The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-07-25
The State Democratic Press on the Con.
ventiOns.

The last North Star Democratic in COM
menting upon the Democratic State Conven-
vention held at Bellows Falls, sums up as
follows:
"For ourselves, We have not the least SYM
pathy, and never have had from the first
dawning of this rebellion, with the Southern
secession leaders. We believe their violent
course. and their final resort to arms, wholly
unjustitiable and uncalled for; and such no
doubt is the opinion of large majority of the
Democracy and entire people of the North
ave, ard of those noble Union men of the
South, too, who are now enduring much to
sustain the old flag. In
short, there seems to us to have been wan.
of that full-toned patriotic sentiment charac-
terizing the proceedings, which might have
been evinced, and which the existing war cri-
sis demands. Entertaining these views, we
do not feel it our duty at present, if at all. to
give our support to the nominations. We
are not strenuous about sustaining party or
CARNATIONS at this time, for mere party,s sake.
The country, the government, yea, the at
ministration, demands now the cordial, uni
ted support of all loyal citizens in one NIGH
ty effort to meet and overcome armed rebeli-
ion"
The Burlington Sentinel Democratic)
talks in this wise about the Montpelier Con-
vention
Respecting the Union Convention at
Montpelier, we must frankly say that its
character and action have agreeably disap-
pointed US. 1t was not made party con-
vention, but was really what its call proposed
it should be-and what that of last year
should have been-a Union convention. A
Democrat, the Hon S. B. Colby, was appoint
ed to preside over it. A Democrat-the Hon
Paul Dillingham; identified with our party
all through the past, and always prominent
in its ranks, and faithful to its principles and
its interests-was nominated for Lieut. Gov
ernor. While on the State Committee two
well knnwn Democrats-Mr Englesby and
Mr. Colby-were generously placed as mem
bers. All in this respect was done that could
have been asked. A fair and honest carry
ing out of genuine Union programme was
made, and Democrats have no ground fol
fault-6nding. 1t phases, indeed, the editors
of the Rutland Courier and of the Bellows
Falls Argus to denounce Mr. Dillingham; as
renegade to his old party. But when such
men as he are read out of the Democratic
party by John Cain and Hiram atkins, We
may safely conclude that it is not Mr. billing
ham but themselves who are the "outs," ant
tina: little else 6ut the name and form of De
mocracy remains with them.
There are presented, now, to the voters o
> the State for their sutrages at the ensuing
| State election, lst, nc Republican ticket what
| ever; I'd. genuine Union ticket, such a
neither Democrat nor Republican can vel
object to; and Sd, a professedly Democratic
ticket, presented by the convention ct Bel
} lows Falls, constituted as we have above Just
ly described it to have been. But these tick
cts, upon careful thought, we place this weel
at the head of our columns, leaving it to GU
readers each for himself to choose which h
: will vote for. We shall ourselves vote tn
Union ticket. Hereafter We NAV add t
these such county tickets as have been o
shall yet be made, at least when we think
will no of interest IN our psfrops opd sub