Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-19

SATURDAY, MARCH Il, lsts.
The xtate Con, cuiion.


The Burlington l4g.s.4--et yesterday
morning contains "a very sensible article On
the subject Of the State Convention, which
Ne fully endorse, and cmlllklug su.'
gcstions which We think will meet viii
the hearty approval OF the Republicans oI
every section Of the State The couycn-
ton, Judging from the names Of delegates
which we have already seen, will proba'
bly, be composed Of the moSt prominent
and influential men in oar State, whose
deliberations will be devoted to the best
good Of the commonwealth, and that oi
the party and the nation, The suggestion
that at least one of our representatives Al
the National Convention, be selected from
the ex-soldierS Of the State, is a good one,
and one which We trust viii meet with
the consideration Of the. convention. H.
view of the noble deeds achieved by the
soldiers of the nation, they can Justly
claim a representation at the national
nominating convention of the party under
whose banners they proclaimed that
treason should be made odiou. aud trai.
tors punished" and that such repre-.
sentation will tend 10 enhance the inter-
ests Of the party in influencing ex-soldiers
OF the nation to the support of our stand.
ard-bearer in the forthcoming Presidential
campaign We firmly believe
That the gallant soldiers of Vermont
should have a representative at Chicago
none will for moment doubt, and the
only question seems TO bo who Of her
many famed sons shall be the delegate OF
delegates. The Times mentions the name
of Col. Veazey Of this town a. of the elias,
who should be represented at the couvcu-
tion, and as representative man VI
know of none better than the gallant
Colonel himself, whose heroic deeds at the
battle of Gettysburgh, at the head Of hi,
regiment, where, in the language Of Gen
Meade, his manewering of his regiment
Of the Second Vermont Brigade more
MAN any other on the field. achieved US
the glorious victory which sent thrill OF |
JOY to the hearts of the Loyal people
throughout the land. His education III
social standing eminently fit him for the
position Of delegate to the national con-
vention, and ''the honor. dignity and in.
auence of the delegation would be greatly
enhanced by such choice" We give be-
low the article of the Times alluded to:
The Republican State Convention meets
at Rutland on the 18th inst, to select
four delegates at large to the Presidential
at Chicago. For the honor
and credit OF the State we hope the con-
vruttIun wIfi sUfUUr mon thaT VIII be really
Vermonters in the SINGER
ty and depth of their Republican senti-
ments, in the warmth and sturdiness OF
their patriotism-men who will not con
vent to pare down Republican principles
10 conciliate the enemy We want no
men at Chicago who are afraid of Repub.
afraid of impartial suffrage,
afraid OF giving us platform at Chicago
that fearlessly enunciates the vital issues
II the hour on the simple ground that the
advocacy OF justice is always expedient
The men who believe, as the New York
Tribune sharply says, "that the Repub-
lean party is a mere machine to elect |
,ertain set of men to Office and keep an
'ther set in state of perpetual rage and
lunger, are not the men wanted at Chi
ago" Give us men whose earnest cour. ,
lge Of political conviction is steeled BY
he mournfui memory of their personal
Experience in learning, on the bloody
ield, how much it cost to win that which
We are still struggling hard to preserve
nyiolate, viz: equal political rights and ,
iberties before the law for all men. Let !
Is have ut least one delegate out Of the
lass of men who are not professional
politicians, the class Of which General
stannard and Colonel Vcazey are honored
members. There are enough men OF
political fame to choose from, but at all
events let the Vermont delegation TO the
irst Presidential Convention after til,
war contain ut least one worthy represen-
tative of those gallant men whose bayon-
It's flashed in the front of every battle OF
the Army of the Potomac the victory
assuming light of the "star that never
sets" The honor, dignity and influence
81 the delegation would be greatly en-
HANGED by such choice.