Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-10-22
MOsrrrLrKn, October II, 1876
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The Wing State Convention according previous
Wednesday evening last the purpose Of choosing
WING STATE COMMITTEE for the year ensuing, also County
Committees in the various Counties The Convention organl
ed BY choosing the Hon ERASTUS FAIRBANKS Of St Johns
bury Presideni-EIG CRAFrs Judge wHIrr, Of Puney
NJ CANP and PoRrUs BATTER Esq, Vice Presdenis-and
A. G. Chadlciek and n w. Bates Secretaries.
The Hon Jacob Coamer addressed the Convention at
siderable ength upon various political topcsgying brief
view political history for the past eighteen months two
years particularly The dissimlar policy pursued by our
National Administration in its dealings with Mexico and Eng
land His remarks upon the tariff controversy peculiarly
happy and ocbe He alluded the predictions Of the Wings
in all parts of the Union that distress and ran would follow the
adoption Of Free Trade dogmas the policy Of
and showed that hese predictions not speedily fulfill
ed anticipated would be owing the prcsen, starving
condition Of the Of Europe particularly Of the nhab
agricultural products whether they will nothus fodng
market for the being which, under ordinary eireum
would be of no advantage The crisis must come
later and prosperity would attend only long
misery aud starvation prevailed in Europe
After Judge had concluded his remarks the State Commit
appointed in the usual form, consisting OF
Harry Bradley of Burlington
Andrew Tracy Of Woodstock,
F. P. Walton, Jr Of Montpelier,
solomon Foot Of Rutland,
A. l.. Miner OF Manchester,
Geo. w. Colamer Of Barre,
Ejih Cleveland OF Coventry.
Tie County Committee for windham County composed Of
Marshall Newton, Ashley Stone, Plny White. and William
Harris, Jr. Esqrs.
The Convention adjourned Friday evening, when able
and powerful speeches made by Senators UPHAa and
PHILIPS should be glad If my limits would permit to give
you their remarks but must content myself with
saving they reflected honor upon the men who made them
upon party which they distinguished members
new judiciary bill has been under consideration, both in
Senate and House considerable portion OF yesterday
and to-day 1t was day ordered third reading in the Sen
ate no entertained Of it, 6na passage ia iA pres
form provisions substantially what stated in my
last be divided into six Judicial Districts an
additional Judge to be appointed and four Judges to constitute
quorum of the Supreme Court Of whom must be The pres'
ding Judge of the county iCourt where the term holden
Windham and wadsor counties 10 form the second Judicial
District The urged favor Of the bill that the
business Of the Supreme Court is from 10 three behind
hand all the counties the State except two or three and
constantly aeeamnIang; that with present number oil
Judges would be utterly impossible clear the docket ID
the several counties where it is in
bill was introduced to-day by Mr. Frost of Brdpo prov
ding than Tea less than three Justices Of ih'
peace shall be appoinmed each town. be nominated By
ballot Of the ieemen in March meeting and certified to h
Legislature confirmation If his bill should pass, OF Wha
uneounted number Of faithful public servants would M
Sue Of Vermont be deprived 'at fell swoop! There
danger that the bill will passoo many Of the Hou
members rejoice the title Of Esq to admit Of any such hope
The Convention Of and County Sepehntendenis Of Com
Schools in the State House Wednesday Oct IAN
The following list Of Books recommended, via Webster
common School Dieionlyi Sanders Primer Spelling Beo
and Readers PaeTs Moral Instructor and Randals Edaea
toaa Reader and Moral class Book when great variety re
quired Wilards Arrangement Of u. 5. History Smiths hrs
book Of Geography for beginners and uao Geography Morse
Quaro Geography for references Mehels outline maps
Wells school GRAMMAR shurtes Governmental Instructor
and Colburn's Mental Arithmetic.
We have ast received the 6rs glorious from Pennsy
vana. fittings 10 this much longer the poor Loeo
focos wont have foohod the county except In South Ca
olns New York reports herself may look for some
thing handsome In that srartcr