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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-07-06
MASSACHUSETTS ANTI TAYLOR CON
NESTION


This Convention, originated from call in til,
Boston Wing IA malcontent paper which has lons
damaged the party what it could by means of the
swndling disguise of its namc) was held at Worccs
ter June 2Sth.
SAMUEL lIoAR presided I'VE notice no other
names familiar to the country at large, save few
occupying at least equivocal species of eminence
such as John q. Palrey, Leavtt ofthe Emancipation,
Allen and Wilson, who first-and last--lnade them
selves heard loudly at the Philadelphia Convention
&c. We are agreeably surprised to find none of the
old, able and trusted men of honored eminenco
with whom Massachusetts abounds, drawn into this
crusade a ainst the Union)
Many speeches were made, and many Resolves
among which, one appauding the Barnburncrs and
Van Buren,; ditto Messrs. Allen and WILSON, ditto.
the State of Massachusetts; ditto John p. Hale
ditto Joshua r. Giddings linsinuating strongly that
he would do for President one affirming the prn-
cipe OF the Wilmot Provso; and a final ono in
which the Convention, assuming DIV what authori-
ty we are not nformed) the sovereign title of "We
the People of Massachusetts " "re-af,naed" the
same principle,-if we read the record Alright
The Address declared it expcdicnt TO hold
Convention at Buffalo on the I'd day off
August, to nominate candidate for President
opposed to the legal extension of Slavery
Three cheers were here called for John p.
Hale, and the call was responded with three
times three; somewhat significant fact as
showing the real complexion of the Conven-
ton
In our humble judgement, there were not
over 3000-certainly not over 4O0O-pcoplc
who participated in the doings of the Con-
vcntlon ut any one time; say number equal
to one quarter or one third of the population
Of the town of Worcester.
So far as we know the members Of the Con-
'ontlon, they were made up almost entirely
'fthe Liberty party.
AS Mass Convention, in the Heart of {
Nassachusetts-as a dissent from the action c
If the dominant party of this State by those t
Who have heretofore acted with 1.-THE thing T
vas, we repeat, faiIure,-Bos. Mail. & 1
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"THE DEMOCRATIC CREED !"

" If the people of California desire to have
slaves, and find it for their interest to have
them, would consider it palpablc invasion
Of their rights for the General Government to
interfere to prevent their accomplishing their
design. Such are my sentiments. SUcn IS
THE DEMOCRATIC CREED. The celebrated
letter of Gen. Cass presents this subject in
light which leaves no doubt about his views"
Douglass.
Will this do for the Vermont Democracy?
1t is indeed shame that in free Vermont not one
Democratic Journal has had the decency to repudi-
ate the bought and sold slave of the negrodealers-
Lewis Cass-and unite with the brave New Workers
in the movement which has drawn upop them the
admiring eyes of all the world The position of the
Wings and New York Democrats s precisely the
same on the FREQ soil question, and our hcartiest
'ympathies are with them. Will not the people of
hat party here, take the matter into their own
hands and show their facilc journalists that they
AVE made great mistaken Where are our Yer |
mont Presses and Conventions for VAN buren, and
FREE TERRITORY Are there to be none such |
But the fire aoW spread
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GEN. TAYLOR's POSITION.

- Some object, said the speaker, to Gen.
Taylor, because he is from the South, and is
Shareholder. Are we not one people? DO
you not love the Union Have l not the
same rights as ii Kentuckian, to all the bcne-
fits of our glorious Union, that you have as
Pennsylvanians? We are one people, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific from our most
Northern Line to the Rio Grande, we are one
RUe,ople-it is all my country-it is all youys.
There is no country, there never was a coun-
try, like this. Rome, in her miehtiest DAYS.
never possessed so vast and splendid coHn-
try as this--so grand, SO great, so pIorious,-
Our destiny is as glorious as our Country, if
we hold together, and do not suffer sectional
prejudiceS to divide us. We speak one LAM
guage-our identity is the same-we are one
consolidated people-and our success has
hitherto been glorious and Unprecedented
Shall we, then, divide in feeling? No no
No matter where our man is from, if be is an
american. Gen. Taylor, in his feelin"s
knows no South, no North no East no IVpsst
lie is an american Where has he lived >
In his tent for forty years. His lame. Cor
forty years, has been under the 1mer;con
Flag the flag of his whole country He IS
a national mamie has lived ercrwy6ere
wherever the flag waves He is not South
ern man-he iaan 4merican lie proscribes
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FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLARD FILL MO II e,
WIG STATE CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given that Delegate Convention
ofthe Wing Party ofthe State of Vermont, will be
holden at WOODSTOCK, on WEDNESDAY, the
NINETEENTH day of JULY next for the purpose
ofnomnating candidates for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and Treasurer of the State for the year
ensuing and also candidates for Presidential Electors
1T is desired that every town in the State should be
represented in the Convention by at least two Dele
gates TIMOTHY FOLLETT
JOHN KIMBALL,
SOLOMON FOOT,
PORrUS BANTER,
F P. WALTON, JR.,
SAMUEL II. KEYES,
JUSTIN S. MORRILL,,
State Committee.
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State Committee.

" Inc present and few succeeding numbers of
our paper may perhaps be received as specimens by
some individuals who have not subscribed or whose
terms of subscription have expired. We trust no of
fence VIII be taken by any such, and that we may be
permitted to request them to examine the publication
ana consider whether is not worth to them the re-
duced price Of ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Any person who will scndl lis five new names ac
companied with cash at the above rate, will receive
sixth copy without charge
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GEN. TAYLOR PRosCRIBEs NO MAN FOR
OPINIONS SAKE

lie is good and true Wing, but he will
prescribe no man for difference of opinion.
He hates, loathes prescription. He loves the
tree, independent utterance Of opinion. He
has commanded Wings and Democrats on the
field OF battle-has witnessed their patriotic
devotion, and invincibe courage, while stand
ing together, shoulder to shoulder-has seen
them fight, bleed and die together; and God
forbid he should prescribe any man on account
of difference Of political sentiments. lie
would as soon think, said the speaker, of run
ming from Mexican
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RUTLAND COUNTY WIG CONyrN.
TION

at the Annual Convention of the WHO,
OF Rutland County, assembled ut Castleton
on the 22d of June, 1913, in pursuance Of
the call of the County Committee, on the
nomination Of committee appointed for that
purpose, the
Hon. ANDERSON G. DANA,
OF Brandon, was chosen President;
BARNABAs ELLIS and ! Vice Presi-
JEFFREY g. BoGUE, dents.
AARON p. Vail,
MARTIN d. STRONG, secretaries
On motion of Hon. Zimri Howe, Mcssrs
Foot, Edgerton, Spencer, Boguc and Vail
were appointed Committee to nominate
standing County Committee for the year en-
suing, who having retired and conferred to-
gether appeared and reported the names of
Jacob Edgerton, David Is. Jones, Chester
Spencer j. &. Newell and Aanson Allen,
and on motion they were appointed as said
County Committee.
On motion of Major Hodges, the following
resolution was after discussion adopted.
Resofrcd, That Committee of three delegates
from each town represented be raised for the Dur |
pose of nominating three candidates for Senators
Tor the ensuing election, and that for those towns
having more than three delegates present such
be designated by the delegates from said
own. ''N
On motion, the Convention adjourned till
o'clock.
afternoon.
Convention called to order by tho Presi.
lent
The committee appointed in the morning
o make selection Of suitable candidates for
state Senator'S through their chairman, Mr..
Foot, unanimously recommended the names
n
JOHN FOX,
HENRY STANLEY, and
EZRA JUNE.
On motion, the report of tho Committee i
vas accepted, and they were declared the
andldatcs Of this convention.
On motion the convention proceeded 10 t.
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no one, either of the North or South +; and
win you prescribe him for the accident Of
birth and home? He condemns no man for
the institutions of his State. Will you con-
denim him? He Is kind, generous noble
old mana true American in heart.
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ADDISON COUNTY LAW REPORTS.

BENZ. H. Strong & Co.. This was an action of de-
vs.. }ceit, for obtaining goods I'M
Vernal Spooner. der false representations as
to the means Of the def and of the firm Of which he
was member. 1t appeared that the deft, who was
one OF the firm of Vernal & Spooner, merchants in
Vergennes, barganed with the plGs., who were
merchants in New-York, for bill of goods, and be
fore they were delivered to him he made state
ment in writing of the debts the said firm owed and
the property they were possessed of, from which
appeared that they were Abundantly responsible,
and that the plhs. upon the credit of that rcpresen
tatlon delivered to him the goods he had barganed
Tor and subsequently made other sales to the said
hrm and took notes on time At the time the notes
became due the said firm were insolvent and unable
to pay over twenty-five .centsl on the dollar The
court charged that the actual damages in such
case would be the amount due for the goods after
the present value of the debt against the
that in addition to such actual damoces
he jury would be entitled to give exemplary DANA
yes. Verdict for the pfs. Damages so0575
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GEN. TAYLOR IS A MAN OF LEARNING.

GEN. TAYLOR is A MAN OF LEARNING.
Not mere scholastic lcarning-he has never
graduated at college-but his mind is richly
stored with that practical knowledge, which
is acquired from both men and books lie is
a deeply read man, in all ancient and modern
history and in all matters relating to the
practical duties of life, civil and militarv.-
lie is intimate with Plutarch, said the speak
era Plutarch hero himself, as bright as ever
adorned the page Of history. Gen. Gibson
you all know and love Gen. Gibson, one of
your own Pennsylvanians, man whose rep
utation for truth and honor was proverbial,
and whose word was always the end of con
troversy, so implicitly was it relied upon
Gen. Gibson had told him, that he and Gen.
Taylor had entered the army nearly toccth-
err and had served together almost constantly,
until he, Gen. Gibson, retired, and that dur
ing that time, they had sat together Oh sew
enteen Court NIartias, many Of them impor-
tant and intricate cases, and in every single
Instance, Zachary Taylor had been appointed
o draw up the opinion of the Court "a bril-
liant testimony to his superior abilities, and
1pe learning and practical knowledge.
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forriQn Mems.
The Arrival Of the Cambria.--
Seven Days later from Europe.

A reaction has taken place In Paris; sponts
ncous revu sion OF opinion hus shown Itself in some
OF inc PROVINCES but 1t Is reaction not tending to
ultra cpublicansm or monarchy, but in favor
OF imperial de5potsm, and peronlfed in one of its
most fragrant iorms,-he twice before Rejected
Pretender TO the French throne Louis Napoleon
Bonaparte.
Louis }onapartc stood seventh on the Paris roU-
and was returned by three other Department. in
some places Mt the head Of the poll and, in almost
nll cases, in very favorable position.
AS soon as the Government perceived this most
pccted Reaction, evidenced most incontroyer-
bly, by the ballot, they assembled instantly Psris
was filled with troops; and it is said that now there
are no fewer than 100000 troops Of the line In tho
French capital. The rdPpcl and generals have been
beaten every day, and the confusion and excitement
have been greater than over.
On Monday, when the news was circulated that
Louis Napoleon had actually arrived in Paris and
was about to take his seat, the crowds assembled
were very great. Lanurino mounted the tribune
pale as ashes. and demanded the instant passing Of
a decree keeping in force the law Of 1882 agsip,t
Louis Napoleon Bonapartc.
Whist he was speaking, shot was fred outside
me building, and shouts Of Five pEmpereur" were
heard Lamartino sat down overwhelmed. One Of
the National Guard had boon shot in the stomach,
his incident LamNrtine adroitly converted TO hi.
purpose by declaring that the first blood which had
oeen shed was shed i'll the Of despoti,m. and
not by the Republic; and the decree wus sonc,onoJ
by general reclamation.
!, he excitement Of the people in favor Of Louis
Napoleon was increasing hourly. Barricades were
wen attempted, and it was only by the overwhern-
ng force of the military in every part of the CITY
hat general conflict was avoided Our rcadcr.
vi" scarcely be prepared to hear after all this that
m the evening Of Tuesday the National Assembly,
y large majority, sutifed their vote of the pre-
'lous day, when they confirmed the exile of Louis
Napoleon and now revoked it, and declared that hr
houd be admitted a member of tho Naionsl
assembly.
Notwithstanding their defeat the Executive Com
Mission still kept their ground Paris WIS tranquil
From Austria we learn that the Emperor medtntcs
visit to Prague, with the view Of attaching to hiA
erson the Bohemian provinces.
The crops in Great Britain and other parts Of En-
ope are in general very prospecting,
The Observation-Disclosures from Bombay, Of May !,
presents that revolt Of the Skhs had taken
lace.
The cholera Is on tho increase at Cansantinopls
I'd other parts Of Turkey.
Nothing important from Ireland
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GENERAL TAYLoR's HUMANITY AND SIM
PLICITY OF CHARACTER.


Gen. Taylor is a plain, unassuming, unos.
tentatious, gentlemanly man. There is no
pride, no foppery, no airs about him. He
possesses the utmost simplicity of character.
When in the army, he Jared just as his SOL
ders farcd-ate the same food-slcpt under
his tent and underwent similar fatigue-for
fifteen months in Mexico, never sleeping in
house one night. His humanit& kindness and
simplicity Of character, had won for him the
love of his soldiers They could approach
him at all times. He never kept a guard
around his tent, or any pomp or parade. lie
trusted his soldiers, and they trusted and
loved him in return. Not drop of his sol
diers, blood was shed by him, during the cam
paign. All the blood shed under his direction
was shed in battle. We hear of no military
executions-no judicial shedding of blood.
His heart moved to human woe, and he was
careful of the lives of his soldiers, and humane
to the erring, and to the vanquished foe. He
is kind, noble, generous feeling,--a friend of
the masses-there is no aristocracy about him
he is true Democrat He will adorn the
White House, and shed new light over the
fading and false Democracy of the day, which
has gone far into its sere and yellow leaf-he
will bring in true, vigorous, yerdant, refresh
ing Democracy.
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Mr.. CLAY.-Gov. Owsley of Kentucky.
has appointed Mr.. Clay U. S. Senator in
place of Mr.. Crittenden. Mr. Clay declines
the appointment.
Ex-Governor Metcalf, not Morehead, has
been appointed United States Senator from
Eentuckyj b. Gov. Owsley.-B Boston Mail
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,TAYLon's OPINIONS. - Mr.. Weed the
editor OF the Albany Evening journal, says
that he knows, from the most UNREASONABLE
authority, that Gen. Taylor is decidedly and
uncqnlvocally opposed to any act or move
ment of Government, in favor of the extern
sion Of slavery.
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THE ABoLITIoNIsTs IN rRouBLE.-The
Abolitionists have divided-part of them sup
port Gerrit Smith, of New York, and the re-
mainder John P. Hale, of New Hampshire.
Mr.. Smith declares that the Haleites are lust
no aboltionists at all, and resolution to that
effect was passed at a meeting of the Smith
ties lately held in the State of New York.
The joke of the thing is that the very men
who nominated Smith for the Presidency.
among whom were Bradb,rn, Green and
others, were the same who figured conspicu
ouSly in the meeting that previously nomip-
atcd Hale 'crycnneS ''etmontcr.
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GEN. TAYLOR's uARITs.

He is temperate mamie never drank
bottle of spirits in his life. His habits are
exemplary.
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State
Indictment for larcenv--pl

,,,.,, vs. not guilty. The only evidence
WILDER Goodrich } offered to charge tue respondent
was that Of the person in whose possession the so
len goods were found, who testified that he received
them OF the deft. This evidence was not corrobora
ted by any accompanying circumstances, and the
jury returned verdict of acqattot
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GEN. TAYLOR is A MAN OF GREAT ABII1-
TIES.

His whole military life gave evidence of
THISTLE never committed a blunder, or lost
a battle. There is not another man in the
army who would have fought the battle of
Buena Vista but Gen. Taylor,-and not an
other who would have won it, Examine the
whole history of his exploits, in all their de-
tails, and you see the evidence of far.reaching
sagacity, and great ability.
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George W Darnham) This was an action for the
-. "; insuiliciencv Of n bridge
Town OF Lincoln. which failed as the plff. was
crossing it with load of plank. The evidence on
the part of the plf. tended to show that he was Sc
rously injured and that his shoulder was disocated
by the fall That the part of the deft tended to
show that the injuries received by the pf were not
OF go serious nature. Verdict for ptr Damages,
S25O,O1
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The jury trials were finished on Wednesday eve
ming the Dist inst. On Thursday the hearings IN
cases for trial by the court wcro commenced and
continued through that day and on Friday the 23d
inst, the court adjourned sine die.
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DEATH or JUDGE ARcuER.--Judgo Ar
her, Chief Justice Of MARYLAND, is dead, ~
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Benjamin II. Strong & Co.

Wolsoy vernol. spooner and this action tic,i
was brought against him for fraudulenty represent
ing to the pfTs. that tho situation of the firm was as
good and even better than his partner had previously
represented, upon the credit of which representation
the pfs. had sold them goods, &c. (Thc rcprcsen-
tations were the same with those stated in the above
report of the case Strong & Co. VS.. Spooncr, and
formed part Of the same transactions The evil
dence and charge Of the court in the two GASES was
similarly Verdict for the plGs. Damages s22o.
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GEN. TAYLOR A WING.

This, Mr.. Crittenden said, he declared from
his own knowledge He is Wing, a good
Wing, thorough Wing. l know him to be
a Wing, but not an ultra Wing. All his po-
litical feelings are identified with the Wing
party.
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WHAT is GEN. TAYLOR?

All who are acquainted with the public character
of JOHN j. CkIrrENDEN will attribute great weight
to the following reply to the above important and
much agitated question, found in report his late
speech at Pittsburgh, condensed by the Tribune
from the Pittsburgh Gazette. What could be more
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John Hodge Action for the nsufricency of
n hiph,va,- in .o;J 60, r. -:
Town of Brdport port Tie nsuic 3@ Ti Sa
P'"hed OF was, deep rut and fence rail lying init
which rail in consequence of being hit upon one end
was raised up, struck the plf.s horse and so injured
him, that he died within few days after. The
court instructed the jury that 1t wholly ques-
ton of fact for them to decide whether or not tho
Tact OF the rail being in the road it was proved to
have been, did under the circumstances of the case
constitute an insufIicicncy that was the duty of
towns to keep their highways in such a situation
that they would be reasonably safe for travellers to
pass upon them; but that this duty of towns did
not render them insurers The jury returned yer-
dict for the defendant
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Royal W. Peak

Royal W. Peak Action of ejectment for prem
Nathan Whitman. J troduced deeds of the premises
from the deft.'s father TO the pl1.'s father-and
showed that he was the only heir Of his father &c.
&c The deft,'s counsel stated the defence to be-
mat the deeds in question, though absolute upon
'nclr lace were given as security for loans Of mon
ey' which had been subsequently paid. The court
decided that the defendant could avail himself of
this defence only in a court Of chancery, and d.
rcctcd verdict for the pff
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GEN. TAYLoR's INFLEXIBILITY OF CHAR
ACTER.
Finally, said the speaker, he is man you
cannot buy-a man you cannot sett-a man
you cannot Scare--and man who nerer
Su7endcrS!
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JOHN FOX,
HENRY STANLEY. and
EZRA JUNE.

On motion, the report of tho Committee
was accepted, and they were declared the
candidates Of this convention.
On motion the convention proceeded 10
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State Information for a breach of the
VS. license lave Ill.
Vcrnal Spooncr eE'''
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ANNEXATION OF CUBA.

The last foreign adsiccs say that
negotiations arc in progress for the
cession of Cuba to the United
States. The rumor has raised a
great flutter in the British political
circles. 1t is presumed that Old
Zach's heart will ffutter even worse
at the prospect Of bringing in more
territory, though perhaps he might
be willing to "stand on foreign
ground" ifthere were slaves there.
Lima Argus.
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think they will not, and We know they oughs not
Ilut in wha, manner Ihcy shall resist we canno'
adviso nor determine. Bur we are prepared ~
the recent events, which We think will DO per
sisted in. to ucquiesce ond participate as ono of
the voters Of Ohio in any organic mode OIL re-
fisiance TO tha present state Of things which
shall bc determined ON by the people. Thspres-
ent Constitution, as il never was the choice o.
the people, is very fur from ever having been
what the people would have mado i. OHIO has
attained he, present prosperity raihcr in spite o.
il than by its assistance, Il ought to be chang
ed Thesorrupiions |. permits ought % be done
away, and above all our free government should
not be left the sport Of iactions and tie prey o.
dsmagoguss, who are already chucklipg at
state Of things which. while itamakes .hcm for
tho moment dictntors Of the government injues'
the credit, ruins the character, degrades and de-
moruzes the Stats.sat a. 10 ia95a5ialn Tfus
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PUT THAT AND THAT ToGETH

The vote ofNew York city at the
late election was about 5000 less
than the usual number polled.
The vote OF Philadelphia some
10000 higher than common. BY
putting the two together, is is not
hard 70 guess why Zack got 1000
majority in Pennsylvania. Lima
Argas.