Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-08-07
Vermont Demo cratico State Convention
MoNrrrLInR, Tuesday. July %.

MoNTrELnw, Tuesday. July %.
The democratic" State Convention as
sembled here at the Court House at II
O'Clock this forenoon, 10 nominate a candi-
date for Governor, in place of Hon. Luclus
b. Peck, declined. The Convention was
permanently organized by the choice of
Hon. Edmund Weston. Orange county,
Presidents, and Lawrence BrainarI, of
Franklin county, ID. c. Grant of Chitten-
den county, Joseph Sawyer of Washington
county, Henry Stewart OF Rutland county,
A. &. Judevine of Caledonia county, Vice
President. A committee was then appoin-
ted to report resolutions, and the Conven-
ton ad journed till the afternoon.
Upon re-assembling at half past one, ad
dresses were made by William d. Brigg,
the Hon. Paul Dillingham;, and others, in
relation to the Fugitive Slave Law.--The
nomination committee reported the Hon.
Timothy p. Rediield, of Montpelier, Judge
of the Supreme Court, as candidate for
Governor, and the report was accepted un.
animously with rounds Of applause. Judge
Redfield accepted the nomination in an
eloquent speech. The following resolu.
items were adopted:
RcSoired, That we here again assert, as
we have heretofore, our unwavering fdeli-
ty TO Democratic principles--,hat foremost
among these principles we MAINTAIN that
this Government was ordained, and the
Constitution adopted to protect all its citi.
zens in life, liberty and property, and that
the Government should be ever, and per-
petualIy active in the discharge of iha,
high trust.
Resolved, That any attempt to foist the
institution of slavery upon territory under
the jurisdiction of the Unon-.-any legsila.
ton OF Congress that exposes the free Cit.
zens OF u sovereign State to perpetual
slavery, without due process of law-that
denies The trial by jury, and strips oil the
panoply of the great writ of rights, is an
invasion of the legitimate sovereignty OF
the State, and an Infringement on the
guarantees of the Constitution, and should
be promptly repealed.
Resoircd, That eternal fealty to those
principles which deny all these rights
to The citizen we do not recognize, as
others do, the test of Democracy.
Resolved, That we discover but one dis
t'uS''NO iSuNulC VI tJlC w parry III us
present place as Swallowed by the prescn,
Administration fidelity TO slavery. the
maintenance of its supremacy and inviola
bility. We shall, therefore. oppose the
Wing party-its principles, it has none.
The report was accepted and the rcsolu-
tons adopted. Near the close of the Con.
vention the following resolution was in
troduced and adopted:
Rcsoircd That the Wings of Vermont,
by cordially approving of Presiden, Fill
more's administration at their last Convcn-
ton atBeliows Falls, endorsed and tender
ed an issue upon the Fugitive Slave Law
and that this Convention promptly accept
that tender, and hereby recommend TO all
their political friends and the friends OF
freedom and humanity in the State, to
meet the issue in every political gathering
and at the polls.
This was a Delegate Convention, and
we'll attended. The proceedings were
characterised by harmony and enthusiasm
Judge Rediield, the nominee, is Il lawyer
a gentleman of excellent ability and fine
alta ailments.