Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-24


With unjust severity of the Semi-Seces-
;or Convention held at Bellows Falls.
The accusation, however, comes from
hose only who participated in its dis
raceful proceedings, or who approve of
hem. But nothing we have yet said is
u severe as the castigation the Conven-
i'm receives from the oldest Democratic
aper in the State-the Burlington Sen
|mel-whose editor attended it only to
ecome thoroughly disgusted with its Sc
e.son proclivities. If the doings of this
Convention were so outrageous as to pro-
| |roke the rebuke OF leading Democratic
apars. and of such Democrats as Dill
ngham, Stoughton, Smalley, Linsley,
Cclby Peck, Clark, and others, we think
Te may well be excused if we fail to dis
over anything in its proceedings to COM
pend.
This is what the Sentinel says in its
| b. issue;
We attended, therefore, the Conven-
Ma at Bellows Fails. But we must say
N our readers that our ,oOrSt dpprehen-
4 5us respecting II toere more than realized.
fhere was almost an entire absence of
Hi and leading Democrats from the
heeting. The State at large could hardly
aid to be represented in it at all
|sAie the bulk of the assemblage was
d aie up-as was intended by the getters-
Gp Of the Convention-of a local attend
ance of persons from the adjoining towns
d Wiudbam and Windsor counties, IN
ns~ios seemingly of the true nature Of
mighty struggle IN eohjch the country is
or isrotced, and devoid Of genuine pa
gnc symyathy for a successful mainte-
Fmce Of ii on the part Of the national
ADMINISTRATION, No one accustomed to
p old Democratic gatherings of the
ate, on looking around in that meeting
the hall at Bellows Falls on the I'd
b. would have recognized his being in
Democratic Convention, much less that
Democratic State Convention of
trmont. 1t is doing it no injustice to
y of it that it was utterly unaoorthy Of
u name. The wonder is that with such
Gathering and with such leadership as
y whole thing had fallen under, so little
Eschief was done. The ticket nomi-
ited is without objection, nay in ordinary
lnes it would be excellent. Mr.. Smalley
an old and personal friend for whom
h have the highest esteem. He had no
and in getting up the ill-timed and ill
txorted Convention, and, as we learned
trom himself, he went to it with the de-
elAred and excellent purpose of inducing
Etsmanagers, if possible, to postpone or
adjourn it to later time in the season,
sud to some central place in the State,
|where genuine Democratic gathering
|opd be had. But that was no part of
ner programme and they were deaf to
ne suggestion. Mr.. Chaplin, the nomi-
Pee for Lieut.. Governor, a0as not present
we Convention, and we understand it
ospe doubtful whether he will accept the
onlnatlon rendered him. Probably he
~ not He has but recently recently come into
g State, and consequently j., not elip;ble
set 10 the proposed c9an1ce. But other
ne Is man ettnlnently fit for it, and
~ 20 honor to any Office to WI which the
r. OF crmont could elect him." .
''' L the little squad Of adherents to
Bellows Falls Convention have read
he above scathing rebuke administered
Pa Democratic journal, we trust they
" begin to apprehend that the Herald
ot not stand alone in denouncing the
onvention as Semi-Secession.
pf the action of the Montpelier Con-
ernon, the Sentinel makes use of the
4oWing language: .... .-.
n Respecting the Union Convention al
entpelier, we must frankly say that its
hracter and action have agreeably dis
pointed us. 1t was not made part,
snrentioa, but was really what its cal
opposed it should be-and what that o.
year should have been-a Unso,
snuentton. A democrat, the Hon. S
Colby, was appointed to preside ovel
A democrat, the Hon. P. Dillingham;
aentlied with our party all through
past, and always prominent in it
KS and faithful to its principles and it
tfeSts,-was nominated for Lieut.. Gov
or; while on the State Committee tw,
known democrats, Mr. Englesby anc
lobby, were generously placed a
noers, All in this respect was don.
could have been asked. A fair ant
es' carrying out of genuine Uniol
ramme was made, and democrat
no ground for fault-fnding.
'Ses' indeed, the editors of the Rutlant
Tier and of the Bellows Falls Argu