The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-07-21
From the Manchester Journal.
The Congressional Question.

port of the people of this section. The
views we then set forth have been re-
ceived with favor 10y many of the lead
ing citizens of our immediate vicinity,
and we believe are not less acceptable
to many of those with whom we have
had no communication. As far a. our
information extends, there is growing
belief that Mr.. Woodbridge's further
services can be dispensed with without
any detriment To the public; that in
default of candidate from Bennington
County and that of the three candi-
dates presented by that County, Col.
Veazey would best represent the Dis
trict
1t is said 10y some that Col. Neazey
should not be brought forward rs Il can
didate for Congress, on account of the
shortness of the time during which he
has resided in our District After resi-
dence of four or five years in its most
prominent town he is by no means per-
sonally unknown TO our citizens and
an intimate connection during that pc
riod with the public affairs of Vermont
has hardly left him stranger to its in
tcrests. During the first year of his res
idencc among us, the Legislature of
Vermont saw fit to elect him Reporter
of the Decisions of the Supreme Court,
II
sought for 10y some of our best scholars
and lawyers. And now, after resi-
dcncC of years among us, during which
he has proved himself competent and
faithful, ii is considered by some quite
improper to mention his name in CON
nection with Congressional hOnors.
one would suppose to hear these gentle
men contend, that Col. Nen2ey has not
lived long enough among Us to become
identified with our interests, that he
came to Rutland from some foreign
land, and was unacquaintcd with our
language, laws and customs. Col. Yea
zey is as familiar with the sentiments
and wishes of our people rs he would
have been if he had always lived in
Vermont. He was reared and educated
on the other side of the Connecticut, but
the war of the rebellion found him
among the volunteers of Vermont. For
three years he held the commission of
our State, and led her sons in battle. At
the expiration Of their term of service
he returned with his command. to live
among those with whom he had fought.
He came to our District from the battle
/ field, and came with IL record which
should ut least place him upon an equal
| iuolln9 with the veterans of our politi-
cal contests Until Col. NcaXcY was
| suggested ~ IL candidate for Congress
none of our citizens were insensiblr to
| the glory which Vermont derived from
the decisive charge at Gettysburg when
Col. Nca2cy led the 10th Vermont upon
the Hank of the rebel column But for
the purposes of this canvass il seems a
| curtain is To be drawn over Vermont =
| share iii the campaign of Gettysburg,
| and Col. eazey is To he considered an
i a1ti .ns itt.a1 10, 4 a.
L trict until the time when he settled in
Rutland OF his return from the field
This way of ignoring Col. NeaZey's
most important connection with the
State is rather Democratic than Repub-
lican, and reminds us of the New York
Jtoff"S sketch of Gen. Grants military
career; I'm August, 1861, he entered
The Federal Army as II Captain, and
was transferred to the regular service,
where he still remains The people
of our District are asked in Il similar
manner to throw out of the scale the
military career of Col. Neazey. A poor
compliment, indeed, to the surviving
heroes of the Union army, to be told
that their claims to political fayors will
date from the time of their return.
When our volunteers crossed the Po-
tomac on their homeward route, and
lett the field of battle for the duties of
civil life, we welcomed them with heart
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