Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-07-18


exercised a controlling influence in making
the fair heritage of the North entirely sub.
soryient to the worse Than despotic control Of
the South and we look IN vain in the self
styled Democratic party FOR the elements Of
democracy which distinguished the days or
Andrew Jackson, and lis illdstflous father,
Thomas Jefferson we see In 1t only the
nulhiyiug Influences which darkenod the po-
lltcal career Of John c. Calhoun.
Next week we shall enlist under the BAN
ner Of Col. JoHN c. FREMoNr ami Sink Of
swim, live or die, survive or perish we shall
feel a soldiers pride n battling manlully I'M
der the proud banner Of equal rights"
The editor Of the Tribune, Mr. S. w.
Smuh, who has been the Chairman OF the
Democratic County Committee, also sent ln
his resignation with an admirable letter
A vote for President was taken on the ill.,
by the passengers 10 the train from New
oufyPort 20 Boston. The result was;--
Fremont 63
Buchanan 10
Fillmore 3
Undecided ;
Pennsylvania In reference to the pros.
pect ia this State, the pusburg Commercial
Journal, which, until the nomination OF Col
Fremont, wus an advocate Of the election Of
Mr.. Fillmore, saws;
The Democrats profess to believe that
they will carry Pennsylvania by large ina.
loriy without a struggle. But they have
begun campaign with so li;tle show of en-
thusiasm from the rank and file az marks the
opening of this that we have no difficulty DO
believing that they will be beaten 3 0Ou 10
the State, lf the Americans unite upon Free
mont And we have as little difficulty 90
believing that the American party will within
a month show am uubroken front for Ere
mont Settle tor us within the month the
question of Wee President, and Buchanan
Will have about as good chance 10 carry
Pcnnsy lyania as he will have 10 carry YER
mont
This is the reply we offer to oil the brag-
ginE and Boosting with which the Democrat
&C. presses are teeming. We have no fears
about the result
The Hon. Daniel Mace. formerly one Of
the leading Democrats of Indiana. now and
tor many years past member of Congress
from that State, has written a letter to the
Lafayette CoBricr, denying that he intends
TO support Buchanan, as bad been asserted by
one Of the Democratic papers Of his district
At a meeting At Howell, Mich, WIN. A
Clark, a veteran Democrat renounced his
adhesion 10 the Democratic party as follows
an This day for Fremont cut my
connection, this day, from the Pro-Slavery
party, nomlnaly Democratic, and enlist I'M
der the banner of Free SOIL, Free Speech,
Free Men, and Fremont"
.Ntc York. The r,cent ratification meet
ing at Syracuse IS one among many others
of the significant signs of the enthusiastic
aud resistiess current which is sweeping over
the country m favor OF the nominations Of
the Philadelphia Convention. Judge Shank
land, a venerable Democrat, pres ded, assist
cd by Vice Presidents aud Secretaries,
selected equally from the old parties.
A large delegation from a neighboring
town reported but four buchanan men IN the
place, and all OF them oiice-holders. Speech
80 ~ere made by old Democrats, among
whom was the editor of the German Demo
cratic paper. Hon. Timothy jenkins, late a
Democratic member of Congress- sent a let
ter approving cordially the nominations, and
everything showed a cordial emulation be-
tween lifelong opponents who should most
heartily accept the Philadelphia platform and
candidates.
o. Alta Republican meeting IN Detroit
CD Dickinson ESQ, lately prominent old
line Democrat Of lliilsdale county, but just
returned from Kansas, and vino has purified
himself Of slave-drlWng Democracy, made a
very happy speech lie reports the greatest
enthusiasm for the nominations DO the interi-
Or and pledged H.Isdale-that county
which, IN 1852, gave Pierce - majority over
Scott, and 10 1854 gavea Republican msJor-
liy Of over ihousand-to give Fremont and
Dayton iioo thousand majority: aud that
Southern Michigan will give from 5000 TO
10000 majority for our ticket
George Law has written letter to G.. A.
Scroggs, OF Buffalo, which concludes as fol
lows.
" ! shall give my support to John c. Ere
mont as the best representative, IN my cst-
nation. Of the American people and the A
merlcan party"
Dracm Unanimous for Fremont. The
people of Dracut says the Chronicle, had
miscellaneous picnic on the 5lh, at grove
IN Tynsboro', near Tyng's Pond. The day
was fine, the assembly large, and everything
passed of harmonlously, politics included,
for on taking the sense Of the company. male
and female, on the Presidential question. the
vote for Fremont was unanimous, Not a
Buchanan man or woman could be found.
nor even one for that still older bachelor.
Mr. Scattering. Dracut has cut the bogus
democracy clean off.
FILLMORE Repudinted By The Hhigs of Ken
ftckg The straight Wings of Kentucky held
a meeting at Louisville, Thursday July Sd.
and adopted the Lexington Wing platform.
with the additional resolutions that Congress
should pass stringent laws to prohibit the
importation Of foreign plupers and felons.
aud that The time for the naturalization of
foreigners should be extended also that the
Convention deems It impolitlc TO make Domi-
nations, and recommends to the Wings Of the
Union TO hold no national convention, but
each Wing to vote for the candidate whose
principles conform most nearly to his own.
resolution expressing the confidence OF
the Wings of Kentucky in Willard Fillmore.
and saying he was worthy of their support as
IN le4S, pas rejected by The rote of sirtesn
counties against one m iduor Joshua f.
Bell and Judge KlnkaId supported the resolu-
ton endorsing Mr.. Fillmore. This vote was
taken at the very moment when Mr.. HAyEE
Flllmore's law partner, was voting against
free Kansas in the Ilo1se ofRepresentstiyes
to secure Southern votes for Mr.. FnLMoRy,
Il Boiling Increment The N. Y. Evening
Post publishes call signed by several lead
ing Democrats who decline TO support Bu.
chanan, inviting their fellow citizens of like
feelings to meet them IN convention at Syra.
ouse on July 2iIh, for consultation, and IL
deemed proper, for poitico organization and
action, The call is signed by Robert X.
Cunningham Andrew McMulen, Ira Brow
nell, jacob J. Werner, J. A. Willard. CLARK
b. Cochrane, Plat Potter, Thos b. Carroll.
Samuel Douglas Martin J. Townshend, ].
NJ. Frances, NJ. l.. Flley.
~ While Col. Benton was speaking the
other day, IN one of the Missouri towns. the
platform gave way, but the old war horse
was unhurt, aud declared that It was his pre-
rogalYe to break through platforms that he
was bred to the Constitution, and did not
suffer aposlate renegades and mercenanes,
with tho pin feathers hardly covered by the |