The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-07-23
The State Convention,

The Wing State Convention. at Montpel-
Ter, on Wednesday last was gathering of
which the party might Justly be proud
whether we consider the number and char,
acter Of the delegates, or the spirit and har
mony which were manifested in all their
proceedings. 1nasmuch as the Convention
was called at the busiest season of the year
for our farmers-a class to which our party
Is mainly indebted for its strength as well Us
its numbcrs-we hardly expected very
general attendance, but in this VIC were a
grceably disappointed. The Free Church
was crowded to OVERLOOKING, with delegates
from every county in the State. The good
old Wing zeal we are glad to see, still burns
undated, and the omcns of victory never
seemed more auspicious than now.
In making the nominations for State Off
GERS, there was an almost unparalleled unan-
unity Of feeling. The exalted character OF
Judge WiLLIAMs-for so many years the
Chief Justice of this State, and man who,
though occupying position that rendered il
improper for him to be an active politician,
has always been, as his intimate friends as
sure US devoted to Wig principles-attract-
cd the eyes of the people TO him, as the fit.
test man for Chief Magistrate of our Com
monwealth. lie received on the first bal
loiing in the committee, four iiths of all the
votes, and was at once unanimously declared
the nominee. We have no Hesitation in .ay-
ing that, willie we believe this nomination
in every respect As i'll a one as could be
made, it is also the strongest, ard one, we arc
confident, that will be duly ratified and con.
firmed, by popular vote.
The nomination of JuLIrs CONVERSE
we believe, will prove alike satisfactory Il
all. Mr.. CONVERSE, it will be rccolected
was nominated as Speaker of the House, two
years since, and would have been elected tc
that post, but for his declension, from gcner
Gus motives towards distin guished person
al friend He has been member of boil
branches of the Legislature, serving witt
honor. and occupying prominent position
in each.
Mr.. HowEs has been Treasurer for two
years, and has shown himself every way
qualified to discharge the duties of that Of
fee.
We should add here, that Mr. FAIRBANKS
Of St. Johnsbury, who would have been ;
strong candidate for Governor, and who hac
been talked of for that office, positively re-
fused the use Of his name in that manner
and authorized friend so to state to tn,
Committee. 1t is hardly necessary to "a,
that all our predictions Of SUCCESS are found
ell on the supposiion that every Wing will
do his duty, .JahAJaly and promptly. We
need to put forth every effort, for our oppo
nents are making the most determined ant
desperate exertions to convert the State tt
LocoIocoism, and they must be met with ;
corresponding activity. We must be non,
the less active and vigiant because we ",
STRONG TIcKEr--on tho contrary. ia,
better the men We have nominpted, the NOR,
Jealous should we be to increase hcu major
iiy.
We ask careful perusal of the report o
the Committee ON Resolutions, which W,
shall publish entire in our scxt. 1t places
the Wing party in their true' position before
the people of this State, and with the ac
companyng resolutions, presents "plat
form on which we are willing to stand
now and in all lime TO coma.