The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-27
The Latter Day Democracy Of Vermont, in
Council.

Council.
We have already given our readers tolerably
lall report of the proceedings of the Democratic
: State Convention held here the Goth inst, with
the exception of the resolutions which were
"loug drawn out saying nothing of theil
. linked sweetness and of the speech in the
afternoon, which exhibited ability, cunning
adroitaesS, and skill and malignant pleasure
which would have done no discredit to Jeff d.
Wis himself in assailing Mr.. Lincoln for hit
efforts to put down the shareholders rebellion
The Convention in its elements was composed
st the outset of heterogeneous materials. The
larger part of it, and the managing men in it,
were Breckenridge Democrats, who three years
ago made no secret Of their desire to defeat Mr.
Douglas. A few Douglas Democrats appeared
IN humble positions, seemingly partially content
to do the work, and magnify the names, Of
Smith, Atkins, Diekey, B. Il. Smalley, Redfeld,
and others, men whom they most cordially hated
three yearsslnce, but the bulk Of the Convention
and those who were conspicuous in it, were the
Breckenridgers of two years ago; and they
seemed much delighted TO fnd those whom they
fought and denounced then, willing now to fol-
low them as leaders. The great orator of the
occasion, James Brooks OF New York, whig
of the " ebster school when the Vermont De-
mocgacy denounced Webster and ali Wings Of
like faith a Know-Notbing Member Of Con-
gress of New York when the Democracy exhaust
cd all danuaoiatory epithets 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,-commenced his speech
with the declaration that he had not changed
his principles, bat was now what he always had
been and an audience calling itself Democratic
cheered this old Wing and Pro-Slavery Know
N0thihg till they were hoarse. The same audi
enee cheered Mcclellan, Fitz John Porter, tried
to cheer for the boys in the army but made
very poor work oft, gave groans for President
Lincoln and enthusiastically applauded every
allusion to him as unfit for the Office of Presi-
ueuG lOOA0u AOh aAOou ofOA yoOuy aAiFo VI uodu
who had favored Slavery and we believe would
have roared themselves hoarse if the lively gen.
tlemen on the platform had thought to call for
three times three for JEFF Davis and the rest OF
"our Southern brethren"
Such beng the composition Of the Conven,
ton it is almost waste of time to say word
OF the character of the speeches. B. II, Smallsy
opened the speaking in q cold-blooded, bitter
assault upon those who have in charge the ex'
ecutve power OF the nation, charging Mr.. LIN
coin with having inaugurated the war by send
ing food to the furnishing garrison in Fort Sum-
ter. Of his thoroughly disloyal speech, "a
speech iull Of sympathy for Southern trail
tors, full of the most vindictive hate of the off,
GERS who now carry the National flag, full Of
theSourest and most malignant attacks upon
thewar and those who were carrying it on our
readers may Judge from the necessarily brief re
port we have given Of il, report, however
which does no justice to the venom which was
sweltering in every sent sentence oft, and which, il
was clear, lacked only courage and opportunity
to make its author an open advocate and ally o
- JEFF Davis and his pro slavery accomplicss -