Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-08-07
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

We had the pleasure Of attending the
annual re union of the little family Of "tht
faithful of Spunky Lamoille. on Friday
last, as a spectator. 1t was very order
ly affair. The twenty u'sterr!fed did no,
seem at all disposed to create rumpus.
When we arrove Gov. Brigham was sub
hitting a motion that the ticket of last
year be reDominated. Before the question
was put upon this motion, Hon. V. W.
Waterman took the floor and said sub.
stantially as follows: "He knew no ot-
lection to the denomination of that ticket.
If any gentleman of the convention did
know any objection he wanted him to
speak out. If any of the candidates bad
been reconstructed since last year. under
this high handed. radical constitution
breaking tyranny, he wanted to be inform
ed. If any of the nominees were loose on
the handle, let 'um he dropped" No
one answering to make any charges. We
in erred that all the nominees were tigh.
--on the handle and they were renomi
mated. After the report Of the committee
on resolutions, and the transaction of the
other usual business of such conventions.
Gov. Brigham moved to adjourn. Mr..
Scott. Of Eden, said he had just got in.
and that they could stop little while,
while the horses were batting. and have a
little talk. "1he Democracy used to be
the back bone" of what be did not say
"he hoped it was now. He thought they
might do something to bring it back to
its once glorious estate They had got
the right principle, and they could put
little policy to it. and rebuild the super
structure equal to the old templcl" Here
Mr.. Scott thought he might get to making
q speech. and sat down. Gov. Brigham
renewed his motion to adjourn: but there
we're several calls for the Gov. and he &.
nally took the floor and said the follow
ing 10 substance: He did not see the
need of making a speech. Was wholly
unprepared to do so. What he might
say. therefore. must be entirely extempo
raneous Democlat are in too much of
q hurry to effect great and important
changes. Sudden changes of policy in
republic were dangerous. The Democra-
cy would eventually succeed perhaps
not in four years. perhaps not in ten.
We must be patient, and content to work
q gradual change. Men Of extreme views
radical views, like Stevens and Sum
ner, controlled the Republican party. The
party would not own it; but they follow
ed these men. When the old abolition.
lists commenced their work they we're very
few, and were more ridiculed than the
Democracy now is. yet nov they had the
control Of the government. In other
States the Democracy was not ridiculed.
In Vermont the party was not overwhelm-
iogly large. In other States 1t was re.
spectacle He did not know as such men
IS Stevens, Sumner &C. were as wicked
mon as Yaucey. &c. Of. the South. but
heir extreme views would have the same
results. The good sense Of moderate men
would eventually prevail. We must not
,xpect too much in too short a time.
Keep up the organization and patiently |
work. and in time we should see the good
csults Stevens and Sumner and such men
tcpt continually in advance of their par.
y. Today they would bring their party
Ip to their aud-point as nearly as they {
ouId. and pin it there and then push on
Or more advanced points. By and by
be people would see this. and then a I
hange would take place. The Republi. !
ans were sctuated only by desire to
icoecd--not by principle. He had fro
iently heard it said to Democrats: :" Why, O
ou are too much o6s man to be going b