Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-27

Lbs VAN buren, CoNYENTIoN-PART |.
w cdnesdty last was the day appointed for
the universal assomblago Of The people'-ac-
cording 10 the vcracious Falriot-whcn the
very important business was to be transacted
OF nominating tcket-to be run do,on, by the
people-and sundry other matters and things
done therounto pertaining. As there was to
be go vast an ossembIage, it was to be expcc-
ted that Tuesday would bring goodIy num-
Der of such as were anxious to engage good
board and lodging before every house was FL
led; but the day was unpropiious, wet and
uncomfortable, and the list of arrivals was
dignifed only, we believe, with tho names of
Grand Master Flint, and his bic and
Worshpful brother Eaton, and perhaps one or
two entered apprentices Of the new craft. -
Wednesday morning, toe, was rather omnous
OF i'll father Eaton despondingly counted up
on failure, and the passing hours hung heavy
on the anxious minds Of the obedient followers
Of the eight At last, however, the clouds
broke away slight -the old Jacksonmcn Of
the town and county began TO come IN
the stages brought few men from more
distant points,-and at about eleven, we learn
a meeting was effected in the second church,
and duly organized by the appointment of
Jonathan JenneSS, Esq. Of Topsham, IAN ar
dent adnirer OF Flint and aniimnsonry in by
gone days y Presidenl-.9Tdunah Waterman,
Esq. (RoyaI Arch,) and Ebene=er Eaton, Esq.
IA seccder,) Vice Presidents, J. T. .Marsion,
E. r. Jc1ceH, and L. p. Poland, Esqs. Sec
| retaries. A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions. Adjourned to dinner. There
has been no great scarcity OF provisions since,
! At two o'clock we entered the house, found
the galleries closed, [cou!d that be hint to
caves droppers 2 and finally concluded TO TAX c
the responsibility of entering the inner door OF
the temple. What! all 'Me people al out to
enter here. 1t must take some ten or twenty
TO square ioot-what squeeze! And a
that rate, there must be some four or FIVE tier
of compact living men, on heads and shoulder!
piled-what pressure al the bottom LITTLE
ones al the top, Of courso-and of course, too
Barber viii be there Just where he wants &c
bel However, we, (thnt means ~ endeav
pred 10 drive duh cara away by countin!
the northumberland ont of the fifty or sixt,
thousand Creemen of Vermont, we actual,
counted one hundred and eighty nine, includin:
spectators, who had entered the house at tn
time of commencing tho business Of the after
noon session, OF these we think there wer
not more than t,yO dozen who were ever rocog
nzed as 'old line antmasons there were no
even one half of the eighty signers of The ca
for this very convention present; and NOR
than three; tourthS o! the whole conventio
were citizens of Washington county. This
Our belief, and we think the roll Of the conven
ton, if one were made out, would show tia
we have been liberal in our estimate. OIL
friend Marston, what can the matter be wit
+ ths people, of Vermont But TO the bushes,
y on motion, of s. S. BrODn, Esq. of ST. Alban
: the convention voted to nominate a candda
for Governor by ballot. .qzeL Spalding, Es
n thought it would be much quicker TO nomil
ate candidate by rising. Had been emit
=, led TO spouk, | should have suggested tn
nothing savored so much of democracy as Il
J ballot but the convention, feeling perhaps, th
a counting of votes would demonstrate Il
leanncss Of its numbers rather too conspic
70 ously, agreed with Squire S. and reconsider,
:. the vote just taken, Mr. Spaldng then nom
II mated
ID HON. VIM. C. BRADLEY,
as candidate for Governor, seconded by