Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-10-28
HARRISON STATE CONVENTION.
OFFICIAL.

GRANGER assembled at he court house
in Mop'pc|icr, on the Goth inst. at one o.
clock, p. NJ.
The Convention was called TO order BY
Hon. Milton Brown, chairman of the state
committee, and organized by the appoint
mcnt of the following officers, viz;
Hon. Samuel C. Crafts. President.
Hon. Mark Richards, } t,;ce Pres;
Hon. Henry F. James, Jen,s,
Gen. Martin Flint,
John w. Smith, S,c,e,o,;es.
Farrand F. Merrill,
On motion of Mr. Bronw, Hon. William
Slade, Hon. Hlland Hall, Solomon Fooote
ESQ, Hon, Milton Brown, Gen. Martin
Flint, Hon. Harvey Bell, and George b.
Chandler ESQ, were appointed a committee
TO draft resolutions aud an address 10 the
people.
The Court House being insufficient TO
contain the members Of the Convention
on motion, the Convention adjourned to the
Brick Meeting House, at o ciock' +. A.
o'clock 7. NJ,
Tho convcn,ion met pursuant TO ad'
iournmcnt.
Hon. Inland Hall from the committee TO
draft resolutions, submitted Tue 'oio"ns'
which were adopted, VIZ:
Resolued, That the people OF Vcflii"h''
from the earliest dawn OF their poll''caI eX'
istcnce to the present moment nave s'eauN
lily manifested their deep attachment TO re
publican insii'n'iohs' anu 'ne" cdPaoNy "
preserve ana ueieno 'hc,n, Us WEI 'so'ns'
the assaults OF PRETENDED trends us we
open attacks OF acN"ow'enaru e,'e"'. ',si a"o
that now IN November t"oo' ,mty WIZ o; ~,
TOT 'ne hrst 'l''c u'Pa'' 'i"', .".' c., H.,
principles, out VIII proclaim ,"''h 'iu'n 'nc
ballot boxes IN voice tha' s"a'' hc''"e' W
mlstaken' nor mlsuhuefstoou.
feSotced' mat the pcoP'c "
view with alarm ana aoHofence ',~ ope",
acknowledged and und'sgu'seu 'Ho''s %,
Gen. Jackson, by means OF 'ne '"o"c! VI
the people, of The patronage OF inc govern
mcnt and of his own persona e.ec''ouee',
ing exeriions, to appoint Tor me county,
successor to the Presidency; eHnf'S' ""'C"'
if they remain unreo"Ked ny '"c PeoP'cc'
will efiec'ually convert mem lh'o ,"c sI'ls
of monarchia dynasty leaving mem ou'
the forms OF liberty without me Suos'u"ce'
ReSoired, That the people o. '''"o"''
opposed, rs they nave uh''uf'h'y occ" W
the illegal and daring assumptions oI power
by the present executive Cn'e' eius'Sc'u'e
OF the United STATES ah' 10 NUS VI ''o
other prominent acts OF MS odW'n's'f".'o",
cannot without an entire abandonment, OF
their former principles, give IN 'heir aunc-
sion to Martin Van buren, ms nominee LOT
the Presidency; when lhey know Ho'" III
dubitabe evidence. as well as rom MS own
declaration, that the great oolcc's OF HIS
administration, if elected. VIII be- 10 carry
out the principles winch ueh' 1acNso" III
begun" ,
Resoired' That IN the Manifestation OF
the sentiments Of Martin Van Buren, as DE
clarcd by the acts of his political ilie' we
discover nothing in common wit those OF
the people of thus state, but on Inc coh'fFFv
q tolal disregard for them; aad 10 Inc mean
servllty to the will of master wn'ch
prompted him. without blnsh' 10 Proca."
TO the world that at was his suthc'ch' g'o
ry to serve under such ch'o'' we h'u
him to have lmb'bcd notions 'roly eons1,
naht 10 the 'ee""sS " s'a,I c w.
u'ss ~ nI.,;, W., p,rop i,
~. onnosi,ion ~ tho distribu,ion of the sur
nps revenue has BETRAYED an utter disre.
oord 10 the interests of the people, desiring
Father 10 keen the public money under the
coo,rol of The executive. with which to in
creoso his army of merccnariCs and reward
h;s f,vor;,es ,Ion,o distribnie il among the
nnonIo - whom !, rinbtfnIlv beloros.
pa.oI.oJ Tbot tho presen, crisis in our
,:as oa .;r. ali. InrdIy nnon The friends
n ~. u.'%,' ond or romuon conn
VI '"e cohsi..",'Er ond nr,r;nn cvcr,ions
try' 'or .he'' ""'.'" az" u. 10 ;i, o.J
III eleva''ng ~ 'ne o.i'Cls " y. , "''
wee fres'uen' VI '",s re'uo''u' VI" ~, :" ~
eln sna.' oe LUZ ,I Lo,", ,hnn solr oanrond.
county, gD"o' t.,"r' ur Of pat,y
'zenenj 81 '"T rh auV ,hn pnroi.m Toen,s
p. nesoeIeu uonos,r and priya,o Virtues Of
r fW iar ilInt Ia " 8, FRAN,
C W. c i1'.>NE ;ns,Iy cn,,,,e ihem to
~" ~, a anI :unnor, Of ,bo;r fcIIo,y
ne co"'uen1 a., a'u ~ III, ha;, ra,,;no,;,,
cl,zehs a"u ."a, r d nv ~, ,his neo
as '"e I 'oo, fo,w,td 70 her clec,;on n.