Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-17

THE SECOND DAY.
The Convention assembled at ten O'Clock. and
tedious forenoons work follows. 1t is soon
apparent that in addition to poor hall, the
Convention has an Indifferent Chairman. Gov.
Dennison is doubtless very good man, but he
is poor presiding officer. He seems to lack
every qualification for the place, but self conf
dence With Mr.. Foot, or Mr.. Raymond, in
the chair,-with any one, in fact, who had a
fair amount of parliamentary knowledge, who
could state question plainly and twice alike,
who would be content with doing less than half
of all the talking done; who could let things
alone when they were going well. and shape and
further the course Of business when it became
confused, the convention would have finished its
work in several hours less time, and with much
less friction. But the hearty good will and sub
stantial unity of purpose on the main questions,
oyercame all obstacles. need not attempt any
detailed description of the further proceedings.
You know what was done. You know that the
committee on credentials decided to admit the
IdulCul utltEtAiNu VI hiseNuAls AAA tAAt
only, and that the convention en-
dorsed their decision with astonishing
unanimity, in spite Of the effort Of
the chairman of the committee, Hon. Preston
King Of New York, to secure an amendment
admitting both delegations, and in spite Of the
earnest protest of DR.. Breckenridge This decided
rebuff to the Blair faction was accompanied with
very clear notice to both sides from several
speakers who had the obvious assent Of tie House,
that the Union party did not propose to father
the intestine quarrels Of the Missouri men; and
that those who could not drop their strife anj
labor for the common good, had better 20 out
side the party.
By decided though much less united vote,
the convention admitted the Tennessee men to
full privilege Of seats and votes Upon that
followed the admission of the Louisiana aud Ar
kansas delegations and those from the Terrific
ries Of Colorado. Nebraska and Nevada, which
are about to organize as States Virginia. Flori-
Ia, the District of Columbia and the other Ter
ritories were allowed seats in the Convention,
but no votes. South Carolina was excluded al F.
together, and the three or four delegates claiming
to represent that State left the Hall.
An attempt on the part Of Mr.. Simon Gamer |
on to tack Mr.. Hamlins nomination to tina; Of /
Mr.. Lincoln, and accomplish both by a single /
resolution was blocked 7, was made without 1
the knoSlelge or consent Of the Maine men, and .
killed whatever chances Mr. Hamlin had before
IT, Something like dozen delegates shouted .
themselves hoarse in the effort 20 secure thc .
honor Of making a molten TO renoninate Mr.
Lincoln by acclamatiou. There wa. chaos and .
confusion again for few moments. when M
Raymond again gained the floor and a hearing
He showed in a moment that i was poor policy
to take the vote 10 any way which should leaveu
loop-bole for a charge that the result was frcol .
on the Convention by clamor, or without the
fullest opportunity for the individual expression
Of the preference Of every delegate. Ou DIS moo
ton. offered as substitute 90 Mr.. Csmeru's.
the vo'e was taken ty States Missouri alone.
acting, as the spokesman Of -hc delegation cy-
planned, under instructions from rhe Convention
which appointed them which left boo choi.c,f
action, voted for Gen. Grant uer'-i-si NIi.-
souri, to the support oftheuem'uce, be Dee ssh. he
may; and when Abraham Line Do was declared
that nominee, 1t wss ou the motion of the
chairman Of the Missouri delegation, that Jle
nomination was male u714ia0as. Tho entau-
siasm now broke over all bounds. The members
sprang to their feet with swinging ia,-. AMI
handkerchIefs waving from the -llla-,~. and
cheering long AMI loud enough 20 H0 the -..l
Hail Columbia, by the Band, alma-, uahaari go
first, broke in on tie tumuit, and che mighty
volume rose and svellei and iel I'LL music and
shouting died away together
The vote for Wee President shovel 40 i-e
outset difference Of opinion. Of which che vote
Of Vermont was fair specimen Th.. stood
one for Daniel 5 Dickinson, f.ro ar Gen. Bat-
Ter, f,ro for Mr.. Hlmlin. and fr, for Andrew
Johnson Of Tennessee. It was aU uncertainty
how IT was going, til Ohio. which hal agreed
to chs, Its forty-,wo votes in a body on
the first trial, threw its vote for An
dy johnson. con the States which hal been
divided vermont among the number. , began TO
change their votes, and TO throw them entire fr
the coming man. Mr.. Dickinson. who once had
POO fell to 70; Mr. Hamlin, who reached ll5.
fell of to @; and in the end johnson received
io2 Of the SIS votes cast. It is doing simple
Justice to the Convention TO say that personal
seemed to have little wcight. and
hat the universal desire seemed 20 be to secure
he best maH-the one who would give most
strength to the ticket. The Dickinson men, es-
pecially those from New York, who, though they
'ould not carry their own delegation FIR him.
we're still confident Of his nomination, ami will
ng TO bet their money on him, alone seemed TO d
'e somewhat sore at the result; but they sill
eel better when it gets done aching.
The Platform was read clearly and well by the :
chairman Of the committee, Mr. Raymond Of :
New York, and was adopted without debate, and
With heartiest approval At five O'Clock, the I
broke up, well satisfied with its !
work, and its members are now hurrying to ;
heir homes, to work, trust, with yigor and {
uccess for the triumph of the ticket and rrin-
iples they have set forth. God grant full VIC
DRY to both.
Yours, G..
From Shermau's ARM