Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-05

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Caledonia County Convention.
The Convention of the Free Democratic par
ty Of Caledonia County met at Danvie, on the
9th of July, pursuant to a call of the County
Committee appointed at the Free Democratic
State Convention holden at Montpelier, on the
9TH of July, and was called to order BY M. P.
Wallace, Chairman of the County Committee,
when, on motion, Hon. JodrN MCLEAN, of Cabot,
was chosen President, pro tem., and QUINroN
Cook Secretary, pro tenn. Prayer was then Of.
ferred by Rev. R. D. Richardson, Of Sutton.
On motion, a committee OF five was appointed
by the Char, to report nomination of officers
tor the permanent organization of the Cunven-
ton, who reported the names of
GEORGE H. PAIGE, Cabot, President.
ARcHELAus SIAs, Danvlle,)
DAVID GIBSON, Barnet Y. PresIs.
MERRILL Foster, Valdez,
GEORGE w. STONE, Cabot,
CHAs. PEABODY, Blrnet, "ecFe'dF'e'
Which nominations were confirmed by the Con-
vention.
The following persons were appointed Com
mittee on Resolutions, viz, NJ. P. Wallace, R.
ID. Richardson Isaac Patterson, and II. P. Hoyt.
A committee Of two from each town represen.
ted, were appointed by the several delegates, to
report nomination for County Officers.
Adjourned to half past one O'Clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Met pursuant 10 adjournment The Commit
tee on Resolutions made their report, which was
accepted. The resolutions reported were sepa
rately discussed, and unanimously adopted
The Committee on Nominations reported for
County Officers, as follows:
For Senator's
WILLIAM MATTOCKS, Peacham,
GEO. II. PAIGE, Cabot.
..n.~,rsu. %aassigiiaiqik5 alE9p,a fR1fffruw,ck.
DAVID GIBSON, Barnet.
State's Attorney,
JOHN MCLEAN, Cabot.
Judge Of Probate,
THERON HOWARD, Danville.
High Sheriff.
JOHN CURRlER, Danvillc.
High Bailf
WILLIAM CHASE, Wheelock.
The same committee also presented nomina.
ton for County and Town Committees.
County Committee.
M. P. Wallace, John Mclean, A. E. Jude
vine, David Powers, James H. Currier.
TOWN COMMITTEES.
Bdrnet-Andrew Warden, Charles Peabody
John Gibson.
Burke-Rufus Godding, L. II. Tabor.
Cdbot-Roswet Far, Q. Cook, M. P. Wal.
lace, lheop. E. Wilson, Daniel Blckford
DanvMe-lIarvey Cutler, Dean Whitock, r.
Randall.
G,oton-M. Weld, O. G. Clark, M.Whicher
HardWick-N. w. Morse, Samuel Britain
Samuel A. futile.
LLyndOn-A. Knapp, E. Sanborn, A. s. Foss
.NeWmk-Obed Johnson, Andrew P. Taft.
Peacham-D. w. Choate, Bella T. Jones, C.
P. Blake.
Ryegate WIN. G. Gibson, VIM. Nelson, J.:
IL. Currler.
Shefeld-Horace Drown, Elisha Davis.
81 Johnsbmy- Bcnja. Gibson, C. F. Ramsey.
SHtton-D. Powers, Jos. Parker, d. Cross
Wdlden-M. Foster, Hiram Perkins, s. Mont
gomery
Wheelock-Ornn Nelson, William Chase.
The reports of The nominating committee was
accented and tho
RESOLUTIONS.
l. ReSOtUed, That we do not seek TO carry
out any new principles: but that "we do re-.
new and re-assert before The world, with u full
determination to adhere to them, in SUCCESS or
defeat, the dec carnations of principles set forth
in the Buffalo platform of 1913; in the platform
Of May 3lst, 1919 and of the State Conyen.
ton held at Burlington on the 28th day of May,
1851"
2. ReSOlred, That Notwithstanding the Demo
Gratis and Wings, recently assembled in Nation
al Conventions at Baltimore, gave in their full
adhesion TO the Compromise Measures, so called.
the Fugitive Slave Law OF 1885, included. and
are pledged by the resolutions of their respec
tive bodies. to resist" and dlscountena nceu
all attempts at the agitation of the slavery cues.
ton " IN Congress or out of it," whenever. and
however made" we shall take the liberty IN
discuss this, or any other question connected
with political, religious or moral subjects, as we
please, whether Democrats "resist," or Who's
" dlscOuntenance" our freedom to do so or MT
and we bid open defiance to all attempts. from
whatever source emanating, TO abridge the liberty
of speech, or OF the press.
3. ReSotued, That we adopt the motto of " nrin.
ciples and not men," therefore we will sunno,,
neither Wings, Democrats, or RENEGADE Froe
Democrats, who proves false to freedom.
a. ReSoIUed, That VIC alike repndiats Tho
nominees OF the two recent Baltimore Conven.
lions, for like reasons, viz; their Dro slorerv
principles, as evidenced by the resolutions adoni
ed at each Of their respective conventions
5. RESOLVED, That Liberty is national md
Slavery local therefore the accusation ogainst
the friends OF freedom that they are a sectional
party, Is false; the accusers, and not the accnsod
are the sectional party.
b. ReSotUed, That the Compromise moasrros
in general and the Fugitive Slave law in nor,;o
ular, excite our deep detestation and pbbnr
renee that we will use all legal and cons';,n.
uonal means to procure its repeal.
z, heSotUed, that we fully endorse the roso
Intons anc nominations of the Free Democro.
cy IN State Convention, at Montpelier on tho 7,h
OF July inst, and also the nominees of ,h;a
convention: that we will use all bono,ohIo
means TO secure the election of the nominees NJ
SAID conventions; and we cordially invite ali