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

motion was carried without opposition.
When the Convention adjourned to two
o'clock.
The Committee of the Chittenden
County members was held at the Court
House. Hon. L. d. Mason was appoint
ed chairman, and motion was made that
the chair appoint committee of three to
nominate the nominating committee
This peculiar mode of doing things was
adopted. The chair appointed Messrs.
L. b. Pratt, /. B. Bowdish and A. j.
Crane, as the committee Of three, who
nominated as the Chittenten County
members of the Nominating Committee,
j. L. Barstow, w. II. Hoyt, Carolu8
NoyeS, H. P. Seger, c. w. Brownell
and Z. d. Mason.
Mr.. G. w. Benedict wished an ex-
preston from those gentlemen OF their
choice for the State ticket, but withdrew
his request, at the suggestion of Mr.. Ed
munds, who proposed to determine their
action, by instructing them to use their
efforts for the nomination OF Messrs. Hol-
brook, Underwood and Page, for Gov
ernor, Lieut.. Governor and Treasurer
The committee were then appointed
Col. |. b. Bowdish took the occasion to
say in frank and manly way, that the
use of his name before the public, by
some anonymous correspondent, as a cam
didate for the Lieut.. Governorship, was
wholly unauthorized by him, and that he
was not candidate for the position, or
any other in the gift of the convention.
NJ, G. Ii. Bigelow was opposed to fet-
tering the committee, by instructions or
otherwise.
The Committee were then on motion
Of Mr. Edmunds instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the nominal
ton of Holbrook, Underwood and Page,
and the County Convention adjourned.
AFTERNOON.
On the assembling of the Convention at
the hour, Hon. Paul Dillingham;, of Wa
teIbury, was called on for remarks and
responded in an eloquent speech. We
heard only the latter part of it. He re-
cognized the importance Of the national
issues, at stake,
He was for no compromise with trait
ors. The Government must be sustained,
and the war fought through to the end,
cost what it may. lie believed that when
it should be ended, the questions dividing
the present parties would have been found
to have passed away, and that new books
would be opened. Believing this he could
discuss no past issues, and was glad that
they had not been brought up in the
Convention to-day. He would only urge
a union of all loyal hearts and hands.
Mr., Rowell, of North Troy, was called
for and took the stand. As member of
the state committee he defended the call.
He believed the party stood higher to day
if it had been issued as a strict party call.
He asked if it was sacrificing the Repub-
lcan party to open its doors and ask in
those who agree with US. He considered
the war a war Of Freedom against Slave
ry, Republican war, and he would like
to know who was supporting it best the
democrats who shouldered arms to carry
it on, or those who come 10 grumGle at
the State Committee, for opening the
door to Democrats. Prejudice and the
oaves and fishes constituted all there was
of these parties, anyhow, He would vim
dictate no disorganization of the Republi-
can party; but the Committee we're will
ling that Democrats should become Re
publcans and The Convention had justi-
fed them. They had settled it that Dem
ocratS may support Republican war and
Republican principles. In conclusion he
sad he would close as the boy closed his
letter, when he wrote to his parents,-"I
am in good health, have got the itch, and
hope you are enjoying the same blessing"
Mr.. Homer f. Royce was called for
and responded in a short, sound, ard stir
ring speech. He said the time for Com
promise had passed, if there had been one,
and there had been no time while he was
in Congress when any Compromise that
could have been offered would haYe been
accepted by the southern leaders. At the
very time they were urging amendments
to the Constitution they were planning
for the secession Of states enough to make
amendment impossible by the two third
vote required by the Constitution. He
was a Republican, loving the principles
of the party never more dearly than now,
believing them as necessary to the coun-
try as ever but he was willing to stand
by any Democrat who would stand by the
flag of the Country. He agreed, with
his friend who spoke before him, (Mr.
DILLINGHAM; as No Demncrnt erer snnLa