Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-29

NEW TAcucs.--The first plan Of the friends Of
Judge Poland was to keep Mr. Morrill, in the
House, on the ground that his great and peculiar
abilities are Indispensable in that body-that he
cannot be spared. We now find inaugurated a
new plan, which is to deprecate Mr.. morrill, as
simply man Of fgures--a drudge Gradgrind
not a whit better than scores Of business men
who might have been selected from his district .-
And this comes from Tie home organ Of Sagtor
Poiaad We give it as an opinion which we will
stand or fall by, that Senator Poland and bis or
gan will avail even less by this species Of tactics
than the other. But just let us quote the Sena-
tors home organ:
eve say a iactitous importance has been given
to Mr.. Morrirs services. Thaddeus Stevens, the
former chairman Of the Committee and Means,
was not simply man Of figures. He was man
Of IDEAS He wonld not sit down and labor with
the automatic persistency Of Babbage's calculating
machine. lie has no affinity for the Gradgrnd
school Of statesmanship. This drudgery fell 10
the lot Of Mr. Morrill, who was able and willing
to do it. lie is a faithful and laborious statisti
can. His knowledge Of the details add minutia
Of matters gave him prominence when bills were
under discussion. For his industry and faithful
ness in these matters Mr.. Morrill, deserves credit ;
but that these services Of his have been better
F ltuuttfu lilu tllHN MONlu nave uttn uN tHolta OF
business men who might have been selected from
his district, if the same accident had placed them
IN similar position, we do not believe. Gale
doaiaH. June ~.
So Mr.. Morrill, is the automatic machine with
out an idea, and Thad. Stevens is the great man
OF Ways and Means--the real " man Of ideas. w.
Very good for Thad. We thank the Caledonian,
we thank Senator Poland, for putting him on the
a.. Il. H..
that he is a competent witness--a 50 man OF IDEAS -
long chairman of Ways and Means, familiar with
everything that Committee acts upon, and familiar,
too, with every act and quality OF Mr.. Morrill,
And he is an unimpeachable witness as well at
least Senator Poland and his cornerstone cannot
impeach him. Oh! gentlemen, gratitude is
great. May your shadow never grow less, -
but greater, especially the shadow over Senatorial
honors sought by injustice. Again we thank you
because we now take Ihad. Stevens as Mr.. Nor
rills witness.
Mr.. Stevens, If you please, as You know all
absut Mr. Morrill,, will you tell the Court and
jury what you think OF hims
MR.. STEVENS" Sir, do not find fault: the
committee do not iud fault the distinguished
gentleman Mr. Morrill, who has charge of this
industry, and talents Nhich DW 90 doCn to pos-
feriiy NTH this rery legislation tohsH al ie rest
Of us are unkaocn ta, days after death. There
fore neither he nor we have in any case found
fault with the criticisms that are passed upon US.
But there is one thing do complain Of: do
complain that in this day Of our trouble, that in
this day when the effort of every man who loves
his country is required to put down the rebellion,
men should attempt 70 make political capital by
arraying section against section, by complaining
Of one particular portion of the country and at
tempting to raise hostility in another portion
toward it, when every portion ought to be united
and act together as q single man. He who in this
time will pursue such a course of argument for
the mere purpose of party never hope to be
ranked among statesmen; nay, sir, he will not
even rise TO the dignity OF a respectable dema-
gogne. Cong Globe, June 2 1864.
Gentlemen, you may take the witness, with this
bic OF advice it will be wise in you, ike MIR.
Stevens, "not to find fault with Mr. Morrill,,
since Mr. Stevens himself warns you that in that
way you can never hope to be ranked among
statesmen" nor even to 81 rise to the dignity OF
respectable demagogue.'