The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-04
American State Council.
MoNTPRLlER. May 27.. 1856


MONTPELIER, May 27, 1856.
The Annual Meeting of the State
Council of the American party of this
State, convened at this place TO- day.
The President opened the Council at
the hour appointed, and, the Secretary
being absent, W. S. Lane was appointed
Secretary pro tenn. j. S. Adams and
r. II. Rollins were appointed Com
mittee on Credentials.
communication from the Secretary,
r. NJ Guilford, rendering his resignation,
was read
Tho following gentlemen were. aP'
pointed a Committee on Resolutions
viz:
J II. Barrett, Middlebury;
u II. Penniman. Winooski;
Abijah Keith, Montpelier
Jeptha Bradley, St. Albans
a. II. Hill, Groton;
| N. Thorn. Brattleboro;
w. s. Martindale, Wallingford
After very full debate, it wa. deter
mined to nominate a State Ticket for
the support of the American Party Of
the State of Vermont
The Council adjourned till the after
noon.
AFTERNOON.
The following persons were elected as
IL. e IL A..
! ell for the year ensuing:
Prcsiaent James NJ. Slade, Middle.
bury.
Vice President, VIM. A Bacon, Lud-
low.
Secretary and Treasurer, W. S.
Lane. Middlebury.
Marshal, Josiah Tuttle, Essex.
The Committee on Nominations for
State Officers, reported tho following
ticket, to wit
For Gorcynor, Hon. RYLAND FLETcu-
Err, of Cavendish
For Lieut.. Gorcrno,, JAMES NJ.
SLADE, of Middlebury.
For Treasurer, HENRY NJ. BATss
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The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed Committee for revising tho
Constitution, viz:
j. Bradley, St Albans.
J H. Barrett. Middlebury.
l. n. Thorn, Brattleboro.
Said Committee reported tho follow
ing resolution
Resolvcd, That all obligations and iu-
functions of Secresy imposed upon the
members Of the American Party by the
Constitution and Ritual of the State or
Subordinate Councils, be removed, and
the doors of our CouDcil Chambers open
ed to all who believe in and support our
principlcs and that the only qualifca-
ton for membership of the Party, be
full and unqualified approval Of its avow
ed principles, as laid down in the Plat
form this day adopted and that in addi.
ton to a President Vice President. Sec
retary and Treasurer, there be an Execu-
tive State Committee consisting Of ono
in each county, with full power, with the
concurrence of the President, to perfect
and complete such further organization
as they may deem necessary to carry out
the principles of the Party. Adopted.
And the proposed Executive Commit
tee was thereupon appointed
On motion, ReSolr>d, That the Pres
ident of the State Council be, cr-ofi.
ci0 President of the State Executive
Committee
The Committee on Resolutions report
ed the following;
Resolved, That we ro.affirm the fol-
lowing principles, adopted as our Plat
form in July next;
lst. That We regard the maintenance
of the Union of the States to be, in tho
language of Washington, the primary
object of patriotic desire" and that it
can be preserved only by faithful ad-
herence to the principles embodied in
the Declaration Of Independence, con.
firmed by tho Constitution, and expound-
ed and proclaimed by the great patriots
aud statesmen of earlier days.
2ud. That the prohibition of Slavery
within the limits embraced by the pres
eut territories of Kansas and Nebraska
as expressly dccrsed by the timehonor-
ed and sacred compact known as the
Missouri Compromise, was annulled in
gross violation of pllghted iath, aud in
utter disregard of the popular will /; that
no lapse Of time can palliate, aud 20 plea
for its continuance can Justify this out
rageous act that the positive guarantee
Of that compact should be unconditional
" restored and that we will never, in
any event, consent to the admission of
Kansas and Nebraska, or Of any par,
thereof as slave states.
Sd That the rights Of the settlers in
those territories to the free and undIs
turbed exercise of the elective franchise
guaranteed to them by the nets of Con
f eress under which they were organized
should be promptly protected by the ma
, tional executive, Whenever violated OF
; threatened.
ith. That we hold il to be the duty
: Of the federal government to free itsel
from all responsibility for the existence
Of slavery. and that we adopt the motto