Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-07-11

powered to " call" in Section "A Of
the. same inslrument--43 of the
present. The Constitution was to
be amended byhe same authority
Of The peopie' which odopted it,
What authority was that We an-
swer: a Convention composed Of
delegate, Of the seUsrai toioHs or,
most strictly speaking, by a Com
Uention Of toWHs only, for il is a fact
that some of the towns We're repre-
sented by letter simply. Let us 20
into a blt of history
Previous to the adoption Of the
Constitution, there was nothing like
a Government having jurisdiction
over the State Gov Wentworth
Of New Hampshire was TO Vermont
very much what Wilson Shannon
IS now to the people Of Kauzas
aud New York stood very much in
the present position of Missouri
pouring in her speculators to steal
our lands, and her " Border Ruff
ans" to hang the Green Mountain
Boys for treason. Vermont indeed
had Councils of Safety" whose
main business was To look after Yor-
kers and lorleS but they had no
power to make laws. The Turns
,n ,odonondon, s,ysr.,,,t, gove,r.
od n,1 no,L,., Inn, M ch.r,er and
,bs y,Il or mo ,o,y, ,ua,t,og wb,cb
.yas nur.Iy democrauc 6,dy as
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u,a,e IN. e.,sI,',,.. -,b. ,e,.Io
,ho aa;si.t,7y .y.r, NAM b,yiog
.-or..5I ,.',oo a',t ,'.,.',n,b. IKE
$50, m and doc,sio,, ~, anh'c NM
,a.e IL ,i.a .,..i.,. .c ,n.
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people irrespective OF an aflllc'a
d's' motions ana aIl differences o'
condl'Ion hehce 'neH l"uo'''''o'7
Independence thelr intense deV'-
uon 10 Freedom, theu practical
Bood sense 'heir NnoWieuse Oh ana
respect ior the laWsi 'helr iaml'iaTl'y
WIIn puolIc auairs' ana 'hcir aPu-
'ude Tor puollc service 'ne very
virtues which distinguish Vermont
ana New Euglaud-the laud OF
town meetings above all other
sections oil lhe country the very
virtues on WHICH, next To DiVlhe
Providence ana Puolic ana iudNlou-
al morality, we are chiviy TO rely
Tor me perpetua'ion oil Tie HOeI-
I ty and prosperity OF Tue people
ne Io'o" meetings were Ialhefs to
'he o'd'e'
On receiving lhe news OF me dec
lafa'ion oil L. .. Independence,
circular le,'eiS were addressed 10 70
,''.' e - .-.',,1',, "a n,,o rn, a., i,5,se,
,,,, 5t,ha, III, 1--G :, TLadrs
C+,ta D,oo-s o,,a,.f5
erh,r ro,ylrt1o, ad;onrosd in
Soa,an,h.r Ok wbop M mem-
h..t. ra.rese,.,,,., ,,ir,v fy. t,vus
49,, .,L .,y,n,,..,,on and Cum-
nsI.nd were repr4sen,ed by Ln.rs
c.,,, ...,ns. of ,h. .-i,.i,.I ,olah,,-
an,,n M C,ny.nr, IN en,s,sd
,n,o, sol.,n,,. .co. .,,n,i, T., ...,,,,t-
IL. ana r.l,,,ouslg ,dbere IN ,be sew
,,,I rssolyes of ms ora fur,,e Con-
ys'uon cons,i,ul,d ON sand d,str,ct
ny ,ha irso v,ice of the friends ,o
,,,ar,c.n lbsr,ss and ad,ourn-
ed ~ Westminster lime l5 l777.
Il. ,b,s Conve,,t,ou p,mfr.t R,,-
r,rd and Roy,l,op were represented
- L,, n lo0s, f,on said towns voting
for a new S,ate - and ON the next
dsy n was g. vo,ed \ g u uem.
,,s c,n,rad,ceute / ,bstbe dI.tr,rt
nr L.nd cnn,,no,l,, c.lIsd and Luown
~, ,ha nan,. of rnn Naw usnn.
s6,rs Grants he n new and senarat.
-,a,a o.n,oute. to dr,G a
nao,a,a,,o,, .o,,s ,heo s,ooutsJ and
o b,. INV, d,v Iau II l177
= .',,is 1,onge,,t,on whose u'en,her'
ars dnly chosen nv the free voice NJ
,h,r cons,u,ent. an The s,yer,,
= ,,.a.p d.ciar.d Vepu,.r Iy,s.
n..a,,cr lam 02d ,lns C,nvan.
,,an ad,o,,r,sd to ,oeet ~, Windsor
7 ill., H., weduns5,y !, lima
NIo,Js's N,oto poDers \. 66-7O
In limo m tb,s Conve,,tior
j aoaia nat ,t Winds,r ar I'M,
f ,5oa,;na = commune was anno,nt
t nd - ,noke a draG or n Coustj
e t,,,;a,, and a resolntion was aIoot
e ad reoonn,ending m eocb ,o,c,
: 10 oLct dcleoates ~ meet II
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