Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-03-09
Rutland County Liberty Convention,


was holden at Rutland on the 22nd of Feb. inst, a
.greeably to notice.
The chairman of the District Committee called t.
order: chairman and secretary pro TEN we're aP
pointed, also committee Of three to nominate per
manent officers of the convention, who reported,
For President DR.. JOSIAHW. HALE
For Vice Presidents, Smrgos PenGeld, Calvin los
Ign; for Secretary, Simeon Gilbert; and the nomina
tons was confirmed by the convention.
The following gentlemen were appointed business
commitee:-Samue w. Boardnan, John L. Marsh
David E. Nicholson Benjamin Hutchinson, Simeon
Gilbert, Robert Barney and Burr R. Clark
For Financial Committee, Geo. Graves and Ezra
Edison.
Adj to 2 o'clock P NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention met, and was called to order by the
President.
Prayer by Dea. L. Ward.
Business Committee reported the following:
l. Your committee recommend the appointment OF
Central County Committee of four, whose duty it
shall be to appoint meetings for the furtherance of our
cause to be held in each Of the towns in the county
and that such appointments be by said committee Sc
cured publication in the three Liberty papers in the
State, and in such other papers in the county as are
willing to publish the same
2 Recommend the appointment of Committee OF
three in each town in the county, to make arrange
nents in their own towns for said meetings.
8. That said town committees each feel that he is
especially relied upon to attend the meetings IN his
own town, and in each of the towns adjoining his
own; and that one member at least Of the County
Committee attend each Of said meetings.
The following gentlemen were appointed for Coun-
ty Committee-D. Z. Nicholson, Geo. Graves, John
L. Marsh, F. T. DAILY
TOWN COMMITTED
Brandon--A A Meacham, H Campbell Rice
Clayendon-W D Marsh, Harvey Stewart, 0 Bar
low; Casteton-SW Boardman, Allen Palmer, Lew
is Miner; Chttenden-Dan Dixie, Powers, Hair
ris, jr DanbyJob Scott, Joseph Phillips; Hubbard
ton-Dea Churchill; Middletown--H Mcclure, D
Spaffofd, M Vail; Mountholly--P Sawyer, Rev. Mr.
Andrews, A Horton Mendon--James Hudson, w
Robinson, Ezra Edison; Poutnoy-IIon. Amos Thomp-
son; Pittsfed-F T DAILY, N L Green, Charles Good
rich Pittsford-Stmges Penfeld J Warner, j.. 7
A Hitchcock; Rutand--Dea R Barney Dea. l
Ward, w Elliott Ira--Willard Manu. Joshua
Harrington, T Spencer Shewsbury-J Barney
M Strong VIM. Marsh; Sherburne--B Hutchinson
D w Taylor, A Johnson; Walngford-Lyman Bach
elder, James Rnstn, R Hillyard.
The friends of the cause in those towns where NJ
committee is appointed are requested to make such ar
engagements as they shall think proper.
S. w. Boardman, as chairman of committee report
ed as follows:
Whereas Abolitionists are confessedly men of ono
idea, therefore,
Resolrsd That consistency requires that their in
fuence should be used in opposition to all and every
species Of tyranny and partial Legislation
Resolved, He is the true Liberty who holds his
conscience and principles his olen, not the property
his party
RESOLVED, That it is very important that the tow
committees chould make special efforts to place Lib
erty paper in every family inthe county
Voted that the proceedings of the Convention be
forwarded 10 the Green Mountain Freeman for publ
cation with the request that it be copied by the other
Liberty papers in the sate and all other papers friend
ly to the cause of feedom.
Adjourned, sine die.
JOSIAH w. HALE, President.
SIMEON GILBERT, Secretary