The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-31
Correspondence of ne Vermont Transcript
Grand Isle Co. Republi-
can Convention.
SPEECHES OF MESSRS. ROYCE g. GREEN
GREAT SPEECH BY
LSOI'tuS Baxter.
AN AFFECTING APPEAL.
The Convention Refuses to
Endorse Baxter.
AN AFFECTING APPEAL.

NORTH HERO, Aug. -. 1000
EditoE d Tie Transcript:
To-day | had the pleasure of attend
ing the County Convention Of Grand
Isle County, at North Hero, and Of
listening to speeches one by Hou
Homer +. Royce Of Berkshire in be-
half OF Hon. II. Il. Hoyt, for Member
Of Congress, and one by the Rev Eli
der Columbus Green, Of Montgomery
in favor Of the election of the Hon
Portus Baxter, for the fourth term
to Congress also an attempt at
speech by the Hon. p. Baxter, himself
At the suggestion of III. c. Adams.
Esq, it was arranged that the discus
sion should be limited to two speech
os- one on each sde-and each speech
to occupy three-quarters of an hour
only, and that Mr. Royce should speak
first, and the Rev Elder make the
closing speech, which arrangement was
carried out Mr.. Royce opening in "a
most able, eloquent, and effective
speech in favor OF the election Of Judge
Hoyt the Peoples Candidate Then
f. followed Elder Columbus Green, in
favor of his candidate The Elder
with an air OF sanctimony equal to that
Of the best revival preacher, when
about to make an especial effort, and
with that peculiar drawl in his speak
ing which is by some taken as evidence
Of exalted saintship, he began his har-
anguc, which by its gross unfawness,
misstatements, and low pettifogging,
gave the lie most bluntly to all the
sanctimony, The arguments of Mr..
Royce he did not attempt to answer
except by bubble or coarse kind of
nonsense that would raise laugh. II
While the Elder was delivering his ell
oquent speech, and just as he got to the
place where the dog and fox comes in,
and as he was explaining to his hear
ers why the dog didnt catch the fox,
i'll rushed the fox - no / mean in
came the Hon. Portus Baxter would
be life member Of Congress from this
District, and seated himself by the
side of the Hon. W c. Smith, and 9TH
! er distinguished friends of his from
/ Franklin County The distinguished
Elder finally brought his remarks to a
close by comparing the defeat of Mr.
Baxter to the death of Caesar, who
fell in the Roman Senate. covered with
wounds. exclaiming d IL Brute, as he
| saw his friend Brutus among the mum
Der of his assassins with dagger in
hand. But, Mr. Editor, We don't in
tend to use the same kind of dagger
that Brutus and those fellows used
ours are only little paper daggcrs, but
/, they do say that Mr.. Baxter is really
afraid of them.
After Elder Green had closed tn,
death scene of Caesar and the Hon.
Portus Baxter, the Hon w c. Smith
: begged leave to introduce the Hon
life Member of Congress to the con.
, vention.
Mr. b, arose amid the cheers of hi.
. few friends, and said that he intended
to have been there much earlier in the
= day, but that the train on which he
t started broke down, and he was in
5 consequence unayoidably delayed
This breaking down of Vermont
: Central Rail Road train with its can.
didate on board, looks little omin-
D GUS
Mr.. Baxter also said Gentlemen
| want your support for 1 deserve it
D | have done everything for the soldiers
l have taken care of the sick. [ have
clothed the naked have visited
them in prison and now, gentlemen
| want your support in this irvine
, hour Tears aud sobs. "Give me
your support, placing both hands
over the region of the heart, he said
0 " Is this the man whom you are goino
to defeat, who has done so much 10,
the soldiers? Give me your support
gentlemen, and you shall not be sorry
Tears and emotions and general
dropping Of the heads of the audi