The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06
THE STATE CONVENTION
state Coln.

IlE1 - n OOAN ' AJAN 4 1O4Ns
From the long expected call which
at last appears from the State Com
mittee, it viii be seen that the state
Mass Convention is to be held in Bur
lngton on the 18th day Of May. The
invitation is extended to all who "are
in favor Of sustaining the Government
in its efforts to suppress the rebellion
and to maintain the Union in its in
tegrity."
While the invitation is apparently
comprehensive enough, the duties rest
ing upon such Convention must be re-
garded as of very great moment We
do not refer to the nominations, but to
the appointment of delegates. to the
Baltimore convention.
Without too much presumption it
may be proper to anticipate the re-
nomination of the present incumbents
Party usage, as well as the fitness of
things, would indicate that course of
policy. and, we presume, it is the gen
eral wish and expectation that not only
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
but the present efficient State Treas
urer should be put in nomination
again.
But the appointment Of delegates to
the National Convention is of more
importance. The number of these del
egates at large is four and undoubt-
edly, substitutes for such delegates
will be also provided for by the action
Of the Mass Convention at Burlington.
The delegates to the Baltimore Con
vention, as well as their alternates,
should be men of influence and ability
who, in the language of the National
Committee, ''desire the unconditional
maintenance of the Union, the supre-
macy of the Constitution, and the com
plete suppression of the existing rebel
lion, with the cause thereof, by vigo-
rous war and all apt and efficient
means" Men entertaining part o
these sentiments looking merely
to party purposes men who have
preferences for candidates whose opin
ions have been studiously kept in tn,
dark-men who wish TO go to Balh
more simply to promote their owl
personal ends, or CRAFTY some selfsl
purpose of others are men who shout,
be permitted to stay at home, or be al
lowed to go without the indorsemen
of such body of freemen as we trus
will compose the Mass Convention O
Green Mountain Boys at Burlington
The course Of events in Vernon
during the past few years seems t
warrant the suspicion that politica
matters are more and more, with eac
successive year, manipulated and con
trolled by a few working mel
The number of such is supposed to b
comparatively small. These, by din
of careful attention and timely appli
ances, are commonly successful in car
rying out the plans they wish and CON
passing the ends they have in view
The people at conventions are, {
course, expected to ratify such nom
nations as these few have obtained
and endorse such action as the man
oonno, favv have 1a,-ieol
While politics in Vermont may ne
he so great trade as in some othC
States Of the Union-New York, fC
example stll We have symptom
enough in this STATE Of n disposition
not to say determination, on the pa
of the few 10 control the many,
arouse The people 10 the danger th'
are in, or may be IN hereafter,
These suggestions are made at Il
outset Of Presidential campaign, f
no other purpose than to arouse,
the part of the people, reasonal
caution in respect to what may be {
pected, to greater or less degree,
the different conventions that may
held in the State during the year, Il
10 which they may be cordially inN
ed"