Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-01-26
VERMONT CONVENTION.
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lnii'h OF Mr Cuilamsr, tae ayes and noes were as
follows, viz.
AfEs-Adsrns Aihee, Alden. Amblc-. Arm.
strong, Austin Bartlett, Becman Of Fair,as, Bee.
man Of Pouliney, Reekwi,h, Blodeeit Roynton.
Bottom of SALISBURY, Bottom of Newhsyen.
Brownal. Bush. Bushnell. Bulcr, Carpenter of Or
ange Carter, Cshoou Church of Hancock Charl-
ton, Chandler, Chi,tcndcn. Chapman. Child Clark.
Cooley, Cobb Cpllamer, Dana. Dewey, Dammnr,
Dillingham;. Eager, Field Of Westminster. Fitch.
Flagg Flanders, FLETCHER Fuller Of HardWick
Foot French, Galushs. Giddings, Griswold. Hale
Of Brandon Hall Of Walhngford Harmon Hamil.
ton, Hayes, Hewe,i, Human of DERBY, lin lol.
lister, Hun, Icwe,t Japes, Kellman, Kimpton, Kit
fridge, Knapp of Berlin. Knight, Ladd, Lawrcnce
LeaSens OF Berkshire, Toneshore Lockwood
Ms,tocks, Mason of Sheldon Marsh. Mansfield
McOaniels, Meach, Morgan, Morrill, Of Straf1ord
Merrill Of Caseion, Noble Onion. Paddock Pal.
mer of Danville, Palmer of Painfcld Perry. Pom
eroy. Pricbard, Reynolds, Richmond. Sargent.
Scott, Sherman, Shcdd Skater, Sleeper. Soper,
Soule, Smith of Chelsea. Smith of Monkton,
Smith of Mortified, Siarks, Stanley Stowell
Stewart, Sumner, S"l, Thomas. Tracy, Wander
speigle, Vail, Watkins, Wells, White, Wheelock
Wright of Norwich. Wrgh, of Shorebam, Yale
-ll6.
NOES-Albee, Barrows, Balcb, Bailey of Brigh.
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Bruce of Chester Bruce of Woodbury. Bradley
Carlisle, Carpenter o. Moreiown, ChaiFoc of Bel
vldere Chatfee Of Rochester, Church Of Kirby
Chnmberin Chase, Clement, Cole, eastman, Dee
Dickerman, Drew, Emery, Field of Guilford, Field
OF Wilmington, Fiske, Fisher, Flint, Fuller Of
Troy, Fullerton, Foster, Fry, Gray, Gardner Gil.
man, Gibson. Gleason Goodae, Hall of Dover
Hatch, Harris, Hewes, Hendee, linman of Hol-
land Xix, Hitchcock, Howe Holt Huntingdon
Hustled, Hyde, Jackman Jenness, Johnson, Jones
of Wai,sheld, Keton, kidder Knapp Of Wood
ford, Knapp Of Searsburgh Leavings of Morgan
Leonard, Luce, May, Ma;her. Mason of La, Mil
Ter of Lowell, Miller Of Wes;feld Willard, Moore
Of Newport, Moore OF Rupert, Morrill, of Ryega,e
Morse, NewcoIhb, Niles, Pike Pneo, Rice, ROBIN
son, Rounds, Rowell Sawyer, Sartwell, Schofr
Scofeld, Sears of Morristown, Sears of Richford
Shearer, Slater, Smith Of Ludlow, Stevens Of
Bloomfield, Stevens of Newbury, S,ickncy, Steb-
bins, Stone, Stowe, Stoddard, Tabor, Taggard,
Taylor, Thatcher Thomson, Townsend, Villas
Walker, Wales, Wallace, Whitney, Wheeler
Wbeoiook OF Eden, Wiiey.-Il3.
MONDAY, Jan. IL.
Mr. Mattocks introduced a resolution declaring
it inexpedient to adopt he 10Th article of the
proposed amendments. providing the manner in
which amendments Of the Constitution shall be
hereafter proposed.)
Mr. Fitch moved TO lay the resolution upon the
table, and pledged himself to call it up Immediate
ly upon the disposition of matter he was about
TO suggest.
The motion being agreed to,
Mr. Fitch then and said it had been report.
ed that there was q mistake in the statement OF
the vote taken on Saturday evening. He desired
the Secretary ia say whether it true that there
was such mistake.
The Secretary replied that as the vote first
counted there appeared TO be ayes 1l6, noes liz
but upon subsequent examination and count,
there appeared to be ayes ZIG, noes 1l3.
Mr. Fitch resumed lie had come here with
settled determination to use due diligence to obtain
fair discussion and far expression Of sentiment
upon the important questions presented 10 the
Convention he had sn, patiently and listened to
the foil d:scussionhe had recorded his vote in IA
vor Of the proposed amendments. Bu; he wac
ready to declare in his place, representative Of
the people. that he would never accept these
amendments to the Constitution, on the vote Of
Saturday night lie had heard it on good author
ity-he was impelled TO believe--that an indiyid-
ua had taken scat and entered into the discus
sion and recorded vote on this question without
the least shadow of authority he had come here
BY the basest means, by the grossest corruption
he was compelled to say il. The individual was
DR. Dewey Of Gpi!ford. President Of Bank he
had gotten up meeting of his friends, procured
their votes, obtained a certificate from the consta
bic. and intruded himself into the House. Now,
then, he would say never should the people Of Yer
mont have constitution thus smIggted upon them,
with his assent. lie IameneS the depratIty of
the human heart-he had enough Of it,
enough Of il in his own breast for thirteen years
he had been in this house, and witnessed many a
contest many a case, accompanied at least by dis
honesty-but never had he witnessed a case bear !
inr all the marks of turpude and corruption which
this case bore upon the face Of IT, That ndivid- 7
usl was intelligent msn-his voice had been
heard here, his influence had been exerted (aud he I
had peculiar means Of exercising influence, ut
had been all done for the hssest purposes. He /
repeated, that he would not stand BY and permit
constitution be thus 'muEgIed into existence. 4
Ne moved tina, the vote Of Saturday be reconsid /
erei.
Mr. Niles said that he adopted It as his princ- /
pie that when the will Of the people was fairly OK
pressed. he must submit the minority must yield. |
Was the will Of the people fairly expressed 10 The /
vote Of Saturday, He was not clear upon that |