Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-07-22

s State and Federal; civil and semi militia
/. ry; legal and agricultural secular am
t religious and that it is full time for hir
t to have breathing spell just to see hoy
I private life will agree with his health.
Now in debating this question of tn
Seuatorship we only consider the claim
of Messrs. Hendee and Powers, becaus
we regard the real contest as betwe'
them. While Wr. Camp still holds on t.
.Nr. Heudee's pledge, Mr.. Hendeet
friends certainly claim that Mr.. CAM
has both released him from his obligation
and promised him his Camps support
3fr. Camp. placing himself sQuarcly upon
our platform. could certainly receive oul
cordial support were he nornilsted. But
as matters now stand. we see no prob4bil.
ityof his receiving the nomination VIZ
can not conceive that Mr.. Hendee'.
friends would make such confident asser
l
tions of Mr. Camps support unless they
had some assurances of it. We take
then the controversy as 1t comes tc
US, between Powers and Hendeo How
does the case stand then? Eendee has
just served his two years In the Sena'e--
enough for honor. and heSsays too much
for profit. It'&6uld take too much time
to eaumerste all the Offices which he has
held since he became Of age, but he is
nor ehjGyihg one half the benefits of the
States Attorneyship, and holds several
other places of honor Are we SO hard
run for stock. as only to take such men
for office as insist upon having it? Now
for Mr Powers. All conceJe his ability.
A good lawy er,-considerlng his age, We
may say, a ripe lawyer,-a ready and
apt debater and full of energy and expe-
dent as an egg is 'ful of meat ambitious
and DESTROYS Of serving his constituency,
and Of means sufficient to place him above
tue temptation of Legislative corruption.
He ig scholarly and Industrious, and we
should always find him awake and Dide
awake when his services are needed while
on the score of '.hoIiness of heart" we wi |
rank him at least with Hendee. Mr.
Henlee's outside influence would be OF
more service to the Rail Road, (pr0pidea
he -aas tile r r. m0re at heart h$a4 his
personal ambttiOn) than it could be IN
the Senate; while he could h1ncstty be
much better compensated for his services,
which is one point that his friends are
making for him Now, friends, we wish
to say this in the utmost good feeling,
but earnestly:
We are for this Rail Road as great
scheme of Improvement. We have
earnestly supported the somewhat extra.
ordinary measures to raise money for its
construction at some little sacrifice to our
selves, We are for the Rail Road in its
whole length aud broadcast sense Of benefit
to the whole community. We are not for
Rail Road for Morristown, Hyde Park
or Johnson for Hendce, Powers or Saw
yer, but for Rail Road straight through
from Portland to Osdensburg over the
cheapest, nearest and test route, down
the "Lamoille Valley" to Swanton, what
ever village or individual interest it NAV
cut If such route brings the road
plumb into Norrisvillc,-good. We
shall rejoice in their good luck.
If it comes North Of the River, and
skirts our own village a little nearer, then
good again. We could not help being a
little better pleased, Of course. But come
wherever it may, north or south, east or
west, right or left. we are still for the
Rail Road, and shall never consent to ha.
wing SO great and benefcent project
prostituted to little, personal purposes.
And this reminds us that good deal Of
blame has been thrown upon Mr. Powers
icr attaching proviso to his motion to
accept the enabling act for Morristown
that said Road should come on the South
side Of the river into Morrisv!lis, accord
ing to the preliminary survey. Mr. Pow.
ers introduced this measure. to be sure
hut it was drawn by Mr. Henoees ow,
hunt. and agreed upon the night befor,
their meeting as the ground for Morris
town TO take; and it took quite severe
labor on the part OF the other commission
ers to induce Mr.. Hendee to yecede from
this ground SO mech as to allow thei,
contract to be modified by the words las
nearly as praciicable;' and this selfish
ness fora time bid fair to block tht
wheels Of the whole enterprise. Now i
there was any blame in this matter, do
not uhjustly throw it all on to Mr.. Pow
eis, for Mr. Hendee is certainly equ lis
biamable. Be 1t understood that we dc
not blame any community for making al
fair and honest Efforts to get the best &c
commodations they can provided they dc