Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-06-22
THE PROPOSED MASS MEETING ON THE
EnuRTH OF july.

W. Lost waek stated we had received, from a
prominent Wing, call for a Mass Meeting early
in july, the 4th being suggested, and we init
matted that we were unpreparcd to act upon It,
Two daysafter, the Vermont Watch"lan' after
cordially approving the deings OF the Rutland
Convention, which voted down, " with an over
wbelning majority" as several of the Wing or
CANS declare, the proposition to adjourn for the
purpose of forming new party, came out with
the call for Mass Meeting, on the 4th OF July,
in form. We confess we were not satisfied with
the aspect of the affair then, and our impress
sions have since been confirmed, in several quar-
tiers, but especially by paragraph in the Yer
mont Statesman, which followed the call in the
Watchman, and which, after publishing the
same call, says:
owe believe there is not tho slightest wish
in any quarter to make any different nominal
tons, unless, Ills may be the case, some of those
nominated should refuse to accept. Any other
course would be suicidal to the sole object in
view, and so far as we know, is not thought Of >
As the editor of that paper was one of the prime
movers of that CALL he must be regarded as au-
thority on the subject and if SO, " the sole OBJ
ject in view y was to make the proposed meeting
of the 18th an adjunct Of the Rutland Conven-
ton, or. in other words, mere Ratification
Meeting eff its nominations, and especially of it,
two Wing nominees Tor it is significant fact
that both Judge Royce and Mr.. Bates have al
ready accepted their nominations. and Mr. Shat
ter only is left to decline. The Free Democracy
of Vermont, perhaps, may be prepared for thi
course, but they have not apprised MS of it,
In the meanwhile, the Vermont Tribune hai
reached US, containing call, over the names o
over fifty of the Free Democrats, Democrats
and Wings of Franklin County, for Mas
Convention, at Montpelier, on the 18th of July
to which call, it being free, as far as we cal
see, from the objections to the one on the 4th
WE MOST HEARTILY RESPOND. And our Stat
Committee, after an extensive consultation, hay
ING decided, by a happy coincidence, on post
poning our regular Convention to the same finn
and place, We hope and believe we shall see, Il
Montpelier, on the 18th of July-that auspi
cious day for Freedom, being the anniycrsar,
Of the Jeiiersonian Ordinance, such musterin,
of Vermont free hearts as shall be worthy of he
ancient glory But, in all seriousness, we mus
say to those who have hitherto acted with tn
old parties, and who shall be induced to attend
that they must leave behind them all thought
of party names, ties, organizations, and noni
nations now made, else nothing can be done 70
Freedom. The Flag Of the Administrator
Sham Democracy is but the red flag of the free
hooters of the ocean while the Wing Fla,
| bears the blood spot of the Fugitive Slave Law
| Let them both be buried from out of our sight
at once and forever. And then, with unite
hands and hearts, we will run up n new one, a
pure and spotlcss, and as deeply inscribed t.
Freedom, as that which hoatcd over the oil
Liberty Hall at Philadelphia, when that glori
Gus Declaration ofIndcpendencc, which we viii
make Platiorm, was being proalained Z
the world.