The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-25
News of tho Week.


good deal of dissatisfaction vas express
ed with the law of the Supteme Court
pronouucirg their Liquor Law unconst-
tutionai The majority of the court
were invited by resolution to resign.
- The United States Agricultural
Society hold their next Exhibition at
Philadelphia, on the 18th day of October
next. Over twelve thousand dollars of |
Premiums are offered A printed copy
of the regulations and premium list can
be had by addressing NJ 2. Wilder,
Esq, at Boston.
- Mr.. Buchanan has written formal
acceptance Of his nomination and in his
letter says he shall answer no questions,
but shall stand immutably on the Pat.
form provided for him at Cincinnati
- The price of Guano has fallen ten
per cent.
- The North A merican Convention
at n. Y. City, felt little sore on &C
count of the treatment they had received
at the hands of the Philadelphia Con-
vention, but ultimately wheeled into line
for Fremont
- AD attempt is being made to estab-
lish an agency or system Of espionage
in New York City, TO mark the meu who
are not favorable to the institution of
Slavery and report names south, SO as to
prevent southern men from trading with
them,
- Tie nomination of Col FREMoNr
was received at New York, Albany,
Popghkeepsie, Boston and many other
places with great enthusiasm and with
laundering discharges of artillery
A great ratification meeting of the
Pierce Democracy was held at Concord,
II June Slavery was endorsed to the
full extent of the Cincinnati Platform
- TIE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL Con
vENrioN met at Philadelphia on the sew
enteenth day of June pursuant to notice.
Full delegations were present from all
the Free States and from all the Terri
tories except Washington: and gentle
men were in attendance from Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware and Kentucky. +
D. Morgan Chairman Of the National
Committee called to order, and Robert
Emmett Of New York. was made tempo
rary Chairman. In calling to order Mr.
Morgan counselled the avoidance of ex-
tremes, and the planting themselves firm.
W on the Constitution and the Union.
Judge EmmOt in taking the Chair, said
that he had been democrat for fifty
years, and he left the party because :ho
party left the only platform on which he
could stand The Missouri Compromise
was adopted to give peace TO the country
1t had attained its OIL joct and every body
had yielded to it cordial assent, unit
dcmagoguc had found bis way into the
national councils. and had succeeded il
breaking it down This act had led /,
all the troubles Of Kansas. and they
were its necessary result They were
met to resi,t the party which bad caused
these evils He condemned the Cincn
cinnati Platform and its candidates
Personally lie would defend buchanan
but politically he would fight him. Iii
whole course had been in subservience t.
the south. They had come to trea
Slavery as a political question, and no
as a moral one, and the distinction shou,,
be kept up. lie exhorted the Conven
ton to do their whole duty in the prem
: Uses. and sat down amid much applause
Mr. Barnes of Philadelphia, opened tn
meeting with prayer. \ committee o
one from each state was then raised, o.
Credentials. ID. L Nicholson was tn
person designated for Vermont.
On motion of David Wilmoi of Penn
a like committee to report Platform
was raised; Edward Kirkland represent
cd Vermont on this committee. Pre-
ton King. F. p. Blair, D. WilmOt, f. L
Hoar. and j r Giddings, were prom
ncnt members Of this committee.
4 committee on Permanent Organic
ton was then appointed, one from eac
S,o,e and Territory, and Ryland Fletc!
, er was appointed for Vermont
A resolution to open with prayer c
. cry morning was adopted. Gen. Veil
. of Troy, n. Y, informed the couventio
that there was at the door delegate
+, from the one hundred friends Of Sill;
!, Wright who had bolted the Cincinna
!. Platform, aud wanted to come in. The
= were of the Free Sellers Of 1874, and |
, thought entitled to susts There va
some talk about the house being alread