Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-10-05
The Great Republican Move
ment.
THE EMPIRE STATE.

We have to record the as yet most import
ant and most gratifying movement in the
campaign, resulting in complete uniun Of
Wings, Democrats, Free Sellers and X. S.
in New York, under the Republican banner
The Wing and Republican Conventions
met last woeh, with Two district organza-
tons. After free conference and mature de-
Liberation, the Wing Convention adopted a
Platform, which was subsequently adopted
by the Republican Convention, and one
ticket was unanimously agreed upon. The
name Wing" was formally dropped, and
Republican" adopted.
All the proceedings were entirely harno-
NOUS. We are pleased to see that many
Democrats attented the Republican Conven-
ton, and that some Of their best and ablest
men were placed upen the ticket.
Judge Graves, Of Herkimer, delegate to
the late Soft Shell Convention, an old Dem
ocrat, moved the adoption Of strong anti Ne
brassa resolutions. They were the same
resolutions which Mr. jenkins offered in the
late Democratic Soft Shell Convention, and
which they refused to rass by reclamation
Judge Culver, ex-Member of Congress-
was loudly called for, and took the stand. -
He rebuked eloquently the charge made a
gainst the Republicans. Of sectionalism.-
IF we are" said he, jefferson was" He
defended fusion. The South had always
fused, he said, for slavery we now fuse for
freedom. The judge said, there is a wed.
ding coming off; now If there is any one
present "who knows aught why this couple
should not be united, let him stand up and
say go" A wedding means new life and
l do, as Judge, now, by the virtue of the
authority from the people, in me vested, pro-
nounce them joined together, and eet no
doughface put them assunder.
The following are the nominations:
For Secretary Of State, Preston King -
Comptroller, James M Cook Treasurer,
Alexander D. Williams f; Attorney General,
AbJah Mann, Jr. Canal Commissioner,
Daniel NJ. Bissell State Engineo-, George
Geddes Inspector of State Prison, ]. Yves.
ley Bailey Judges for Court of Appeals,
Bradford X. Wood, for the long term, and
Joseph Mullen for the short term.
The Know Something's also met in State
Convention, and adopted the Republican
State ticket. The Know Nothings in New
York, as our readers already know, are con-
trolled by the Slavocrats, and Of course they |
have a distinct ticket. The result is not
doubtful New York will give an emphatic
verdict for the Republican movement.
The Platform is as follows:
Resolved, That the Federal Government
being one of defined and limited powers, a.
mong which the power To enslave human
beings is not formed we most earnestly deny
its right to establish, uphold or tolerate Sa>
very IN any portion Of the public domain. or
TO connlve at its establishment in the federal
territory by any means whatever,
Resoired, That since there can be no
legal Slavery in the Territories of our mon,
there can be no Slave States legally formed
out Of such Territories, and we declare our
selves unalterably opposed to the formation
there OF any more Slave States, and in favor /
Of an express prohibition by Congress Of
Slavery in all territory of the Union.
Resoiped, That the reputation, in the in
terest and by the vote Of the Slave Power,
Of so much Of the Missouri compact as in
ures to the advantage of Freedom, sf,er i,
had yielded all possible advantages to Slav-
cry, sdmonishes US Of the ineificiency of
any compact TO restrain that spirit of agrees
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ro"a' :" us s.eau u ore VINO recognizes
,ne eiee' Oh the missouri invaders as true
Legsiatu'e iol hahsss' ana demands that
sne y'ah,ieai usu'Pa'ions OF ,nat oody shall
Se ooeyea as the Jaws OF mat lerrtory, ful-
'aentned user WIN the enon TO plant
S'ase'y thereon, ana renders impossible the
iu,lher support OF me Executive by men
MI MY oesne Una, hansas snail now be Free
Aer,i'o,y, ana IN que 'i'ne free stale.
nesoNged' 'hat those ciuzens OF free
Ila'es VINO nave migrated to Kansas with
he PulpIse u insAing her nee nave IN 30 |
.one violated no IA" ana assaied no right;
wa. 'ne,, Peace'ui yer resoiu'e bearing IN
view OF inc outrage 10 which they have been
SUBJECTED oy armed bands Precip'tated upon [
mem iton missouri comme nds them to our
"ar'nest admiration, and we pledge them our
Jealous and active support until these invad,
ers snail be defeated, and their rights fully
secured.
RESOLVED, That the outrages committed |
~ sist,r state, under color Of Judicial au-
thoflty, on a citizen guilty Of no crime but 4
humanity and truth, admonlsh us that Slave /
everywhere at war with justice and
intent Oh binding all things 10 its will
wherefore we eahort our fellow citizens, as
hey saue tne" own nights and liberties, not
10 inunst win power judicial OF other men
VINO upnoio anu symPathize with the oppres
so's OF rassmofe " inlamson.
hesotsed, That secret political organza-
hons are inconsistent win The liberal prin-
S'p,es o. our free , Gy,eramens, and Anti