The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-07-27
The PHILADELPHIA Contention.

posed Philadelphia convention announce
that it Is TO form Il new party They as
sert that the republican party was purely
4 sectional. and the Union merely a war
party. 1t Is now necessary. therefore, IN
their Judgment. TO assemble DELEGATES from
every state and territory and lay down a
common national platform This l. all
well This seems very simple but de-
claraions of intentions nave always
most artle>S tone The lale rebel leaders
Davis. Toomi,>. and their allicS. always
insisted upon being called National Union
Democrats. and while THEN mouths rang
with patriotic vocitcr:ltion. they were
plotting disunion. 1t Is necessary. there
fore. TO look al the facts. l. this collvcn-
ton likely TO represent the true. and sar-
inc union sentiment of the country /, Viii
it be composed of lho>,. who have iecn
proved by experience TO bc the most i.lltii-
tul. incrilh-ent and consistent friends of til,
Mon II 81. every honest man will re
oice But il * not enough 30 S;iy that II
will he 80 il such hen cl.oosc 10 send dele
.at,.> The question i. whether The
terms and circumstances of the call. and
the m;tll.ler in which il has been received
bv the country. show that If i intended
and likely 10 include such representatives
The first i gniiic:lni. then. *. thai the
call * issued hy the three senators who
have separated themselves from iil,. mon
majority in congress. br the assistant, post
ll;.>ier general, and 10y Two or three CEN
ilc!mcn who approve thai separation, AMI
bv two senator's who have uniformly op-
posed the action of the mon parry. and
who supported the Chicago policy Of sur
render IL the effort 10 'l--irov the mon.
The second fact i. that il is urged upon
iilc country 10y the whole lr,ly "l What
are known. for good Reasons. a. the cop
perlc;,d members of congress. excepting
Senators Sim!.l'nry and Ri,ille of Del,.-
ware AMI Representative li.rri~ oi Mary
land. ami the menl',ei> from New York
civ Tine ihirl FAC; Is thai ii IL moi al'-
proved by the MON members of congress
in either house. nor i,y the conspicuous
ami representative Mon Journals of the
couniiV.
The CONVENTION. Therefore. VIII bc conn
posed ol three ,-l;,--,> fir>t. those whom.
lni lnr oilcIl-,- hnt ior distinction. wr m:iy
call Mr., Thurlow Wec'i'> i.rry s,ryrri-
tl!c democratic party 81 The North and
iiIi. the Democratic cX-rtlpciS of the >'IIlh-
Ii w.ll not represent >uciI Union lneil a.
senator F,.>~cn,!en and cx-.o,,rnr An-
drew IN Mex England Ward Hunt ami
Charles j. f"l",r in New York Senator
7 Sherman ami chief justice tiia-c in Ono
General Logan ami >clrlior hardwood III
, ill,- Northwest governor l. iclc!cr ami
>ciiii"r i:rog,n IN Missouri; i:"rst..- MAY
nlr,i III icnn,>-,r': .imd.c i;nli-i IA MARY
. l;,ni: Armhro~e Spencer ;;ll iia- p.i@inai
uniui.i-i> In ;,,nr-ia Andrew J. iiaamii-
4 i"m AMI the yn:,r> against iir,rii>ni"li,,n
( IN Texas. 'ihe question l. ihtrciurr l,!iin.
! i a convention which, lax Ire Isa;uFy ot'
ill., cal. ,.Ncil,lc> >nc!l inrn ANA those who
>yinpa;hilc with them. 4 representative
n;..ii,:...i union COM cnilon ID, iie three
els, ini 49, .,i,r ;ir>i ii..ln,i- Ihr l,aGiv
OF Ar N,.I ;,il,l ii.,- OBI cl!l,:..;i,. li.,I-
". compass. :: more tltlI u.iion l,;iiiy ;ilan
! inIi w..iti = npv known a. >i,.-:a
Ne Il, THAI tiley al excluded iy tie
call ami !y x, general interpretation. Tin.
cali /, .>-url IN Intentional disregard @:
the cl;.i rl-ii> OF Ii.c loy..l uilioai ,-oinr,,l
/ ro',!L,!.uR ~ lnc >nGihcrn >.ais'-. wi.,.in Il
lrni,n~,> 10 abandon 20 i.lo-c WHO wcr,.
i ,:itlv IN Iei-yiiium. Il docs iiii> under
ir'si'--i,.:i oi r,ar,; ior ,l..ic Ii-isi> ;i.,.l
IN defiance "t i!c truth. ii"w terribly he
m"il~;r.ie!. llri! absolute equality rt ial,li-
vipral rights le-i"iy Ia iaw l. vitality e.
~gu:l.: 4" liz I,iil.,.;.s ~ la, La anal
I :.iol. !3,t,-y.: Nr, ~ya:,i,i. " il, i;.,"r~
ihe convention. IN '.i> letter To Ial,.l;.,ar
ll.."- ~p:in~ mi;: Pyr,."D- all re,-hl,--
rii,icri,. =. ---ave:ei-n >;al,--" Tins
the convention proposes Ia l.re8cr The
i-hi> oi states Ia ii.r- rights ui ci:iz,ai~ nl
i,e ni;.i @:ai,, OF leo ic:.,c ia, pre-
icc;i"n "i ;he halter >ol,-!v Ia lin, states.
"i,em or experience ii;l- proved thai lil;,i
r"lir-, : nationally Disastrous Nor can
;in' cnn,rn.i"m l~'inl L. Ia in CiNii l;i-ilis
bill. fur Illc callers ni iii- convention all
olspn-,-d i; and supported lhe Veto
Composed "i such representatives :snI
noldim. such Views wiI" ;,r,. likely Ia con-
F lrol the convention NH !: ly M.
i'hwi"w Need and hi lri,l,,l-. or ille al
lied '!e;..orf.!i- from til. m,rii s.s,i >.,i;ih
lac YGe>ileii ni;.v vNriie =, >imii,.. l..,i i
can nm suggest = 'luIi:- ism il The
democrats control il. can ihe convention
nave amy other result than Il reoraamiza-
lion "i The '.eim"cTaii,- Iarlv, Ai'd If lv
Reason al that reorganization and the ca
operation ar MIR. Need AMI his friends
thai PARTY shout lc;urn (" Ia,,scr. l. There
any rcl>'n t" S,Ippus,' that AZ nii laiisv
az -u..>cr,lelirc la il> southern W iil. wuai,i
le chance! Clearly noi. io,-lr>,, ,iias,.
the ieginin" Of tie v;ir llIr oiliv l,.;=- If
that parry ha> l,oen The return al IL
southern m;-mi,cr>. and tu c-.imrn; ih,. :llii-
AIMEE ii must ylcll 10 the dcin;ii'i- ci i:io>e
members I'm the north the democratic
party i virtually dead a. a controlling
force Ii has. inlr,i- a l:,r-e ,oie, II
disputes three or four states; hat ii j.
gcucr:,il, defeated in ihcm and always I'm
J the others. The Reason i. thai The dem
ocr:siic party Is merely a permanent rear-
lion and protest against progress amI re-
form, and ;ls the public opinion of Tie