Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-08-12
Orange County Convention.

Jonn WaUe, OF DFalHtFee nluhey lloWuTu, oI
Randolph Wilder Dearborn, Of Chelse1 Ilur-
vey Tracy, of Tunbridge Levi Tabor, of T9Rs-
Ia g1..-a--.s4 's@s.4 e. :, 4=s+-ra@a
! Also, on motion sof thu same, the Chair APP
pointed Committee of five to prepare and re-
port resolutions, viz: .s
s. NJ BigerlOw, of Brookfeld WIN. SIN
born, Of Strafford Benz min w. Dyer, of Ran
dolph Steadman Cummings, of -; II. C.
Weeden, of Wiamstown. le y a
On motion Of s. NJ. Bigerlow, the Conven
ton was resolve into town Conventions, for the
purpose of appointing Town Committees, and
committee of one from each town, to present
ticket for County officers. iD fa5
John Waite Esq from the Committee on the
nomination of permanent officers, reported as
follows
President, ta 14s. Atr
JAMES F,GEORGE of Topshanl.
Vice Presidents,
HARRY HALE, of Chelsea,
BENZ. w. DYER, of Randolph,
HARRY Z. WEEDEN, OF WilIianstown.
BENSON ALDMCH, of Topsham.
Secretaries.
VIM. HUTCHINsoN, OF w. Randolph,
]. c. FARGO, Of Randolph.
The report was unanimously adopted,
On motion of R, 5. Bates, eff BrooktieId,
committee of two was appointed by the Chair,
to take roll of the convention, xiv:
r. S. Bites and John d. Buzzell.
The proceedings reached us just as our paper
was nearly ready for press, and we are obliged
to omit the list of nominating and town commit
tees. The names If the town Committees will
appear next week The number of delegates
present from the several towns was l73
On motion of Mr. Bigolow, voted that the Chair
man Of the Town Committees is empowered to
fill any VACANCIES that may occur in the Commit
tee OF their respective towns.
Adjourned until half past one, P. NJ
AFTERNOON.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
aud was called 10 order by the President.
AS none OF the Committees were ready to re
port, Hon. Jacob Scott Of Montpelier being
present was called for, when he arose and enter
tanned the Conventions for about an hour IN
most able and fOrcibl appeal by the freeman of
Orange County, to stand firm in their resolution
to sustain the principles recognized in the plat.
form ad pied at Montpelier, on the 3lst Of May,
lS4o fits speech was listened to with very
with rounds OF applause.
GrAAe~1olowing resolution was read by Mr..
Hale
| ReSolUed That we tender our thanks to the
self STYLED leaders OF the Free Soil or Free Dem.
ocratic party, Tor their condensation IN accept
ING the offices of this county for the three Yeas
past Adult ma they have forfeited all claim to
Freedom and now stand on Slavery's Platform
we w,llno ion6er, if we ever did follow them as
such. but each be his own leader until we find
others. wIaOmkwe consider it more worthy to
follow \ ~
The resolution was adopted.
Hon s. M. Bigelow Chairman Of the Com
mttee on resolutions reported as follows:
Being assemb'edNin Convention, pursuant to
u call from County NCommlttee appointed by
the minority of County Convention OF the
Democracy of Orange County, holden ON the
10Th day OF July ast,-@e, hereby declare our
selves to representthe independent Democracy
OF the County, in contradistinction tothe Com
promise Democracy represented by the majority
of said Convention, in approving the nominees
of the National Democratic Convention, pledged
as they are 10 the support of OF the compromise
the fugitive slave law included. there
fore.
RESOLVED, That we still adhere to the Platform
of principles adopted at Montpelier on the 3lst,
May. l849, and reaflirmed at Burlington in the
State Convention, IN May A. d. 1850, and also,
by the Democracy OF this County assembled in
County Convention iii July 1851.
Resolved, That we approve of The nomination
OF Lawrence BriDard for Governor, WIN. Pm
cry Tor Lieut. Gov, and Daniel P, Thompson
for Treasurer Of the State of Vermont, made by
a State Convention holden at Montpelier on the
9TH of Jaly last,--as wellsas die platform oil
as5nci,alea adopted by said 4sRueAllon.
EsAtter spirfe1S sGsseEon, in which Messrs.
Bigeiow, AastiA Hale, and Davis of Norwich,
the Resolutions were unanimously
adopted by a rising vote.
"A resolution was read by B, w. Dyer, which
declared the Fugitive Slave Law fragrant out
rage upon the rights of man, and resolved open
resistance TO lis execution i'll stronger terms
than Ahasas adoptedaLIhe last State Convenuoa
referred to in the above report.
A warm discussion followed by Messrs. Aus :
tin, Bigelow, Seaver, Sanborn, Dyer and Scott.
and the resolution wus laidnpon the table.
Dr. NJ. Nj. Davis, of Norwich, who is the del
gate to the National Convention at Pntsburg,
from this District, asked of the Convention an
expression of their first choice in d candidate
for the Presidency, and the Convention by RI
sing vote declared nearly unanimous in favor Of
john +. Hale, of New Hampshire. Lea
]. NJ. Flint, from the Committee on Nominl-
tions, reported the following ticket: 7sa1
For Senators,
PiINEAS MOULTON, of Randolph.
LEWIS H. PEABODY, of Orange.
Assistant Judges, s....at
- JOHN WAITE, of Bralntrec,
LEVI TABOR, Of Topsham.
High Sheriff
]. MORSE FLINT, OF Randolph. s-8t
High BaitiF, 9''"
PELETlAH CORLlSSiof Bradford.
NStates attorney,
Judges Of Probate,
JOHN LYNDE, OF Wlliiamstown,
for the District Of Randolph.
LYMAN HINCKLEY, OF Thetford,
TO: the District OF Bradford.
HowARD GRIswoLp, RandoIph,) Co,vt,
WILDER DEARBoRN, Chelsea, commJ,.s
+. G. BIGELow, Brookiield, 0'"'"''
]. M. Flint Presented tbs following resolution,
which was adopted: =
Res0lUed, That we express our sincere thanl
d, Messrs. Scott and Davis, who are from othe
Counties fuFthe able and interesting manner
which they haye addressed us.
On.hlptsgiI voted that the several papers
his COUNT, and the Green Mountain Freeman,
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