The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-06-15
Addison County Convention,

The Wings of Addison County met IN Conven-
ton at Middlebury on Thursday June 10th ls47
at 10 O'Clock y. NJ. pursuant to call of the Coun-
ty Committee every town but two being repre-
sented and organized by elccting ELIAS Borrow
President
Calvin Solace and John Bullock Vice Presi-
dents
J. Simons and Lorenzo Bixby Secretaries.
On motion of L. Dcming,
Resolved, That 4 committee of from each
town in the County TO be selected by citizens
present from those towns respectively he appoint
ed to Nominate candidates for State Senators to
be supported at the ensuing election
The Convention the adjourned until p M
AT o'clock p. NJ. the Convention was called to
order by the President
The Nominating Committee appointed under
the resolution passed in the forenoon then report
cd the nomination of
WILLIAM NASH and
IRA STEWART.
as Candidates for Senators for the County ofAd
olson.
On motion
The Nomination was accepted and confirmed
by unanimous vote of the Convention. The com
mittee on Resolutions by ID. Wooster Esq. their
Chairman then made their Report which was &C
cepted.
The Resolutions were then taken up separately
discussed, amended and adopted as follows viz.
Whereas our Country in engaged in foreign
war with sister Republic, aud it is the duty Of
all good citizens to stand by their country in its
hour of difficulty and danger, and to consider all
mankind in war enemies and in peace friends. vet
Resolved
That notwithstanding our duty to our country
at this trying crisis, we are not deprived of the
glorious privilege of freemen, of deprecating the
war and of expressing our opinions freely of the
miserable executive mal-administration which in
volvcd us in it; and that it is the duty of the A
merican people to hold the authors ofthe existing
war to a strict accountability at the ballot box.
Resolved That while we rejoice in the bravery
skill and patriotism of the officers and soldiers Of
our army, we grieve and mourn at the immense
sacrifice ofhuman life by which our victories
have been achieved.
Resolved, That the legitimate policy of a Re-
public is peace,-that war is the greatest of evils
and ought not to be waged except in cases OF ne
cessity. 1t is with nations with individuals;
is better to suffer wrong than to do wrong.
Resolved That the acquiring foreign territory
by conquest and connecting it with our own, con-
sidering the great extent Of our country, is mpo-
ltic and endangers the perpituity of our Union
Resolved, That we never will consent that our
government shall acquire foreign territory by con-
quest to establish where now it does not exist the
of slavery, that scourge of mankind 10
which all our free institutions are directly OPPOs'
ed, and thereby overwhelm and control the meas
ures of our government and the councils oil our
country.
Resolved That we view with alarm the contih
ed efforts put forth by the South to prevent INC
extension of the area of freedom, and cause Oh
Enlargement of the area of slavery; and that 1t Is
he duty of freemen to use all constitutions
means to confne slavery within its original limits
md TO labor for its final, utter and complete ex-
ermination.
Resolved. That We still adhere with undinnln
shed confidence 10 the policy of protecting our