Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-07-05
Second Congressional District Convention

The Liberty Convention for the Second Con-
gresSional District, was holden at R0yalton, June
10, 1914. and organized temporarily bv the APP
pointmen, of Gen. RYLAND FLETCHER Chm.
and EDWARD EASTMAN Secretary.
Oliver Gleason, Bella Hall, and Jarvis Bosworth
were appointed COMMITTEE 10 nominate Ofhcers
for the Convention.
The Committee reported the names Of Dr.. DA-
vID MORSE, Chairman, and Edward Eastman and
IS. M. Bigelow Secretaries, which report was
adopted by the Convention.
On motion of S. M. Blgelow, Committee Of
one from each town represented, was appointed to
present to the Convention Il candidate for Repre-
sentative to Congress.
The Committee reported the name of the Hon.
TITUS HUTCHINSON, of Woodstock. The
report of the Committee was adopted by unani-
nous vote.
Titus Hutchinson, Ryand Fletcher C. l..
Knapp, and S. NJ BigeIow, were appointed
Committee on Resolutions.
The following resolutions reported by the Com.
were adopted.
/. ResolU d, That the National Wing and
Democratic parties, as at present organized and
controlled, are base fraud and imposition upon
our Northern citizens Of both those parties, be-
cause, the Southern sections of those two parties
have always sacrificed, and always will sacrifice,
every principle of their respective parties to sus
tain their accused slavery. For this reason our
Northern Wings and Democrats are mpcrousIy
called upon by every consideration of self respect
to dissolve, all party connection with helrcorrupt
and tratorouS 'aUieS'' of the South
2. Resolved, That as political abolitionists, we
are ready to sink or swim with our principles, and
believing that success depends much less on the
great numbers of nominal aboliuOnistS than on
the consistent, and infeXibIe adherence to these
principles in every department of effort, we cannot
bend from them to form or preserve an alliance
with either of the political parties; entertaining as
they do, principles, conflicting more or less with
ours-that the maXmS 'the end sanctiies the
MEANS" ''do evil that good may come" and
choose tie least of two moral evils we consider
of identical import, and of jeSuitica paternity,
equally at variance with the artess wisdom which
is from above, and the soundest dictates of com
mon sense, and ought therefore to have no place
in the creed of a sincere northumberland if our
principles are based in deIusion and ianaticism
they ought not to be sustained by those cunning
devices invested in the school of political eXpedi-
ency; if founded in truth and righteousness they
need not such aid; but may safely be trusted in
their Singleness and undisguiSed simplicity, to such
protection and support that God who poured
so copious measure of his own hatred of oppres
sion into the bOsomS of our illustrous ancestors
may inspire in their free born and republican de-
scendans to cast their boodIess and voluntary sui:
frages on the side Of holy liberty in her prcsen
struggle with what is claimed to be Sanctioned
and sanctifed'' slavery.
g. Resolved, That we most cordially responC
to the nomination Ivy the Liberty Party Nationa
Convention at Buffalo, of JAMES G. BIRNEY
for the Presidency, and THOMAS MORRIS 70
the Vice Presidency; and we now solemnly pledg
our efforts to secure their election to those respec
tive offces-fecling at the same time that to fai
in behalf of such men is more glorious than to sue
coed in electing such men Henry Clay o
james X. Polk
a. Resolved, That we fully approve the nomin
alton of Judge Shaiter for Governor, Aaron An
gier for L. Governor, and Harry Hale for Trea
surer of this State.
5. RfsOived, That the recreent conduct of tn
Vermont Representatives in Congress, in neglect
ing to uote against the resolution condemning ga
interference upon" the subject of slavery bv abe
tioniSts or others, is an instructive commentar
p upon the text that the Wings are favorable t
AntiSlavery.
6. Resolved, That the said Representatives h
requested to make public avowal Of the reason
which induced them thus to disregard the LegsI3
: tive Instructions then in their pockets.
DAVID S. MORSE, Chm.
s sD NJ. B,a M1sSn''' seore'ories.