Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-17

srArEMENr OF rAoTs,

TIE sd instant.
FRIEND THOMPSON I ask space in
your columns for statement Of facts relative
to the management in the Wing and Republican
Conventions in Orange County, on the Sd of
August The fact is well known that the Wings
and Republicans called a Convention to meet at
the same time and place, in Chelsea. 1t was
expected by our old Free Democrats that at this
time and place, there would be giving up OF
cid party organizations and names, and united
meeting in Republican CONGRATULATIONS to
nominate IL County Ticket for the coming cleo
ton and also to organize this the Republican
party, by appointing Committees for the sew
eral towns through the County But how are
the facts 1t appears that II certain few old
Free Democrats, who were willing to assume
the name of Republicans, met at Chelsea the
day previous, with a few Wings, to make some
arrangements for the Conventions On our ar
rival at Chelsea on the Sd, we were invited to
go up stairs to No. in Clarks Hotel, for the
purpose of looking over set of nam1s which
the Wings had placed upon Il paper, in the form
of ticket, with BLANKS for such Offices as they
were willing to have the Republicans supply.
These blanks were the Side Judges, with an un-
Outstanding that they should appoint as Clerk
of the Court any person whom the Wigs should
dictate, and one of the Scnators-teso being
the right proportion, according to the arrange
ment the night before. The understanding, as
was stated at the time, was that the Republicans
could I'LL these blanks. The Republicans did
fill them with such men as they could agree on,
without any distinction as to what old party
they might have come from when they joined
the ranks of the Free Democrats. Upon this
bling done, the Republicans started for the
Town Hall, to organize the Convention, and get
themselves appointed Committee excepting
those who are to be the nominees and even in
one instance the nominee was appointed on this
Committee, to take care of his own and other
interests, there not being enough OF the right
stamp to ell out the COMMITTEES, or from some
other cause unknown to mc-perhaps he best I'M
derstood the trade that had been made) to re-
turn to the room which they had cupicl thro'
the night to ratify that arrangement which
they themselves had made.
In going from the Hotel to the Town Hail. a
little incident occurred worthy OF notice. A
gentleman Wing who, no doubt, is in favor of
m open-handcd game, and understood this Re-
pl bican move to be IA reality, and who is in
sentiment with the friends of Freedom, started
with the company for tho Town Hail. 1t was
suggested to him by gentleman between him
and me that perhaps he was 'ttins into thu
wrong pew On this suggestion being REPEATED,
he replied that he knew what he WAS abo"t,
and kept on with the company.
A few moments after this. oar attention Is
attracted by tM man coming in hot haste. I
! looked around and TO nd it to DC the same Wing
who crowded himself into oar private melting
in No. |, WHERE we Lad ass mbltd in the morn
Ing for the purpos3 Of filing up the ticket and
to attend u our own Interests: the sun, g ntlc-
man who upon that occasion insisted that the
blank forS:nator Should b, filed wit, II certain
man lL.mc from our town. In relation to tits
man, he there stated that he had taken an arjul
responsibility upon l,imsli last fall in dropping
his, the Wing. candidate and putting lis party
on to this man, and THEREBY securing his cleo
zion. Tint this Transaction bad brought ahoHt
circumstances for which it would not 6ecxrcct-
ed, OF even possible, to get the same men that
supported him last fall to do it again; intima-
ting to us, in this private clucas, that he-tAe
tall man--woud b. II s,iGt5la man 80 fill lis
place, ts candidate i'll this town this fall, and
save him from this oriui. dilemma by pl.ciag
his name on the ticket Tor State Senator.
This is perfectly characteristic Of the man,
as has been suggested to Inc by quite number
Of his Wing jriends since this transaction
saying, too, that this has been Lis great aim for
years, to obtain an Office Of some sort, however
small, although it is at tie sacrifice Of lis best
friends, and the greatest interests Of Lis party.
But they say he has gone hungry fora long time
and is in the decline Of life, and that we ought
to overlook in lin sich anxieties. This same
man had sent notice to Lis obedient servants
who run at his command to meet him on Satar.
day night, to arrange for the above Ian hut
they, with one exception not being anxious (oi
so great IA tax Ms would be necessary to accom-.
plish lis object, did not appear. This is the mar
who made his way to the Wing gentleman above
alluded to, took him by his arm, and walked Of
at right angle to the other side Of the com.
mon, (ths being about the centre Of it) and
thence back to the Hotel, where the Wings were
to hold their Convention This was The onl,
Wing that we saw start to 90 to the Republican
Convention, and not one appeared there during
the day, till after the Convention had ADJOURNED
sine de- at about fo;.r clock, p. NJ.
I The Republicans assembled ut the Cour
House, and in great haste proceeded to tenn
porary organization of the Convention. Thi
wing doue, it was thought best to dispense with
IL permanent organization, or, at any rate i
was dispensed with, us also tho ringing of tn,
bsll. A few remarks were made showing tina
party had been formed in Vermont, and trade
had been made in other States between TIN
Wings and Free Democrats, but it did not ar
pear in these remarks whether the Wigs ha,
sold out to the Free Democrats, or the Ere
Democrats had sold out to the Wings. T!ac in
ference to be drawn, however, was that Their
had been trade made in this and other States
and that Orange County must also make a trade
In accordance with this idea, the committee WI.
appointed and returned to the bedroom No. i
adjoining the Hall, in which was held the Will
!, Convention, and the Republican Convention ad
johrned for one hour.
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