Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-07-04

We trust the Democrats, who assembled IN
Convention here last Friday will take otfense
al the caption OF this article. Ii is suggt sted
By the exhibition, on the Common IN front Of
the State House grounds, Of the - Living Skel-
eton,' who has been showing himself under a
tent, for the small sum of fifteen cents, as the
greatest curiosity of the age This active, liv-
ing skeleton, has frame large enough and
strong enough to support the flesh Of a healthy
vigorous, Compliant man, but is in fact only a
beggarly array of skin and bones, and actually
weighs, by Fairbanks scales, only sixty-five
pounds Besides this exhibition of himself, a
piano, from which music Is gr.und by turaing a
era k, amuses and entert4ins the ear while
the sharp angles, the attenuated limbs, and
the Living Skeleton" engage the eye of the
spectators who have invested their dimes and hall
dimes for 4 chance at the novel 81 hit. The
Democratic party In this State is something in
Mr.. Andersons condition. 1t insists on keep
ing up the organization, an putting its ell
through the PAGES and attitudes of a full grown
party in fact it is only, in this State but the
most emaciated and attenuated skeleton. Once
year it makes public exhibition Of ITSELF
and generally free OF charge to spectators, >
d on these occasions it usually grinds out
also like Mr.. Anderson good deal of crank
music. Its exhibition this year was much like
those heretofore. The skeleton hadn't chang
ed much in appearance. Messr- Atkins and
Smith and Cain furnished the moving and
speaking part Of the show, and the Convention
generally furnished the stomach of the skele-
ton The organization was effected after the
custc mary method The ticket of last year,
consisting of Charles n. Davenport of Viii
mington for Governor, Charles ID. Linsley O
Burlington for 1t. Governor, and l.. H. Noye.
of Hydepark for Treasurer, set up, by &C.
clamation, and the following resolutions were
adopted:
RESOLVED, That express renewed conf
dence in the Democratic party and its princi
pies, and pledge 10 them the honest devotion 0
men who feel the inestimaDle blessings whict
they have conferred upon the country, and the
woes from which they would hav- saved it i
It's principles had not been departed from.
ResOl0ea, That the paramount issue J.
whether a hypoctiticr faction, accidentally il
power, shall be successful in depriving clever
States Of their places in the Union, 1ntrary Il
their CONSTITUTE nal right and against the efforts
OF the President, for the purpose of perpetual.
ing their party power.
Resoiued, That We, as Democrats, now, as il
the past, are in favor of the whole Union, enc
mat we will never relax our efforts to perpetu
ate it as It's founders made il, and for he effort
IN This behalf OF Andrew Johnson, rising abov
and beyond party, we tender 10 him our ap
probation and approval aud our ferven, gratt
tuds.
Resoiued. That il is the duty of the Pres
dent to execute the laws, and that it is dishon
est and hypocrltica 10 censure the President fcl
executing the neutrality laws when the part,
which ceusures hun has the power to repea
them and does not exercise 1t.
RESOLVED, That ali properly should bear it
Just proportion of the burdens of tax. ,ion, anC
We are opposed to exempting the bonds ant
| oher evidences of Indebtedness of the Unitet
| States from taxation.
ResOtUed, That We appreciate the vaiuAbl
services OF the soldiers of our armies in sup
! pressing the late rebellion, and tender to Their
our gratitude for the faithful and brave maDne
10 which they have fought the battles of on
couatry, and that We are in favor OF their re
1 oeiving Offices of trust, emoument and profit q
! the hands Of the people aud government.