Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-05
Free Soil Movements,

We have Tor several weeks been designing to treat
readers to at least brief alusion to some of the
most prominent Free Soil demonstrations in all quar-.
tiers of the Unon-but the difficulty of finding place
to begin and end, has hitherto prevented. We can
wait no longer; SO here is grist, TO be followed by
more next week..
Daniel Webster having declared in his speech that
the nomination of General Taylor was not fit to be
made" the people Of Massachusetts are discussing
the question whether it is fit to be supported.
The following resolution was discussed at great
length in meeting at West Sterling, and carried by
n vote of 1873 yeas to II nays:-
Whereas, Daniel Webster has pronounced the
nomination Of Taylor not fit to be made the pee pie
of Massachusetts should declare it not fit to be sup
ported"
In Fayette County, hitherto warm Wing County
in Ohio, both the Taylor papers, the Banner and the
lntellgencer, have been discontinued. So say the
newspapers,
! The Wing Central Committee of Ashtabula coun.
y Ohio have gone over to the Free Sollers, and
ried with them the banner which had been presented
to the Wings of Ashtabua, as the banner county, by
the Wing ladies Of Lexington, Ky.
Col. Miles Murphy and Dr. Reed, of Henry coun-
ty, Indiana, exmembeIs of the Legislature the ornl-
er leading Democrat, the latter prominent Wing,
both among the the best known and most influential
citizens OF the county, have gone over to Van Buren,
and Free Soil So says the Indiana Free Territory
Sentinel.
The Rockford Free Press is the name of new pa
per, just published in Illinois by Henry De Puy.
james G. Birney we learn from notice in the Tri-
bune, was to address Free Soil meeting at Sanin
aw, Michigan on the 22d inst. The same paper says
Hon. Flavus J. Lttlejohn formerly State Sen
ator IN the Michigan Legislature and at present the
representative from Alegan county, is about to STUMP
the State for Van Buren, lie has been for years the
most distinguished Locofoco in the Second Congress
ional District, and nearly secured the Congressional
nomination in the district now represented by Mr. Stu
art"
Hon. John II. Wright and Doctor Faber, two iniu'
entail Locofocos in Cass county, Indiana lave re-
nounced Glass; and declared for Van Buren,. A. NC
Donald the Locofoco Representative from Porter and
Lake, last winter and ]. u Petit the Locofoco can
ddate for Senator from Minal and Wabash last year
: have joined the Van Buren, party.-1r1bunc
Hon. Thomas Wood, formerly Democratic mem.
Der of the Legislature from WashtenSw county, Mich
has declared for Van Buren,
Immense Meeting at Herkimy.-The Mass Meeting
at Herkimer, yesterday was glorious one. There
were some 1000 sturdy yeomamy present. Nye, Cul-
yer, OeugWlCk, ana van DureI, addressed the multi
tude. Never before was there more spirited turn
out of the masses of Old lIerkimer In the evening
J Messrs. Van Buren, Nye &c. addressed the Freemen
of Utica to a late hour-.aIbany Alias, 22d inst.
A correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune in letter
dated Ottawa, Illinois, September 10, 1885, says:-
1.-THE barns all on fire in this section. One O
> the most enthusiastic political meetings have attend
ed this season. was held here last night by the Var
d Buren, Democrats. The large court room was file,
It by Independent Democrats who refuse to swallow
Il Cass and Slavery. An association was formed calet
e the "True Democracy and addresses were made BY
: Edwin Leland, Esq, and Abraham Hoe, ESQ.,, boil
d distinguished Democrats, and the latter a nephew o
Van Buren,. The Van Buren, faction Of the Demo
It cratic party seem to be the most numerous in thi
: country, and they seriously reproach their Cass an
; Slavery friends for distracting the party"
n BALrMonE.-A correspondent of the New Yor
J Evening Post, writing from Baltimore, the l5t
ii ult, says;
" "Without any formality, am happy to inform 70
at that the Free Soil party is daily growing stronger
l." in this city. We shall undoubtedly hold the baanC
O. lof power in Maryland"