The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-07-25
July IS, 1914.
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For the Voice OF Freedom.
Addison County Liberty Party
Convention,

Addison County Liberty Part,
Convention.
This meeting was held at Bristol villae,
July 9th and was one Of the most interest
ing Liberty gatherings that ever came off il
the County. The Baptist church was crowd
ed and nearly all parts of the County wert
represented. The Convention was callet
TO order by COL Ira Clifford Of New Haven
Chairman of the County Committee, ant
the following gentlemen were chosen per
manent officers:
H. NEEDHAM, Esq, President.
N. EDWARDS, u
J. WILSON, -
]. FRENCH,
A. M. HAWKINS, Esqrs., 5
e. e: w. v; WISER Wlokna, Secretaries.
The divine blessing Was Invoked by Rev
NJ Day.
The Convention being organized, our ell
oquent friend, Rev. John Pierpont, of Bos
ton, occupied the attention of the audience,
in the advocacy of the following resolution
RESOLVED, That the law Of God, extends
its jurisdiction over all political action, as
fully and absolutely, as it does over any
other part &C human conduct; and that it is
the duty of religious teachers to define and
enforce this obligation.
In p,os;op IN oon,p,;ttoo oc tu,o F.or, m h
town were appointed 10 designate candi-
dates for County Senators.
Adjourned TO 2 O'Clock, P. M.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment,
and the dense multitude again listened to
mastery exposition Of the Sd clause of the
4h article of the Constitution, by Mr. Pier
pont, while he spoke upon the following res
olution
Resolved, That the Sd clause Of the ed
section of the 4th article IF the Constitution
of the United States, lays the citizens and
magistrates tf the free States under no OBJ
legation 10 aid in the surrender of fugitive
slaves.
The address contain ned strong array OF
facts, and will not soon be forgotten either
by the friends or foes of Liberty and equal
rights.
The committee on nominations, present.
ed as candidates for the Stale Senate, al The
coming election, the names of
HoRATlo NEEDHAM, of Bristol,
BENJAMIN f. HASKELL of Cornwall.
On motion, the nomination of these gen.
Vlemen was unanimously confirmed.
Rev. A. ST. Clair then addressed the
Convention, in which he pungently set
forth the barbarilies of the slave system, aud
the duty and interest of tue north to employ
the whole Of their moral and political pow,
ers for its speedy overthrow
A number of appropriate resolutions were
acted upon, among which was the follow
ing
Resolred, That we recognise the validi-
ty the decision of the lae Judge Harrng-
ton, that bill of sale from the Almigh- !
ty,' is necessary to prove property in man,
or that one person is, or can be the property
Of another.
Messrs. Clifford of New Haven, Edwards
of Bristol, Cook of Monkton, Sprague eff
Vergennes, and Sholes of Ferrisburgh were
appointed County Committee.
Strong town committees were appointed
and all seemed 10 vie with each other in the |
noble determination to act The manly par,
in the contest for freedom.
Our County candidates are true men, and !
command public confidence; and with the
deep feeling that is now taking hold of the
freemen in old Addison, voice will be
heard from the balIot-box in September,
that will make the minions of the slavocra>
cy 10 tremble. Daily accessions are made
TO our ranks, and the prospect is rendered
undoubed, that the time is near at hand,
when Liberty shall be proclaimed, through
out all the land, unto all the inhabitants
thereof
G. PRINDLE, } Committee Of
G. w. WICKER, ! Publication.
Ferrsburgh, July ~, 1874.
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