Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-06-26
The Republican National'Conven-
ton.

'NHbi"" ""i|" nus % PAoSSu tSiho"' N"N 10y
ton in nomination 1t is always understood that
preliminares of extended length. and little real
importance, always attend the opening of all
large conventions. But the utmost harmony
prevailed although there were free, continued |
and anxious discussion of the different topics
presented.
The Americans who had previously sgnlfed
their preferences of New York waited upon the
National committee with proposals which were
laid before the Convention aud often discussion
laid upon the table, The delegates favoring
until no was Withdrew, they labored hard to
effect his nomination.
The Convention was called to order at half
past eleven o'clock by the President of the Ma
ional Committee, Il. D Morgan who in doing
50, extended a word of welcome To the delegates.
and said they were to determine whelher the
policy of our fathers or the slave holding policy
of this administration shall prevail We should
plant ourselves on the Constitution and Union,
aud thus standing, with such purposes we can
not fail. He proposed Hon. Robert Emmett, of
unanimously chosen.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. D.; Barnes
of Philadelphia
On motion of A. p Stone of Ohio committee
of one from each State and Territory was appoin-
ted to collect aud report on credentials, and re-
port rules for the government OF the Convention.
Nicholson for Vermont.
David Wilmot of Pa. moved the appointment
of committee on resolutions and platform. and
tn 1t all reso utions shoald be submitted to them
without debate and iuther that the committee
repart before nominations are made. adopted.
| I. Davis for Vermont
1t WIS voted to open the daily meetings with
prayer The presence of a committee reprrsen'
ting the radical free soil democracy Of New
York was announced, and it was moved to admit
them as honorary deIegats.
This was objected to because there was not
room enough to Accommodate Them The New
! Hampshire men offered to hold them in their
laps rather than they should be kept out. The
resolution passed with great unanimity. The
convention then adjourned to meet at four o. clock
p. NJ.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first business was the report Of the COM
mittee on permanent organization. 1t was as
follows:
FOR PRESIDENT.
| Col HENRY :. LANE of Indiana,
with 25 Vice Presidents ileman Carpenter for
Vermont
"a Secretaries l. Underwood for Vermont
The report was unanimously adopted. Col
Llue was received with most enthusiastic APP
plause, and thanked the Convention for the houor
conferred on him and the young State he repre-
, Tho tirnu tho ,,luna and tho
we've most ausplcous. Here the cause Of the
free labor, free speech and free men may meet
with fitting response, The day inaugurates
new era the reign of freedom the resurrection
Of the North (Grea, applause ibis is the
only national party in the nation, There is
terrible Significance in these upheavings of the
masses Terrible causes have produced them
and we here forget our love of party for our love
of country and the cause of freedom. He had
as much difficulty in laying down his party pre-
dllecons as any other. lie was follower of
Henry CLAW, but When the Nebraska bill passed
before US is the restriction of slavery and the
admission of Kansas as free State with free
constitution, not by revolutionary means, but by
the restoration of the principles of the Declare
tion of Independence He then alluded TO the
ohPioihlSC vi loOos ny NHlCH ItdCC was iCopui-
ed to the country, and in the most severe terms
condemned Douglas for his breaking up that
peace. I he Kansas outrages he eioqucntiy por
iyed, and called the Administration weak and
wicked, and he would have posterity to say
whe her there was most of foosliness or kna
very in it. Rebellion against such outrage as
the Kans settlers have mad perpetrated against
them is sanc,i6ed of God and approved by man.
He then reviewed the Democratic platform,
saying it should be idoIized, for there was never
another like it, and spoke of Buchanan's past
history in a poilcal aspect, and presented his
sudden conversion to democracy in most ridicu
lous light. He defended the name of Henry
Clay from the assertion that he won d be found
with the friends of the enormilies of the present
day. Webster he defended in like manner. In
regard to the work before them; he urged har-
mony and Cancellation in the selection of stand
ard 'arer, and when he is chusen let us follow
him TO victory We follow no sectional banner
There is no treason, no dsuulon in the Repub-
lican party. He would preserve the Union by a
manly defense of the rights of the North, as
guaranteed by tbs Constitution The cry of dis
union is senseess 1t cores from the unhuno
nufeIs of South Carolina. He did not believe
in the cry that the Republican party was dead
1t will never die Tho gentleman S address was
very eloquent, and was most cordially received.
AT It's close, the Convention rose and gave him
three rousing cheers. The Vice President and
Secretaries then took their places on the platform
amid the cheers Of the Convention.
The committee on credentials reported in part
that there are no contested seats except from the
first, second third and fourth districts of Penn.
syyana They further recommended that in
voting for candidates, the States be called in
order, and thu chairman of the delegation repo
the vote no State to cast more than three times
the number of oles of its electoral vote i. that
on this occasion Kansas be allowed to vote as a
State shall cast more votes than il has delegates
present, and that the rules of the House of Rep
resenlatives, so far as they are applicable, be
adopted for the government of this Convention
The report was unanimously adopted.
Henry Wilson was then called out amidst
the greatest enthusiasm. His speech was mainly
similar to the one he made at the Worcester
Convention therefore need not telegraph full
sketch. lie admitted that the Republicans conlC
not defeat buchanan They must have hell
from the Wings and Democrats, and he counsel
ed such course by this Convention as wonlt
draw them in. He asked also the Americans tt
come and JOIN to save the freedom of America
He would sacrifice any man, to unite Amerc;
freedom to the reorganization Of the govern.
meet for the cause of freedom.
Franklin Pierce went 10 the Cincinnati Con
venlion with the blood of freemen of Kansa,
dripping from his polluted fingers, and that Con.
ven,ion spewed him out. Douglas they cast on
because they used him up. The South know
they must have another man for this crisis, anC
so they came TO Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania
if she is true to the history of her fathers vii
repudiae Buchanan, and vote for the nominee .
this Convention We are not only fighting fo
Kansas, but for free speech, 1t has been sale
that when the Sumner matter comes up in thu
House, Southern men will use threats, and per
haps execute He believed the men of tn,
North had made their minds to speak boldly AM
OPP My, and defend themselves if necessary
Give yourselves no uneasiness about us at Wash