Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-06-13

tons, giving each locality its due weight in the
body when it assemblies and securing, it will
secure, more general representation from ev-
cry Gown in the state.
Preparatory Training for the Sem
ate.
Tie hutiand Herald, IN an article occupy
iug Il cJluuin and Il half, takes exceptions to
our 5 ,atement Two weeks since, that he prin
cIpal questions discussed in our County and
Supreme Courts had very little relation to the
great questions calling into debate the ablest
: ors. We regret that the length of the
Hero'ds article and our crowded. Columns pre-
vent Us from copying the article entire and
commenting upon it. We suggest to the
Herald, however, that it might at least have
b-en just enough toward us to have copied the
whole OF the paragraph IN the Hersld upon
which cur comments were based, instead Of
abrIdging it by leaving out the very sentence
to which We TOOK excep ion. This is the par
agraph CHI the Herald, for reasons obvious
enou-h did not see lit TO reproiuce
IL: ieaped at bound into d natl onal repu
tat.5n. In little less than six months of sen
agOfI,i exp erIence he BIAS attained reputatI
ios racuc4l statesm anship and ability which
yer. many others, respectable for education
al tL.eals, have not acquired 10 'wo full
> Material terms. And tins Is not very sur
pri-I. z wnrn iook at III iife-icovk of Judgs
roland where h. ma, stud ed and discussed me
rery a. esh that more than all others call
inIo dtbdte the abi. st S5ysdtOrs
An examination OF the Vermont Reports
-.Dce jude Poland has been on the bench
viii fully establish our statement that The
questI.ps which have been decided by the
courts during that time nave been in only
las .ances, If at all, questions which " cali
into debate the ATTEST Senators"
Inc Herald ts kes considerable space to al
hru mat NJ. Collamer owed has emInence az
senator to his acquaintance with law a. the
bar and on the BEECH, end then attempts 10
inter hat because Judge Poland has had tie
i-Sai training he VIII therefore excel
senator. We might admit the premise with
gu, agreeing 20 the conclusion. Il cause one
yer makes a good Senator il does not fol-
llw that an0th will. Some OF the bes
lawyers IN the Senate ere Democrats A man
must be something more and better than
lawyer or Judge to be fit representative OF
Vermont 10 Congress. Senator Coliamer was
more than lawyer, be was a statesman. He
mad long training away from The tesbnlcali-
ties # the law and Its practice, IN the troad
er ami more comprehensive field of states
soaDship, before lac won his national reputa-
rion. And yet,-and we say it with all
Geterence-we sometimes thought MIR. Col
amer would have been L better Senator if he
l43 baen d little less of I lawyer. We have
.es denied, and " lave no purpose of deny
~, that judge Poland is i better lawyer
Cd IL Mr. Morrill,, but what we do assert, and
what &c ire prepared 70 stand b7, Is that he
Wi, not therefore make a b4tt9r > eDstOr
o.atesmansh!p Is broader, more taT-rsaching,
more progressive than the law 1t looks to
BE-, future, & bile law looks to the past. Law
II conservative, preserving what Is, rather
t!iau venturing t. build better forms Of gov
eminent. l. Is anchored in the past The
Judge in deciding the law for to day goes
back 10 the time of James and Elizabeth ;
upon an unknown sea, and his faith is re-
Sa.ded By discoveries OF new worlds and new
l.4tIoualIties. 1T the lawyers genius lifts
hiu q owe The forms and precedents and tech
L. ..L.iea Of his profession, mo the clear
light Ok absolute justice and everlasting
truth he becomes BIZ tor he Senate Chamber,
o. " b. leader ior the people. But he
oe.om 20. We sometimes think, rather in
spite Of lis legal training than By reason OF
X. Lawyers are no often the plone'r rs, sell
1om sac advance "a I'd, rarely indeed IN the
lrouc Eaak of The army OF progress.
We 90 not say this dIsparagement of
Judge Poland, but only in answer to the claim
that he ought to be elected Senator becau &c
ne lie :, good lawyer. We cannot agree that
he is therefore better fitted to decide any but
purely legal questions, being governed IN such
decisions by the precedents in The books. But
these Questions torm but a small TART of the
work OF a Senator and there will always be
lawyers enough In the SeLa,e 10 take care OF
sGGh queseIous. Senator Foo5 was never sue
cessiui - lawyer, and yet he maae an ex-
ce!ioue oenAcJT. Senator w llson of Masea-
chuse..- Is not lawyer, yet he has great
luhe9ncs III he Senate. Sir Summers repu-
tI.lOn rests not d al On his legal abilities.
MI 90 thInK Fessenoen and Trumbuli are
seeat D nato.s because they were lawyers be-
lore they were Senators.
We asr,e without question that Judge Pc
land's ability and professional education ana
Practice are qualifications which recommend
him l suitable candidate for the Sena {,
oua NC by liz means admit that tn, y are 10
di-pehsaoie quaiihca tons, or Qualitica tionl
tina. place aim higher than Mr.. Morrill, in
heness ior the position
SENATOR FoLANDS SPEEcH.-We have re-