Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-06-15

RUTLAND, June 7, 1854
Agreeaby to a call issued by the Wing State
Central Committee, Convention met at o'clock
P. NJ. and was lied to order by a member of
State Committee, and the following gentlemen
were elected permanent officers of the Conven-
ton:
Hon. WIN. HEBARD, President.
Hon John Peck, Hon. Henry +. James, Hon
]. w. Coburn Hon. John Dewey, Hon Leon
ard Sergeant, Gen. P. 7. Kimball, Vice Presi-
dent g. H. Hayden, Charles Cummings, G..
W. Willard Secretaries.
Hon. Geo ~ Hodges of Rutland, then made
some very complimentary remarks in reference to
Hon. Erastus Fairbanks and afterwards read a
letter from that gentleman declining renomina-
ton letter was also read from Mr.. Meach-
am, taking strong ground against any further ex-
tension of slavery, and the admission Of any
more slave States
On motion the Chair appointed the following
gentlemen a committee to draft resolutions:
E.P. Walton, Jf., Thomas Hale, James H.
Barrett, F. B. Whiting and o. IL. Plat.
E. Kirkland, Esq, offered a resolution that the
Convention be resolved into County Conventions
for the purpose of appointing Committee to pre-
sent t. the Convention candidates for State OH
GERS, and State Central Committee. Said Com
mittee to consist of thirty, and each county to
have the number on the Committee equal TO its
representatives, in the State Senate.
On motion of Hon Charles Adams. of Bur
lington, this resolution was laid on the table.
MIR. Adams then offered resolution that the
Convention adjourn till July 4th, before the NOM
inaiion of State Officers Opposed by Hon. Or
lando Stevens, of st. Adams, and David Hazard
ESQ of Ferrisburgh. This resolution was laic
on the table and the previous one called up ant
adopted. Whereupon the Convention adjourned
thirty minutes.
After the appointment of the Nominating Com
mittee, P. Walton, Jr, in behalf of the Com.
mittae on Resolutions, reported the following:
|. Resolved, That while we retain our attach
ment to the general princes and policy which
have hitherto distinguished us, we recognize il
the issues presented by the repeal of the 9Th sec
ton of the Missouri compromises, matters of sur
passing Importance, which demand the instan
and earnest attention Of every lover of Freedom
2. That we have regarded the Missouri Com
promise as perpetually binding in law and con
science, and the violation of it, in passage of thu
Neh aska bill, we look upon as impairing the OBJ
legations of solemn contract. and therefore fla
gravity unjust in itself; as treacherous to the in
terests of freedom for the country at large; a
cruel in its bearing upon the Indian tribes; a
hostile to the peace, charity and unity of tn
country as eminet'y ungentemanly and dishon
orabe in the spirit in which it was conceived il
the pledges by which personal responsibility wa
sought to be, and was broken down, through sec
tiona preidices and in the " hot haste" whic
would neither calmly listen to the voice of tn
country through petitions, nor dare to await 70
an appeal to the people through the elections
and we will, in all ways, testify and struggle a
we may be able, against trasacton so iniquitou
in its character, and so injurious in its effects.
3 That the virtual repeal of the 9Th section
the Missouri Compromise demands and receive
our utter condemnation, as palpable perfdy to
solemn pledge of freedom, designed to be sacre
and irrepealable-a pledge made by the Govern
ment to the people, and by the South to the Mort
1.-The violation Of which forfeits all claim of tn
South upon the faith of the North in their hor
or and fidelity, and impairs the confidence of tn
peope in the stability of all compromises, of a
laws, and of the Constitution and Union itself.
A. That regarding this act as violation of III
pehted faith of the Government, that Govern
ment must be reformed and we pledge ourselves
the work of reform Regarding ii as measul
of the National Administration, enforced by tn
power and patronage of the President, in vol;
ton alike of his pledges and his duty the A,
mlnstratlon must be changed, and executi,
power be rebuked and restrained ;--regarding
as reputation and annument, by the South,
: the Compromises of 1850, and Baltimore Pla
form of 1859, so far as they relate to SLAYER
the act for the recovery of fugitives from i
e Dor included, I'VE pledge OURSELVES for the repe
OF that act and to resist the admission of Uta
and New Mexico as states without constitution
excluding slavery and, finally regarding it as
: violation Of the plghted faith of the South, f
, the purpose Of extending Slavery against O
will, our conscience, and our rights, we heret
pledge ours Ives to the defence of Freedom /
the restriction of Slavery to the Save States
which it exiss-by the exclusion of Slavery
the earliest practicable moment and by al cons
tuiional means, from all federal territory Nebra
ka, Kansas land the District If Columbia inclus
by opposing thu admission to the Union of al
new State toieraling Slavery whether it be forr
, ed from territory belonging to Texas or els
where-and by resisting the requirement of al
nav territory wherein Slavery exists, unless
prohibition forever shall first have been provide
for.
> 8. That as means of removing and excludil
Slavery from federal territory we recoinmel
the formation of associations. either volun,a,
or chartered BY the State, to secure the emiprati
, OF reliable and eligent freenen, pledged irl
vocably to the cause Of Freedom.
That as the earnest of deliberate. Diet,
mined and lrrevocable purpose to carry into prs
tlcai effect the above propositions, we further 4
care that we will not support for the Office
President or Vice President or of Senator or
. Representative in Congress, or as a Member Of
, State Legislature any man, of Whatever part
who is not known to be in favor of the purpos
expressed in the foregoing resolutions, and in ii
also
=. That we hereby invite the co operation