The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-14
Party schemes.

1t is only a few days since the Democrats IN
Yer the lead Of ValIandiGbam took measures to
.eeuscitate the Democratic party. The result
Vi that effort hasn'v been such as to give prom
use of brilliant results. Eitber the party was
particularly Dead or the Valandgham style Of
miracle wa4 nos adapted to he case. The effort
has resulted lii address and nothing more
1t is if possible dcader than the party Mat it
has attempted to rtsuIrect
But the Case, it seems, is not 10 be given up
as hopeless because Vallapdisnam has failed in
working his miracle. Other treatment IN to be
reaorted 10. TIE preliminary flourish has al
ready been laIe. On Friday, the 9th INST,
somebody caused 10 be read ia Congress cal
for all conservative members of ta4t body to as
semblc TIE neAt day i'll tic Representatives Hall,
to consult upon tie ways and means best adapt
ed 70 Geieat the seccssonsJs and Ibolilienl5
About 90 members Of both Houses appeared at
this conference meeting. 1t was organized by
tue choice OF Mir. Crittenden as Chairman, and
Mr.. Cox Of Ohio as Secretary. The members
then, in al phabetica order, OF in some other or
der or without any pagticula: order, told how
they felt, Mr.. CrltteLden said they were pres
cnt s. 10 consult on the best mode and manner
20 preserve and promote the vital interests Of the
country. and ADOPT some wise plan Of action to
secure its redemption and everlasting welfare -
He said their policy was not "to organize a new
party" and 50 he took Ille Chair of this con
sentative party caucus. There were various
other speeches made, all pitched in the same KEY
Us tho Uharmans all deprecAting party action,
and yet ali looking directly to assQclated action
upon the platform to be adopted by II commit
tee II the caucus. (which is, Of course, nothing
more nor less than party action. \ committee
was appointed to drait resolutions, and the
meeting adjourned.
We are glad to know that but two who have
any claim to be called Republicans appeared in
his caucus, Kellogg Of Illinois and Dven of N.
T., and they have many more sympatnies with
the pro-savery men than with such Republicans
as Trumbul and Wade. Border State men auc
Democrats made the balance of this legislatv,
parry, who seem TO have u greater dread of Love
JOY than OF the whole body of secessionsts. |,
is particularly noticeable, that, while nominal,
the secessionists had the priority of hate il
the call for the caucus, in fact these conserya
tives' addressed their energies and their tall
mainly TO the task Of devising some scheme b,
which all the bills now before Congress to pun
ish rebels could be defeated and they proposed
no bill to take the place of these. Their on
object seemed to be, like that Of lawyer who
defending criminal, protesting that the pun
ishment proposed for the crime was illegal, o
unconstitutional. Practically they were de
Tending the secessionists by interposing thei
combined action to defeat every bill that con
templates Furnishing rebels.
Vallandigham, and few like him, pruden, ii
kept away from this meeting, not because the
had not the deepest interest in it, but becaus
their presence might make its object too tran,
parent. They will be found voting, of course
with these men, and privately consulting wit
the most knowing ones among them, but thei
presence might scare away few timid ones .
the outset. and so they keep now in cover
the plot succeeds they will be known and recol
nized in it soon. Mr.. Richardson of Illno
who signed Vallandig ham IS Democratic Address
was present and conspicuous, and is one Of th
committee on resolutions.