Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-07-24
From the Middlahuy Galaxy.
TIE CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRA


THE CONVENTION OF THE DEMOCRA
CY.
This assemblago was not great MS we had
been led to expect from the prodigious bus tie
which had been made about 1t, and The cxutnp
tone which the annexation leaders in this region
have recently assumed We we're credibly inform.
ed by gentleman who made an actual count in
the forenoon that ono hundred and twenty rank
and file were at that time present in the C0nven.
tlon-ihere were probably some more in the after
noon. Ci the leaders, among whom we observed
several who had recently been permitted TO taste
the nectar OF Office, there was certainly no lack-
But their sleek condition, their glossy broadc,o,hs
and the compaisant manner in which they sportcd
their golden appendages proclaimed them any
thing other than the lovers of the masses whom
they pretended to represent. The organization Of
the Convention resulted la the appointment of LIE.
VI Is. Villas OF Chelsea, President, several Vice
Presidents, of all Of whose names we cannot be
certain and f. H. Virgin Of this town, and anoth-
or gentleman as SECRETARIES In the afternoon the
nominating committee reported in favor of the last
years ticket to wit: DHH,H Kellogg, for Cover.
nor, UyitS Lyman Lieut.. Governor, and Daniel
Baldici" Treasurer. This nomination was approx
ed by an unanimous vote.
The next business was the discussion of the
resolutions reported by the Committee raised for
That purpose which were Of course, highly con
gratuIatory for the triumph of Democratic prnci-
pies, IN the election of Polk the Sauehoidcr Ht
ddrocdte Of Sldrey and annexation, The deadly foe
10 Protection, and as tic means of cxempliiying
the great truths that hon ever the Democracy had
been misled into opposition TO these sacred princi-
pies of their chief for awhile, "her sober second
thought rs neUsr uIong but aitVdys c6cicnt.' 1t
was truly amusingto witness the delightful relish
and perfect unanlmy with which this very patri
otto Convention swallowed down Texas annexa-
ton measure which, until the nomination Of
Polk men of all parties and creeds in Vermont had
regarded with such utter abhorrence as avowodly
intended to impart strength to the institution of
slavery in the States, MS an assault upon the com
promises of the Constitution as the means of over.
throwing the balance Of power between the North
and the South. and of perpetuatinp slavery for
endless generations throughout the whole Ameri.
can continent. But the self STYLED Democracy of
Vermont will find that this base subserviencv 10
the slayeocratic power will doom them 10 a second
and speedy overthrow.
The first resolution which elected discussion
was one which CHARGED the reduction in the price
of Wool to the Whir Tariff. IL was certainly Ia.
mentable to see a man Of the capacity OF willis
Lyman, so recently from the Whi0 ranks placinu
at the door of the Wings the diminutive duty on
coarse wool in the tariff OF 1870. which the WLirs
would have gladly raised, but against which. and
indeed against protection on We oil of every descrjp-
ton, the Locos waged an extcrminatinr war
Indeed, during the last session of CONGRESS-. the
Tariff nearly fell under the savage strokes ofthese
ferocious enemies The Union. the well accredit-
ed organ of the present administration has declar-
ed that ga tariff for proieciion cnnnot be- e,,ded
and repenl repeGl is vocifcrated from one end of
slavedom to the other WHY then this hvnocrti-
cal cantinr of the Democracy AGAINST n Tariff
whose defects at any time since lis passoCe thew
have had it in their powe to remedy. but have the
rather used every possible means to crush in toto
so far as the principle of protection is involved.
Indeed, one of the most powerful motives for the
infamous annexation project has been the over.
throw Of the protective tariff by the ascendency of
Southern influence and Southern votes winch the
continual multiplication of the slave Suites carved
out of Texas and Mexico will Weld them.
But the chief oratorical strength Of the Conven-
ton was exhausted in fusome audations of Gen.
eral Jackson To any sincere friend To rcDn5li,an
freedom is truly amentable to witness the seryile
adulation which is paid 10 any man and esDeciallv
to a man like Gen jackson. whose military career
was not more glorious to himself and his country
than his civil administration was dsgraceru and
disastrous As successful warrior. his country
men have every reason 10 respect his memory; but
as the civil administrator of the Government. his
course has been such as entities him to NOTHING hut
the unqualified disapprobation of every enlightened
citizen of the Union DARING despolic and wlrul
| in his temper, bv which in the absence of every
quality of statesman he was entirely controlled
he recklessly traipplcd upon individual rights. and
more than once upon the laws and Constitution Of
his country. Administering the government for
party and not for the people, he was the first to in
troduce the spolls system, which must at last eud
in the erection of monarchy, on the ruins of the
republic. Without law or right he seized upon
the public treasury lie used every effort TO con-
centrate all Legislative power in his own hands ex
ercised the veto regardless of Congress- and the
ton TO domestic indus,rv. md eI6ed bis d,rs in
adyocoting tho in(amors onnexotio,, schema ,j;ch
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nowor ond ,ho ,h MI - ,'tG saw
nollv The JTnion nf ,hn S,,Ics "'''' '0'''
Sych are the sentiments which tho Wbio marty
entertained of General Jackson dnrinr lie fI;fo.
and not only Who's, bnt even many of those VIII,
now open their Inns only to nour forth the most s.
gushing streams of ndH,ntion man the dem;ooG If
their own creation opro nroroi.ncoI bi, g ,,o,,
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