Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-06-23
The Whig State Convention
The Nominations.


We run up nj mast head the State ticket
put in nomination by the Wing State Con-
ventlon, which set at Rutland, last week.
The proceedings Of that Convention are re-.
ported in full, in our columns to-day, and we
would here remark, that the Convention was
the largest aud most enthusiastic gathering
of Vermont Wings, we have seen since
1874. Every County in the State was rep
resen,el and the larger ones very fully
We have never met a more resOute, more
intelligent, or a more patriotic body of free
men assembled. Although there was some
difference as to personal preferences in the
selection OF candidates, and some diversity
of opinion as to the manner Of executing the
purposes Of the Convention, yet when the
Nominations were made, they were cordially
and enthusiastically accepted by ALL and the
purposes Of the convention, when the man
ner of carrying them out was settled, were
resolved upon with a unanmlty. a cordially
and a spirit that at once cheered and animal
ed ms. We never saw the old Wing fire
blaze with a more brilliant and steady light
than il dld at Rutland on Wednesday Of
last week.
The Resolutions Of the Convention. al
though hastily drawn by different pens and
therefore somewhat difluse, express truly
the predominant feeling Of the great Whe
heart. he recent outrage committed or
our National faith and honor. and arains
the RIGHTS and hupes OF The North. orershqf
on for The g,oHenf but do not forever obltt
crate an other principles craven on Viii
hearts. This NAV explain the brief allusiou
10 the veneral principles and policy of tn,
Whig party. which are still retained will
und,minished attachment. while the resolu.
tons IRE almost exclusively confined I,
questions moro or less Intimately connected
wl,h ths repeal olthe Missouri Comoronise
The w,uton repeal of that COMPROMISE !,
so recent aud so momentons in its conse
ouences that il necessarily occunies A
Northern Whig minds. and the minds of al
tr,e Nortbern tra.,nao nf ,vb,tavor Marty
almost ia the cxclnsi,n a. other sentiment
and ,-incinl.s mn ia,.oeiiatelv connect,
with IN rbe Nbius of Vcrn,nt retau
,heir o~,ani7,,,on mi ,,eir national nr,nci
nias Int in ,rior m ,o,lo b, moro ch;,ctue
ro-isfaure IN Mo recent Outrare and IN se
cpre tb. ro,ssi or the ronp1ia,ion If m,
,,ror Co,nnsct of Free5oT tbev set Them
SELVES rcsolnf.ly 70 wor, like earnest anf
sincoro men con,endior for nrincinle a
vital ais The air they breathe. And in m,
manner Of doinr Nil. ,hsy make no sacriir,
nj other nrinciolrs lon.s cherished Inv them
but i,te gronnI uno,s which m trne Ver
p,rn, frs,p5sn NAV sand With tben Thor
v,s u,, ono d'ss.n,in', v,,cn IN tho resoln
t,ons and tho corIi,l,v and enthnsiaso
win which ,hsy were ndon,ed exhibitcd
sonnJn,ss or he Wb;, heart That was trul
refre.b,np Phey exeress tho overwhelm
inp nuhlIc sentiment %, Vermont and Wi
nent win q resnonse br tho natrintic sons =
onr ,rr,en NILS that cgnno, he mistaken
rho noy,;,gt;ons were mad. IN accord
ance viii, the s,,rit of the rcsolntons m,
{ HIM Srrpurx {ovc, has lo,,, haen snou,
IN tne naonle of Ver,,on, "a - discrae, an
ahlc man who far moro Than n onar,er of
century has occun,ed Il seat on The bench q
oar Supreme Court lie has ever been re-
/ rnrded as one of the ablest and most cleal
headed of all our JUDGES. For severa
wears previous TO his voluntary retiremen
he wns Chef Justice OF the State. Ther
Is certainly no man LIVING in Vermont. bei
ter auahhel for the Office of Govern
than Judge ROYCE. He has always been
n hig. liberal and vet conservative. w
confidently predict In. triuuphant electin
by the people.
OSCAR +, SH,FrrR. ESQ the nomine
f1f Lieut.. Governor. has for several yeal
past been identified with the free SOL part,
IL is originally from q Wbio family NJ
brother JAMEs Mem. SHAvrrR. hlytng bee
Secretary OF State .unler a recent viii