The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-07-21

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who has "A opinlon 10 express on 40
impgftsHi laAster. should -ous wtih
Having Cor ourselves a dear Rnd de-
lsbefAte opinion Rs % who eagnt ~ be
tho nominee Al RatiAnd on the 5th a
August. We accordingly make no apollo
~ for expressing Il, and NO do not hes
ilai1 b. say that whoever the Rspubll-
cas- eeleos they ought not 10 return
the present meiaber.
az Woodbridge, We are sorry 10 be-
llafe and SAY. has not. on the whole,
served with credit ia Congrss- We
have watched his courso there FROM the
0alset with kindly interest due 10
ploAsAn, aoquasntaneeship and sincere
intercst Ia h,a welfare, and in the
end with after disappointment To
SPEAK only u iaihngs, directly affecting
him IN his publlc capacity, Mr. Mood.
bridge has been 10 INDECENT and easy
too willing 10 be the friend Of every
body, good aud bad too ready 10
promise and TOO uncertain Of perform.
anne, has name haa been too often
whispered IN connection with lobby
''jotis, @h he has been on too good terms
With President Johnson and has right
hand man, Randall. 10 make his dis
charge Of his duties acceptable 10 the
people Of Vermont
II be has Supposed that he, above all
modAls. eould ''hoid with the hare aud
rnn with the honnds, and retain the
confidence u both sides, OF that al oo
oAsional sprcAd-aAglo speech would
take the place 81 careful and constant
attention 10 the duties Of has post, he
has made sad mistake His course
has not been one 10 win solid esteem |
With undnabtabln talsnt and many |
generous aud good impulses, his con.
gressioaal career has been failure
We say these things, reluctantly but
the more plainly because some OF the
papers in bis disiiet, opposed TO Mr. |
Wo0dbridges return, seem TO mince
the mrtter, when a ktud II ontspoken |
uttoranoe o fthe truth in the case would /
bo far more effective ON their part. --
We DO not believe that our estimate oil
the Representative Of the First District
differs substantially from that Of every
well informed aud right minded citizen
81 his district There was cetainly no
dsinieresied support or enthusiasm
for him, IN the convention Of two years
ago, and his nomination then was sole.
" due to the fact that no other candi-
date saw I'll 10 press any claims /.
now be has any support, except from
the Office holders, actual or expeotant,
who depend upon his favor, we do not
know whore il is and at this time there
are other candidates. active aud ener-
getic, in tho held, the result can hard
y be doubtful 80 far as be il concerned
II he knew his own interests, Mr..
Woodbridge would at once peremptor-
lily decline TO be again a candidate, aud
permit the Republicans Of the District
TO send in his place one xho shall bet
ter illustrate the industry, purity,
steady and straightforward adherence
TO principle. frankness Of speech and
singloness Of purpose which are still
and will. We trust, long bo--elemenis
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