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


fM the nomination of Representative K
Congress from the Second Congressional Dis
triot of Vermont, convened at White Rlvel
junction, at three o'clock P. M, on Tuesday
| August 9Th, agreeable to the call OF the Dis
,rict Committee. 1t was one OF the larges
political gatherings that ever assembled IL
the State Nearly one thousand persons were
in attendance from Windhsm County.
The Convention was called to order at H.
Is p. M, by Hon. Hampden Cults. Chairman
of the Dis ricl Committee, who read the call
for the Convention, and suggested the name oil
Judge j. w. Colburn Of Springfield as Presi-
dent of the Convention Judge Colburn wa.
unanimously elected to the position, and A.
| N. Swain, Eco, of the Bellows Falls Times
| was appointed Secretary.
1t was moved by Sllas Waite, Esq. of Brat.
tlebOro, that " the temporary organization Ok
made the permanent organization OF this Con-
vention." Seconded and carried.
Hon. b. ID. Harris said: MIR. President
In obedience to what believe to be the wishes
of this Convention and q majority of the peo-
pie of this congressional District, nominate
the Hon. Luke P. Poland of St. bloomsbury
as its candidate to represent it 10 the House
Of Representatives. And l move, further
that the nomination be made by acclamation'
Gen. Phelps of Bra,tleboro-I propose to
be heard on that question.
GENERAL PHELPS.
, Mr.. President and Feil0,o Citizens II Am
glad to see so many of you out to-day.
want to see you proceed to this matter as de-
liberately as the crowd will allow. We have
come here for what purposel Is 1t to repre-
sent clique (VoIcK-NO y Isit to choose a
man to suit himself? Or is 1t to elect some
man fitted to fill the Office? l don't propose
to be hurried into it. The country seems to
be in a pretty bad fix. l want to see little
more deilberatIon. l think We had better be
a little more careful. What kind OF a man
do We want? A mau to conciliatef Haven {
we got tired of that? Cancellation might
have done sixty years ago when the ooutn
began on the same level as ourselves we
might possibly have oonciliated them both,
but they have grown a great deal worse since
then and now L think we had better require a
| little more Cancellation ourselves. What has
Vermont done to injure the government
| Has Vermont ever injured any ether member
of this Union? (VOICEs-No, no, no.)
don't think we have. We have certainly not
borne arms against the United ) ates Govern
ment. When W. choose a man to represent
Vermont hereafter | want to know whether
be s going to conciliate or not? W Whether
be is going to lead us into the embrace OF
Tammany or not l want q full exposition
| of the sentiments of the man who represent
this district of Vermont. l want to know
when a candidate comes here what he has done
for preventing the Union getting into such a
pass this. l want to know IN what dlrec-
| ton he has been and IN what direction he Is
going. What has any member done to pre-
vent our friends from being shot down 10 the
South 1t is to our interest to know these
things. 1t is our duty. We are responsible
for those lives, and We must be careful who
we select hereafter to represent US
| There was a turning point in this war that
l never tancied at all. 1t was the amending
of the Constitution to abolish slavery. " hat
should have been done was to render the Su-
preme Court able to try treason and traitors
without the benefit of Jury We should
have had some men hung, then. We have
gone the wrong direction We began concil-
| iating rom the beginning, and want to know
| whether the man we nominate here to-day Is
going on in that course. (The General went
| on to speak of slavery, Its death being lore
gone conclusion, ETC., etc. We have full
| report but not the space to publish IT,
These remarks 1 make as prelude to a
proposition | intend to make, which Is this:
That the freemen of this District resolve
themselves into County Conventions with
their Chairman and Secretary that they
shall proceed to ballot for fit person to rep
| resent the District and Vermont in this emer-
gency that the one who obtains majority
in a county shall be the candidate OF that
county that they shall ballot four times If
| necessary and if on the fourth ballot they
| have not secured q candidate by majority
| then the plurality shall decide who the can
| didate is.
| L know of no other fair or suitable Way to
express the sentiments of the District, ard II
L did not conceive it to be of the very first
Importance to adopt so Ne such plan as this
you may be certain | would never propose IT.
| make this proposition, Mr.. President, and
look to have 1t put TO vote.
HON. A. p. HUNToN or BETHEL.
Mr.. Prcsident Gentlemen of the Contention
IL think in the history of our country there
never was a time when 1t was so importan
that We should be represented by good mel
N Congress, and l suppose that is what ha
brought you here. Are you aware that Their
has been a meeting held IN this house to-day
Did you come here to endorse the doings J
that meeting? Who was there? Perhap
Tommy Nooks there? (VoIcKs-" How
do ycu know there has been a meeting y
9 Was you there? ?" ETC., etc. You hav
just the same means of knowing that | have
l do t knoso it, but | behere it. l tell yo,
fellow citizens, there has been meeting, ant
. il was to nominate man for Congress. ID
you want to endorse somebody else's action
The best man liz the District may be PROPOSED
bias been proposed-but will we have thi
J thing forced on US by little caucus convened
here? l just call your attention to ihes
facts, that's all.
| | offer amendment to the propOslt io
f just made by Gen. Phelps: That committe
of twice the senatorial representation be az
pointed and that that committee present {
| ia the name of some person a candida TO
Congress.
(VOICE-I came here to vote for o wool
grower and farmer, and 1 nominate Judg
, j. ". Coiburn TO represent this District i
, Cong ess. Laughter.)
HON. W. ". WILLIAMS OF ROCHESTER,.
Mr.: Presiden: Some years ago In a thirty
ing New England village some boys undertoo
1 to have some sport ana went TO changing til
signs. One man Who made all kinds of carve
! work had sign over his door " Turning an
e twisting done here" Now, gentlemen,
] hope we have not come here to endorse or bel
do sny iurning and twisting, but let US do a
IN fair way, with no secres meetings OF ca,
causes. (Cheers.)
Inc President. The amendment of N
Hunlon 10 General Phelps motion is in orde
w bat will you do with 1t?
e 1t was put 10 vote and lost.
Mr.. A. ID. Hager of Proctorsville move
that a committee be formed with represent,
: tves from every town.
|, HON. W. W. WILLIAMS.
n Mr.. President Some things look beaut
> full in theory but are hard to carry out
practice. There is more practice than theol
: IN the amendment proposed by my frier
Il from Proctorsvilie. IL will take great de;
, of time and not amount to much hone ii