Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-08-06
What's in the Wind.

The following proceedings Of meeting at
Colchester have been handed to us for publica-
ton, though it will be seen they were ordered to
be set forth in the columns of the Gazette. We
presume that upright and influential paper,
which goes for "the establishment and perpe-
tuty of universal LIBERTY" did not refuse to
publish these proceedings - composed, as we
understand the meeting that adopted them to
have been, OF the bone and sinew of the Third
Party in Colchester,
The voters Of Colchester are requested TO meet q,
the Brick Church, Winooski, ON Friday the Both inst.
at 8. o'clock, A. NJ, to organize and appoint town
committee for the ensuing year, that will devise and
carry out .ineasures best calculated to advance the
cause OF Liberty, and do all such business as
usually dSFs on such committee, and do all other
business thought proper when met
BY order of County Convention.
In pursuance OF the above notice respectable num-
Der Of the citizens of Colchester met the place ap
pointed and organized by appointing Doct Geo w.
Horton Presideat, VIM c. Whteman, Jas S Pau
Louis FoIett and VIM NJ. Weaver Vice Presidents.
Bradford Kixiord Secretary, and R Forrest Assist
ant Secretn,y Bradford Rixford, Louis Folleu and
James $ Patt appointed a committee to draft
resolutions, who reported the following, which, after
discussion, were unanimously adopted -
Whereas the Third Party has for the last ten or
twelve years been -ealouSy and dssidu9usy engaged
as distinct and separate party in the great work VI
promoting and advancing Political Liberty in the Uni
ted States ard throughout the world - and whereas
in the opinion OF this meeting the Third Party has not
increased the rapid which its glorious prnci
pies would 10 warrant and ensure, but on the
contrary its numbers have some of the more recent
eeco, returns will show, grown C small by degrees
and beautifully less and whereas the doctrines and
principles OF the celebrated Wimot Proviso have be-
come OF universal prevalence in the Northern States,
among the members Of the two great political parties
OF the country and whereas also the great victory In
New Hampshire accomplished not by the Third
Party orIanization but almost entirely in spite ott;-
Therefore be it Resoired by the OF Colchester.
called together for the purpose OF choosing town
committee for the ensuing year that will devise and
carry out measures best calculated to advance the
rru.r OF Political Liberty and for other purposes" that
in view OF all the foregoing facts we are firmly con-
vnced that the great and glorious of Political
Liberty wul be best promoted and advanced by the
d solution OF the Third Party. and by its members
merging into the great political parties Of the
country, and by having the whole North present an
firmly by the compromises OF the Consution-yeld-
ing to the South all that is right and insisting upon
nothing that wrong and above ull insisting that the
great doctrines and principles contained ia the Wimo'
Pov,so shall become the permanent law Of the land.
Aud be it further Resorsd That il the Third Party
elsewhere are not satisfied with proceedings, We
d do hereby appoint town committee for the ensuing
: year, with whom We would recommend the Third
Party to correspond upon the matters and thing;
. herein confirmed, and that that committee be com
II posed OF : K Forrest with power to add Two asso
u GATES.
" Resolrcd turiter, That the proceedings OF TIL
o meeting signed by the Chairman and other officer
', and published in the Liberty Gazette.
. GEORGE ". HORTON, President.
., WILLIAM c WHITLMAN0
J ANEs PIArr, -, Presidents
LOUIS FoLLETr, ''
WILLIAM VI WEAVER,
BRADFORD RXroRD, Secretary
J FoRRrsr, assistant Secretary.
, Winooskl Falls, July 30, 1917