The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-08-11
Democratic County Contention.

of this week. After considerable delay
the call was read by G. c. Barney, who
then proposed Mr.. c. NJ. Chase of Iyn-
don as chairman of the convention
Messrs. John NJ. Weeks and o. S. Burke
were then chosen secretaries On call it |
was found that all the towns in the coun-
ty were represented except Burke, Hard
wick, Walden and GrOton On motion
of Henry Chase, Esq, a committee of
five was appointed by the chair TO draft
and present resolutions On motion, Gen.
Hawkins. Messrs Sewell Bradley, Theo.
Drew and Peter Linsley were chosen vice
presidents On motion of Mr.. Barney a
committee of two from each town repre-
scented was appointed to make up and
report county ticket. Adjourned.
After dinner Mr.. Barney had the pleas
urc of introducing to the convention his
friend Hiram Atkins of the Montpelier
4rqus. Atkins event in in his own
peculiar style of vulgar invective and low
personalities against the Republican party
in general, and members who lived in St.
Johnsbury in particular We don't know
how Atkins acts when at home among
congenial "sperrits," but when he comes
over here he cuts up like a mad dog when
shown a dish Of water. There were quite
a number of his audience that heard him
at similar meeting one year ago; but
none so unkind as to remind him of his
speech at that time in which he de-
nounced the war as failure, and said
that unless the democrats got into power
it would last thirty gers, and the country
90 to everlasting smash generally! 1t is
evident that Hiram cannot be reckoned
among the prophets.
After this speech Mr.. Chase, for the
committee, read the following resolutions
which were adopted:
Resolred, That as freemen we again
meet in annual convention with our faith
renewed in the great principles of free
government and democratic institutions.
Resol,el, That in the suppression of the
late rebellion, we hail with pleasure and
pride the prospective. and we trust imme-
diate re-establShment of law and order
throughout the land-the return of peace
and traternal relations instead of contin-
uel warfare; and that such being the
present condition of the country, the con-
troll of the several states as they existed
before the rebellion at once be g ven to
the whte citizens thereof who have borne
} true allegiance to the general government.
e and those who will now take an oath to
: hereafter bear true allegiance to the state
and national authority, and that after the
restoration of the rcbclliouS states the
qualification of voters should be detcrmin,
ed by each state for itself.
: Res0hul, That we congratulate the mel
: composing the Democratic party for their
: patience and patriotism during the terrible
p crisis through which the country has pass,
ed They have done their duty as good
', citizens, and no amount of party miSrep-
resentation will prevent the country ant
e the world from extolling Il misrepreSented
/ and oppressed party for these virtues.
q The fourth and fifth resolutions were
the same as passed by the state democratic
convention, (and published in C>LEDoN1Ao
n of July ~ expressing confidence in Presi
: dent johnson and returning thanks to tho
soldiers.
-, Mr.. G.. H. Weeks then handed in the
following ticket for county officers j
IS NJ Weeks, S. C. Harvey, senators Sew
n ell Bradley, Abial Shurtlefi:, asst judges
o. S, Burke, states atty; G. S. Barney
judge of probate O. G. Hale, bailiff.-
Messrs. G. c. Barney, c. L. ingalls,, G.
i IL. Weeks, county committee.
q II. b. Smith, Esq, Of Milton, one Of
i the democratic state central committee
: was then called out, and he addressed the
IL convention at length. His speech wa.
Z full of sophistry and misrepresentation
" The drift of it was that the republican.
brought on the war, murdered five hun
= dred thousand of our best citizens, anC
J. saddled a debt of four thousand millions
* on the country, and now were trying t.
Y get the negro race enfranchised. The on
- ly remedy for all these evils Especially til,
IT first two, we suppose) is to return to dem
n ocratic rule. The main doctrine of thu
IS democratic party as laid down by Mr.
,e Smith, is that the blacks are not capabI,
ID of self government, were not designed by