Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-09-19
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WIN. G.. HICKOK, : Commute
WN. WESTON

At this stage Dr. Wheeler announced Eras-
tus Brooks of New York to make a speech,
when the real Whlgs adjourned their meet
ing to the next evening Brooks made
speech for Fillmore, who does not recognize
the Wing party at all, but stands avowedly
as the candidate Of the savocratIc portion Of
the X. Ms. e. South Americans
We take the liberty to remind our readers
that on the 7lh of June, 1854 the Wing par-
iy met at Rutland in regularly called
Wing State Convention, largely attended
and representing the whole State That
Convention unanimously recognized the
question Of the extension or nun.extension
OF Slavery as the great question Of the duy
demanding, above al others, the instant and
earnest attention of the whole people.
It denounced the repeal OF the Missouri
| Compromises pledged the Wing party a.
pOinsi the extension Of slavery IN every firm
land, finally, pledged the Wigs 10 cooper
ale 'heerfiiy toih all Other men rho lpouid
cooperate nth them in The defence Of Freedom.
I This was the very foundation OF what IL now
termed the Republican party of Vermont.
and Of the Union. Subsequently, July l3,
1854, a Republican Convention was called
at MONTPELIER, which adopted substantially
the same platform; the tickets of the two
conventions were ultimately harmonIzed, and
IN September, the ProPLE of Vermont. en-.
bracing all the old parties except the Demo.
cratic dough-lacrs fully ratified the pledges
Of The conventions We hold, then, that the
I Vino Party OF VERMONT, by its own vol
untary act committed itself to the principles
and the very organization Of what is now
known as the Republican party, that it was
the first to start tho great aud euiiuenrly par
riolic movements and that those, aud those
only, who are true to the pledges Of 1854,
are noio the true. faithful and honor deserv-
ing Wings of Vermont. OF course we set
down Messers. Wheeler, Ornlsby a. Co. as
bogus Whigs because untrue to the plat
form Of 1854, and TO the old Wing senti-
nen,s on the slavery question; bogus Wings,
"'N"""' ""N9 wv" support Nllhnfet an a
vowed deserter from The Wing party aud
bogus Wings, because, by supporting Fll.
more, they are contributing their mite--small
inaoed It is,--to aid Buchanan and the STA
I yool ats. We are particularly sorry to utter
this opinion Of the Rev. DR.. Wheeler; but
we sincerely believe that he deserves it,
According to our recollection, and to the
printed record, he attended the Wing Con-
venllon at Rutland in 1854, and supported
the resolutions IN speech in open conven-
ton. Our recollection also is, that he 40.
proved Of the resolutions before they were
reported, and himself wrote the second one.
which was as follows;
Resoiped, That we have regarded the
Missouri Compromise as perpemally binding
IN law und conscience. and the violation Of
y "a tho passage Of the Nebraska bill we
looh upon as impalring the obligations of a
solemn contract, and therefore 6agranly I'M
just IN itselii as reacherous 10 the inter
esis OF freedom for the country at large as
cruel IN IT'S bearing upon the Indian tribes /:
as hostile to ihs peace, charity aud unity Of
the country as eninenlly ungentlemsnlv
and tilshouofsble In the spirit m which II was
c"nc'l we'd IN The pledges by winch pcrsau.