Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-08-07
I0 We concur in every word Of the fol-
lowing from the Freeman:

I6 We concur in every word of the fol-
lowing from the Freeman
Cool IuruDBNcR.-At the District Convention at
Rutland, last Wednesday, when the delegates from
Washington Country went by thems Ives To select Their
portion of the nominating committee, many Of them were
quite surprised TO find among the delegates several per-
tom this County who have never been suspected
home Of being iu favor OF sustaining the Admins
trauon in it's efforts put down the rebellion, and
tain the Constitution aud the Union" Ih,ri are men
who for confederation will wear any MASK and per.
senate any character soldiers Of fortune who for The time
will any ranks in which they obtain pay and
rations and several of that class Of mercenares
evidently at Rutland We do not hesitate say how
ever who will thus 60 into convention and
attempt IN any way ntrol its action with whose po
htca prn pes he has sympathy, and whose leading
and he never ceases q magn, has no
teal honesty integrity, IT, indeed, he has any sense
Of the decent propretcs Of ordinary life We shall not
call names here a. u may be barely po sble that
who took pa in this bare faced fraud, ignorant
either Of the dgrac u part they were playing, or OF the
propreties Of such occasion. but warn those en-
gagged In it, that they will again escape easily,
they should attempt to repeat there or else"here
the performance at kutand
Its due to the candidate for Congress, in whose in
tcTcst these coppeTheads' taken 20 Union Con
venuon 10 say that have idea he suspected for
instant the instumeutalties which we're being cmploy-
ed To advance his prospects in the Convention II he
had he would have condemned aud denounced the base
trick as earnestly as we have
In connection with the above we add as
full report as we we're able to make Of the
remarks OF L. l.. Durant, Esq, at the County
Convention on Saturday, which are pertinent
thereto aud embrace the sentiment OF every
loyal man in this part of the District;
Fellow Citizens 81 could do no less than thank
YOU for the honor conferred upon me by calling
me to preside over this Convention Itisthe high
est honor that could be conferred on any man in
these times, 10 be called upon 10 preside over
truly loyal Convention. | do not propose to in
struct you as to your duties trust ! know too
well the feelings and sentiments of the people to
believe that Washington County will refuse to do
what she always has done call 10 act as her ser
wants and officers men who are " tried and true. ~
II has become quite proyerbial, and especially
since the last "COpperhead raidn at the recent
Convention at Rutland, that those who have not
one drop of loyal blood and who were never sac
cusedn Of loyalty, be separated from the truly
loyal as easily as the wheat from the chaff.--
In looking over this convention | see many who
with myself attended that conventon--but among
YOU all all / see no face that was there that was
numbered among those who as the poet says
Stole the livery Of the Court Of Heaven to serve the
Devil in"
| Fellow citizens--beware of such men-they are
/ in your midst-a more vile transaction is not 10
| be found-and | commend TO the Argus aud Pat
riot to quote as a matter of fairness and help to
the Government, to fairly and fully present TO the
treemen of this county a iul statement OF facts.
Where are these new converts will they be
with us on the first Tuesday in September! Or
has the new light which they saw flashing on their
vision ON the 29th, disappeared as the hope OF
spoils disappears. Our duty is plainly before US
and let us ike stand up to the work before us,
and cease not in our exertions till the last armed
foe expires but let us anew buckle on the ar
NOR and resolve in our own minds and actions
that the 'Union is one and lnscperable, now and
forever aud no man shall have our support here
OF elsewhere who is not truly loyal