The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-21
Democratic Convention.

hid at he town hall in this place on Tues
day Of the present week. The convention
was organized by tn choice Of Geo H.
Weeks Of Lyndon. president; Otis G. Hale
and Arun@h Leach, vice-presidents, End Dr.
joel Hou.hton, secretary.
On motioA Ephraim Chamberin, John NJ
y 'ells ,.nd Dr. J. Houghtcn. were aonoin.ed
a cnmmiltee to draft resolutions $50 Two
persons tlom each LOWE in the county there
represented were appointed! committee to
nominate Il county ticket. The convention
then adjourned until after dinner, when the
latter committee submitted the following re-
port:
For senators. Ephra;n Charnheriir Of ST.
John>burv and John NJ Weeks of Lyndon ::
for aSSiStan, Judges. J. T. &. Cunningham OF
Lyndon, and Abel Shurtetf ot Walden; for
Judge Of probate. Geo. {. Barney Of st.
JohnShury for states attorney. Geo. G. Ca
hoon of Lyndon; for sheriff, John W Glea-
son of Barnet; for high baiIiF, Otis G. Hale
of Waterford. The report of the committee
was accepted and adopted.
Ephraim Chamberlin, for the committee.
read the following resolutions
Received. Tia: heartily approve OF and adopt the
resolutions anl nominations adcd Lv the pe1n6rrari,
'a;o ,u:!na A'!i u; Moap, cr the .dih Gay OF
June la.
yolycd 4 ;he sense ot t convention that Ne OK
pre- Coul. mus ion ia" doctrine of armed
secession h.- ia, al .u Ilcn of the -,h no al, in
rr"l n-rin-i The constitution and :hc uiou houd be-
met AID opIo v the military power the gov.r umcnr.
long Ii.y sI.' Ii-rIU III supreme law q.
the and ". We hereby p!,ig" ourselves U.aiu the
Government; IN 'v'Tv constitutional ,ifor To suppress the
. rebellion.
X so."t'" That whenever til" people OF the scccdei
-tat- ~ Of aI oHe or more Of such -a'c- shall express
their ie~ir" to return 20 The Union ~ represented in
the congress oi r nj ri State. and 10
legations 10 tia Con-'i rtiou and the non. the Demo
cratic parry vii hal their return it'll oy and ill freely
welcome them back under he rrc:'c citing folds the ia-
tiois n. with all the dignity. equality and right. Of
III several states UHiiHpsfcd :" ANA condemn and de-
nour'' Tie ncw ami startling Goc~.nc. now for the
fr-' time av2"td W enc organ q III" publican party,
this III" extinction slavery in srl states should l.,
mad conii ion OF ~ il restoration tn Union ~
violation of he pahlr pledges of th' party and a.
Wicked aemp: 20 overthrow the constitution revolution
iZ'' The government, Vroo;g III" iu":iI;oly and
finally +" esai'h military dc-rOt-In Oh the ruins of
oil. K pUi caa government.
ke-olv J. 1ha, ~" .oldyyl compo-ing our armies merit
he thank the nation Their country called
SIid irhv dii ,hey respond. Living. they shall know
ittioi- Sa'itHd' wounded nations and diving
they Ii IL axe ia mtriorit and monuments shail r
raised 20 teach po7t"riv homer , pa RIOS and heroes
Mo "fr'd their lives AZ their couniry'- altar Their
TidU"s and orphan slIa be- adopted hy the. lfio, 10 To-.
watched over and cared for ojeci+ truly worthy ia
trcn's gl';idai.-hp.
Resolved. That cordially commend to the D-mOcrs
cy and TO every friend OF the nion in Caledonia county
each every OF the this convention A.
gentlemen whose abilities md principles, eminrntlv fit
them for the positions for which they have been nomin
at"d and We give them oar united support
The chair called for remarks upon the res
olu,ionS. Mr Barney of this place took the
floor. lie felt to deeply lament and deplore
Ii" discussions now in our land. The troub-
les which were upon us he had foreseen and
laborei! to avert: hat without avail. He
was demncrat-alwavs had been Il demo
crat. and always hopel to be one-but he
felt g'leved when people called him a Cop
perhead. lie Claimed the right to criticise
the government, though he thought TIE war
should be carried on till the rebellion was
crashed, or until the seeded states shall re-
turn to The Union and the constitution, when
he would welcome them back with open arms.
tie hri!eYe4 tnat every armorrat pre."Ht WAS
a Cnlor ma. and would upheld the ccnstitu-
ton lie was willing 10 10 everything in
MS power to save the country ard sustain the
COVER ment so long as the government
went constltutlonaily." H thought the Sc
ceded states still belonged to the Union. He
did not believe there was a democ.at present
hut what would sustain the Law. The above
is the substance of Mr. Barneys remarks.
Gen Hawkins was then called for. and he
responded somewhat at length After cen
demning the anti-mili'a spirit of our legisla
ture and It's failure to make law compelling
everybody to train, he launched out against
the CONSUMPTION act. He did not believe in
compelling men to fight. He was willing
that those who wanted to should fight, and
ne strongly limited that he wished the black !
republicans y had it all to DO. He had got
to pay $500 communication for one of his SONS
drafted last week. "Oh God is this the lib
erty that our fathers fought for ?" He was
afraid our country was destroyed. The draft
was taking off our boys right in haying time,