Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-07-27
CINCINNATUS.
WhiI State Convention,

came off at Woodstock last week. and was in point of
numbers, very respectable There was an apparent
harmony, also, in the proceedings of the Convention,
which has induced the belief by many, that the spirit
offreedom heretofore rife amongst the wings, and par
ticuarly the opposition to Gen, Taylor, which has
shown itself in many quarters of the State more or
less conspicuousy had been entirely subdued and the
'restive spirits" completely whipped in" 1t may be
Soft the "overseers" believe it is so, we would not
on any account, disturb the tranquility incident to
such an opinion 1t is however, consolation to those
Independent wings who were present, and who were
neither bought intmidated, to know for themselves
how far this apparent hrrmony in fact did exist and
what the real state of feeling in that convention
Most of those present who dissented from the nomina
ton of Gen. Taylor and who were of course unpre-
pared to pledge themselves to his support,
ertheless DESTROYS of nominating ticket for State Of
fcers whom all could unite, and thus, if possible,
to the wing party at the September election, at
least plurality for Governor and such ascendancy in
the Legislature as should enable us, ultimately to
lect our candidates But in this reasonable expecta-
ton we were doomed to most Notifying dsappoint-
ment and the strong feeling of disgust consequent up
on this disappointment, did much to induce this APP
parent calm many of the members soon they
learnt what must be the inevitable result resolved to
take further part whatever in the proceedings. The
principal business of the Convention being to nomin-
ate candidates for Governor, Lieut. Governor and
Treasurer those who really desired the ascendancy of
"Whg principles" as heretofore protested and under
stood in this State-who as heretofore, were deter
mined to stand in Opposition to every form of oppres
sion," were exceedingly DESTROYS to select candidate
for Governor whose name and position would carry
conviction to the people, that this still a cherished
principle; that the wings of Vermont, whoever else
might falter, were now ever and intend to remain,
the inAexibe advocates of freedom for all men.
Such was, there can be no doubt, the wish of ma
jorty of the Convention But that majority over
ruled, and gross fraud perpetrated upon them, and
upon the people, which has parallel in the history of
political conventions, known to this people.
The fact is well known that the person noni-
mated as Wing candidate for Governor, has for sever
al years, sought this distinction with untiring dill
gence-and it is equally well known, that the people
Of the State, in convention and otherwise, whenever
end wherever his professions have been canvassed,
have uniformly and repeatedly decided against him.
"He has been weighed in the balances and found
wanting" In 1874, at Burlington-in 1876 at Wood
stock, his pretensions urged upon the nominal
ing committee with all the pertnacity his friends
could muster-but in vain; the decision of those
ventions was most decisive emphatic negative. We
now come to 1913.
The partizans of the nominee, finding no merit in
the man to urge and strengthen his claim to a nom-
nation, had uniformly urged the claims of the county
of Windsor to this Office, and upon that assumption
predcated the right in behalf of the county to
the incumbent; modestly intmatng to the rest of the
State that inasmuch as the office belonged to the
county of Windsor, the appointment of course belong
ed to them, and they must not be inteyred aoh in
lation to it. The fidelity of the Wings of Windsor
county to the cause, they asserted depended
tally upon this nomination-hey would not brook an
other rejection of their favorte-they would not tame
ly submit to the control of majority in other and less
important parts of the State. This substantially
the anguage-not by any means, of the great body Of
the wings of Windsor Countrywide despise and spurn
it and its authors but of these who affect to hold that
body of freemen in their hands, to be used as occasion
may require, to promote their selfish purposes.
We found goodly number of wings congregated
in respectable looking church, with Ex-Governor
convention being duly organized, Governor Paine, on
his appointment as President rose and rendered his
acknowledgements to the convention for the distn-
guished honor conferred on him in a very tierce and
business-like way He reminded the convention that
ordinarily the business Of the convention would be to
nominate candidates for Governor, Lieut. Governor
and Treasurer and then go home and quietly elect
them. But this year they had extraordinary duties to
perform: much needed to be done-they had come
here to do ithey must not shrink from any RESPONSE
siblity here but all take hold together do up the
business here, and then go home and go to work
This said Mr.. Marsh was introduced, and made very
brief speech. Then followed the appointment Of com
mittees and the passage of resolution directing thu
several counties to appoint committee equal in mum
Der to the number of Senators to which they WERE
respectively entitled. The aggregate to be commit
tee of nominations to present candidates for State off
GERS and election at large; and then came the ad
journment
In the recess, and for two or three hours, W.
will wait on the committee on nominations. Twelve
counties appeared to be present entitled to % mem
bers of this number the County of Windsor had
being the largest in the State. The committee as
sembled and proceeded to ballot for Governor, witt
the following results, viz:
b9O-caas K Williams l3-EIqnce Eaton &c Coolidge
a. 4" e 4 6 ! q "
And SO, until by a course of management, never be
fore attempted, it is believed in any convention of an
party in this State, Carlos Coolidge who had but on
fifth of the convention in his favor, received the nomi
nation.
That such result could be effected under sue
circumstances is indeed most EXTRAORDINARY" TIL
strong and intimidating of the friends of Coo
edge, and their misrepresentation, induced the friend