Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-17

,pptsoS COUNTY. Whitman Perrin, llylcpark,
Nm, " Ihscom Middcbury, Alexander Riddle johnson,
lnln J. Jones, Cornwall, - ORANGE COUNTY.
lrl, Howe shoreham, William Ilcbari, Che-,n
Ioln Capcn, Goshen, Lyman lncklcy, Thctforl,
,irNi, r. Smith, Monkton, Arad Stcbbns, Bradford,
oliver smith, New Haven R NJ Bill, Topsham,
lloratio Nccdham, Bristol. A Field, Washington,
BENNINGTON County. hutchinson Jr, Drantrcc,
Elijah Barber, Powna 7 Howard, Randolph.
,l1nro llns,li, Bennington, ORLEANS corSry.
Uen r. Oln, salisbury, Elijah Cleveland, Coventry,
A. c Tcebc, Rupert, Nelson Rand, Craftsbury,
c. G. Wheeler, Winlhall, Horace Pierce, Barton,
a. T. Mclaughlin, Sunderland, Frederick Fuller Troy,
CALEDONIA COUNTY. John Edwards, Derby.
Andrew Mcmillan, DauVllc, RUTLAND COUNTY.
Moses Kicgc, StIulnsbury, Loyal Kellogg, Benson,
f. jefferson Cree, Nhee,ck, "A Gray, Mmdlctuwn,
A. H. Juevine llnrlwick, u Nicholson, Nallingford,
George Cowlcs, Ryegatc, Jerome u bromley, Pawct,
John G. TibicttS, Sutton, David Hill, Pittsford,
Thos Bartlett Jr, Lyndon. Jesse u Billings, Rutland,
ctirrHNpsN corSrY. john u Beamnn, poultney,
Hector Adams Milton, v u Rockwell, Pittsheld.
willis Lyman Burlington, WASHINGTON COUNTY
Truman Calusha Jericho, Orancl II Smith, Montpelier,
u w G Clarke Shchume, Paul Dillingham;, Waterbury,
Y u Mason, Richmond, lSam'l Chapman, Waitsfed,
Ilio Clark, Wlliston, Geo Bradley, Mddlcsex,
Jacob Rolf, Colchester, Joseph Wing, Painfcld,
A Crane, Huntington. Leonard Keith Barre,
COUNTY Asa George, Calais.
John Dewey, Maidstone, wINDnAN COUNTY
Jonah Brooks lunellburg, Wm Bradley, Westminster,
Asa libbard, West Concord Charles X Field, Newfane,
FRANKLIN COUNTY. Vim Harris, Windham,
Alfred Keith, Sheldon, TX W Clarke, DrattlebOro,
bradley Barlow, fairhcld Abisha Stoddar Townshend
Charles FELTON,, Franklin Stephen Flagg Wilmington
s,m1 II Stevens, Enosurgh, Hosea Dalou, Nottingham
Tram Rawaon, Montgomery, John Dutler Jamaica.
VIM l. Sowles Swanton, WINDSOR COUNTY
J II Parnsworth, Fairfax, Joseph Dodge, Anloyer,
Albert Soule st Adams. ilane Deuson Hnrtlaui,
GRAND IsLR corSrr. sumner A Weber, Rochester
Horace WadswOrth Hero, Jarus Josselyn, Plymouth,
Reuben Hyde North Hero, John Wright, Norwich,
Jeremiah llalen, Aburgh. Moses Perkins " Windsor
LAN0lI.LE COUNTY. Otis Chamhcrlain Pomfret,
ticorge wilkins, stowe, Rufus forbush, Reading,
W Waterman Morristown Clark II Chapman, Caycndish.
The delegates were all present, with the excep-
ton of Messrs Forbush of Windsor county and
Bromley of Rutland county,
The Convention was Organized by the choice oil
Hon. Loyal c. Kellogg, for President, and ID. W
{. Clarke, Esq, for Secretary. W. I. Durham
was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Pastors
at churches in Montpelier invited to attend as chap
lains.
The Convention is well known to be opposed tC
the adoption Of the Of the amendments before it,
Vhe important question with the members is moi
whether those amendments shall be adopted, but
what action shall be taken in view of many, Of
least, of the members regard rs unauthorized in.
novations in the action of the Council of Censors.
Mr. Dillingham; submitted the following resou
tion -
Resolrei, That a committee of one delegate from
each County be appointed to consider and report
TO the Convention such action on the proposed a.
mendments as they deem appropriate.
Upon this several members expressed their views
Some appeared to think that the Convention mus
be regarded unconstitutional, and that the pro
per course would be to declare that fact and gC
home. Others would vote upon the amendments
the people sent them to do and not entertain thu
question of their constitutional right so to do.
Mr.. Bradley, of Windham county, favored tn,
resolution, and report from the committee ndi
eating the best mode of meeting the difficulty pre-
scented by the call Of the convention. 1t may no,
be enough simply to protest against the call. His
torically it is certain, he showed, that ''con
yention' was uniformly dcnominated by the peo
pie when the constitution was adopted, as well n
ever since, to be body of delegates representing
all The to,cns. Such was the uniform and settle
usage. Now the council has departed from it; bu
the people have acquiesced so far us to elect dele
gates by Counties, and the legislature under pro
test, has so far recognized this body rs to provid
for paying it. Under these circumstances, h
thought that the only thing to do is to prevent tn
present convention from becoming precedent i
future.
The resolution was finally adopted, and the CON
nttee appointed MS follows -
Messrs. Dillingham; of Washington, Bradley
Windham, DIN of Bennington, Nicholson of Ru
land, Weber Of Windsor, IIebard of Orange, Ly
man of Chittenden, Barlow of Franklin, Needhai
of Addison, Wordsworth of Grand Isle, Watcrma
of Lamole, Cleveland of Orleans, Dewey Of Essel
Bartlett of Caledonia. The President communci
ted despatch from the selectmen of Burlington
rendering the town hall for the use Of the Convei
i.ion.
Thus closed the first days proceedings.