Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-01

ThurIow Weed, and the New York Joh,i
sonites of the Tunes school, ale considerably
exercised at the prospect that the Democrat ii
supporters OF ihe .Presidsps would eontT
the Philadelphia Convention. To avoid thu
catastrophe Mr. Weed, in company with Coz
pelius Vanderbilt, w. b. Astor, A. L. Stew
art, Moses Taylor, Gen. Dix, Hamilton Fish
and other exeeedingly wealthy end respectable
gentlemen, have called a convention at Sara-
toza to nominate delegates to Philadelphia.
Their call;closos as follows
BY the language and spirit OF the call for
the National Conven tiohl 1t Will be perceived
that those who refused their support TO the
Government in putting down the rebellion,
and those who approve Of the action of Con-
g1ess IN keeping loyal representatives out OF
their seats, AID loyal states out of the Union
are excluded from the tHrIfatioH AMI are MOI
eIBected 10 participate IN the preliminary meet
rngs, or to take seats an the Convention.
Mr. Weeds exposition Of the call for the
Philadelphia Convention comes altogether toe
late Randall, Blair & Co. furnished some
time since supplementary circular to the
Jchnsonites, in which the Democratic patty
Wa LCtO1IiLSQ VIC osu1C ttRbtc III
the Convention as any body else, and was ex-
pressIy invited to elect delegates to it. Net
q word was said about those who supported
the Government in putting down the rebel
lion And Randall, Blair g. Co. knew just
what they were about when they issued this
circular. They understood perfectly well that
If they excluded the rebels South and their
Northern allies from the Convention, it would
be simply convention of Ofhce-holders and
ofice-seekers, ridiculously small in infuenca,
if not in numbers. They therefore opened
the doors wide, and considerably agreed not
to look at any delegates record. If he was
O supporter Of Johnson, that one virtue would
alike cleanse Vallandigham and Dick Taylor,
Horatio Seymour and Isham G. Harris, of all
the stains OF their completely with treason
and their sympathy with traitors, and make
them welcome to Philadelphia, while Gen.
Grant, Gen. Sheridan, Gen. Howard and 9TH
ers who fought for their country, but who do
not agree to. Johnsons policy of restoring
rebels to favor, would be rejected by the Ran
dalls and Blairs of the new party as dlsuD-
ionists and traitors. In short, Randall, Blai r,
NIbiack, Hendricks, Doolittle, johnson u Co
understand that their party has no future, ex
ceps In the hearty. support of every traitor
and Democrat IN the country, and. like wise
and prudent politicians, they have set up
a standard to which all such can consistent u '
and cheerfully rally. Weed, Vanderbilt u
Co. will find the Philadelphia Convention "a
Convention of Democrats, a Convention OF
those who opposed the Governmental through
the war, some with ballots and some with
bullets; and they viii be Obliged to consort
with them or stay outside. If they don t
like their company they can leave but the
company will be quite sure to remain, and
laugh at the efforts of the conservative politi-
clans to maintain their responsibility and cen
sistency by refusing to associate with Tie
only politicians who can give the new party
any strength.