The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-04
Caledonia County Wing Con-
vCntion.

The Convention me, d Donv,llc July n,
md was calrd to order by a g Chadwiek,
and on motion, s,h' Ilought1n, ESQ wac
chosen President pro tenn. aud Henry s.
Blrdcu, Etq Sec. pro tcr, when the follow.
nr Commuters w re- appointed viz
10 Nominate GGec,5 tor the permanent or.
s1u,ruion Of the Convention cssu. &.
Morrill,, d Baynton aud ) Chandler.
on EesolahenG= Mcs.la a G. GhadNicL.
u \ DAVIS, Al Willard, G -. Chandler
\ I'D Royal Ro"
: A'.o Committee Of two from zach town
40 lhv County TO nominate candidates for Sen.
atorf, and Town Committees.
The Committee to nominate oGierrs made
q report ~ follows for Ptes,dcnt. SiLAS
HoUGHToN, Esq fr Wee President, wv
surAGrH and b. G. Il,yrtASo, Esqs. and II
-S.-AAA1LL1r and II II Drwyq, E.qrs. Sec.
rct0rrs
The Committee on nominations Tor the SEN
1,r, tvrs ma he f,,Ii...,-.'.s IlaPart-
For Senators, EZRA &. CHAMBERLAIN
Of Praeh1m, aud EDWARD 4 CAHooN,
Of Lyndon: which Report was accepted aud
tie nominations un,himou.iy adopted by the
Convcnti.n
TOWN COMMITTEES.
Barnet Downing Abbott, Geo Nuucr, 10.
Il Brock Warren Peck.
Burke--C 6 Newell, u n Hall, Dcnison
'CaGo,-salma T,usscll, W E Waldo, 7 J.
- Char
| D,nydlc- Amos Morse. John Martin, John
\ WEBSTER, Fttncs Drew, w M. Dole, II II
/ Drmng, Joseph Roles
Gralaa--iluah Dunn, 7 VI Paul.
iIardw,ek-A r Collier, G Crosby, Car.
ruth.
Krby-N Damon, II Burroughs, & W
Carpenter.
Lyndou-u : Bartlett, f W Carpenter,
Alphn Qu,nhy, W { morgan.
N"wsrk-Eeazcr DAVIS, q a Packer, l.
Praeham-John NJ Martin, Henry Walker
Irvrct Hand.
Rycg,,e- Geo Cowlcs, Robert Nelson, Wi,
liam GRAY.
shrairid-Jo,cph Idc, J Otis, Jamc'
Tow nSrnd
St Johusbuvy-John Bacon, Abel Wiley
Alanson Aldrich. Russell Hallcu, David Chap
man,
Sutton Thomas Barker, John Ladd, jr
-lanrs Rotrirs $500 H.. p.
wuldrn--LF .Edvard.l + n chSmAsa.n
Hanson Rogers
wntcrford--A II Hovey, II c Gilman, o
Spnuld,ng, T. G Carter, David Silsby.
Whrclock--S ID Gray, Charles Rogers, jr
A T Conner
The Committee on Resolutions presente,
the following, which being discussed b.
Messrs. E. Fairbanks, Bell, c. Morrill,, g
b. Chandler, IL. S. Bartlett, a, J. Willar
and II Davis wore unanimously adopted
l. Resolved, That we still ndhere To tn
principles Of Incorporating hostility Ia slav
cry, and determined resistance To its extension
toirrritorics now or hereafter to be- possessed
by the United States, to which the Wings oi
Vermont have yielded a steady, strenuous an'
r -sanG+aieIit support. - l.
= Resolved, That we congratulate our op
ncnts that, afler more It an half a century
y study uf mr. Constitution, they have at lengi
: discovered "Amrrican Slavery to be grrn
evil aud wrongj"-haVe proiesscdy rcnounc
ed the contrary doctrines so long maintuine
ny them, and become converted to Wing prln
? cples on that subject. bot for the honor of th
country and the welfare Of humanity we re
. urct they had not lrsde the discovery befor
they lent their votes to the inIquitous Rchem
of shareholders To annex Texas to the Union
not only rs n slave State. but with territor
= and with power to make five others. and tina
wS should rejoice at their present profession
of hostility 10 the peculiar institution wrr
II rot evident from their past con uct that the
= are made, not from principle, but from policy
3, Resolved, That il 10 utterly false, as al
leRrd by his enemies, that Gen. Taylor has 4
' any wAy, exhibited a disposition TO extend III
, curse OF Slavery and AZ he was the opponen
, Of tho nnAe 1RtioD of Teras, and has since NJ