Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-03
RATIFICATION Meeting.

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The Republicans of Boston and vicinity
had an enthusiastic meeting at Fanuiel Hall
last week, at which some ten thousand persons
were present. The following Resolutions
were passed after which Hon. H. Hamlin
formerly supporter of Pierce, and now a
Senator in Congress, made speech
RESOLUTIONS
l. Resol0ed That the present position of
our country, under an administration whose
whole energies are devoted to the extention of
slavery, and to the firm establishment of its
power-with fratricidal war upon our West
ern borders-and with questions Of difficulty
in many of our foreign relations, is such as
to awaken our deepest anxiety, and call for
union of all patriots to overthrow that party
to whose selfish policy all these dangers can
be disctincly traced.
2, ReSol0ed, That this policy is one which
perils the very existence of our Union, and
seriously threatens us with-all the horrors of
domestic and foreign war and that James
buchanan, the nominee for the Presidency of
the Democratic party, falsely SO called, is
committed by his anteccdent, the necessities
of his present position, and his avowed prin-
ciples to continuation of this policy, and
therefore is not entitled to the support Of
any true lover of his country.
3, RESOLVED, That the party recently in
augrated by the Convention at Philadelphia,
is emphatically the party of the People, up
on whose success, the hopes Of freedom aud
OF pence, at home and abroad depend, and
that the principle and measures announced in
the Platform then adopted meet our cordial
appreciation, and that here and now, ADAM
doning all former party ties and predictions,
we commit ourselves resolutey to their sup
port.
A. Resoloed, That in the life and public
services Of the pioneer explorer, by whose
sagacity and promptaess the vast territory Of
California was acquired, organized and secur-
ed to freedom. we recognize an indomtabIe
perseverance fertility in resources, wise
frmness and moderation, a simplicity and
truthfuness of character, and devotion to
liberty, which admirably fit him for the ad-
ministration of the affairs of govern
ment; and that we, citizens of Massachusetts,
sembled in Faneul Hail. without distinction
of party, hail as the peoples leader, JOHN
CHARLES FREMONT.
5. Resolved, That as worthy associate
with our ilustrious chief we are proud to
place the able advocate, the upright Judge,
the fre01om-lovin Senator. the tried an con-
servative Statesman, VIM. L. DAYTON.
q. Resolued, That our delegates to the
Philadelphia Convention have consulted only
the best interests OF the whole country in the
nomination Of John g. Fremont for the Pres
idency, and of William l.. Dayton for the
Vice Presidency of the United States, and
that we hereby ratify those nominations, and
pledge our most earnest efforts for their trium-
plant election in November.
Mr.. Hamlin was received with the most
enthusiastic applause, which was continued
for some minutes. When it had subsidized, he
said, your shouts assure me that the spirit of
your Puritan fathers glows in your bosoms
For the first time in my life my foot has trod
upon the soil where was shed the blood of the
first martyr of the revolution for the first
time | stand within these halowed walls, and
there comes an echo responsiv from every bo-
som; within these walls three fourths of
century ago shouts for freedom went up and
rocked these walls even as now The infant
form of liberty was cradeled here, and you
have gathered here to night to protect its man
ly and matured form. Here we should feel
the sentiments which inspired the souls of
Adams, and Otis, and Warren. Their revolu-
ton was that Of force; our revolution is that
of the ballot box. These are revolutionary
times-tmes when these shouts should fill
with dismay every Democratic Hunker in the
! old Bay State. Cheers. tell the honest
Democrats Of the old Bay State, and let me
tell you all, that the train is in motion, and
unless you jump on soon, the cars will be
gone, and they will be left behind. Applause
There is in this struggle but single issue.
1t is liberty against slavery. The bunker press
Of the North and South have for the first time
had the boldness to stand forth and avow
their position. 1t is no longer the question of
abolitionism at the South, but whether slave
ry shall not be extended over the whole North,
not whether the negro slave shall be emanci-
pated, but whether the free laboring man of
the North shall not be reduced to the level of
the slaves, THAT is it!) and he who is not ready
for such q crisis as this would have been
Cow Boy" in the days of the Revolution.
Cheers. The occasion demands the effort of
every man. 1t is time for men of all classes
to rally to the standard aud preserve the in
situations of freedom bequeathed to you by
your fathers
The day has gone by when old party issues
have any force. The day has been when the
parties were honestly divided on questions of
comercial policy, but those questions have
been settled, have become obsolete, or have
passed away, and rising alone and above all
others is the question of slavery. With these
former issues passed away, stand here side
by side, as a freeman, with one whom in for
mcr years have contended with warmly on
those past issues, and consider it one of the
proudcst days of my life that | can forget
past feelings, and stand here to battle for the
institutions Of tho North. 1t has been an.
nounced that have been member of the
Democratic party that paS. Laughter. J
That has long ceased to be SO in principle
1t has recently inaugurated that system of
policy which makes it only negro party--a
sectional party-more sectional that the Gar
risonian abolition party ever was A single
point embraces all their creed. No matter
what may have been mans antccedcnts he
may have been stepped to the very lips in
Whiggery; he may have been dyed in Fed
eralism but if he comes up to the standard
Of slavery, he is white as driven snow in
Democracy. They had no other issue. They
call us sectional party. 1t is true we do not
number quite as many men in the South as
thnu do In tho North Inf Lot IL NIL