Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-20
TIE STATE CONVENTION

THE STATE CONVENTION.
We have reliable information from all parts
of the State, which warrant us in saying that
over fve-sixths of the republican party of Yer
mont heartily endorse the patriotic call for the
State Convention recently issued by the State
Committee. In our own county it is approved
almost unanimously Nearly all our influential
republicans consider it just the thing, and the
people everywhere are gladly responding to it.
In the State a large majority of the republi-
can press endorse the action of the State Com
mittee,-the following papers, besides our own,
approving of their action ST. Albdns MeSSen-
ger, Middie6uy Register, Rutland Herald, Ben
niBGton Banner, Manchester journal, BellorS
Fails Times, orange County Telegraph, La
mobile NewSdedler, and Vermont Wdtchman.
Those sheets which still remain hostile to the
call are the Brdttleboro HGnir Windsor jour.
nal, Woodstock Standard, ST. JohnsJuy Gale
DOMAIN, IrdSJ,ugh Standard, Green Mountain
Freeman, and Buliagton Free Press We fur
ther understand that these presses in almost ev-
cry instance misrepresent the sentiments of the
large body of repub cans in their localities
As far as Chittenden County is concerned, we
know that at least one of them does
In this connection, we would also state and
we have it from the best authority, that the ma
tlonal administration are extremely DESTROYS
and that at the coming September election YER
mont should lead off in the "no party" move
ment So Mr. Lincoln and his cabinet do not
seem to be very fearful of any betrayal of re-
publican principles by this movement We
shall have more to say on this point hereafter.
Harrington Times.
We give the above article in its entirety n
place in our columns that our readers may see
for themselves what is claimed by the friends
of no-party convention, and to point out what
we believe to be the absnrdities of some of their
claims.
!. The information which warrants the Times
in saying that cover fvc-sixths of the rerubli-
can party of Vermont heartily endorse the call
for the State Convention must be fatally de-
fectiye. We are satisfied from somewhat care
ful examination of the matter that not onc-sixth
of the republicans on this side of the State en-
dorse or approve of the terms of that call and
that Of those who will attend the State Conven-
ton from this same section no considerable
number can be found who will not insist upon
republican nominations and republ can plat
form for the nominees to stand upon. That is
our prediction.
.. The Vermont WdtchmaR has not endorsed
the action of the Committee unless the follow
ing language held by the Watchman, can be
considered an endorsement:
"The Boston journal names the Patch,nan
G Journal as among the Vermont papers which
favor the no-party movement The Waterman
d journal favored a cW uhich irOuld admit all
cho irish TO act rHh The republicans in s,lstail,-
ing the gorornme'd, md insisted upon main
tanning tie republican, orgaaizGtion. II has not
changed that ground, and does not intend TO-
until the purposes of the republican party shall
have been accomplished"
3. The statement that the presses which OPP
pose the action of the Committee Sin almost
every instance misrepresent the sentiments of
the large body of republicans in their locali-
ties" is, so far at least as The PHOENIX is re-
ferred to, an incorrect and reckless assertion.
More than hundred prominent republicans in
this county have voluntarily informed US, either
in person or by letter, of their cordial approval
of our course, and we have received like assur-
ances from nearly every county in the State
We are not yet prepared 10 believe that THE
PHOENIX is singular in this particular endorse
ment.
4. The Times has it upon "the best authori-
ty" that the Irrational administration are ex-
tremey DESTROYS that Vermont should lead off
in the 'no-party movement" Men who are
supposed to know quite as well as the Times
what the views of the administration are, hold
radically different opinions as to the propriety
Of such a movement How happens it, we
would like to enquire, that the administration
holding the views described by the Times, per-
sists in appointing none but republicans to po-
litical olIicesp When we discover Mr. Lincoln
taking democrats into bis cabinet, and appoint
ing them to civil posts of honor and response
bility we shall believe that he has abandoned
the republican party, but not till them.
The fact is there is desperate effort making
in certain quarters, for what purposes is not so
clearly indicated, to cast drag net which shall
bring into the Convention called by the Repub-
lican State Committee, every species of "fsh,
flesh and fowl" and to unite them in one har-
monious chorus by total abnegation of all Po-
litical principle. The only way in which to
counteract this movement is for the republicans
in every town to be on hand at the Convention
and TO take the control of matters into their
own hands. They will have the power and we
trust the disposition to nominate candidates of
their own political faith, and to make declara-
ration of their political principles that shall be
in harmony with their past and will not destroy
their future. II there are patriotic democrats
who desire to act with the party as republicans