The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-08
From me I-e,mo,t Record
Mr.. Merrill for Senator.

From me I'eno,t Record.
MIR. Morrill, for Senator.
Since the days of Phelps and SIade
no Senatorial contest in Vermont has
excited so deep an interest in the State,
or attracted SO much attention to mark
the canvass, thus early opened, for the
seat of the lamented Collamer. The
candidates, Hon. Justin s. Morrill, and
Hon. Luke p Poland, are men each of
acknowledged ability and personal
worth Either candidate would honor
the position but since one only can
occupy the place it becomes the free
men of Vermont to give to the claims
of each a calm and dispassionate CON
sideration, with the view of doing JUS
tice to the candidates. to the State and
to the country at large. 1t is useless
to hint that the services of both these
gentlemen may be retained in Con
gress, as it is too much to expect that
either will be a candidate for the
House.
In a country like ours, promotion,
both in civil and military life, is the
legitimate and customary reward for
the faithful performance of important
and arduous public duties That the
faithful and distinguished services of
Mr. Morrill, III Congress for the past
twelve years richly entitle him to pro-
motion no unbiased person will deny.
One year ago not five persons in II
hundred in the State thought of any
other person than Mr. Morrill, as the
eventual successor of Judge Collamer,
but Judge Poland's appointment by
the Governor, his popularity with the
: bar and the influential support given
him by the railroad corporations OF
the State, make him prominent can
didate The friends Of Mr. Poland
while fully conceding the great ability
e and commanding influence Of Mr.. Nor
e rll upon all questions of revenue and
finances, insist that the Senate is g
purely legal body and hence that none
but lawyers are properly qualified fol
. Senators. Now Is this so? Do not
+ questions Of finance and revenue ever
o come before the Senate? Indeed M,
g not the questions chat come before the
Senate for consideration as muitifari
. GUS as are the subjects of legislation
l. Most certainly they are, and it is on
II ly by years of industrious Congress
e sional experience that any man can be
;, come an efficient and well informeC
!, general legislator, like 1Ir. Morrill,
Mr. Monills opponents fully con
cede his superior financial ability ant
J. experience while as a supporter of Nh
e, Morrill,, we as freely admit the pre-
it eminent legal abilities Of Mr.. Poland
>, But we insist that there are AWAY
enough lawyers, and never too man
. intelligent iinanciers, in the Sennte
g Here then the highest qualification
he claimed for Mr.. Poland as Senator j
ID clearly outweighed we think, by IL still
io more important qualification possesse
by Mr. Morrill,, while the greater fam
iiiality and experience Of Nh Morrill, il
all matters of general legislation, an
his acquaintance with the men of bot
Houses aud of the Departments cannc
fail to render him very much mon
he useful and influential Senator tha
. Judge Poland can reasonably oxpet
to become at present
The Rmiaad Heraid and BmliBgo
Times supporters Of Mr. Poland, seei
'ss to be particularly displeased becaus
N, the New York Tribune, the Springfield
ly Republican, the Boston journal an
ms other outside papers recognize th
Ill pre-eminent fitness of Mr.. Morrill, IL
he Senator Our neighbors of the Herd
mt and Times did not hesitate to expire.
zee a preference for the election Of Gel
EST Ferry as Senator from Connection
OF why then should they deny the rigl
we of out of the State papers to EXPIRE
m the preference the nation feels for Nj
,d, Morrill, as Senator from this Stat
tie The Times is in error in insinuatiI
to that the Repabiican has not always e
OF pressed preference for Mr. Morr
sx- for Senator. 1t has steadily assertC
i've that MIR. Morrill, is Vermont's be
er, present contribution to the country
II In crisis like this, a statesman iii
AL Mr.. Morrill-able, experienced, trit
I'LL and true upon all the great leadir
TO issues, belongs not so much to hin
lcl- self, hia district or to his State, as
III the nation at large. Justin S. Nor
on is Vermont's present most experience
III Statesman and most distinguished so
rly and to overlook him in the election
eN. Senators by the next Legislature won
OF be an act OF ingratitude wholly inco
err sistent with the true aud genero
lth charaeterf of our people, and won
the cause general disappointment throug
out the country. Mr. Morrill, h
ri been long identified with the agric,
to tural and educational interests of f
Sc State, and the intelligent Republic
mt, farmers of the State, to whom he
on ever been true, will not soon forget |
the eminent services.
YES
:, prnsoNAI Charles Sevnoour IT,