Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-06-07

olitonist Though formerly Ioco,) and spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the march of freedom all over
the world.
Mr.. Poland was called out, declined, and was
then forced: he thought the force, in his case,
sign that niggers are increasing This own ,erm,)
but still he declined speech, and promised TO
get good security if elected Treasurer.
The Platform was then formally adopted.
The business now appeared 10 be over, and
the members of the Convention began rapidly to
dispense, when M Barber arrested few by Of
fering resolulon--an aiterthought, not en-
braced in the Platform declaring that the Con-
vention is in favor Of Tariff sufficient 10 raise
revenue enough TO pay The expenses Of the gov
crnmenl economically administered, and the in
terest on the public debt.
Judge Briggs objected: this resolution had
cost them five hundred votes last year.
M. Barjer insisted that they would be called
free trade men it it was not adopted. For his
part, lie couldn't go free trade.
Judge Briggs said he would agree, if Barber
tai protection That, he thought, might possibly
do The party some good.
Mr.. Barber refused, insisting that any duty,
no matter what would of course live incidental
protection
Mr.. Siansbwy said the resolution was just The
thing as i, was, and he would defend it against
all the Wings in creaIion-and that settled the
matter, the dozen or two present permitting the
resolution TO pass. .
Thus ended the business Of the day, III man
ner well fitted 10 cast suspicion upon the motives
of the managers of the whole affair. II they
have no purpose to subscrve on the great cause
Of Protection TO the interests OF The People of
Vernon other thln 10 snre The most poies 81 build
mp their pdriy it is but fair to suspect that lheil
new professions Tor free soil are based upon no
higher or stronger foundation. We speak of The
leaders, who have but recently proiessed to be
free soil men. Such ipere The leaders, as is evil
dent enough from the record we have now giYen.
Mr. Barber is the Magnus Apollo Of the party:
he managed the corresponds nee for months past
he arranged the wires; and he was the master
spirit Of the Convention. We give him credit
for managing the thing very well. lie was eau
,ious to have as nuny as possible Of The right
sort of men for his purpose, and as few crooked
sticks as possible. Hence, we think It was, that
comparatively few of the old Liberty uicn were
present, very few, who ever have acted with
The Wing party-and these were pretty careful
ly slowed away as officers OF The Conyention.-
The main body, it was perfectly evidentto every
! intelligent observer, consisted Of men who were
always active in the loeUfoco parry unit! June
| last, and who have now completely disposed of
the old Liberty patty by absorbing 1t. We have
treated the thing as marriage, -the locotnco
party as The husband, and the late free soil party
as the wife. Perhaps some would choose to
change the relations Of the parties. We DOM
object to that certainly: Pu, them as you will,
our idea simply is, that the ocoiocos will tcedr
The breeches in that family. We counted the
number Just after the bunker Convention hud
Joined: four hundred covers The whoe, aud OF
this number we estimate that at least three
lourths were locofocos up TO June, 1918. They
have the strength Of the new party, and will know
how TO use it. In their State ticket the DISPOSE.
lion is manifest two of the three candidates
were old Iocotocos. 1t is essentially now, what
it was in $780, The iocojoco prty.
But what of the coalition? Two good things
undoubtedly. The first is that Vermont is clear.
: ly anti slavery for the present. There can be
no contest, in Vermont, on that question, until
the locoiocos play false. They are prepared fol
that in case OF necessity: the announcement o
Mr.. rhrall that the SLAVE States are to take care
Of ema cipation the announcement OF Mr. Chit
tenden, that free soil party is required to keep
slavery out OF California and New Mexico; the
announcement Of Mr.. Medium that he can pos
slbly vote for stakeholder ami the excuse o
Mr.. Villas that the Ilunkers now 90 AZ ansi slave
ry because the South did not elect Cass-all arc
Just many hinges on which they can take a
new turn, whenever the interests of the party re.
qnlre it. Sui, they arc bound for The present to
anti-slavery ground, and TINT is good Another
good thing is, that there are now but hoo parties
in the State-no triangular wareare-no con
tests without victory one way or the oher.-
We like that: there Is a chance Tor fair fight
and spur for on energetic one; and all we have
now 10 say 10 the Wings is simply this put or
your armor at once; quit yourselves like men
conquer, as you certainly can if you will or else
be prepared 10 receive handsome defeat, fo
which you will have nobody to blame but your
selves. The locos have played their part well
The Wings have only to do their part as well
aud Vermont will stand even more surely apt
: firmly Wing tnan she has done Of late.
o. Mr.. Chiltenden complained in the loco
, foco convention that Free Soil men have been re
> moved from Office by Judge Collamer. Tha, ou
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