The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-07-10
nepuLlLann etaLe oonYontion.

D. " lhfI NENN gave NlhnN ~ hAH AelllHa OF
this Convrriou. We learn that every section
} Of the Sts mti represented, and that au nm
; usual spiti II harmony aud good feeling
, characterized ille proceedings Of the Couyen.
p ton Ou entire delegation in Congress was
present, o1tls Senator Foot, as was also
Col sohoulef ~ the Boston Alias nld Ber
and Hon. Mr. Toward ofMiohigan, ono Of
the Kansas INVESTIGATING Committee,
On monei n Hon. Daniel Roberts. Of
Burlinglor t.t following gentlemen were ap-
pointed by he president as Committee on
ltcsoluuorgt
Daniel haNrs, Of Burlington, Daniel
Needhaur f Hartford Asa l., Miner, Of
Mauohestef lilts n. Davis, Of Danyille,
4, Z, WloHbritgo Esq, Of Vergennes,
presented fIle lIllov ing Resolution
Hesoirrn lhlIt the members Of this Con-
yenlion miss irIteparate County Conventions,
Immediately ppln recess being taken and that
fuch meetings by Counties nominate and
elect cuHinltitr on nominations consisting
Of twice III, number Of Senators a. which
each County II untitled, whose duty Il shall
be 90 uuminatn candidates idr Governor,
Lieut., Go'ernpi and Treasurer, and also
state Cummitine for the ensuing year
adopted.
The following Resolution was presented
by u, w. g. Clarke, Of burlington, and on
his motion rofirrod - the Committee on
/ Resolutions
Ee'olred That this Convention recommend
as matter q trrmanent policy that State
nominating Contentious be hereafter COM
/ posed Of delegates 20 be elected by the scyc-
raj towns and Counties IN the State IN mum
/ bers not lGst thin the Senators and Repre-,
scntatiyos "a which each County may lie en-
titled in the Gdtrral Assembly, and that the
State Connected IN their annual call designate
the numAfr ataieiogalcs 20 which each Coun;
~ may be uhllnd, not 20 exceed twice the
nuid'hur oftuch Senators and Representatives
and their Substitutes
The Committse on resolutions through
their chaireen Imported the following
l. Reso4ff, That as a branch Of the great .
Republican Paris Of the nation, We renewed /
~ ayow out adherence and fidelity TO the .
platform Of principles adopted at the National .
Convention IA Philadelphia on the l7th Of .
June, 1896,
>. Resoirol, That as Representatives Of .
the Republican Party of Vermont, We glory +
in the rccotl which our State holds up 10 the
world upon the'questons which eaneern the
nataral riggs and liberties of mln-,hat she
has never log one moment, by Constitution
or law, sanctioned the guilty fantasy that
there can he property in mani That the claim
Of superiority by birth, prescription, or law,
finds no warrant in her annals but that the
great truths Of the Declaration Of lndcpcn.
deneo sncercd at by some and impously de-
MED by othtfs have been TO our people
solemn and living reality:
.. ResolfrR That It is the crying scandal
OF the age, Lliat the National Government in
all is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Judicial and
EXccutiNc--'hns been usurped and is control
ed 10y an Ollgnrchy, combined TO exact Slavery
at the expense Of Freedom manifested of
late in its injustice aud dupliciyi in the
fraudulent breach Of timc-houorcl com.
promises in IT'S forcing By armed invasion
and fraud rpon an unwilling people the
curse OF S.Wpy, and government which
they 0bhor iip nv schemes of administering
and the plu1.@r pf weaker nations, e. omen
new fields OBJ human bondage and in that
browning slhme upon Law, Religion, and
History, crlut7uiug the record ofthe supreme \
Court OF thu United StaIcs-the bred Scott
de~sioo :
/. Rcsoitri That the denial by the Ma.
uonal GoNerlmcnt Of the rights of citizen.
ship 10 men Vt color, citizens of the several
States, in prohibiting them from entering as
citizens upon The public Misunderstanding
passports "a such persons travelling abroad
while recognized as citizens of the States at
home and IN isiusing custom registers TO
vessels owned ~ such citizen, is sad de-
parturc from the principles Of our fathers
aud to It's Upconstitutonality adds the moan.
ness OF gratlitous oppression.
t5H, W. i,r5 r,,Jy,t;TT,t n,
claims 81 humanity and citizenship. in de-
fence . human nature outraged, of the
interests Of free labor stricken down, of the
ifce institutions hcqucnthcd us by our fathers.
aud Incidence Of our own Liberty TO resist
these and like aggrcssions at all times and {
at all hazards.
u: Hcsolred, That We accept, as the mission
OF the Republican party, the restoration of
the government, in law and administration.
to IT'S ancient pnrity--to restore TO Liberty ,
us lost nationality-to vindcatc for free labor
Tree men and for man as man their God given S
rights, ,
After remarks from Mr. Howard, of Mich. c
gan, one of the Kansas Investigating Com
miitce, the resolutions were called up and
adopted.
The following resolution was shaped by v
the Committee and reported without any l.
Of opinion;
heSoAred, That the State Committee be y
instructed in calling future State Conventions. a
to call them by delegates from the several !,
towns in the manner following:
One delegate from each town, and nm ad. t
lilonal one for every 1000 inhabitants for c
'Heh town or fraction not exceeding 900. q
After considerable discussion, it was refer. 9
ID TO the State Committee, with instructions il
o report at the next Convention. fl
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