Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-10
NUMBER TWO.

republican Ohending-and declaring that
events indicate that Gen. Grant is determined
by the use of the army, to cause the vote Of
the Southern States to be cast for him ..through
force and fraud" 1t closes by pledging the
support Of the conservative Soldiers and
Sailors to the Democratic party.
At the conclusion of the reading of the ad-
dress three cheers were given for the Soldiers
and Sailors, and calls were made for Thomas
Ewing, Jr., of Ohio, who was introduced to
the Convention and spoke at considerable
length.
\ resolution was adopted that the platform
should be determined upon before any ballot
should be taken for President.
The flow of resolutions offered hv mem-
bers continuing, a Pennsylvania delegate
moved that the further introduction of reso-
lutions he suspended, saying that every men,
ber seemed To feel that he had not fulfilled
his mission till he had offered resolution
but when Informed by the President that he
must put his motion in the shape Of rcso-
luton. in writing, withdrew it.
Mr.. Eaton Of Conn moved to reconsider
the resolution requiring that the platform
should be presented before proceeding to bal
lot, saying that the Committee On Platform
could not report till Tuesday morning On
this a vote was taken by States, and the mo-
ton to reconsider was rejected by yeas 10;
nays l72
The Convention then adjourned until Tues
day at 10 O'Clock.
That the course Of the convention and its
slow progress is telling against Pendletons
chances, and that the result will only he
reached though several ballotings seems to be
generally conceded.
Among the more prominent delegates at
the Convention, is Gen. Forrest, of Fort
Pillow iniamy, who represents Tennessee.
The south Carolina delegation is headed
by Wade Hampton, who was an original Sc
cessionist, and did much to bring on and
continue the conflict The delegation like
wise includes James Chestnut. who resigned
his seat in Congress TO enter upon the rebel
lion, and who was one Of the authors of the
South Carolina ordinance Of secession Gen
erals ". L. Bonham and j. B. Kershaw,
who served in the rebel army B. F. Perry, /
for a time Provisional Governor and r. B. /
Rhett and A. B. Aldrich, who were mem
bers of the State Legislature when the ordi- .
nance Of secession was passed.
Georgia sends an ex-rebel General, J B. .
Gordon, and B. II Hill
North Caroliua sends T. B. Vance. ex-rebel /.
Governor and ex-rebel General Of Home 4
Guards. John W Hoke and NJ W Ransom.
ez-retel Generals Florida is represented by /
Maiors W G. Poole and W. ". Van Ness,
Of the rebel army. and Kentucky by the ex-
Confederate Generals Preston and B. F. .
Buckner. Maryland sends Montgomery
Blair, and Missouri. Gen. Thos. l. Price,
late of the rebel army. Alabama is repre-
-ented By two ex-Goyernors, John A. Win
ston and Louis Parsons, and by C. Lang
don. who strcnuously urged secession through
the Mobile 4dr17iser Among the Virginia
delegates are Robert Ould, rebel Commis-
sioner for the Exchange Of Prisoners 7. \.
Bocock of the Confederate Congress F. L.
Kempes. I. : Flournyo. R. H. Glass, r. Y
Conrad and James A. Barbour. all promi-
nent rcbel- California sends John Bigler,
who ~ympathized with secession ; Delaware.
James \ Bayarl. ditto, and Illinois. D W.
Nonrhies. VIM F. Niblack, and Y. Fitch.
jesse u. Bright would undoubtedly have
been sent to keep Fitch company had he not
moved ont of the State Ohio sends F. c.
Il Blond and j. W. Trimble Washington.
Mclean and General George W. McCook.
who ran away from Chickamauga Pennsyl-
yania. Hester Clymcr. Wm. Bigler, WI
Packer. jeremiah ;. Black, Isaac Hester,
Ge-. W Woodward, James P. Barr, and
Wm. MeMullen. the prize fighter referee.
and several other Democratic lights Iowa,
d. o. Finch and General Augustus Caesar
Queen Isabella Port Lafayette Dodge Mas
saehusctts, John r. Briggs New lamp
shire John C.. Sinclair, late Democratic
for Governor Rhode Island,
Amasa Parker and New York, John Nor
ri,sey. Erustus Brooks, Augustus Schell, \
Oakley Hail. t'eorge Law. and Sanford f.
Church