Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-07-13
Addison County Liberty Convention.

This Convention assembled according to call, and
organized by the appointment of B. F. HASKELL,
Chairman; JOHN BURNHAM and DANINL TwITCHELL,
Vice Presidents and W Reeves and o. StolUles, Sc
cretaries.
Committee on nominatons,-C. R. Smith, D. N.
Higgins, A. Bingham, N. Topper, D. Twitchell, M.
Stowe, A. Hawkins, DR.. Sprague, c. W. Wicker, L.
Smith, H. Newman, and S. Bartlett
Committee on resolutions,-C Cook, Rev. w. Low,
Rev. Mr.. Dayton, DR.. Sprague, Col. Dodge, N. Tup-
per- c. c. Briggs and w. Reeves
Senatorial neutrality-suspicious. SANFORD, Cornwall,
and ETHAN SMITH, Monkton.
County committee, Nicholas Gunden, DR.. Spague
and William Reeves.
The attached resolutions were interestingly discus
sed and adopted -
Resolved, That time and circumstances are more
fully developing the principles of the Liberty party and
we are more than ever convinced that they embrace
the only true and tenable ground for American free
man to stand upon, since that party is the only one
which has Joined issue with the South on the question
of Slavery and Liberty.
| ReSOlued That we are not content to let slavery
alone where it exists in order to keep it out of
new territory that while the decided friends
of the Wilmot Proviso, quite as much opposed
to the continuance of slavery where it already exists
and will do all in our power conshtutionaly for its
overthrow.
Resolved That we have entire confidence in John
P Hale and Leicester King, the nominees of the party
believing them fully competent to carry out our prin-
cipes, and Judging from the bold and manly style in
which Mr.. Hale has met this subject in congress, he
is not only able but honest enough strictly adhere
them.
RcSolUed, That the persevering efforts heretofore
made by our friends the Wings, to convince the peo-
pie that they were the only true Liberty party, and
thntt hauI no 10
and the main supporters of the Wilmot Proviso and
with sentiments and professions continually promu-
gated by their presses and orators and at this time
put in nomination candidate for the Chief Executive
of this nation a man who owns two hundred human
chattels, and who was one of the main and prncipa
heroes Of the Mexican War-.a war, they say, ont
of the most boodthirsty unjust, wicked and God-ds
honorng that ever blotted the pages of history-ar
inconsistencies which we believe will be fully seer
and appreciated by an intelligent and enlightened
community, when brought to the test We do no
mean here to be so impoite to say that they hav
told wiful and deliberate lie, but we do say nov
as we have said before, that we do not vet beev
them to be the true liberty party.
Resolved, That the Democrats in their late Nation
al Convention in presenting their candidate for Presi
dent of the United States have submitted their neck
to the yoke of slavery usual a degradation whic
we feel proud that many among the democrats wi
3 not submit to.
e RESOLVED, That the bold, decided and uncomprc
missing stand taken by ]. R. Giddings, of Ohio Pal
frey, of Massachusetts, and Tuck of New Hampshire
during the present session of Congress- to prevent
participation of the free states in sustaining the nstu
ton of American Slavery, entitle them respectively
r our warmest sympathy and highest graduation.
ResotUed, That the County Committee be instructe
to call mass convention for the county of Addisone
such convenient time and place in said county, pre-
vous to the next September Election, as they ma
think proper, to be holden at Mddlebury.
ResolUed, That the Town Committee be requisite
to make effort to extend the circulation of Libert
Il papers in the county.
), Voted, That the County Committee be instructe
to procure the services of John p Hale and some othC
l. speakers to address the mass convention.