The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-07-14

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zoe bs Tstarpsd With rs command, 70
Ire assong ghoaa with mhom be bad
soaght He came io cur District from
tie haitle-6ald and came with rec
ord whieh should u least place him
upon an equal looling with ihe teter
ans At oar poliiical contests Unul
Col YeaEey VS. suggested A. eandi-
da.e fr Congress, ppue u oaF citiaens
psro inssnsible to The glory which Yer
mont derived from The decisive charge
81 0etiyabarg when Col Yeazey led The
l8;h Vermont apon DIE flank Of tLe
rebel eolamn, Bat fgE the purposes Of
this Canvass Il seems q curtain Ia 10 be
drawn over Yermont's share in the
campaign o. Gettysburg and Col
yeArey il to be considered an utter
stranger 70 the people Of this District
until The time when be settled In Rat-
land o. his return from the field. This
way Of ignoring Col Yeazeys most
important connection with the State is
rather Democratic than Republican,
and reminds as Of the New York
Horlds sketch Of Gen. Grants militia
/ ny career In August. 1861, be enter
ed tic Federal Army as Captain, and
was transferred 10 the regular service,
wheie be still remains The people Of
our District are asked in
a similar manner TO throw out OF
the scale tho military career Of Col,
yoazey. A poor compliment indeed,
10 the surviving heroes Of the Union
army, 10 be told that their claims to po-
liiical iaYors viii date from the time
/ Of their return.
When our volunteers crossed the Po-
tomac ON their homeward route, and
left the field Of battle for the duties Of
civil life, we welcomed them with heart
felt thanks, and declared in the Joy OF
the moment that the honors of the
government should be given those who
had been its defence II there was any
I intention to dispense civil Offices as a
reward for service in the field without
regard 10 fitness for civil duties, the in
tention was generous but mista.
ken. If however it was designed Ia
give the preference 10 the returned sol
dier where other things we're equal
the policy was one Of simple justice.
There may have been instances where
men have obtained by reason Of their
military reputation positions in civil
life which they were not quail.
flied 10 ill. There is no attempt OF
part Of the friends Of Col. Yeazey TO sc.
cure his nomination in that manner
The gentleman whose claims we urge
il not only brave soldier but an edn
Gated man, and has had experience ii
civil as well as military life. Such be
ing the case. we say he is entitled tc
the nomination in preference to any ci
william who cannot satisfy us Of his su
perior ability and fitness Three year,
ago every citizen Of the District would
have said the same Perhaps nov
there is more danger that the ius
claims of soldier win be ignored, thar
that he viii be given rewards beyonc
bis deserts. An obligation Of honor Of
ten seems less binding as time passes
and there may be those who are less en-
thusiastie in their devotion to the soldi
ers than when they were fresh fr ON th,
field. With some, man who spen
the years Of the rebellion figuring in 10
cal politics, may stand better chanc'
than one who served bis country il
the field If Col veazey, instead 0
enlisting in the army, had gone to Rut
land aud commenced to dabble in poll
ties, those gentlemen would have givel
him credit for a longer residence in th,
District Then he would not have beer
so new man, and the claims Of hi
friends would have been less presumpt
u0us.
Col. Veazey labors under another dis
adyantage-the misfortune Of boinI
younger than his competitors. w,
J suppose there is class of men who ar
inclined to consider age synonymou
with wisdom, and youth but anothe
} name for folly. While the experienc,
Of a long life IS not to be sighted
neither Is the yigor Of early manhood
useless 10 the State. In waiting 10
that ability which is supposed 10 com,
only with venerable years, the best en-
ergies Of mans life are often spent il
other service than that Of the pub
lie. Those Of our youth who design t
| enter upon public life have ALWAYS beer