Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-07-05

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Tie add to our account Of tn
Convention, a remark or two ON It's compo
sition, It's general spirit, and how its re
suits are to be regarded.
Is to who composed it "a large majority
consisted of men who had been decided mem
bers Of the Republican party, for years.
most Of them from its organization--men whl
had not u thought Of abandoning the prin
cirles OF that party or of doing away with
its organization. Then there were some
we think rery fe0 however-who from one
reason or another were willing to have the
party disbanded, and hoped the action OF
the Convention would be step to that end.
There were also a good many well known
members Of the Democratic party ; some Of
whom probably had got tue scales so rubbed
of from their eyes by the events of the few
months past that they were quite ready to
let that political organization slide They
might not be ready to declare themselves
converts to Republican principles and mem
bers of q Republican organization, but were
very willing to mute with Republicans in
convention which did not profess to act
solely as d Republican one and in which
the main sentiment was for sustaining en-
ergeticdliy and with unanimity, the Govern
ment of the country against the rebellion.
Others no doubt were only lockers on, who,
though as ready as the others to stand fer
/ the Government against rebellion, could not
see IN that any reason for abandoning either
their familiar political organization or their
| distinctive political principles.
As to the prevailing spirit Of the Repub-
licans, we gathered from what we heard said
by many from different parts Of the State
both before the assembling and during the
progress Of the Convention. that the number
who were satisfied with the course taken by
the State Committee was small. though few
were disposed to Impute improper motives to
its members The feeling was that it had
plA AceI the Convention ia an embarrassing
rositl,1, and how 1t Was tJ Pc extricated.
without p.oducins unpleasant feeling, no
one seemed to -ee. Many felt that under the
circumstances thy "ou'd Dc content TO
have much less said concefn'n5 dis'ncu7ely
Republican principles, than would have been
said ii the o''Ioi .Ne O'uliA''''' ''''' '''.i III
the usual form while o. i,lt THAI the duty
OF all men, no matter OF "ha' party -
come up unitedly to Che support ci the toy
ernmsnt against rebellion and treason was
TO be made especially prominent
But whether tde call OF the committee was
right or wrong and the way to get out oi
a false position easy Or a"A"alu' the gen
er'l ietlihS e'idenuy was Ih"t o" ja'1 th9
convention was ID l''l "'l'c'" N'n'c"'io"'
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that any abandonment of the Republican
organization, OF deviation from Republican
principles, Was not to be defended by him.
II ub.+ ,,,- This liyir., and rn.6,rrsj
character of the pArtywas to be made lnown
with least offence to those not Of its number,
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and ned tame rules. tbcv did not regard II the
end only was GAINED. The APPOINTMENT of
, Ronubr;..,n Ct.t, Committee far the vcar
WAS feIt to Pc sufficient for the rurross. and
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