Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-07-14
D0lNeS OF The PEOPLE.
State Convention.
[Concluded from last week.1


The President on taking the chair addressed
the Convention in substance as follows:
Freemen of Vermont, feel myself over
whelmed with heartfelt emotion upon acknowl-
edgng this honor, the most distinguished
have ever received in my life, the honor of pre-
siding over this immense assembly Of free men,
an assembly the most imposing and the most
august that has ever met within the limits of
our beloved State. zee before Inc the con-
grega,ed body of the inhabitants of the State
OF Vermont, embracing every class of her cit
lzens: 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 see mechanics. farmers, and
every class OF intelligent and the industrious,
whi'e al my side, stand the patriot of the revo-
luton, those patriots whom our opponcnts
stigmatize as being federalists and tories.
but cannot designate who are here; be il
suiilclent 10 say, that every body is here.
And Tor what are you here assembled To
meet and give the ialsehood TO those who tell
US that we have aught but the welfare of our
beloved country nearest our hearts. We come
not to meet and repel foreign foe, but to OPP
pose with deep and uncompromising earnest
ness those who are sapping the foundations of
every thing dear to our hearts as American
treemen. You are assembled TO give your
deep toned voices to that he aving tide, which,
all over our country is swelling 10 sweep from
The land the remains of that Jacobinism which
for the last II years has ruled this, our beau
tiiul and revered domain: TO meet and and TO
subdue that party which so loudly breaches
democracy, yet impose upon us the most cruel
despoilsm that Expresses any people on the
face OF the earth Tiiey preach retrenchment
and reform; in their practice they have doubled,
irebled, yes, quadrupled the expenditures of
our government. We come 10 oppose par
~ which has made itself strong 10y abusing
every power and even trust which the gene
rous confidence of free people has placed in
their hands, who are clamourous in their de-
fence of the rights Of the poor, and are yet
grinding them TO dust, are bringing them To
level with the degraded vassals of European
bondage.
Gentlemen, we have n work TO do to-day,
on this glorious day for the people Of Vermont.
And not for them only. The citizen freemen
of New York are here, and are looking upon
YOU with anxious interest. ] said you have a
great civil victory 10 win OF to lose: you, citi-
zens OF the only State in this Union that has
never bent her knee to Baal. that has never
lent her sanction 10 the unhallowed doctrines
and the still more degraded acts Ofths admin
isiralion. Let the motto Of the Hero OF Traf-
algai, which he adopted when the desiinies OF
his county depended upon that hour dolngs,
that England expects every man 10 do his du-
", Let that be applied to yourselves and
now upon this and every other day bear IN
mind that Vermont and the American govern
meni, expect every one of you faithfully and
zealously TO do his duty.
The following resolution, introduced by
Chs Adams, Esq. was adopted;
Res lued, That a committee Of thirty be
raised TO report a ticket for State Officers, and
also a ticket for eleciors--that in order 10
raise this committee, each county be called
on 20 nominate as many gentlemen as they
have senators.
The several gentlemen on being called,
presented the following names for this CON-
mi,iee and they were appointed
Bennington Couniy-A J. Miner, ~ Al. Bot
tum.
Windham co.-Smiih OF Londonderry, Smith
Of Putney, Wan. Henry Of Rockingham.
Rutland co Robert PieTpoini, Joel Beaman,
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