Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-01-20
THE SPIRIT OF THE GREEN NOUN
TAIN BOYS,

WHSOf county, yin l1c ~ INST. the wings OF
VT and ~ H., in he vicinity Of Windsor gathered
at that pace-Ilon. WM. JARVIS in the chair On
motion OF Hon. GILBERT DfNIsuN, n veteran OF
the resolution, the meeting arose and Unanimous
~ responded 10 the nomination of llARRIsoN and
Tyler. After addresses by Gudlrey Stevens,
Esq. delegate IN the National Convention iromN
H.. Milton Brown, Allen Wnrlner, Asa Athens,
Simeon Idle, Carlos CooIg', and Gilbert Drni-
son II series of able resolutions was adopted u
mong them the following excellent one:
Resolved, Tint the PRESS is the Principal
medium through which the people derive their
Knowledge Of political facts aud il is therefore,
the po iiica duty of every Wing TO take, pay for.
and reud, some Whig journal.
second meeting was holden on the evening
OF the lllh inst
Windhdm County. On HE 24h ut, the Wings
of Vermont, Massachusetts, and N H.. in the vi
ciniiy of Braueboro', met at that place in large
numbers. Says the Phoenix, "qnile anurncr Of
ladies gracpd the galleries, and the whole body
was one of the largest most respectable and EN-
tlisiasc ever assembled in This vicinity Tor sim
liar purpose" DR.. Cyrus Waslburp, President -
Plincas Whire, Lenucl Whitney, Caleb Todd,
Elihu Field, David Chandler, David Crawford p.
+. Kmall, Joseph Dix, Asa Wentworth John
Alellendy, James White, John Smith aud Thomas
Miller, Vice Prcs lents-S. Grant, Charles Mat
toon, VIM. w. Fessenden, Secretaries. Hon. f..
II. Allen, delegate in the National Convention
from Maine, Hon. james Wilson, delegate from
N. H., II. NJ. Edwards, Esq. of Keeue, Charles
Bhke Esq Hon. Samuel Elliott, Judge White
aud others, addressed tie Convention, aud the
non1iuntion Of HARRISON and TYLER was enthus
a-cnlly responded to. county convention for
NVmdham County WAS called, TO he holden at
Townshend on the 10Th insr.
ChiHenden County. The Free Press brings us n
full account Of the meeting Of the Wings Of Chit
tenden County, and others, holden ut Burlington
on the LIST. 1t was the purpose of one of the
publishers of the v atchman 10 attend aud the
interesting account of the joings of this conven.
ton adds the re greet. that circumstances did not
permit him to he there. The meeting called
III order by the Hon. tlcnam Allen, and Hon. VIM.
A. Grswod presided Until The organization Of
the Convention 10y the appointment of Hon. Ez-
RIA NEEcu. President VIM. a. G:iswold Amos
b Cooper Nathan LenvrnNorli, U. II. Penni-
man. Alison Luu,iom David Cuuk, Levi Sander.
son, and Samuel Fletcher, Vice Presidents - VIM.
Yves ON. Luther NJ. Il gar, aud Edward A. Stnns-
bury Secretaries Charles Adams Esq, report
ed IL series Of strong aud argInienalWe resolii-
iiol,S, and Gen p Marsh, Esq. an able address to
rhe penpc After addresses by hlesHrs. Br gsnnd
Paine delegates 10 The Nalonal Convention, aud
by Messrs. Adams, ileman Allen, and Stevens Of
ST. Ahans the Convention unanimously approved
Of ll,e nomination of i5ARkIsuN aud TYLER and
.le resolutions and address were adopted 4
committee, consisting of Alessrs Geo. A. Allen,
Daniel n. Onion VIM. r. PcaSe Andrew Warn
ar of Jericho, aud Geo. X Plat, was appointed
to effect speedy and thorough organization
throughout the county.
We should, with the greatest pleasure, give the
details of all these meetings, did onr limits permit.
This nengre notice of them, however, indicates
,lra, right spirit is abroad among the Green
Mountain Boys spirit which, like that of AL.
LEN, of WARNER, and of STARK, is enthusiastic
in the cause Of RIGHT, and expects nothing but
VicToRY