Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-24
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A Convention of the frccmcn Of Wash.
ingtun COUNTY opposed to score, political or.
rauizations was held at the Court House in
Montpelier, on the 18th day of August
1855, in pursuance Of previous notice.
The Convention was organized by the APP
pontnent Of
PAUL DILLINGHAM;, President
CAnLOs CAbrENrER,
JosEPH PoLAND, Vice
WV CARrENTER, Presidents.
NJ. w. PowrHs,
i bls,so ~ T rssT'"' Secretaries.
Foied, That Committee Of five be APP
pointed by the Chair to report resolutions.
The Chair appointed for said Committee,
Timothy Z. Rodield, l. l.. Perry. Addison
Peck, f. L. French aud Josiah Wood.
Voted, That a committee be appointed
consisting Of two from each town, to nomin-
ate County Officers, each town to select its
own.
An adjournment YVES had to o'clock, p.
NJ.
AFTERNOON.
The Convention met pursuant TO adjourn
men'
The Committee on resolutions made tho
following report:
/. Resoiued That emigrants and oxies
from the Old World should find a cordial
welcome ia homes Of comfort and fields Of
enterprise in the New; and every attempt TO
abrdge their privilege Of becoming citizens
and owners Of the sii among u.s. ought TO
be resisted with nheSible determination.
2. Resoired, That slavery in any form is
obnoxious TO freeman, but ts most horrld
type is that which subjects the will aud con-
science to the control Of secret, intoerant,
proscripilye and irresponsible cabal.
3. R,solced That Roman Jesai,ism and
French Jacobinism, under the type Of Amer
can Know No'hlngis1 Is at war with the
whole frame work of our Institutions. and
subyersve Of law and povernmeut--of the
social nights Of the citizen, aud should be
resisted without compromise by every hon
est man.
The resolutions after discussion were a.
doplcd.
The following resolution was presented by
Onmel II. Smith, Esq, and adopted:
Resolucd, That Incorporating opposi-
ton to all combinations aud assoc Citations, cal
culltcd to abrdge the just and equal rights
Of all, is a cardinal principle in our govern
meut, and should be cherished by every
friend of liberty.
The Committee on nominations reported
the following:
For Senator's,
TIMOTHY p. REDFlELD,
GEORGE W. COLLhMER.
For Sheriff
ERASTUS 5. CANT.
t6r Suites .l'iorneg
T. T. FRENCH
For Judge Of Probate,
CHARLES LYMAN.
FOR County Judges
ABDlEL KENT,
Den TER SAMPSON.
For Hgi BnjG
HIRAM ELLIS.
Tho above report was excepted and adap-
ted.
Tho following Town Committees were ap-
pointed
Calais -Abdiel Kent, Samuel Perry, John
Rich, James II. Cole, }. w. T.. Bliss, a. S
Nelson
Piaiqfeid-Moscs Bancroft, Horace Batch
elder. Isaac Sherman, Serene Bemis.
Norti0icu --Curtss Carpenter, George
Busley, Loyal Rich, $. W. Felt.
Montpelier Charles Reed, James G.
French. WIN. p Badger
.Norhfeld-G. W. Fisk, J. NJ Johnson
l.. Sargent. O.. 5. Edison, j. Y. Burnham
Rorjuy James Cram, Sylvester Morch',
L. ID. Cram, Dexter Sampson. G. II. Merrill
.nprstfcld Edwin llollistcr, Richard
Moars, Samuel Mcknight G. o. DAVIS.
Bmre-N. l.. Phillips, Hiram Ellis, Abel
Wood, George Lawson
Waterbury -Gcorge w. Randall, VI. V.
Bryan, 6. W. Moody, WIN. Randall, Jr., jcr
emlah Brown, Harvey Prescott Samuel
Morse.
East Montpelier Addison Peck. Michael
Hammett, Charles Sibley, Joel c. Nichols.
Boin-Abel X. Warren, Iloratio Bu-
lock, Hubbard Hancock. G. y. Mitchell, Yer
non Perley, Samuel Wright.
.Mddlescr--Geo5ge II. Lewis, Leauder
Chamberln, Erastus s. Camp, John W.
Smith, Benjamin Scrbncr
Worcester RICHARDSON. Robin
son 'Fempicton Oliver A. Stone, Crismoud
Hancock
Woodbury. -Isasc Wells.
The Convention was ably addressed by s.
II. Colby, Timothy ?. Redicd, Aze Spai
ding and others.
About 800 citizens Of all former political
parties we're present, and the Convention adj
Jonrncd with the determ nation 10 crush out
Know Know Nolhingism ir our County by
the defeat Of all dark lantern candidates.
PAUL DlLLINGllAM, President.
jaws Il. FRENcH Sacrc,,r;os