Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-30

ways Deeu abIe 10 DO
Any one az all conversant with the oppor-
tunity for work valuable to ones state and
country offered to a member of either House
Of Congress, must fe, / the grave responsible
ty which such a nomination as YOU tender
me brings with 1t. a representative Of any
constituency IS charged with important du-
tee. \ representative Of a Vermont cor stit-
ucncy IS especially charged and expected to
carry into all his Oficial work something Of
the intelligent devotion TO the principles Of
constitutional liberty. which lave gwen .
et+ble and envIab e character to the people
oi the state. In this lies the peculiar hon
or OF your choice; that it is Of itself stamp
ot character; but that 1t is so, loads the pO-
sitioh with the weightier responsibilities
At the best | can make but poor ac-
acknowledgement IN return for this evidence
Of your continued cor fdence and esteem
But as the best expression OF my sense 0 { it,
| can assure you that II | am elected. such
| ability and strength as have shall be con-
7cientlously devoted TO the performance OF
. every duty t. which your representative
ought to address himself | tru nv Iab0rs
/ hitherto have not been wholly without fruit
yet | am sure that what | may have accom-
! pllshCd or may yet do, is and viii be, owing
1 70 great measure 10 the strength and char
-cter which the support OF Vermont con
sttuency gives me. Like master, like man
The member Of Congress will seldom tie bet
/ Ter than the people " no elect him; but from
the warm and intelligent sympathy that
ought always - exist between them he Will
/ he made stronger and vastly more effective
As their rePres enta'Iye. The relation Is one
/ of the highest trust; it ought also 70 be one
~ the most cordial and uHshaken conf leuce
4 But, u be such, demands that the represent
ative never sinks, never mistake expediency
/ ior the public good, never palter with hs
/ his own conscience, and never surrender his
own honor That | have not reached my own
/ IDEAL OF representative | know too wei
7 that have not attained to yours. am a.
sensible as YOU can possibly be; but that
shall keep that I'd al before me as my exem
plar, and shall continually strive 10 reach n,
( IS as sure my election; and [ know l eau
nave no more honorable ambition
But turn aside from this line Of persona
remark, 10 exchange congratulations VIII
you over The auspiclJus UIurus OF the nation
al canvass. Vermont lei IF IN the ctmpaiya
/ ,n splendid style and her % 00O mai lritv
was graud!y answered by 900 from uaire ,
a. Iu October, from the Prn0bscOt u the Wa /
ash, aud even rom beyond the Missouri.
came the Inspiring aud almost uubrokeu
notes oi victory lie Central and Western
states have answered back to our Green
Mountains aud he pines Ut Maine, the r.
Hct Jl tie ballot OK. The result IS -ec.re |
only add one suggestion u these words |
% cheer. vermont has always been in the
ruut Ol the battle for reIn5ucan principles /
aud It only remains for Us u r,metuher that
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SEcoSD DISTRICT -Tht Second District Con /
yeUtIon met at - hHe River junction IN the 1
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L by ,. y. Herr cI, ot Brttlehlr5. /
Chairman Of tie District Committee. who /
poniuated B. ID lIarrIs q. BrattleborD. tor I
emrararv president. , NJ easun d. /
lhcjfJrd nominated John b. Med ol Z ~
i1p1 Mr q ca-on and Mr. Haekiu- were
appointed tellers. and tie yot stood, liarrs
50 Mead ~.
Mr. HarrIs briefly addressed the couyen-
ton on taking tie char. j. : Adams %
Chester aud y =. b yieu of Btud5ipl were
-Iect,d Temporary Secrefarics The te1uoJ
,a1y organization was subsequently, made
% rmaneut. 4 cJnte-5,d delegate case from
the town oil Gc5JJn was retsrr,d to IL
clmmittec 9t fge. and at : O'Clock a N lj.r-
lry Of tie committee reported In favor Of the
Poland delegate, and the motion that Mr.
uiI he admitted to the convention was car
red bv n vote OF { t. 81 The temporary
was then made permanent with
our Wee Presidents. motion % proceed .
10 nomination Of Member Of Congress, and ,
that etca delegate as bis name was called u
should come forward and deposit his lIot, o
was ad pied Ktuedge HasElns 81 Bratte-
1uro. nominated Hon Luke p. Poland. w
H. Walker Of Ludlow, nominated Benz. II. :
steele.
SteeIc's nomination was seconded by L.
o. Hirckley, L. L. Waterman, y. ID.
4 bbOtt, ) N Gleason, S " PIugrce aud a
Colonel Mead PJland's nomination was I
econded By Mr Morgan Of Rochester, L
TX Governor Fletcher, II. \. H.x, and Mr.. y
hastings OF ST. Jyhusbury.
The bal ot was then taken and resulted as :
-olows Poland %, Steele CO.
Mr.. Poland was declared nominated amid :
great and long continued cheering Henry I =
saHJrd of Hartford, moved. and l.. O.
Iuckley seconded, that tie nomination be
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