Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-08-28
VERMONT POLITICS.
of the N. Y. Tribune.


Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
BnArrrEpoRo' VI, August 49, 1861.
The following announcement appears in the
editorial columns of the The TRIBUNE OF this
day:
"Thc Union Convention of Vermont yesterday
nominated for Governor Hon. Andrew Tracy, Of
Woodstock for Lieut.. Governor, Hon. Lew Under
wood, of Burlington; for Treasurer, j. 7. Thurston,
of Montpelier"
Without explanation, this announcement will
be quite sure to mislead many persons not IA
milior with Vermont politics. The meeting at
Montpelier yesterday was in no sense Union
Convention, but rather cunning device of a
little squad of Breckinidge Democrats, aided
by score of political adventurers from other
parties, to SOW discussions among the people,
and divide the vote at the coming election.
We have now had, as you are aware, three
State nominating Conventions during the Sum
mer-all at Montpelier.
First: The Republican and Peoples Con-
vention, called by the Republican State Com
mittee, which put in nomination, with unex-
ampled enthusiasm and unanimity, the following
ticket: for Governor, Frederick Holbrook, of
Brattleboro; for Lieut.. Governor, Levi Under
wood, of Burlington; for Treasurer, John b.
Page, of Rutland This Convention was large
y attended by the best men of all parties, and
was, without doubt, a better and fairer exponent
of the people of the State than any political as
sembloge held during the last 10 years and
hazard nothing in predicting that its nominees
will be elected by majorities unprecedented in
our political history.
Second in the list was the Convention called
by the Democratic Douglas) State Committee
which nominated Paul Dillingham; for Governor
Stephen Thomas for Lieut.. Governor, and J. T.
Thurston for Treasurer. AL these gentlemen
have since declined, assigning their reasons in
eloquent and patriotic letters, which have beer
extensively published in the newspapers. Mr.
Dillingham;, l am happy to say, is one of the
Republican and Union Candidates for Senator
in Washington County, and will of course be
elected
The third Convention of the series called forth
your paragraph and this letter; and had its or
igin in a spirit of bitter partsanship, which
seeks the accomplishment of its ends regardless
of the appeals of patriotism, and of the grea
peril that threatens to overwhelm the nation
OF the nominees of this Convention / propos,
to say but little, being confident that their names
have been thus used, or rather misused, withou
their knowledge, and contrary to their wishes
Mr.. Tracy is gentleman of very decided
ability, who declined a reelection to Congress
in 1856 on account of feeble health, and ha
since lived in retirement, taking no part il
political affairs, and is not now identified witt
any existing political organization. He is n,
seeker of office, and it is not at all probabl
that he will now permit himself to be used b.
those with whom, and whose purposes, he cal
have no sympathy. Mr.. Underwood is the Re
publican and Peoples nominee for Lieutenan
Governor, and, of course, did not require thi
| Endorsement to insure his election. The Con
vention used his name, doubtless, not so mucl
with the design of beneftting him, as of reflect
ing credit upon itself. Mr. Thurston, having
just declined nomination to the same position
by the Douglas Democrats, for reasons tina
commend themselves warmly to the judgmen
and patriotism of the public, will probably hay
little difficulty in putting aside this far les
promising and hattering appeal to his ambition
l, therefore, yet hope that when election da
arrives. thoro will DO hut ,isl.st Ia tho fsld
and that the freemen of Vermont will lie unite
at the polls, as they are in heart. But if, un
happily, my expectations should not be realized
l venture to predict that t1e distinctive nomi
nees of this so-called "Union Convention @
Vermont" will not receive onc.ffth part of tn
votes cast on the first Tuesday of September.
VERMoNTER