The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-07-22

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WeStern Stale Journal
lER The annexed proceedings of our friends i,
Essex we cheerrully publish, though we have taken
tho liberty, owing to the press of other matter
abridge them somewhat:
PROCEEDINGS OF ESSEX co. CONVENTION
Pursuant to previous notice large meeting or,be
Wings of the County and vicinity assembled at ina
town house in Lunenburgh, on the 10Th inst wero
called to order by Greenleaf Webb and Temporarily
organized by the appointment of Jonah Brooks, j.
Chairman and VIM. H. IIarshorn Secretary pro fem
On motion, n Committee Of six were raised to nom
mate officers FOR the Convention who subsequently b
reported rs follows:
JESSE COOPER, Of Canaan, President.
s saw" sT MORSE % I'd of co"Sora Presidents sS
VIM. II. HARrsHoRN Of Guildhall, s....,.;.
JoHN NICHOLS, " 0''''"'"s
The foregoing report being accepted,& adopted the
Convention received report Of the following resOla.
iinrs from Committee OF Ten which had been pre-
viously appointed for that purpose, consisting Of
Messrs libbard, Beattie, Morse, Nichols, Griffin and
others.
the opinion that can adequate Rerenue with Fair
Protection to american InduStry-Just restraints on
Executive power, embracing further reduction on
the exercise Of the Veto-A faithful administration of
the public domain, with equitable distribution
the proceeds OF the sales of it among all the States
An honest and economical administration of the Ctr
eraI Governments leaving public officers peGeGIne
dom Of thought and the RIG ht of sulirnna INT with
suitable restraint against improper Interference in dee
tions-Iimiting the incumbent Of the Presi4eatH
Office to single term--and sound National Gu.
reacy regulated by the uW and auhoritv of the ma,
ton requisite for the welfare of The whole Amer
can people and that if these objects are obtained we
should TO be afflicted with bad administrations
of the Government and desiring the Accomplished
of these objects we hail with joy his nomination as
the Wing candidate for President of the United
States.
Resolved, That we are opposed to the Annexation \
OF IeNas to the United States-even if she had no
war on her hand for to ght-no millions of public
debt for US to pay-nO devotedness 10 the cause oil
slavery for us to combat and sin Uneven if Mexico
would give her to with millions for her marriage 4
portion we do not want her; she would only be
bother to We have territory enough without her \
We have enough of local and sectional jeaousie' \
without adding her influence TO divide and distract
our already confused national counses.
Resolved, THAI we most cordially unite in The
nominations of VIM Sade for Governor, Horace
Eaton for Lieut.. Governor John Spaudng for Treas
urer-men who have been tried and found faithful
firm friends Of the Anti-Savery cause and unhncims
opponents of Annexation.
Resolved, That uenry Clay is the man Of the PeO'
PIES choice-the champion ofthe peoples rights
conspicuous for his sterling integrity and public pat
riotism--,he man whose characters more easily co
ceivcd than deined-more easily admired l"a"
imitated--the man who, we are convinced, VIII 10
next President.
Resolved, That Theodore Frelinghuysen IS uo
man whom the people will delight to honor--w"O
will not betray his constituents in expectation u
miserable mess of potage--who will not saddle '1o
nation with foreign debt of millions Of dollars--N"'
will not sell his country 10 Texas, nor for ieX"s-
who will not lend hand to perpetuae ana "''e "n
the sin Of slavery, nor will he follow in the footsteps
OF his predecessor John Tyler.
Which resolutions after having been ably ana CIV
quently discussed by Messrs Fairbanks OF st 1onn'
bury, Wilkins and Bellows Of LittIeton, Cooper o'''
gill, Benton and Gorham of Lancaster and D'o0"'
Ilibbard, Nichols, w. H. Hartshorn and DINERS
the County, were unanimously adopted l.,
On motion of ~ Graves, committee Oh '"''
we're appointed a committee to nominate 'o'
County candidate for the office Of Senator VIM
sequentIy reported through their Chairman Io'" %,
Morse, 2d,) Reuben C. Benton of Lunenburs" '''
purpose. antrim.
The foregoing report being accepted was GUM ,,..
ed by the unanimous vote of the conventloh'
upon , romna
MIR Benton signifed his acceptance oil the .roO.
ton in appropriate terms and addressed the
ton on various topics. ,.o,ved
On motion of Mr. Hubbard, the Convention If
to use all honorable means TO obtain the e''''
r. c. Benton to the office Of Senator .,oed
After the passage of resolution tha' 'o .rodOuinn
ngs of the Convention be published IN tue On tho
the Convention adjourned to meet at Danv pres.
10th inst JESSE ~ ..,;e,,
VIM. II. HARTsHoRN' Secre'u'''
JouN NICHOLS,