The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-08-19
Proceedings of the Essex Co.
Wing Convention.

Pursuant to notice, the Wings Of Essex Co.
met ia Convention, at Luncnburgh, on Satur'
day, the 18th inst, and organized by appoint
ing Hon. Il. G. BENroN, President, M, SILsW
and }. CHANDLER, Esqs,, Vice Presidents, and
VIM. II. Ilartshorn, Esq , Secretary.
( On motion the Chair appointed Mossrs. Dr.
Dewey, d. lIibbard, ir,, VIM, Chandler, Hem
ry llnrtshorn, and w. ?, Cheney, Commit
tee on resolutions,
The Convention then proceeded TO ballot Tor
candidate for Senator: whcrcupon it appear
ed that Hon. joins DEWEY, had a minority Of
all The ballots and was declared to be nominal
ed.
Doct Dewey briefly addressed the Convcn-
ton, expressing his high sense Of the honor
they would confer, but declined the nomlno-
ton, on account Of being a member of the
"Council Of Ccnsors.'
The Convention again proceeded TO ballot,
and GHrrSLrnr WEnu, Esq Of Gui ldhalI, was
declared TO be nominated.
Doct Dewey, from the Committee on Res
oluiions, reported as follows
L. Resolved, That regarding Slavery as an
unmtjgGtcd evil, viewed in whatever llght--as
. curse 10 our Union, ana an llNtIllblt bl"-
grace upon our name and character, we most
solcmGy protest against its EXTENSION one
hGir's brcaIM beyond is present limits
Where Ms existence IS granted by the 'onSu-
or" wp ryI T"I ~ 'y i Ec cnirry
emit from all participation in the guilt and the
disgrace, Of sustaining it,
stiin,,onal rrht. and that il is its dnty 10 pro.
hihit Immediately the Introduction Of Slavery
mo thr t'rr'"I'rs oil inc Union
1i, ,,r,o,,tcd e., onr s,r
franc. we prefer Gen Taylor-a man Of the
/ pcoplc--unpra in political chiconcry-
one WIG VIZ honesty anu III 'ar par,
conGucr TO the rood Of the whole people
,,,, u, ,r,i, @
lna in,cgrily-we shall most chccrfully give
him our support for the Vice Presidency.
D. ,"S"IF'1r ! na' we WI, S'vC our COY u'a'
onT,np,nnIod Iy tLe wiz Stn,o Copvcntion
holden at Woodstock, ON the Ioth ofJuly last;
m %'SV Enn rt %ocr on no .h ;nsi
C,nn1;Jrc p,rr,,,,t U,wns Bucl5 mud
CIrvrIapd orc mon vIom the pconle drlipht
60 Lanor In ,hc;r L,nd, Tho intcrrsts oc Tho
nconIc win no s,t;
e. Resolved. Tint we most rcspcctrIIIy
and unoninousI, nrcscnt "a our f,IIow citi.
%"n n " Of T.scy C3,rnty The n,mc Of GREEN.
IIEF WEIR Esn ma tbe Nhir candidate
for County Senator
The Convention was addressed Mt length
and with ability by Hon John Dewey, and
Col Jonah Brooks, r.
WIN. II. UARTSUORN, Secretary.
D--Mr Phelps, in his vote upon the Com
promise, finds no sympathy among the Wing,
lot Vermont or any one Of them to sustain him
The Compromise might icgaiiy exclude slave
nv from the territories, rs MIR Phelps believed
hut it would not do TO trust the decision of tho
, question to Locoloco Courts That's Tn,
trouble in the case.
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"'' u. ~ ~, w, NV
oc VI t''S pave VI" ''o 80 i"'', .''' Wv
D since it was last herc-thc Rhinoccros Tn
most important.
3, GTTTs,1,I0N - IL, vii. I-,.-.-I.
answer. if thcv dorc-s.IIos not Gen. Tnvlo
d purchased an immense sugar plantation he
j tween the Nucces and the Rio Grnnde, an
recently ~ W,,' $1,000 M"L,mGi ne
d = II not thc introduction orsl9vcrv on free So
= hy the whig candidate for the Prcsidcncy?-
j. North Star.
u We darC dnS'ccr 1t, and pronounce it n mos