The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-08-08
The Barnburner State ConVen.
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! The Barnburner demonstration, in this place,
on Tuesday last, was an occurrence which we
/ ought not TO pass over altogether unnoticed. In
/ point Of numbers, had the meeting been called as
a Delegate Convention, we should pronounce the
gathering quite respectable-but as lass State
Convention, considering all the efforts that were
made, by flaming handbills scattered in every di-
rection through the State, &c. &C., 10 secure the
fullest possible attendance, and the confident pre-
dictions of some of its movers that it woul Id be
the largest Convention ever held in this State it
seemed to us anything but imposing. The whole
number present Including outsiders, of whom
who came in the vain hope of seeing John Van
Buren,, as per programmed could not have been
over eight huDdred-and not somany were atany
one time assembled IT. Convention.
The preliminary proceedings, in the forenoon,
were at the Town Room, and consisted simply Of
a temporary organization: and the appointment Of
Committees, to report at the Afternoon Session.
On reassembling in the afternoon, at the Method
list Church, none Of the Committees being prcpar-
ed to report, Mr. Kasson, of Burlington was call
ed for by the audience Mr. X took the stand
and proceeded to remark, that this occasion was
one of no ordinary interest. They were met for q
common purpose. There was, he said, a thrut
| and impulse pervading this assembly, that rashea
them on to one issue, and to success, too He glo-
ried in the name OF Barnburner-there was great
significance to the name. 1t suggested both light
and heat. He passed a high encomium on aver
mont, the stronghold of the Green Mountains u
"The man doesn't live lin Vermont, said Mr. X,
"who doesn't feel as you feel and feel and eye7y-
body feels. He spoke of the disafection among the
Democrats of Maryland and Missouri,as well as at
the North. Even the old mint drop" he said.
was supposed secretly to favor the Free Soil
movement. Cheers. F. P. Blair, late editor
of the Globe, was out for Free Soil. (Renewed
applause.) There was disafiecton, too, among
the Wings Mclean was opposed to Taylor
He had letter in his pocket, stating as much and
that if nominated by the Buffalo Convention, he
wonld accept the nomination. 1.-THE letter was
called for-but after considerable fumbling, before
and behind, didn't appear to he there.")
Mr.. X. was going on to denounce Cass very
severely, when he was requested to give way for
the report of the Committee for the nomination
of permanent officers. The following were report
cd and elected
President, JOHN KELLOGG, Of Benson.
Vice Presidents, Horace Erereh, Jacob Scott.
Horatio Needham, s. A. Weber A. Kcyes, s. w.
Jewett, Theron Howard, and several others.
Secretaries, J. Poland. E. A. Stansbury, W. P
Russell
Mr.. Kellogg returned his tn anks to the Con-
ventiou, whereupon Mr. Kasson resumed. He
said this movement was not Wing trick-his
Democratic friends needn't be frightened by any
such insinuation as that (!)-IIe denounced the
Nicholson letter of Gen. Cass. Hadn't found the
man who believed the doctrines therein advocated.
In the course Of his remarks, Mr.. X. several
times demolished the New Compromise which
had already been very sufficiently demolished, by
Wing votes in the House of Representatives
spite of 81 Northern Locofocos
Mr.. Stsnsbury, of Burlington, followed He
world say to the audience, in the first place.
"yOu are fine looking body of men-not exact
ly handsome-but good-iooking-yo don't appear
to be the fag-ends of several parties" (Applause)
81 was never Taylor man. have been
Wing. / voted for Clay in 1874, and pledged
myself then that I would never again toast the
South with my vote. Twas told that must take
Shareholder, on the head or tail of my ticket.
But determined that Iwould make Slavery the
great issue next time found it easy to break
my party ties.'-Mr S. said both parties had
gone back, en- this question-that they had worse |
candidates than at the last election.-"I do not
see so many Wings here as could wish to see"
mot halfa dozen Wings, probably. were present, |
from first to last, who felt the least sympathy I
with the movement) II wouldn't care if l was !
the onl! one" said he, Il wouldn't support Tay-
lor."-The press conspired 10 stife every single !
utterance of Free Soil. To remedy this evil, /
paper was about to be started in Burlington, call
ed the "Free Soil Courier conducted by one
from each of the old parties. (Who these persons
were, Mr.. S. did not inform his asditors) He
said the Free Soil party didn't ,nderstond itself
1t was proposed to enlighten it,
Mr. Watson, a Barnburner from Perm. n. Y.
was then introduced, who reviewed the Free Soil
question, taking the grounds of Mr.. Van Buren,
in his letter 10 ;he Utica Convention He said all
the old issues were obsolete. Free Soil was now