Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-10-30
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military Contention.

pelier Oct. Is, 1887, at III O'CLOCK "A. M
and organized by the appointment oil Brig
Gen. +. b Ransom, chairman pro TEN.
and J. w. Curtis, clerk pro tenn. The
following gentlemen were appointed a COM
mittcc 10 nominate officers Tor this Cnnven-
ton. viz: Gen. Jacob Washburn, Col. 5.
B. Flint, Gen. Stephen Dole, DR.. Ira Da-
Wis, Capt., J. A. Vail, and Maj 5. Church.
~. Gen. II. b. Ransom, Col. 5. b. Ha
ze,tue, Capt. Alden Partridge, Dr. Ira Da-
Wis and Gen. Francis E. Phelps were APP
pointed committee to draft resolutions
and repor! the same TO this convention.
Voted, That oil gentlemen present, who
feel an interest in the Militia system, be
invited to take seats 10 this convention and
participate in its deliberations.
Adjourned to 2 o'clock, p. M.
Q O'Clock, P. NJ.
The committee appointed 10 nominate Of
ficers for the convention, reported the lol-
lowing nominations.
Mai. Gen. FRANCIS E. PHELPS,
President.
Mai. Gen. Stephen Dole,
Brig. Gen. J. Washbu.n, Vice Pres
Gen. John Kellogg, idents.
Col. j. M. Potter,
J. NJ. Cu',is, Secretaries.
L. Il. WaShburn. \
The report was accepted and the above
named gentlemen were duly elected TO serve
as the officers of the convention. After re-
marks upon the present degraded state Of
our militia system, had been offered by
Gen. Phelps and by Capt. Alden Partridge,
the committee appointed TO draft resolutions
not being prepared TO make their report,
VOted 10 adjourn TO meet at the Masonic
Hall this evening at half past six O'Clock.
EVENING.
The convention was called 10 order, pur.
.suant to adjournment, by Maj. Gen. Fran
els E. Phelps. Gen. Ransom, from the
committee appointed for that purpose, re-
ported the following series Of resolutions,
which were taken up and acted upon sepa-
lalely, and unanimously adopted, viz:
Whereas, in The opinion Of this CONVEX
ton, competent military defence is abso-
luiely necessary Tor the preservation OF tie
rights and liberties OF our Republic, and
whereas such military defence must consist
either of a standing army or an efficient &
well disciplined militia, and whereas it is
declared in the 10th article of the Declara-
ton OF Rights by the people Of this State,
that standing armies are dangerous TO lib
eriy,-and whereas the militia being COM
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