Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-10-21
Doctor HigginSon.

Doctor HigginSon.
On motion, Ryland Fletcher, E. D. Barber
Jacob Scott, Daniel Roberts, and Guy c. Samp-
son were appointed a committee on resolutions.
On motion of E. D Barber, The following
committee of one from each county here repre-
scented, was appointed to nominate Electors of
President and Vice President, and also State
Committee for the year ensuing, and report
plan of organization, VIE D. Barber, Dan
iel Roberts, DR.. Higgnson, RyIand Fletcher,
C. JosIyn, j. M. Flint, Jacob Scott, w. H,
French, - Sherman, ]. Mclean, H. H. Roy.
nolds, ]. c. Burnett, who after recess of some
hours, reported by their chairman, Daniel Rob
erts, the following gentlemen as Electors of Pres
ident and Vice President of the United States,
who were thereupon unanimously appointed to
that Office, viz
(See list under editorial head.(
The same Committee, also empowered to re-
port plan Of organization, and nominate State
Committee in accordance thereto, reported the
expeGiency Of appointing member of the State
Committee in each County with Chairman at
large, and brought in the following nominations
for said Committee and Chairman, viz
E. D. BARBER, Chairman
DANIEL ROBERTS, Bennington County.
PATRICK WEIGH, Rutland County.
JAMES NJ. SLADE, Addison County.
RYLAND FLETCHER, Windsor County.
FRANCIS J. HlGGINsoN, Windham County.
]. Morse FLINT, Orange County.
SHUBAEL WHEELER, Washington County.
VIM H. FRENCH, Chittenden County.
JOHN MCLEAN, Caledonia County.
A. c. BABBITT, Orleans County.
Geo. W. BAILEY, Lamole County.
LAwRANcE BRAINARD, Franklin County.
VIM. TRAsK, Essex County.
H. H. REYNOLDS, Grand Isle County.
The report of the Committee was discussed
and adopted, and all the nominations confirmed
On motion, it was then voted, that the Chair
man of the State Committee, be authorized to
fill any vacancy that may occur in the State
Committee.
On motion, il was also voted, that each men,
Der of said State Committe, be empowered, and
requested, TO Uppoint one, as Sub. Committee, in
each town Of their respective counties, by way
of completing the organization of the State.
The Committee on Resolutions, by the Hon
Daniel Roberts, reported the following, which
after having been ably and eloquently supported
by E. D. Barber, Hon, Titus Hutchinson, VIM
P. Briggs, Daniel Roberts, Guy Samson and 9th
ers, were unanimously Odopied:-
Resolved, That we regard the platforms lait
down by the two parties at Baltimore, as con
tanning in their most important sentiments, doc
! trnes repugnant TO the fundamental principles
: of civil liberty and true republicansm, and tina
, in and through the organization and principle
of the Free Democracy, rightly developed ant
carried out, we see the only hope for freedom
= and humanity, as connected with the American
Republic,
Resolved That we heartily approve the plat
E form of principles laid down at Pittsburgtsn,
{ the nominations there made, and rejoice that ih
/ two are so in harmony that we can honestly ap
q prove the one without repudiOting the other
and that we cannot respect the consistency o
integrity Of those whose conscenccs consent t
: support candidate, whose principles they" eS
: ecrate "and " spit upon
Voted that the proceedings of this Convention
be published in the Free Democratic papers i
this State, and all others disposed TO publish til
a same when the Con ention adjourned sine di
e WIN. P. BRIGGS, President.
u DIP. THOMPSON, Secretary