Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-03-03
washington County Convention.


pursuant to notice, Convention was held in
.he Iourt House al Montpelier, Feb. 24tb, for
,ae purpose OF nominating suitable person for
S'ahty Commissioner IN the County OF WASH
i"gtnn' under the New Liquor Law.
Inc Convention was called 10 order at II
O'CLOCK A. NJ, and proceeded to organlze, BY
appointing
Gen E. P. WALTON, Moderator pro tenn.
). u. BURNHAM. Clerk pro tenn
Voted, that II commit re of five be amounted
10 nominate officers tor the permanent organiza.
ton OF the Conveution. NJ ssrs. J. Spaidiug,
E Ba'lon l. Foster, II. Carpenter, and w CLARK
were elected Tor SAID connlttee.
This Commute reported
For President, Gen E. P. WALTON.
For Stcrstary, ]. IL. BuRyHAM
VICE PREsIDEN u.s.
Hon. Joseph Poland, N ntpeller; Aaron Ladd,
Esq, Mlddlesex; De- Bates, Berlin; Na,aan
jones', Esq, N'rlhfeid; Rev. Edward Brova,
Roxbury; CALVIN Clark Esq. Morelowu; Hen.
Frederick Ricna' d,on, W a,t>ied; ". b. Par
ter, E'q" Fayston; Denslow Upham. L q War
rem; Hon Henry Duglas, w aterbury Isaiah
Hunt'ey, ESQ.,, Duxbury; Hou. Leonard Keith,
Barre: Lewis Cranberlin, Esq. PIaln6eId Asa
Spencer. Esq, Marshfeld; Hon. Israel Guod.
win, E. Montpelier; N A. Chase, Esq, Calais !;
Elias Heath, Esq, Woodbury. Jonas Abbott,
ESQ.,, Worcester.
Voted to appoint Committee of one trom each
town III The County, to present for nomination
County Commissioner for the County OF Wash
lngton. The following were chosen by noml
naliUn:
, Montpelier. II. Y. Barnes MiddIesex, Ashley
Bodgett; Berlin, J. B,yden; Nnrthield, L..
Foster; Ruxbury, Rev. e. Brown; Waitsfeld,
j. Sml'h; Muretuwn, - Bass; Fays'un, W..
b. Porter; Warren, P. P. Raymond; Waterbury,
}. e. Sumson; Duxbury, E. w. Corse; Barre,
II Dodge; Plalntied, NJ. Page; Mursnlield,
Edwin Pnkln; Z. Montpelier, R. " heller 4;
CALAIS, A. Tucker, 2I ; Woodbury.. A. Town {;
Worcester, NJ. Folsom.
Z. BnIou, W. W Wells. and Dr.. J. Spand-
my were appointed Committee on resolutions.
| Voted, that the Vigilance COMMITTEE. appomt
ed at the County Convention, Dec. ~, 1852, be
requested to procure votes tor the ounry COM
missioner, and continue to at as The Vigilance
Committee in the coming eecth,, OF County
COMM .sloner.
Heard the report OF the nominating commit
tee for County Commissioner. They presented
the name OF Rev ELI HALLOU OF Montpelier.
! ihe report of the Committee was unanimously
adopted. Mr.. Bal,ou, being informed ct Ills
Nomination. thanked the Convention for the hon.
or 1t had conferred IN hl,n, declined the nonl
nation, and asked 10 be excused.
Va motion, he was excused.
The Com nIttee then presented the name OF
Hon. DANIEL BALDWIN OF Mouipeler and
he received the Nomination b, a unanimous
vote.
The Committee on Resolutions presented the
following. which were adopted.
RESOLVED, That IN view of the fact. that the
Law passed bv our last Legislature, Ito prevent
the traffic IN Intoxicating liquors for the pur-
pose ut drinklng," has been approved and sane
toned BY the vote Of the people, on the Sh OF
Feb inst, - notwithstanding the determined and
preserving Efforts made by the enemies OF the
law to defeat 1.-THE Friends Of Temperance
have renewed reasons tor devout gratitude and
encouragement to labor on in The good cause IN
which we are engaged.
RESOLVED, That il now becomes the duty Of
every TREND of trne Republicanism aud every
law abiding cItizen To submit quietly to The ex
pressed will of the People sanciloning the Liquor
Law used by our Legislature in NV 1852
and we earnestly hope TO see this law faithful,
and j'ldIciOusIy executed IL such 4 manner al
to accomplish the desirable object OF The Law
in removing the Liquor Taffic entirely frum The
State
Resolved, That this Convention not only ex
may Be abpinauvy oie In tt,iIr- Araa,s seq
to sell spirltuous liquors tor the uses designated
in the Temperance Act OF 1852. strict adher
ence to the Law, and that any vi"Iat'on Of the
same will be met by our strong di@approbation,
and will expnse those who violate the rules 81
the Commissioner, to The penalties of the Law
Moved, that he Secretary he directed to pre-
pare the minutes of the Convention tor publica
tion, and request their insertion in all the puperf
published IN Montpelier
E.P WALTON, PRESIDENT.
J. Fl. BURNHAM, SEC
Montpelier, Feb. "a. 1853