Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-06-28
Tur STATE CONTENTION.


that the Republican, State Convention is to
meet ut White River Junction, July 81. We
have no objections To make towards holding
the Cahvention ut that place, however much
more convenient it would have been for all
parties TO have held il here. hut we have
objections TO what appears, from small
knowledge of affairs behind the curinin, To he
the intentions of those who were instrumental
in porsua'liug the Stute Committee TO call the
Convention NJ that place; and we arc prepar.
ell for whatever may be The result. II that
Convention should see Ct TO place Mr. Hol-
brook in nomination for Governor, IN prefer
ence TO Grn. Fletcher or Mr. Rraincrd, then
ARE the nnti-Slavcry men and Free Delnocru-
cy prepared 10 issue a call for Convention
to put one of them in nomination. But if the
Convention decides to endor.e MIR Flricher's
nomination, then will there he hearty coop
GRAFTON Of all the friends Of Freedom ia his
support. One thing is probable; that Con-
vcntion will test the loyalty of the Republicans
to the anti-slavery cause.-.uoni. Freeman.
We do not know which merits the most at.
tentiou in the above, the cool impudence Of
the writer in assuming to speak for the anti
slavery mrn and Free Democracy of Yer
monr,' or the covert design of few self-will.
ed politicians TO get UP, il possible, split in
the opposition ranks in this State.
The call for the Convention at White Riv-
er Junction includes all who nre opposed to
the pro-slavery policy of the present admin
istration. We haveseen no reason to suppose
Il was not made in good faith. Upon Just
such call mcn, heretofore belonging to every
shade Of politics into which the North has
hesn divided, have net md nominated an nc.
cepiah.s candidate for President. Upon this
ground il was believed by the Republican
State Committee that all included within it,
invitation could unite for certain specified pur-
poses therein named. The present lime was
deemed favorable To harmonious course of
action on the part of all +he friends Of Free
dom
For the consideration of this Convention
the names ofseveral persons have been brought
forward for the nomination Of Governor, all
of whom we belirve to lie sound on the issue
presented by the call. But one of these cand.
dates can receive the nomination. The friends
of the Others must he disappointed. What
then is the duty Of all honest men who parii-
cipate in the proceedings of the conventioni
Clearly, to sustain the nominee, and thus
abide by the decision OF that tribunal brfore
which they present their case and its claims.
No other course is left open for any honora-
BILE man.
IL there is nm "anti-slavcry" party, or a
"Free Democratic" party 10 this State, the
members Of which do not choose TO unite with
those who are TO meet at White River june
ton on the sd of July, they have the priyil-
ege Of calling convention by themselves, and
of nominating just such men as they choose.
This is their right But they have no bust
ness in another convention, there to exert
influence in favor Of a particular candidate,
and, failing in eliecting their object, then bolt
from the result and set up for themselyes.-
Such course is as dastardly aud dishonest,
as it is destructive of all political organiza-
lions, and effective political action.
In saying that ''if the convention decides to
endorse Mr. Fletcher's nomination., there will
be hearty cooperation of all the friends of
Freedom in his support,' the freeman, un
Willingly pays a tribute TO the friends and
supporters of Mr. Holbrook, which candor
and regard for The truth alike prevent us
from returning. There has, in times past,
been too much Of disposition on the part of
some 'impracticables' in this State, to divide
and weaken the strength of the friends of
Freedom, to give us great confidence in the
sincerity of their professions. We had fond.
ly hoped this year to see hearty and cordial
union of all the opposition elements, but such
declarations in advance, us contained in the
above, il acted on by any considerable por-
ton, will do much to prevent this happy con-
summation.
We believe, notwithstanding this ominous
avowAl, that the vast nnjority of those who
attend the State Convention will he actuated
by honest and patriotic motives, and that who.
ever receives the nomination will be cordially
supported by them at the polls fortunately
the opposition minority in this State is so large
that no great evil need be apprehended from
the seriousness of these few inflated i'm
practicables.