Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-06-13
House. or RgPREsENTATIvEsJ
WAsHIsGToN, June 5, Is66

The people Of the otate have expe ted tina
the FepreseDt.nve from ;hc second district,
who tor 50 many years q ne them aud thu
State and the nation sis:a. service ia the
House ii Representatives, would decline a Re
election Tnere have been two ress0ns for
this expectation. Mr.. Morrill, has repea tediy
e1crees ed desire u have some respite from
the very severe Iabors Of his CONCESSIONS.
service. He has for many years been one OF
the most prominent members of the most la
borious Committee OF the House and has,
with a diiigeoce, industry aud h1eiIty UI-
usual as 1t Is praiseworthy, taken much more
than his share Of the burdens and labor OF
that Committee upon himself. tie mas con
tnued 1T his wo until he has seen the pro
tectIve policy which he has anvOcatet ecOme
the settled policy of The GJvernmeut, anu sne
internal revenue system, which ne has don 80
much TO make succ -, tar Y "a operation
and EllIns be treasury. He hat lerlaInIy
earned, ii h. ussITes respite iron n IN
c-sssnt i4b Ut the lower House. and II Is
not uDex pected that he ou.d AK It.
zion Il hal been generally understood for
some Ime previous 10 Senator CO.lame. > te
cease, that the people Of the 49, WHO had
appreciated the ABILITY, taIt hiuIness, and
craftsmanship Of Mr. Morrills service in the
House for many years would ark hIm 10
succeed Senator CollaIner at The expIrstion OF
the Iatter's term OF service in lhe Senate.
Senator CJllamers deceaee ana the appoint
ncnt OF Judge Poland To act his sGeces- or
until the assembling OF the legislature,
bro ght the latter gentleman forward . vIni-
nentiy also Tor tie succession b Jth gentle
men now have their friends, AMI bOtu, 1t Is
UNDERSTOOD, have permitted their irlends TO use
heir nsmes a. Candidates tx the Senate.
Judge Poland resigned his position as ChIei
jus ice Oi the >tate 10 accept the appoint
ment, which he would not have done II ae
had not determined TO be candida mex
fall. THIS he had clear r..ht - 30, and TO
secure all the advantage which might accrG
from 1t. Ii Is now obvious that Mir. Morrill,
must decline 10 be d Candidate Tor the Senate,
OF decline to he candidate Ia his District Tor
dI1 pubic will agree that hIs public service
hitherto fully entItie I'm TO : choice Of IT,
field 10 which he will Iab0r hereafter. He
certainly has the same right 10 decline 10
serve longer IN the House, whIlt still consent
ing to be a candidate for the Srnate. - judge
Poland has to decline to serve 90 the bench
for the purpos, of securing seat IN the Sen
ate.
There would be no need OF suggesting these
reasons for MIR. MorriIl's deciua ION. were II
not evIdent, from the course of Judge Polsnd'=
friends, that they were endeavoring to preju-
dice the people against Mr.. MorrIli as resign
ing his place in the I'ouse IN order to be
- candidate for he Senate. Mr.. Merrill has
earned promotion, if public service can ever
earn 1t, and he has an unimpeachabe right to
be a candidate for 1t. If Judge Poland is in
all respects better man for the position, the
people should say so But whether Judge
Poland was right or wrong IN resiglIng his
seat on the tench, and whether Mr Morrill,
Is right or wrong In declining reelection in
his District, are lot, it seems 20 u, questi
IN issue IN the canvass. Tao zeal question
IL, Which Is the best man for the plac and
we hope now that will remain as the princi-
pal question to be settled Dy the next Legisla-
ture- with TaIr anu cAnuIu se.sIrlu1u. III
that question, We ale quite sure Mr.. Morrill,
and his frIends will be intent and we hope
Judge Poland and his friends NAV agree to
rest his claims also upon that issue