The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-06-15

rastus Wooster and Isaac Chapman, as suitable
candidates for Senators, to represent this coun
ty in the next legislature, who were voted il
with great unanimity.
H. Bell, Esq. from the committee on reso
lutions, reported the following which, after be
ing discussed with much ability and spirit by
Peter Starr, E. d. Woodbridge, Esqrs. ant
Hon. d. Wooster, were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the recent decisive victory
which the wings have achieved, cannot bt
made permanent in the face of our restles:
and insidious political opponents, and its fruit;
reform of abuses and the adoption of salu
tary measures for the public welfare-secured
without untiring vigilance and continued ant
efficient action upon all occasions requiring
them.
Resolved, That we lament the sudden death
of the late President of the United States, the
last of the heroes, the peoples friend, the wise
patriotic and energetic statesman, at momen
tous crisis of our affairs, requiring harmony
and strength, as great national bereavement
Resolved, That we repose the highest con
fldence In John Tyler, the now President o.
the United States, as an able statesman, lof
ty patriot, and a true republican; and, that il
Is truly fortunate to the nation, that the mantle
of the lamented Harrison, has fallen upon an
individual whose qualifications are of the high
est order.
Resolved, That the directnss with which
the present congress seem to be moving for.
ward in regenerating the state is matter oil
high congratulation to the American people
who for years past have been humbugged with
bunkumbe speeches, and desultory debates up
on abstract resolutions, and questions of order
while the wants and welfare of the nation have
been either slightly attended to, or unscrupu
lously sacrificed TO party aggrandizement.
Resolved, That the country now wants nc
small talk or empty defamation, but the fruits
ofwisdom and craftsmanship, fair protection
to domestic industry, distribution of the a.
walls of the public lands upon Just and equita
BILE principles, currency which will effectu
ally carry on the business of the country thro
Quits wide eXpanse, retrenchment and reform
and an ample security against plunderers of the
public treasury.
Resolved, That the annals of the most splen
did desPotisms Of ancient or modern times re.
cord no more lavish and wanton expenditure
OF the public monies, than is found in our OWL
republican government, under the last admin
istration; while the people have been hood
winkcd to the draining expressions committed
upon them, by the false cry of democracy, re-
trenchment and reform.
Resolved, Ihatw will cordially sustain the
nomination Of Elias Bottum, Dorastus Woes
ter, and Isaac Chapman, as candidates for sen
ato-s for the county of Addison and at the
coming State election we will be PERSONAL,
at the polls, andtake all honorable measures t.
bring out the whole wing strength of the
county.
Peter Starr, Esq. introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the whig presses in the
county should be patronized in proportion tc
their merits in sustaining healthy public sen
timent, in preference to foreign publications
and that we will use all suitable means to give
their papers general circulation.
the following gentlemen were appointed t
constitute the County Committee, with power
to designate subcommittee in each town.
Harvey Bell, David S. Church, A. P. Rus
coe, Joseph Hayward, Cyrus Smith, Walter
5. Johnson, John G. Perry, and ID. L. Gregg
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On motion ofAsa Chapman, ESQ., voted tina
the proceedings of this meeting, signed by tn,
President and Secretary, be published in thu
Wing papers in the County.
U. II. EVEREST, President
\. P. russo, Secretary.
OFThe following anecdotes will be reaC
with interest by the descendants of the frs
settlers of this town. We find them among
the notes TO Rev. DR.. Merrill's SINH Centenni
al Discourse, embracing History of Middle
bury, now in press at this office. [T,hose VIII,
have ordered copies of this Discourse, are in
formed that it will be out early in the ensuin.
week.
Mr.. Storey had not brought his family f
| Salisbury, at the time of his death. His wife
| Hannah, however after his decease remove,
to the lot, on which he had made beginning
1t not being convenient for her and one or tw,
neighboring families to leave this part of tn
country, at the time the inhabitants general,
withdrew, they conceived themselves in grea
danger of being surprised in the night, an,
perhaps carried captive by the Indians. As
means, of security, they dug horizontally int
the bank of Otter Creek, Just above the water
passage sufficient to admit one person t.