Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-06-19
Washington County Democratic
Convention,

Washington County Democratic
Convention,
The Democrats of Washington County
met in the Court House, in Montpelier, ON
Saturday, IA inst, pursuant to the call of
the County Committee, and were called to
order by Charles Reed, Esq, Chairman.
DENSLOW UPHAM, Esq, of Warren,
President, pro tenn, and
A. C. MAY, of Mortified, Secretary.
On motion of T. P. RedfeId, Esq, the
Chair appointed Messrs. Il. P. Redfeld, of
Montpelier, Charles Sampson, of Roxbury,
Milton Brown, of Worcester, Horace Hol.
lister, of Marshield, and Dan Richardson,
of Waitsfeld, as a committee to report Off
GERS for the permanent organization of the
Convention.
Wooster Sprague, Of Berlin, introduced
the following resolution, viz;
Resolved, That a committee of two from each
town, to be selected by the delegates from the
eral towns, be appointed to nomlnate candidates
for County Officers.
Which resolution was adopted.
On motion of Hon. Rod'k Richardson,
Messrs. Roderick Richardson, Jacob
Scott, Charles G. Eastman, Nj. II. Sessions
and Charles Reed were appointed by the
Chair to report resolutions for the consider
alton of the Convention,
The committee to nominate officers OF
the convention reported the following names
for the permanent organization
For President,
DENSLOW UPHAM, of Warren.
For Vice Presidents,
MAYNARD FRENCH, of Barre,
Thomas PRENT1s, of Waitsfeld,
Moses ROBINSON, Of Mortified,
ALoNzo PIERCE, of Calais.
For Secretaries,
A. C. MAY, of Mortified,
M. II. SESSIONS, of Waltsield.
Which report was accepted and the sew
eral persons proposed by the committee
were appointed by the convention.
On motion OF Judge Richardson, the
County committee of last year was reap
pointed for the year ensuing, viz:
CHARLES REED, of Montpelier, ch'm'n.
VIM. P. BADGER, of Montpelier,
DAVID B. FAY, of Calais,
M. H. SESSIONS, of Waitsield,
A. M. JACKMAN, of Barre.
On motion of Judge Spalding, it was
voted that the nominating committee report
names for tow committees in the several
towns.
Convention adjourned to meet at | IL
O'Clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON.
The Convention met pursuant to ad.
iournment, when Hon Rod'k Richardson,
chairman of the committee on resolutions,
made the following report, viz:
j.. Resolved, That the continued prosperity of
the country is daily adding confirmation to the
truth of the doctrines of " National Policy" es-
tablished by Jefferson, Madison, and their COM
peers; and in adhering to these doctrines, we
will oppose the establishment of a National
Bank and will sustain the Independent Treas
ury system of keeping and %disbursing the public
funds and a Tariff for revenue, so adjusted as
to equally and fairly protect the interests of the
producer ana the consumer.
2. Resolved, That now, as heretofore, we re-
gard the institution of slavery as an evil in our
government at war with the principles upon
which our free institutions rest and that it ought
TO be so restricted that the free States shall not
be responsible for its perpetuity or existence.
g.. Resolved, That the Fugitive SLAVE Law, SO
far as it abrogates the great tOrt of right" de-
prives the citizens as we'll as the slave, Of the
trial by jury, and The verdict Of has peers" and
exposes the free citizen to perpetual slavery with
out due process of law,"-is of dangerous
precedent, and a perversion of the true spirit OF
the Constitution.
A. Resolved, that in proportion as personal
liberty rises in Importance above PTopa ", ought
the right Of persons on trial for their liberty to
be guarded and protected and that unless the
provisions OF that law be speedily modified SO
that a man on trial for the right of his o'Cn body
enjoys privileges under it equal to a party whose
property to the amount of twenty five cents is
Involved, I" repeal" should continue to be sounded
from the Green Mountains Of Vermont, and ev-
cry other State.
s.. Resolved, That the nelO lest set up by a
portion of our friends claiming to be democrats,
and the attempt making by them to denounce
and read out of the party all who do not with
closed fps subscribe to the doctrines of the
Fugitive SINE Ldw, WI repudiate and repet, be-
lieving that a close adherence to the creed of the
fathers is better, safer, and wiSer than TO follow the
blind guides, who, under the direction of Daniel
Webstr and Willard Fillmore, are seeking TO en-
graft upon the creed doctrines repudiated and
denounced by the apostles of democracy, since
the government was organized.
6. Resolved, That we will offer no forcible re.
~sistance to The Fugitive Slave Law, because it
has been approved by Willard Fillmore, PreS.-
dent of The United States, and is the law of the
land but we hope hereafter to be delivered
from Presidents who will give their official sig
nature to such an oppressive law.
7. Resolved, That the administration Of our
State government furnishes just cause for chang
ing our rulers, in its annual extravagant and in
cTeaslng expenditures, and that necessary con-
c0mitant of wing rule, a State Debt.
The resolutions were read and ordered
to lie on the table, when
j.. L. Thurston, Esq, from the nominal
ing committee, made the following report,
viz:
For Senators,
LEONARD KEITH, of Barre.
c, G. EASTMAN, of Montpelier.
For County Judges.
DAVID w. HADLEY, of Mortified,
JOSEPH HANCOCK, of MiddIesex.
For Judge of Probate.
JACOB SCOTT, Of Montpelier.
For States Attorney,
STODARD B. COLBY, of Montpelier.
For High Sheriff.
ISAAC w. BROWN, of Mortified.
For High Bailiff.
CYRUS BROWN, of Worcester.
On motion of Hon. Azel Spaldlng the
report was unanimously adopted.
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