The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-06-12
STEPHEN SMITH, President.

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STEPHEN SMITH, President.
Vice Presidents
w. R. Shafter, Whitfield Walker,
DIP. Moves, Asahel Peck,
VIM. Hidden, Royal Hatch,
Austin Fuller. Aaron Cleveland,
Titus Hutchinson, Milton Brown,
Daniel Roberts. j., Richard Smith,
Henry Lester. S. A. Weber.
SECRETARIES.
Jacob Scott, Geo. II. Paul,
E. A. Slansbury, A. J. Aiken.
A committee, TO be appointed by the dele
yates from the severaLcsuntes, 10 nominate
Stale ticket was ordSed, and The Conven-
lion adjourned until half past one.
AFTERNOON.
The Convention net, and there being no
business, speeches Tefs called for. MIR.
Stansbury was called out and ceclined.-
Next came
Leri B. THas Hunker.] He took The
platform cheerlully, and thought he was not
inconsistent, even though last year he help
ed kick the Barnburners out Of the locoioco
party. The fact was, he said, that things
had since occurred 10 warrant this change.
First, Tayior's election by Shareholders, be-
cause n Shareholder, as he said; and TO
prove this assertion he quoted The votes Of
the Southern States, showing that Taylor
had gained largely upon Folks vote in 1874.
But he didn't quote New York and Pennsyl-
vania Second, the Calhoun Convention Of
Southern NJ m b ers of Congress, which
made slavery the great question, 10 The eX-
clusion Of other matters but here Mr.. V. Tor
got to say, that. almost without exception,
the men who signed the Calhoun address
were his brother lo.ofocos OF the Cass school.
The next assertion of Mr.. V. was that the
Southern Wings are for extending slavery
which is altogether too broad 20 be true
In truth, there is strong anti-exlension
spirit in The South, and mainly in the Whig
party.-Hence the defeat of the Wings in
Virginia-hence the Locofocracy of h e
South (the "brethren" Of Villas and Co. in
Baltimore) are rallyIng upon the Calhoun
platform of Slavery and Dis-unioD. Final
ly, MIR. V. protested that he didn't want 10
look behind, 10 see what they had been doing.
but ahead, upon what they acould do.
Mr.. Hastings Liberty rejoiced that the
Liberty tree planted at Buffalo was sprOw-
ing so abundantly during the spring rains.-
(The best horticullurists recommend close
pruning Of the sprouts and suckers, though,
in order 10 make trees bear well /; you will
have 10 lop off some Of the bad suckers, or
feed them at the expense of the fruit.)
Mr.. S,ansbuy (Whig) finally consented 10
he called out, and among a mass of balder
dash and abuse Of his old friends, gave real
ly cutting description of that spurious de-
mocracy which holds slaves. We thought
that if any democracy was worse than this,
il was that democracy in the free States
which fraternized and sustained the spurious
slavocratic article. Mr.. S. was careful not
10 say this, howe1A out OF kind
ness 10 his new brethren.
Jhr. Chiftenden (oco) reminded his audi
ence that last year the Wings complimented
him Cor abandoning the Hunkers: he hoped
they would be as complimentary now TO the
repentant Hunkers. As TO The Wings: he
complained not at removals-in his opinion
"to the victors belong the spoils, but he
did complain that the Wings had made re-
movals when they had promised not 10 do so,
and particularly that Free Soil men had been
removed. No such promise was ever
made: moderation and justice arere promised
by General Taylor, and will be carried out,
100. As TO slavery in California and New
Mexico, MIR. c. said that it must inevitably
be excuded-there was no need of Free
Soil parry 10 do that work; what was need
ed is,to operate upon slavery at home. But
Mr.. Thrall says The SidUe STATES are TO attend
TO ihat-so if both of these gentlemen are
correct, the new party has nothing to do but
10 kick slavery out of its calculations and 90
back 10 the original elements oflocofocoism.
In conclusion, Mr.. c. congratulated the Con-
vention that the horn (of contenion) did not
stick out SO far as he expected.
T. p. Redfeld (Ioco) was next called
for, but was missing.
Mr. KasSOn (loco) next took the floor
He saw ample cause for encouragement.
The Buffalo Convention had been felt in
Congress kept slavery out Of the
new territory; the day Of that convention
was a great day-so was the day of John
P. IIale's entrance TO the Senaie-the day
of the Connecticut election-the day of
Salmon p Chase's election as Senator
from Ohio-the day of Henry Clay's let
ter fixing time for emancipation some-
where this side of eternIty-and the day
of Senator Benton's appeal but the big
gest day he thought would be that in
which "the star that never sets" would
at least rise.
Mr.. argued very pertinently that
slavery is opposed to education; and a
couple of gentlemen from Randolph, Lib
erty men in 1910, whose names we could
not get. rejoiced that their prospects ap-
peared so much brighter than usual.-One
of them suggested that if slavery was the
only thing TO divide parties upon, then all
other questions like the Tariff. &c. &c.
would be wisely settled. for the reason
that the representatives Of the people could
act free from party restraint. Very well,
then, knock slavery out of party trammels.
and that will be wisely settled, too.-Did
it ever occur to this gentleman. that Gen.
Taylor's platform against Vetoes and Ex-
ecutive power, does leave the people per-
fectly free to settle all these questions q
Dir. Kidder (Hunker) made few brief
remarks, apologizing that his health pre-
cluded speech. The point was that the
books of Cass and Butler had been closed
he had entered his name in the new
book, and was ready to support any body
the Convention would nominate.
Elder Winch (Hunker) said he had
nothing to brag of only that he was always