Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-08-03

effect a nomination at Charleston. and they
adjourned to Baltimore. lie then gave de-
tailed history Of the action Of the committee
on platform, denouncng the Buffers, Whit
neys and Cushings Of the North who betray-
ed their constituents and sold themselves
body and soul to Southen dictation. For
himself he could yield his money, his head, or
anything but his manhood. lie and his assoc
ciates from Vermont were bound to go for
| Mr.. Douglas because they could not be gull
/ ty Of incorporating their constituents. lie
then explained how ;he new delegates from
the South were elected and admitted to seats
at Baltimore, and the demands then set up
by the South. At Charleston, the South said
give us a slave code for the Territories, and
we care not who you nominate but at Balli-
moro give us anybody but Stephen A. Doug
las and we care not what platform you adopt.
lie was surprised to find at Baltimore some
Of the delegates from Vermont were shakcy
Marshall Partridge was there, and the Bellows
Falls Argus was thore, and they were told
Nli'h AhN hhAHNAlN1 VI Alltbt AW0 nun hNNl
all the delegates from Vermont were not for
Douglas They did not believe it until on a
certain ballot one of the delegates arose and
challenged the vote Of his State. The speak
CT was here interrupted, and demanded to
give the namc of the troachcrous delegate
lie replied that the first two letters of his
name were II, Z. Stoughton, and that if it
had been known that he would not have been
true to bis constituents and cast his vote for
Douglas he could not have been elected As
time passed on, however, he (StoughtonJ was
found to be taking part in the Convention Of
the woodpeckers, as he Gcetiously called the
seceders. He then compared the votes Of the
two Conventions, there being only sc Of the
seccders, while the regular Convention was
composed of more than two-thirds Of the
delegates, and the nomination of Stephen A.
Douglas was made unanimous. lie claimed
that Mr.. Douglas was nominated in accord
anco with regular rule of the Democratic
party, and that he had long time before been
nominated in the hearts of the people, and
that he will read the seceders a lesson in
November next that they will not soon forget.
lie then paid his compliments to the Repub-
licans, and proceeded to show how Mr. Lincoln
could not be elected. In the FIRST place, he said
there were 100 electoral votes in the South
that Mr.. Lincoln had no hopes of carrying /;
in Oregon and California were equally sure
against him, making 1877. Then there were
35 votes in New York that were sure for
Douglas, % in Pennsylvania also sure for
Douglas, making so electoral votes that MI
Lincoln could not possibly carry Add to
these Illinois, Indiana. Iowa and Wisconsin.
which were all sure for Douglas and it left the
rail splitter in hopeless minority In YER
mont too, there would be thousands more
votes cast for Douglas than were ever before
cast for any Democrat, and his popularity in
the State rendered him doubly worthy Of be-
ing son of Vermont. With such stand
ard bearer, advocating such principles, and
with non-intervention as their watchword, he
implored his brother Democrats to be not dis
heartencd. He cared nothing for offices.
generous soul, and if the heads of those al
ready in office were wanted, give them up and
hang up the bleeding stumps in the corners
of the streets ; it would tell more on the final
result than anything else that could be done
Mr. Davenport of Wilmington said he had
the honor to come from the county that had
furnished the only traitor to the Democratic
party. lie had himself been some talked Of
as a delegate to the National Convention. but
Mr., Stoughton came to him and urged him to
withdraw in his (Stoughton's) favor assuring
him that he was in favor Of Mr.. Douglas and
upon these assurances, and believing that he
was Douglas man, Mr.. Stoughton was elect
ed but, as the event proved, only to turn
traitor TO his constituents. His course was
not approved at home, and no ono was found
who attempted to justify him. The Demo-
/ cratic party of Windham county was not in
1 Partridge's, Atkins or Stoughton's brooches
pockets. He considered Mr. Douglas the
regular standard bearer of the National DEM
ocratic party, recognizing the principles which
We're essential to their success as a party and
to the perpetuity of the Union. lie Douglas
had always been a consistent advocate Of non
Intervention, and they must stick TO that OF
be doomed. lIo believed that Mr. Douglas
would be elected by the people, notwithstand-
ing the determined opposition Of the office
holders.
The Convention then adjourned to o'clock
in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, Hon. =. c. Tucker, who
arrived just after the organization in the
morning, was elected Vice President for Ad-
olson county. Mr.. Tucker who, by the way,
is Postmaster of Vergennes,) tool, the stand.
and in very good humored manner spoke at
some length. Having very suddenly decided
to attend the Convention, he found himself at
the cars just in season to step upon the plat
form as the cars we're leaving. But notwith-
standing the injunction usually posted TO
keep off the platform when the cars were in
notion he should never keep on the plat
form of the Democratic party while he had
/ his senses. He didn't know what might have
happened, or what might have been said If he
had not shown his round, pleasant face at this
l Convention Ia shoulI ..,l.lt.. ---