Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-06-17

and it was deemed fl to give It place in Plat
form which was designed TO save the Union, now
aud for all future time.
So, too the resolution us to foreign emigration
may at first blush be objected to but men men,
here and everywhere, to till our fields, ply their
trades in our workshops and factories, and delve
in our mines, much necessity Of the time
as are men to Gil the ranks of our army. There
is nothing else in the Platform, we believe, that
will not AZ once be recognized as pertinent TO the
time and we also believe that loyal and generous
aud just men, irrespective Of old party differences.
will accept the Platform as heartily as did the
Republicans Wings, Democrats Abolitionists.
Conservatives and Radicals at Baltimore--ior all
these were there and in perfect accord
The Nominations.
Next came the nomination for President about
which there was but one opinion. So unanimous
indeed was the convention that nomination by
reclamation was proposed and came well nigh to
be made. But on the suggestion that this would
countenance the clamor of men who had predicted
that cold Abe would be rushed through by out
side pressure" deliberate vote by States was de-
tcrmined upon, so that every delegate could vote
he pleased. The original vote was for Abra-
ham Lincoln 4S3, U. s. Grant %. The dcega-
ton of Missouri voted for Grant under nstruc-
tons, and with an evident conviction that Mr..
Lincons nomination was the one most ft to be
made Immediately the chairman Of the Missouri
delegation moved that the vote be recorded as
unanimous, and it was so DONE with outbursts Of
enthusiasm and universal joy never excelled on any
other occasion, and rarely if ever equalled.
The vote for Vice President followed. Il had
been conceded, without objection by any body,
that the generous and patriotic support given to
the Government, the Administration, the War,
and the Country, by the War Democrats, ought to
be recognized. if the right man could be found in
the right place New York was looked to for
the man but its delegation could not or would
not agree. Gov. johnson and Gen. Butler had
been named in private circles, but Massachusetts,
did not claim Gen. Butler, and there was q deli
cacy in taking Gov. johnson, simply for the rea-
son that Tennessee is not now State. The Yer
mont delegation had under these circumstances,
once agreed informally to vote for the reelection
of Mr. Hamlin but when the time for voting ar
rived it was apparent that he would not receive
the nomination, and the delegation therefore de-
termined that each member should vote as he
pleased on the first ballot The vote originally
cast By Vermont was for johnson, for Hamlin,
? for Butler, aud for Dickinson but johnson
led the vote was cast, having 200, Hamn hav-
ing l45, Dickinson 10, Butler %. and there be-
ing SO scattering. Several Of the States changed
their votes 20 johnson, and among them Maine,
when Vermont also gave her vote entire for John
son, and he was nominated by 49l votes. against
II for Dickinson and 8 for Hamlin. On motion
Of Mr.. RENAME Of n. Y, who had nominated
Mr. Dickinson, the vote was declared unanimous,
and then still again the welkin rang with the JOY
Gus shouts Of thousands After few matters Of
form, the work was done
We add, that never was Convention so thor
oughy unanimous in its work, never one so thor
oughy certain Of perfecting it triumphantly at
the ballot-boxes, and never one so obliyious Of
party sentiments or preferences, or of the exist
ence any where Of foc--except among the reb-
els We heard no allu.iou to the Cleveland
Convention, none to Fremontexcept in historic
cal fact, and none to the Chicago Convention -
The Baltimore Convention attended strictly to its
own business, and did it we'll May all the peo-
pie say-amen.
One fact we must not omit, # it be only to warn
any copperhead who may be deuding himself
with the idea that his party can make any thing
ont Of slavery. Every allusion TO the destruction
and prohibition Of slavery was received with a
universal shout Of applause, aud by none more
heartily than by the delegates from slave states and
the thousands OF Mary land gentlemen and ladies
who filled the seats assigned to spectators. Our
own seat was by the side OF the Mary Wand deega-
ton, and we can vouch for them. In truth che
anti-.lavcry sentiment was more universal and
hearty in that convention than it is in Vermont,
and it expressed by 1.-THE men Of the slave states
without hesitation or qualification