St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-23
Reelection of U. S. Senator Ed
mundS


The important business of the Le"iS-
laturc his session waS the election of
/. :. Senator for six Years from next
March. which took place last Tuesday.
In the Senate Mr.. CheSmore of Chit
tcLden nominated Mr.. Edmunds, and
made IL brief speech. The nomination
was seconded by Hon. f. p. Walton of
Montpelier. ;IS follows
REMNEK> OF SENATOR WALTON.
Mr.. PreSidcnt rise. not to do IL
favor to the distinguished man who has
lust been named 10y the Senator from
Chittcnden county, but to pay IL debt
which has long been due. and which
| have never been able 81 fully To dis
charge. aS | can do here and now
When Senator EdmundS WAS first
named for the Senate. | doubted whrth-
rr he could till the place, lis it has been
filled 10y several illu>triouS Senators of
Vermont. who had preceded him. and
this doubt | aVoWrd to others. | knew
him to be an acute lawyer. Il fluent de
batter, and an accomplished presiding
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or with these qualifications. and Il great
Senator at Washington, influential in
the senate. in the governments. and
ia the nation. il seemed To me
that TIERS . Ms Gafr h!% f n"rr "'f which
and of study but To my surpiiSc l iSI!fWW
him span it at Il bound. SAW III him
powers far greater. higher. broader,
deeper. than | had supposed him to
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that ,.cnr@r F. Edmund>. having re-
r,.i>rd i majority of the VOTES ra>r. Na>
elected. ON the part of the senate. Il
~,u.iinI in the Cnuu,,> ,t I'm. Emitted
States from this state. fnl the. full term
of ,i\ wears from rh,. :,,l J,N of March,,
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'''>''' """''"'''''' VII. r-l'''"''''> III Il
neat speech.
Nh GI"rd al Ealtuir. seconded the
nomination II lion. Gr"lgr f. Edmund-.
SAY lny
Eru,rk> cor ur. ,,r,I r. cor r,rr,x
H.. I a.
nomination "i the Hon. t'"r%" +. I'D
Lut,. sneak moi - :, R,uriIli,.,,u mere
~. hui ~ Il "IiI/rh "i Ill" Stat" "t Ven =
NOM ri"ud "I h'l history and proud
"l Irl pnhll' men. Non would speak
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can m"l'I\ - 4 m"ini"i al that p"lli
wears Ia, centralized the. ,l,.>tiui,, ut
tia. country. caIiNln" II successfully
through the HORRORS ut CIV ii war, and