Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-06-29
THE WING PRESS ON THE MASS con-
VENTION.

The Wing press in this State generally, do
not seem to look with much favor on the pro-
posed Mass Meeting, to build up a great party
Of Freedom, unless their own State ticket is to
be the gamer by it. The last St. Adams Mes
ssager, in noticing the call for the Mass Meet
ing on the 18th, to be held in conjunction with
our State Convention, Or after its business scs-
sion, as shall be then agreed on, says =
eff this Convention were to nominate Can
didatcs different from those nominated at Rut-
land, or in any way infringe upon the action OF
that Convention, we should most certainly dis
approve OF it. ,....
The Bennington Banner, on the same subject
remarks:
If this convention is called for the purpose Of
giving more decided proof in favor of the Rut-
land nominations and Of the platform there
adopted, or for filling any vacancy, then 1t Is
we'll and we would wish Bennington County
well represented; but if for any other purpose
We should not feel willing to second it.
The Brattleboro' Eagle, after copying thu
Watchnaan and &dtesmans call for Mass Meet
ing on the 4th of July, which its movers nov
give signs of wishing to postpone to the on
appointed for the 13th makes the following
lust and candid remarks which are endorsed b,
the Vermont Journal, which we have ever foun(
as good an index of the true voice of the Viii,
party at large as any in the State. ae
cit will doubtless excite no little surpris
in the public mind to learn that the origina
tors of this movement are protested Wings VIII,
attended, and took an active part in the pro
ceedings of the late Convention at Rutland
How soch men can set on foot, or in any man
ner encourage, movement of this kind, with
out injury to their claim to consistency an(
honor, passes our comprehension. Ii this new
call means what it says, to wit: that 1t is TIN
design of its sponsors I" to nominate candidate
for the approaching election" it is Il cover
thrust at the candidates already nominated; TO
no man is authorized to say that the MOntpelie
Convention, if fairly constituted under the call
will adopt the nominees of the Rutland Con
vention. IT, on the other hand, it is dcsigne'
to he simply ratification meeting, to secure al
endorsement of nominations made at Rutland
by crushing in enough Wings to control its &C
ton" then the word "faud' is written OF
the very face of the call, in characters so prom
inent that the dullest will not fail to read AM
comprehend
And the Western VT, Journal after namin
the call &C., of the proposed Mass Meeting q
the 4th, speaks out as follows -
L" For information, we simply ask. what
the object Of that Convention Have we no
had one State Conven ton, and nominated can
didates, whose names appear in every Viii
paper in the State! Why another1 Pcrhar
it is Il ratification of the nominations. The
call it so, and use no deception. If any othe
object is intended, it is the duty of those VIII
assembled at Rutland, and solemnly pledge
themselves to the support of the candidates ther
selected, and the Resolutions there passed,
protest against this uncalled for, unwise an
impolitic movement.
That call has already had the effect to pos
pone The Free Democratic convention to tn
18th of July, as they were fearful of bcin
caught in "a trap Our platform is broa
enough for all liberty loving men and, b.
sides, there is no use of maturing plans for tn
sky to fall IN order to catch larks.'
All the other Wing papers in the State al
silent on the matter in question, except TIL
Waterman and Statesman, whose editors W
hope not governed by any Interior motive
in favoring the new movement.
We have not given the above extracts for tn
purpose Of making any comments of our own
but to apprise our friends of the situation q
affairs, that, when they come together, they ca
act more understandingly, and more effectuall
for the great cause Of Freedom, which, wit
ourselves, we cannot hut believe, very lare
part of both the old parties, NOTWITHSTANDING
present appearances in one of them, are willin
to unite in advancing.