The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-11
News of the Week.

The Convention Mt Cincinnati. has
been tho absorbing topic of the week.
Mr. Medary of Ohio was the tempo
rary Chairman, and clergy lyman made a
prayer. Committees on credentials aud
on permanent organization were appoint.
cd. A motion to admit alternates was
promptly voted down. A committee on
resolutions was appointed: one member
from each state. The Benton delegates
from Missouri having been denied admit
lance by the d Dor keepers who called for
their pass, replied that they came from a
slave state where passes were given to
negroes only; and the door keepers re-
sistng, they were knocked down by the
Missouriaus who rushed BY. screaming
make way for the Border Ruflians," at
the top Of their lungs They strobe in
to the astonished convention and said
they were true democrats, and entitled
to seats in that body. The quarrel which
looked serious for time was amicably
settled and the Missourans retired in
good order.
June 4, the comm ittee on resolutions
reported, re.ofiirmiug the Baltimore
Platform of 1852 with additions de-
nouncing Know y othingism in all shapes,
applauding the Kansas Nebraska Bill
principles, recognizing the duty Of the
general government to make a safe and
speedy communication within our own
territory, from ocean to ocean, and re-
surrectiDg the ole dogma about mouopo-
lies
The Committee also reported 4 series
of resolutions about the Foreign Policy
hereafter to be assumed by the Demo
cratic Party; free trade and free seas
all over the world Monroe doctrine on
this continent hearty sympathy with re-
generated Central America, and entire
ascendancy of our power in the Gulf of
Mexico.
All the resolutions except those on
Foreign Policy were adopted without
debate
Subsequently the rema inder of tho
resolutions reported were adopted By
heavy majorities.
A resolution that the democratic par
ty recognizes the great importance of
military and postal route through our
own territory, from ocean to ocean, and
that it ia the duty of the Federal Gov
eminent to constitute such promptly,
was laid on the table, 1873 to l2o. The
Vermont delegates voted in minority.
The committee of credentials report
ed, and the result of contest in oonven-
ton was to admit the lIards and the
Sof,s half and hall, Vermont delegation
again in minority.
The convention then proceeded TO bal
lot for a candidate for the Presidency
Mr.. Buchanan received 1875 vote Mr..
Pierce 1872: Mr.. Douglas SO and Mr..
Cass ) on the first ballot. Vermont
delegation for Pierce.
On the 18th ballot, JAMES BUcHANAS
was almost unanimously nominated for
President. Vermont delegates went from
Pierce to Douglas.
Lynn Boyd, Gen. Quitman, BENZ
Fitzpatrick, Aaron V, Brown, james A
Seldom, j. G. Dobbin, Ii. V. johnson
and ]. D. Breckenridge of Kentucky.
were proposed for the Vice Presidency,
On the second ballot Mr., Breckenridge
was nominated.
The nominations were received by
noisy demonstrations at Cincinnati, at
New York and elsewhere
Hon. James Dixon was elected SEN
ator in place of Mr.. Toucey, from Con,
necticut, on Wednesday last. Mr., Dixon
is an American Republican and takes
the place of one who has gone the entire
length Of Pierce Democrat
Tho committee appointed by the
House Of Representatives on the subject
of the Brooks outrage have reported that
Brooks ought to be expelled from the
House, and that Edmundson and Keitt
should be censured for their participa.
ton in the act. There is a minority re.
port, lamely setting forth that the House
has no jurisdiction of the matter. The
report will not be acted upon at present
Members Of Congress have mostly left
Washington for the recess.