Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03

NODE Oh agreeing upon ticket OF councillors Il
was finally decided To refer the nomination 10 tb,
delegates from the several counties present. eacl
county to present ouc-the balance to be- made M
in open convention.
adjourned ill y o'clock, for the purpose oil
making selections by counties.
AFTERNOON.
The Convention ro-assemhlet at - D. u., when
the several County delegations reported the fol-
lowing candidates for the Council of Cens1rs -
ADDISON Co.--llonil Lame OF Cornwall
CdiedOHid.-Jonn. Ross Of St. Johnsbury
ChHcHdH.-W lillian Harmon Of Shelburuc
EraakhH.--Jaspor Rand Of st. Adams
LamoHie.-H. II. Powers Of Morrisvie.
OyaHge.--John X. Cleayelnd of Brookfed
RWiaHd.-Charles G.. Dewey of Rutland
W0shiagton.- Charles Reed Of Montpelier.
Windham.--Charles X. Field Of Bmtteboro'.
Wmdsor.--Joseph W Colburn Of Springfield
On motion Of Mr.. Henry of Chester this report
was accepted and he also moved its adoption.
Mr.. Atkins Of Montpelier said that the unex-
pected hour at which the Convention had met and
theaboye nominations were made, prccluded many
citizens OF Washington County from being pres
ent and, although no objection could be- mnde
by any body TO Mr.. Reed, the result would per
haps have been different had all the delegation
from Washington County been present lie had
hoped and expected, indeed, that Hon. T. F. Red
Held would have been selected for Washington
VI n N.
the excellent qualifications of Mr. Redlield and
due to the Democratic party of the Stnie who
had been invited to this Convention, Mr. r. being
one of the representative men of that party.
Mr.. Henry observed that it was understood. in
the morning session, that in filling the vacancies
in the ticket the Democrats would be considered
and fairly treated in open convention, and there
upon the foregoing report was adopted
The Convention then proceeded to fill the three
remaining vacancies in the ticket, when dele
gate from Caledonia County nominated Nathan
lel W French OF Lunenburgh, remarking that he
was a War Democrat.
Lieut.. Gov. Thomas, emphatically - That is
right
Mr. Hnrtshon of Rutland said that. as n mn
tive Of Essex County. he seconded the nominn-
ton of Mr.. French, and endorsed it as one fit to
he made.
The nomination of Mr.. French was then agreed
to.
Mr.. Atkins nominated Hon. Timothy p. Red
field Of Montpelier for the vacancy in Orleans
County, remarking that Mr.. Redfeld was a ma
tive Of that County, had represented it in the
Senate, and still pnctised in its courts as much
as he did while q resident of the County.
Lieut.. Gov Thomas said he had great respect
for Democracy, but he had learned that there
were widely different sorts Of Democracy. Gen.
Lee was doubtless q Democrat before the war and
claims the title still, but be did not take his stand
been youchcd for as a Democrat Of the rigit sor,
and truly for he sent son to fight the battles for
his country, and by his own letters exhorted and
encouraged the boy TO faithful service. Could
the gentleman from Montpelier thus vouch for
Mr. Redfcd2 lie (Mr. Thomas) had heard of a
different record he had heard Of Democrats who
reioiced when the flag Of the Onion went down,
and he would like to know whether Mr.. Redfeld
was of that sort.
Mr.. Atkins replied that Mr. Rodfeld and Mr.
French had, politically, acted together through
the war, and he knew of no reason why the one
should be chosen and the other left On the other
hand there were good reasons for the manhattan
of Mr.. Redfeld first in the fact that he il emf
uently fit for the Office and next, in his relations
70 the Democratic party. That party had been
invited 70 this Convention by the Republican
State Committee, with the understanding that n
lair proportion Of the ticket, two or three per-
haps, would be placed upon the ticket. If this
understanding is 10 be carried out in GOOD faith
the Democrats selected should be men who will
be acceptable to the pnrty-representa men
and he presented Mr. Redfield as such an one If
IN this matter the Democrats in the Convention
are not to he gratifed if the Republicans do not
choose to heed their wishes nor want them here.
then all they have left to do is To retire from the
Convention
Mr., Whceock Of Berlin agreed with Mr.. At
kins While he had hated Democracy from his
birth and hated it still, he did not think that had
anything to DO with this business. and he hoped
Republicans had not invited Democrats into his
Convention to make party quarrel or knife them
in the back.
Lieut.. Coy. Thomas eulogized Mr.. Redfeld as
lawyer and gentleman, acknowledging and re-
spectng lis many excellent qualities. but he had
heard That he had made bad speech during the
war, stealing the livery OF heaven to serve the
devil in, and that was the reason of the question
put to the gentleman from Montpelier As to the
talk of stabbing in the dark or knifng in the back
he had only to say that he never was in the habit
OF lighting in that way. BY night or day. he
met his foe in front, and if Mr. Redfeld Is ais
loyal man, he would to-day vote against him in
open convention, and let il be proclaimed ON ev
cry hilltop and in every valley
Mr. Nheelock said he did not mean his remark
for Gov. Thomas or anybody else
Mr. Cam OF Rutland deprecated personalities
in such n body, and trusted the RepubIioans
would do no injustice to the Democrats lie was
surprised by this attack upon the LOYALTY of Dem
Ocrats by one who like Gen Thomas has "a recent
ly left the Democratic ranks. II came with a had
grace from him. Where would the North have
been to-day, and where the country, If it had not
been for the Democnts2 Did not the nentleman
know that, while the Democracy were not fully
represented IN the officers, yet il was so in the
ranks of the defenders of the Union? Did he
not know that Republicans and Democrats stood
shoulder to shoulder in the great struggle Car n
common purpose? Whatever, then, NAV hove
been said BY Mr., RedGeld, or any body else in
the heat OF party contests at home, he did moi
think these things were To be considered bcrs
The nomination OF Mr.. Redfed was asked in be- |
hall OF the Democratic party, whose loyalty had
been proved on the field of battle.
MIR. Atkins reminded the Convention that his
friend Cain had sent two sons into the army In |
fight for his country, thus proving his LOYALTY AT
least and yet he had criticized the Republican
management OF the war as sharply as Mr. Red |
held. They had both stood upon the same polit |
cal platform during the war-both acted together
and with the party, and there is no good reason
ior singing out Mr. Redfeld, treating him differ
emily from other Democrats
Mr.. L. d. Mason Of Richmond said Mr.. Red. |
field is not q citizen Of Orleans COUNTY. and he |
therefore nominated John l.. Edwards Of Derby. |
and called for ballot
Gen. Grandy suggested that Mr. Edwards was
a member OF the last Council and in reference IN
the objection that MIR. Redfeld is not citizen of
the County he said that while it is doubtless
true that when there were thirteen counties the
thirteen Censors were selected BIZ counties vet
this is not obligatory. Certainly, since the add
ton Of the fourteenth County, one County has
necessarily been LETT unrcpresented in the Coun-
Mr. Walton Observed that the trainers of the
constitution had no reference at all to Counties
n fixing the number OF Censors at thirteen. In
act there were but three or four Counties then.
Only two, Bennington and Cumberland, organ
zed in 49, and only five in 1855 when the frst
Suncil was elected. The suggestions of Mr. I
irandey and Mr.. Walton on this point were
lad az an earlier stage OF the convention. but we
lace them here as being particularly pertinent /
D the question.
Judge Colburn Of Springfield said he had no /
Elections to Mr.. Redfeld, but he lid object that /
signing two delegates to Montpelier gave that a
'wn undue advantage, its interest being to keen
, the sessions of Councils of Censors, Con- q
itutional Conventions and the Legislature. il
Mr. Atkins replied that the Democrats of Mont h
'lier hIl no particular interest in the meetings
these bodies, which had habit Of giving moth o.