The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-22

t'u--hit ~ TIA; vas 10. tie &c
oss,ou for 50 cr,h5cs sar tie goo,i or
the cause ersvrAl ambiuoa De.
manded a sacrifice st the expense of
justice. And Mr.. Lvman--aficr
having submitted his claims 10 the
lsoar'i. by ~he,u they had been fully
weighed, aud TO whose decision he
seemed committed in honor -- express.
ed HI. willingness tina, his friend.
shonh lay the nomination "a,,on or
under Mp table" Then was made
ralpablc the purpose Of bringing the
great mass from the town of Bennins.
ton. The nomination va. Kissed and
hop.cd aawn. aud the convention
s11apsd by the mass from Bcnuing
ton. 1t 10 asserted with the syecous
ness Of truth and the lis, vouched AZ
proof. that Of the Remington delesa
ton fail one fourth. Who were active
participants in the scenes that sue.
ceeded the nomination, were isccforos,
unHatnvdtised foreigners AID miners.
The responsibility for the attendance
Of such persons from his owl town
must rest upon Mr.. Lyman. under
whose ansIrices they are said TO have
come and acted. We're the ultimate pro-
ceed,ngs Of Mr.. Lyman and his friends
fair and honorable ! Had the mass
this authority over the proceedings Of
the board of nomination ? IL it had
the authority whence ~as it derived 2
Not that the board is a committee Of
the mass-- not that a single member
was appointed by or represented the
mass---nc. that the board derived any
powers from the the mass---for We
have seen they we're appointed by
and represented constituency inele.
pendent Of the mass, and in no man.
ner responsible to the mass for the
performance Of their duty. Nor did
that convention have the authority Of
precedent. The proceedings we're
wholly unprecedented in the history
Of tn wing party here and every
where. Is it expe1ient TO grant or
recognize such authority? Is the
town Of Bennington supposed to un-
derstand the wishes and interests of
the whole District better than a board
Of delegates representing every pa TT !
Are the local interests and preferen.
ces Of the vicinity in which conven.
ton is held to be yielded to at the
sacrifice Of all others represented by
the board Of nomination -? Are the
masses Of the immediate vicinity Of O
convention to be summoned in to die,
tate and control its actiony Such
doctrines arc impracticable and in
tolerable--yet such are the doctrines
Of the second resolution adopted at
Rutland, if it has any meaning and
force at this juncture--and the first
and third resrlutious depend upon the
second, aud will be approved or repu-
date by the freemcn as they judge
the second sound or repugnant to the
established principles of the party.
Thus were matters situated when
two Of the then District Committee
issued the call for the Rutladd Con.
ven,ion. Mr.. Edgcrton declining to
sign the call, and under them circum-
stances the friends Of Mr.. Lyman
met and designated him as their can,
didate the friends Of Mr.. Miner not
recognizing the meeting as a legiti-
ma,ely called convention Of the Dis.
trict- and at this meeting the Reso-
buttons were adopted. Do they en-
body the sentiments, and are they
obi ga,ory upon the Wings of the
/ District. Will the mass Of the wings
| respond to the third Resolution and
elect the Candidate selected by this
Convention 7"
Wings Of the first District, you have
befor. you two claimants for your suf-
! fruges, the one presented by your dele
! ties at the Manchester Convention and
for whom the entire vote Of the party
would have been cheerfuIly given, bu,
for the per, onal ambition Of the other,
who aspiring TO the office at the sacri-
fee Of the union and harmony Of the
| party, and the hazard Of q wing rep
/ resen,aiive from this District in the
next Congress, induced the purpose Of
sitting by misses and groans the legIti-
mate declaration Of your will in the Sc
lection Of your candidate, and now pre-
SCENTS himself under the sanction Of the
I ex parte meeting y. Rutland, and claims
q, your hands A. q vind'cation and sane
ton Of his out ages upon your rights
and interests, that you elevate him by
your votes to the highest Office in your
gift VIII you thus vindicare your
rights, or will you not rather stamp
with your Reproduction such proceedings
and cas-, your sofrages for the candi-
date who has long aud faithfully done
you service and is now fairly and ie-
ultimately before you As the candidate Of
the District!
No unkind feelings towards Mr. Ly-
, man personally, prompts this appeal