Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-07-05
The State Convention and its Nominees.

We place at the head of our columns
to-day, the ticket nominated by the State
Convention last week. No republican
will hesitate to give the nominees his
hearty support; and though some who
have hitherto acted with the opposition
may have some misgivings about the pro-
priety of giving their votes to aid in the
elevation of republicans to office, no one,
we think, can say that the platform of
principles adopted by the convention, is not
all that could be asked for. Hear what
the papers say:
,.. From the Rutland Daily Herald.
But it is, after all, the spirit of the
Convention in itself that most pleases us.
Heads and horns had been previously pre-
scented, which were to stagger the action
of the meeting, and we were threatened
with all sorts of disasters in consequence
of an honest call of committee pledged
to preform a certain duty. Men have
been very busy throughout the State to
circumvent the anticipated action of this
body, and some few, still more desperate,
resolved to crush the action of honest YER
mont frecmen, by Withholding their coun-
tenance and staying at home.
We were pleased to see that neither the
one nor the other of these factions pre-
vailed and that the Convention went on in
its action to the perfection of its purpose.
A Mr.. Sawyer of Burlington ranted; Tom
Powers as usual, placed bimselfi in an i'm
practicable position; John Cain stayed at
homeland yet the Convention went on
as tremendously as thong marriage
bells " we're ringing their first peal of re-
joicing over the union of hearts too long
separated, and now brought together by
the memorable force of circumstances.
The brief remarks of the Hon. Paul Dill
bingham, of Mr. Carpenter, and Nicholson,
and others, in this Convention, will be re-
mcmbered and the day is not far distant
when, in Vermont, proper award OF
praise will be given to the true patriot
from whatever party he may spring Let
cautious politicians and expectants Of pub.
lie favor make note of this fact !
From the Daily Free Press.
But whether the call of the Committee
was right or wrong, and the way to gel
out of a false position easy or awkard, the
general feeling evidently was that IN fact
the Convention was Republican Conven.
Hion and that it was to nominate Republi
cans for State officers and to be followed
in succeeding years by other Republican
Conventions, till the ends for which The
Republican party was organized should bt
made sure, So manifest was this, thai
even Mr.. Rowell, Of the State Committee
who addressed the Convention at length
in justification Of the course Of the Com
mittee stated expressly that any abandon
ment of the Republican organization, OF
deviation from Republican principles
was not to be defended by him. In wha
way this living and unchanged character
Of the party was to be made known will
least offence to those not Of its number
most did not care. Exact forms Of pro
cecding and red tape rules they did no
regard if the end only was gained. Th'
appointment Of q Republican State Com
mittee for the year was felt to be suficien
for the purpose, and so that matter wal
ended. A few, rery fen, thought tina
the Republican party would be disbandct
unless there was formal declaration o
its continued existence; but the grca
mass did not admit for moment that /
was in the power Of any Committee b,
any omission or irregularity to destroy, o
even to suspend the life Of an organiza
tion whose principles dwell in the heart
Of an overpowcring majority Of the vot
srs Of Vermont A-N " ---@-- q