Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

ent year, changdhe established custom OF CIV |
ing each Senator two terms Next year one |
new Senator woud be selected, and two new
ones the year aftt and 50 on alternately. The
Convention, howker, was pleased to reject the
amendment by syery decided vote, and to adopt
the resolution b. an equally decisive majority
This was certainly the easiest way OF " getting
shut Of the re3lution, AMI everybody seemed
particularly pleased to " let it slide " IN just
the manner it DID only few dreaming that,
IN the afternoon, it was again to "return to
plague not It's inUeator, who was altogether
too " kinky tor that, mt-the very worthy
gentlemen who were nominated Tor Senators
and Assistant Judges.
A committee was then appointed to draft res
olutons expressive OF the sense OF the ConVeh-
tor, and then the melting adjourned to enaole
the several towns to dominate two persons from
each town to represent said town on Nomlnat-
ing Committee. whM Committee were instruct
ed to prepare and present ticket for county
Officers, &C., for the acceptance Of the OonVen-
ton.
Ga thl re- assemblng Of the Convention in the
afternoon, some business Of minor Importance
was transacted, ani then the Committee on
Resolutions made their report The report was
accepted, and the resolutions, with the excep-
ton of the last one, unanimously adopted Mr.
Walton, 10 Difference to repeated calls, now
came forward and commenced a speech Ills
opening remarks we're highly euloglstic Of YER
mont and Vermonters, and particularly savage
on New York and Workers We regret that we
were called from the room just as he was proving
that Abraham Lincoln was no tyTant, but that
it was great pity he was not one, instead OF
being the good, easy, storytelling old gentle
man that be is When we returned, the draft
ing " resolution Of the morning was again on
the taps, ami quite a spirited discussion was be-
ing INDUCED in but the boys began to zee fun
aheadand would not let the resolution be rescind-
cd
The Committee on Nominations now reported
the very acceptable and able ticket which Will
be found in tie official report Of the proceedings
The report was accepted, and the ticket adopted
by the Convention.
There were then loud calls for the " draft,
and scene OF hilarious merriment ensued winch
was certainly more amusing than 1t was digni-
fed Some oil the candidates very properly e2-
pressed delclcy about " drawing ticket Tor
seat in the Senate" for one two or three years,
until the people bad decided BY their votes
whether they bad any right there at all or not
Some of the advocates Of the resolution, IN Of
der 10 extricate the candidates from their un-
pleasant dilemma undertook to plain that the
" drafting" could as well come off next year as
this but " others couldn't see the point and
insisted that the resolution should be CARR ed
out in good faith even limiting that if the can
didates coudn " stand the draft, the County
had men that could Various motions to re-
scind were made and lost Points of order were
raised and debated aud but for the clear-headed
aud gentemanly Chairman, aided by the prompt
ings Of the imperturbable and well-posted State $
Attorney, who, although opposed to the resolu-
ton, was bound to give it the benefit of a fair
tral,-the Convention would have become
slightly d" muddlod.'
The Convention was, however, inexorable, and
the drafting was ordered. Points of order were
again raised, but Just at this moment CHARLES
REED, Esq, the first nominee for Senator, APP
peared in the hall and in his usually happy
manner accepted the nomination, thanked the
Convention for 1t, and said that, whether the
resolution was to his mind or not was Of no con-
sequence the Convention had adopted it. and
he was ready to cast his lot" among them
and draw from the magic wheel. His remarks
were received with rapturous applause, and pu
the Convention in the best Of humor. lie ther
deliberately walked up TO the q" wheel oil for
lune," drew piece of paper, and held it be
4 tween his fingers in such mock tragic attitude
that when it was announced he had drawn iOl
! the three years term, the enthusiasm OF tn
audience knew no bounds. Cheer followed
cheer. and could the Convention have had it
own way. Mr.. Reed would have been unani
mously nominated Tor thirty times three years
Hon Denslow Upham then drew the two year
D term, and Dr. Wallace, by his next friend,
drew the one year term for Senators. 5. r
Hollister, Esq, drew the one years ticket fo
Judge, and H. Q. Dwight, Esq. the two years
a ticket Then the Convention adopted the las
e resolution Of its COMM tee, and adjourned.
, Although the discussions were animated am
+ spirited, vet the utmost good humOr preyaile
d throughout, and entire harmony characterize
). the business proceedings of the Convention
The introduction OF the drafting resolution
J.. created considerable discussion and much mer
2 rimen,, but no i'll feeling in any quarter. III
!. people next year will make that all right, an
it the Convention this year would have been les
:. entertaining without it.
i The ticket nominated is, without exception
y an excellent one, and the people Of Washingto
l. County will elect it by an overwhelming major
( ity. 1t is not precisely the ticket intended b
d the bell.weathers,' but it is just what th
+ people chose to have it, and, OF course, "a
v right. Every man nominated will do credit
e himself and honor to the people who elect hin
5, Let the people OF Washington County no'
/. finish up the work they have 80 well begun, b
n giving the ticket larger majority than the
- have ever before given County ticket. Remen
/, Der the dos Of September W.