Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-07-07
Windham County Convention -, -
ton Of Indepepden.. 0eleAl

meeting oil The County Conver,;s Uf
etteville; the Committee of arro"" avn Al Pg
signed that place also for a co" "Ts,e@Nensa
ton Of the National Anniver.s,yy Oeles|
in the morning the day was annon:. A. U
Fayetteville, by firing vollies If "0,l IN
The report was probably hsa, %S''!lle'I-|
town in the county and was n,O,. 10 ''sy
sponded TO, for before half mas, r ~" VI
there had assembled upon the v" ~. otIet
greater congregation Of men ,b,s SVa'n1a,
before been seen together in The 81 ca u'0 eu
Different estimates set the numbs, G Eo
10 $500. AT the ringing of The I Iv%
could, assembled in the Court How WI w
house was entirely Jam, and VET 4.
upon the common seemed scarccly S~
ed. u'n'Hs
On motion Of Mr. Shafer. the co,
appointed the Hon. DAVID V CD.sH
FORD. President, 'AAA
And the Hon LRMuEL Wurx,.
HU FIELD, Esq, Hon. PHrSEu,s ~ ~
Gov. RICHARDS, Judge WHEEloc," ,a
BRowN, JOHN PHELPS, W.R Sn.
| THOMAS MILLER, JoHS GIBsoy a..
RANNEY, and w. r. RANNEY Vi,e d.
dents, III
| And ID. l.. PUTNAM, LAp,s low.
LYNDE and J. G. HoLBRooK, Secrrlar..
The throne Of Grace was then ,aI.
in a comprehensive and appropriate Dr
IN behalf OF the Convention by the h.,
+. Griswold
On motion, Messrs. Phelps, Canpb.p :.
Crawford were appointed commiIssS
port an Address Messrs. BircbsJ d,
brook and Hyde were appointed Comm
to report Resolutions and commr.
two from each town in the COUNTY w.,
pointed 10 present nomination for Sens,
On motion il was ordered that N, 4,
vention rise, and be formed in proce,,rr
stan,er, at the Court House door and /
thence proceed 10 Orchards Grove ujs
resume its business.
The procession was promptly form.
der the direction Of Gen. KimbalI and
Peck, Marshals OF the day; when. en-,
by the Brattleboro Band, the whole ,~II
blsge moved from the common shot
lance TO an eminence, or rather an ip,Ts][
plane, sparingly studded with tall nd
, where, the day being fine, conyentrlu
airy situation for the occasion was skusa
The president having again resumed
chair.-On motion, the Declaration Of hi
pendence was read After which, Mt Phi,
from the committee appointed for that d
pose, asked and obtained leave TO mss
and read the Address. This paper aus
necessarily postponed ill our nelt)
The committee on resolutions 90 lm
reported the following:
Resoired, That we have seen durn,s
administration OF Gen. jackson, With 3
anxiety, dangerous inroads made upai
Constitution, and alarming assumpa
tpower BY the Executive; and the tlaa
nation Of political doctrines by he prl
, power. in the highest degree dangc'a
J the liberties and institutions Of our ccuh
ResoLrcd, That the encroachmens OlP I
, ident Jackson upon the rights Of the
coordinate departments Of The gOverru'
tend 10 consolidate the whole power 10
hands OF the Executive, and thus TO 'fa
, whatever may be the form Of gO'sInnt
, a real despotism.
: Resolred, That by the measures o.
: Jackson-Van Buren, party, the CSHsll'''
power of the Senate over the treaties
= appointments of the President have %
! Observation-Disclosures pn0
/, cally from the constitution and lIanPH
: der foot. 1t no longer exercises It's mos u
/ portant Constitutional functions and M%
: sign OF its peculiar structure Is csan
! and manifest REVOLUTION has nEta
in the practical operation Of lls W''
ment.
Resolred, That the solemn vaina aIu
/ the Father of his country aglns ihs ~ 3
, spirit OF party have been totally dn'':.s
5 by the administration and its presses !,
I they have been constantly renewing =,
t iorgouen topics of party discOrd 400 u
ing to all the baser passions o. n'nH
ture, until at length all questions vi
Legislative. executive or Judiciary ""
f ded in obedience 10 its mandates ~.
Resoired, That duringlhe laseS"iL
a 1.-THE patronage of the gOyeTnn'I1' "a Il
9 brought into conflict with thefIeeao@%I
tions" to a degree before unSnONu%t
l countryside officers of the gOVeTNu'.,s N,
the Executive down to the pfsl N
Postmaster, having proslluted ''J" I'M
influence TO the basest purposes "
: eering.
Resolred, That the unconslanlua ,..
pering of the Executive with 'is 'u% ,Sr
the nation, and the series OF mao e' (.
by the administration have been ~
; ! cause of the present pecuniaryi e", n
a ments of the country-orlngpSs. .lr
3 thousands of our citizens anu '''
: to the Treasury of the nation p,,.l
9 Resoired, That Martin van p
ing been elected 10 the PIeSlusuj
, same party which sustained 1'' .dpo 'J
] upon the express pledge and cO' a"I