The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-06-01

branch of our national legislature ~ either
of those larger and more thoroughly edu-
Gated men would have been
What we have said of Mr. Boutwell,
may be justly said of NJ. Morrill, Both
are eminently practical and useful repre-
scntatiyes No mans character stands
f:,irer, morally. than the representative
of the Second Congressional District OF
Vermont. No Vernonter has had larger
legislative experience a> repre-. sentative at
Washington since the days of Rollin G.
Mtllary and Horace Everett. His fouu-
nate position Is chairman of the Commit
Ice Of Ways ;mi Means has enabled him
10 manifest those practical business quail
ties 10 which his curly training have ma
teriaily contributed That he could COM
lnand the influence, or make himself as
useful. when transferred Ia the Senate
very many of his true friends are disposed
To doubt. That he has made himself IL
useful in the House IL the late Judge
ColIamcr did when he WAS a member oi
il. or IL lac would. had he been Il member
during the past ten years, few if any will
he diSpo>el TO question. But that lac can
command the influence in the Senate amid
such TitanS us FeSsen,len ana Sherman.
his best and most Sigaciou> friends Will
hardly have the presumption Ia claim.
Ion. Justin = Morrill, has won laurcl> of
which his State NAV well be proud, and
whatever Congressional laurclS iIe * TO
Win III the future. are 10 bc gathered on
the same tioor-ln the same field.
judge Poland has hal the education.
theoretically and practically, which laid
the foundation OF the late Judge Cola
mer's Senatorial success. Constitutions
and laws. national and State. have been
tle study and practice of lni> mature lie
and the readiness with which he entered
into successful debate In that Senatorial
cil;,inbcr oi strong men. III once ranked
him anon" lis leading members. He leap-
cd al Il bound into Il national reputation
In little les than SIX months OF Senatorial
experience he has attained a reputation
for Practical craftsmanship AMI ability
which Very ma:iv others. Respectable iur
education and talents. have not acquired
in TWO full Senatorial Terms, And lhi~ i
not Very surprising wi.,n We look at lhc
iie-work ot .lu,l@e Poland, where he l;.>
>iudi,4l and discussed the Very questions
thai more iian all others call into debate
Ii:c ;,bic>; Senators
While the House X the place for men
like Mr.. Morrill,. the Senate l. the more
appropriate ARENA for such l,-cli minds a.
Ind 81 Poland. The Free Press >l,c.,h> ot
the transfer ri judge Poland from ihc
Bench 10 the Senate and suggests that
!'at for that transfer. the public mind
w"uid have iNa5n more unanimous ter Mr.
Morrill,. Very lil,lv; hui when that
transfer i made. ;.lii people >,'e hcw hi
constitutional and i,-e;il lal.or> have quail
lied INN Tor occupying 1he foremost rank
among Senators they are not liArly 10
ir.lmPlc cn this new phase ol In. question.
bat will rather profit lax lie knowledge
AMI experience which The transfer 81 an
ei..iiIci't .ini-c 10 ihr Senatorial forum
@ive- them We tell the Free Pres and
the Montpelier Journal that this question
rises lar above The ordinary contests of
m"r" vili:.ge Politicians the un-.-lfi>l
p,Vi'ic "t Nerm"mi-lile honest. inlcpen-
dent farmers. MECHANICS ana irslie>mell-
viii - rcglrl il. ami act under il.