Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-09
The Campaign Opened.

The Campaign Opened.
The State Convention Of the 3lsi of May, Of
which we had neither time nor space last week
to speak, sNer delaying our paper to get in the
proceedings, was one of character both for
Numbers and intelligence, every way calculated
to impart encouragement and hope to the friends
Of the good cause in Vermont Though the
lateness of the planting season kept many dele
gates at home, and almost wholly prevented the
usual promiscuous attendance from the neigh
boring towns, yet the number of regular dele
gates from abroad, numbering about 200 has
rarely been exceeded by amy of the State Con-
ventions at Montpelier, and never we think, I'm
der so unfavorable circumstances. And what is
better, they were men Of the right stamp-nen
Of intelligence and fir'nness, who were not
afraid to declare their principles in public Con
vention, and who have work in them that will
enable them to reduce those principles to prac
tice among the people Of their respective local.
tiles.
Among the speakers who attracted the most
attention was Mr. Goodae Of the Manchester
Democrat :.one of those New Hampshire Eiuors'
who have long since been placed under the ban
of the Concord Regency for disobedence to
orders. He is talented, discriminating and
practical man, and gave US Of the Free Democ-
racy here in Vermont, some excellent advice
about imparting efficiency to our organization
which having last fall been modelled after that
of Massachusetts, is an excellent one on paper
and may be made, if men will everywhere de-
mand it, and aid in the work, thorough one in
operation. The Rev. Mr. Lewis, a coored
preacher, also made most iiuly eloquent appea
in behalf of his injured race, which was enough
TO move the stones.
80 hoy nssa not tell mar saia one of the
leading Wings Of the County, who happened III
to hear this gifted speech, "they needn't tell me
hereafter that negroes have no talents"
The old State Ticket as will have been seen
by the proceedings, was unanimously re-nomina
ted BY the Convention. Their characters. both
as men and politicians, are too well known TO
need any remark from US Thy are again be-
fore the people. The campaign is opened aud
it remains to be seen whether the prncI les
with which these men are thus identified shall
be better vindicated than last year.
Out of the 10000 Free De- cratic voters IN
Vermont, there are at Iea., 1000 who do not
take single copy of one OF their own parry
papers in the State but who yearly send Oft
from eight to ten thousand dollars for foreign
papers, If one half this SUN was devoted to in
creasing the circulation and promptly paying
for the subscription of our home papers, and the
other half given to our State, County and Town
Committees, to pay for documents, and enable
those Committees to spend a portion of their
time for the cause, the State would, this very
year, be completely revointionrzed.
Now will not this class of men, who are pur
suing this suicidal policy, and who are thus vir.
tualy standing in the way of the success Of
their own party, reflect little upon this sub
ject? And can they not for one year, at least
forego the selhsn gratlhcaton OF taxing paper
from abroad, for the sake of seeing their prnci
pies triumph at home? We have editors Of in.
telligence and iaithfulness, but they are made
comparatively feeble by their continual pecunl-
ary embarrassments arising from the lack of
circulation and prompt payment. We have an
able and energetic State Committee, but thei
services will be but little better than nominal !,
unless they are suppl ID with the means of eff
cient action. What say our brethren OF the
press on this subiect2 Have we not spoken the
TRUTH 1t so help us declare It, and try to ava
ken on attention in the rank AID 6e of our party
which shall lead to remedy of the evil, which
is the true secret why the good aud sound polit.
ical principles Of our party do not succeed as
well as the false ones Of the other parties.