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WIG DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Wings of the Third District, pursuant
o the call OF the District Committee, met in
by Delegates, at Burlington, on
tuesday, August 6, 1850. The Convention
vas called to order by B. REFoED, Esq, Chair
nan of the District Committee, and Hon. VII
.E LAWRENCE, of Addison County, was ap.
,oin,ed President, and Hon. WIN. WESTON, OF
Chitienden County, Secretary, pro TEN.
On motion of Col. ID. :, CHuRCH, of Addison
County, Committee composed of one from
zach County in the District was appointed by
he Chair, to nominate officers for the perma-
nent organization Of the Conyention--as fol-
lows.
PARIS FLETCHER Of Addison Co.,
JAMES !. CUTLER, 6 Chiucnden d"
GEORGE +. lIouGHroN, Franklin ,
WILLIAM l.. SoULEs, Grand Isle sc
On motion, the Chair appointed a Committee
of Seven to report Resolutions for the consldcy
ration Of the Convention as follows;
10. II. BARRETT, of Addison Co.,
CHARLES ADAMS, Chttcnden Il"
J. W. BRoWY, " Grand Isle
JAMES O. WALKER, Franklin
GEO w. GEANDEY, Addison
G. H. HAYDEN, Franklin "
b. RIXFoRD, Chiuenden
Ga motion of 3. RlXFoEp, adjourned to 2
o'clock p. NJ
AFTERNOON.
The Convention rc-asscmb'ed at tie appon-
ted hour
no ,innt iO,, toI
tie following report:
For Prcsdent,
CHARLES ADAMS. of Chitteudon Co.
FIR Vice PRESIDENTS,
WILLIAM l.. SowLEs, Of Grand I>lo Co.
JAMES O. WALKAH, = Franklin "
ELIAS DolTUM, Addison
For Secretaries,
JOS. II. B EEETT, of Addison Co.
GEO. f. lIovGHros, Franklin "
The report was accepted, and the persons
nominated were sevcraIIy elected.
MIR. RINFoRD moved that the Convention now
proceed to nominate a canIidlte for Reprcscn.
lttve in the next Congress, by acclama'on
ana proposed the II tine OF the present member,
Hon. JAMES MEACuAM, of Midi ebury.
Which motion was unanimously ado ted by
rising.
Tie Chairman Of the Committee on Res
tons reported the folowng
Rcsolrcd, That we adhere " ith mistaken conf.
dencc To all the leading principles winch, as " ngs
We have heretofore pruicsscd, believing them condl.
1--WE to TIE highest welfare OF this District and State
aud to the NATIONAL prosperity.
Reso'rcd, That, III view OF the injurious operation
OF the Tamil OF 10 upon great and ilnportant inter-
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our own State, protest against its longer cOituu-
ance in It's present form; and that earnestly de-
mand substitution OF specific tor nd ratDrcM duties,
and more adequate protection OF our domestic in
teress.
Rcs9lrcd, That we deem important notifications
OF the Sub reasGry system Indispensable to its
cess and pruEGnence, as IA nltluua. scheme OF FL
nance, and that without such changes II cannot
mand our confidence
RcSo'rcd, That we earnestly insist on such appro.
prlatlOns tor lnternll Improvements, OF a national
character, the wants OF the country and TIE sue
cess OF our commerce require.
Resolred, That We are in favor of lower rntes Of
postage, be Tor correspondence and de newspaper
press.
HcSolped, That we advocate such disposition OF
the public lands shall be lst the old States and
place a homestead within the reach of every indus
| triuus person who will become an actual settler.
EeSOlred, That we have witnessed with the high
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! oluia and New Mexico against Slavery as evidence
| that that institution can never be established within
their limits and that in favor OF their eniie
possible admission States, with the Free Coustitu-
! ton they have formed.
Rrsylred, That we adhere with unchanging fdel-
y and untlnching frnness to the principles OF the
Ordinance OF 1881 and to its application to oil terri
toral governments hereafter organized by Congress
ResOlred, That we deeply deplore the death of the
! late Zachary Taylor, as great national loss that
that his administration fully justified the confidence
ut the Wings OF Vermont, and silenccd the cavIs and
assaults OF GU opponents; and that the cVeniu acts
OF his short political life will hand down his name ia
postory an able ,pariotic, and honest statesman,
and an earnest champion OF truly Republican prince
pics.
hesolred, That from our knowledge of his char
acter and past acts we give our confidence in adj
vance to President Fillmore, trusting that the mantle
o his lamcnted predecessor has fallen upon him, aud
that he will hlthiuy carry out the principles which
! he maintained.
! ReS9lrcd That the course OF Hon, James MeacE.
am, our Representative from this District, in Cor
gress meets our cordial and entire approval and tina
| we cheeriuly recommend him 10 the continued con
tdence ard renewed support OF his constllucnts-be
hcying that obey viii re-eltct him by an increased
and overwhelming majority.
Which report was accepted.
After discussion by Mcssrs. WEsroy, SABIN
GALUsHA, BECKWIru, GRANpEY, BoTrUM, J. III
pLATT, and others, the Resolutions were sever
ally adopted, by "a unanimous vote.
The Convention then adjourned without day
CHARLES ADAMS, President
Geo. }%.t # +. p iio9a"43,, Secretaries.