Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-07-23
Rev. john GLEED.

Assembled pursuant to previous notice. on the 4th
inst, at the Congregational Church in Johnson, and
was called to orderly J. West
Whereupon, ]. ]. BEARDsLEY Esq. was chosen
President, Clark Fisk and Nathan Foster, Vice Pres
dents, j. C. Burnett, Secretary.
On motion, Rev. j. P. Hall, ]. P. Hendee and M.
Stafford, were chosen committee to report resolutions
for the consideration of the convention.
A committee of one from each town, was raised to
nominate County and Town committees.
Rev. j. P. Hail. from the committee on resolutions,
made the following report
Resolved, That as we believe Liberty to be natu-
raj and inaenabe right, inseparabe from human hap
piness social prosperity and national peace and well
beng-all of which slavery sweeps away-our duty
to ourselves, our postery, our country and our God
is to preserve free institutions from the grasp Of
the slave power, and not to sacken eXertons till
every member of the human family is acknowledged
to be man.
Resolved, That the Liberty party much con-
cerned in all the great interests of the country any
other portion of the American people; but still we re-
gard the establishment Of equal liberty to all men, as
paramount to all other interests.
Resolved, That this convention renew their fidelity
to the constitution of their country, believing it to be
an antislavery document, and designed to proclaim
liberty to all the land and all the inhabitants thereof
therefore, they bound to oppose far as can be
all proslavery movements from every quarter
Resolved, That the act voting should be regard
ed not only POLITICAL but also strictly moral act,
voting in favor of saveholding must be direct vo-
aton of both the principles Of Liberty and the law of
God
Resolved, That this meeting deeply deplore the ru
lining and widely spread hypocrisy SO prevalent among
u.s. both in church and state, of praying for good ru
lers, and then making bad ones-of being as mucl
opposed to slavery as any body, and then voting for
with every body, or not voting at all.
The above resolutions, after discussion were unam
mously adopted
The committee to nominate county and town com
mittees, made the following report
!, For County Committee, Noah Robinson Jr., Samue
Merriam Calvin Burnett, Madison Stafford
For Town Committees; StoaOe d. Lothian, George
Raymond, N. McAllster. yMoriStOlun, ]. West, L
Poland, S. c. Sunborn. Hydepmk, A. Morse, DAME
Wiswall S. A. Spicer johnson, D. Wood, A. w
Caldwell, u.s. Pinney. Cambridge, Rev. J. C. Bry
ant, James HEATH D. D. Stafford WateruiHe WIN
Page, J. M. Hotchkss, Z. Brush. Eden, VIM Atwell
Clark Fisk, J. II. Pratt HOtcoH s. Pennock, j. Smith
Rev. NJ Thompson. Elmore, L. Tillotson, ]. Scott
s. G. Glines Sterling, R. Clark S. Mosher j. Baker
Mansfield, ~ C. Butts james Harris, S. Edson.-
! Belvidere ]. Spencer. Report adopted
; The following resolution, by ]. West was adopted
ResoIved, That this convention adjourn to meet
ri the Court House in Hydepark, on the third Saturda
in August next, at 2 O'clock P, M, to be representa-
by four delegates from each town in the county.
i ]. BEARDSI.EY, Pyesideu
d J. G. BURNETT, Secretary