Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-24

Atm DIST. IL. Ii. REED, Esq, OF Montpelier,
Delegate and G. S BARTLETT, Subst tute.
But all this the readers of the Free Press
have learned before this. The Convention was
entirely harmonious and united, and the results
OF its deliberations and action will he very gen
orally acceptable to the Wings of the State.
The Old Line Locofocos--lhe real Simon
Pure Democracy, who rejects the Free Soil
mixture and lay especial claim to the appella-
ton of National Democrats" on account Of
their open and avowed adherence to Mr.. Clay's
" Compromise measures and their unhesita-
ting subservency to The demands OF Slavery
assembled here on Friday, ard nominated
Messrs. ID. A. SMALLEY and LUcIus d. PECK
as their Delegates at large TO their coming Ma
tional Convention, and Messrs. lloRAcE CLARK,
II. E. SToUGHros, |. B. BowpIsH and WIN.
HAYWOOD, as their District Delegates. am
told the assembage was quite large, number
ing numerous returning sheep of the deluded
and humbugged Free Democracy fock)
and was addressed, in appropriate and effective
terms by Hon. L.. B. Peck, Hon. Judge NoYEs,
BRADLEY BARLOW, Esq, the talented Represen-
tative from Fairfield, in franklin County, and
others. 1t is reported that Judge MOVES mad
a strenuous effort to dcnational-e the squad BY
making them take ani-slavery ground-but
with very dscouraging success, the great ma
joritv OF the Convention standing square up 10
the Baltimore Platform, and nothing more nor
less.
Our excellent and undsmnycd friends, the
shattered remnant Of the once iourlshlng Free
| Democracy held their Convention, also, on the
same day. but as they had their candidate for
President (somc obscure man "out West" if
remember rightly already before them, they
had nothing especial to do beyond an attempt
| ed truck-and-dcker with the Old Liners, and
the adoption Of the customary sublimitcs of
that rather deprecated party under the name
of Resolutions. 1t is not often that so much
eloquence of composition and advocacy is
wasted on the desert air."
I was present at their adjourned Evening
meeting, at the Court House, when their Res
olutlons were debated and adopted, and can
testify to the entire unanlmity with which the
fifteen or twenty disconsolatc Free Democrats
present concurred in everything that was writ
ten or said They (thc little "cmptyings" of
quite respectable Party were In the most
cordial and happy agreement, and the really
| good speeches Of my friends, BARBER and
STANsBURr was received with all the applause
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or prudent to bestow. Mr.. BARBERs speech
was very good onc,-true in point Of fact,
as general thing sound in principle, and ar
gucd with good deal of ability and ingcnu-
lty The only trouble was that the audience
was not much larger than an cXtemporc tea
party, and composed Of few rcsolute and
unconQuerable Free Democrats with large
admixture of Wings and Old Liners. who were
evidently present for the protanc purpose of
enjoying the thing! Hon. J. w. d. PARKER,
of Orange County, than whom more gcner-
Gus hearted man does not live also made one
of his capital of-hand speeches, and Mr.
STANsBURr, of the Darlington Courier. hay
ing his tallest stills with hun, stepped off with
a gait and speed that were an absolute marvel
to the most familiar Of his Large circle Of ac-
quaintance.' 1t is quite probable that the Fu-
gItlve Slave Law, and the often-described but
not easily identified class of citizens known as
"dough-faces and renegadcs" were handled
by the vivacious Editor with a cruel indiier-
ence to their - feelnx" and their reputation
1t was TIE common opinion in the meeting that
there would have been considerable applause
if there had been a considerable audience. In
the absence of both, however, my lively friend,
the orator, did admirably.
But altogether tie best speech of the Eve
! ming, and the one which awakened the most
enthusiasm, was the brief one handsomely read
from "a notebook BY the Hon. WM. p.
BRIGGs. 1t consisted entirely of leading
Editorial from the Burlington Free Press, and
was delivered by the astute Judge in his best
manner. The truth is, the Judge carried off
the honors Of the Evening, in the estimation Of
those who supposed him to be reading COM
position of his onn! Ga the whole, the State
Convention of the Free Democracy lacked
nothing but good-slzed audience, to make it
quite respectable. As it was, it cannot be de-
MED that the magnifcencc of ITS orations was
in somewhat ridiculous contrast with the ex-
IRENE humility of its numerical pretenslons.-
| am afraid Free Democracy has finally
scared"
- The Wing caucus, this evening, nomi
mated the present excellent and popular Re-
porter of the Decisions Of the Supreme Court
PETER T. WAsHBURN, Esq, of Woodstock,
and the attentive, kind and obligng State Lii
brarian, GEO. Nichols, Esq, both of whom
will doubtless be reelected by the Joint As
sembly, tomorrow. Judges ROYCE and RED
FIELD were also re-nomlnated, rira poce, to the
Bench of the Supreme Court and PIERPoINT
IsHAM, Esq, Of Bennington, on the first ballot
ing received the fattering testimonial Of "A of
the los votes, that were cast for the remaining