Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-03

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| Jedediah s. Bushnell
j.. II. Billings,
Geo. s. Foster.
| Tho President on taking the chair addressed the
| Convention in substance as foows:--
| Freomen of Vermont-I feel myself overwhelmed
with heartfelt emotion upon acknowledging this honor
the most distinguished have ever received in my life
the honor of presiding over this immense assembly of
frcemen an assembly the most imposing and the
most august that has ever met within the limits of
our beloved State. l see before me the congre-
gated body of the inhabitants of the State of Yer
mont, embracing every class of her citizens the men
who count their capital by thousands and hundreds
upon hundreds of those who earn their daily bread by
their daily TOLL before me l see mechanics, farmers
and every class of the intelligent and the industrious
while at my sde stand the patriot fathers of the rev.
olution, those patriots whom opponents stigma
tie as being fedcrasts and tories. But l cannot de-
sgnate rho who here; be it sufficient to say that
EVERY BODY is here. And for what are you here as
sembled? To meet and give the falsehood to those
who tell that we have aught but the welfare of our
| beloved country nearest our hearts. We come not
to meet and rcpe foreign foe but TO oppose with
deep and uncompromsing earnestncss those who are
sapping the foundations of every thing dear to our
hearts American frecmcn. You are assembled to
give your deep toned voices that hcaving tide which,
all over country swelling to sweep from the land
the remains Of that Jacobnism which for the last IL
years has ruled this beautiful and rcvcred domain:
to meet and to subduc that party which so loudly
breaches democracy yet imposes upon us the most
cruel dcsposm that Expresses any people on the face
Of the earth. They preach rerenchmcnt and reform
in their practice they have doubled, trebed, yes
quadrupcd the expenditures of our government. We
comcto oppose party which has made itself strong
by abusing every power and even trust which the
generous confidence of free people has placed il
their hands who are clamorous in their defence o
the rights of the poor, and are yet grinding them tC
to dust-arc bringing them to level with the degra
ded vassas of European bondage
Gentlemcn--we have work to do to-day-on thi
glorious day for the people ofVernont. And not 70
them only. The citizen freemen of New York are here
and are looking upon you with anxious interest. SAT-
you have great civil victory to win to lose you
citizens of the only State in this Union that has
bent her knee to Baalthat has never lent her sane
ton to tho unhalowcd doctrines and the still more de
graded acts of this administration. Let the motto Q
, ,oiaIga', WHICH ne uuuptcd whom II,
, dcsnics of his country depended upon that hour
doings--that England expects every man to do his
duty-Let that be applied to yourselves: and nov
upon this and every other day bear in mind that Yer
, mont and the American government, eXpeC tcvcry ON
of you faithfully and zcalously to do his duty.
The following resolution introduced by Charles Ad
ans Esq was adopted:
ResOired That il committee of thirty be raised T.
report ticket for State officers and also ticket fo
Elcclors-that in order to raise this committee eac
county be called on to nominate as many gentlemen
as they have senator's
, The several gentlemen on being called prcscnte,
the names of the following gentlemen for this com
mlttee, and they were appointed
Wndham county-Smth, of Londonderry Smith
of Putncy, VIM. Henry of Rockingham.
Rutland county-Itobert Pierpolnt Joel Bcaman
Nathan r. Spraguc.
Windsor county-Wm. Steele, Russell Burke Jus
tin Morgan, Halnpden Cults.
Addison county-Elisha Bascom, Vile Lawrence
James Miner.
Orange county,. H. Harris Timothy Shed, Davi
Pride
Washington county-Charlcs Davis, A. G. Chad
wick.
Q Essex county-Jonas Graves.
Orleans county-lra II. Allen.
| Franklin county-lIorace Eaton Timothy Foster
J. II. Hubbard.
} Grand Isle county--Fredoric Hazen.
t Chltenden county-Tmothy Follet Francis vii
son.
Iamoo county-NToscs Morse.
The following resolution, introduced by Mr.. Pier
' point, was adopted
I Pesolred That committee of seven persons be ap
pointed by the chair to report resolutions to this
vention and an address to the trcemen of this state
The committee appointed, consisted of Mcssrs
l Charles Adams, Charles Paine. Geo. p. Marsh E. z
: Walton, ir. A. H. Miner, John III. Prentss.
y The convention then adjourned for one hour.