Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-06
American State Council.

Inns were appointed Committee on Creden-
tails
A communication from the Secretary r.
NJ Gmliord, rendering his resignation, was
read.
The following gentlemen were appointed
Committee on Resolutions, viz:
J. II Barrett, Mddlebury
u. IL. Pennimnn Winooski;
Abuah Keith, Montpelier:
Jepihi Bradley, ST Adams;
A. II. Hin, Groton;
J. ~ Thorn, ButiIeboro
w 5 Martniale, Wallingford.
AMER very foil debote. d was determin
| ed 10 n1miulte State Ticket for the support
Of the American Party Of the State Of Yer
mont.
fhe Council adjourned ill the afternoon
.41erno3n
/ The following persons were elected as
the officers OF the American State Council
for he year ensuing:
President. james NJ Slade. MddIebury.
Iice Preshnt William A. Bacon, Lud-
low.
Secretary anf Treasurer, W. S Lane, Mid
dIebnry.
.Hpshai, Josiah futile, Essex.
The Committee on Nominations for State
Officers, reported the following ticket to
wit:
For Goraior Hon. Rylaud Fletcher, of
Cayendsh.
for Lieut. Governor, james NJ. Slade, of
Mddlebury.
For Treasurer, Henry NJ Bates, Of North
field.
The following gentlemen were appointed
a Committee for revising the Constitution,
VIZ:
j. Bradley, St. Adams.
J. II. Barrett MlddIebury.
]. n. Thorn, Brattleboro'
SAID Committee reported the following
resolutions;
Resoued, That all obligations aad iniunc-
lions Of secresy imposed upon the members
Of the American Party by the Constitution
and Ritual of the State or subordinate Coun-
els, be removed and the { oors Of our Coun.
cil Chamber opened to all who believe IN
and support our principles; and that the only
qualification for membership of the Party, be
full and unqualified approval of It's ayowed
principles as land down in the Platform this
'rp adgpi"d ana, that IN addition To Pres
lueht' wee PRESIDENT SacrCHry auJ Tras4-
urer, there be an Executive State Commit
tee cons sting of one 10 each county. with
800 l"N'f NAsA NAAN concurrence OF lle res
ldent, to pertecrand complete such further
organization as they may deem necessary To
carry out the principles Of the Party.
Adopted.
And the proposed Executive Committee
was thereupon appointed.
On motion,
Res9ired, That the President of the State
be, er.g6icio Presden, Of the State Executive
Committee
The Committee ON Resolutions reported
the following;
R.so'uedl That we re-allirm the following
principles, adopted as our Platform in july
last:
lst That we regard the maintenance of
the Union of the States to be, In the Ian
-uage of Washington, the primary obleci
Of patriotic DESIRE aud that It can be pre-
served only by a faithful adherence to the
principles embodied in the Declaration of
Independence, confirmed by the Constitu,
ton, and eXp1unded and proclaimed by the
great patriots and statesmen Of early days.
2nd. That the prohibition of Slavery with
in the limits embraced by the present terri
tories Of Kansas and Nebraska as express
ly decreed by the lme.houored and sacred
compact known as the Missouri Compromise.
was annulled IN gross violation of plghted
faith, and IN utter disregard of the popular
will; that no lapse of time can paliiaie, aud
no plea for its continuance can Justify this
outrageous act; that the positive guarantee
of that compact should be uncondtionally
restored and that we will never, in any
event, consent to the admission of Kansas
and Nebraska, or of any part thereof, as
slave states.
30. That the rights Of the settlers in those
territories to the free aud undlsturbed exer-
else Of the elective franchise, guaranteed to
them by the acts of Congress under which
they were organized, should be promptly
protected by the national executive, when
ever violated or threatened
18th. That we hold it to be the duty of the
federal government to free Itself from all re-
sponslblhty for the existence Of slavery, and
that We adopt the motto, No more slave
states, and no more slave territory slavery
sectional and fr1edom national"
9Th That we find IN the Constitution no
provision which requires such legislation as
the fugitive slave law Of 1850, and that u.s.
during seventy years, all constitutional obh-
cations were able to be fulfilled without its
aid, and may be equally so still, we demand
It's unconditional repeal,
9th. That we are determined To use all
honorable efforts to secure such modifca-
ton OF our naturalization laws, aided bv
such an elevation of public sentiment, as
will preserve tho true interests Of the ma.
ton, and will guarantee the three vital prin-
clples Of a Republican Government: Spirit
uai Freedom tfes Bible, and free Schools
thereby promoting the great work Of A
MERIcANIztNG AMERICA.
7th. That we invoke the arm of legisla-
ton to arrest that growing evil, the deporta.
ton by foreign authorities, of paupers and
convlcts to our shores and that, as our ma
tlunal constitution requires the chief execu- /
tive Of our nation to be Of native birth. we
deem It equally important that other public |
innctonares, and especially our diplomatic /.
representatives abroad, should also possess no |
ioreign principles to bins their judgment or
10 influence their official acton.
9Th, That we deem the present prohbito- /.
~ liquor law of this State part of as sci. |
tied legislative policy, and that we are on .
posed TO any modification thereof exceot .
such as experience shall demnns,fale 10 he |
requisite, IN order TO Ms creator perfection
and efficiency
9Ih, That we will be known as the .4g,.,-
iem Pdy Of Fremont thar our principlos
shall be openly ayowed-our candidates
announced; and that we cordially lnyiie nu
Wholn good iallh approve these our doctrine
to cooperate with US in political action.
'iad 4 IS hereby further Reso'red, that we
see IN the recent oulagns in Kansas, by
which free American citizens have bsrh
stricken down, ami their dwellings land IN
ashes IN obedience to the arbitrary demands