Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-05-06


the editor of the Post, and requests us to make
this correction. We do 1t cheertully. But
the editor of the Post surely does not mean that
there is any doubt about MIR BARRIERS allegiance
to the Free Sellers
The Terraoni Patriot assures the public that
Thomas & Co., late coalition Democrats, have
taken the Hunker Test, and complains that the
Hunkers don't more cordially take these penitent
gentlemen into the slavocratc fold--thus;
The 81 Old Liners issue a call for District
Convartion, invite all who propose TO support
the nominee of the Baltimore Convention to par
,icinate The Convention meets. In accord
ance with the call, there appear certain Demo-
Gratis. high-minded. above-board men, proposing
TO do precisely as the call imposes. They take
The tsf and are ready 10 act. But instead OF the
"entertainment to which they we're invited"
their association is lodged their account is
bolted For what cause They are Free
Soilers.- Niger men;" they don't belong to
the party- aud are told that the Convention VIII
not submit to their association How Is this
How Is this-we should like to know Permont
Patriot, .4pril p.
On this. Ned Barber comments as follows;
1t must be refreshing to the mass of the de-
mocracv in Orange and Washington Counties
10 be assured that men like Judge Thomas, Mr.
Dickey ana Mr. Kidder have adopted the test"
and taken the "pledges" rendered to them by
the handful of odd liners" that they have on
that side OF the mountain Ii must be exhler-
ating" to those men to be gazetted as having
been promoted in the ranks of democracy, by
submitting to take the oath of allegiance pre-
scrbed nv the Hunkers We give our friends
in Washington and Orange Counties JOY of their
signal success in uniting and harmonizng the
democracy on the basis of surrender to the tests
of flunkerdom The plan works to charm.
|; offers great inducements to democrats of 9th
er portions of the State to try the same course
Brandon Post, april 30.
The Brandon Post, through a correspondent,
gives further particulars of the Rutland Conyen-
ton, as follows;
The boilers, fIunkers, in the first Congress
sional District, now composed of Bennington,
Rutland Addison, and Washington Counties,
called district Convention through their old
District Committee lone of which Is resident
of Wndham county, and another, Mr.. Ross,
kne,o nothing Of The call, until he saw it in the
newspapers) to meet at Rutland on the 10Th
April, e52 at ten o'clock, A. NJ, to elect del
egate to the Baltimore National Convention
There were conditions attached to this Call,
wholly gratuitous, and Of no binding effect be-
cause never authorized by the people constiiut
ing any party or section Of party. Nevertheless,
the call by many considered odious, was
published IN your paper; the Corresponding Ed
itor Of which long and loudly disclamed against
the obnoxionsness Of the call, and advised the
regular Democracy to keep aloof from said Con-
vention. However, sundry persons of the regu-
lar Democracy who had always voted for the
regular nominee of the democracy for the Presi
dency; and others who for the FUTURE intend
ed to do SO, felt invited to participate in this
Convention, and consequently although the day
and night preceding was very stormy turned
out in such numbers, especially from Rutland
and Washington counties, as to insure the cleo
ton of Mr.. Cain of Rutland, who was the can
didate of the Regular Democracy, who always
has voted, and now intends voting, for the regu-
lar National candidate of the democratic party.
In the mean time, Captain General Smalley, of
Burlington, having received despatch from,
Montpelier that Mr. Cain was the candidate Of
the Regulars, and that the Washington county
delegates were all for him, FASTENED to Rutland
accompanied by Messrs Peck and Bowdisb, I,
oppose the election OF Mr. Cain. Now, Mr.
Smalley and Mr.. Bowdlsh have no more right Il
advise and act as they did in this District, than
man from Ohio would have; yet Mr.. Smalle,
declared in the cars from Burlington, that if Nh
Cain was elected, "pe" Including himself o
course,) +" will bolt" Now Smelley and Peck arr
delegates ut large, and Bowdsh is delegate from
the Third District The finale Of the matter is
that they are determined TO control the action o
the Convention, to prevent the election Of an
"regnar Democrat" and TO ensure the election
of " Bolter," to accomplish which they secret
ly got about dozen Of their own selection int
a private bed room at the Bardwell House nea
the depot, and quarter Of mile from the Frank
lin House, where no one knew of the movement
Except Capt. Newman and another gentleman
from Vergennes, who were both secretly invite
Off until too late, for when some sixty voter
got down to the Bardwell House, the bed ROOF
was empty, and Merritt Clark of Poultney, sal
10 be nominated.
The regulars" at once organized, by beiu
called to order by the chairman of their old Dis
trct Committee, and notified the boilers thi
they were welcome to come into this, the onl
public convention yet held. A vote was the
taken in open Convention, and Mr.. Cain of Ru
land, was unanimously elected as delegate
the Baltimore National Convention, and Thoi
Mechanics of Bennington, as substitute. A res
oluton of preference for stephen A. Dougu
was then unanimously and enthusiastically pas
ed, when the Convention adjourned sine die
| learn that Mr.. Cain is determined to ea
his seat, and Mr.. Clark will probably do ii
same. Thus we have the New Year farce
ls4s acted over again, with the exception tn
they did their business openly and fairly ~ Bra
don Post, .9priI %.
This unanimous nomination Of STErHEN
DOUGLASS by protested free sou Democrats,
unusually rich. Let us not be misunderstood
Judge Douglass is Vermonter-young, sma
exceedingly ambitious, rather too much in a hu
ry TO be President and too INSCRIPTIONS in 4
meats to attain that end yet he is clever, gen,
Gus, and We believe has sufficient shrewdne
and good sense TO behave much better as Pre-
dent than he does as a candidate for that plaC
five belonged to the loeoiooo party of the sla
ocrauc stripe, we should go for Douglas, out
out, against any other locofoco that has yet be
named but it is the absurdest thing in the wo
for a ffee-sod Democrat 10 do any such thin
Douglas being a STAKEHOLDER I'm the right OF
wife, and entirely out-crompromising the co
promisers against freesoilism. Read this
Judge Douglass and the Uilnlot Proriso.-T
Washington Union Of Sunday contains a 10
letter from two Democratic members, explain
the position Of Judge Douglass ON the Win
Proyiso. They undoubtedly speak. bv autho
ty." They satisfactorily establish what in n
latitude, 1t may seem somewhat unnecessary
prove, viz his hostility to it. But 1.-THE Sou
ern Democracy" want positive assurances of
and accordingly this letter appears to inform III