The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-02-01
ABOLITION CONVENTION AT
RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH.
We ind long commune alton in the VI.
Mercury. entitled, "One Days Attendance
on Two Days Convention of the Third
Party Of Vermont" from which we sret
few choice extracts. Offensive and di>-
gushing as these quo'ationa represent the do.
ings al that convention to b.. the editor of
the Mercury says the source fom whence
the letter came entities it to confidence.
.'The Rev. Alanson ST. Clair from New
Hampshire was the theft wirr-puller md
manageable necessary committees hav-
ing been appointed, motion was made to-
adjourn till O'Clock. 81. Clair then rosa
and informed the convention "thdt the lead
ers OF the Democratic party requested him
10 use his influence 10 hare this contention
put fthe nomination Of a candidate for
Governor until the democratic party had
held their contention, and hry (the demo-
cratS) tcouM nominate Judge Williams, and
then the third patty and democratic parties
vould have bull one candidate for Governor.
s, Clair went on to give his reasons why be
fell in with the proposition
The Rev. Emissary has forgoiten some
things he said when lecturing IN Ru,Iari
last year. He then eschewed both pollti-
cal parties, and would 0s soon have COM
munion with Lest of adders as with either.
He was then lecturing 10 an audience Of
Wings, and wished most particularly to
push his horn against Henry Clay; therefore
the necessity al that time 10 assume all a7-
pcarance of freedom from all preferences
for either political party -
"Judge Hutchinson made a long. dull
and sleepy speech. Some even thought
that he was making experiments on Mes
merism, as several were in sound sleep
The old man wls however very fair, candid
and as far as we could judge, honest; which
is seldom the case with the leaders of This
party. The Judge said thai he wanted
other people should;know what he knew
The people he represented as being very
ignorant. and all that was wanted TO make
them third party supporters was iofnrma-
lion. We thought that the Judge, for so
old a man, had most excellent memory for
he rereated-or at least gave an abstract
of that most excellent speech of. q. Adams
TO his constituents last fall Oh his return
from congress. but he forgot to give tine
proper credit Many remarked tnai tho
Judge was certainly SIX years behind :h4
times so far as the cause Of abolition was
And yet, before the Convention ADJOURN
ed, according 10 this letter, Judge Hutch
inson was promised the third party nomin-
alton for Cong ress.!]
"The next man that poured forth his elo-
quence was The modest, diffident and saint
like COL Jonathan Peckham Miller of Mont
lelier. He said both the parties, democrat
and whig, were corrup; and SHOULD be put
down. The members of our LIS. Legislature
were scroundrels and bypocries, because
they passed resolutions unanimously in fn-
YOUR Of liberty and in opisition 10 slavery"
hard case indeed. Our Legislature
passed strong anii-slavery resolutions BY an
almost full vote-just what the political ab-
olitionists pretend TO want, and yet Col,
lBlackguard) Miller adduces this very con-
duct as proof of hypOcrisyl! However,
we sec the point aimed at, plain enough.
VIC make out necessity for third par
~ political action;-but the decided anti
slavery character Of our legislature give
hem pcZer winch it was necessary 10 dis
patch in more summary way Than coE-
mon.
"St. Clair then introduced a resolution 10
his import Resolved, that The third par
y will not have any connection with either
he Wing or democratic parties, but will in
all cases nominate candidates, for all Offices
IF their own men, &C." The Rev. gentle
man said he did not want a man for hog
constable that did not know man from
log. (Great laughter
THE Rev. BIackguaard forgot what he
'aid at the opening of the meeting. on this
POINT. A; that time he "gave his reasons
or falling in with the proposition" TO nom-
nate with the loco party. /, would be an
dvaniage 10 this ,demagogue to lake les
ons in "Defning his position" of John c.
;alhoun1
"Co. Miller read a letter from some
riends in Franklin county. requesting this
Convention TO adjourn Till next June, and to
Montpelier. RandoIph they said was the
,rong place to hold State Convention.
nd this was the wrong season Of the year
/. W. w. Miller was opposed to the ad-
burning the convention, he was for making
he nomination now. And as for holding
Convention at Montpelier he should not
consent TO it. He said Montpelier was
,lace so pent up between The hills and rocks
hat the sua nover shincd upon the inhabiI,