Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-08-04
County Convention.

Agroeably To previous notice, the Free
Democracy and the Democracy of Wash
lnglon County met In Convention at the
tourt House, IN Montpelier, on the 20th of
July, at ten o'clock, A NJ. The meeting
was called to order by WIN. ?. Briggs tor
Free Democratic County Committee, and
Charles Reed, Chairman of Democratic
County Committee, and r. p. Redfeld was
chosen Chairman, pro tenn aud ]. 5. Demmon,
Secretary, pro tenn.
On motion, voted that a Committee of
seven be appointed by the Chair to nominate
officers for the permanent organization of
the Convention, and Messrs. Thurston. Car
penter, Kent, Sampson, Carter Keith and
Poor were thereuPon appointed said Com
mttee.
On motion, the Chair appointed Messrs.
Charles Reed of Montpelier, II. X. Slayton
of Calais, and j. B. Parker Of Duxbury, c.
Brown of Worcester, and J. Mellen of East
Montpelier a Committee on Resolutions.
The Committee to nominate officers for
the permanent organization of the Copven-
ton reported as follows:
NATHANIEL EATON, President.
DANIEL BALDWIN, ! p;.. p...;l,.
A. ?. SLArroN, zee f'eS'1e"S'
ii. k. SL.Iros, Secretaries.
The report was accepted and the nominal
tons confirmed.
On motion of VIM. p. Briggs, voted that
the delegates from the several towns repre-
scented. meet IN separate caucuses to select
COMMITTEE of two from each town TO nonl-
nate candidates for County Officers and
County Committee.
Adjourned TN o'clock. P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Convention met according to adjournment,
and was called to order by the President.
The Committee 20 nominate candidates
for County Officers and County Commit
tee came in with the following report.
r Derrick RIcHARDsoN,
EZRA kDDER, u ''e''a'o'S
L0RENZo BLACK, .t.,
Cyrus BaowS, FOR Judges
TIMo. p. REDFIsLD, States Atty
SnURAEL WHEELER. Judge of Probate.
ANGER NJ. JAcKMAN, Sheriff.
LUTHER MoRsr, High Baihf.
VIM. ?. Badger, Montpelier
J. ). Demmon, Waterbury, c
A. p. Slayton, Calais, Iou"y
Geo. A Gilman, Marshfield, |'i'
Il. q. w. Farr, Waitsfeld,
The report was accepted, and the nomi-
nations confirmed by the Convention.
On motion of VIM p Briggs, the County
Committee were authorized to fill any va
cancy in the ticket that may occur by death
OF otherwise.
The committee on resolutions made the
following report:
Resoiped, That the Democracy of Wash
lngton county will "go where Democratic
] prtuefplaa Load tla a rt.., 4
appear, we shall cease to follow"
ReSolred, That among the prominent is
sues of the day. we recognize the questions
| OF Slavery Extension and the Temperance
Reformation; and being opposed to the re-
/ peal OF the Missouri Compromise, and being
the advocates of Temperance, we present as
candidates for the suffrages of the people
men whom 1t is safe to trust with all these
Issues and who will act efficiently for free
/ dom and for temperance.
Resolved, That the loud professions Of the
newborn friends offeedom and temperance
IN this county are measured exactly by then
intense desire for the spols of victory
.-.'~ sOUer secunu Indugnt OF the so1}eI
men OF the county will accomplish most fol
freedom and temperance under the practical
teachings OF the old fathers of JeiiersonlaI
| Democracy.
The resolutions were taken up separately
and the first one passed The second reso
luton was ably discussed by Messrs. Stay
ton, Cole, George, Reed, Briggs and others
and passed by large majority. The third
resolutions was then passed.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
NATHANIEL EATON, President
J; ;: DrnMoN, S,c,,jor;e,
ii. X. SLAIToS, ''" '''"S'
WINDSOR CoUNrr-" Mass" boiling
does not flourish well this year. It fail,
wherever attempted. The Windsor Jour
nal Of the 18th ult, says;
Thomas L. Powers, and few Others
called mass County Convention a
Woodstock, which was to assemble las
Thursday yesterday We underst AM
that some two dozen persons attended bu
adjourned without accomplishing anything
SECOND DlsrRIcr.-The Whigs of th
second congressional district last Thursday
nominated JUSTIN s. MORRILL,, ESQ.,. o
Straiiord, for Representative in Congress, in
place of Hon. ANDREW TRAcY, who post
lively declined denomination. The nomi
nation is a capital one, and will be triumph
anuy ratified IN September.