Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-11-02
Our New Candidate.

Smith OF St. Adams as Ile cOllproll- -
Use candidate Of the Baxter and Hoyt c
factions, for congress; and upon him g
we hope will now centre the support {
Of all those whose feelings were in {
any manner enlisted in the foolish and t
embittered struggle Of the past three
months. Nj Smith was nominated at
Hydepark on Wednesday Of last week.
He has since the last election been re-
peatedty urged 10y the leaders Of the
auti.Baxter element to take the nom
nation and run against him should
that gentleman refuse to withdraw
from the contest; but now that Mr..
Baxter has done so-making "a yir-
tue" of his necessity ''-and has OK
pressed a wish that his friends should !
support Mr.. Smith, we now see no
reason, if Mr.. Bakers friends have
the least inclination to heal the unfOr-
tunate breach in the party, why all
chickering's and heartburnings may not
cease and an undivided party move on
as of yore to easy and certain victory.
Ifthere arc any ill feelings to benursed
and brooded oyer,any disappointments
to revenge, let the discounted candi-
dates enjoy them, but never let them
obtain root among the honest voters.
If the Hoyt men can cOnseny to take
Mr.. Smith the Baxter men should be
the last to object, for the Smiths were
both the front and the rear guard OF
Mr.. Baxter in the September struggle :;
they are the ones who saved him from
we'll merited defeat; they labored for
him with unceasing diligence, and
spent their money in lavish prolusion !;
not because they had any special love
for Baxter to be sure but because HOyt
was particularly offensive to them for
his unceasing opposition to their pet
schemes.
Soon after the election the papers
in opposition to Mr.. Baxter urged the
withdrawal of both candidates and a
union Of both elements upon new
man, which has now, happily for the
peace and prosperity Of the party,
been accomplished; by Mr.. Hoyt for
the reason that he could not hope for
success with a minority, and by Mr.
Baxter to smother certain rascalities
which if revealed would also place hin
in a still more hopeless minority. II
view Of these facts then, there can b.
no good reason why both faction
should not meet upon common grounc
forget past differences and award Nh
Smith triumphant election. We be
leve it will be done.
With the exception of some fiftee
or twenty persons whose opposition
Mr. Smith arises from mere person;
considerations, and who came there
defeat him at all hazards, the conve
ton at Hydepark was most harmon
Gus. When it became apparent TIL
he was to be the nominee portion
the Franklin county delegation al
two from Overwhelmingly
drew for consultation as to the be
mode to be adopted to defeat him at t
polls. We learn that it is their pl
pose to issue an address to the vote
of the district, setting forth the SUI
rior qualifications and claims of He
Asa O. Adds for the post we desi
for Mr. Smith, and setting forth amo
other things that the latter gentlem
opposed the war; opposed the EN-;
cipation proclamation, and was
short a virulent copperhead. To
but such sweeping testimony as Il
and nip il the bud it will only
necessaly - mention one or two j
portant 1acts, W h C h we think W
have some weight: Mr.. Smith W
elected representative from the to,
of st. Adams in the years 1862 a
1863, by a handsome majority, and
1864 and 1865 he was elected sci
tor from Franklin county, occupy
portion of his term as president
the senate. Now the point we W
to make is, if he had had even
faint Of apprehension about /
would the strong republican town
st. Adams have elected him to
Legislature, or the strong republic
county of Franklin have raised him
a higher position still, and would
state senate, always loyal, have IN;
him their president even for a
gle hour? We think fair ansy
to these questions will put a q,
tus upon those who cry 4copperhea,
"copperhead" Mr.. Smith was a
mocrat till the breaking out of
war, but when the old flag was fl
upon he in company with Gov.
lingham, John A. Page and
er eminent members of that pa
left it forever. If to have bee
democrat is an objectionable sin
the eyes of republicans, they sho