Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-06-22

Fj-N Now that IL is understood what the speech
OF ex Governor Van Ness is to be- in his round of
stump electoneering, it being every where the
same, we odvise our locofoC friends in future 10
organise their conventions with reference 10 il.
To save their officers from insult il will he ueces.
sary that none he appointed who are friends to
banks or are engaged in trade or are sons of
old edernlisls and that they bear no evidence Of
the merit of old TippPcanoe Never were poor
wghls more unfortunate in their selection Than
Mt the County Convention recently held in
this place. As if the evil one had ordered il, as
no docb he did, men were appointed for officers
VINO came directly within The range ofthe ex-Gov-
ernors dc"unciaions and reproaches; and such
whcing ana l'Iushing and squrming and with
ing ana sweating ms was lie consequence, was
never belofe exhibited There sui Mr. Bnyes n5
President II merchant n friend TO baIiks MS he
Las recently certified 10 the public md son of
an old iederaIlst who always goried in the naine
and himself nurtured and brought IN to mapEood
on the very gingerbread OF federalism. And there
sat WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON Bingham,
Esq. MS Secretary the son Of an old democrat
and II Whi., who named him after the Hero of
Trpccanoe and The Thames, when the merits of
that great and good man were first in the recollec.
tiOu OF all, and when none hut enemies of their
country as is now the case cast sheer at him.
And directly fronting these chosen organs OF the
convention, aud addressing them, there stood the
OK Governor, and poured out upon them the con.
denuncialions against their principles, their occu-
patton, their origin and their name. We will not
vouch that the crimson which mantled the coun.
teuance of Mr.. Secretary Bingham, when the
man whose name he bears was villifed, arose from
n manly sense ofresentment at the insult II might
| have been accustomed by The consciousness that
he was attracting the gaze of the audience upon
| himself on account of the evidence of recreancy
he was exhibiting 10 The principles and PATRIOTISM
! of his democratic father, who bestowed the hon
Ored name Of Harrison upon him. But who could
mistake the feelings Of Mr. President Bayes when
tod TO his face before all present. that he ocrupa.
lion which he 70 lowed was incompatible with lie
spirit of republiceuisnI-,hu no person could
purchase for the purpose OF merchandising, Il sim
gle piece u! brUadclolh or three pieces Of calico,
without annihilang all the principles of democ-
racY in him, even il lie were thoroughly imbued
with them at his birth and again, that it had be
come quite fashionable of late tor the sons of old
edera ats to discard the doctrines of :her fathers
and pretend to he democrats, but that all such pro-
+, essions were hypocriical, and the pretenders
should be discarded And what must have been
the feelings oflbe audience at such an exhibition !?
Precisely what was natural. The locolocos of
the convention were tortured to perspraton in
sympathy Tor their insutcd officers while the
i naughty Wings present were convused with in
p ternal laughter ut the performance, rendered al.
most iusuproriubIe by the civity which forbade
!, its utterance. Eut the closing scene elected the
IL most admiration as displaying the beauties of 10.
e. cofocoism 10 perfection After the Ex-Governor
had finished his speech, another son of al old ted
eralst IL. J.. Lamb and trader 100 by occupu-
lion, got up and moved vote Of thanks for the
sound doctrines which had been administered tC
n them !