Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-09-01

they did not choose to do so, bui
have they any reason to complain,
after voluntarily leaving before the
business was accomplished The
question is, had the committee a
right to reconsider their nomination
before adjournment OF this there
can be no doubt, and unless some
fraud was made use Of, to induce
the retiring members to leave. the
proceedings were regular. But there
are other reasons why the Freeman
ought to be stopped from Directing
to the regularity of the action of the
committee. When the nomination
was reported to the Mass Couven-
ton, the Freeman, and others, ag-
grieved. should then have made
their objections; and il they had,
no doubt the convention would have
sent the committee out again, even
I though their proceedings were reg
ular, in order to prevent any dissat-
sfaction But no objection was
made to the report on account nt the
nomination of Mr.. Bates not voice
was heard in complaint or protest,
and the report was UNANIMOUSLY re-
ceived and adopted by the Mass
Convention Now was not the ed
iior of the Freeman PRESENT. were
none of the others, he alledges had
left, present? II So, why was MOI
the objection raised then, when the
wrong could have been righted =
Why did he stand by in silence,
and suffer a man not. as he bellev-
ed, regularly nominated, to be re-
ported to the convention and adopt
ed Having done SO, can he now,
with any propriety or show of JUS
tee, complain or object
But more than this; after the
mass convention Adjourned tie Free
4 llconvention met, and there Mr..
1 Thompson stated his objections
He was answered by some of the
committee, who stated the facts OF
the case Another OF the commit
tee afterwards arose, and sad he was
one Of those who left the committee
room before the nomination of Bald
win was reconsldered, but that he
knew the committee had not adj
iourned and admitted. that having
lett under the circumstances, he dld
not consider he had a right to com
PLAIN or object, and should accord
ingly support the nomination of Mr.
Bates. We do not know the name
of the gentleman, and are inclined
TO believe he was the only one be-
SIDES the editor of the freeman who
had left the committee room. He
was at all events the OILY one who
made himself known, aud If there
are any Others we should be glad
to know their names, and request
, the freeman to give them. Not
: wlth,tanding the objection of the
Amor Of the Freeman the Free
, DemOcra Convention continued
= the nomination of Mr. Bates by a
= large majority The Freeman at
o. teuIpts 10 cvade the force of The ac-
S ton Of the Free Democratic Con
ventlon by lying that q great many
I took part in 1t who were not Free
Soiers. This is at most mere as
sertion, but If true, why was not
9 this fact made known in the con-
r veutlon at the time, aud outsiders
( requested to leave Why did he
T. submit the question to convention
f thus composed 7 He raised no OBJ
= lection then, and made no pretence
= that The convention was unfairly
Y constituted. Ought he not now tc
a be estopped from obJectng We
D do not know or believe that Other
: than Free Sellers took part in II,
a and we are quite sure that there
/ were not so many present as at The
r meeting OF the same convention n
= tie morning. In every point OF
e view, we do not see how the Free
: man eau, with any show of reason
h refuse TO support Mr.. Bates. States
= num-