Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-08
DEMOCRATIC
DISTRICT CONVENTION.

thompson ana warner Bingham.
The Committee, after retiring short time,
made the following report:
For President,
THERON HOWARD, Of Danville.
For Vice Presidents,
CHAS. C. ARMS, Washington County
ANDREW MCMILLAN, Caledonia 20.
B. F. HERBERT, Orleans Co.
JOHN WEST, Lamoille CO.
ASA HIBBARD, Essex Co.
Secretaries,
N. H. EATON, Danvlle.
IA. s. WHITE, Mortified.
J. P. SARTLE, Barton.
which report was accepted and adopted.
The President on taking the chair, made
brief address, stating the object for which the
Convention had assembled expressing the hope
and belief that its deliberations would be char
acterized by harmony and good feeling.
Mr.. @. Cook OF Cabot, moved that commit
tee of one from each town represented, be ap-
pointed by the towns themselves, TO present to the
Convention the name of candidate for repre-
sentative to Congress-which motion, after dis
cussion for and against by Messrs. Eaton, East
man OF Montpelier, Poland, Scott, Danlorth,
Churchill, Sias, Mclean, Burbank, and others,
(all of whom expressed themselves not tenacious
in regard to it,)-was rejected.
Mr.. Mclean then moved that a nominating
committee be raised, equal to four times the
number oil senators from each county, that they
be elected by the delegates in County Conven-
tlon Immediately after the adjournment for the
torenoon-whlch motion, after calm and dis ,
passionate discussion by several gentlemen, was
adopted by handsome majority, as sense of
the convention.
Mr.. DanorIh moved that committee of five
be appointed by the chair, to present the names
of seven persons as a District Commitiee-a-
dopted. The chair appointed J. B. Danforth Jr.,
Stillman Churchill, VIM Rich, A. E. Judcvine,
and J. P. Sartie.
On motion of Mr. Thompson, committee of
FIVE was appointed by the chair to draft and pres
ent resolutions 10 the Convention, viz. Daniel P.
Thompson, VIM. S. Andrus, Isaac N. Hall,
VIM. Trask, ]. C. Bryant.
The Convention then adjourned till o'clock.
or until such time as the nominating committee
were ready to report.
AFTERNOON
Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
The following named gentlemen we're report-
ed as constituting the Nominating Committee =
WASHINGTON Co.-Joseph Poland,
G. G. Eastman,
Alonzo Pierce,
John Hancock,
Lyman Briggs,
Cyrus B own,
c. C. Aims,
J. A. s. White.
CALEDONIA CoUNTY.-F. J. Eastman.
John Phillips,
G. A. Burbank,
Ephram Chamberlain,
John Bacon,
John Mclean,
Geo. C. Barney,
Daniel w, Aiken,
ORLEANS CoUNTY.-Wm. B. Palmer
John D. Harding,
Joseph Scott,
George Robinson.
LAMoILLE CoUNTY-Stilman Churchill,
Samuel Merriam,
Isaac Pennock,
Geor. w. Baylcy.
Essex CouNTY.--Wlliam Rich,
Warner Bingham,
John d. French,
D. c. Kimball.
Which committee made the following re-
pot:-
Your committee appointed for the purpose of
presenting the name of some suitable person as
candidate for your support to represent the
Free Democracy of the Fourth Congressional
District in the next Congress, respectfully re-
port the name of Hon. THOMAS BART
LETT. JR. of Lyndon.
ALONZO PIERCE, Chairman.
q. A. BURBANK, Secretary.
The report was accepted and adopted unani-
mousy, by rising vote Of the convention.
Mr. BARTLETT being present, and called for.
came forward, and IN brief and very appropri-
ave speech, accepted the nomination thus ten
dered him. '"O' ''''-
lie was followed by Mr. RowELL, who. in !,
iorclble ard eloquent manner responded TO the
nomination. '''e
MI. Danforth, from the committee apDointed
Tor thar purpose, reported the following named
gentlemed as District Committee =
ISTlLLMAN CHURCHILL, Lamoille County
Chairman.
CHARLES REED, Washington County.
~. EASTMAN, CALEDONIA County,
Al. HOWELL, Orleans County
ASA HlBBARD, Essex County.
Report accepted and adopted.
ID. Z. Thompson, from the Committee NJ,
Resolutions made the following Report, which
was unanimously adopted -
Resolved, That we approve and reaifirm the
principles land down in the resolutions passed at
the Democratic State Convention held at Mont.
phlier on the ID Of July last.
Resolved, That we cordially approve the
course OF our distinguished representative in
Congress for this District in relation TO the
great and as we regard it, the vital question of
the day and hope soon to see him, by the suf-
frages of the people Of the whole State actual
ed by The same principles, elevated to its Chief
Magistracy.
Resolved, That President Fillmore, by the