Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-31


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g.l has 81 careful article ou ths Congressional
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Woodbridge is serving Dos Second term lhiS -
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TERM IN it, efforts Co Doe perfectly just Co. Nh
W..ibriIo. fine .U,.,sa..g-. We think. &. hardly
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merits it yet declares that DO he has 'hsp.!ci
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seem. TO us am unnecessary undertaking of the
.tr,r., Wis. and urli.-bt mon hv whom Yer
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cusations. We would have our representative,
not only above disbmur. lut above suspicion
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ucle is as follows;
The Question with rc.lri To- Mr. Woodbridge
is tbi. Doe. his Congressional career cntitle
him TO 10 a reelection His talent j. admitted.
HI. feaItv 10 tine priuciples of hi, party Is uu-
doubted and hi. renerll character j. without re-
nroacb but ueopIc generally fail 10 see any spe-
eial merit I'm his career that /, worthy Of pro-
longed honor. while hi, enemies I'VE fear person
al as well "A, POLITICALLY throw shades Of suspicion
over him a. abusing hi, high office to promote
accus,tion. and. until proved. they should be
disbolievei because accusation most ALWAYS As
sails "a candi.late for office
Mr. Woodbridge has made some mistakes.
With men As impulsiye. frank and generous as
himself mistakes are inevitable. To us it SEEM
ell a mistake for him. as a member Of the Judi
ciarv Committee. t. cling To the theory that an
officer could not be impeached except for indict-
,lla ofY,,ses. lint generally he has DISPLAYED as
much Judgment. learning and prudence as his
predecessor. and their colleagues from this State
and no more. Let him stand npon his mediocre
merits Hi, friends have lauded him too much.
and his enemies too much DETAINED Should he
now retire from Congress. after having been well
bonoral il will he due more Ia the fact that hi.
district contains 50 many and So good competi-
tors Than IN any persouai demerit of hi, own.
As 10 the other candidates. the three points of
location. former honors and personal quaifca-
tiaps will all have their bearing. If We rightly
rocollect tbe State was re-,listricted in 1853,
Al tlat fine Hon. 4. L. Miner. Of Manchester
Was in Congress and Hon. James Meacham. Of
Nfi1ueI,r,-r lotb from tbe same district rs new
In, ,re,taJ Nh, Miner was then Obliged to re-
ti,e bovin,r served only one term. and it Is now
,,..,sj NV s,pe that for this reason Bennington
Int. : entitled 70 furnish the next member.
-. ~ co,nt,, has furnished no member since.
nm tIo,- have NOT VET brouobt forward arv pro-
,,.;,,o,,t c,n,lilate aiil nrobablv will not
since the formation Of the new district. Rut-
loud county has sent no member. which thew
Ill. ,,,,, c,,t;tlos tbcp to one and which ru,.y
=, a,t account for their having fhrec candidate
s. 1S59 All;son county has had Mr. Neacb-
49,, al lIr olbri5s,e-four terms ont Of the
-, .,,1 W.sbinrtor county has had Hon +
p W.ltor tIraa terms So far as location is
1l..,a.,,oI .tor Tho oeice stands between Rut-
1a,J and Renni1rton countie. with a leaning in
80, - tI,c f,,.ner
A. 30 tho -c,.oI,l o.nirant. the former bonors
III Lar, Icon conferred unon them may be
~, ,,I,,rta,-e and NAV he a Disadvantage
,..,,,l;, = ,oe,,-s views Ju1pe Kellocr. he
siIes some minor Offices. held position on the
-, -. -, mi ,ye have hoard tbis nrqed
botb f,r and arainst him: for him. because it
,-.,,e hin, wisdom nrobjty and unsulIiel honor
7,..;,,gt lin, Loc,,tc ma one man oucbt To mono
y7,Ii,e the gooJ Offices Mr. Willard has been
,,gtoI III ~, HE office excent Secre-
-. g S. I'LL, no hold f,. two wears Mr.
H. hoe Gad n,,moro,s minor Offices and Col
Vc,,o, ,ras commissioned with chance 10 die
= ,,,i Ito, I'll a chance N ,,rovv non,
a. ,,.t;, ,l,o ,.,;si,ns IF tho S,nren,e Cour.t