The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-25
CIR Rt9i1ttr.
County Nominations.
MIDDLEBURY, JULY 25, 1855.

false light before the people. AL
though hitherto taking no notice Of these
efforts, We have not been ignorant of
them, for weeks past. We have expert.
enced no i'll effect from these misrepre-
sensations, yet it is due to our readers
that they should be informed of our true
position, and in plain terms,
Tho county convention of June 9th
was called by the Wig County Com
mittec, but an invitation was extended
to all Anti slavery men to be present.
and take part in its proceedings. The
convention, when assembled, assumed no
name, and proclaimed DO principles. We
have long sinco-and without any delay
published its proceedings and ticket
just aa officially reported by the Sccre
tary.
We have not urged the voters of Ad
Olson County to give that ticket their
support To a portion of the ticket, so
Far as we know, there is no organized op.
position. Another portion Of it has no
claim to any ones support, as q jatr and
honorable nomination.
1t is a matter too well known to admit
Of disguise or dcuia', that Mr.. Warmers
nomination for the Senatorship was car
ried by direct imposition and double.
dealing lie and his friends got up, for
the occasion, asrocial Anti X. n excite.
mcnt and by expressly assuring members
Of the nominating committco-as they
will tcstify--that he waS not a member
of the order, while his competitor aras
and at the same time insisting to men
known to be friendly to the order that
he (Mr. Warncr) s0aS a member, and an
cartier one than the opposing candidate;
they succeeded in obtaining for him
bare majority.
The result would undoubtedly have
been different, but for the confidence
placed in the honorable pledges and
moral obligations of Mr.. Warner and his
advocates 1t is no pleasant thing for
us to 60 into thii history; yet the false
statements which have been put forth
compel us to do so, in sclfdcfcncc.
Much has been said about a X. N.
convention having been held, at this
place, the latter part of May last. We
were not member of that convention.
or at any time present during it' sittings.
Its nominations were Immediately di.
vulged, however, by Mr.. Warner and his
friends; with representation on their
part quite different from that since in.
vented and published. But even by
their last pretext, (that both candidates
were to come before the convention of
June 9th, nothing being done in the
meanwhile to prejudice the case of either.
"a pretext without the slightest founda-
tion in truth,-) there was gross viola.
ton OF good faith on their part. for thew
Immediately commenced straining every
nerve tosecure Mr. Warmers nomination.
The editor of this paper was absent from
the county for whole week previous to
the latter convention, land for two weeks
aftcr) Thus, even now, they are con.
demned out Of their own mouth.
We repeat, this last version of the
matter,as given ty Mr. Warmers friends.
Is destitute of any particle of truth, and
and is contradicted by their former con.
ccsslons. 1t is well understood that j.
Warner aud j. ii. Barrett were both
supported for the senatorial nomination
Tor the South Probate District. in the
American Convention that both stood
there on an equal footing and that b.
received large majority of all the votes
OF very full convention of delegates
said to be not inferior in numbers and
influence TO the one which made
the nominations Of June 9th. 1t has
been CONCEDED by a prominent advo.
cate of Mr.. Warmers election. that it
was expressl y understood that this was
10 end all contest, so far as concerned
these two candidates. 1t is manifest
indeed, that all members Of the Ameri
can party were as fully bound By this
result as the members of any party can
DC by the fair nominations of its regular
conventions, 1t cannot be denied that
MI Warner was bound by even more
explicit obligations. All pretonccs of
any other relation between Che two con.
didateS, or their friends are mere fic.
tions.
1t has been further understood that an
entire county ticket was made up by the
American convention, fairly representing
the various interests, and designed to Sc.
cure entire harmony of action among
the Anti'Slayery voters of the county.
If there is division, the responsibility
must rest with those who persisted in
forcing upon the ticket, as representa-.
tlyes of tho Americon ordar ,oo,, 81.