Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-07-03
ORANGE COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

j. w. d. PARKER, Chairman of the
county Committee, and ALVIN TAyLor
appointed President pro tenn, and C. p.
Bill Secretary pro TEN.
On motion Of j. w. d. Parker. the
chair nominated Committee of five con-
slstlng Of J. e. Chamberlin, Royal Hatch
y. Z. Kidder, iona, Jenness, and L. f.
Peabody, tonominate officers for the per-
manont organization of the Convention,
who reported, for President, J, w. ID.
PARKER. Vice Presidents, ALVIN
TAYLOR and RICHARD SMITH. Sec'ys.,
e. p. BILL and j. B. BAILEY.
Which report was accepted and the
nominations confirmed by the Convention,
On motion of Mr. Sanborn, the chair
appointed VIM. Sanborn, j. B. Picket,
Martin Flint, Rufus Hyde, and Ebene-
ger Base committee to examine creden.
tlals, and report the delegates entitled to
seats in the Convention.
On motion, the chair appointed VIM.
Sanborn, j. w. BatcheIder; j. Morse
Flint, Asa NJ. Dickey and Horace Fifcld,
a Committee on Resolutions.
On motion, the Delegates from several
towns were instructed to report the names
of three persons from each town to serve
as town Committees.
On motion of J. w. Twiss.
Ordered, That the Delegates from the
several towns now proceed TO make
nomination for Senators,
Who reported the names of Levi B.
Villas, REUBEN PAGE, and Horace FL
FIELD.
Which report was accepted and the
nominations unanimously confirmed by
the Convention.
They also reported for county Com
mittee, j. E. Chamberlln, Alvin Taylor,
and George P Baldwin.
For Town Committees.
Bradford-J. B. Picket, Jr.E. P. Lew
is, S. E. Davis.
BroOkfeM-Danel Colt, D. A. Morse,
M. e. Davis.
Braintrce-L. s. Goodno, J. S. Mich
OILS, Jas. Spear.
Celsca-Jona. Smith, Jr. Alden Cham
berlin, Elisha Williams, Jr.
Corinth-R. Cook, j. A, Tenney, Hub
bard Fellows.
Fairlec-Dyer Waterman, H. C.
briggs, David Morrison, Jr.
Ncwbmy-Henry Reyes, G. B. Leslie,
Page p. Grove.
Orangc-Jacob Mills, N. S. Cutler,
j. B. Huntoon.
RandOPh-tIarvey Lamson, James T.
Flint, J. w. Twiss.
StraGord-D. l.. Barker, Samuel
Moore, iona. Frary.
Theiford-S. G. Heaton, H. D. Tyler,
Daniel Dodge,
7opsham-John w. Batchelder, Moses
Jones, o. Fl. Watson.
TmJridge-James Brown, rs. Paine,
j. f. Dodge
Vcrshirr-Jacob Church, d. L. Mat
toon, Rufus Blanchard.
Washington-Joseph Colby, James
Randall, Lyman Perrgo.
West Farlee-A. B. Southwonh, Ches-
ter Club, Jr. Cyrus May.
Williams tOwn-Walter Newcomb, A.
S. Williams, VIM S. Beckett.
Which was accepted and the nomina-
tons confirmed.
Mr. Sanborn, from the Committee on
Resolutions, reported the following, viz:
Whereas, we are this day assembled
in Convention to select suitable candi-
dates to be presented to the people for
their suhrages to represent this county
in the Senate at the next session of the
legislature of the State of Vermont, we,
as portion o(the people, deem it fit
occasion to express our opinions relative
to some ofthe leading principles of the
democratic party: Therefore,
Resolved, That as all have to bear a
portion according to their ability of the
burthens of government, all are entitled
in an equal degree to its benefits; and as
equal rights is fundamental principle
IN republican form Of Government, all
legislative enactments should be in &C.
cordance with this principle,
Resolved That as the democratic party of
the State have generally too much direct
ed the attention Of the people to our ma
tional over our State politics, at our an
nual elections; Therefore,
Resolved, That as our State debt a
mounts to nearly $3.50, 900, and is yearly
charging, that there, is just cause of a
larm to the freemen of the State, that
ourselves and posterity will be saddIed
with debt which years district frugality
and economy cannot cancel
Resolved, That the School Fund of
this State, which amounts at this time to
100000, having grown up from funds
set apart by an act of the legislature to
encourage Common Schools, has all the
sacredness of vested right, which, it is
in the power ofthe legislature to confer;
and while we approve the wisdom and
patriotism of those who projected the be-
efcent plan of bringing the benefits of a
Common School education within the
means of the humblest citizen, we view
with deep solicitude and alarm the efforts
that have been made for several years
past, to annihilate this fund which be-
longs as much to the children of the poor