Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-08-26
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Geo. A. Gilman Of Marshfcld, and Carlos
Bancroft Of Montpelier, Senators; Addison
Peck~o East Montpelier, and Eli Bruce of
Fayston, Judges; w. Carpenter Of Water
bury, Judge Of Probate Geo. NJ. Fiskc Of
Mortified, States Attorney; A. /. Cham
berlain Of Middlesex, Sheriff; and Luther
Morse Of East Montpelier, High Bailif.
In the forenoon the attendance was small
but in the afternoon the promised speech from
" Coz SAKE attracted much larger audi
fllcd-a large number of those present, how
ever, being of those whom the Coz" called
the opposition" Having succeeded in ar
ranging the audience to his entire satisfaction
the ladies in the gallery, and the rest of
mankind in the body of the house, the poet
A" GoyUHor' took tho stand, and for about
thirty minutes attempted to give the reasons
for the faith that was in him.
lie first paid passing compliment to the
ladies present, and regretted that our poiti
cal conventions were not more generally at
tended by them--but whether he would OK
tend the Same courtesy upon election days,
and invite them to the polls, dcponent saith
not He then excused himself for the brew
ity Of the speech he was about to make, mas
much as he had always been accustomed to
making short speeches, and latterly his attcn-
ton had not been so much given to politics
as it had to literature. But he could not
well decline the invitation that had been OK
tended to him to address this Convention, for
the party in the State was so small that he
there were in Washington County face to face,
and give them a few of the reasons for the
faith that was in him, and he doubted not
that having done so, they would allow him
quietly to retire to his obscurty after Sep
tember next. He then announced as the
theme of his discourse " Why an a Demo
crat ~ and proceeded to give his reasons
therefor as follows:
First, the q" GoUerRor" said he was a Dem
ocrat because his father was Democrat be-
fore him, and he certainly should not be blam-
ed for anything that might fall to his lot by
hereditary succession.
Secondly, he was a Democrat because Thos
jefferson and other notable porsonages were
Democrats. lie informed the audience that
when in college, he, with four of his college
chums, were great admirers of jefferson, and
that they pledged themselves that however
much of collegiate wisdom they might imbibe,
they would never loose sight Of Tic princi-
/ pie Of this their great prototype. Luckily the
little learning he acquired was not sufficient
to expel his Democracy, and it still stuck to
him, which, with the method of computing
interest at six per cent, was about all he re-
membered of his college course.
Thirdly, he was Democrat because tn,
Democratic party was, as he claimed the old
est in existence, and had invariably applied
the principles of Democracy TO the admins
tration of the affairs of the nation. He ther
struck off in tangent and paid his com
pliments to those who were once Demo
Gratis, but now found in the ranks of " tn,
opposition" lkening them to Judas. who fo
the sake of the thirty pieces of silver, betraye,
his master,-a financial operation which neve
resulted in any personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT t.
himself He thought that Judas had alwav
been sorry he did not stick to the party, 70
he had thereby lost the chance of carryin
the bag.
He then returned to the main track. an
claimed that the Democratic party had Away
been mainly in the right, and that wheneyc
it had been wrong the people had always bee
potent to put it right, and followed with
laudaton of democratic measures general,
and Of the admission of Louisiana and tia
indiscrimiuate and greedy spirit of annoxatio
and plumber which has ever characterized In
party, in particular. He ohuckled over tn
deceaso of the u. S. Bank and claimed G,
cry new State that had been added to tn
Union as a victory of the Democracy Owe
"the opposition" In fine, he run throug
very pleasant ex-parte history of ancient d.
' mocratic measures, and finally came dow
{. to what he called Ire issue
These he claimed were merely sold que
tons come again" but as to what they wer
. or whore the Democratic party stood in rcle
enoe to them, he left the Convention in tot
i darkness. lie fred some terrible broa
J. sides into the ranks of 1.-THE opposition @
e tolled the old Wing party, praised Webstc
/ and having scared aloft generally, finally car
down and "lit on dady's wood pile" to regr
tho extreme minority the party was in in II
State; but lived in hopes that some gre
surprise would suddenly come over them, al
that when they had enlisted all the YOU
men on their side they should be able to sci
/, upon the Offices in the State,-an ultimatu
most devoutly wished for by himself and
$. the rest of the party.
" The convention passed resolutions endor
D ing the resolutions and nominations Of t
At State Convention, the nominations Of Il
r, Convention, and also one thanking Mr.. Sa
ID for his Intellectual efforts to sack "the oppo
IN ton, and adjourned to meet defeat at t
lie polls in one week from next Tuesday.
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