The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-06-04


for i7 How many Northern Democraisl"
Everybody knows it was passed by Dem
ocraiic Congress- and AN honest answer
to these questions would have demolished
The basis of his entire speech, and left the
speaker "nowhere."
After the gentleman got through. he fol-
lowing State ticket was reported and unan-
imously nominated;
For Governor,
LUClUS b. PECK, Of Montpelier
For Lieut.. Gor;rnor,
RYLAND FLETCHER, of Cavendish.
Tor Treasurer,
DANIELP. THOMPSON, Of Montpelier.
Then came the tug of war on Resolutions
"a series having been reported by MIR. Bar
Der. which were a cross between the Bali.
more and the Buffalo platforms, and so
strongly Democratic rs to call forth de-
termined opposition fom The Liberty and
Ex.Whig portion of the Convention very
generally. A long alteration ensued, which
was very amusing to the spectators, and
which ragged in unrestrained fury for an
hour OF two when NJ. Barber managed 10
silence the indictments in that summary
manner usually known as the "rrevious
question" On his motion, the debate was
ended. and tue main question put, on the
passage of the obnoxious Resoluiions-and
they were carried in spite of large and
jealous minority.
In the course Of the discussion, the deter
mination of the Liberty men TO recover their
lost identity, and to submit no longer TO be
buried in Locofocoism was preti, distinctly
announced They made grand rally on
the Resolutions, expressing willingness to
continue the connection on any terms short
of absolute absorption by the Democracy !;
but their entrcaiies, and warnings, and SEE
we're denuuciatioDs were all in vain. The
majority compelled them to submit to what
a quaint oil Liberty man very emphatically
denominaied their " I.ocofoco gammon" OF
| 'oulsc, OHc VI .NO tinh1S Is undNoluaDlc
the Liberty men must either remain in their
present humbl,d condition, and 90 into the
National Democratic Convention, (if they
can get in. as their Democratic leaders think
they CAM and SO be bound to support "A
| Union, Compromise Democratic for no 9th
err can get the nomination, il is well known
or else separate at once-get divorce from
Democracy" a niensd eli MOro.
After forcing through these Locofoco Res
olutions, the Convention adjourned, to hear
John Van Buren, in the evening, at the Rut-
land Railroad Depot.
Mr.. Van Buren, is clever speaker, and
WAS listened 10 with attention. though with
OUT much enthusiasm, by 1--WE should judge
three or four hundred people. lie avowed
his strong attachment 10 /" Democracy, state
and aational," and repeated his assertion of
/ last year, that there never was Free Soil
party, properly speaking, in New York.
He was Democrat, and those who acted
with him were Democrats. lie denounced
Mr.. Webster with some zeal. and Gov Sc.
ward also-not very much TO the satisfac-
ton, we think, of a considerable part of his
audience. He claimed good deal of credit
10 the Buffalo Platform party for the enact
ment of the Wlmot Proyiso in organizing the
territory of Oregon (where he admitted il
was moi needed; for the admission Of Cali
fornia as Free State "a portion Oh that pol
icy Of Gen. Taylor which the Free Sellers SC
bitterly dencunced) for the abolition of the
Slave Trade in the District of Columbia, rs
paving the way for the abolition Of Slavery
there (Which his Pa " said he would reto) ;
and " especially" Che whole secret is now
comine) for defeariog Lewis Cass His
qualification at This last result, it is true, he
avowed 10 be because Mr.. Cass had shown a
snbserviency, submission, to Southern de-
mands and interests, that he thought it high
time (as it WAS not, we suppose, when his
father was first a candidaie) TO rebuke. How
Mr. Eastman and other Cass men present
relished this we have not ascertained lie
went on to speak of his hopes and purposes
for the future, which seemed to create no
great sensation among his audicnce-a in
fact. we presume very few Of his hearers
could now tell what those expectations were.
lie took pains to caution them to keep with.
in the Constitution, and to guard against too
ultra proceedings which timely admo-
milton lac closed
And so ended the Convention of De
mocracy, No. ..