The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-09
Fremont POlitics.--The Senatorial
Question:.

\ letter written to the SprlnSllelu he-
publican from st. Johnsbury has elected
some comment from several OF our state
Journals. The Burlington Free fress,
the Woodstock Standard and the Windsor
journal are somewhat seriously exercised
that the writer predicted that Rutland,
Bennington and Addison counties would
be nearly unanimous in their support OF
,Jidrc Poland for the senate. That the
simple expression of an individual opinion,
bv an anonymous correspondent, should
have caused such Il tiuttcr among the sup
por;crs of Mr. Morrill,, is sli. htly signlii-
can't this especially, as the alluson to
the senatorial contest was manltestly incl
dental. il not a .rdental-the main pur-
pose of the writer evidently being simply
to disavow. in behalf OF some Of our good
citizens. an intention to enter the lists as
competitors for the seat in congress now
50 worihily filed by Mr.. Morrill,: who,
modest men Of merit a they are, did not
relish being dragged SO unceremoniOuSly
from the quiet shades Of private life into
ihe gairi~h light of a political campaign.
However this NAV be, we are inclined
to believe. from other information we have
derived from what we consider reliable
sources. that the predictions Of "Epicti-
tus" were fully warrantable. The Free
Press and journal, while reprehending the
"wiId coniecturcs,' as they are pleased to
call them. OF this correspondent, lapse
themselves, some what unconsciOuslv, We
preSum,. into still wilder cOnjectures "
rs to whom the inliyilual was, who in an
& official" capacty-wih much stress
upon. and oft-rcpcated iteration of the
word .oGjfH lad visited nearly every
town in the county OF Rutland: the for
mcr surmi>ing it To have been Mr.. Joseph
Poland. and the latter that it was Senator
Poland himself. Now half fact, though
it be a fact of negation. is worth a cart
load of conjecture, and we are happy to
be able to inform our brethren. and would
break the matter TO them gently, that nei-
Their conjecture Is correct, and that the
Individual referred TO was a prominent
citizen Of Rutland county. friend of
judge Poland 10 doubt, which we suppose
would not totally unfit him for fair and
candid estimate Of the probabilities.
These coniectures, while they are wholly
understandable, resting upon no basis Of
fact, involve also gross personalities, and
to one who did not know the grave and
reverend character of these editorial chairs.
might seem slightly tipged with a sutfusion
OF acrimonv. These gentlemen. whose
names Were thus uhccremoniousl " bruited
through the state, can hardly be made re-
Spon>lblc Tor statements which every liter
airy advenlurer may see fit to make. We
protest against such a gross breach of Jour.
nalI>tic courtesy, and commend to notice,
q severe bat not unmerlted criticism upon
the free u-e OF personalities in editorial
controversy. which appeared in the last
number OF The Eound Table. wherein thu
writer CONDEMNS without stint the breacl
OF courtesy in which city journals indulge
bat pallatt> the "fiensc a. to country edit
or> in the following somewhat offtnsiv,
language ''Country clitor>, Of little cul
turc, are expected to Violate the rules O
deco"um. since those who do so are to-
ignorant to know better" To choose tC
be thought sinful rather than ignorant. i:
one Of the most manifest frailties of hui
mainly. and we feel confident that neither
OF the aforementioned journals would be
willing to avail itself Of such exemption
from censure.