The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-08-15
STATE COVVTNTION.

STATE CONVENTION
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Coinuaiilse she DELE gate Iom ddrr-nt sections %
the stpte, tbs number e. 0lU. lsssmbiui az The
b,,.a Church, and vsr. called 60 order b Hoo
AurSr bs"ws, chuissuaH ct lac Caumitiec- OE
appointed Pres.lent, and e.. =. NsArs, oi Montpe-
iter, Secretary, pro tcr7porr
Ga motior Of Mr.. HowE, az |astiston.
ReEsisea That auirslilos q iea De appointed
20 nominate officers, and report such measures as
are necessary facilitate the business Of The Con.
venuoa. Wheraupon,
Messrs. Howe, Rutland County J. smith. Wind.
ham 4. Hopkins, Windsor; \. III. Perry. Add.
son RaAsteaA, Orange; &. + Allen, Chiucad~n
G D.. Knapp, Washington jameson. Orleans
Fairbanks, Caledonia and Sillonls, Lamo.llc ere
appointed the committee.
ia IoIiuu 81 VI. Ilos.E ihs tC..lrlitee o. ava
nations were instructed TO obtain, far practic
able, the names, and make out q list Of the dele
gates OF the convention.
On motion Of MIR. FAIKBANKs,
Rosoired, That all gentlemen present--citizenl
of the StatewhO are friendly TO the objects Of th,
Conv eni;on, be invited to take seats members
! MIR. HOwE, from the above committee, made re-
] port OF officers of the convention as follows:
! For President, Hos. HENRY f. JAMES.
| Vice Presidents, THEoPHILUs CRAwFoRD,
SAMUEL G. CRAFTS.
Secretaries, NoRMAN WILLIAMS,
CHAUNcEY L. KNAPP,
| JAMES NJ. SLADE;
And further that n committee of ten be appointed,
Ia be deuominatod Committee of Resolutions that
! a committee of five be appointed 10 prepare an adj
dress to the freemen Of the State and that COM
mItee of two from each county represented be APP
pointed 20 make q nomination of State Officers and
State Committee for the ensuing year.
Which report was accepted and UNANIMOUSLY
agreed to.
On nomination by the chair, the several commit
tees were appointed, as follows:
On ResOLutiOaS-M essrs, Perpoint Howe, Hop
kins Campbell, Fairbanks, & 4. Allen, J. Berry,
{. l.. Knapp, &. w. Prentss, and w. H. Ilolley.
On .4ddreSs-Messrs. T Hutchinson, Bel, Porter
Johnson, aud NJ. Brown.
On nominations
Messrs. Smith and Cutler, Windham County,
Brown and Daniels, Rutland
Pratt and Richmond, Windsor
Birge and Rich, Addison
Atkinson and Salisbury, Orange
Miller and Barstow, Chittenden
Buck and Howes, Washington
kittredge and Parks, Caledonia "
Redlield end Simpson, Orleans "
SilnOnds and Robinson, LamoilIe
After remarks from Messrs, Hutchinson, Pier
point, Bell, Miller, and Lyman motion, the
Convention adlournod TO two clock, afternoon.
afternoon.
The Convention being called to order
Mr.. SNTH, of PutDoy, from the committee on
a ominations, made report follows;
For Governor, SlLAs II. JENISON.
For Lieut.. Gov, DAVID NJ CAMP.
For Treasurer, AUGUSTINE CLARKE.
The Committee also reported
For State C9rnmittec-MILToN BRowN,
JOHA u. MILLFR,
CHAUSCEY l.. KNAPP,
OERIN SMITH,
l.. ii. PRENTIss:
Which report was accepted aud the several nom
nations we've unanimously agreed to.
Mr. PiERPoINr, from the committee, reported the
ollowing resolutions the report was accepted, and
he resolutions, after remarks by Messrs, Miller,
Ware, Bell, Hopkins, Pierpoint, ii. III. Reed, aud
9. l.. Knapp, were unanimously adopted.
ReSOlrsd That the political history Of Vermont,
rom the organization of its government, together
with the established character of her citizens for in
diligence and virtue, and thorough acquaintance
with stbe principles OF liberty, affords abundant
evidence OF her democratic principles I; and furnish
IS the suresg guaranty that she will consent
o exchange democracy, genuine in principle and
appropriate in form, for that degenerate modern
lamesake, which during eight years Of the admin
sIrption of the General Government has been en-
husiastio IN the support of power and preTogatve,
gainst the rights Of the people and the suPrem-
cy of the laws.
RESOLVED, Tha; to us il is matter both Of wonder
nd regret, that any of citizens, who have Ia
oredFpersev eringy TO establish the Supremacy 9f
he Lalcs every kind of misrule, should now
in any manner, the continuance OF the
buses which are bringing ruin on the country.
Res0ired, That the gTatutous pledge Of Mr. Van ,
3uren to veto any bill which Should be pessed by
Congress for the abolition ofslavery IN tie Disnc