The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-08-31
JadDe Poland iu His 0HH DaJenSc.
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Jadge P0iund in His 0Wn Defense.
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Nix. EpIroE lin The last number oi
yoUr paper read a communication signed
I. ;. ii. inter from thu initials that
the writer i, the icy. L. \ Hubbard. Il
gentleman with whom | had the pleasure
oi 4 slight acquaintance souIr Year. ;,-.u.
and one whose i'll opinion should b.
very sorry TO incur. lie proic->c:,, and i
presume with sincerity. Ia doubt my
-oun'lno-s IL :, republican,.
Now hold tia; Il man who allows
himself 10 he a candidate Tor office. pro
tossing to believe i'll ami uphold the l,rin-
cipie- oI tirv party wnici. nomi,nicd him.
bG. who docs uo, believe in them. an!
does moi design to support them when
elected. l. not IN honest n:uI. wuuid
not vote tor such Il man n.y,rI.. and
should not expect Mi. ii. ,r anv o.hcr
honest man la 'iu -.
] DO not regard :; IL very impor:;,n, to
me whether people vote ltr me, OF whc;h-
cr | am elected Il representative IN con-
@rraS. But having lived aii my lie ia
Vermont. and ha,iiI- iyr nearly twenty
Years, by TIN Generous i;l,or o; IL people
held 4 seat upon Ia" bench ui a. hi-nc>i
tribunal. and Tor several yy;il.- "a; IL head.
| ir tcci >oIc anxiety al my t.uc OF Ike
ir"' I" L. ia, ,.r"'",.-'., ina, I..,,o
hitherto sustained. ot Lgn@ an none. .ni
truthful man. ii l. toy thi- reason lilat
am prompted TO ool"t answer ,,.li ,Ap.,.-
nation OF ihr mAit,r oi MIR. IL article.
In r,tcrgins 10 iny political cousc, OIL
y my yUtc~ Oh The ''N;u,htvn case" aId
the 'lrGmDuii amendment" arc mun,L a.
mcurrng suspicion .. ny l.rii.ytpic,.
The question iii the Stockton c,,. ~ III
no >cn>t Il political question; ii WAS pure
ly Il question OF iaN. voted upon II ;.,.-
cortlng 10 my juign."nt oi the law. HI
was WroiI- II !n-.t prove IN i poor law
yer, bat not IN ull>oUmd republican. l;ul
several oi TAG >t:iIucI.,>t AMI most rc...l- /
bic republican, syl:atoi-, AMI tho~c lu.~i
eminent Tor lead and constitutional lc.:n-
in" voted with me i'Iru; NJ not aei-
i'm On ,uiy p4riy bia~ ii favor OF Mr.
Stockton Will bc seen III ti.y fact that.
wien the question had been once deciari
III SiOcAiOn'> favor, by what ! rear icl .
IN improper vote. moved u rccou>iIcra- |,
ton 10 bring li.c matter ,,g;,.n before lhc .
senate.
The "lrumbuil mnrn lncni WIS In no
sense i parry Measure, Ii wa~ moved Ly .
Mr. lrunbuiI without com,d. ration or
with other members ot ih2 .
party. IN caucus OF elsewhere. / REGARD /
ed II a. WRONG IN principle, and exceed .
lneiy unwi~e IL a party mca>lfc. II i
wa- raising an ISSUE between congress ana
the president, upon which We could not .
stand before the people, ;md plrlsin. lis to
Il measure which We could not pass over
his veto.
do moi choose 10 20 Over tie ar.H-
ncnt OF the question. My views OF the
subject Were stated in Il short speech.
which WAS published believe in most Of
-hc Vermont papers. iho-t yiew- were
sufficiently satisfactory 10 tic senate, 81
that there WAS quite majority aGii.l>;
the amendment, and that too III body
more than hail OF Winch Were iePuoiicane.
Not onF-ha!l OF the republican members
voted Tor II. in that ~tme srcecit de
'i;'rea my desire to vote ior dIr'c; law
10 limit executive patronage, 10 the full
lest extent we could under the conStitu-
ton such law was drafted by the jul
licl'Fy committee oi which WAS Il mem
Oer' ana presented Ill tie senate, Out II
WAS 'Gclded IN 4 caucus OF republican, sell
HorS that II was moi adEie'lhIe 10 attempt
10 pass H. /