Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-23

Press, it would appear from recent Issue
oi that Journal. are in great agony over
the Congressional contest in the First Dis
triot. They, IL would seem, set them
selves up "a the ocnsors Of the people Of
this district, a. though II we're necessary
To place them under their gusrdianship
and protecting care. lsst the peorts shppld
do Themselves sOas great iniusticd Per
haps tho voters Il ~ First District had
better fola tAsir AAAdA bsins unable 10
provide fer tAsuaaslsss, md be placed un.
der the kind ana wstshial care Of the
Fee Press gsntlsmen, who are such faith
full guardians 81 the public welfare, and
who at, apparently 10 much alarmed lest
the poop shall commit some grave politi-
cal mistake. Two year, ago, certain POI
litical reheotors Of public sentiment sue
eeeded in raising hue and org and
fomenting political discussions in their
own district, which extended in its rela.
ton 50 far as 10 embitter tho social rela-
,ious OF life; and not content with that,
they now seek To disturb the political re-
latinns Of their neighbors, and choose for
them who shall and shall not represent
them in the National Legislature, A re-
cent writer says that Very many people
spend their lives in interfering with 9th
crS pcrpetually putting spokes into
wheels with which they really have moth
ing to do, and thr,isting their fingers ipto
pies about the baking Of which they are
not in any way concerned" This seems
to be the position which these gentlemen
have assumed in reference 10 the nomina.
tion in the First District
The Free Press Of the 18th contains a
bitter denunciatory article upon the pres
eut member from the First district, in
which advice is volunteered TO the peo-
pie as TO their duties, especially what
they should not do assuming that while
the lrrcc, responsibility rests with the
voter. in this district, yet the whole State
should direct the selection whom they
want, thu, virtually saying to the free
men uf the First district, we know Your
Interests, wants and the direct issues in
which You are interested much bsttr thin
go,l possibly cdH yoYrs,lrts- the rcspou.
shility rests with you-but pray Dc
L.; us point out the proper person, as You
have Il" judgment OF your own You Dc
H. 4 I
thu composition Of representative IN
t-77TIETJ'SS- " mt Il SIT II iigrruraruusrs ui
stupid f,'rls we must be- II also advise,
oycry person To "out with their opin
i,n.'" and udviS, their poor deluded Eel
low mortal, OF the First CungrcS,iona
district for they cannot take care Of your
".lve- This GOODNESS and presumption
i, u't exceeded probably in the politica
aupal, Of this State or even OF tn,
country.
Tho source from whence thi, adyic,
rmana,cs, and the -u4ltu anxiety whicl
has come over the editor Of the Free Pres
Is evidently the u.>rlt OF some persona
-Isr,u.c of somebody" beside tia
a",Iumm himself. which i, made appa
uut from ,br. tact that it says thry hay,
lit rp.uiuu who ought not to lee the nom
i.ra., aU' Whoever else the Republican
>.h''. it'Nuusht not return the pr,~cn
~, mU,t. YES, here u,mc- ~" cl>t If thl'
matter, when ~ >ly>, take any body hu
Nh No"dmEAE", thus fully showing TIA
"a '"lthN' u'!IuS the 'pPrcnt"are for th'
ruN.lD Interests, which is 50 elaborated.
'Ni'r~''i !y '"' FREE ireNN' There l.
"d "'in"f 'h'> meal som" personal via
d'r'''' ""''o'' N'my rhni =" he carried
''ni PERSONAL spleen upon III" lre>th
ms1"h'r lhe people OF the ITS, Ton
-'e-~''nhI district do not propose Ia b
drlwn mt" hGhtng the personal battle
~ my @vniIrmm 1t any gentleman ma
Personal -rleIIa'l'e", he has perfect riSh
L. ''Ne >Hrh. course rs lie lildiNi"uail
'r"' tl'' pnt he has no right to ask othe
pe"pi" to discard candidate tor of'c
because h' does not 'Eree with HIM III al
rittyultr- aud the people NJ this di>tric
d' NOT 'rpssr T., be drawn into SUE
Y.r~Iuai quarrrls.
The Free Pres goes on Ia ~ tina, til
mlbh. lie ct Mr Woodbridge has been
fGlur,. nd that he has not served hi
r,u>u,uvuts with crrli, in Congress
tho peo,lr ut the first district are, pei
h,It,. A, .ood Judges If how their repr,
s,n'a'iy, ha, served them as the editor
,hr Free Press. He assumes TO belittl
ht, congressional career for politics
.iwr,>v ana doe, no. even give him tn
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