Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-07-06
The Two Conventions.


Democracy the 23d nstants.
The Convention on the 22d was the smallest Wing
State Convention, probably, ever assembled Mont
peer, the delegates from abroad numbering much
if any, fifty, and the whole number taking part
not exceeding setenty-fve 1t struck us as a feeble
Convention-feeble in numbers, and feeble in the
character of its proceedings, which seemed TO ind-
cate loss of confidence, lack Of spirit and the
want of distinguishing principles We listened in
vain hear them present sorne issue with the pres
ent administration but heard none. And I've
will say that fhe resolutions, if only pre-
faced by complimentary TO Gen. Pierce. would
the whole of them, be readily accepted and passed BY
any Democratic Convention in the country. Nor did
we hear anything preached by the speakers which
could be said to vary the characteristics of the
lutions unless it the item of political doc
trino proclaimed by the leading speaker Mr.. Kirk
land of Braeboro, who said principles change
with the times" This newly discovered principle of
political ethics seemed TO be introduced in jusli6ca-
ton of the new character which he intmsted the
Wing party may be called on to assume for the good
of the country, leaving us TO infer that the party,
having. passed through form Of life. is now in
sort of chrysalis state and about TO cume out some
thing quite different from what it has been. We
hope it will.
President Wheeler the only other speaker the
Convention able up, managed matters
rather better He pronounced a splendid eulOgy on
the Wing party, which, ailet all, he commended, was
not dead but he meant To be understood speaking
supp"svey the as # it were dead. No,
il WAS dead, aud must not die. Twu-ihrds OF all
our treaties he said and all good ones, had been
made by the Wings and now, when commercial
relations were growing much more important than
ever should they. he asked in his peculiarly empha-
c manner leave the exercise of these flu ciions all
with the Democrats Brethren, said Wesley.
when the Methodis's Of his day were dscuss the
prupriety of d ping some of the popuar airs for
church music brethren. don let the Devil have all
The good tunes but take them to yourselves who
do much better service with them
As this seemed TO be all the issue President Wheel
raised with the administration. and as he very
confident that this great treaty making gift of the
Wings could not be suffered Ia 90 unemployed with
out serious detrment to the country, we would re-
specially suggest compromise between the admin
istration and the Wings who appear to be
gether these days, by which all the treaty making
should be transferred, or let by the job to the
Wings 1t might alike facilitate the operations of
government. and make the honors easy
The old State Ticket renominated.
The Old Line Democratic Convention was, in num-
bers abou, double that of the Wings. and in its way,
far more spirited The character of the Convention
was evidently much modified from that of the previ-
Gus Old Line Conventions by the large and active
cessions it last fall received from the coalition demo-
Gratis who for the last four years had with OCCASION
al truances attended the Free Soil school, but who
Q had, from variety of motives and views, probably
concluded hazard their character for consistency by
going for Gen. Pierce without his platform. Indeed
are sure but il should be said that this part Of
the Democracy in attendance actually controlled the
Convention. The Old Line part anxious to
show their fealty to the Baltimore platform by nom
mating for Governor, Merritt Clark, the leading del
egae from Vermont to the Batmsre Convention, and
one of the willing builders of that outrage on the
name of Democracy, the platform there adopted. But
their recruits of whom have spoken, lared
5 up in body, threatening new Convention, and f.
nally drove the Old Liners 10 consent TO the adoption
: of the old State Ticket Robinson, Kdder and Page
h all of whom, IL will be recoected, were cordial
supporters of the Union Platform of the 3st of May,
: 1870 To this and similar Illustration of their Sc
e lection of State Committee, thes Old Liners finally
submitted with very toerable grace; but from sun
dry indications, could help ancying that they
, felt, about that time, little-a very little, perhaps
: like Sinbad the Sailor, when he first felt the weight
of the Old Man of the Sea, who suddenly jumped
. upon his hack and fell squirting and kicking, and
could be got off till made drunk with the juice of
. the grapes, with which Snbad managed tempt the
, pertinacions old fellow 1t is none of our business,
be sure, but in the load should be felt TO be
oppressive, would suggest Ia the Old Liners that
l. hephaps little treasury pap, judicously administer
III ed, might prove very good substitute for grapes, at
4 least far To quiet down the kicking.
The resolutions, which were brief, and of the Young
st America stamp, well enough except that which
of endorses without quail fcaon the President Inau-
8 eural But this is claimed by those from our free
school, To be soirnng down Of the direct endorsal
. of the Compromise by The last Old Line Convention.
- Perhaps it is but is strange that any party caiui-
ing to be the Democracy of Vermont the land of E.
of than Allen, should b, cowardy, lost to the po-
ltica pride and Independence which character
e. lied the Democrats of these green hills from Maih
ew Lyon downward 10 the anli-Cass of 1913. as
to fear repuiae, openly aud boldly, such act
the Fugitive Slave Law and lis train of attending
measures which they know 10 he not only part Of
g the Democratic Greed but the very essence of old
ne Federalism. and which, if suffered remain unrepu-
5, dated. aud go gathering strength and drawing a.
round it kindred from these monstrous pre-
J cedens they ought know viii leave them in pos
session of the of Democracy, without one of its
at ncipes.-FreemGn.
AN UNREAsoNABLE SHERFF.-Some years ago a
r sheriff in the northern part Of Vermont held writ
err of execution against Of his neghbors, which
ut usual of this with the debtor in question,
of he had good deal of difficulty in collecting and, in
ut deed compelled last resort the most sirn-
nd gent provisions of the law. The debtor, though a
in of limited means, man of unlimited hopes
and expectations and gave his parole of honor 10 the
officer that he would certainly pay the debt by GER
H. tain day, but the day and did the sheriff. but
no money. Again and again day was fixed for the
- payment of the execution but advance was made
towards "lqudation." At last, the execution had
well nigh ''run out" the sheriff told the debtor that