Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-07-27
The Barnburner Mass Convention,


Is to be holden at Middlebury on the ond of
August The call is signed by thirty five Born-
burners who bolted after the ratification of Cass
by The loco foco State Convention. That their
course may be understood, we copy the follow
ing from the proceedings of the Barnburner
meeting, holden here after their withdrawal from
the Locofoco State Convention:
Whereas The State Convention held at this
pIuce today, almost UNANIMOUSLY passed the fol-
loving resolutions
RESOLVED, That in the opinion Of this Con-
vcntion, Congress have the constitutional power
TO prohibit the introduction of slavery into the
Territories belonging to tho United States, in
which Slavery does not now exist, while said
Territories remain under the jurisdiction of Con-
gress, aud that IL is the imperative duty of Con-
greSs o exercise that poicer immediately:
" Resoiued That The democratic party Of Yer
mont, by repeated resolutions of State and
County Conventions, stand pledged 10 oppose by
every legal and conSia uiionof means, The extension
o, slavery into any of the Territories of the u
niied Sues now free, and that ice here reiierdte
that piedge:"
And whereas, after the passage of said reso-
luiions, the said State Convention proceeded to
nominate Paul Dillingham;, Jr., as candidate
for Governor, for whose nomination we voted an
members OF that Convention: aud whereas tho
suid Convention proceeded TO pass resolutions
approving of the nomination OF LOWS Casa tor
President and WIN. o. Butler for Vice Pres-
dent, and the said Paul Dillingham;, Jr., pledged
himself 10 their support: Therefore,
Resolved, That we wholly rcpudato.the nom
nation of Lewis Cass for President aud Wm.
o. Butler for Vice President and of Paul Dill
lngham, Jr, for Governor, on the ground that
principles Of those resolutions, to which we hold
the democracy of Vermont most firmly pledged.
On motion of s. :. Brown, ESQ.,, uoted that a
convention of the Free Soil Democrats and all
others opposed 10 the extension of slavery into
| Territory of the United States now free, be
called to meet at Mlddlcbury on the 2nd day of
August next, TO make such nominations aud to
1 transact su.h other business as shall be deemed
advisable at that time.
Accordingly, III call for the Middebury meet
ing was issued, and all who repudiatc the loco
foco convention and are in favor Of making the
non. extension OF slavery "both national and
state test" ere invited to attend, for the purpose
Of nominating Sta.c ticket and taking such
measures as may be deemed advisable in refer
ence to the Presidency.
HS pune lHONtiS III lllo uhdil dlt, luCIelOIt
locos supporters Of Polk Texas, and the Mex
lean war; nen who even endorsed locoiocnlsm
on the l4h inst. to the fullest extent, trcept Cas-:
and Butler; they say they hold the locos TO then
resolutions, and we are therefore to presume tina
they on their part mean to abide by them, ant
remain locos still yet they appeal to Wing
and aborionists to come and stand with them OF
their platform, because fursooih, they have at tn,
eleventh hour taken stand on the Slavery ques
ton, which the Wings and Abolitonsts have
occupied for years. In this, they have already
been countenanced by large portion of til,
Liberty party IN Chlttenden county; but whethe
they will succeed in any thing more than to di
vert locos fiom Cass to Van Buren,, remains L
be seen. We suspect however, that Mr.. Va
Buren, can command but very little support i
: Vermont out of the loco;oco ranks. He has,
is true, taken good ground against the extensio
, of Slavery; but the people have not forgotte
that he, too, was the first 10 win the President
chair by purchasing Southern votes with the pro
iesslon Of southern iples--the first man t
pledge a Presidential Veto in advance, and tina
: veto for the preservation Of Slavery in the Dis
tricl Of Columbia.