Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-19
FROM VERMONT.
WILMINGTON, VI, July Ia, 1854.

WILMINGTON Vrq July Ia, 1854.
To the Editor of the National Era:
have this afternoon arrived home, from at
tending our Mass Convention at Montpelier,
yesterday A nero note from an eye-witnes
may not be unacceptable for the Era.
On Wednesday the Temperance Convention
Wing and Democratic candidates for Governor
was unsatisfactory, and that they could sup
port neither Of those gentlemen.
A committee on nominations was appointed
and reported ticket, but the Convention wise
ly forbore TO proceed any farther, but deter
mined to lay the report on the table, and await
the action cf the Mass Convention.
At ten O'Clock yesterday, the Anti-Slavery
Free Soil) Convention assembled, was duly or
ganized, and after a protractcd and highly in
toresting discussion rs to the proper mode Of
proceeding, adjourned TO await tho action Of
the Mass Convention.
At one o'clock the Mass Convention assem-
bled in the Representatives Hall Of tho State
House.
II was truly glorious gathering Of the true
hearted sons of Vermont, and the proceedings
were worthy of the reputation Of the old Green
Mountain State.
The Convention was organized by the choice
of Lawrence Brainard as President, and a
suitable number Of Vice Presidents, and G.
w. Sampson and two other gentlemen (names
not rcported) as Secretaries. OF the number
assembled can only say that the large hall
and gallery were crowded by earnest living
men, from the Wing Democratic Anti-Slavery
and Temperance parties. The adoption Of q
platform and the organization OF now party
upon it, which the Convention named the
"REPUBLIcAN PARTY" was soon effected
amidst the utmost harmony, attended with .
deep and solemn sense of overwhelming re-
sponsibility.
Tho principal points Of interest in the Plat
form arc, 1. Tho on-extension Of Slavery; 2
No more Slavery Compromises; No more
Slave States, not even from tho Territory OF
Texas; a. The abolition Of Slavery in the Dis.
trict and Territories, and Of tho interstate
Slave Trade; 5. The entire repeal Of the Fugi-
tive Slave bill; 6. High temperance ground.
The presentation OF suitable candidates was
a work Of greater difficulty, though there
would have been mono, had the Wing Conven-
ton in June forborne TO nominate.
The following gentlemen were finally nomi-
mated:
For Governor General Walton, Of Mont
poler.
For Lieut. Govsrnor--G General Fletcher, Of
Cavendish
For STATE Trcasurer-G. M. Bates, the Wing
nominee.
Gen. Walton has formerly been associated
with the Wing party, and is sound to the core
on the great issues now before the nation.
Gen. Fletcher is an old and tried laborer in
therAnti-Slavcry ranks
should Judge Royce the Wing nominee,
withdraw his name, as many hopo no will, the
now Party will sweep the State like hurri-
cane, leaving only the wrecks and broken frag-
ments OF both the old parties scattered around,
like virgips sailors, after the shipwreck Of his
great hero, Eneas.
State Central Committee was appointed,
of which Lawrence Brainard is Chairman.
Five Delegates were also appointed, in anti
cipation Of q speedy call for q National Con-
yonton. Thename adopted byus Is Of COURSE