Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-12
ADDISON COUNTY.
JOHN PIERPONT,
JAMES M. SLADE.
TAYLOR WHIG STATE CON-
VENTION.

Pursuant to notice, the Wings of Vermont
met in State Convention on the 4th, and organ
lied by the appointment of Erastus Fairbanks,
President pro tenn who was subsequently by the
Convention appointed to preside over its DELHI
eratons, together with fourteen Vice Presidents,
and four Secretaries.
committee equal in number to the State
Senate was appointed to present to the Conven
ton candidates for State Officers.
committee of seven was appointed to re-
pert resolutions for the consideration of the con-
venton.
For the benefit of the Convention, and for the
purpose of bringing ont the principle of the Or
dinance of 1887, excluding Slavery from Terri
tories of the United States, which was suren
dered by Senator Phelps in the outrageous Com
promise bill, on motion of Mr.. Converse, second
ed by our old friend Stevens, of Caledonia it
was ordered that the Declaration of Indepen-
dence of the United States, and the Vermont
Declaration of dependence-togcther with the
N NTH lie T Convention.
Mr.. Converse was appointed to perform that
service.
The Convention passed resolution directing
the present Executive to extend cordial invita-
ton to General Taylor to visit Vermont, in his
northern tour.
We can but hope that he viii accept the invi-
tation and that he will condescend to bring with
him an average specimen of those three hundred
"human pledges" which was considered by the
South as evidence conclusive that he would
guard the institution Of Slavery
After the usual business of the forenoon SEES.
sion, the Convention adjourned until 2 o'clock
P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
At o'clock, P. NJ. the Convention was called
to order, and the Declaration Of Independence
and the Ordinance Of 1887, was read by Mr.
Converse.
What harmony of sentiment and action !
What beautiful specimen of consistency wa
there presented, when Mr.. Converse with hi
musical voice, read from the Declaration of In
dependence the following sentence -
"We hold these truths to be self evident thu
all men are created equal, and are endowed b
their creator with certain inalienablc rights, Q
mong which are Life, LIBERTY, and the pun
suit Of happiasSs'"
And yet, in the face of this sublime truth, tn
Wings glory in the fact, that they have electe
Zachary Taylor President who tramples on til
inalienable rights of three hundred Of ou ract
despolling them of their Liberty and the pursu
of happiness, by holding them in the gallin
chains of Slavery. Freemen of Vermont "
leave you to make your own comments.
The committee appointedIto present nomin'
ton for State officers, reported the names Of
Carlos Coolidge, for Gov.
Robert Pierpont, fol Lieut. Gov.
George Howes, for Treasurer,
and the nominations were confirmed.
We shall not follow the example of certa
Taylor papers, and stoop to the meanness of q
sailing the character and qualifications of t
gentlemen who have been again put in nomir
ton by the Wings for State Officers. 1t is
nough for us to say that those men are the su
porters Of Slavehoder-a radical Savehold
who sustains the system, that outrages eve
principle Of Llberty-trampes on the God Civ
rights Of the human race, and threatens to sr
vert and overturn our republican institutions
1t is in vain for the Wings to undertake to sh
the responsibility. They are exactly where
old Democratic party haze been-allied W
the South in electng and sustaining Preside
dictated by Shareholders, for the purpose of CO
trolling the General Governments and the VIII
for years have heen charging this crime up
the Democratic party.
Mr.. Walton in behalf of the committee
resolutions, reported series of resolutions viii
were read, and after Messrs. Marsh, Upham a
others had made addresses sustaining Sav
holding PresideAt-they were adopted.
We understand that the orators labored h,
to make the Wings believe it was their bound
duty to elect the ticket nominated, in conside
ton of what Gen. Taylor had done for v
mont, in appointing two of her citizens to imp
tant posts of honor and profit The people
Vermont will be very slow to accept such br
Or we have misjudged of their character.
It reason why the people of Vermont sho
violate their conscienceS, and falsify their Oft
peated declarations that they would never
port Shareholder, because Gen. Taylor has