The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-07-12
VERMONT STATE CONVENTION.

There seems to be but one Freedom party
In Vermont, and that has swallowed up both
the Wing and Independent Democratic parties,
and a large portion of the Democracy. If
there is a Know Nothing party, it has not yet
manifested itself in a separate form. The
Freedom party, for we know not how else to
designate it, as it has selected no name for ITSELF
held State Convention at Burlington, VT,
June 9th. The following nominations were
unanimously made:
For Gocernor.-Stephen Royce, of East
Berkshire.
For Lie'd. Gocernor.-Ryland Fletcher, of
Cavendish.
For Treasurer Henry NJ. Bates, of North
field.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
State Committee for the year ensuing:
Lawrence Brainerd, John Porter, Bliss n.
Davis, Rolla Gleason, David S. Church, A. S.
Root, James s. Moore.
The resolutions wholly ignore the whole sub
ject of Native Americanism, and are confined
chiefly to the Slavery Question, compromising
the whole of the broad ground taken last year.
l. Resolred That we do hereby re-affirm in
the State Conventions of the freemen Of Yer
mont, holden on the 9th Of June and the 18th
of July, 1854.
2. Rssotred, That as, by open perfdy, former
compromises on Slavery have been rendered
morally null and void, and future compromises
morally impossible, we hereby forswear all COM
promises, past or future, :" the Fugitive Slave
Law of 1850 included" and plant ourselves inn
mutually upon the platform of the Fathers of
| the Republic, as practically enuncated in the
Ordinance of 1851" No SiaUery outside OF
| the Stare States
3. Resolred, That the late infracton, by
| force of the right of settlers in Kansas to the
free and undisturbed exercise of the elective
| franchise, was an outrage which must be repu-
dated in all its consequences, by the National
Executive and by Congress, in obedience to
| that clause of the Constitution which guarantees
to the American People "a republican form
of government" and in respect to the supreme
right of American citizens to cast their suffra-
ges, unswerved by favor and unawed by force.
4. ResOtUed, That, chnging to the Federal
Union and Government, in their original puri-
ty, as the rock of national liberty, national
defence, national peace, and national prosperi-
ty, and regarding Slavery as the source of real
danger to their perpetuity, final and irero-
cable settlement Of the Slarery question is, in
our judgment, the first and imperative duty OF
every statesman and patriot.
5. ResoIDed That in the sentiments of " No
Sidrery outside Of the Stare States" 4" Slacery
Local, Freedom National" implying that Sla-
very as local evil and the creature of local law.
is to be left forever undisturbed by the Federal
Government in the States where it exists, and
its extension beyond that limit forever excluded
by positive prohibition, we find ground of set
Element, Just alike to the slave States and the
| free, and therefore practicable and wise. For
| such a settlement we pledge our support, and
hereby invite the cooperation of air the States
of the Union disposed to meet the question in
the spirit of justice and patriotism.
6. ReSOtced, That we cordially commend to
| the freemen of Vermont, Stephen Royce for
Governor, Ryland Fletcher for Lieutenant Gov.
| ernor, and Henry NJ. Bates for Treasurer
| pledging for ourselves a hearty support at the
| polls.
I. Resolred, That the prohibtory liquor sys-
TEN, adopted by this State, has by its salutary
| influence commended itself to the support of
the people and that we are opposed to any
alteration of the existing law on the subject
except such as may be necessary to give il
greater efficiency.
g5s@ The Pittsburgh pa Gazette, long
time the leading Wing paper in Western Penn.
sylvania, has the following editorial in its issue