The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-22
VERMONT INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION

NEhm0NI INDEPENDENT DEmOChhIlC olhlE
CONVENTION
This body met at Montpelier on the 9TH inst.
We learn from the Green Mountain freeman
that it was an unusually large gathering 1t
says The acting delegates, representing
nearly every portion Of the State, numbered
about three hundred, and were among the
firmest and most intelligent men Vermont can
boast. Though a majority, perhaps of the
Convention was composed of that part OF the
Free Democracy which came from the old Lib
erty or Free Soil party, yet large portion Of
them, we were gratifed to perceive, were those
who came from the Democratic party into the
union of the 3lst May, lS49 and whonow min
gled in the action of the Convention with the
frmness of the oldest veterans of liberty, and
instead of trying to mar, directly and cordially
contributed to the great decision and wonder
full unanimity with which the proceedings were
characterized 1t seemed, indeed, to be the
unanimous determination of all present to avoid,
repudiate. and condemn everything which bore
even the appearance of sanctiOning the doings
of either of the late Baltimore pro-slayery Con-
ventions and, whether defeat or triumph should
be the result, to throw expediency to the winds,
and abide by principles"
Hon. VIM p BRIGGs was chosen temporary
Chairman. and p Welch, Secretary.
The Buffalo Platform, together with the Plat
forms of the two late Baltimore Conventions
were read and compared by +. d. Barber, Esq,
Gen. R. Fletcher, and others; when, on motion
of Mr. Barber, a committee of seven were ap-
pointed to draft resolutions expressive of the
sense of the Convention, consisting of +. ID.
Barber, Jesse Averill, d. p. Thompson Ryland
Fletcher, NJ. M. Davis, Jacob Scott, and Chas.
ID. Kasson.
On motion of ]. NJ Slade, Messrs j. NJ Slade,
Jacob Scott L. Brainerd, w. A. Bates, and
John West were appointed committee to re-
port officers for the permanent organization of
the Convention.
On motion, a committee, equal to the number
of Senator'S in eachscounty, was appointed, on
the nomination of the delegates from the sew
eral counties, who retired separately for the
purpose, to present to the Convention names
suitable to be supported for Governor, 1t. Gov
ernor and Treasurer, at the ensuing election
and also list of delegates to the National
Convention of the Free Democracy at Pitts
burg, on the 18th of August next when the
Convention adjourned to l.2 o'clock, p. NJ
afternoon chairman of the commit
tee to report officers for the permanent organl-
cation, reported the following who were there
upon seyerally appointed, viz:
PreSident-IiOn. VIM p. Briggs.
Vioe PresidentS.--Ryand Fletcher VIM.
~ n Eli ID, A
Pierce, George w. Bailey p. ID. Bradford, J. c.
Bryant H. H. Reynolds.
Secretanes-D p Thompson, G. c. Samp-
son. p WEIGH
The committee appointed to select and pre-
sent candidates for State officers, by their
chairman. the Hon VIM H. French, reported
the following candidates, remarking on the UNI
usual unanimty of the committee in reporting
them:
For Observation-Disclosures Branerd. st. AL
bans
For Lieut.. Gorernor William NJ Pingrey,
Weathersfield
For TreGsuter-Danel P Thompson, Mont
pelier
The report was accepted and unanimously
confirmed by the Convention.
The same committee also reported the fol-
lowing as delegates to the National Convention,
and they were accordingly appointed, viz
Delegates at Ldrge-Iitus Hutchinson, Law
renee Brainerd VIM Slade, Roderick Richard
son, VIM. p Briggs, Geo. w. Bailey, Ryland
Fletcher f.. d. Barber, John Mclean, John
Gregory, H. Needham, o. l.. Shafter.
FIRST Dlstrct-D Roberts, IT. Harvey Stew
D. p Thompson
Coco,,J n,e,.,.t n p,oIIay uo,oG,
Whitmore, Nj NJ Davis 5. A. Weber, A, f..
Judevne, John +. Butler
Third D,strict-Wm. II. French William
Blake, Austin Fuller, VIM. J. Hastings H. H.
Reynolds, Eleazer Jewett, and Austin Beecher
And the same committee made further re-
port of the Congressional District Committees
for this State, who were appointed as follows .
District COmmHteeS.-lst District ID. Rob
erts, jr Jacob Scott J. NJ Slade, r. r. Thrall :
I'd District, Alvah Simpson, s. NJ. Bigelow, O.
l.. Shafter, Geo II. Paige; Sd District, C. d.
Kasson. A. II. Huntington, Geo w Bailey
VIM. }. Hastings, o. Wheeler
Hon. Jacob Scott introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted viz:
Resolved, That we recommend to the Free
! Democracy in this State to call County Con-
ventons Immediately, and organize by appoint
ing County and Town Committees, and adopt
such measures as they may deem best calcula-
ted to further the principles set forth in the
resolutions of this Convention.
On motion, the Hon. VIM. H. French was
appointed member of the State Committee,
iii place of F.. A. Stansbury, removed from the
| State.
And, on motion, it was voted that the State
committee be authorized to fill any vacancies
which may occur in the State ticket, by resig
nation or otherwise.
series of spirited resolutions were report
ed, and unanimously adopted. They will ap-
pear in next weeks Era.