsye finally said 70 gsutiemsa
that If il vas the desire Of this District that he
matter should be hsrmonizei IL that way. AMI
that the worthy Representative should take the
place IN the Sensie which l have lately occuplei,
l should hardly feel at liberty 10 withhold uy
sanction.
may be allowed te say, gentlemen, that
hEd supposed that l belonged 10 a class from
I which Vermont has been wont TO select her
/ Senators, and l hoped, in some humble degree,
10 attain 10 the distinction gained by my lre-e-
cessor in the Senate and 10 emulate the exam
pies Of Judges Phelps, Preutiss, sud Colsmer.
/ did not desire 10 set up ny own persona. aal-
titiOn against the wishes or choice OF the people
I If they desire me 10 serve them IN another AM
different capacity, il was business Of IltiTs-
not a business Of mine.
My political history is known 10 most pers ls
here vas raised IN Lsmoille County sni vas
for lorg time member Of the Democratic party
though | was always known as az Gnf-slly-ry
man. was called an sboliuouist ami never
could get the nomination for States Attorney
Just because was an Abolitiouist daughter }
When General Cass came cut with he Mich
olson letter refused to support him. / was tle
csndiiate Of the Free-soil party in ISIS fr
Lieutenant Governor Of this State and from that
day TO this have never cast a single vote y ith
the Democratic party From that time forward
| have identified myself with and have steadily
adhered TO the principles Of the Republican par
t. / took 10 active part IL politics a. The
/ bench. but on entering Congress q tie con-
mencemeut Of the late session was called up0u
to act politically You have all watched. VIII
some degree Of care, the course or al your Re
preEeulatlNes IN congress. am rot h>allI.I
10 have any one point, or any single act OF vote,
or speech Of m.ae during the llst Congress liz
guired into assisted actively in the rrepara-
ton Of the Treelmen's Burgsu AID Civil Right.
Bills. The Bills we're, il a considerable part,
the production q ny own hand. ! voted tQI
/ them both in the Senate upon their passage and
voted for them beth subsequent 10 the yl.,cs o.
the President il every instance have acted
willingly and wholly with the Republican
party in the Senate. How II comes shout that
any distrust Of me OF ny course exists is Ron.
than ] know, and vet certain iujIyiiul.a h.Fl
endesyored TO islsify ny opinions IN tic z-ll-
! torial Canvass.
In reference 10 1he President aud bis course.
think when President johnson adopted Dis
policy that be thought he was getting Up O
I good one. The difficulty Is, It has proved au
utter and miserable failure, and instead 90 bon
estly owning the fact, he = 50 Wilfll AMI ot-,l-
nate that he VIII not abandon r. ! have leTlI
entertained the slightest lubt upon the gues-
ton Of reconstruction Of the Sou;h.ru States.
/ They went cut, snd were declared in state q.
instruction. They divided AID severed dc
Union. Can anybody ask whom il belongs Go 20
reunite them II is to the people through tleir
/ Representative 10 the President He BE-
not the man 10 make the reunion. Jrcu thsi
] question ! nave never had any doubt ] have
svowedly declared the doctrine from the fret Go
/ the last, that without the slightest doubt The
power Of rCc0nstructi0n belonged % tlrr,s-
and il alone