The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-28

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" the second ballot New Hampshire was
" Mr.. Lincolns first gam" In one sense
this is true, but 1t is an incorrect statement
Of fact. On the first ballot the ten votes
of Vermont were given solid for Jacob
Collamor-and Vermont never had any
reason TO I've ashamed of the vote--whle
that of New Hampshire was divided as
follows abraham Lincoln seren William
II. Seward one, Salmon p. Chase one, and
John G. Fremont one. On the second bal
lot, the vote of New Hampshire was still
divided, the Chase and Fremont votes be-
ing cast for Mr.. Lincoln, giving him nine
votes to one for Mr.. Soward-and that one
vote "stuck" to Mr.. Seward until after the
nomination was made So that while "New
Hampshire was Mr. Lincoln's first gain"
it was gain of only onc-fifth of her dele
CATION, and not of the state as would be
inferred from the Banners mode of state
ment.
AS the Banner states, Hon. Ebenezer N.
Briggs. of this county, being the first dele
gate elected at large was, "by common
precedent chairman of the delegation
and acted as such, until, by an unanimous
vote of the delegation, Mr.. Briggs assent
ing thereto, Peter r. Washburn of Wood
stock was formsly elected chairman-Mr.
Briggs, ii VIC understand it correctly, hav-
ing previously acted as such, not by any
formal vote of the delegation or of our
state convention, but in accordance with
that usage which regards the person first
appointed, whether of committee or of a
delegation, its chairman. However this
may be, Mr.. Washburn was made chair
man, and he IL was who announced the
change Of the vote Of Vermont from Jacob
Collamer to Abraham Lincoln-and he did
it, not in the words put in his mouth by
the Banner, but in the following language
as appears from the stenographic report of
the proceedings our friend Cnshman
will allow us TO suggest that such a report
is more 10 he relied on than mere human
memory: "Vermont casts her ten 0otes .to,
site y0ung giant ofHie west, AJraham Lin
c0ln."
1t may be true, as the Banner says, that
the appointed delegates were not all
present, although we do not think that
it is fact that Ii. c. Root land Others
"wore present SIS alternates for absent
"members Vermont, as we lave said,
was entitled TO ten delegates and at least,
eight, If not all, Of these were present.
The official stenographic report of the con-
vention, rs well as Murat Halsted's account,
says that they were present and gives their
names. Ofthese, Peter T Washburn Of
| Woodstock was chairman of the delega-
ton William lIebard of Chelsea, one OF
the vice-p resdents Of the convention; John
w. Stewart of Middlebury,o of one the secre.
taries Ebenezer n. Briggs of Brandon
one of the committee on resolutions Ed.
ward C. Reddnglon of st. Johnsbury, 8
member of the committee on credentials
Hugh Henry of Chester, on permanent or
ganzation and E. d. Mason of Rich.
mond, on the committee on order of bust.
ness. This leaves only three unaccounted
for, namely Il. B. Burton of Manchester
first district and William Clapp of st.
Adams, and E. Il. Sawyer of Hyde Park,
| for the third district-one of whom, al
least we know was present, and the OIL
cial record has 1t that all were admitted
:" TO seats in the convention" In every
respect this was the most important polti
| cal convention that ever assembled in this
country, and its history and Vermont's
connection Herewith, ough; to be correctly
understood. We trust that before death
makes further havoc with the delegation
one-halt of the number having already
passed away-the facts relative to the per
sonnet of the delegation may be accurately
ascertained and placed on permanent
record
We trust that the Banner or some ont
who was in situation to know, will tel
US how Hugh Henry came to be converted
to lincon--for he was the laboring mar
for Lincoln iu our delegation-and how
Henry :. Lane, of Indiana, "pale ant
" haggard, with cane under his arm, walk
" ing as if for a wager, from one caucus
6 room to another" laboring with other.
TO bring the Vermonters and Virginians
" to the point OF deserving Seward" upor
the argument that Vermont would certain
| ly cast her electoral vote for any candidate
nominated, aud Virginia as certainly
against, and that they should consider sue
cess rather than Seward and range them
selves with the battle-ground states
how he succeeded in making the "fata
break" and how lhen-and not before
as we understand il-Hugh Henry callet
Horace Greeley to address the Vermontert
and completed the victory. These aut
many other things remain to be writer
that we may fully and correctly know ant
understand Vermont's share III striking the
| first blow that resulted in making the
| United States free in fact as well as il
name-for we firmly believe that Vermont's
course at Chicago alone secured the nomi
nation of Mr.. Lincoln, and the results
which necessarily flowed therefrom-and
unless they are speedy placed Oh record,
we greatly fear that they will be lost for
ever.