Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-01-09
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
Senatorial Elections.

sauutoriaI Elections.
The attention OF the country, just
now, when 1t Is momentarlly WlIhdra"n
from the tnghttuI and almost daiIy re-
currence OF fires, disasters ana crmeS' Is
centered upon the several Senatorial
elections about TO take place WIthn the
next ten days. Although these officers
are chosen by State Legislatures ana as
representatives., to a certain extent, OF
state interests, yet their selection Is
matter OF rational moment. III which
the whole people are and have right to
be interested The office of United
States Senator Is something more and
higher than mere State representative.
1t is on" of Nh" highest elective positions
in the world, and he, who is SO FORUM
ate rs tu represent his State in that
body. is also one of the constitutional
advisers Of the President. With them,
oso bol,, r,gts a. mucb tbo iaenes of
.,,. ,,.,. ,, with +I,o prosilo,,t or
I,I.;,.t Tho,, oro +1,o troo+,, ,ool,in,r
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years :" oo'le, % " Il, -, D0 SV'i ~ d
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'''St''u'e', oonS'S'S .! SG' 'lI'' -,0'.'
"ic'''o''S' "i'y eii Ia, '''5 ''' Il
ed as rePuDIlcahS' anu Se''''ee" DIS
de nocrats. o lhe latIeF' aS represent
ing 'he "PposiIl"h /" 'le al''l'II''S'i"''"",
Sno"4 DE- a'deo SEVEN VIII" were 'le'''u
as rePuoi'ahS anu subsequently 'I'i'"
lhe OIhclnilau movement hl"N'"9 'i''
rea po.lllc'I S'reu9'h "l 'ne present
senate nI'y rtPuo'caLS anu t"en'S lou
"PpoSl,"o' giving 'ne !, ,i'uO.,1''iIS o''o
"i'It '''"'l 'n' necessary '"0-Ii'''I' 'oI w.,
FrquITel, OH some q"9SCi''i'' 0ai 'i'V ''i'
Oh ''aFch' l''e terms y! '"eH'5 -'o0i @o''-
a'orS lhlhe'een [ePupIic"iiS, uiiiee ''S'lloc
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.I..,'3,. t,aa,, e1,,1 ,,,, tI,a election
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- .ae N-,rt1, Co.o1ino[ indo
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gN1o'S'% anu I,,a9oui' u5''Io:, avs
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NiLI oe suCcee..eu ~ iC''"'.o''','' " '''''
I'D Nor'll O"iol'l'" anu "To' .,I ga 'i'o P''9
fn' ''Pu""callS are Vi VIII 0S
'd NY opposition members leaving ','e
next senate poItcaIIy the satlle IL 'u'
present hfty repuDlcahs ana t"eh'y-
four opposition. The next succeeding
Congress-the 44th-whi also he un-
changed poilucaIIy' 50 1ar as 'he MAJOR
llY IS concerned, although the maJorlIy
may be somewhat lessened. This VIII
be seen at a glance, when 1t Is stated
that of the twenty-tor outgoing 0ena-
tors, March 4th 1879, eleven are demo-
Gratis and sixteen republicans, ana OF
these sixteen are the Senators from YER
mont, Massachusetts Name hnooe Isl
and, pennsylvania, South Caroilha'
ONO, Michigan, Minnesota ana NeoraS-
ka' These States win one possible ou'
not proDaole exception arc lloral!y SURE
70 remain republican, IN auoI'loh 70
usual senatorial electlohS occurring
var ana prooaoiy CAe one eNcl'InS
st interest S Ino eleCOio" 81
'or 10 henry wilson, lce-I resi-
eject as senator iLoll 'i"SS'Inu-
SITS. Inc aDluty ana character winch