The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-07-30
ADDISON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.

At meeting OF the democrats of Addison county
holden at Mddlebury, on the 18th day of July,
lS4l, Ira Clifford was chosen President Paul
Champlin, Abel Tomlnson, Samuel Wright and
Solomon w. Jcwett, Vice Presidents; Cullen Bull
lard and Harry Goodrich Secretaries.
On motion of Doct. Russell, the following gen.
temen were appointed a committee TO nominate
Senators and County Committee, viz: VIM. p.
Russell, Chauncey l., sowell, Josiah Parker,
Daniel l.. Wright, Nathaniel Foster and Oliver
Russell
On motion, the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed committee on resolutions, viz L. ID.
Barber, Edwin Hammond and Sardis Dodge.
The convention then appointed the following
Town Committees:
.aldison,--Henry Smith, Chester Elmore and
ID. c. Goodale.
Bridpon,--Davd Hill, James Fletcher and
Reuben Gillett.
BristOl,-F. Needham, Truman Crane, Seneca
Sumner, H. c. Soper and Edmund Hall.
! Generalization Sanford, James II. Hall, C..
w. Stowell and Truman Dewey.
Ferrisbmgh. -Stoddard Martin, Norman Allen
and c. C. Martin.
GOshen,-Oliver Gibson and Asahel Dur!iee.
| Granrile.--Asa Winter and c. Dana
Hancock,--John tiackett, jr., Ehud Darling,
Stephen Woodbury. and Thaddeus Austin.
Leicester,-IIarry Hunt, Alvin Oliver, Nathan
iel Grout aud Royal Amidon.
Lincoln.--Luther NJ. Kent, Benjamin Allen and
Andrew Mitchell.
.Mddlebury.--Reuben l.. Fuller Norman Tup-
per, David Nichols, Horace Crane, VIM. Carr, jr =,
and James NJ. Hawkins.
.Nonktoa.-Luman B. Smith, VIM. Elliott and
Roswell Atwood.
.Ncw Haprn-Cuen Billiard, Hiram Rider,
Allen Mills, Moses +, Wheeler and E, S, Human
Panion,--George Walker, Norman Munson and
Isaac Ravens,
Ripion.--IIarry Downcr and Charles Champn
Salisbury.--John NJ. Weeks, Oscar p. Sheldon,
Solomon Thomas, Nathaniel Spencer, Holland W.
Everts and James Gipson.
Shoretam,-George Vaughn, Horace La,hrop,
James Bisse and Oliver Russell.
StarhsJoro,-A. NJ. Hawkins, Almon Atwood,
and VIM. North I'd.
Vergennes,-John Parker, H. c. Lawrence and
Elliott Sheriff..
WalMam.-Chares Bacon aud Alonzo IIaw-
kns.
UtybrNge,-Danie L. Wright, sardis Dodge
and S. l.. spraguc
Uhiting.--Lyman p. White, S. T. Walker and
Alexander Briggs.
The committee on nominations, by their chair
man, made the following report:
For Senator'S,
JOHN PIERPOINT,
SOLOMON W. JEWETT,
WHITFIELD WALKER.
For County CommHtee,--P. c. Tucker Harry
Goodrich Hubbard Cook, james Fletcher and
Harry Bump.
And the said nominations were confirmed by the
convention.
The committee on resolutions, by their chairman,
made the following report:
ResolreI, That the late Presidential election re-
suited in renstang in power, the federal or nris-
tocralic party of this nation, and that this is album
dainty proved, both by the measures proposed, and
BY the men nnder whose guidance they are urged
upon the people.
Resolred, That the whole scope of the mos,
prominent measures of the present administration
is TO concentrate power in the few, at the expense
of the many-to build up privileged class in the
land-to tax the masses for the benefit of monopo-
lists, spectators and bankcrs-and to revive The
exploded schemes of Hamilton and his coadju,ors
Resolred, That the present dominant party have
shameessly violated all the important principles
upon which they sought and obtained power.
Before the late election, they avowed the most
utter detes,ation of the practice of removing men
from public offices, for opinions sake: .Now they
are practising the most ruthless prescription ever
known in this or any other government upon that
and no other ground.
Before election, they denounced the late admin
istIaton, without measure, for extravaganza in the
public expenditure: Nor, the organ Of their party
at Washington boldly avows that there can be no
material reduction Of the expenditures.
Before election they told the people that the then
incumbent of the presidential mansion had caused
the public money to be squandered in filling that
mansion with unnecessary and prlncely furniture:
Since the election they have voted sir thousand
dollars to make that mansion comfortable for the
recent tenant of a "log cabin"
Before election they were Mortified at the saw
ageism Of employing bloodhounds TO trail the In
dams in the Florida war: Since the election, their
President has removed the Governor of Florida for
the purpose of appointing the man TO that office,
who avowed, in public speech, that he was the |
individual who first imported bloodhounds to aid
in that war, and that the only thing he blamed the
late Secretary of War for, was, that he ordered
them TO be muzzed, instead of turning them loose
to worry and devour the Indians without control.
Before election they denounced the practice Of
Congress applying TO the executive departments for
projects Of law, as evidence that all power was, or
was about to be concentrated in the hands Of the
Executive Now they formally call upon that
branch of the government TO furnish drafts of pro-
posed laws for their action There is, in short,
scarcely profession they made before election,
which they have not belied BY their practice since. |
Resoired, That while the Secretary Of the Trea- |
sury reports that there will he deficit in the reve-
nue. of between thirty and forty millions of dollars
nj tho end pC Tho nj and that tho tion