Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-07-09
THE RUTLAND HERALD,
MONDAY, JULY 9, 1868,
The Congregational Question.


Kellogg, placing himself among the list
Of candidates for the nomination'at the
approaching Congressional Convention To
be held on the 9Th Of August, thiokens
the contest and makes more doubtful the
result Of the canvass, There are now in
the arena, Hon. Frederick Z. Woodbridge,
Hon. Loyal c, Kellogg, Hon. Seneca NJ
Dorr, Hon. Charles W. Willard and Col
Whcelock G. Veazey. The letter Of Judge
Kellogg speaks for itself and asks in
candid manner the support Of the people
this own county, although the canvass
is far advanced, and the people have al.
ready committed themselves in great
degree to other contestants, many ofwhom
were originally the friends Of Judge KEEL
logg, but the fact Of his illness has led
them to choice from mong those who
have been practically in the canvass up d
this time. The presentation Of the name
of Judge Kellogg, therefore, complicatc'
the contest
We publish this morning, by request Of
the friends Of Col. Veazey, an article taken
from the Manchester Journal, presenting
the claims OF that gentleman to the con
sideration of the people of that county
While we have no objections to the pre-.
sentation Of the claims of candidates To
the people, and have given great freedom
in our own columns TO the convass Of
their several claims, yet the covert in
situations contained in this article against
the several opposing candidates, adroitly
as they are made to appear, seems TO us
To be not in good taste, and intended 70
prejudice in an unwise manner the minds
of the people. The assumption that al
though Mr.. Dorr has served the people OF
his county well in the past, yet the writer
does not think that his public life
furnishes any ground upon which he can
claim the nomination, is a strange one.
From what are the people to judge of the
qualifications of gentleman To support
for any position if not from his public SER
vices 1t seems to- that the criterion
by which they would Judge Mr.. Dorr and
reject him from consideration is the pre-
else stand point from which candidate
for the suffragcs of the people should be
Judged. II would seem from this argu-
ment that the editor Of the journal would
look for a candidate among those who are
not identified with the interests Of the
people, and have seen no public service
Therefore, the gentleman least known 10 the
people and with the least possible OK
perience, is the one most To be commended
To the people for their approval. We
most earnestly dissent from this standard
of public judgement of qualification for
office. The same view is also taken Of
Judge Kellogg's fitness in the same
paragraph. While we have named an
other than Mr., Dorr or Judge Kellogg,
We think they are not to be 80 easily
counted out of the canvass as the Journal
would have them, and their past services
in the legislature, on the bench, and their
identity with the business and the peo-
pie of their own comfy will be recognized
upon their distinctive merits, while their
services and qualifications are known and
will be appreciated in Bennington and
other counties of the District.
We also publish an article taken from
the Vergennes Vormonter, in reply
to the criticism of the Middlebury Regis
ter upon the public record of Mr.. Wood.
bridge. The persistent efforts Of that pa.
per to misrepresent the sentiment, of the
people Of Addison county and to cast obi.
um upon the public course of the present
member of Congress, have induced many
in all sections of the district, who are not
the friends of Mr.. Woodbridge, to come tc
his defense and support him for re-elec.
ton We had intended to have said but
little on this subject, but the motives, in
situations and epithets that are being used
III the canvass are 40 unmanly and
undignified and unjust towards gen
tlemen Of the highest standing who are
candidates for the nomination. that W,
have felt compelled to say thus. much up.
on the Cungre ,ional question.