Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
Washington County Convention

# the following officers
President-JABoB ScoTT.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Eaton George
|. Paige, L. Keith, Dr. D. Bates, o. II. Smith,
anes Green, James Templeton Lewis Cham
'erlain, Elijah Holden, Alvan Bailey, Horace
lollister. Asaph Town, John Gregory, A. Rich
.rdson, Horace Holden, Ebeneezer Corse, AL
'heus Bass, Denslow Upham, John G. Camp
,eI
Secretanes-C. W. Willard, E. P. Walton,
). 5. Boyce, L. c. Wheelock, c. II. Joyce.
Committee on ResOlutions-C W. Willard,
.. Z. Walton, Joseph Poland, Henry f. james,
John Gregory, A. Pierce, f. A. Wright.
On motion, a committee of two from ca-h
town was appointed to present candidates for
county Officers, and County Committee fer
the year ensuing
Adjourned to two o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON
The Convention met according to adjourn
ment.
Hon Heman Carpenter and Hon. Geo. w.
Collamer were appointed Committee to wait
upon Hon b. ID. Culver, and introduce him to
the audience.
MIR Culver having addressed the audience,
Hon. Henry F. James, from the Committee On
reported the following
(For list of nominations for County Officers,
see ticket under editorial head.)
For County Comm'hte
4. d. PUTNAM Cabot,
ALvAN BRADLEY, Roxhnry,
llEMAN A. Hancock, Worcester,
p osEPn BRADIsH, Montpelier,
Asa GEORGE, Calais.
" hich were adopted by the Convention.
j. ?. Walton. from the Committee on Reso
lations reported the following
Rssofred, That we abide by the Declaration
OF Independence and the Constitution of the
United States us the foundation Of oar political
faith; that "wc hold these truths to be self
evident, that all men are created equal that
they are endowed by their Creator with certain
inaienable rights that among these are lie
liberty, and the pursuit Of happiness, - and
the Government Of the United States was or
dained and established, by tho people thereof,
in order to secure the blessings of Liberty to
ourselves and our posterity,"
Reso'red, That these God-given rights of the
people are primary, and superior to all others;
that the duty OF the Government to protect
them Is primary, and should proceed all others
that the duty OF every freeman TO compel the
Government to do this service is primary, and
should first o. all be performed that these
principles lie at the bottom OF every genuine
political party, and that the Democracy, the
Repuhllcansm, the Amcricanisn and every
other ISM, which stands not upon these solid
foundations is sham and lie.
ReSoived, That we are unalterably opposed to
the extension OF Slavery, by the action or non
action oil the Federal Goycrnment--by inter.
ventlon or non-intervori*iOa AS an extension of
the power OF man selling and man.whipring
Aristocracy over the Democracy of free, Judo
pendent and intelligent Labo.-of a tyrannca
and exacting Oligarchy, over the Industrious,
orderly patriotic ana generous tlers Of the
! soil-of the few over the many-of Tyranny
over Freedom-of Wrong over Right-of CRU
city over llumanity-and MS treachery to the
primary rights Of the people and to the declar-
ed object of tie Constitution
Resolved, That in the Reputation of the
Jefersonian Ordinance of Freedom of l7S6-in
the repeal of the pledge OF 1920, which dodi-
Gated forever to Freedom IL territory more than
equal in extent to all the states of the Union
in the intrusion of Slavery into Kansas by
Slaveocratlc violence, backed by Federal power
in the denial, by the Cincinnati Platform, oil
the power OF Congress, or even Of the people Of
the territories, previous to state organization, to
I prohibit Slavery--and in the pledge Of James
Buchanan to that Platform and poiicy-we have
complete evidence that the real issue now forced
upon the country is nothing less than the PRE-
DOMINANCE OF FREEDOM OR SLAVERY FOR ALL . u
TuRE lime. In the spirit of our revolutionary
fathers and if need be at the hazard of their
sacrifices, we declare for Freedom.
ReSolred, That in threatening IL dissolution
: OF the Union, if the extension of Slavery is not
permitted, the Slayocratic Oligarchy prove clear
| ly that they value Slavery more than the Union;
while their abettors at the North, who succumb
to this reasonable threat, demonstrate that
they Gach the courage to defend the Union which
, they profess to love. We are for " UNION and
LIBERTY. now and forcver--onc and ins9para-
bic and pledge ourselves 70 their defence
against, alike, the foreign inya err, the Southern
Nullfcr, and the Northern Doughface.
ResoFred, That we approve of the platform
and candidates of the Philadelphia Convention,
and pledge hearty support to free speech, free
presses, free ballot hozes, free territory free
labor, free Kansas, and FREaoNr.
Resof'cd, That in view OF the bearing of the
verdict OF Vermont, in September next upon
the Presidential contest, and Of our duty to onr
State as foremost among the defenders of Free
dom, we urge an enthusiastic rally Of the true
/ Green Mountain Boys to the polls, and, for
/ Washington County, a determination in the
heart OF every freeman, that it shall be THE
BANNER COUNTY OF THE STATE.
RfS3'red, That the late Council Of Censurs
has, II our opinion, clearly exceeded its consti-
"'tlNH. powers. in tho scope Of the PROPOSED
anne Larts to the Consttution--in lis attempt
! to nb)hs'' the right OF Town Rtnl, scntati0u
5 without the&onsent OF the towns. or Of The pep
S pie and in constituting and calling d Conyen,
ton contrary to the intent and meaning of tie
Constitution, as defined by uniform asase rom
the foundation of the State.
3, Resolycd Fiat FOR the purposs ar avoiding
g all doubt ana hanger involved in ta.s question
? we declare uu5 slllng opposj. lon 10 ALL of az
, proposed amendments and Ve te'y isga.
the candidates Tor senators, Isis day nominated
n ANA who Viii he elected Oh tho Inst Tuesd,} O
| September next, to give Their sappoii to all nee
n cssary legislative measures 10 deleat tlc amend
ments; and We rccommand to each town Il
elect members to the House with the same in
G rucLions.
y Reso.rcd, That while VIC agree to the senti
: nent that tbs Convention proposed by the Coun
- Gil OF Ccnsors'is an "entire naliity," we dis
. mt wholly from the conclusion that ii call
for no action Of The People," If the oppo
s nents Of the amendments TO not act, the othc
side lciH act and carry their po,ni-thus lcayin!
no chance for the towns, no possibility for re
: liel, except through the dubious chances Of n
: appeal to the coarts.
# Resolrsd, Therefore, that we recommend
5 Filst-a County Convention, hereafter to b
4 called, of all the oppnoents of the amendments
irrespective OF party, to nominate coant
IL ticket under the Ordinance, which shall 5
+ pledged against all the amendments and Sec
e ond-if Convention opposed to the amend
mcnts shall not be elected in November next
then that the Legislature pass an act proyidin
l for the election Of u Convention nccordinn