Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-22


Gov. Brown of ! onnessec made n concu
iatory speech, deprecating the repeal of ,bo
Missouri Compromise. They all though, n,
the South he said, that it was an unius, th,n,
TO the North. II was uncalled for by ,be
South, but now they had got it they wers
hardly ready TO give 1t up But he was n,
all events IN favor Of a platform that thev
could agree upon evcnAf 1t were no bigoc,
than his hand holding out his handl then
they could grow upon that
Ex Gov. Johnston Of Pennsylvania made
strong Northern speech, full of solid arru.
ment IN favor OF restoring the Missouri linz
4 fllecn-mnute rule had been adopted. and
he was promptly choked off by Barker and
his Southern friends but, by the and of some
OF the moderate Southern mon, leave to speak
another fifteen minutes was obtained for him
Ellis, the Editor Of The Organ, made a
very fair speech in favor Of milk and water
having failed in ls gngging proposition and
trembling for the Congressional printing
Judge Cone of Georgia, Chairman of the
Committee, closed the debate. lie said no
dad not care it thoy could not carry single
State, he was not going to make platform
to carry elections on. lie wanted 10 make
one that was just-one that did justice toihe
South
While the vote was being taken, Sperry Of
Connecticut made a fiery Northern speech.
full Of backbone, which has developed rapidly
in his system since the Convention opened.
In the course OF the debate a Nrgnmn
said Your Northern elections are all
through with; you have carried them now
give US the majority platform and we will
sweep the South, aud before your elections
cone round again the Kansas question will
be settled"
/ Massachusetts, Maine, Ohio, and Indiana
voted against every compromise platform
/ proposed. Vermont voted Tor Kenneth Ray
uef's as a compliment 10 the man; they are
heartily glad at the result. Gov. Johnston
and three Of the Penusy lvania delegation
were in favor Of the minority report two
were IA favor Of the Majority report It was
understood by the Northern Pennsylvania
that if they would vote against the minority
report their Southern colleagues would 90
against the majority platform. aud 20 they
could keep the old keystone together Penn.
syvania therefore gave a unanimous vote
against the minority report to the great joy
Of the Southerners. But when the final vote
came to be taken, the Southern Peunsylya-
mans having gained all they expected to By
the bargain concluded that 1t would not be
of any more use to them. and voted for the
majority report.
A dispatch was received from Know Moth
ings Of The Express Order, saying that the
majority report must not be adopted hat
New-York would never sanction 1t, but Ba:.
kcr maintained that be knew the State better
than anybody else he said that after ex-
pelling 10000 members who voted for Clark,
they had 10000 men whom they could rel,
upon in the Order.
There was a scene Of wild and terrible eS-
citement IN the Council between and II
O'Clock last night while ,hc votes were beng
taken on the main propositions, growing DOT
of a base and calumnIous attack by one Of
the New-York delegates upon one Of those
from Massachusetts,. The latter was in pm
vate teiegmpAic correspondence with friend
10 New York, and was auXiously waiting The
taking Of the vote upon the mnoiIty resolu-
ton, after which he was 10 proceed by ihe
midnight train TO ION his friend. lie bad
recorded his yote-lhe fatal but expected re-
suit Of the ballot had been aunouuced-he
dispatched message TO bis friend by The
telegraph runner who was waiting outside
and then fastened TO ms hotel to prepare Tot
his Journey. Some evil-eyed doorkecper, OF
mayhap the New-lork gentleman himsei
had noticed his dispatching message 10 hia
/ friend; and eager 10 find cause Tor az as
sault upon any Of the Massachusetts mem
/ bcrs, and thinking surely be had found ou
the grea; troubling secret of the Council, b.
! rushed mndy up the aisle to the President
T chair, iniermpunr the proceedings IN pro
= gress and screaming At the top Of his lungs
} " The traitor is Giscorued The oorFosPon
, dent IF lHE NEw-NogE iRiBUNE IS knoiCa
he has been detected sending OF dlspgtche
D from this hal N is VI. ---- Of .liissd
f chu"tsi Esposs he traitor ]" he meet
/ was thrown at once INTO a Wild uproar. :
{ hundred we're upon their feet ut once, shout
, lng and bowling some Out with the trai
, TOR 80 Hustle HIN oni e others that IT wa
" base len &c. 4 rush was made towar,
d the Presidents chair, some drew Their " coll
, s,eels.' and a storm Of plss.on and confusion
Z ragged that is indescrhable,
. At this moment Mr.Budingion OF Fall Riv
+ er, tall. large. fine looking geuteman, o
bold and fearless manner, sprang 10 the side
Of the President, aud in such a peremptors
{ manner demanded 10 be hsari, tAat be wa
at once accorded the door He spoke 10 q
g.. style that soon produced comparative calm
; sand he
:" rise to defend Massachusetts from thesl
coarse assaults aud base caiumnies. Thos'
who say she has traitors IN her delegation
( say what Is false, and say u at their persona
peril But there are traitors in other dele
, cations, and # Tins Convention has indlgna
ton TO expcnd upon those who have dvnlgec
what has been said or done upon this Goof
r Il must fall upon other heads than those .
the Massachusetts delegates"
lie then proceeded TO say that note FROM
Virginia delegate intended for the cores
I pendent of The .Nte- York Herald, was, b,
being wrongly directed. put into his hands
{ that II contained promise TO furnish for m
, Herald report Of his the delegates speech
the evening before Mr.. Burlington had ha'
, no purpose of mentioning this circumstance
but the unprovoked aud uniounded assault
, upon Massachusetts, delegate, had justified
his course now.
The tide changed. Virginia and The Men
York Herald, instead OF Massachusetts nn'
Tng NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE, were implicated
IN dlshonor OF course there was no cage
fury now to out with the traitor" TIN
was horse Of another color.
Mr.. Burweli of Virginia, frankly confessed
that he wrote The note IN question, anc tina
he furnished the reporter for The Herald with
an abstract OF his speech for publication. He
owned that II was lndlscreet aud improper
but he did not mean to do wrong. Kenneth
Rayner said be had been approached IN q
similar way, aud asked to furnish reports for
The Herald, but he had thought II violitlon
of the rules to comply, aud had refused. sui
he was not disposed 10 press the matter, auc
suggested that vote be passed relieving int
Virginia gentleman from censure, which was
accordingly done.
Mr.. Squares Of New York. who had OPEN
ed this inlerlude by his attack on the Massa.
chusetts members. now rose and appoligzed
for it, and retracted his charge. Gen. VIII
son then read note from the associaie--
written Just as he was leaying-whose nno-
cent conduct had been so ioully misconstruc
ted for venomous purposes, explaining the
affair, and denouncng the charge against
tim as false and vote was passed reliev'
ing him from any dishonorable suspicion SO
ended this tempestuous farce, IN the result OF