St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-04-24
Senator Summers Successor.

will be looked for with interest.
Senator Summers Successor.
After balloting three weeks and thirty
three times. the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture elected Il successor to till out Mr.
Summers uneXrircd term. on Friday
They robbed the Governors chair to do
it though, 10y uniting upon Gov. VIM.
b. Washburn. The last ballot stood,
Washhurn Isl. Curtis d, Dawes %,
Adams ID. Banks /. Lorimg /. Below
is what some of. the representative
papers say about it
The man upon whom the lot has
fallen will not abuse the confidence of
Massachusetts. He has been IA long
time in her service. and in every station
of duty and responsibility he has shown
wisdom. courage. faithtulneSs and de
/ votion to the public welfare. Honors
have come to him without soaking. but
they have not been misplaced. He
would himself shrink from any com
parison with the illustrious men who
have preceded him. But we believe it
is entirely just to the living and the
dead to say that. to the full measure of
his opportunities. he has served his
country with n motive as unScllish. an
energy as willing, purity as undetiled,
and as >teadfa>t integrity. as were these
qualities III the public life of him whom
we lately lost Boston IdrertiSer.
1t is true the result actually reached
:, Ia. l., ID, I. &c
us have been hoping for. To most. it
is surprise; to many, Il diSappoint
ment. 1t will hardly be claimed in any
quarter that Mr.. Washburn is the ideal
successor for Charles Sumner Had the
Republicans in the Legislature taken
him as Il compromise candidate and
elected him ut an earlier stage of this
tedious struggle. there would have been
a general feeling. we think. of disSatis
faction and diSapproval. There Is no
lack of able aud good men in Ma>sachu
sets; and we have not yet fallen into
the bad habit. prevalent among some
of our ueighborS. OF seeing i'll the Gov
ernorship an insignificant office. chiefly
valuable lis Il convenient stepping-stone
to Federal honors and cmoluments.-
Sprimgfeld Republican. Independent.
No one. unless it br Mr.. Washburn.
can be very proud of the result. The
new Senator Is a man of pure reputa
ton. and he was the anti Butler can
didate for Governor, and that. we be
lieve. is all that can be said about his
career down To the present moment.
When we remember that the state
passed hy Mr.. Adams, and Mr.. Hoar
and Mr.. Dawes, any one of whom. we
should say. is his superior in public
services and ability. to reach Mr.. Wash
burn. it is perhaps not too much 10 say
that where the very strongest man was
needed the weakest has been takcn.-
v. Y. Times. Republican.
\ candidate was taken up and elected
whose success is IL pure party deliver
ance. He represents nothing in the
great contest now only beginning be-
tween honesty and corruption us politi
cal forces. His election means merely
that the Massachusetts Republicans
stand by their party and do not wish to
decide any questions pending inside its
Organization. Governor Washburn is
personally better than the average of
recent Senators. He is not ignorant
nor dishonest, and that. aS times go. is
us much as most men hope from par
tisan legislators.-N. y. Tribune. In
dependent Democrat.
There assuredlv is not that in the
public character of the Senator elect
which will excuse all this trouble to
tender him the coveted prize. 1t is
quite unnecessary tn say that Governor
Washburn was not the candidate de
sired by either faction. Each, doubt
less. accepts the result as il temporary
truce in their battle. Butlerism, how
ever. is compelled to acknowledge that
it is Il rebuke to its swagger and in
science. that began with threatening to
prevent any election which did not in
clude its own triumph Boston Post.
Democrat.
As Il compromise was necessary to
effect il result. the gentleman selected
will be generally acceptable to the state.
and will prove Il worthy successor of
the eminent statesman whose vacant
seat he has been selected to fill. Few
men in Massachusetts have made up a
better or pmer record than William b.
Washburn. whether as Governor or as
member of Congress. He is the peer
of the most eminent men of Il state dis
tinguished for her eminent men: and.
rs IA Senator, he will maintain the high
character he has acquired for states
manship. integrity and intellectual
power i'll the more subordinate positions
he has hitherto occupied. Albany Ere
ming journal, Republican.
THE NORWICH CADETS. A TALE OF
THE REBELLION. BY HOMER WHITE"
lately published in attractive style by
Albert Clarke. st. Adams. is a book
likely to he read with interest by Yer
monters, particularly by Vermont sol
diers Detailing many of the gallant
exploits of the Old Brigade, 1t takes the
reader through the war from beginning
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