Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-31
LAMOiLLE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CON-
VENTI1N.

hundred of tn fire. man of Lamoille Couniy.with-
out distinction of party. together with the Wing
and Frea Sull o. Committees, the freemen of
said County, in 'arpe numbers met in Convention
at the Court House in Hyde Park on Thursday
August l7lh, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Tn onv ntion as called to order by George
Wilkins Esq aud organized by the appointment
of llon J I'm West of Morrslown as President
pro TEN and +. B. Sawyer Secrettry.
Prayer by r v. Mr.. Pag Of Walerville.
| On motion, the hair appointed Committee
of five to nominate officers for permanent organ.
izatlon, as foP0ws:
A w. 'aldwe, J. A Child Nelson S.ocomb,
Samuel Beldine and ]. e.. Raymond
During the absence of sud connt re, on motion
of MIR. Parker of fillmore. the Secretary read ON
the Era an advertisement, original inserted in
the Western Missouri Argus, offering $500 re-
ward for the s1te delivery into the hands of re-
sponsbe gentlemen of the South, Of ore Eli
Fhayer. WHO'S repr' scented, by said advertise
mcnt as an agent of the wealthy abolitionsts of
N Y, &c, and puted by them to select suit
a lie ocation in the territory of Kansas, for the
settlement "f snme seven or eight hundred
Northe n fanatics in said territory. Sumo remarks
were made upon he subject hy:Mr Parker and
Mr. Swazey DR. Pow ers said he hoped that if
as TO secure said reward, it would be expended
in the cause of freedom
Tho committee for permanent organization re-
lQ:allIA SAWYER, President.
En- F. II iI,s nssSf''' Vice Presidents.
A &. BURKE. }sccr.,cr;e,
G. BURNETT, ''''
Which report was accepted and adopted
Mr. Burke declined as Secretary and E, B.
!, SAWYER was substituted
On motion of J, A. Child, the Chair appointed
a committee t five on IT resolutions as follows -
I Child, g. A Barber, Horace Powers Geo.
} Wi kins and Rev T. Page
| On motion of George Wilkins. voted that
each town represented, appoint two delegates to
serve as nominating committee for Comfy Off
GERS and County Committee, and that said dele
gates appoint town committees, for their respec-
, tive towns.
The Convention here adjourned to meet at half
past one o oclck, P NJ.
AFTERNOON.
: Upon the coming in of the Convention in the
afternoon, the numbers, before arge, were great
y increased, the Court House was fun"
, he Committee 10 nominate officers, being
U confirmed BY the Convention, retired, when the
4 convention listened TO an address by the Rev.
Y Mr.. Lewis (colored.) from St Adams
MI Lewis was interrupted in his remarks by
coming in of the 'onmittee on nominations, who
Il reported as iolows
e (Fornom nations see ticket under editorial head
t George Wilkins, Stowe,
q Alger Jones Wolcott,
q. A. Barber, Johnson, c .ou'.y
> }. & Raymond, Stowe, No''"i''ee'
Chas, Duuon Hydepark,
y Mr. Wilkins. for COMMITTEE, informed the
I Committee that Elisha Bentley present ncumbant
OF the Office OF sheriff in the Co of Lamole,
e appeared before the Committee and declined
= re-nonna ion
It Inc Committees report was accepted and
adopted with the most perfect unaminity
ne Comtlee on solutions reported as follow
Il Resotrcd, hat this Convention fully approve
e OF the resolutions adopted at the Mass Convention
d held ct Montpelier on the 18th day Of Juy last.
as iull and explicit dec araton of their political
: principles and purposes
l. ReSolred, That we approve Of the nominal
re nominations of Stephen Royca, Ryland Fletcher
Henry Bates and Avah Sabin, for the sever
al Offices tor which they have respectively been
: named and will use all honorable means To Sc
{, cure their election
1t On motion, the Secretary then read the resolu-
10 tons OF the Mass Convention, and the report
q The Committee was acc pied and adopted unani-
= mously and with great applause
1T The Rev Mr. Lewis then copc' uded his 70.
re marks, after which sevis gentlemen mad brief
oel remarks all of which showed that The utmos,
"A good feeling and harmony prevailed in the Con-
III yention
y he Convention voted their thanks to the Rev
he Mr. Lewis and he acsnowa Dig the receipt OF
At something more substantial from The same in
The shape of an (" X To AID him in his mission.
u ars labors
N koted, That these proceedings be published
e voted, 10 ADJOURN sine die.
I'd ne following is list of the town Committee
!, MorFistoca-J, p. West, J. {. Moves. s
:" " Pennock George Eddy Warren Spauldnp
ar Epralm 3. Aim, Dudley Swaze,.
ne Moue-J, Raymond II McAlster. 10
10 seph Pine, G Hodge, Nathaniel Robinson.
= nofoh-D K Andrus, George v. Do,y
!. =, ~ Jones, joel Davenport H. ", Brown
Edea-ta Kinds, George Bassett, Charles A
at "n,te, Epralm IL rrlng,on, Hiram Fletcher.
g, Et'n"re-Chares 5. Parker, H. Clark Chan
s' cey Scofeld
II Waterciue-L w. Holmes, D. C Hurlburd
OF B r. Hurlburd
We &erhng--Josiah w. Bracket. John Baker
= Hydpark--R S. Page, Aaron Morse, Orr,
u Wiswa
I'd Cam6ridge-E N Bennett, II. A. Nlofoan
90 +. Bentley.
he johnson :, S Pike, Robert C Oh ris,y, AL
i exander Riddle, Stephen Dow, Robert Balch
=, 6efoedere-Luke Potter, Elias Fletcher.
al JOSHUA SAWYER President