The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-07-03
Democratic State Convention.

We copied the first ,elegraphic report of
the proceedings OF the democratic state con-
veation,b but such remarkable event demands
something more than passing notice.
Firstly, then, the convention was misnam-
ed it was not democratic convention but
a copperhead convention. Loyal democrats
will not endorse its proceedings, we predict.
They adopted as their platform the lesolu-
tons passed by the Ohio convention that
nominated that arch traitor Vallandigham.
Are the democrats of Vermont to be caught
in such company? Time will tell.
The getters-up of this conclave seemed to
mistruat the disloyalty of the democratic
party of our state, (and we'll they might and
so they imported some noisy copperfeads
from more traitorous localities, prominent
among whom was Jim Brooks of the New
York Express, the notorious copperhead and
villifer of our government. This man was
followed bysome of the copperhead lights
Of our own state, who made up in malignity
what they lacked in ability.
OF the nominations We have but a word
to say If Timothy ?. Redfeld accepts the
nomination Of governor from these traitors
we shall be considerably disappointed in the
man. There are young people in this state
who can remember when he was a red hot
abolitionist, and as such was elected to office
in Orleans county. Now the clique that
nominated him fer governor are "cheek by
jowl with the shareholders and their ora
tors at Montpelier from first to last had not
one word TO say against the rebels who are
now pillaging and burning our Northern
towns, but denounced without stint the gov
eminent that is trying to drive them back
How does that look On the record, Mr.. Red
field ?
In a caustic article upon this convention
the Freeman aptly says
he convention III us Clements was composed
at the outset Of heterogeneous materials. The
larger part of 1t, ana the managing in it. were
Breckenridge democrats. who three years ago
made no secret Of their desire to defeat Mr. Doug
las. few Douglas democrats appeared in hum
bic positions. seemingly partially content to do
the work, and magnify the names. of Smith, At
knS, Dickey B. IL. Smallev. Rcdtied and others.
men whom they most cordially hated three years
since. but the bulk Of the convention, and those
A.
crS Of two years ago The great orator of the occa-
sion, James Brooks of New York, wing of the
Webster school when the Vermont democracy
denounced Webster and all wings of like faith
a know-nothng member of Congress of New
York when the democracy exhausted all denun-
ciatory epithcts in denouncing the followers OF
the " dark lantern; and never democrat until
he found that democracy would pay better and
was more faithful TO slavery than any other party.
-IunmehcCd his speech with the declaration
that lie had IOt changed his principles, but was
now what he alway, had been, and an audience
calling itsrlt cmocratr checrcd this old w!iig
and pruslayory know notiing,tj! they were hoarse
The same audience checrcd Mcclellan. Fit John
Porter, gave groanS for President Lincoln and
enthusiastically applaulcd every ailusion TO him
as unit for the office of President, checred fCr
almost everybody. alive or dead, who ha:! IA JrCd
slavery ana We believe would have roared them
form had thought to call for three times three for
jeff Davis and The rest Of . our Southern bre,h-
rem"
Such being the composition Of the convention
It is almost a waste of time 10 say j word Of Ii,
speeches. g. II. Smalcy opened the speaking
in a co!l-blooded, bitter assault upon those who
have in charg" the executive power Of the nation
charging Mr. Lincoln with having inaugurated tho
war by sending food to the furnishing garrison in
Fort Sumter. Of his thoroughly di>loyal speech
"a speech full Of sympathy for Southern traitors
full Of the most viud;ctive hate Ct the officer,
who now carry the national tiar. full OF the sour
est and most malignant attacks upon the wal
and those who were carrying it on-our reader,
may Judge from the necessarily brief report We
have given of il, report. however, which does
no justice to the venom which was Sweltering in
every sentence Of il. and which. il was clear
lacked only courage and opportunity to make IL
author an open advocate and ally of jeff Davis
and HIS OrC-S avery aCCOIuplCcS.