The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-07-18

them, they are forced to succumb to the
custom house. Shouldn't wonder if they
have a word 10 say about the business.
j The next interesting demonstration wa:
from Mr.. Barber. He introduced n resolu
lion, declaring substantially that CongreS,
has the constitutional po1rer to prohibit Stare
ry in nelrly acquired territory, and ought Il
l~ererciSe IL Immediately. A Hunker met this
with a motion To Ldyit on the table. Bradley
Barlow and Judge Noyes were for thus kill
ling the unwelcome intruder. Messrs. Bar
1ber and ChiItenden however compelled The
|Convention 10 face the music If they lait
The resolution Upon the table, they declared
that j; would be regarded as a rejection, ant
The friends of freedom must bolt. This set
|tlcd the hash-ihe motion 10 lay upon the
table was Withdrawn, a. a direct vote forced
The ayes were loud-some twenty or thirty
uttered a strong No; and The resolution was
CARRIED amidst a storm OF Kisses from one
side and cheers from the other.
Mr.. Barber was not slow to avail himself Of
this temporary advantage gained by the Barn
burners. You have solemnly resolved, sale
he, that Congress has the power and ought tC
exercise it-now do you mean to stultify your
selves by voting for Lewis Cass-the man who
denies This power and pledges himself to veto
any exercise of it? True enough-StuLtJy
but the Hunkers denied that this was Cas-:
position, whereupon Mr.. Barber just read
|frcm the Nicholson letter the very words o.
Cass denying the power in question, and elo-
|%quently invoked the Convention not TO be Sc
grossly inconsistent as to denounce his doctrines
and yet sustain the man-Veto and all. lr
one of his speeches Mr.. B. introduced a letter
showing that Hon. John Kellogg of Benson
and his son Loyal G. are opposed to Cass
whereupon Mr.. Sawyer vouched that Rut
land County Democrats are unanimous-tht
Kelloggs not being of them, but old Nationa
Republicans.
This scene ended, the nominations were
made: Dillingham; for Governor,-Charles X
Field for Lieut.. Governor and j. I. Marstor
3fos Treasurer.
The resolutions followed quietly after the
lold sort, until up came one ratifying the nom
I%ination of CAss and BUTLER. MIR. Barber
rose-the gag was at once applied, in shape
Of the previous question. Withdrawn attic
hard begging, and Mr.. B. proceeded to speal
against Cass. Hon. S. s.. Brown took tho
lfoor-but the gag was applied in his case un
ICiCHtliEll"SO tllSO III ii CdSC vi u Oidul
lof Lamoille County. The Barnburners hav
ling been thus chokcd off, the question wa.
3put, and greeted by the Hunkers with a fierce
3yell IN the affirmative. The noes were called
t-the Barnburners yelled defiance in a roun(
No. The resolution was declared to be car
fried amid another storm of Kisses and cheers
and at once a goodly portion of the Barnburn
lcrs took their hats and retired from the Con
3vention.
Electors at large were nominated O.. B. Vi
Has and John S. Robinson, we believe } Mr.
Dillingham; swallowed his mornings speecl
land came out for Cas- and Butler; a few
sHunkers tried to smooth over matters, ant
then the Convention adjourned.
At times, the Convention was something
Hike Observation-Disclosures cheers, and curses
mingled in strange c~onfusion-and the Presi
dent, "a delegate 10 Baltimore, %)naively re
marked that it was rery much like the Bait
'more Contention, only 1t waS not quite 50 bad
We guess both will prove sore jobs for the
dough faces.
Some of the Hunkers were mortified at thu
position in which MIR. Barber has placed them
land moved to reconsider the vote but the
dare not try it. More will yet be mortified
but " what's done can't be helped" Th'
|Old Hunker democracy has effectually stulti
fled itself, as Mr.. Barber justly remarked.