Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-24
The State Convention.

was very much such an affair as We expected II
would be, the Ring of oficehodeH and their ad
herens having It all their own way. There was
quite numerous attendance, but the State gem
orally was not equally represented. There we're
not more than half dozen persons present from
Caledonia County, only two, as we understood,
from Orange, and three from Essex, and the dele
cations from other remote Counties were not large.
From Washington County there was full at
tendance Of officehoders, the active and working
ones going the day before to assist in mixing the
arrangements. Chittenden and Franklin Counties
were, as we understood, pretty fully represented,
in the former the otIcuhoderS being in decided
minority, In nominating committee the Ring
had about three-founhs Of the votes. On the out
side of this paper we print full and accurate re-
port of the proceedings Of the Convention, which
we cut from the Burlington Times, giving the
names Of the delegates We do not know
that there ia any personal or political objection to
any Of them. They are all favorable to the re-
nomination Of Mr.. Lincoln, we presume, though
this opinion is rather based upon the fact OF their
being selected by the Ring, than from any ex.
pre"loEs which we have known any Of them to
use and this perhaps ], an unwarrantable con.
clusion, lnasmuoh as the Ring are not any more
in favor Of Mr.. Lincoln than Of any other man
who gets the nomination, and il Mr. Chase should
be nominated would undoubtedly be able to show
that they had been Chase men from the first
The selection Of Mr.. Foot as one Of the dele.
gates personally one of eminent f tness-iD
from the fact Of his being Senator, Of question
able propriety. Mr. Foot, Of course, saw this,
and suggested it, desiring that his name might
not be used, but the Ring overruled him The
selection Of Mr. Noyes was against the wishes Of
Chitlenden County, as expressed in nominating
committee mot on account Of any personal or
political objection to Mr.. Noyos, but because it
was deemed best not to prejudice in the least
Mr., EDAuNDS chances for nomination to Con.
gress from the third district by taking delegate
from Burlington. But the Ring-Mr. Baxter is
in it-decded 1t oil erwse, and Mr.. Noyes was
made delegate
We trust the Ring will not regard US as object
ing to their method Of taking care Of conventions
because we state the facts as they occurred and
were patent to every one who had any eyes, They
naturally work for themselve,,-and We believe
we have Scripture authority for commencing those
who 90 that Politics is with them bread and
butter and clothes and something to lay By for
rainy day, and they must make the most Of IT,
They always 30 with the majority in their prnci-
pies, and are usually willing to believe any doc
trine that brings them patronage" Politics is
their trade, and they study the machinery
by which conventions are to be managed as a
farmer does the science of agriculture, or bro
ker he fluctuations Of stocks They are as deli
catey adjusted as a weather vane, and are sens.
tive to every political breeze. They are never
! pioneers in any struggle for principle, but are
willing to reap the fruits OF any victory which
the courage and endurance Of others has won.
They never fight much over resolutions and plat.
forms, but concentrate heir forces in grand
rush for the spois and here they fight heroicaly
and with superior strategy, and generally win.
They believe in organization, and work always
hiring some one to do what they are ashamed TO
do themselves-snd being Industrious energetic,
and having single object in view, they achieve
great macy successes and the convention at
Burlington was one Of their most signal triumph,
They were eated over it, as they had a right to
be, and the somewhat sad face Of Collector Clapp
grew radiant, and Deputy Provost Marshal Gleu-
son was as jolly as though he had drawn a priz,
in lottery while a collector and postmaster
not thousa, d mile, from Montpelier wore
countenance, expressive Of anything but sorrow.
And why shouldn't they he ehted ? Their ma.
Ohinery had worked to a charm, and what reason
had they to doubt that such machinery would Sc
cure to them all, individually and collectively,
new term Of Office for four years or more from
the fourth Of March nex,'
The nomination Of the State ticket was a mat
ter OF course though it was somewhat amusing
TO see gentlemen SO eager in their presidential
schemes as TO forget at first to say word BY
way of resolve, compmeniug our State officers.
This little oversight was, however, remedied in
part by supplemental resolution adopted after
the series had been acted upon by the conven-
ton.
We would suggest lhst the next State Couven-
ton be called as an ofheeholders' convention.
The Ring are ready to t,ke the responsibility,
and it is hardly worth while to keep up the thin
d'gOs' Of naming their gatherings &" Ms" Con-
'eniion'." Then, il the people don't like the re.
suit they can have convention OF their own,
leaving tbs offceholders out, and aherwsrd. try
the question OF supremacy at the ballot box.
Let US not be understood a, complaining Of the
result of the Convention, for 10 its political aspect
It was better than we expected. The resolutions
whether they expire" the sense Of he people or
not do not, as they ought not to, commit the del.
sgate' to Baltimore to the support of Mr. Lin.
cola, II the delegates see 6, to support any
other candidate, or should Judge it advisable TO
postpone nomination until September or later
they are At perfect liberty to do So Mr.. Walton
e1pre"cd himself not long ago. as favorable to a
po'Iponement OF the convention, and we presume
Is of that opinion still, and we hope the whole
] delegation are Of the same mind. And the Con-
ven'ion acted wisely in not committing itself IN.
condiuonally to Mr.. Lincoln's nomination.