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Wing County Convention.

Pursuant to a call Of the County Commit
tee the Wings of Chittcndcn county met at
Essex, Wednesday August 18th, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for County
Officers.
At IL o'clock, the Convention was called to
order by n. \. Tucker, Esq, Chairman of
the County Committee. On motion Judge
Wilson of Hincsburgh, was called to the
chair and G.. G. Benedict, appointed secrc-
tary, which, on motion, was declared to be
the permanent organization of the Conycn-
ton.
On motion of G. W. Benedict, the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed by the chair
committee to nominate II County Committee
for the ensuing year, and to report r%esolu-
tions.
G. W. BENEpIcr, y. IL. ONtoN,
LYMAN HALL, BRADFORD RIxfoRD,
TRUMAN GALUSnA.
On motion of D.. II. Onion, the convention
instructed the delegations from the various
towns, that when not fully represented in the
Convention, such delegations might be al
lowed to cast the whole number of votes to
which their respective towns were entitled.
The Convention then adjourned till u
o'clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention assembled at half past two
o'clock,
The delegates from the various towns re-
ported the following list of Town committees
for the ensuing year.
B0Hon James Norris.
Bprhngton.-S. II. Parkhurst, c. p. IIig-
bee and G. +. Ward.
CharIoHe.-John Hazard, b. +. Necdham,
Afford Sherman.
Colchctr.-D. Reed, W. B. Munson, j.
Culver.
Esscr.-A. B. Halbcrt. $. Curtis, 4. Frost.
Wncsburgh.-N. l.. Bovnton, Joseph \.
Pcasc, VIM. j. Douglass, Orrin Pclton, n.
W. Stone.
Hunhington.-IIoracc Kimball, Myron,
Small, Henry Brewster.
Jricho.-Juliu Bliss, Clark Bostwick,
Lucius l.. Lane.
MHon.-B. P. Briggs, W. +. Phelps,
John Granger.
Richmond.-RolIa Gleason, Alexander No
bic, Jos. Hall, Giles Hall, \. b. Maynard.
ShcNurnc.-Gco. Bliss, II. b. White, VI.
l.. Miner.
81. Gcorgc.-Smith Wright, Reuben Lock
wood.
UndrhiH.-T. w. Tower, Timothy Tcrrill,
Franklin Woodworth.
Wcsyord.-A, Partridge, W. Allen, W.
Rogers.
W,MSton.-G. W. Browncll, d. 4. Muir
ray, J. G. Griffin.
On motion the Convention proceeded to
ballot for the regular County nominations,
and Edward Vansicklen. +. W. Peek and G..
f. Follrtt were appointed by the chair as
tcllcrs to sort and count tn" votes.
The nominations made were as follows
Scnat0rs.-liolla Gleason, of Richmond ;
G. W. Benedict, of Burlington; David Fish.
Of Jericho.
County JudgcS.-John Lyman. Of Jericho /;
Stephen Saylcs, of Huntington.
.A"dgc IF ProJmc.-Joseph Marsh, of
lIincslurgh.
suites .Attorncy.-Wm. W. Peck, of Bur
lington.
Nc?0.-Josiah Tuttlc. Of Essex.
Hgh BaihB.-Bcnjamin Z. Nccdham, Of
Charlotte.
Which nominations were all unanimously
ratified by the Convention.
Thc Committee to nominate a County
Committee and to report resolutions, re-
ported the names of
$. IL. P~ARKurRST, of Burlington,
AMOS %IIoBART, of WeStford,
GEO. W. BROMLEY, of Huntington.
who were elected as County Committed for
the ensuing year, with power to fill vacancies
in their own number and in the County
nominations.
The Committee then through their Chair
man, G. W. Benedict, reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted.
Resolrc1, That the Wings of Chittcndcn County
find their position well defined by the Wings of Yer
mont, assembled in state Convention June last, and
adopt the resolutions of that Convention as their
own.
Rcy9Ircd, That this Convention recommend to the
Wings of Chittendcn County the ticket presented
for County Officers, as worthy ola vigorous and uni,
ted support.
Revrhr,d, That it is the duty ofthc Wings Of Chit.
tcndcn County to admit no mar issues in the present
canvass for State and County Officers but to adhere
to the broad and well-dcfincl principles of the Whig
party of this State and to vote for their candidatcs
aS men who are relied upon to stand by those prin'
ciplcs on all questions which affect them, both in the
Government of this state and in that of the United
States.
After speeches by B. Rixford, VIM Yves.
lin, the Convention a adjourned sine die.
FRANCIS WILSON, PrcSid,n nj.
q. &. BENEDICT, Secretary.
FUNNY.-The PrOridcnce J0urndi talks thu,
to its Democratic neighhor.
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