Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-27
CALEDONIA COUNTY CONVENTION.

CABEDONlA COUNIf UNIV EN- HUN.
Met pursuant 10 previous notice and organized
by appointing f. c. Chamberlain, Chairman, and
II. II. Deming, Secretary. Voted to appoint II
commiuee to draft resolutions.
A. G. Chadwick, J. ID. Stoddard, G. b. Chand-
ler committee on resolutions.
Voted TO appoint committee of one from each
town TO nominate candidates for county senators.
After short recess the nominating committee re-
ported as candidates WALTER HARVEY of
West Barnet, and CALVIN MORRILL, Of East
St. Johnshury, who were unanimously selected.
Voted that the County Committee of last year
&C. again this year.
A. G. Chadwick Ira Brainurd and Jacob Blon-
chard, County Committee.
Report of Committee OIL Resolutions accepted,
and after remarks by Messrs. Il. Fairbanks, G.
Morrill,, VIM. Uphain, George b. Chandler and
Others was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the proceeds OF the sales of the
public lands'Sfe OF right the property of the sew
eral by virtue of the deeds OF cession and
we look in vain for any plea OF necessity which
can make it right aud proper for the General
Government TO withhold from us what is our
just due.
Resolved, That wo recognize in tile attempt OH
the part of our political opponents to repeal the
Land Distribution Act, a design TO defeat the
cause of protection to American Industry, ami as
the first effort TO repeal this act came from multi
flying South Carolina, and is the offspring Of free
Trade, we do most soemnly protest against it:
MISUNDERSTANDING it n blow direct a.
ganst free labor and individual and national pros
| perity.
Resolved, That as the repeal OF the distribution
act would take from the people OF Vermont from
! $4,000 to 100000 annually, we condemn The
action of the late locofoco state Convention in re
solving that said act ought TO be repealed, as sci
robbery, and as directly aiding and abetling The
| a.. II,
country their system Of free trade, and 10 ioste
and encourage their efforts 10 depress and destroy
the fruits of free labor.
Resolved, That, now and forever we go lD
protection 10 free labor, the distribution vi III,
proceeds of the public lands among the severn
States, and for those democratic republican prin
ciples for which our fathers fought, and to es
ablieh more firmly, Jefferson, Madison and llar
rison spent The streHgth Of their days
Whereas, our opponents at their State Conven
ton in l64l declared themselves to be opposed Il
protective tariff, and deliberately declared tina
"it IL the true policy OF Congress to lei ndustr
regulate ITSELF and whereas the leading men 4
that party in Congress have thrown every obstruc
ton in their power in the way of the adjustment
Of the tariff upon the principle of protection, an
whereas actions speak louder than words, there
| fore
Resolved, That we view with dstrust the ei
forts now being made by some oil that party {
induce the belief in this community that they ar
in favor of protective tariff and the encourage
ment of domestic industry.
Il Resolved, That the main reliance of our ayr
cultural interests must ever be upon home maj
ket.
Resolved, That the free trade doctrines of on
opponents, if carried into practice by our Govern
ment under The existing state of the comnercit
world, would bring embarrassment and ruin upo
all the great interests of this union.
Resolved, That the violation by Congress oft
right of petition so long persisted in, is calculate
to excite apprehension and alarm in the minds
the American people.
Resolved. That holding our fellow men in Dol
dage is contrary to the genius of our Government
and the spirit of our republican institutions, an
! ought to be suppressed by lawful and consIit'
tonal means.
Resolved, That we cordially approve of III
nomination of WALTER HARVEY and CALvI
D MoRRIL as candidates Tor the Senate, ind we wi
use all honorable measures to secure their cleo
! zion.
) EZRA G. CHAMBERLAIN, Chair.
, II. II. DEMISo, Secretary.