The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-07-11
Fourth Congressional District
Convention.

The District Convention met pursuant To
call at Danville, Wednesday July 8, and or
ganized by the following appointments;
President, PORTUS BAXTER.
Vice Presidents, CHARLES sroREr, ERAsrUs
FAIRBANKs.
Secretaries, +. A. Garfield, II. III. Deming
On motion of Mr. Fairbanks, voted, that the
delegates of each County in the District meet
and appoint from their number committee
double their Senatorial representations, to
nominate candidate for representative 10
Congress.
Voted, that committee of five on resolu-
following Chadwick, of St Johns
bury, Boynton, of Danville, Willard, of Lynn
don, Garfield of Glover, and Mattocks of
| Peacham.
Adjourned to meet at halfpast one
AFTERNooN The Committee on Resolu-
tons reported the following, which, after able
and spirited addresses from Messrs. Chandler,
Fairbanks, Morrill, and Baxter, were passed
Resolved, That a firm adherence to n Pro-
tective Tariff, TO the distribution of the avails
of the public lands, TO the extinction OF slavery
by the progressive influence OF the principles
Of freedom, justice and humanity, and limiting
it within strict constitutional boundaries, aud
of opposition 10 the extension and perpetual
ton Of the slave power by the annexation Of
foreign territory 20 erect into slave states are,
as they ever have been, the fundamental prin-
cples of the Wing party
Resolved, That our confidence in the Wing
Tariff of 1912, remains mistaken, and that,
II has furnished abundant evidence, that il
amply protects all the great interests Of the
country when its provisions have been prop
crly and legally administered, we deprccate
any alteration or modification of its essential
protective principles.
Resolved, That the attempt made to destroy
the Tariff Of 1912, by the present administra-
ton, should arouse the people of this state 10
further and full expression of public sentiment,
upon this vital question
Resolved, That unless the officers appointed
under the present administration shall more
strictly execute the duties of their Office Tela-
ting 10 the Tariff on coarse wool, that its
importation may be checked as it was when
their offices when filled by Wings, we rec
ommend that they be turned out.
Resolved, That the object of government
should be the greatest good of all, and that
that is sordid and selfish spirit which would
prompt or rulers to aggrandize themselves at
the expense of the people.
Resolved, That the darling measure of the
present administration, the snb-trcnsury law,
providing one currency for the office holders
and another for the people, receives it de-
serves our unqualified condemnation.
Resolved, That the great Wing party of the
Union is the only party from which the least
hopes of any practical and efficient opposition
TO slavery can be expected. That for twenty
years past they have uniformly breasted them
selves against the encroaehments of he South
upon the North, and the extension ofthe slave
power, rs has been recently most s,riSingly e
WINGED in the vote of every northern Wing
and nearly every Wing in Congress, against
the annexation of Texas, and had other parties
at the North voted and acted on the same prin-
ciplc,we should not at this time be cusrcd with
slavehodng Texas and the other grevious e.
wills attendant upon its annexation.
Resolved, That we are opposed 10 wars of
offence and aggression, but that, when our
country is involved in such, whether by the
injustice ola foreign nation, or the imprudence
of our own national executive, we hold the
enemies of our country our enemies, and shall
contend with them as such, till an honorable
peace shall be obtained
Resolved, That the thanks of the American
people are due to Gen. Taylor and his army !
for the bravery and courage they displayed in
the achievement of the two brilliant victories |
upon the Rio Grandc on the Sth and 9th days |
of May.
Resolved, That we cordially approve of the |
nominations made by the State Convention at
Woodstock, of Horace Eaton for Governor,
Leonard Sergeant for Lieut. Governor, and E.
T. Jewett for Treasurer, and that we hereby |
pledge ourselves to give them our support and
votes at the polls at the ensuing election.
The nominating committee presented the
name of GEO. b. CHANDLER, as candidate |
for representative TO Congress,
The following resolution, presented by Mr. |
Fairbanks, was unanimously adopted by the
Convention;
Resolved, That we heartily approve of the
nomination of G. b. CHANDLER, Esq. as a
candidate for Congress, 3. we pledge ourselves
to all honorable measures to secure his election.
F. a. GARFIELD, } Secretaries
II. IL. DEMING,