Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-07-11


ministration is responsible to the country
for the conduct Of this war. IT they are
conducting it constitutionally, it is the duty
Of every man 10 forget the past, and put his
should 10 the wheel, and aid in crushing =
rebellion. which ii not crushed, will surely
: end our national and individual prosperity.
Does the policy of The Government receive
the sanction Of this convention or does i,
not? Thank God il receives mine and
you action on this amendment will deter
mine whether il does yours
The amendment does net ask an endorse
ment of all the acts of Mr.. Lincoln's admin
istration. Ii refers simply to his policy as
thus far developed in relation to the war
1t does not require you to ccaseto be demo.
Gratis, or to become republicans, or TO yield
democratic organizations only so far as they
may be inconsistent with your duty as Uni
on men. five make war upon the admin
stralion what is 20 he accomplished by itg
II We can succeed by a war upon il, in so
far embarrassing it, that its eiforts to rescue
the Union are inc asctual then we are arch
traitors, aud unfit 10 be called democrats, If
we do bet meet with the conservative Uni
on men, in sustaining the government in
this emergency, against the assaults SOUTH
ern and northern foes, we Do bat perform a
duty which is incumbent upon democrats
under all circumstances.
Que year ago the gentleman upon my
right Mr. Cain, Of Rutland advocated
the principle involved in this amendment.
lie seemed then to affirm the policy Of the
government, and deemed it e.s enntially
necessary that party should succumb TO the
principle involved in the proposed amend
mert, and his sons also volunteered under
that policy in the service ofthe government.
| then agreed with him, and still adhere 10
the opinion he then expressed The con.
scrvative element of the republican rarty
is, in my judgment, in the ascendant The
President stands at the head OF il, sustain
ing it SO far as the conduct of the war is
concerned, at least up to the present lime,
and that is as far as the amendment goes.
The conservative element in Vermont is in
the ascendant, and unless crushed and rem
dered Intellectual by the combined action of
the aboliiionist and democratic conventions,
will sustain and maintain the government
in its constitutional policy relating to the
/ war, and Senator Collamer takes this law
| yer-like and staiesman-like view Of the du-
ty OF our government in this crisis. refer
TO his mastery speech on the subject of con-
4 fiscation. The cali for the Mass convention
at Montpelier on the ninth inst, is broad
enough to include all. | think this conven-
ton should have been adjourned to meet at
the same time and place, and have conf
| dence to believe that such Il ticket will be
selected as ought to be satisfactory to all
Union men, and that what was complained
of last year, the doubling of the committee
as republican call would he remedied.
! The call under which this convention has
assembled is peculiarly partisan. 1t only
calls such as are democrats, or such citizens
as believe that the Unconstitutional and
NEEDLES ONE practices OF The republican par
~ tend to disunion. No wonder that under
| such call, so little conservatism should be
found.
move, Mr.. President, the adoption Of
the amendment. think it embodies the
wants Of the great body of the democracy
| OF Vermont and of the country. think il
is due to ourselyes--due to the government
and more especially il is due to the de-
mocracy. We, who claim 10 represent that
party IN This convention, should put on re-
cord oar approval or dsapprovaI OF the
policy OF the government in the conduct of
this war to this date. ] approve it. and
shall until am satisfied that its policy is not
what 1t is avowed 10 be; and | approve Of
1t as a democrat