Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-05

| People oil these Unhed states tnM the ONCE
of President shall at the approaching cleo.
llion be conferred on some individual who
will have courage and principle 10 remove
lcoIrupt and incompetent men from office,
and appoint honest ones in their places to
prevent repetition of the many outrageous
acts of misrule and misconduct which for
the last ten years have disgraced the People
and the government and thus provide effec-
tually against the farther plumber ofthe pub
lie treasure, and the eight and IMMUNITY OF
The plunderers, OF such frequent occurrence
fnnder the present and late administrations Of
the General Government whereby the hard
earned money Of the People has been squan-
dered, and the character,of the nation injured
in The estimation ofthe world
| And whereas, in order TO secure the sue
cess OF such a candidate, it is greatly TO be
desired, nay il is indispensibly necessary,
that the whole strength OF the opposition TO
the administration of Mr. President Van
Buren, shall be united, and that all their
votes be cast in favor Of some one candidate
And whereas the Democratic Wing par
ty throughout the Union are so thoroughly
satisfied of the necessity which exists for a
reformation in the principles and practices Of
the administration OF the General Govern.
ment, that they have at every meeting, wheth-
er aggregate or representative, whirh has
been held, in language the most unequivocal
and unreserved. pledged themselves TO give
up all personal preferences, and heartily
unite in support Of such candidate as shall
be selected by the National Convention
which is 10 assemble at Harrisburgh in De-
cember next.
Resolved, Tina, it be strenuously recon-
mended to the National Democratic Wing
Convention which is TO assemble at Harris
bdrgh in December next, to consider no
mans name before their body for nomina-
ton as a candidate for the Office OF President
Of the United States who shall moi be pedg.
ed TO withdraw it and decline poll il his
name shall not be the name selected as that
oflhe candidate oflhe party.
Resolved, That il is respectfully, yet with
all earnesiness. recommended to the Ma.
tonal Convention, when they shall have Sc.
lectcd the candidate of the party for the OF.
fee of President Of the United States, 10
pledge themselves, in an address 10 the Peo-
pie Of the United States. signed with the
name OF every member, that they will with
all zeal and in good faith support the candi.
date selected
Resolved, as the opinion Of this Conven.
ton, That, with frankness and in good
faith, lis members pledge themselves to sup.
port, by all honorable means, the candidate
who shall be selected BY the National Con.
venlion
Resolved, That the principles detailed,
and the course Of conduct set forth, in this
preamble and resolutions. will make ALSO.
lutely certain the election Of the candidate
who shall be nominated nj Harrisburg, thus
finally and signally overlhrowing aud GUST
ing rom once tie men vino have so much
abused the public confidence, endeavorers 10
corrupt the public mind, and the public
press, and dishonerers Of the country, by the
appointment Of unworthy agents in foreign
nations.
Resolved, That the President Of this Con.
veniion be, and be hereby is, requested 10
take the earliest opportunity CT causing this
preamble and resolutions 10 be placed in the
hands ofibe President OF the National Con.
ventIon, with request that he will lay them
before that assembly.
Mr.. Niece b from the committee on nomina.
tons, reported the names OF the following
gentlemen to represent The state in the a D.
preaching national convention.
Messrs. George Il. Hodges and David M.
Camp. as delegates at large, and
Messrs. +. n. Briggs and Erasius Fair
banks, as snbs.itutes--and those gentlemen
were iherenpon appointed.
On motion Of MIR. Fairbanks.
Ordered, That committee of three be APP
pointed TO pre- pare and publish an address 10
the people prepious to the approaching Sep
TENDER election and Messrs Tracy, OF Hart
ford, Adams, OF Burlington, and Fairbanks,
oiSt Johnsbury, were appointed, by the chair,
as said committee
On motion of Mr.. Fairbanks. the state
committee we've directed 10 call state con-
vention TO meet ut Montpelier in October
next
On motion of MIR. Walton.
Ordered, That the thanks Of this conven-
lion be rendered to the Congregational Soci-
ETY., for the use of their House
On motion Of Mr. pierpont
Ordered. That the proceedings ofthis con-
vention be signed BY its officers, and publish
ed.
The convention adjourned, without day
NORMAN WILLIAMS. Presideah
Ezra Meech A. b. w. 1'enney.
Timothy Follett Amasa Pride;
Lemuel Whitney. Timothy Goodale,
Moses Strong. Jonathan Hager,
Charles Marsh. Erastus Fairbanks.
Viee Presidents.
L. Sergeant,
ID. w. G. Clarke, Secretaries
A. G. Chadwick,