Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-07-04
THE STATE CONVENTION.

A report of the proceedings of the State
Convention held at Montpelier June &c, under
the comprehensive Call issued by the Republ-
can State Committee, is copied on the first page
of THE PHOENIX from the Freeman. That re-
port gives in brief the doings # the Conven-
ton, but to it we propose to add some obser-
vations which seem to be called for, especially in
view of our disagreement in opinion with the
Committee as to the propriety of the form of
the Call
As the invitation was sufficiently broad to
include all but secessionists the attendance up
on the convention was uncommonly large, and
all the former political parties in the State were
to a considerable extent there represented.
There were Republicans who were in favor of
preserving in its simplicity and purity Repub-
lican principles and the Republican organiza-
ton; Republicans who still believed in the
efficacy of the doctrines of their party but who,
for various reasons were for either suspending
or laying aside their party organization for the
present; Republicans, at least in name, who
seemed TO have little faith in Republican prin-
ciples and less in their practical development
through a Republican administrations Demo-
Gratis who came in good faith under the catholic
Call of the Committee TO act with any set of
men in sustaining the administration in its eff
forts to put down rebellion and punish treason;
Democrats who were anxious to "come in out
of the cold" and have place on a State ticket
that would stand some sort of chance for an
election; and Democrats who were there "ust
for the fun of the thing. Such were the in
congruous and necessarily inharmonious mate
rials of which the convention was composed.
A considerable portion of the Republicans
present were for making this convention the
Republican convention of the State in the same
manner as if the convention had been called as
q Republican convention. There were present
other Republicans who deprecated the form of
the Call, but who believed that good faith to
those who had made party sacrifices to be pres
ent required that the convention should pro-
coed according to the spirit of the Call, and
that without surrendering or abandoning our
previous political principles or opinions" we
should for the time being act mainly in refer
ence to the paramount issue now before the
country. There were yet others who were will
ling that all past issues should be buried in OBJ
livion and desired to have new "shufle, cut
the moderate men prevailed, and the spirit of
the convention was of that tenor throughout
A motion to instruct the nominating committe
to nominate Republican State Committee for
the year ensuing prevailed by a large majority,
and was conducive to an suspicious result.
Notwithstanding the diversity of views held
and expressed during the preliminary stages of
the business before the convention, the adverse
elements were gradually eliminated, and when
the nominations were reported the action of the
convention was united and harmonious The
names of FREDERICK HoLBRooK for Governor,
LEVI UNDERWOOD for Lieutenant Governor,
and JOHN B. PAGE for treasurer, were unani-
mously accepted by the convention, and these
gentlemen were accordingly nominated without
dissenting voice. These men are Repub-
cans they helped to elect the present national
administration and they will sustain it, not only
in its course in relation to the present rebellion
but in carrying out all the distinctive principles
OF the Republican party. We have placed their
names at the head of our columns as Republi-
cans, and as such we shall strive in all honora-
BILE ways to secure their election In doing
this we shall not question the propricty of the
course pursued by those who may on other
grounds give their support to this ticket. If
they labor zealously and faithfully for the cleo
tion of the nominees of this convention their
present object is so far inden,ical with ours.