The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-03-20
REPUBLICAN WING CONVENTION.

The meeting called tc order by ERAsTUs
FAIRBANKS, Esq. of st. Johnsbury, and EBENEzER
SMITH, Esq. Of Cabot, appointed President,
E. Z. CHAMBERLAIN, Esq. Of Peucham, and JOEL
TRULL, Esq. of Burke, Vice President. ErHRAIm
JEwErr, Of ST. Johnsbury, and HENRY MATTocKs,
of DauviIlo, were appointed Secretaries.
On vote of the Convention, Committee OF two
were appointed to nominate additional number
of individuals to act as County Committee. The
following persons nominated by said Commit
tee and appointed by the Convention: SETH CLARK
Jr of Burke, A. q. CHADWICK, of ST. Johnsbury,
E. ALEXANDER, of Danville, J. F. SKINNER, of Bar
not, ii. MERRILL, of Peacham, JOHN DARLING, Of
Groton, G. w. CowLEs, of Ryegatc, o. CROSBY,
of HARDw1cK, PHlNEAs SPAULDINc, of Lyndon,
HARRIS SMITH, of Sheffield, and JOHN MLEAN, Of
Cabot.
The following resolutions were introduced, dis
cussed and unanimously adopted:~-
BY s. A. CHANDLER, Esq
Rcsolped, In view of the general arrangement of
the fiscal affairs of tho Government, and the utter
prosration Of business in community, effected by
the visionary experiments Of the Administration
it is indispensable to the continuance ofour free ins
situations, and the existence of the Republic itself,
that the ruling administration should be changed.
BY E. FAIRBANKS, Esq
Rcsolucd That the movers of the Sub-Treasury
Bill, under the specious preence of 'divorclng the
Government from Banks" have for their real OBJ
ject tho separating of the interests of the Govern
ment from those of the peope-that the bill in its
operation would be nothing less than GoOernment
Banh-"a vast pecuniary machine, which would
place in the hands of every administration fifty
millions of dollars as fund for rewnrdng political
partizans."
By DR.. e. JEwETr-
Resolred That the attempt, at the extra session
of Congress, to elect members for their own body
from the State of Mississippi and the vote Of the
present Congress deprying Messrs Prentiss and
Word of their seats when duly elected Try the peo-
pie of said State, acts of oppression, tyranny
and naisralc, violation Of the rights of Freemen II
subverson of the principles of tho Constitution,
which call loudly for reform the ballot boxes.
By e. b. CHANDLER, ESQ
ReSolUed That the recent attempts of the admin.
stration to Fay the Indians their specie annuity in
trinkes-the revolutionary pensioners their pen
sions, and the fishermen their bounty in Common
wealth bills is a scandal on our Government.
By A. G. CHADWICK
Resolrcd, That we deem the passage of Patton :
resolution by Congress an alarming infraction upon
the rights of the peope-subversve of liberty and
Constitutional guarantees and that recognize in
this act the dictatorial and antl-r publican
spirit which pervades the inaugural address of Pres
ident Van Buren,, and determination and willing
ness on the part of the Administration to sacrifice,
for party purposes, the free labor interest of the
North to the Slave interest of the South.
BY CHARLES DAVIS, ESQ
ReSoleed, That the Wings of this County view
with great satisfaction the ardent ZEAL the united
and persevering exertions of the Wing party in
every State of the Union, to bring about a change
of the administration, and that we are fully deter
mined to do part in etfecting glorious a con-
summation.
BY SETH CLARK Jr ESD
Rcsolocd, That notwithstanding opponents
have laid claim to of our valuable names, VIZ:
Democracy, yet if may judge from their pro-
ceedlngs they wholly disregard its principles
BY JAMES BELL, ESD
Rcsolred, Tha, it is the duty of friend of
the Administration party to present their Editors
with Don Quixote, or the Arabian Knights, or
some ancient Almanac, that they may get some
ideas to promugate their friends besides the hsto
ry of s'Nicholas Biddle," the 'tHartford Conven-
ton," the name of ''Federal," recommend to
them the propriey of hanging their lrarps upon the
willows, and purchase article on which
to pitch their tune and blow their blast
BY q. B. CHANDLER
ResolUed, That we abhor & depreca,e the crimnn!
practice of duelng that prevails extensively at the
Southland we should rejoice could say that
the dotestabe and cruel code of honor, called,
held no sway over the minds of individuals at the
North. We make no distinction in crlminality be-
tween him who falls and the survivor-and view
with contempt the efforts of certain demagogues 10
turn to political account tho late revolving tragedy
at Washington.
On motion, 1t was voted that the thanks OF ms
Convention be presented to tho Trustees OF tho
Chapel for the use of the house.
Voted to adjourn to meet at Peacham Thursday
6 the 9th day of April next al ii oclock, A. NJ
EBENEZER SMITH, President.
, =, ys"hif, fSecretaries.