Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-17
Vice Prrsidenls

A. L. Lyman, ) W. moore,
J. MrM Shrh.r, p. 7. Wnshburne.
II. Garfield. Wm E. Ryib-r.
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Kidder.
MfSamuel Hammond Of Wardsboro, o SOL
der Of the revolution and one who assisted in
throwing The tea orcrbodrd at Boston, Dee.
Is, 1873, was introduced to the meeting iogcth-
er with the following lis, Of revolutionary rat
riots.
Samuel Hammond, born Feb. i2, l7is. al
Newton, Mass. aged % years and six months.
L. Ackley, aged IS r. Burbank, aged 70
a. Circuit, SO ID. Benson, 10
A. Wheelcck, " s2 w. Shedley, 4" 10
L. Rice, So l.. Newell, IS
p. Cordeil, 81 j. Harris, ~
l. Hurd, so ID. Resden, +" "a
Nj Hurd, o revolutionary soldier, aged so,
addressed the meeting in a short and eloquent
speech. lie said-GcnIlemen, | an n Wing,
! have always borne The name Of " big under
that name the battles Of our country were
fought under that name | fought and ever
shall fight for my country. The principles Of
the " hlgs Of The REVOLUTION and The principles
Of the Wings here assembled are the same. |
am harry 10 meet such a great company here.
] am leaning on The staff Of age and have net
with my countrymen, perhaps for The last time
TO consult upon the best means 10 save our
country. | glory ia the name Of Wing anJ
shall always bear that name, aud when | die |
wish that 1t may be recorded upon my tomb
stone.
After giving three times three Tor the heroes
Of the Revolution here assembled TO take part
10 our dtl.berations, The follow ing letter from
the HON. WIN. SLADE, was read 10 the
convention BY one Of the Secretaries, i. T..
Washburnc, Esq.
Washington. jane %. 1870.
Gentlemen:
] have been honored with your invitation
10 attend n Log Cabin Convention 10 STRAIT.
ton on The Green Mountains" on III. 9Th
and 9Th oil July next. IL would be very graf
Tying 10 mo to meet ms fellow ciiizrns on
that occasion but circumstance beyond my
control compel me TO deny myself the pleas
ure. ! shall. however, be with YOU 10 spir.
II, and promise you n hearty remembrance.
There are associations connected with
your meeting, which give ii To nIe,s very pc.
culiur %in,.rrsi. A log CABIN Coosen-
tion among Me mountains Of Vermont.
What a convention and What a place
II 1 were 10 travel round the earth. | should
find, | am sure. no people more devotrdly
attached 10 the principles Of virtuous free.
dom, than those who will be collected on
that occasion and no place where those
principles would gather more strength from
the power Of past associations. than among
the mountains that looked down. sixty
years ago, upon the struggle oil the "Gi-en
Mountain Boys to maintain their indrpen.
dence.
Your letter informs me that one OF the
purposes Of your meeting 10 10 respond To
the nomination os Gen. HARRISON for the
Presidency. And from wha, people could
such response come, more appropriately and
more heartily. than from those OF Vernon,
from the defendants OF the Aliens and
Warmers. the C~hitendrns. Fays and Rob.
~insons. whose vulour and wisdom saved her
in an hour OF deep perik and gave to her in,
siituiions u cast Of pure and elevated Tree
dom.
No where would Gen. Harrison be more
al home Than in Vermont. No where would
his competitor be more q stranger. Yer
mont will Responsible must respond, BY
reclamation, 10 q nomination. which propo.
SEES 10 place WILLIAM HENRv HARaIsoS
in the chair now occupied by MARTIN VAN
BuREN.
And this she will do, not from blind i'm.
pulse; not from n sense OF suffering, under
experiments. Vermont has not waited fol
p~ecuniaIy distress to wiring from her a cou.
demnation Of The men in power. Even when
the experiments seemed TO b. working well
when money was plenty, and labor was am
ply rewarded, and her people were urged ic
give in their adhesion 10 The administration
under whose policy they seemed 10 be pros
~pcring-even then, did they stand firm in
opposition. They felt that there were higher
questions involved than those OF mere profit
and loss. They saw the constitution viola
ted. They saw poweLabused. ( They saw
independence punished and subserviency
rewarded" They saw Executive i~nauenc,
silently working its way through the coun
try-reachipg and subdu,ng men in Office
I'D uspirants for Office substituting III,
Press-mnnufacturing public opinion-eon
trolling the action OF State Legislatures
and entering the Halls Of Congress.
They believed ,hnt, sooner or Ialsr. III,
whole system OF experiments would explode
and involve the country in embarrassment
But without regard TO such a result, it wal
enough for them ,hatthe administration wer,
experimenting for The sake ofpower iha,a pro
cess was going forward, which would sent
the bane Of false principles TO the heart 0
. our Institutions, and that corrubtion wouit