Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-16
WASHINGTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.

CONVENTION.
The Republicans of Washington County met,
10 notice, at the Court House in Mont
pelier, on Saturday, August llth, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, and organized by the choice Of
Hon. GEO. w. BAILEY, President.
FHA y A. WRIGHT w.. p..;,,.,,
Moan ROBINSON,
2 ?. ? ?. M T4Snssss j.., Secretaries.
On motion of Mr.. Holden of Waitsfeld, it
was resolved that the several towns meet at one
o ok, to make choice of Committee to NOM
mate County Officers, and County and Town
Committees.
On motion, committee of five were appoint
ed to draft resolutions expressive of the sense
of the Convention, viz. e. P Walton, Jr.,
D. p Thompson, Noah Robinson DR.. D. Bates
and Don P. Carpenter
Adjourned to half past one O'Clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment !;
when the nominating committee made report of
the following ticket for County Officers, viz:
See ticket, under editorial head, for nominees.
The report was accepted, and the nominations
severally adopted.
The same committee also reported the follow
iuo named gentlemen, viz
GEORGE w. BAILEY,
HENRY Y. BARNES, For Co,rtr
E. s. NEwcoMB. }Comm;ttas
ALoNzo PEARCE,
w. f. WooDwoRTH,
who were appointed. They also reported the
following list of
TOWN COMMITTEES.
Barred. X. Smith. j. P. Page, Micah
French.
Berhn-I. T. Davis, Harvey Allen d. Chan
dler, Jr, E. H. Covillc, R. Ii. Stewart.
CaIais--Jessc White, Jabez Mower, S. II
Foster, A. S Nelson, Gilbert Leonard
DurbHy-lra Arms. E Ward, II. W. Corse.
Fayston-J. Somervile, Calvin Fullerton. j
p Boyce.
Marshfeld-S. D. HOLSTER, G. VII. OWN
nell, j. 4. Eddy.
MMdiescr-W II Holden, i. Warren, D. B
Sherman.
Moretown---J. N. Savage, A. Bass, U Howe
MontpeHer-D. l.. Fuller, Luther Cross, G.
G. Wing.
East Monfpehr-Jacob Bennett, james TEN
pleton, Samuel s. Macomber.
NorthfeM-H. Carpenter, Joel Winch, W.
F. Woodwork.
P1ainfeld-Dudley Perkins, 0. W. Cree, N,
Skinner.
Ronbury-D. Snow, j. Wardner, D. Loomis
Warren C. Goodspeed, Sylvester Upham,
D. Ralph.
Worcester-N. A. Kelly, 0. L. Watson, D,
W, Folsom, E. B. Harris, r. Templeton.
WoOdbury-Asaph Town, Richard Heath, j.
Parker.
WaitsfeM-Charles Jones, Ira Richardson
Emerson Joslin.
WatTbury-N. Robinson, G. Moulton R. s.
Dana, L. Green, j. d. Smith
The committee on resolutions reported the fol-
lowing, viz. -
RESOLVED, That President Pierce, in his recent
extraordinary act of removing Gov. Reeder, has
clearly and Enthusiastically placed himself and biz
Administration entirely on the side of the Slave
ry and Slavery propagandism of the South, anC
virtually proclaimed himself the open defender
and protector of the armed mob who alike ram
pied the sacred right of suffrage and the Consti
tuition OF the country under foot, in the recen
elections OF Kansas while in the false and hyp
ocritical pretexts he has made for the act, b,
has added ncanness to his political crime.
Resolved, That while we behold the who'll
South, in response to the united call of thei
political leaders. rapidly effecting fusion of al
parties for the defence and spread of Slavery
the different portions of the North should no
hesitate moment to effect fusion for Free
dom, and do battle for their cause, against tina
of their opponents with harmony and earnest
ness which shall be in proportion to the ligh
and purity of the one over the darkness an
corruption of the other;
Resoiped, That we approve the Platform
adopted in State Convention at Burlington, OF
the 9th of June last.
Resolved, That we recommend the ticket thi
day nominated, and invite and urge for it tb
hearty support of all the friends OF Freedom il
the county.
The resolutions were ably discussed by E. P
Walton, Jr., Hon. j. Green, Hon. II. f. james
Wooster Spraguc, Geo. W. Bailey and Others
and unanimously adopted
Don p Carpenter, of Middlesex, offered th
following resolution -
Rcsolced, That this Convention cordially an
proves OF the platform Of principles put forth b
the American party, and are ready to co operat
with that party in the present war upon SLAYER
and the Slave Power
After some discussion, the resolution was mod
flied to the acceptance of tho mover, 80 as t
read as follows, and passed nearly unanimously
Resolred That this Convention cordially an
prove of the platform of principles on SLAYER
put forth by the American party at Burlington
and are ready to cooperate with that party i
the great contest for Freedom against Slavery.
The Convention then adjourned.
GEO. W. BAILEY, President
D. P. THOMPSON, Secre,o,;s,
| II. P. WALTON, JR ''''''""''