The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-07-21
Whig Convention ia Eesex Co.

. lIuHdHyt We HNh ~ July WHlr HNu NIFNHf''
temporarily by appointing Hon Jonph Brooks
I President protein, snd Il Lusar, scerea
+ - FTuirH'
\ ON aotiou or Hon q G. Benton, u Small
/ 81. 4 Wrbb, Dtuii Hr,rl, &c. saml 10y
! wdod, - llLbsrd, Mitchell slshy and y, q
/ Bow krr, were appointed CanmilIee 90 uou
/ mate Onlctu of the Conycnuon,
/ on motion ~ W. q larishorn, Esq juhi
I Amcs, W y May,N I/Gmyes, and = G
Jscobs, were appomtcI Committee to rcpor
resolui,ons 10 lhc C/Hpuon The Commit
tee on Nominations EoParied for President
Hon Jfssr Coorru, Of Cansan,for Vice Pres
,donts, Juus Momr, Esq, Of coneafd 'o'
AsuLr, Arrlrros ESQ, Of Cranky for See
roiaucs, " II llaushorn, Il g Luops, EsQrs
ON motonof GEO. w. llaushorn, Of Guild
hlii tho Convention proceeded 70 ballot i0F q
candidate Tor Fouator-Hnd The lion ORA
MEL CRAWFORD, Of GuiIdhall, was unan'
imourly nominated.
The Committee on Resolutions reported lhe
following, which we're unanimously adopted
VIZ
= ii'.s--Ive4, That ~ Liberty h. ihe cleafcai
right and enc or the dearest interests Of the IN
dtvldu1l, aud its security among the highest
dutIrf Ut the body polite 49, declare, nH We
have always dcrlrrd, That American slavery
o. goat rvl aud wrong, which We have OIL
ways bbhurfrd, and which ought IN be rcpen'
ted o. aud its support Abandoned by our Loco
fUcu sPp1ucuiH, who have so long most slten'
upusly suatliuoj, and couniruaucrd That "Pr-
CuluT lnHututInu
% 81. &c. Ha [ 40
Constitutional night pcfpctu.lly 10 pralib,l the
introduction ofrllyrry into tcrrtnry now Ffro,
aud 90 abolish II Whcfcvcr under the Iurhdrc
tom Of tungfchh IL now cNisis, and wholly 10
iutrrdicl The commerce ~ human ilrsh
Received, That Congress ought immcdi.
atriy O. abolish Slavery aud the slave Tndo
10 thc District ~ Columbia and on HE high
seas. aud AZ once prohibit ~ Introduction aud
rNistrurc 90 New MrHiCl md California
4 Resolved, 1hat rn more slave S1tcs
ought tu D." admitted irto thr ONION
Received, Ih1i we confidently believe
that thr GuyrrnWcul hls now reformed "iu a.
ancient policy, not b. extend, DAT onaiig', uf
cuHrr0, hut TO l,m,i, loealzo nud discourage
SlHNrTs'
q Rsolvcd, That our ,pcoloco opponents,
TVt mt tifr Wings, urr r-~Trr-T''l,'- i''f 90"
prominent rncouf1 Erwrut aud support which
A1a, lHrfnWr yrarf p1Ht, been gwen 90 slave
by ny thc General Government. II was they,
s'rd ',,i o." VIM, Who brought tgE4E
into the Union, mud thereby immensely gSt-h.
Grd The area of Slayrry- lit WIS they, and not
the Wings, WHO plugged thc country into an
unnecessary and unjust war with MrAtco--u
war begun md WnFrd f-sE!Frn ,ihru Tee slave
INTEREST, which ln1liy resulted 90 n dtFstacr-
lul Acknowledgement OF that lltlatcd country.
tuiut these H,is, 1gnuat al OF winch mo
NnIes clTnoslly 'phurrd and demonstrated, haS
grow ihc unhappy controversy m relation 10
Slavery gS!luaa.u. And yet. igfsooih, our
opp0uoui, with upllushing unput'nrc, now
Dlltb 60 hu the tNcluT,yc friends OF Free Soil
aud'tlc Ant. Slavery intcrcats'
: Resolved, Tlpi again, aa sc have often
hrrriuHE' done, wc demand for the people q
rhrap 'uyrtrm at iuAtarcaA.a rptrcuchmout ui.
the expense add the patronage cot tho FEEDER.
a. Government aud uic abolition ofall un-
necessary ONccHAnd nl1riUa We desire the
election D., The people Of Post Mps;crs aud 9th.
90 othrurFIu the service ui the Governments So
tar ns ,rmiy be- practicable.
Rrr-ivrd, Ihri see ntc opposed ta l.and
Monopoly nod h,hryD that tn proceeds 81 the
Fr'rv rfthr Public hands should 20 tut the
benefit ct those Whose blood and trrssugo par.
chased them
. o. Received, Tl7ilrih questions ola sub,
Tr0Mry, mud Distribution ofthr snlcs ct The
Public l"udH, h1y, been settled In the minds
of thr "''hiu"ulsis, ~" propose to unsritc
them los ululithinr the Sui. Treasury, md by
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Sale, among HE acyrf-l States for the pufpo-
sr, OF education ---
10. Resolved, That wo dtscoycrin the acts
of the ptCsrut Administration strong indica-
tons ottrcudship 20 the cause of Free dom,
Right, and Justice, and, pariiculatly,a di,po.
-ion wiirt bee hare nor sseH IA eHyprSccdiHg
.'"n,' .',''.,o" ,o go 't"',y w. s i,.'
cry ciiIsruf % place m It's Cabinet, and 10 a.
uo,hcr orour AMT Slavery c,tilrns, an iupor.
'a"' faF''gn m,sE'on. = ne %lh'rs IN a, D" G,'
5'y NOV WINS ,"' ~. y '' "'''
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