Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-15
THE CONVENTION.

We give the proceedings of the Republican
State Convention held at Brattleboro on the
18th inst, but have only room this week Tor
verv brief remarks on what was said and
done there. A report of the speeches made
and particularly of the excellent one OF Hon.
Jacob Collamer. will be given in our next
The Convention, considering that 1t was
held at the extreme end of the State, at
very busy season of the year, and that no
question of an exciting character was likely
TO be before the Convention flor the admis-
sion was heard on every hand that the pre-
sent State officers would be re-nominated) was
much fuller than we expected to see 1t. 1t
consisted, as we Judged, Of about 400 persons;
men of such character and appearance as Yer
mont has reason 70 be proud Of wherever they
are Assem- bled-men imbued with a deeply
rooted and earnest Republican spirit. Though
by far the major part of them was from below
the middle line of the State, we were happy
70 meet there quite number of well known
and highly valued individuals even from the
remoter northern parts of it. Friendly greet
ings were heard on every hand, and every
thing said and done was indicative Of mutu-
al confidence and respect. The Convention
was held in the airy, spacious, and convenient
Town-Hall of BrattlebOro-a building which
does grclt credit to the good taste and hber-
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ception which the people of Brattleboro gave
70 the members of the Convention, was all
that could be wished. Batting the exces-
sive heat Of the weather, (mehOrated as far
as was possible. by the shady retreats of one
of the most beautiful villages in New Eng
land), everything was pleasant to an extreme.
We took some notes of the place and Of some
of its institutions, on which we intend to
say something more at large, in day or
two.
A. - the Republican State ticket re-nom-
mated for this year, we need say not word.
The men are known throughout the State.
and the September election will show that
they have lost nothing of the high confidence
and respect which the people of the State
showed that they held them in, last year.
The Resolutions speak for themselves
That in the main their spirit and purport
represent the sentiments of the Repu blicans
of the State, and will meet with hearty re-
eponse from them at the polls, can be doubt
ed BY no one. As to the one on the subject of
Mr.. Secretary Cas- naturalization letter,
we wish it had not been introduced,
whether his views be right or wrong.
II the Democratic party are in a row among
themselves on question which he has raised,
we are quite willing the several divisions of
that party should make what they can out
oft, without our intermeddling. For that
reason, if the resolutions had been acted on
singlv. we think that one would not have
been adopted without considerable objection.
At least we know that many could not see
why that matter should be made the sub
lect Of a resolution, any more than many
other subordinate and special acts done in
different States, or by different public indivi-
duals Such were our views, and that is all
that we think necessary to say on the subject.