Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-28
Adjourned to haIf past six, P. NJ.

Tie Convention met according TO adjournment.
Gen. Cushman, from the committee npp POINTED
TO present list of officers of the convention, re-
ported as iollows:-" Tho Committee appointed
to nominate officers OF thus Convention. report AS
follow ,--ior President Gen. 4. Il. RANSOM :
ANDREW Tracy, Hon. SLAs II. JENIsoN, Gcn'I
SMITH, Gen. 5. Is. FLINT, Capt. ALDEN PAR
FRIDGE for Secretaries, CO... GEO. Z. PRATT,
Mai. Z. g. EASTMAN.
A. CUsHMAN, for Committee.
The report was accepted aud The officers sevsr-
ally elected
Capt. Partridge, from the business committee,
reported MS follows:
10 The State Military Convention no,1 shiing:
Your committee, to whom was referred the ar
rangement OF The business OF the Convention, re
specially recommend, LIST, That this Convention
request of the Legislature The repeal of the militia
law OF the last session, entitled " An act in add
ton to The several regnla ing aud goyernin.
the militia OF his state" 81, That the Convention
request also an amendment Of the militia law of
1887. by repeating the ID section vi the LIST chap
Ter thereof, excepting SO far rs il relates persons
exempted iion military duty by the laws of the
United States aud also that the drills md reviews
be held annually aud that the time Of holding the
drills shall be designated 10y HE commandments of
The several Divisions. 81, That each person who
performs active military duty, agleeably 10 law,
shall receive Il compensation IN money.
On motion of Gen. Cushman The report was
accepted. Capt. Partridge for the purpose of Ia.
king The sense Of The convention on the subject
moved that the report be amended by striking
out the IasI clause. After some discussion the
motion of Capt. 7. was carried.
CAPT. Partridge from the Committee appointed
TO report preamble and resolution expressive of
the sense Of the convention reports Ms follows;
HheredS the constitution of the United States
declares that well regulated militia is necessary
10 the security OF free STATE, aud the right ofthe
people keep and bear arms shall not be inlrin-
ged aud whereas the constitution OF this STATE,
declares, that the inhabitants Of this State, shall
he armed and trained Tor its defence, and that
standing armies are dangerous TO liberty both,
preclnlmlng hereby, that the militia is tie great
constitutional bulwark and security of iiee gov
eminent.
AId whereas The constitution of this State fur
ther declares, thai when any man was called into
the public service 10 the prejudice of his private
affairs he has RI ht Ia reasonable compensalion
Aud whereas 1ncinatlng and unstable legislation
in regard to tie nIilllla, ms well MS other depart
menls, is destructive OF good government, aud ru-
nous 10 the best interests of people aud where.
MS the militia LAWS of This State have for many
years past, been NOT only snhJecled 10 almost an
nuaI alteration and change (; but, amid all these
notifications, aud changes they have uniformly
borne uneqnally aud oppressiysy upon our peo-
pie, by exemptlng soma from military duty, aid
requiring II of others without compensation; and
by substantially imposing excessive and ruinous
expenses upon all those called TO discharge the
duty OF lis oAicers-Wherefo
Resolved, That it is the duty of all good citi.
zens-all advocates OF free goyernment---all low
ers of the veneraed institutions we have received
from our political fathers TO establish, encourage
aud maintain the mi liza, ns The great constitutional
foundation aud support OF The rights, liberty aud
happiness Of this people.
Resolved, That few of The millions which are
annually squandered by the General Government
for individual aud local interests, should he hppro-
prated for the permanent good OF the militia, and
thereby the benefit of the whole people.
Resolved, That The Legislature OF this State,
should call on the General Government TO exercise
i,s constitutional power, to make provisions for