Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-16

vessel was soon lost to sight in bend o
land and behind what l took to be thu
Northumberland Island. The piece of ICE
/ was on commenced drifting southwark a
the wind hauled to the northeast, opening
little bay to the northeast OF Northumber
land Island; | saw the vessel in the harboi
there; her sails were furled; no smoke wa:
issuing from her smoke-stack that coulc
see.
Il then attempted to bring my boat.
across the foe in an easterly direction, hop
ing to find water and reach the shore.
succeeded in dragging one boat across. took
the water and attempted to reach the shore
some distance below the vessel. We wert
then drifting very fast, and a gale wa:
blowing with great violence from the north.
east, and it was showing very last and
drifting. | was driven back on the ict
again, and was compelled to haul my boat
| out.
1.-The night closed on me and carried Us
| to the southwest. in the morning we were
about thirty miles southwest of where the
ship went in the harbor, and heavy sea
was running, which broke up my foe piece,
separating us from six bags OF bread and
one boat | saw vessel under steam and
canvas rounding point to the north west
| Thinking she would come to our relief
gave myself no extra anxiety, but soon we
were doomed to disappointment, and from
| that time until the Tigress rescued us, We
never got glimpse of the Polaris."
The Rutland Herald alludes, in an extend
ed leader, to the fact, mentioned by us when
the name of Senator Edmunds first began to
be mentioned in connection with an ap-
pointment TO the Supreme Bench, that a
Constitutional provision makes him ineligi-
BILE to such an appointment. The provision
ARTICLE section 6, Of the Constitution) is
as follows;
"No Senator or Representative shall during the
time for which he was elected, be appointed 10 any
civil Office under the authority OF the United States
which shall have been ,'or the em0luments
whereof shall have been increased during such
time"
The Herald says:
We know not whether Mr. Edmunds de-
sired the Chief Justiceship, but it has been
generally understood, for some two years.
that, upon the happening ola vacancy, it
would be rendered to him. Of one thing
we are sure, no other or better appoint
ment could be made, or one which would
add more to the legal learning and judicial
acumen of that august tribunal Without
his knowledge and during his absence. Con-
gress has placed it out of his power to as
sumo that high position. We have thi.
consolation, however, that whatever the iu-
dietary loses, Vermont gains in retaining
her distinguished Senator in his present po-
sition as her representative.
The eminent qualifications of Mr.. Ed
munds for the Bench have indeed often
been recognized by those who know him;
but Congress is hardly chargeable with hay
ing taken advantage of his absence, to put
the Chief Justiceship out Of his power. The
facts are that the salary of the Chief
Justice has been flcioe raised during Mr.. Ed
munds' term as Senator-once from So 500
to So 500; and again, by the recent salary
bill, from SIS 500 to $4,000. As the first
Of these increases was made two years or
more ago, Mr.. Edmunds cannot have been
an aspirant for such an appointment in the
event of vacancy before the expiration of
his term /; nor can it have been understood
by anybody who knew much about the ease.
that such an appointment would be tender
ed to him before 1875.
Judge Poland is ineligible, for the same
reason, a. are half dozen others of the
forty or fifty gentlemen whose names are
already mentioned as possible appointees to
the vacancy.