Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-09

was suspended, and Mr.. Clarke was elected
unanimously.
For Assistant Secretary, c. II. CHArNAN,
Esq. of Windsor County, was elected in like
manner.
Mr. Nicholson of Rutland county introduce
ed resolution for adjournment without day
on Friday next at o'clock
/ Mr. Field of windham county hoped the
Convention would proceed with all the delib-
Grafton due to the subjects committed to
them and as reason against premature ac-
ton stated that as yet the members of the
Convention had not been supplied with
the journal of the Council of Ccnsors, and
the proposed amendments to the Constitution
on which the Convention is called to decide.
Mr.. Bradley of Windham suggested that
the resolution would not look we'll, immodi-
ately succeeding the organization.
Mr. Nicholson assumed that the Convention
well understands the business before it, and
well understands. besides, the wishes of the
people The Convention must adjourn ON
Friday, or not until next week. and he be-
lieyed that the business can be completed at
the time named
Mr. HIebard Of Orange thought that if moth
ing is to be done but simply to reject the a.
mendments, this may be done before Friday
But he would not act upon the presumption
that the business can or cannot be done by
Friday; but rather perform the business of
the Convention and then adjourn
Mossrs Smith of Addison and Jocclyn of
Windsor were inclined to the opinion that the
resolution would not shorten the session
and the resolution was then laid on the table
Mr.. Adams Of Chittenden introducoda res
outon adopting the rules of the Convention
of 1850 for the time being except the 9TH
rule providing for door-keopcr, &c. when
was adopted.
Mr. Lyman, of Chittondcn County, intro
ducod a resolution to proceed now to the cleo
ton OF a Sergcant-at-erms, who shall appoint,
subject to the approval of the President,
door-koepcr and four messengers which was
adopted WM. 7. BuRNuAu, of Montpelier,
was then unanimously elected Sorgoant-at-
, arms.
Mr. Ballou. of Windham County, intro
duccd a resolution, directing the President to
invite the attendance in rotation of the resi-
dent clergymen Of Montpelier as chaplains
which was adopted.
Mr. Dillingham;, of Washington County,
inquired whether the proposed amendments
had been forwarded to be laid before the Con-
yontion.
The President replied that he had no knowl-
{ edge on the subject.
Mr.. Dillingham; then proceeded to express
briefly his views upon the condition of the
: Convention, as being called in a manner CON
=, trary to the invarable custom of the State
and substantially instructed by the people to
disapprovo of the manner of the call, and to
t reject all the amendments as an emphatic mode
. of condcmning the call. lie concluded by
proposing the following resolution to wit
Resoired That committee of one delegate
e from each County be appointed to consider
: and report to the Convention such action on
o the proposed amendments as they deem APP
+ propriate.
r. Mr., Bradley, of Windham County favored
I the resolution, and report from the Commit
p tee indicating the best mode of meeting the
q difficulty presented by the call of the Con-
e vention. 1t may not be enough simply to pro-
d test against the call Historically it is certain,
I, as he showed, that a Convention was uni
d lormly understood by the people when the
q Constitution was adopted, as well as ever
since, to be a body of delegates representing
all the torns. Such was the uniform and set
Z tied usage. Now the Council has departed
from it; but the people have acquiesccd so far
+ as to elect delegates by Counties and the leg
y islaturo under protest, has so far recognized
T. this body as to provide for paying it, Under
these circumstances he thought that the real
i thing to do is to prevent the present Conyen-
ton from becoming precedent for the future.
n Mr. Smith, of Washington County, was in
clined to regard the call as a violation of the
Constitution, and he had intended to present
d the resolutions Of Washington County Con-
; Aention; but he would favor Mr. Dillingham; S
r. resolution, on the ground that any resolutions
l. from Committee of this body would be pref
= erablo.
Mr.. Basoom of Addison county moved to
70 lay the resolution on the table, suggesting
t that before any action, the proposed amend
y monts should be laid before the Convention
Mr.. Field of Windham county stated that
= the Librarian was endoayoring to procure
y copies of the amendments for the delegates
Really however. the 4" hon in the way" of
the Convention is, whether the Convention
has any power at all even to consider the a.
mendments If not, he was for saying so
decidedly, and sending the declaration out to
the people He favored Mr.. Dillingham;
resolution.
Mr.. Hebard of Orange was in favor of hay-
ing test question presented and was willing
to take it under this resolution.
Mr.. Jones of Addison County would not
discuss the validity of the election of this