Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-07-05

had broken their trust. This operation
was change of front in the face of ba
enemy, man9uvre which no army can
be strong enough to attempt. He hon.
ored the patriotism of many Democrats.
Some of them were doing good service
in the army. Others, like Harvey and
Cadwallader, he could not trust. HeGlt
honored by those Democratic hisse,
(Which were pretty freely bestowed fora
momenD. The Democratic politicians
were here to take control of the Repub.
lican party, but they should not do it with
his consent.
The chairman, here and on subse.
quent occasion, rebuked with dignity and
severity, the disorderly interruption to
Mr.. Sawyers remarks, remarking thatin
Vermont the right of free speech was still
recognized.
Mr.. Carpenter of Mortified, did not
come here to abuse anybody. 1! was
question between party and patriotism,
and he had left party at home. The call
had his appreciation. He was willing to
join hands with every man who in this
crisis is for the Union and the Constitu.
ton and the enforcement of the laws
He moved to lay Mr., Sawyer's resolution
on the table.
Hon. VIM. A. Pingrey, of WeatheEs-
field, said he was for no party for the
sake of party; but only for the sake Of
principle. He believed the principles Of
the Republican party to be still living
and necessary to the welfare of the cOun-
try. The question of how this war shall
be settled will soon be before the nation
The Democratic leaders were mostly in
favor of a settlement by compromise.
If Vermont lowers the Republican stand
ard, it would be taken as a sign that Yer
monters would do anything for peace.
He was in favor of the objects mentioned
in the call, and no more. There should
be Republican convention. Those who
wished to hold one Of another kind could
of course do SO, if they chose.
Hon. Daniel Needham, of Hartford,
saw nothing particularly bad about the
call. He had always considered it call
for Republican convention to be heldon
Republican ground. 1t had not occurred
to him that any one could suppose that
this was the time to throw down the hon
ored banner of our great and glorious
party, and to say that we Republicans
are sorry for what we have done. He
desired harmony, and read resolution
which he should introduce at proper
time, as follows;
/ Resolrea That, assembled as We are unders
call of the Republican State Committee, We re-
! gard this as a Convention Of the Republican par
ty for the purpose Of making Republican uomi-
nations for State officers, upon the Chicago plat.
/ form.
Mr. Green, Of Waterbury, was not for
splitting up into parties in this terrible
conflict, and protested any insult and
abuse Of Democrats when they were DO
ing more than the Republicans in pro-
portion to their numbers, to sustain The
war. The honorable gentleman did no!
say whether he included the Democrats
south of Mason and Dxon's Line in this
remark but if they were included, bis
remark was undoubtedly true. So far
from a union of parties leading to COM
/ promise, he believed that unless there was
such union, the Democrats would refuse
to sustain the war and we should be glad
to settle it by a compromise.
Hon. E. c. Redington, of ST. Johns.
bury, would not impugn the motives OF
action of the State Committee. He only
wanted to know if this was Republican
Convention. That was the kind of Con
yention he wanted to come to. The Re-
publican party honored him by sending
him to the Chicago Convention. He
helped nominate Abraham Lincoln, be
was not sorry that he had done it, aud
he was now willing to sustain his admin
istration. If our Democratic friends had
come to help US support the administra.
ton, he blessed them for it. If they had
come to claim offices at our hand be
protested, and if such claim was to b
granted he would prefer straight Dem
ocratic ticket to half and half affair.
Mr.. Slayton of Calais was for "conciL
iating the Democrats" The previous
question having been moved, Mr.. G. W.
Benedict of Burlington thought it was
not customary or necessary TO carry things
by the previous questions in our Conyen-
tions. The previous question was, how
ever, ordered, and the main question ha''
ing been taken, Mr.. Sawyer's resolution
was laid upon the table. Mr., Needham
then offered his resolution.
Hon. Geo. L. Edmonds Of Burlington
regretted that the State Committee bad