The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-07-18

cal to the principle of aristocracy, the
democratic party is necessarily opposed to
the peoples being governed too much
to all assumption of power by implication
or otherwise, of any office, or department
of the government, and in favor Of conhn-
ing the action of all governmental authorl-
ty, strictly within the limits of the powers
expressly given to i, by the peopIe-to all
assumption, by the general government, of
debts contracted by the state authorities,
and in favor of rigid and faithful perlor-
nance of all contracts entered into, either
by the state or national governments-to
all distribution, by the general govern
ment, of any portion of the peoples mon
ev, whether derived from the proceeds of
the sales of the public lands, or other
wise, among the states, thereby creating
the necessity of raising the sum thus dis
trbu,ed, with the additional expenses of
collection and distribution, out of the peo-
pie by taxation either direct or indirect
to all taxation, in any form, beyond what
is nescessary to raise revenue sufficient
for the administration of government with
true republican simplicity and economy
and, in short TO all systems and measures
which tend, in any degree to concentrate
power and influence in the hands of the
few at the expense Of the many and to ex-
alt privilege over right and humanity.
Resolced, That we are opposed to the
establishment of a United States Bank,
both because of its great power to do mis-
Chief, and because it is not necessary Tor
the accomplishment of any great purpose
in The administration of the government,
and has no power to act as a regulator OF
the currency, being itself founded on the
same principles and governed by the same
interests, influences and laws which con-
troll all the minor banking institutions Of
the country, over which its regulating pow
or must be exered in order to accomplish
the desired result.
Rcsolrcd, That we need no other evil
dence that the arsorcratic spirit and prln-
ciple which early manifested itself in the
government and which the democratic par
ty from the days of Thomas Jefferson to
the present time, have steadilyrcsisted and
repeatedly overthrown, is still rife in this
land, than is to be found in the organIza-
ton of a party for the avowed purpose Of
osracsing those who have fled from the
oppression of the old world and have be-
come citizens OF the country in accordan-
&c with its constitution and laws: and in
the consignment to the ielon's dungeon, Of
Thomas Wilson Dorr of Rhode Island for
nobly attempting to secure, for the people
of his native state, tho practicable realization
of the sclfesi dent truths Of the declaration
of Independence, and the triumph OF re-
publican freedom over the arisorcraic
privileges of a charter granted in the spirit
ofdespotism, by one of the most eXecralcd
and eyccrablc of British deposits.
ReSolrcd, That whatever revenue, is
necessary,to an economical and honest ad-
minisiraton of the general government,
ought to be derived from duties, imposed
on foreign imports; and that in establishing
a tariff of those duties, such dlscrlmna-
ton ought to be made as will incidentally
afford reasonable protection to our nation
al interests,
Resoired That the nomination of James
X. Polk of Tennessee for President of the
United States, and George M. Dallas of
Pennsylvania for Vice President of the Uni
ted States, by the late National Democrat
ic Convention of Baltimore, meets with our
cordial appreciation, and, that we will rally
unitedly in their support, believing that in
their election, the triumph Of the great
principles, for which the democratic party
have so long, aud so successfully contend
ed, will be secured,
Resolced, That we willy also cordially,
and zealously, support the nominations this
day made, of Daniel Kellogg for governor,
WHY'S Lyman for Lieut.. Governor, and
Daniel Baldwin for Treasurer, ofthis State.
The resolutions were adopted mem con.
The committee appointed TO nominate can
didates for electors, presented the names
of
EDWARD d. BARBER, of Middlebury,
NEWELL KINSMAN, of Barre.
The nominations were confirmed BY the
Convention, when, on motion Of MIR Farr,
it was.
Rcsolred, That the thanks of the Con-
vcn,ion be rendered to the President and
and other officers of the Convention, for
the able manner in which they have dis
charged their respective duties.
On motion of Mr. Eastman, the Conven-
ton then adjourned sine die.
CHARLES LINDSLEY President.
L. B. HUNT,
g. 4. + M ssiHs1S' Vice Presidents,
w. r. Villas,
CHAs. G; EASTMAN, Secretaries.
JAS. O'HALLoRAN, '''''''" ''''
POOR FELLOWS!
The poor coons are in terrible tribulaton
about these diggings. Ii, is said that quite
a number have lately gone into conniption
fits, and all because some 40 or so of those