Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-07-06
Prom the Bnrling, n rec Press.
State Convention.

The last years extraordinary zeal for DO
litcal conventions could not be looked for
this year. The reason is plain. The ground.
which the people OF the state would assume
on the absorbing question of the day. had
then TO be taken. Besides 1t was The vear
when, according to prevailing custom. new
tickets for state officers was to be bronpbt
forward Tins year no new ground had TO
be taken. The foot needed only TO be ploced
more firmly on that already occupied. The
present occupants of the chief state offices
were so generally satisfactory that there
was 10 reason to suppose that those who
helped to place them in office, would 20 any.
thing less than TO vote for their recollection
next September. We looked therefore for
much smaller assemblage Tan there was.
Our town hall. a very large room was well
filled. Probably four hundred intelligent
and earnest men were present from different
parts of the state, except from two or three
remote counties. The PROCEEDINGS were
harmoniously conducted, and the results of
the meeting we are sure, will prove satslsc
tory to the great mass OF the people of this
state. The nominating committee, chosen.
IN the usual forms, had an easy task. As
soon rs they were organized, without any
discussion MS to who should be nominated,
the ballot was taken, and every ballot con-
tanned the name Of STEPHEN ROYCE
Win the same uuanimity RYLAND FLET-
CHER was nominated for Lieut.. Governor.
and HENRY NJ. BATES for State Treas
urer. ! he hear;y response by the conven.
ton TO the nominations when they were re.
ported by the committee, showed tina, the
people Of the state looked for no other. -
With great pleasure have we hoisted the
flag OF last year at the head of our columns.
The resolutions adopted will speak for them
selves. Nevertheless we shall have some
thing TO say OF them another day.
he speechs were all straight forward and
to the point. That Of lloN. AIvAn SABiN.
was calm and iorcibe setting forth Of the
bearings of the struggle between freedom
aud slavery IA our republic. He considered
the present Jnnciure, crisis, not one manu-
iactured by demagogucs, bat real and e.
most important Oi.e. He alluded to the az
gressions OF slavery and to the oulrages in
Kansas, and thought that the duty Of the
Administration was to maintain, by the use
OF every means IN its power. the rights of
the ballot box and Of The settlers on the soil
of the territories. Ii the Administration
should refuse to check toe forly Of armed
Shareholders, he was unwilling to counsel
violence, but thuse outragcs should be stop.
ped. lie dwelt also upon the importance Of
keeping the main issue constantly IN view.
and the propfiety and necessity Of LAYING
aside all other questions TIL the great one Is
settled. lloN. ]. l.. MoRRrLL, the reprcs-
entatve Of the I'd Congressional district IN
next Congress, made an excellent speech.
speed with quiet hit and quotations from
Shakespeare. lie reviewed with cool sever
ily the course of the Administration, the cx-
ploils OF Soule, the wisdom of whose ap-
polntmeut, if the peaceful acquisition of
Cuba was aimed at, he considered on a par
with that Of the goose who hired fox to
carry her across the river, &c. He showed
The necessity of union and firm resistance 10
the extension Of Slavery and ended with a
warning against the introduction Of any side
issues IN the struggle. Hon. Porus Haxier
made an animated and effective speech
Reviewing the steps by which the slave
power had made It's former advances in the
nation-lts progress consented TO when It
ought TO be by lovers of Freedom--he re-
peated the sneer with which southerner
told him that as the norihcrners had IN other
cases grumbled, and then submitted, so it
would BE- about the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise. But he felt sure an end to
that process was come. We had pu, on the
harness Tor the struggle and we did not in
tend 10 lay 1t of till freedom was victorious.
Brief remlrks were made by Mr.. Beecher,
Hon. Lawrence Brainerd, DR.. Wheeler,
Hon. Samuel Green and othe s. OF the res
Olutlons and the remarks concerning them we
will speak another day.