Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-15

do the President any injustice. When be
adopted his plan of reconstruction he was
confident it was going to work well. 1t has
turned out to be a failure. The southern
men have taken advantage of the leniency
extended to them. They are not putting
themselves in a condition to be in harmony
with the Union, and when President Johnson
found that his plan was not sanctioned Dy the
people, instead of retiring from it gracefully
as be should have done, he willfaliy and OBJ
stinately persists in it. And who is to sup
port him In it? There is no making third
partv nsthis country. There is to be the Ne
publican Union party and the party that
gloried in our defeat and rejoiced whenever
the rebels won a victory. II the President 10
to have party to maintain and sustain MIN
he must get his strength from that party. Is
it possible for man to furnish platform
and build party entirely upon his own pop
ularity If this Philadelphia Convention goes
on, President johnson, instead of molding the
Democratic party to his views, must himself
become merged into the Democratic party.
And what will this Philadelphia Convention
be composed Of? Ii will be a mixture of the
copperhesds of the North with the traitors
and rebels OF the South, and perhaps a little
sprinkling of conservative Republlcans-bus
there will not be enough leaven to leaven the
lump | predict that it will be miserable
failure failure which will identify itself
with that party that resolved at Chicago that
the war was a failure. This is where the
President is going to land with his present
course. he hatters himself that be is going
TO maintain the leadership, but the result OF
it all will be that he will be compelled to
stand upon their platform or not stand at all.
But | have already detained you with more
exhaustive remarks than | intended. thank
you kindly for the nomination and the conf
denee 1t expresses in me, and shall take it
for granted, gentlemen, that am acquitted
oi all charge OF Johnsonism
Mr. Poland retired amid loud cheers.
Capt. j. L. Drew, (rom a window of the
HoteD There $ one question you have forgot
ten to ask the Jude You havn't asked him
how often he trad d Jack-knives when he was
a boy
And here commenced a mixture of views
and debate, of which our reporter has a full
anu elaborate report, but which it Is useless
to publish. Ii eliminated in the adoption of
he allowing resolution offered by Mr.. l.. h.
Leonard of Chester.
Reeoiued, That hereafter. all Congressional
District Conventions in this District, shall be
called and holden as Delegate Conventions.
That each town in the district, casting less than
one hundred Republican votes for Governor, at
the State election next preceding said District
Conve n;ion, shall ne entitled TO one delegate,
and each town casting more than one hundred
Republican votes al said State election, shall be
entlLled to one additional delegate, and one del
egate for each fractional part of one hundred
votes exceeding fifty.
The resolution was adopted, but motion was
raised 10 re consider the vote adopting it, and
the motion To reconsider was, on motion Of A.
n. Swan, Esq, OF Belioss Fails, dismissed.
The origlna! motion of Mr.. Leonard therefore
stands good tor the guidance OF the Iext con-
veniion.
MIR J. p Smith OF Royalton offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resoired, That We hold the long services of
our distin guished representative, the Hon. JUS
tin 5. Morrl.l, IN grateful remembrance ser
vices useful to his country, honorable TO his DIS
trict, and 10 himself; and whether he shall be
continued Ia the public field, shall contne
ms talents and virtues 10 the more narrow
sphere OF private life, cur confidence in his
ability, integrity and patriotism will remain un-
dim nished.
Which was unanimously adopted.
MIR. Lewis Pratt OF W oodstock then present.
ed pre- .mbie and resolution censurIug the late
action OF Congress in increasing their pay and
ins,ruc.ing the future representative from this
DIsulct "Io Use ak lawful and Just means IN his
power 10 reduce the pay OF lis members to the
old standard OF $4,000 per annum-' This res
olution met with considerable opposition was
adopted Judge Poland called on and ex-
planned ,hat Congress had only equdiized the
pay of It's menbers, and rather than having in
creased the whole amount paid them lad d.
minstrel Il. His mileage was some tour hun
bred dollars, while the mileage OF the member
from California $4,000. The new Jaw
equallzed The matter and iessened the expense
To the country. A motion then made TO
reconsider the vote adopting the resolution OF
MIR. Pratt, and the resolution was dismissed
with all almost unanimous vote.
And the Convention adjourned amid cries tor
Generals Sweeney and Spear VINO were at the
Junction House IN custody of the L. 5. Deputy
Marshal, hugh Ii. Henry, Esq.