Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-04-06

house politicians who through the culpable
neglect of the stronger and more prominent
men of the State are too often allowed to
run our nominating conventions, the "lead-
ing men of the State" let him do so; but
let him explain who he means BY the phrase
when be uses it. Ola number o: the class
we referred to our charge is strictly true,and
they knor IT,
We reaffirm our statement as to the gem
eral success of deliberate plan to slight our
soldiers in the disposition of civil Offices oil
honor and trust in this State. II is motor
ious, and has attracted unfavOrahle notice IN
other States, that no civil Office of any prom
inence in this State has get been rendered
to a soldier; yet many men possessing as good
qualifications for civil Office as any person,
in the State went into the military service
and proved theuseive brave and capable men,
and capable men in the field are almost al
ways capable in civil Office.
Much Of the remainder Of Justice 5 COM
munication is wide of the point. We have
never asked fer the bestowal of Offices on I'M
&c men, because Of their services in the army.
What We do claim is that when We have men
who to personal fitness for office. add distin-
guished services and sacrifices in the war,
they should not be Overslaughed because OF
their modesty.
Ii is to them and such as them We owe
the fact that our civil institutions are pre-
served, and that there Is lett to US the phi
yilece Of selecting our legislators and rulers.
Their services have been such as a grateful
| people are not inclined TO whistle down the
wind in the irrespective way which Justice.
for his own reasons, sees fit t. advocate.
/ But to come down to the case in hand, if we
| did not consider GIN. STANNAED fit man
to r,I1csent this district in Congress,
we assuredly should not desire to
see him nominated. The General
might not make one of the greatest
orator son the floor of Congress, though the
stump of bis good right arm would often
speak. we fancy, with an eloquence which
the best speaker there might be glad if he
could embody in words; but he will make,
If chosen, faithful, capable, industrious,
honest and clear headed legislator,-one oil
whom Vermont would never be ashamed,
and to whom she can safely entrust her
interests and honor.
We had good authority, which We offset tc
Justices "surmise,'' for the intimation that
Mr.. Baxter does not desire to be a candidate
for fourth election, and go believing We
let pass without comment that portion Of
our correspondence article.
GIN. STANNARD, as the reduction Of the
army goes on, must soon expect to be mus
tered out of service. The days Of our volun.
teer army and officers are numbered. 1t i:
understood that in the competition of meri-
torious officers for appointments in the regu-
lar army. majority IN the highest rank
which has been offered TO Gen. S. That
the services Of Vermont in the war have been
enough to entitle her to aBrigadier Generals
place for her favorite soldier, does not seem
to US an extravagant claim; but if 1t is not
allowed BY Gen. Grant and the Secretary Of
/ War, we do not see how it can be helped.
Gen. StAnnard certainly cannot be blamed
for declining to accept Majors position in
the regular army. Returning thus, as he Is
soon like TO, to civil life, the question is if
the people of this district can do themselves
more honor, than by hOnOring him with a
nomination and election to Congress. We
do not believe they can; and there are nu-
merous indications that they do not think
they can.