Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-08-24
North Htmcricpu..,

Inc following letter from correspondent.
speaks plainly for itself. We need only to
say oil 1t that it comes to us from n gentle
man well understood to be, as he himself in
dlcatcs, member of what now calls itself
the american party of Vermont" and one
O! long standing also.
To The Ed1or ott Fr,, Press
Sur see from your paper Of few days since
and hear it stated that County Convention If
delegates from the American Councils. has boor
held in this place, and that it has put in nomination
ticket different from that nominated at Essex, bv
the NORTH American party, in which all the candi.
oates OF the Essex Convention who were members of
the order, wcro retained and the others rejected
] believe that Convention was held rs Won re-
ported, but do believe that it was oy,boy, I'd
to represent the Councils of the County, nor do he
licve that it did represent the wishes Of any con-
siderable number Of the members Of the order in
TINS County for, unless we admit that when one
JOINS the order he lays aside all the obligations Of
consistency and honor which he before owed and
performed to his fellow mon, it il impossible to be-
licvc it, The Essex Convention was fairly called
and every one who was present or was rcprcscntcd
in that Convention, perfectly well knew the sub
stance of the platform which it would proceed
and knew also that Amcricanism would not be made
n test either way, in respect to nominations, and
also that the incumbcnts of the last year excc,t.
ing those who hat declined to serve again. would
IN all probability and according to CUSTOM be re.
nominated 1t was just rs plain then too, ~ it is
now, that we could not well nominate any prcotc,
Office than there were Offices to FILL The Conycn.
ton metand think am safe in saying that every
council IN the County was pretty numcrously rep
resented, and effectively acting, in t-anl acting
III inc right way too, not prescribing Mr. benedict
Tor instance, because he did not happen to admire
the order nor because the order did not happen to
admire him, but supporting him because he repre-
sehted pr'ncpfe which both desired to uphold and
advance. Acting upon such a basis the nomna.
tons were made, and Of them think the Amcri
cans have fair share. Now | should like TO be
told what could be more binding upon the bonor If
gentleman who participated or was represented in
that Convention than the duty of acouiescin, in
these nominations, whether they accorded with his
personal preferences or not. The candid good
faith, which | believe Iomonter, have vet some
notion Of, will furnish the answer Those NOT If
the order have just ms good right to repudate II,
as we have to repudiate thsm but it would look
to us very much like dishonesty were they to do So
say then that this Burlington Convention cannot
and doe' not righJuy speak for the American order
in this County. If our party has the ot to control
the election, we have no night (and hope and be-
lieve no dPostor) to do SO, at the expense of our
own honor. Personal grievances may exist and
have good foundation, but it is wrong to nttc,npt
to use the organization of party created for wider
agencies, to redress thom.
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