The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-07-17
ORLEANS COUNTY CONVENTION.

At County Convention of the Democratic wing
Frcemen of Orleans County, on the 2Oth or June,
1893, at Irashurgh, SAMUEL c. CRAFTS, was
appointed President, and &. w. Prenilss ana geo.
II. Cook, Secretaries.
A committee of one from each town represented
was appointed to nominate n candidate for Senator,
when AUGUSTUS YOUNG was nominated.
The following gentlemen were appointed com
mlttee to draft resolutions; Jacob Bates, Charles
Story, N. S. Hill, ID. II. Bard and &. w Prentlss
The committee reported the following, which were
adopted.
Resol, ed That the present crisis in the affairs OF
our country demands of every democratic wing that
he BIO faithful TO his post-rendy to do his duty as
becomes freeman.
Resolved, That this duty consists in reforming
the existing abuses of the executive and hnanc'ai
concerns OF our country and the restoration of bet
ter currency, equal, TO both government and peo'
Pile.
Resolved, That, 1t yet appears to be the settled
and deliberate design of the National Government
to push to its consummaton the sub-treasury sys-
tenn so called we here declare the said system to
be deep and dangerous plot against the Liberties
of the country, and tending inevitably, by the uni
ted power of the purse and sword to throw us INTO
the arms of heariless despotism.
Resolved, That it would appear since the acces.
cession of Martin Van Buren, to the Presdential
Chair that the National Government, in it's policy,
has coped the examples of Russia, Austria ana
Turkey, the most arbitrary and tyrannicai OF .ne
Governments of Europe, and this has been abund-
any demonstrated by its perseverance In the alore-
said sub-treasury system-by its disregard OF the
expressed and oft repeated voice OF the people-oy
its official SANDER of the people themselves, the
fountain of their authority, and author OF their pc.
litical being.
Resolved 7 hat Sparta is the only republican gov
ernment, ancient modern, that the late and pres
ent administration can profess to initiate In tne'r
project for Exclusive specie currency, and that
Lycurgus in projecting and carrying into practice
a currency exclusively of iron, showed himself the
Industrious predecessor of Andrew Jackson, Martin
Van Buren, and Thos. Ii. Benton; and that we re-
commend them 20 follow the ancient Lycurgus to
Delphos
Resolved, That the Democratic Wing party is in
favor of a sound, uniform National currency, on "A
broad specie basis and is utterly hostile to an ire.
deemable paper currency, and the shin plaster and
treasury note system brought into fashion by ouf
present rulers.
Resolved, That the proAigacy and wasteiui ex-
pendures of the present administration, having
caused new issue of Treasury notes to the amount
oI ten million dollars we here declare the said
measure to be a hypocritical evasion OF an open
loan to that amount, concealmeni OF the notorious
fact of the bankruptcy of National Treasury,
and carrying into practical erect Andrew 'aoN'
sons measure for Government Bank.
Resolved, That the dawn of returning prosperity
which has appeared this nation, is the Legitimate
fruit of the exertions of the Whiss-which eAer-
tions have been called into action by the ruinous
measures of the past and present administrator
party. Many of our sister states have Seen LED TO
realize the degradation to which they have been re-
duced by the Hatterng professions of reform and
better currency, and have slipped the collar and pe
come free. II now remains for the Wings Of this
Union to do their duty, and the nation will be free.
Resolved, That the Wings in the county of Or-
leans bear THEN share Of the responsibility that
the advantage gained over our opponents De not
only preserved, but still further prosecuted, to the
utter prosiratlon of the Jackson Van Brran policy
of government.
Resolved, That the members of this Convention
will use their best efforts sustain the political in