Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-12-23
District Convention. No. 2.

The Convention met pursuant to call was called
to order by Bella Hall, Esq. Hon Titus Hutchinson
was called to the chair and NJ. H. Sessions appointed
Secretary pro TEN. Prayer by Rev. S. Cummins.
On motion, committee of three was APPOINTED bv
the chair to report the names of officers for the perma
nent organization of the Convention. On rootion =
business committee of four appointed by the chair.
viz. Sumner A. Weber, Esq, Asa NJ Dickey ESQ.
DR.. NJ NJ. Davis, Hon. Titus Hutchinson. The nom
mating committee then reported the following named
persons as officers for the Convention: Sumner A.
Weber, President; Hon Titus hutchinson, Benson
AldrIch, Daniel Dana, Vice Presidents. M. H. Ses-
sions, Secretary Adjourned to o'clock, P. NJ.
EVENING
President in the chair; Prayer by Rev. S. F. Edger-
ton.
Resolutions, Nos. l and ?, introduced by the bust
ness committee, laid on the table. Hon. Titus Hutch
nson favored the convention with an animated natter
Of fact address; remarks by Lewis Clarke.
Adjourned to 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
MORNING.
Convention called to order by the President. PRAYER
by Rev. 0. NJ. Legate. Business committee repored
resolutions, Nos B. and 5. Resolutions and 2 call
ed up and discussed by A. M. Dlckey, Esq. and the
President and the whole adopted, The organization
proposed by the Executive committee was reported by
the business committee with the following amend
meuts viz: That the chairman of the District Commit
tee is to correspond with the State Executive Commit
tee
On motion, committee of three was appointed to
report the names Of persons for District Committee,
Which committee reported as follows: viz A. NJ Dckcv,
s. A. Wcbber, Esq. Dr. M. NJ. Davis r. G. Bgeow
Ger. Ryand Fletcher
L. ReSoUed That to prevent the further extension of
Slavery contemplated by the Wino Provso, is es-
sental to the Liberties Of our country.
2 Resolved, That we hail with joy, gratitude and
7 encouragement the increased political action against
slavery manifested in the establishment of anti-savery
papers in the slave states, in the effort to establish
Z ant-savery organizations thereon and in the effort
made in some OF the slave states to amend their const-
5 tutions, and render them favorable to freedom.
3, RaSo,red, As the sense Of this convention that
among all the eXtravagant claims of the slave power to
draw support from the Treasury Of the United States
nothing is absurd than the Recommendation of the
President that appropriations be made to pay for the
Amstall captiVes slaves after the judicial ribu.
mails Of the United States have decided that they are
e Frcemen.
n H. Resolved That the approaching crisis Of divis.
ion Of the important issue forced upon u.s. by the united
- sentiments and action Of politicians Of the United
States tue issue OF Slavery slavery requires the
exercise OF true patriotism in the members Of the Lib
i ery party in disseminating information concerning
the operations Of the slave power to extend and per
petuate slavery and that the increased development OF
the sincere desire in the frecmen Of the north to shake
off the cpoach, guilt and burdens Of slavery encour
ages us to hope for happy result from our most siren
l. nous pXprtlOus durinr This i,uDortant crisis