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


HON. JOHN s. PETTIBONE,
as candidate for Lieut.. Governor, which was
agreed to- friend Mclaughlin OF Chelsea, and
some others, spectators, perhops,l keeping
| their seats.
Mr. SPEEDING nominated
CHARLES r. CLEAVES, Esq,
as candidate FOR Treasurer seconded by o. H.
Smith, Esq. and the nomination was confirm
ed, few rising in opposition.
Thus affairs went on swimmingly, and the
last years defoa ted Van Buren, ticket was
nominated by the new lights, without know
| ing II think | may say Confidently and per-
hops without caring whether all the gentlemen
nominated fell in with the new light doctrines
or not.
Next, E. D. Barber, Esq. read a very long
string of resolutions, declaratoly OF many
principles which every true American holds,
to whatever party he may belong, mixed with
much rhodomontadc about aIistocraty, de-
mocrocy, bonkism, and withol little sweet
morsol to bait the new light hook, 10 catch alb
olitonists. Perhaps VIC shall publish them
hereafter; suffice it to say for the present, that
every good principle set forth in them, is
maintained by all good Whigs-and to the
bad principles our opponents are welcome 10
have the exclusive proprictorship. Five or six
OF the resolutions were rapidly adopted, with
out word Of comment, and without dissent.
ing voice; reason good-the negative was not
called. Upon the reading OF one, exoneroting
the past and present administrations from all
blame for the prevailing distress, Wooster
Sprdgue begged a speech from somebody. A
long pause MIR - thought the rcsolu-
ton needed no explanation--he believed il
contained the ,oords Of inspiration [Query:
of the dcvil7l At last Paul Dillingham;, Jr.
Esq. arose: he doubted the inspiration Of the
resolution, but he did not doubt that every in
teHigent, candid and reasonable man in the
country would believe ii true; and this we be.
lleve was as great libel on the intelligence,
candor and reason Of Mr.. d. as his worst enc.
my could wish to utter. We cannot give tho
speech OF Mr.. Dillinghum-we can give its
substopce: he made poor attempts to be witty
at the expense of the Wings and their ratings
against the nistraton-forgeting, per-
hnps that the time was when he was Whip.
Next, the Specie Circular was dcfended-the
honorable gentleman forgetting that a mnor-
ity Of his o,Un party condemned it, and that it
had utterly failed in producing all the good
effects which he declared it was intended 10
produce. Speculation, combined with the dis
tri6ution bill, in his opinion, produced all the
: distress.
II. W. ". Miller, Esq. followed in one Of
his erratic, rough and udicrons speeches.
brief and received with hearty laughs. lie
charged the Bank Of England, or the East IN
dia Company = it'll running us.
Next arose S. S. Broom, Esq, who deliver
cd decidedly the hest speech produced on the
) occasion. His ondeavor was TO point out the
true causes of the distress-and he thought he
found them in The people themselves, viz; ex-
travagance in dress ard living, induced By 9
/, love of show and ease, and INDUCED by substi.
, tuting credit in place OF capital. He was quite
{ happy in come Of his illustrations, so fal
as 10 create a laugh, but unfortunately hi:
speech was true only as respects very few
individuals compared with the mass. To say
= that the nation has loaped into the vortex o
/, dissipation, luxury and extravaganza, was ca
: sy-but it was libel on our national charac
| ter easier said than proved. On the wild spiri
Of speculation, Mr.. 3. was strongly and justl
= severe; and to his exhortation 10 industry, fru
4 gality and virtue, every good Wing present
and every good Wing in the nation, will hear
tly rtspond-.4men. 1t seemed to us that M,
E B. made, in many points, very good VIII
. speech; credit was good but it must not b
abused; the banks, Eo said, must not be de-
siroycd, but reduced to the wants and regua
"a ted for the security of the people. Wealth, toe
-. was an evil only as it was associated with vice
with virtue it was a very good thing; an
= very unlucky slip of the tongue: the peOpl
said he, have become ricious!-I mean, s
Il mean, said he-the speeulatOrs' The col
. rection was right, and had he further declare
10 that the spectators were composed OF hig
= and low, Van Buren, men and Wings, oflic
. holders and Office seekers, he would have bee
still nearer the truth.
Mr. Eaton charged the suspension Of spec
payments 10 Nick Biddlo; he couldn't prove
, then, but he believed il ,oo,hd be proved tn
=, Nick and all the res', stopped for the purF o!
~ Of sending specie to England.