Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-09-17

licitous the lot of the president, if he shall
make the order sound through every DEPART
ment and over every head that sleeps upon
ono of his commissions. Then he will be
stronger than before. So the people of Great
Britain, after years of corruption under Wal
pole, not 80 much bis fault a. the fault OF
his time, rallied in a spirit Of personal devO-
ton to the upright Chatham, whose exalta-
ton in the hearts of Englshmen and in the
Judgment of history has rested on the belief
that he was, above all his compeers oil that
age, the representative premier of honor and
honesty in the public service. May our
president win a fame as stainless
[ do not forget, gentlemen, that we have
now to discharge the more immediate home
duty of selecting the executive officers for the
government of our own commonwealth during
the year to come. We ought to be able to
do this without personal animosity or friction.
This is rather lf-governing state, in which
however, the governor is an essential person.
age. He usually after one or two or three
years passes quietly into the dusty repository
of history. But the state is sacred, and is
worthy of delicate and tender treatment. l
may be permitted to say that it has been,
without any conspicuous exception, we'll
governed state from the days Of John Ham
cock down to the present time-and not
emitting the present time. l shall be great
ly disappointed if the next year, or any OF
the future years, shall witness an exception.
A recess was then had for dinner, on mo-
ton of a " delegate from Gloucester. Gen.
B. F. Butler,l aud after re.assembling the
Essex member Of Congress moved to debar
Mr. Henry M. Green, delegate from Frank
lin, from taking part in the proceedings on
the ground that MIR. Green had declared he
would not be bound by the nomination OF
Gen. Butler. Butler supported the resolu-
tion and G. F. Hoar opposed it, and moved
it be referred to the committee on creden-
tials. Mr. Goldman OF Boston moved to
amend by making it debar Butler from
further part in the proceedings because he
had refused to acquiesce in the cardinal
principle of the republican party that the
debt should be paid in gold. This was ruled
out of order and the debate proceeded. Gen.
John L. Swift of Boston, and VIM. A. Sim
mons and B. F. Butler spoke in favor of his
resolution and against referring it to the
committee on credentials.
Mr.. Somerby of Boston wanted to know if
the very word convention did not signify a
converting OF men together to take action
whereby they should all be bound. He
wanted any who thought otherwise to say
SO, and il there were none to deny the prin-
ciple that the convention should he bound by
the will OF the majority, let the convention
adopt it. There were too many who had
come in here to pretead to aequiesce but
who would cheat you If they could; There
| was nothing to refer to the committee on
credentials. The resolution referred to a
principle, which the convention alone ought
| to decide.
| Rev. James Freeman Clarke of West Rox-
bury took she floor, and was listened TO with
great int rest | agree with the gentleman
| v no spoke last that this Is a question OF
principle, and it is question on which | for
one would like to get some light. 1t doesn't
seem to me quite as plain as 1t seems to him
or some OF the others who have lately spoken.
| They say that those who come here as dele
gates from the towns OF Massachusetts,
charged with voting Tor certain candidates.
by tneir fellow citizens, are bound BY the
decision of this convention. l want to know
what is meant by being bound by the
decision of this convention. Does 1t mean
that every man who comes here as delegate
is bound to 90 to the polls at the election
and vote for the man who may be the candi-
date of the convention? 1t Is means that,
then 1t means We are bound to make slaves
of ourselves, which don't choose to do. Ev-
cry man, every member OF the republican
party, has right first of all to his con-
haS riuht IN
will not vote Tor a man whom believe to be
a dangerous man to the country I've
right TO stay at home, and not vote for any
body it | choose, though do come to thle
convention, representing my town and cast
IN my vote as my town directs. Then,
again, suppose, after we come into the con-
vention, something occurs to satisfy us that
the whole repub. lean party is to be injured
or DESTROYED by the action of the conventiont
tt en- we have right to do this, We have IA
right to bolt. We have not come in here
to say, mean to bolt but we have right
to bolt after anything has been done contrary
to our convictions. Otherwise We wouldn't
have had the foundation of the republican
party. The republican party was founded
on a bolton the bolt Ut Wilson and his
friends from the nomination of Gen. Taylor
10 lS4S. A bolt is always In order. They
say they want fair play. Gentlemen. |
argue that we have come IN here demanding
tor ourselves hat We are willing to concede
10 them. give to them precisely the right
| claim for myself. Ii the candidate is DOT
good citizen, and they feel he Is going to
be an injurious man 10 the country, they
have the right to stay at home. Convince
them that his election is going to lDJure the
nation then there is right and duty 10
bolt. Let no man say that we claim for
ourselves what We are not willing to give,
the right of being Tree and independent to
every man OF the republican party. don't
come here to be enslaved by majority, which
nas been got up don t know how come
here to give my honest vote according to my
own convictions or the convictions OF those
represent, and when that vote Is cast, and |
return to my town, then l have right to
decide as any other independent man decides
whether | shall vote Tor the nominees, or my
town, or myself. | come here under in
structions | was nominated as jelegate here
10 a town meeting to express the sentiments
OF the people. When the town committee
had been nominated, a gentleman arose and
said he objected to one OF the members OF
that committee because be said that if Gen.
Butler was nominated for governor he would
not vote for him. Now, says be, don t
think he has any right to be on our town
committee. Then the man arose, and said
these are the circumstances -" My friend
said he was gong to vote Tor Gen. Butler
because he believed Gen. Butler would en-
iorce the pronibitory law. said to HIM,
D. you belieye Gen. Butler il an honest
man? He said no. Now | said, l for one
had rather vote for an honest democrat than
for dishonest republican. Agreeing with
this view, am here. II satisfied fully Of the
integrity of the candidate, am perfectly
willing to be bound; but am not willing tu
surrender my conscience and principles to
the dictates Of mere temporary majority.
Mr.. Hoar's motion was finally carried by
This yota ebnuad mana vot:n.-