Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-10

manenty organized by the election of Hon.
WM HEBARD. as President, and the following
gentlemen as Vice Presidents
Hon. George L. Hodges, Rutland Co.
William Steele, Windsor
" A. E Judevine, Caledonia
4" George W. Bailey, Washington "
I" Charles Felton, Franklin "
p. L. Kimball, Windham
d" John Dewy, Essex
j. NJ. Hotchkiss, Lamoille
" Austin Boccher, Chittendcn /"
B, W. Bartholomew, Orange
" Portus Baxter, Orleans d"
Jasper WALL Bennington
VIM. +. Bascom, Addison
S. S. Boyce, Washington Justus Cobb. Ad
Olson Thomas Hale, Windsor; Edwin Harvey
of Chittenden were elected Secretaries.
The following resolution was submitted by
Mr. y. Ii. Platt and adopted by the Conven.
ton.
ReSoIUed, That this convention, when it ad-
jonrns, resolve itself into County Conventions,
to elect Committee equal to double the num-
Der OF Senators In each county; which shall be
charged With the duty of nominating candi-
dates for Governor, Lieut.. Governor, Treasurer,
Electors at Large and District Electors, to be
presented TO this Convention, and also to pre-
sent ~ list for State Committee for the year en-
suing.
On motion the toll)wing gentlemen were ap-
pointed IL committee on Resolutions
Il. p. Walton, j. M Flint j S. Adams. C.
w. Willard, W. F. Bascom and Joseph Po-
land.
On motion the Convention adjourned to meet
at half past one o'clock, P NJ
AFTERNOON
Hon Portus Baxter, for Committee on Nom.
in, tions, reported as follows
For Governor,
RYLAND FLETCHER, of Cavendish.
For Lieut. Governor,
JAMES NJ. SLADE, Of Middlcbury
For Treasurer,
HENRY. NJ Bates, of Mortified.
For Electors at Large,
WV, c. BRADLEY, of Westminster;
LAWRENCE BRAINERD, of ST. Adams.
For State Committee,
Ii, G. Root, Of Bennington Ii, Ii. Baxter,
of Rutland A. E. Judevne, Of Hardwick;
Alex, Riddle, Of johnson; George Wardner, of
Windsor
The Committee recommended that the nOmi-
nation of District Electors be referred to the
several District Conventions.
The report of the Committee was accepted
and adopted.
The Committee on Resolutions, through their
Chairman, Mr.. Walton, reported the following,
which were adopted to wit:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Constitution OF the United States was
ordained g to form more perfect Union, es-
t;lblish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, pro-
vide for the common defence, promote the gem
eral Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Lib ,
erty to ourselves and our posterity'' BY this +
rule, every power conferred by tho Constitution,
and every power denied, is to be construed; by .
this rule, every act Of the Government is to le /
Judged. We accept it as the primary rule OF
onr political faith.
"A MORE PERFECT UNION ~ was the first OBJ
ject to be achieved: We go for the Union in its
ancient integrity. E
a PATERNAL GOVERNMENT, just TO every for i
eign nation, and to every state and citizen-and .
careful to secure domestic tranquility, the COM
mon defence and the general veal, was the pur
pose OF the Constitution we are for restoring
the Government to its primitive purity
But Liberty was the climax of the Constitu-
ton we go Tor Liberty, for benifcent and lust
Laws, and for the Union" one and insepara
ble-now and forever
Sldrery is not Constitutional: for. according to
the declaration of himSwho was, and is, and
ever will be honored as - the Father of the Con-
stituton," JAMES MADIsoN-n ,uas nerer in
tended 10 recognise The idea Of property in man.
1t is claimed, indeed, by the defenders of Slave
ry, that tho Constitution does Indirectly recog-
nize 1t us u pre.existing element in the States
but 50 it recognizes the existence of various
crimes. No statesman will tell US that high
crimes are constitutional. No defender of the
Constitution will dare assert that it sanctions,
or even tolerates, Treason Felony, or other
crime But there is recognition of Slavery
which implies clear condemnation of it, and
gives conclusive proof OF deliberate purpose
10 hmh IL to the states in which it originally ex.
listed, and even there to restrain it, We point
to the clause which gives to Congress tho power
to suppress the Importation of Slaves. And for
clear constitutional power 10 prohidn SIacgyn
all federal territory, we advert to the full and
exclusive power OF the Government by virtue
OF its soyereignty,-an to the express grants
OF power to admit new states, and I" to makeall
necdful rules and regulations respecting the
/, Territory and other property belonging to the
United States" The lessons of history fully
the founding Of the Constitution was the Ordi-
nance OF 1887, that sacred and irrepcalaole
compact between the states and the people,
which forever dedicated to Freedom every inch
of territory then held as the property OF the
United States. That instrument was recognized
by the 9Th act Of the first Congress, and mas
: been sacredly observed since and the power OF