Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-16

lnab JuuRt IOlhuu nhu ana sui mas the
right to be a candidate for 9Th term is a
fact which no ono questions and that his
supporters are everywhere at work with
view TO defeat MIR. Denison aud compass
the final triumph Of the Judge Few can
doubt who watch the signs Of the times,
aud listen to the post election lamentations
Of his favoritc aud favored organs.
The cry raised by one Of those most ,oedk.
~ journals: "Now that Poland is defeated,
aud is no longer 10 the 6eld, let US rally on
some other man and kill off Deuison, !" has
neither the ring of sense nor reason, nor the
support Of the people Of the district, who
have untramelled and at the ballot box de-
clared for change with Dudley O. Denison
as their favorite.
The bolt-and such the organs please TO
call twas not and is not the work OF,
nor was it iustigated by, politicians.
In favor Of chango-backed by the
people whose wish aud command they well
understood sent TO do the peoples bidding,
not their own-was not found solitary "old
stager" of the whole flock of political VAN.
pires-who for moro than half score OF
years have ruled the people. It's passing
strange, say the organs, that party ties
should thus be abruptly sundered, that par.
ty supremacy should thus be jeopardized es-
pecially "away up in Vermont" But do
these few city organs forget-"rather do
they not remember Of all the Con.
gressiona districts in tho republic, each
sending member Of the House of Repre-
scutatives, not district can sh0,o a less
number Of iHiterdte Uoters, in similar pop
ulation, (about ll3,000,) than the second
congressional district Of Vermont.
Aud is such constituency to be triAed
with--even at the behest of metropolitan
journals, few Of whom say the country
cannot spare Judge Poland from the halls of
Congress p
That Judge Poland in Vermont this
benighted Sahara) before he was Judge
practced law to lair advantage none deny.
He did fairly. That as judge, going upon
the bench before middle age or about then,
he manifested an average talent, is little
doubted. But that he was in both these
positions-in some respects, and not few
NOT the peer of some Of his associates, is
well known to his contemporaries Of bench
aud bar.
His arrogance at the convention held
eight years ago, at the Junction, in assum.
ing that he was fitted for the Senate and
MIR. Morrill, was not, at least 20 we'll, die.
gusted many, sickened some, and pleased q
few.
To-day, in faithful service past, or IN
ability in the halls of the National Legisa-
ture to afford faithful, honest, efficient SER
vice, few who know both would rank him
on the same or as high level as that now
and for many years occupied by justin g.
Morrill,
That Judge Poland in his almost eight
years Of continuous service ut the House oil
Representatives has shown average ability,
aud more than average ability, as 4 congress
man, is likely true, but that he has claimel
himself, and his supporters for him, "the
whole loai," when part of the bread only
was his own share, is quite as likely true,
and more so.
As to his achievements one only is prom
ineut He was chairman Of a committee
or sub-committee-of Congress to revise
digest, and codiIy the laws. What had
this committee to do-Will they inform u,
save to see that the tCOrk tcdS done prop
eriy2
Were these gentlemanly and urbane con
gresham to neglect their constituents, their
legislative duties, their ordinary congress
ional labors, and go porting over old and
musty statute volumes Hardly. What
then for they had duty. Certainly to
sit in their places, 10 vote for such measures
as would favor their constituency aud the
whole country, and not only to vote but to
urge and advocate the same, rs the people
would have done had they been there.
Does Judge Poland claim that he has
spent his time-out of the sittings Of the
llouse-for any such purpose2 If he does
the record is against him. Has not his legal
business occupied good share Of his vaca.
tons If not his own letter published it
1872 is against him, when instead Of attend
ing to this matter Of revising, codifying, &c.
he spent his vacation as counsel in rcgarC
to the Little Emma mine. When then die
he do this work of revising, &c Did b,
ever do it2 Does Judge Poland know Ben
jaman Vaughn Abbott, Judge Abbott, o
New York; Charles p. James, Of Ohio, anC
Victor 9 Barri0ger, Of North Carolina
selected for their legal learning and other
qualifications, who for several years (snc'
the retirement of the old visionary Ooardl
have had in charge as jurists this sam
,oOrk, and who have done the work ascribed
10 Polands committee
And will he tell US how many thousands
of dollars each these eminent jurists (no
congressman were IN the mean time paiC
out of the United States treasury for doiui
what his friends attempt to assure us wa
doue by the member from Vermont's sccont
district? QUERIsr.